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Which of the following statements are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It is a centrally sponsored scheme which was launched during the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The scheme applies to women in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The scheme applies to persons above the age of 10 years.

4.The scheme is anchored with Panchayati raj Institutions and Local self-Government.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3	B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4	D) 1, 3 and 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

Explanation:

Saakshar Bharat scheme was launched on 8th September 2009 during the 11th Five Year Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The scheme is anchored with Panchayati Raj Institutions and Local Self-government to decrease regional and social disparities and to focus on women, SCs, STs, minorities and other disadvantaged groups. It focused mainly on adult education, with emphasis on non-literates in the age group of 15-36 years.

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Which one of the following statements about the justice Party is not correct?

A) It clamoured for the same kind of separate communal representation for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to the Muslims by the Morley-Minto Reforms.	B) It was patronized mainly by richer landowning and urban middle class Non-Brahmins.
C) It succeeded in getting the provision for 28 reserved seats for the Non-Brahmins in the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.	D) It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

Explanation:

The Justice Party was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. It was founded byT. M. Nairand P. Theagaraya Chetty in 1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins began in the presidency during the late-19th and early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The Justice Party's foundation marked the culmination of several efforts to establish an organisation to represent the non-Brahmins in Madras. Founders of Justice Party though that Congress was mainly Brahmin party, so it started opposing Congress

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As per World Health Organization, a pilot program testing the first ever malaria vaccine will begin in ________ in the year 2018.

A) India	B) Italy
C) United Kingdom	D) Africa

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Africa

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Which one of the following institutions is also called "World Bank" ?

A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development	B) International Monetary Fund
C) UNICEF	D) IFC

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development

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What is the name of India’s fastest and first multi – petaflops super computer unveiled at Pune–based India Institute of Tropical Meteorology?

A) Param	B) Pratyush
C) Prashant	D) Paras

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pratyush

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What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

A) Perihelion	B) Aphelion
C) Apogee	D) Perigee

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aphelion

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The Chairman of NITI Ayog is.....

A) Industry Minister	B) Prime Minister
C) Finance Minister	D) Commerce Minister

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Prime Minister

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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 the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.
Rohit is two year (1)/ junior than Mukesh (2)/ in the office. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

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