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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

Explanation:

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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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The two Prime Ministers are signing the accord.

A) The accord was being signed by the two Prime Ministers.	B) The accord is being signed by the two Prime Ministers.
C) The accord has been signed by the two Prime Ministers.	D) The accord had been signed by the two Prime Ministers.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The accord is being signed by the two Prime Ministers.

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In the following questions, 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.

Children need to be taught the importance of hygiene early on so that it becomes a _____. Children are the most _____ to hygiene-related disorders like skin issues, rashes, infections, wounds, etc. Teach them early on about what to _____. Teach them that taking a few _____ measures to prevent infections and diseases is _____.

Teach them that taking a few _____ measures

A) scientific	B) precautionary
C) unimportant	D) insignificant

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) precautionary

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Which one of the following tissues is responsible for increase of girth in the stem of a plant?

A) Tracheid	B) Pericycle
C) Intercalary meristem	D) Lateral meristem

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lateral meristem

Explanation:

In vascular plants, the lateral meristem is one of two meristems in which growth occurs in order to increase stem girth. A meristem is the region of plant tissue found on the tips of roots and shoots. It is where cell division occurs to produce new growth.

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

The ruling party stood/ for implementation of the bill/ and was ready to/ stake their political existence.

A) The ruling party stood	B) For implementation of the bill
C) And was ready to	D) Stake their political existence

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stake their political existence

Explanation:

The error lies in the 4th part of the sentence. The subject is 'the ruling party' which is singular; hence 'their' should be replaced by 'its' as their is a possessive pronoun for plural subjects and its is the possessive for singular subjects.

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The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win

A) Sahity Akademi Award	B) Jnanpith Award
C) Magsaysay Award	D) Padam Vibhushan

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Padam Vibhushan

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Sania Mirza - Tennis	B) Sania Nehwal - Badminton
C) Mary Kom - Boxing	D) Pankaj Advani - Wrestling

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pankaj Advani - Wrestling

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In which country, 13th South Asian games will be held?

A) India	B) Australia
C) Nepal	D) Pakistan

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