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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

 

A) It was inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.
C) The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review of an Act included in the Ninth Schedule on the doctrine of basic structure. D) The appropriate Legislature can repeal or amend an Act specified in the Ninth Schedule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.

Explanation:

Ninth Schedule says that the article mentioned in this are immune from judicial review. It is for the larger good of the society, the government cannot be challenged in the court for his actions. Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by First Constitutional Amendment, 1951.In a landmark ruling on 11th January 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that all laws (including those in the Ninth Schedule) would be open to judicial review, if they violated the basic structure of the Constitution.

 

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Human Beings belong to which category of the ecosystem?

A) Omnivores B) Carnivores
C) Herbivores D) Zooplankton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Omnivores

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Speaker of the Lok Sabha serves for a maximum term of _______ years.

A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The best way to ____________ the children's poor test grades is to teach again the lesson and give a second test.

 

A) rectify B) right
C)  revise D) reform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) rectify

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Unprecedented

 

A) Exceptional B) Bizarre
C) Fantastic D) Known
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Known

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

to resolve a sentence into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles

 

A) to dissect B) to anatomize
C) to parse D) to synthesize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to parse

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Whoop it up

 

A) Be continually reminded of an unpleasant topic B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group
C) Be totally ignorant or incompetent D) Used as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group

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During World war II, which were axis Nations?

A) Italy B) Germany
C) Japan D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Axis powers, the coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II.

The "Axis powers" formally took the name after the Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan on 27 September 1940, in Berlin.

 

The pact was subsequently joined by Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), Slovakia (24 November 1940), and Bulgaria (1 March 1941) and these were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces.

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