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Tempera paint is often used to create

A) Clay vessels B) Sharp lines and details
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sharp lines and details

Explanation:

Tempera paint is often used to create Sharp lines and details. This paint is popular in schools and can be used for finger painting.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused. B) The accused must have violated an existing law.
C) An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again. D) The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Explanation:

Article-20 of the Constitutiongrants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person. It contains three provisions in that direction No Ex-post-facto Law No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act nor subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time ofthe commission of the Act.No Double Jeopardy No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.No Self-incrimination No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.As per the Constitution, a person/entity can be tried retrospectively in certain instances as provided by the law

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Dear Lodger, I agree, the roof is leaking; but (there would be no need) P (while it is raining) Q (and when the Sun shines,) R (I can’t get it repaired) S

The correct sequence should be

A) Q R S P B) S Q R P
C) R S P Q D) P R Q S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) S Q R P

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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.

 

“How clever you are!” he said.

 

A) He exclaimed that she is clever. B) He said how clever she was.
C) How clever she was, he said. D) He exclaimed that she was very clever.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He exclaimed that she was very clever.

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With the establishment of Grameen Bank in which of the following countries in 1983 is micro credit considered to have been originated?

A) Bangladesh B) Afghanistan
C) Combodia D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangladesh

Explanation:

Grameen Bank is a microfinance and community development bank first started in Bangladesh in the year 1983. By the name itself, it is mainly for the village people to give small loans (microcredit).

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Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/are correct?1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.2. It can be exercised by the people though representatives in a Constituent Assembly.3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

The Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavan and a Bharati Case. (1973)

Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution is not defined. But according to SC, the basic structure can be evolved but cannot be destroyed. Hence it falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament. Hence both 1 and 3 are correct.

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Q:

The frictional force exerted by fluids is also called ________.

A) drag B) buoyancy
C) upthrust D) convection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) drag

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Q:

Which Sikh Guru is known as "Sachcha Baadsah"?

A) Guru Gobind Singh B) Guru Arjan Dev
C) Guru Hargovind D) Guru Teg Bahadur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Guru Hargovind

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