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What was the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom?

A) Patna B) Fatehpur Sikri
C) Islamabad D) Lahore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lahore

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Which of the following is India's military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war ?

A) Operation Kargil B) Operation LOC
C) Operation Vijay D) Operation Success
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Operation Vijay

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Who discovered radioactivity?

A) Max Planck B) James Clerk Maxwell
C) Henri Becquerel D) Heinrich Hertz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Henri Becquerel

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_____, a Muslim saint, lived at the place where Fatehpur Sikri was built.

A) Baba Fakruddin B) Nizamuddin Auliya
C) Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi D) Sheikh Salim Chisti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sheikh Salim Chisti

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Where was Guru Nanak Dev (the originator of Sikh religion) born?

A) Amritsar B) Anandpur Sahib
C) Talwandi D) Patna Sahib
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Talwandi

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On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. It will allow FIU, the premier technical snoop wing under the Finance Ministry, to file an application for declaration of fugitive economic offender. What does ‘I’ stand for in ‘FIU’?

A) Intellectual B) Intelligence
C) Instruction D) Introduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Intelligence

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The 105th Indian Science Congress meeting was held in ______.

A) IIM, Ahmadabad B) Manipur University, Imphal
C) IIT, Bombay D) Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur University, Imphal

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The Indian Science Congress – the largest gathering of Indian scientists – was scheduled to be held at Osmania University in Hyderabad from January 3 to 7. For the first time in its history, it was rescheduled to March 16-March 20 and its venue was moved to the Manipur University, Imphal after the Osmania University administration said it would not be able to host the event fearing agitations on campus.

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Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India?

1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India

2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

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Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

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