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Which of the following is an example of social facilitation?

A) The Olympic bicycle racer who goes faster when he is racing against a person rather than the clock B) The bowler who bowls best when he is practicing on his own
C) The football player who practices hard so he can be on the varsity team D) The tennis player who is frustrated when the crowd yells at her
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Olympic bicycle racer who goes faster when he is racing against a person rather than the clock

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A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person

1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

2. is an undischarged insolvent

3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India

4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 4 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 3 and 4 only D) 1, 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Disqualification of MP's and MLA's on the ground of holding office of profit is a controversial topic of nation-wide debate. It began with the disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on March 17, 2006 with retrospective effect from July 14, 2004.There are separate provisions of disqualification for the Members of Parliament and MLAs. Our constitution clearly mentions that the Parliament has the power to make a law in respect to the issue of qualification and disqualification of the membership in case:

(i) He holds any office of profit under the Government of India or of any state, other than an office declared by a law of Parliament not to disqualify its holder.

(ii) He is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent court.

(iii) He is an undischarged insolvent.

(iv) He is not a citizen of India or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign state, or is under any acknowledgement or allegiance or adherence to a foreign state, and

(v) It is he so disqualified by or under any law of Parliament. It applies to the case of 'defection' as prescribed in tenth schedule.

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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government to eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities.

A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan B) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
C) Stand up India scheme D) National RU URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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If any Fundamental Right of a citizen is breached then under Article 226 of Indian Constitution he can move to ______.

A) Prime Minsiter of India B) Chief Justice of India
C) President of India D) High Court of State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) High Court of State

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Which is the form of energy that does NOT occur while riding a bicycle?

A) Heat energy B) Kinetic energy
C) Chemical energy D) Mechanical energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemical energy

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Name the type of mirror used in the headlight of vehicles

A) Plano-convex mirror B) Convex mirror
C) Plane mirror D) Concave mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Concave mirror

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A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.

 

The saddest part of life lies not in the act of dying, but in failing to truly live while we are alive. Too many of us play small with our lives, never letting the fullness of our humanity see the light of day. I’ve learned that what really counts in life, in the end, is not how many toys we have collected or how much money we’ve accumulated, but how many of our talents we have liberated and used for a purpose that adds value to this world. What truly matters most are the lives we have touched and the legacy that we have left. Tolstoy put it so well when he wrote: “We live for ourselves only when we live for others.” It took me forty years to discover this simple point of wisdom.

 

Forty long years to discover that success cannot really be pursued. Success ensues and flows into your life as the unintended yet inevitable byproduct of a life spent enriching the lives of other people. When you shift your daily focus from a compulsion to survive towards a lifelong commitment to serve, your existence cannot help but explode into success. I still can’t believe that I had to wait until the “half-time” of my life to figure out that true fulfillment as a human being comes not from achieving those grand gestures that put us on the front pages of the newspapers and business magazines, but instead from those basic and incremental acts of decency that each one of us has the privilege to practice each and every day if we simply make the choice to do so.

 

Mother Teresa, a great leader of human hearts if ever there was one, said it best: “There are no great acts, only small acts done with great love.” I learned this the hard way in my life. Until recently, I had been so busy striving, I had missed out on living. I was so busy chasing life’s big pleasures that I had missed out on the little ones, those micro joys that weave themselves in and out of our lives on a daily basis but often go unnoticed. My days were overscheduled, my mind was overworked and my spirit was underfed.

 

Suggest a suitable title for the passage?

 

A) True happiness as experienced by Mother Teresa B) Forty years of discovery Tolstoy
C) Living truly D) Learning it the hard way
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Living truly

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

A simple glance at one’s garden (uplifted) the mood.

 

A) uplift B)  uplifts  
C)  uplifting   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  uplifts  

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