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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

Explanation:

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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Which Indian won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace?

A) Kailash Satyarthi	B) Malala Yousufzai
C) Sanjiv Chaturvedi	D) Anshu Gupta

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kailash Satyarthi

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What does ATM stand for

A) Any Time Money	B) Automated Teller Machine
C) Automatic Talking Media	D) Analog Time Machine

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Automated Teller Machine

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Evaporation of water takes place in which part of plants?

A) Stem	B) Stomata
C) Branch	D) Fruit

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stomata

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Which object converts electricity to light?

A) Solar panels	B) Battery
C) Bulb	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bulb

Explanation:

Bulb converts electricity to light whereas solar panel is the device which converts light to electricity.

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The SI unit of momentum is _____________.

A) kilogram-metre per second	B) kilogram-metre per second
C) kilogram-metre-second	D) kilogram-metre-second squared

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) kilogram-metre per second

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Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 25 kg, if it is raised by 5 m. (use g = 10 m/s2)

A) 1250	B) 50
C) 625	D) 25

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1250

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The museum's revolving doors (A)/ stopped the crooks (B)/ as they jam half way round. (C)/ No error (D)

A) A	B) B
C) C	D) D

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