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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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What percentage of India's population is employed in agriculture?

A) 85%	B) 70%
C) 55%	D) 40%

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 70%

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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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Two circles of radii 17 cm and 8 cm are concentric. The length of a chord of greater circle which touches the smaller circle is

A) 15 cm	B) 16 cm
C) 30 cm	D) 34 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 cm

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Which of the following is the name of a medieval Indian book on mathematics?

A) Vastushastra	B) Leelavati
C) Panchadashi	D) Roopmati

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leelavati

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Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?

A) Khudiram Bose	B) Bhagat Singh
C) Chandra Shekhar Azad	D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chandra Shekhar Azad

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A) Munda Rebellion : 1899	B) Vellore Mutiny: 1806
C) Santhal Rebellion: 1855	D) Chuar Rebellion: 1870

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chuar Rebellion: 1870

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South Asian University (SAU), a joint SARC University of SAARC Nations, has been established in___________.

A) New Delhi	B) Male
C) Colombo	D) Dhaka

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