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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. It will allow FIU, the premier technical snoop wing under the Finance Ministry, to file an application for declaration of fugitive economic offender. What does ‘I’ stand for in ‘FIU’?

A) Intellectual B) Intelligence
C) Instruction D) Introduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Intelligence

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Two smaller circles touch a large circle internally and pass through the center O of the larger circle. If the diameter of the bigger circle is 28 cm, thenwhat is the area of the bigger circle which is not enclosed by the two smaller circles (in sq.cm)?

A) 154 B) 256
C) 308 D) 616
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 308

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The language in which Buddha preached?

A) Hindi B) Urdu
C) Pali D) Hebrew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pali

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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'.
No sooner had he finished (1)/ his morning walk (2)/ when it began to rain. (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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Which of the following e-commerce majors has signed an agreement with NIESBUD for encouraging SMEs to grow profitably online?

A) Amazon B) Flipkart
C) Snapdeal D) eBay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amazon

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In economics secondary effects refer to the

A)  best alternative that must be forgone as the result of a choice. B) immediate and visible intended consequences of a change.
C) impact of the scarcity of resources on the scarcity of the goods that are produced with those resources. D) unintended consequences of a change that are not immediately identifiable but are felt only with time.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) immediate and visible intended consequences of a change.

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If a person's income increases from Rs 20 lakhs per year to Rs 24 lakhs per year and tax increases from Rs 3,50,000 to Rs 4,00,000 the marginal tax rate is

A) 8 percent B) 12.5 percent
C) 10 percent D) 15 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12.5 percent

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