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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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Maithili is primarily spoken in which state?

A) Bihar B) Assam
C) West Bengal D) Meghalaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bihar

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What is the name of a memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential ?

A) Cache B) Stack Pointer
C) Accumulator D) DISC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cache

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Megasthenes was an ambassador for which of the following empires?

A) Roman B) Greek
C) Ottoman D) Egyptian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greek

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Megasthenes was an ambassador for Greek Empire.

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Canberra is capital city of which country?

A) Peru B) New Zealand
C) Australia D) Vietnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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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 passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The committee _____________ criminal justice reforms recommended a threefold strategy to arrest the drift and to prevent total disaster. First, the law, substantive and procedural, requires a fresh _______________ look based on changes in society and economy _____________ priorities in governance. The guiding ____________ in the reform process should be decriminalisation wherever ______________ and diversion, reserving the criminal justice system mainly to deal with real “hard" crimes.

 

The guiding ____________ in the reform

 

A) law B) rule
C) principle D) path
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) principle

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Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence of trough residence?

A) Burzahom B) Brahmagiri
C) Chirand D) Maski
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Burzahom

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