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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 B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.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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According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar who shall be the most important officer under the Constitution of India?

A) Chairman of Union Public service Commission	B) Chairman of Election Commission of India
C) Chief Justice of India	D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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In India, The President’s Rule continues for six months, but it can be extended for a maximum period of ______ with the approval of the Parliament, every six months.

A) one year	B) two years
C) three years	D) four years

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) three years

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What is the type of Energy possessed by a stretched rubber band?

A) Potential energy	B) Kinetic energy
C) Chemical energy	D) Thermal energy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thermal energy

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Which of the following layers of the atmosphere makes Radio Communication possible?

A) Troposphere	B) Thermosphere
C) Ionosphere	D) Stratosphere

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ionosphere

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Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.

A) High-Up	B) Past-Present
C) Often-Seldom	D) Fresh-Stale

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) High-Up

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Mahabharata war lasted for ____ days.

A) 17	B) 18
C) 19	D) 21

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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The remains of the resistant rocks found in the river eroded plain or peneplain are called ___________

A) Monadnock	B) Jukenberg
C) Hum	D) No option is correct

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