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Consider the  following statements  about the Second Five-Year Plan :

1.It  was  drafted  under  the  leadership  of K. N. Raj

2.It    proposed    that    industries    like electricity,  railways,  steel,  machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector.

3.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture very difficult.

4.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture really easy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3 D) 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 and 3

Explanation:

The   Second   Five-year   plan   was drafted  under  the  leadership  of  P. C.   Mahalanobis. It   focused   on heavy    industries    and    followed socialist  pattern  of  society  as  its goal.Since savings and investment were growing in this period, a bulk of  these  industries  like  electricity railways,   steel, machineries   and communication could be developed in the public sector. However it had its   problems   as   well,because industry attracted more investment than  agriculture,  the  possibility  of food shortage became adverse.So, the    planners    found    balancing industry    and    agriculture    really difficult;  while  K.  N.  Raj  drafted sections  of  India’s  first  Five-Year Plan

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Q:

Name the clan Buddha belonged to

A) Gnathrika B) Maurya
C) Sakya D) Kuru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sakya

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The First river valley project started in india is 

A) Bhakra -Nagal Project B) Damodar Valley Project
C) Kosi Project D) Hirakud Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley Project

Explanation:

Damodar Valley Project (DVP) is based on the model of Tennessee Valley Authority (TAV), USA constructed to harness water of Damodar, a capricious river flowing through Bihar and West Bengal.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

(They have hold), it is in the fitness of things that the legislature should be taken into confidence on Brexit.

 

A) They have holding B) They have held
C) They has held D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) They have held

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Q:

Select the antonym of

to conceive

A) to reckon B) to neglect
C) to apprehend D) to perceive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to neglect

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At what time between 2 and 3 O'clock, the hands of a clock coincide ?

A) 1 10/11 minutes past 2 B) 1 10/11 minutes past 3
C) 1 11/10 minutes past 3 D) 11 10/11 minutes past 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 10/11 minutes past 2

Explanation:

Since, in one hour, two hands of a clock coincide only once, so, there will be value.
Required time T = 211H×30 + Ao minutes past H.
Here H - initial position of hour hand = 2 (since 2 O'clock)
A° = Required angle = 0° (Since it coincides)

 

T = 2112×30 + 0o minutes past 2 

 

=> 11011 minutes past 2

 

 

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

When I (go) to Paris, I shall visit the Eiffel Tower.

A) shall go B) will be going
C) have to go D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The student (chose) to represent the school was the epitome of dedication and excellence.

A) chosen B) is choosing
C) have chose D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) chosen

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