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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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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

In the world today we make health an end in itself. We have forgotten that health really means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine, and this includes many patients as well as many physicians, pay very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers, the health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmes and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. A healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health : he should be using health for work.


A healthy man should be concerned with

A) his work which good health makes possible B) looking after his health
C) his health which makes work possible D) talking about health
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) his work which good health makes possible

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We set out for the gallows. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by his arm and shoulder, as though, at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened ­ a dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard. It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half Pariah. For a moment, it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog.

How did the author respond to the appearance of the dog?

A) He jumped at the dog and collared it B) He ignored the dog and pretended it was not there
C) He was taken aback as the others D) He yelled at the dog to silence its barking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He was taken aback as the others

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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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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
As the judge enters the courtroom, ______________ calls upon all occupants in the room to stand.

 

A) formality B) pattern
C) culture D) habit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) formality

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A roundabout way of speaking

A) Centipede B) Circumlocution
C) Coercion D) Concentric
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Circumlocution

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

In this University, there is no __________ for awarding scholarships on the basic of merit in examination alone.

A) precedent B) opportunity
C) chance D) possibility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) precedent

Explanation:

Precedent means prior arrangement; no other option is suitable. Opportunity means a favorable juncture of circumstances. Chance is a synonym for opportunity, it also means something that happens without intension. possibility is the condition of being possible.

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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.

It is not _____ to ignore all allegations of booth capturing and rigging as murmurs of _____ losers. _____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities to make them vote for a particular candidate or party. At times election officials have been _____ by unscrupulous politicians into turning a blind eye to _____ practices.

into turning a blind eye to _____ practices.

A) significant B) rare
C) unjust D) usual
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) unjust

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