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A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she

1.renounces Indian citizenship

2.voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country

3.marries a citizen of another country

4.criticizes the Government

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz. renunciation, termination and deprivation:

1. By Renunciation: Any citizen of India of full age and capacity can make adeclaration renouncing his Indian citizenship.

2. By Termination: When an Indian citizen voluntarily (consciously, knowingly and without duress, undue influence or compulsion) acquires the citizenship of another country.

3. By Deprivation:It is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:

●the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud:●the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India:

●the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;

●the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and

●the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

This idea of the impossible (became) even more relevant when we come to the individual, who might consider certain accomplishments impossible without realising that with persistent effort and determination they could be achieved.

A) becoming B) becomes
C) was became D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) becomes

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Select the antonym of

outlandish

A) droll B) kinky
C) common D) grotesque
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) common

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: The English developed transport and communication on modern lines.
Q: They established the first printing press and newspaper in India.
R: One of the most beneficial results of the British rule was the modernization of India.
S: The Press further developed later to inform and educate the masses about the British exploitation of India.

A) RQSP B) QSRP
C) PQRS D) RPQS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RPQS

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Q:

Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?

1.TheDeccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.

2.The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.

3.The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.

4.The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoerishment of the peasants.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

In 1861, civil war broke out in the USA. USA was the largest supplier of cotton to Britain. Once the civil war broke out, the demand for cotton from India became high and this led to a surge in cotton cultivation in India and there was a period of ‘boom’ then.In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.

 

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Q:

Select the antonym of

sacred

A) pious B) hallowed
C) divine D) profane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) profane

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What will be output of the following c program ?

#include

int main()

{

    int max-val=100;

    int min-val=10;

    int avg-val;

    avg-val =( max-val + min-val ) / 2;

    printf( "%d", avg-val );

    return 0;

}

A) 55 B) 105
C) 60 D) Compilation error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Compilation error

Explanation:

We cannot use special character – in the variable name.
Variable name can have only underscore.

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What is the name of the literary genre developed by the Khojas who are a branch of the Ismaili sect?

 

A) Ginan B) Ziyarat
C) Raag D) Shahada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ginan

Explanation:

Ginans are devotional hymns or poems recited by Shia Ismaili Muslims.Although ginanscan be recited, studied, and listened to by non-Nizari Ismailis, ginans hold a special role in the cultural practice and rituals of Nizari Ismailis, specifically the community of Khojas, a caste of south asians of whom the majority now identify as Nizari Ismaili.

 

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