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Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the provision of Legislative Council in the State Legislature?

A) The States of Bihar and Telangana have Legislative Councils	B) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not exceed one third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly
C) One twelfth of all members shall be elected by electorates consisting of local bodies and authorities	D) one twelfth of all members shall be elected by graduates residing in the State

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not exceed one third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly

Explanation:

3 is incorrect.

The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of that State: Provided that the total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall in no case be less than forty.

Of the total number of members of the Legislative council of a State-

(a) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, district boards and such other local authorities in the State as Parliament may by law specify;

(b) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons residing in the State who have been for at least three years graduates of any university in the territory of India or have been for at least three years in possession ofqualifications prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament as equivalent to that of a graduate of any such university;

(c) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons who have been for at least three years engaged in teaching in such educational institutions within the State, not lower in standard than that of a secondary school, as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament;

(d) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not members of the Assembly;

(e) the remainder shall be nominated by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of clause.

There are only seven states which have two-tier of legislature –Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.

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The tag line "Do no Evil" is owned by

A) Yahoo	B) Bing
C) Google	D) Start page

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Google

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Necessity is the mother of invention

A) solution to a problem is easy if one is sufficiently desperate	B) great inventions happen only if you are desperate
C) there is always a mother behind every great scientist who has invented something	D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place

A) Splotch	B) Smudge
C) Graffiti	D) Streak

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Graffiti

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

The footpath (had been hijacked) by gigantic blue-and-green barricades.

A) have been hijacked	B) have being hijacked
C) had been hijacking	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: Banks, which garner the lion’s share of retail debt allocations, pegged down their term deposit interest rates with alacrity by 200-250 basis points between 2014 and 2016 as market rates fell.
Q: Indian savers have made a decisive shift from real to financial assets in recent years prompted by policy nudges and sluggish gold and property markets.
R: But they have been tardy in passing on the rate increases of the past year.
S: But while umpteen new equity-linked options have sprung up on their menu – MFs, NPS, market-linked insurance plans – there’s a notable dearth of debt options.

A) SRQP	B) SPQR
C) QSPR	D) QRSP

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Chicken-hearted

A) Coward	B) Short tempered
C) Composed	D) Bold

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coward

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Which of the following places presents the oldest evidence of Neolithic Era?

A) Chirnd	B) Mehrgarh
C) Burghome	D) Daimabad

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