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What is the full form of ASSOCHAM?

A) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry B) Association of Commerce
C) Associated Commerce D) Associated Chambers in India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry

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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

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Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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Q:

Malachite is an ore/mineral of

A) Lead B) Manganese
C) Mercury D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Copper

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The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?

A) Mulching B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Contour barriers

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The most important function of an interest group is to

A)  form the government B) alter government policies to its liking
C) build up public opinion D)  Contest elections
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alter government policies to its liking

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

The news regales us ________ the highlights

 

A) at B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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Q:

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Karnataka B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh

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Q:

Which is the longest bone in human body?

A) febula B) Tibia
C) Stapes D) Femur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Femur

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