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In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?

A) 1949 B) 1999
C) 1972 D) 1997
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1999

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World famous Kaieteur Falls is situated on which river?

A) Potaro B) Mississippi
C) St. Lawrence D) Zambezi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potaro

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The permanent secretariat of OIC is located in

A) Makkah B) Riyadh 
C) Jeddah D) Madina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jeddah

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Which of the following prize is given for literary work?

A) Arjuna Award B) Ashoka Chakra
C) Vyas Samman D) Gita Chopra Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vyas Samman

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A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person

1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

2. is an undischarged insolvent

3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India

4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 4 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 3 and 4 only D) 1, 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Disqualification of MP's and MLA's on the ground of holding office of profit is a controversial topic of nation-wide debate. It began with the disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on March 17, 2006 with retrospective effect from July 14, 2004.There are separate provisions of disqualification for the Members of Parliament and MLAs. Our constitution clearly mentions that the Parliament has the power to make a law in respect to the issue of qualification and disqualification of the membership in case:

(i) He holds any office of profit under the Government of India or of any state, other than an office declared by a law of Parliament not to disqualify its holder.

(ii) He is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent court.

(iii) He is an undischarged insolvent.

(iv) He is not a citizen of India or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign state, or is under any acknowledgement or allegiance or adherence to a foreign state, and

(v) It is he so disqualified by or under any law of Parliament. It applies to the case of 'defection' as prescribed in tenth schedule.

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What is the name of the technology developed by Australian Scientists to transform soybean oil into graphene?

A) Grape B) GraphOne
C) GraphSoy D) GraphAir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GraphAir

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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 thefour alternatives.


One who has witnessed a debate ______ argument between two men _____________ strong intellectually, one of whom is a trained logician and the other lacking this advantage, will never forget the impression produced _________ him by the unequal struggle. The conflict is like that of a ____________ wrestler, untrained in the little tricks and turns of the science, in the various principles of applying force in a certain way at a certain time, at a certain place, with a __________ and experienced wrestler.


witnessed a debate ______ argument between

 

A) of B) or
C) but D)  so
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) or

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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 new claim that ______________ out of misplaced confidence that all that is in education can be ______________ is that the ‘per unit cost of outcome’ is lower in private schools. Meaning that even _________ the learning outcomes of private schools are not better _____________ the public schools, the cost _______________ running private schools is much lower.

 

better _____________ the public schools

 

A) then B) than
C) to D) as
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) than

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