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Statement I :The Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation:

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi which was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single Hindu electorate, with scheduled castes having seats reserved within it,So the representation of these classes was based on the standards of joint electorates and reserved seats. The Communal Award was made by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932 which allowed separate electorates in India, and it was supported by Ambedkar.

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To make child labour free society, PENCIL portal was launched in September 2017 in India. What does ‘P’ stand for in ‘PENCIL’?

A) Partnership	B) Platform
C) Podium	D) People

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Platform

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The northwest ordinance of 1787 provided for the

A) Provided free public education in this territory	B) banned slavery in this territory
C) Protected civil rights	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Which of the following rivers does not make an estuary?

A) Narmada	B) Tapi
C) Mandovi	D) Mahanadi

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahanadi

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Shiva Thapa is related to _______.

A) Badminton	B) Lawn tennis
C) Boxing	D) Cricket

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Boxing

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Which of the following films won the best film award in the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), organized from November 20 to 28, 2017 in Panji, Goa?

A) 120 Beats Per Minute	B) Take Off
C) Angels Wear White	D) Dark Skull

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 120 Beats Per Minute

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Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?

A) Shashi Tharoor	B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Nirad C Chaudhuri	D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

There is now a reasonably ______ body of evidence suggesting that, even from the most rigorous scientific perspective, unselfishness and concern for others are not only in our own interests but also, in a sense, innate to our biological nature.

A) substantial	B) small
C) insignificant	D) ethereal

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