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Right To Information (RTI) Act came into effect in the year

A) 2004 B) 2005
C) 2006 D) 2007
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2005

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Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect 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 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3

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The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ‘internal disturbance’ with the ‘armed rebellion’ to avoid its misuse by the government in power.

 

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Statement I :The    Poona    Pact    provided    for    151 reserved  seats  for  the  scheduled  castes  to be   elected   by   a   joint,   not   separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr.  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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The  Poona  Pact  was  an  agreement between  Dr.  Babasaheb  Ambedkar and  Mahatma  Gandhi  which  was signed  on  24  September  1932  at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single    Hindu    electorate,    with scheduled    castes    having    seats reserved     within     it,So     the representation of these classes was based  on  the  standards  of  joint electorates   and   reserved   seats. The  Communal  Award  was  made by    the    British    Prime    Minister Ramsay  MacDonald  on  16  August 1932    which    allowed    separate electorates  in  India,  and  it  was supported by Ambedkar.

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Metal oxides which react with acids as well as bases are called

A) Amphoteric oxides B) Neutral oxides
C) Basic oxides D) Acidic oxides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amphoteric oxides

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Which State in India is the highest producer of raw silk?

A) Kerala B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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Acacia arabica is the scientific name of

A) Neem B) Teak
C) Babhul D) Pomegranate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Babhul

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Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness?

A) Vitamin K B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin B1 D) Vitamin A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vitamin A

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The answer to the third question is __________________ answered; State leaders ___________________ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ________________ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ________________ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ___________________ injustice in these States.

But they fail to ________________ that history cannot be disremembered,

 

A) forget B) memorize
C) recall D) by heart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) recall

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