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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy	B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri	D) Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

Explanation:

Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Which one of the following statements relating to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct?

A) The provisions contained in part IV of the Constitution of India shall not be enforceable by any Court.	B) The Directive Principle of State policy are fundamental in the governance of the country.
C) It shall be the duty of the State to apply the Directive Principle in making laws.	D) The Directive Principle are directed in making India an advanced capitalist country of the world.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Directive Principle are directed in making India an advanced capitalist country of the world.

Explanation:

The Directive Principles of State Policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51. The Directive Principles are non-justiciable in nature, that is, they are not legally enforceable by the courts for their violation. So, the Governments cannot be compelled to implement them.Although the Constitution in Article 37 itself says that these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws. These principles reflect the ideology of socialism, Gandhian and liberalism.

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What is the total outlay (in Rs crore) pegged for “Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna” by the Indian Government?

A) 15320	B) 16320
C) 17320	D) 18320

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16320

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All the members of a municipality are ______ by the people of municipal area.

A) Elected directly	B) Elected indirectly
C) Nominated proportionally	D) Nominated indirectly

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elected directly

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Panna National Park is in which state?

A) Rajasthan	B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat	D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh

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A man starts walking from a place X and reaches the place Y in 12 hours. He travels 3/7th of the total distance at the speed of 3 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 4 km/hr. What is the distance (in km) between X and Y?

A) 28	B) 36
C) 40	D) 42

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 42

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Abhay said, "I will go to Surat tomorrow".

A) Abhay said that he would go to Surat the next day.	B) Abhay said he would go to Surat tomorrow.
C) Abhay said he will be going to Surat the next day.	D) Abhay said that he would go to Surat tomorrow.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abhay said that he would go to Surat the next day.

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If 4(4x + 5) > 2x - 1 > 4x - 3, then the value of x is

A) 2	B) 3
C) -2	D) 0

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