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Which wood is used to make a cricket bat?

A) Teak B) Willow
C) Bamboo D) Rosewood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Willow

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During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Harding
C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Harding

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Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?

A) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag B) To promote harmony and brotherhood
C) To uphold and protect the sovereignty D) Abolition of titles except military and academic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Abolition of titles except military and academic

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‘Garibi Hatao’ (removal of poverty) and ‘Growth with Justice’ were the main objectives of ___________.

A) Plan Holiday B) Fourth Five Year Plan
C) Rolling Plan D) Fifth Five Year Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fourth Five Year Plan

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements relating  to  the  Directive  Principles  of  State Policy is not correct?

A) The  provisions  contained  in  part  IV  of the  Constitution  of  India  shall  not  be enforceable by any Court. B) The  Directive  Principle  of  State  policy are  fundamental  in  the  governance  of the country.
C) It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  State  to apply  the  Directive  Principle  in  making laws. D) The  Directive  Principle  are  directed  in making  India  an  advanced  capitalist country of the world.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The  Directive  Principle  are  directed  in making  India  an  advanced  capitalist country of the world.

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The  Directive  Principles  of  State Policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51.   The   Directive   Principles   are non-justiciable  in  nature,  that  is, they are not legally enforceable by the  courts  for  their  violation.  So, the     Governments     cannot     be compelled   to   implement   them.Although the Constitution in Article 37  itself  says  that  these  principles are fundamental in the governance of  the  country  and  it  shall  be  the duty  of  the  State  to  apply  these principles  in  making  laws. These principles  reflect  the  ideology  of socialism, Gandhian and liberalism.

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Recently, the 2017 Global Hunger Index is published. What is the position of India in this index?

A) 97th B) 98th
C) 100th D) 102nd
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100th

Explanation:

India ranks 100th(last year 97thposition) out of 119 countries on the 2017 Global Hunger Index which is published by International Food Research Institute.India has “serious” hunger problems, and has third highest score in all of Asia.

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Which among the following is an umbrella organization for all retail payments system in India?

A) RBI B) NPCI
C) SEBI D) NITI Aayog
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NPCI

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National Payments Corporation of India is the umbrella organisation for all retail payment systems in India, which aims to allow all Indian citizens to have unrestricted access to e-payment services

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What is Syzygy?

A) Position of sun, earth and moon in the straight line B) Earth's position between Sun and Moon
C) Sun and Moon position on one side of the Earth D) The right angle position of Moon from the Sun and Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Position of sun, earth and moon in the straight line

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