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 B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.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

People must make continuous efforts to achieve ______ in all spheres.

A) acceleration	B) perfection
C) imbalance	D) conclusions

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) perfection

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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.

He will pay ______ for his foolishness.

A)	B)
C)	D)

Answer & Explanation Answer: A)

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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 music (soothe) me and I stroll on happily.

A) soothing	B) soothes
C) had soothed	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) soothes

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Which South Korean author in May 2016 won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'?

A) Han Kang	B) Yiyun Li
C) Tami Hoag	D) Taya Zinkin

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Han Kang

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Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book 'Things to Leave Behind'?

A) Shashi Tharoor	B) Anosh Irani
C) Namita Gokhale	D) Vikram Seth

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Namita Gokhale

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Who won a gold medal in the World Weightlifting Championship at Anaheim, USA, in 2017?

A) Vandna Gupta	B) Karnam Malleswari
C) Kunjarani Devi	D) Mirabai Chanu

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mirabai Chanu

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National Good Governance Day is observed in India on

A) Dec 24	B) Dec 25
C) Dec 26	D) Dec 31

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