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The name of the space shuttle, which carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla into space was

A) Columia	B) Challenger
C) Atlantis	D) Endeavour

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Columia

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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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What is the minimum age to qualify for Lok Sabha Elections?

A) 25 years	B) 30 years
C) 21 years	D) 18 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25 years

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Article 31B of the Indian Constitution "Validation of certain Acts and Regulations" deals with the

A) State Government	B) Union Government
C) Directive principles of state policy	D) Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen

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Under which Article of Indian Constitution an emergency can be declared on the grounds of failure of constitutional machinery in the states?

A) Article 350	B) Article 352
C) Article 356	D) Article 368

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 356

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Which of the following is called 'The queen of Arabian sea'?

A) Mumbai	B) Thiruvananthapuram
C) Kochi	D) Surat

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kochi

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The Prime Minister had wide-ranging discussions on the international situation.

A) widely-ranged	B) wide-ranged
C) wide-range	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) widely-ranged

Explanation:

Here ‘widely-ranged’ is the correct expression of the adverb, and it qualifies the verb discussions.

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The State Financial Corporations have given assistance mainly to develop___________.

A) agriculture farms	B) cottage industries
C) medium and small-scale industries	D) large scale industries

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