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Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?

 

A) Every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture. B) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds of religion, race or language
C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community. D) all minorities whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.

Explanation:

The  Indianconstitution  guarantees Cultural   and   Educational   Rights under  articles  29  and  30.Under article   29,   this   article   seeks   to protect    the    interests    of    the minority  communities.  This  article confers the freedom to all citizens, residing  in  different  parts  of  the land,   to   conserve   their   distinct languages, scripts or cultures state shall   not   impose   upon   it   any culture other than the community’s own  culture.  This  article  further assures  that  no  citizen  shall  be denied  admission  into  any  state-run    or    state-aided    educational institution   on   grounds   only   of religion,  race,  caste,  language  or any of them. And Under article 30, It    provides    that    all    minority communities—religion  or  linguistic, have  the  right  to  establish  and administer  educational  institutions of  their  choice.  In  granting  aid  to educational  institutions,  the  state shall    not    discriminate    on    the grounds of religion or language.

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During the day, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________

A) sea to the land B) land to the sea
C) valleys to the mountains D) mountains to the valleys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sea to the land

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) All of them B) speak
C) good english D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) good english

Explanation:

The error is in third part. Replace ‘good’ with ‘correct’. English is not good or bad, but it can be correct or incorrect. We can also say ‘All of them speak English well’, or ‘All of them speak fluent English’. The error remains in part c.

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Atomic mass of Nitrogen is 14 and that of Hydrogen is 1. What will be the molecular mass of Ammonia?

A) 18 B) 17
C) 16 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 17

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AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The transmission of HIV infection generally occurs through

A) eating contaminated food and water   B) transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products
C) inhaling polluted air D) shaking hand with infected person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products

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AIDS is caused by the Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV), a member of a group of viruses called retrovirus, which have an envelope enclosing the RNA genome. Transmission of HIV-infection generally occurs by (a) sexual contact with infected person, (b) by transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products, (c) by sharing infected needles as in the case of intravenous drug abusers and (d) from infected mother to her child through placenta.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select theappropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

She was (1)/ quite amusing (2)/ at that story. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Apeareance B) Appearrance
C) Appearence D) Appearance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Appearance

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Do you write with a left hand?” she asked.

 

A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand B) She asked that did I wrote with a left hand
C) She asked about my writing D) She ask if I write with my left hand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand

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