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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

To Confront

A) To Avoid B) To Dodge
C) To Yield D) To Accost
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To Accost

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Which of the following Neolithic sites gives evidence of trough residence?

A) Burzahom B) Brahmagiri
C) Chirand D) Maski
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Burzahom

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

 

A) It was inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.
C) The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review of an Act included in the Ninth Schedule on the doctrine of basic structure. D) The appropriate Legislature can repeal or amend an Act specified in the Ninth Schedule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.

Explanation:

Ninth Schedule says that the article mentioned in this are immune from judicial review. It is for the larger good of the society, the government cannot be challenged in the court for his actions. Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by First Constitutional Amendment, 1951.In a landmark ruling on 11th January 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that all laws (including those in the Ninth Schedule) would be open to judicial review, if they violated the basic structure of the Constitution.

 

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In a Village panchayat society 574 names are enlisted as 'below poverty level'. If 14% of the villagers are below poverty level, the total number of villagers is?

A) 4100 B) 4200
C) 4000 D) 3800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4100

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The 5th and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are 7 and 13 respectively. What is the 15th term?

A) 22 B) 21
C) 55 D) 59
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22

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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William H.McNeill

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Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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Effective sales management begins with

A) designing a compensation plan B) determining sales goals
C) determining the most efficient structure for the sales force D) specifying the sales force size
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) determining sales goals

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Effective sales management begins with determining sales goals. Effective sales management stems from a success-oriented sales force that accomplishes its mission economically and efficiently.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Halcyon

 

A) Calm B) Gentle
C) Palmy D) Agitated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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