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Choose the most appropriate answer:The present chairman of ISRO is

A) MYS Prasad B) Kailasavadivoo Sivan
C) AS Kiran Kumar D) K Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kailasavadivoo Sivan

Explanation:

Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivanis an Indian space scientist and the chairperson of theIndian Space Research Organization.He is the former Director ofVikram Sarabhai Space Centerand Liquid Propulsion centre.He is joinedthis position Jan2018.

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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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On 12 April 2017, Parliament passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. This Bill provides essential support to National AIDS control programme. It aims to achieve the target of ending this Epidemic by year ______.

A) 2025 B) 2022
C) 2030 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2030

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Acceleration is

A) Inversely proportional to force B) Inversely proportional to mass
C) Directly proportional to mass D) Directly proportional to force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Directly proportional to force

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Terse

 

A) Brief   B) Prolix  
C) Lengthy   D) Wordy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brief  

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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.


That is why publicly invoking these symbols has to be an act of responsible citizenship and not self­____________ demagoguery, but the difference can be hard to _______________. The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments, they cannot replace the arguments__________________. All persuasion harnesses symbols but principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

 

they cannot replace the arguments__________________.

 

A) yourselves B) yourself
C) by themselves D) themselves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) themselves

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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'.

 

Some are born great.(A)/Some achieve greatness(B)/and some had greatness thrust on them.(C)/No error(D)

 

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

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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.

 

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

 

social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

 

A) effects B) affected
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) affects

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