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Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

A) Hydropower plants	B) Nuclear power plants
C) Thermal power plants	D) Wind energy

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal power plants

Explanation:

About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.

India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation.

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"Population control and family planning" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

A) Union	B) State
C) Global	D) Concurrent

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Concurrent

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Rajya Sabha is assisted by the SecretaryGeneral, who holds the rank equivalent to?

A) Cabinet Minister of the Government of India	B) Member of Parliament
C) Member of Legislature	D) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India

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What is the type of Energy possessed by a stretched rubber band?

A) Potential energy	B) Kinetic energy
C) Chemical energy	D) Thermal energy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thermal energy

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The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?

A) Mulching	B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam	D) Terrace farming

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Contour barriers

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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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Which of the following Cryptocurrency Dealers launched India’s first mobile ‘Bitcoin trading' app for transacting in virtual currencies?

A) EtherDelta Exchange	B) BitFin Exchange
C) Venus Exchange	D) Pluto Exchange

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pluto Exchange

Explanation:

Pluto Exchange, a Dubai-based Cryptocurrency Dealer has launched the India’s first mobile ‘Bitcoin trading app’ fortransacting in virtual currencies. Users of Pluto Exchange’s app will be able to buy, sell, store and spend bitcoins via mobile number using four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN).

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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

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