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Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India?

1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India

2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

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The unit of measurement of a word length is

A) Meter	B) Byte
C) Bit	D) Millimetre

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Byte

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Which of the following is the treatment of water pollution?

A) Bag house filter	B) Windrow composting
C) Venturi scrubber	D) Reverse Osmosis

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reverse Osmosis

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What is the accepted average Calorie requirement for rural area in India?

A) 2100	B) 2200
C) 2300	D) 2400

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2400

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Insider trading is related to

A) Trade sector	B) Share market
C) Credit market	D) Horse racing

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Share market

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On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. It will allow FIU, the premier technical snoop wing under the Finance Ministry, to file an application for declaration of fugitive economic offender. What does ‘I’ stand for in ‘FIU’?

A) Intellectual	B) Intelligence
C) Instruction	D) Introduction

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Intelligence

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Article 228 of the Indian Constitution "Transfer of certain cases to High Court" deals with?

A) the directive principles of state policy	B) the State Government
C) the Union Government	D) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the State Government

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Due to an acceleration of 4 m/s2 the velocity of a body increases from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in a certain period. Find the displacement (in m) of the body in that period.

A) 200	B) 250
C) 100	D) 125

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