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Statement I :The  passing  of  the  Coercive Acts  made reconciliation   between   Britain   and   her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The  British  Parliament,  having  issued  the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

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: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:
The Coercive Acts included a series of   laws   passed   by   the   British Parliament    in    1774,    including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration  of  Justice  Act,  and the  Quartering  Act  of  1774,  which were  meant  to  punish  American colonies  for  throwing  a  large  tea shipment  into  Boston Harbour,  so,the  passing  of  the  Coercive  Acts made reconciliation between Britain  and  her  American  colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of  1765  was  passed  by  Parliament of  Great  Britain to  impose  a  direct tax   on   the   colonies   of   British America.  It  was  later  repealed  on March 18, 1766 after protest.
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What was the real name of Gautam Buddha?

A) Siddhartha B) Mahendra
C) Shree Dutt D) Vishal Dutt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Siddhartha

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The number of seats of Lok Sabha was increased from 525 to ___ in 1973.

A) 560 B) 555
C) 550 D) 545
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 545

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‘Shagun’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?

A) Punjab B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punjab

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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 chasm ______________ the needs of the people who struggle ______________ survival, action and inaction by representatives, and lack of remedial justice has compromised representative democracy _________________. Defections from one party to another indicate _______________ of the basic obligations of representatives, even ___________ their own people starve.

 

The chasm ______________ the needs of the people

 

A) between B) of
C) about D) in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) between

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) coniferous B) coniferos
C) coniferrous D) coniferros
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) coniferous

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

We are pleased that(A)/our daughter is married with(B)/such a nice man.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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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.

Most __________________ of all to the rambler on avian lore intent is the fact that there are many species and genera that are peculiar to the West, and ______________ new to him, keeping him constantly on the 'qui vive'. _____________ Colorado you will look in vain for the common blue jay, so abundant in all parts of the East; but you will be more _______________ compensated by the presence of seven other species _____________ the jay household.


presence of seven other species _____________ the jay household.

A) for B) to
C) of D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) of

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