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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined	B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static.	D) The share of services sector has declined.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Explanation:

The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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Equinox means the date when ___________.

A) duration of day and night are equal	B) day is longer than the night
C) night is longer than the day	D) it is the shortest day and the shortest night of the year

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) duration of day and night are equal

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Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan was launched in

A) 2013	B) 2014
C) 2015	D) 2016

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2013

Explanation:

The “Mission Mangalyaan”, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was initially estimated to survive around six months, but it is still active and has captured the seasonal variations of the red planet for two Martian years.

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Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?

A) This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.	B) Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.	D) The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.

Explanation:

The Supreme Court has struck down the words “adult male” from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.

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The market for sugar is in equilibrium. If the supply of sugar increases, the equilibrium price of sugar will ________ and the equilibrium quantity will _________.

A) increase; increase	B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease	D) decrease; increase

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) decrease; increase

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The 2017 Brahmaputra Literary Festival was hosted by which city?

A) Lucknow	B) Kolkata
C) Shillong	D) Guwahati

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Guwahati

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A newborn human baby is fed with the first secretion called colostrum from mammary gland. What does colostrum impart?

A) Factors for growth	B) Immunity
C) Sleepiness	D) Nutrition for development

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immunity

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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.

Morality is _____ with ethics and symbolises the doctrine of actions right or wrong. Politics is the _____ of expediency and need not always be _____. If something is wrong and _____ expedient, it cannot be _____.

If something is wrong and _____ expedient,

A) merely	B) essentially
C) surely	D) hardly

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