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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 B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.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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Which of the following won the Oscars 2017 Best Picture?

A) La La Land	B) Moonlight
C) Arrival	D) Fences

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Moonlight

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Who was the winner of 2017 Australian Grand Prix?

A) Sebastian Vettel	B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Valtteri Bottas	D) Kimi Raikkonen

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sebastian Vettel

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What are the names of the two identical long tailed macaques cloned by the Chinese Scientists?

A) Long Hong and Zhua Zhua	B) Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua
C) Tailong and Shanua	D) Rongla and Shamone

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua

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In which of the following sports does Bombayla Devi Laishram represent India?

A) Archery	B) Boxing
C) Cricket	D) Badminton

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Archery

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Spiders belong to which class of animals?

A) Arachnids	B) Aves
C) Gastropods	D) Anthozoa

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arachnids

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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.

Modern India has a secular constitution and ______ itself on being a secular country.

A) prides	B) humiliates
C) shy	D) disgraces

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) prides

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Which of the following is called the twin city of Kochi?

A) Ernakulam	B) Alwaye
C) Alleppey	D) Kottayam

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