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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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

Explanation:

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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For the first time in Gujarat, who implemented Jizya tax?

A) Ahmed Shah I B) Mahmud Begda
C) Mujaffarshah I D) Mujaffarshah II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ahmed Shah I

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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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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'.

 

Mothers keep on (A)/ to encouraging their children (B)/ to study. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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

 


The conditions ______ which democracy can _______ are _______ to ________ ; but one thing is _______ that democracy is always a slow growth, whereas dictators may _____ to ______ and _______ a new _______ with dramatic success, under _______ conditions.

 


under _______ conditions.

 

A) profitable B) unfavourable
C) suitable D) peculiar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) suitable

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Fuel suppliers will ______________ the national oil shortage by raising prices to increase their bottom lines.

A) use B) misuse
C) venture D) exploit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) misuse

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Such are the strata which we

X-species as those now living in the Mediterranean
Y-meet with in the south of Sicily, filled
Z-with shells for the most part of the same

A) YXZ B) XZY
C) XYZ D) YZX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) YZX

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

I could not find the book.

A) I myself can not find the book. B) The book could not be found by me.
C) By me the book can not be found. D) Finding of the book could not be done by me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The book could not be found by me.

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