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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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

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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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There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.

A) 11 B) 19
C) 10 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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A fresh egg when placed in salt water will

A) sink and go to the bottom B) sink but will not go to the bottom
C) float D) burst
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) float

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Person who is colour-blind cannot distinguish between

A) Black and yellow B) Red and green
C) Yellow and white D) Green and blue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Red and green

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Polio is a disease caused by which of the following?

A) Bacteria B) Mosquito
C) Virus D) Cockroach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virus

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Who won the Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016 ?

A) Angilique Kuber B) Serena Williams
C) Venus Williams D) Steffi Graff
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Serena Williams

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Ryder Cup is associated with which sport

A) Horse Race B) Football
C) Cycling D) Golf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Golf

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