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What is the name of the scheme for providing physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category that was launched in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on 1 April 2017?

A) Sarkari Yojana	B) Yantra Laxmi
C) Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana	D) Vayovrudh Yojana

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

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“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” was launched by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment on 1 April 2017 at Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). Under the scheme, physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens were distributed to senior citizens belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.

– The scheme has been implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking. The aids to be distributed under the “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” scheme include walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers, tripods / quadpods, hearing aids, artificial dentures and spectacles.

– The ambitious scheme, first of its kind in the country, is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior citizens over a period of the 3 years.

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Traveling at high speeds requires

A) requires more steering input	B) involves less vehicle maintenance
C) creates decreased following distances	D) requires greater stopping distances

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) requires greater stopping distances

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India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India?

A) S. Radha Krishnan	B) Gopalswamy Iyyengar
C) V.K. Krishna Menon	D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

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Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world

A) Phil Ersa	B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Lakpa Sherpa	D) Irine Zubeida

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shirin Ebadi

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A report generated by a reporting system is delivered to the appropriate users via a user-accessed Web site. This system uses which of the following report modes?

A) Push	B) Pull
C) RFM	D) OLAP

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pull

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The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were

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A) successful and had different styles of government in the various countries.	B) successful and had similar styles of government in the various countries.
C) unsuccessful and left strong liberal governments in place.	D) unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place.

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The first time in india that land was divided into different categories for the purpose of revenue, taking into account the quality of land and its productive capacity, was during the reign of

A) Alauddin Khilji	B) Sher Shah Suri
C) Feroze Tughlaq	D) Akbar

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri

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Which of these national parks has the world's largest population of the Indian one horned Rhino ?

A) Mrugavani national park	B) Kajiranga national park
C) Manas national park	D) Gir national park

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