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Statement I :The Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation:

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi which was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single Hindu electorate, with scheduled castes having seats reserved within it,So the representation of these classes was based on the standards of joint electorates and reserved seats. The Communal Award was made by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932 which allowed separate electorates in India, and it was supported by Ambedkar.

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Where was Guru Nanak Dev (the originator of Sikh religion) born?

A) Amritsar	B) Anandpur Sahib
C) Talwandi	D) Patna Sahib

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Talwandi

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Which parliamentary committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the opposition?

A) Committee on Government Assurances	B) Estimates Committee
C) Privileges Committee	D) Public Accounts Committee

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Public Accounts Committee

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What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories?

A) 218	B) 228
C) 238	D) 248

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 238

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Terminal velocity ________.

A) first increases before decreasing	B) is constant
C) first decreases before increasing	D) always keeps on increasing

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) is constant

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Ozone is represented as _____.

A) O3	B) H2O2
C) Cl2O	D) N2O

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) O3

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Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at?

A) Amer Fort	B) Gwalior Fort
C) Fatehpur Sikri	D) Agra Fort

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fatehpur Sikri

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Earth-worms belongs to the phylum

A) Protozoa	B) Cnidaria
C) Annelida	D) Mollusca

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