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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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Motor skills are associated with which part of the brain?

A) Frontal lobe B) Parietal Lobe
C) Temporal lobe D) Occipital Lobe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Frontal lobe

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The 3rd and 8th term of an arithmetic progression are -13 and 2 respectively. What is the 14th term?

A) 23 B) 17
C) 20 D) 26
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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What are the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle, whose vertices are A(1, -5), B(-4, 0) and C(3, -4)?

A) ( 0, 3) B) ( 0, -3)
C) ( 0, -5) D) ( 0, 5)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ( 0, -3)

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In 2004, NASA launched the Messenger Spacecraft to study ___.

A) Saturn B) Jupiter
C) Pluto D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

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From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:

EXORBITANT

A) BITTER B) EXPORT
C) EXNORA D) EXTANT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) EXPORT

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An increase in the price level will cause a _ the aggregate demand curve.

A) shift up B) shift left
C) shift right D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) shift up

Explanation:

An increase in the price level will cause a movement up the aggregate demand curve.

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Consider the statement and assumptions that follow. Which of these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement

Statement: “Clearly, the judiciary cannot provide all answers. But it seems the public, weary of an inactive Executive, is turning to the Supreme Court as a last resort”---an article.

Assumption:

(i) The Supreme Court is above the Executive.

(ii)The Supreme Court is more active than the Executive.

(iii)The Executive does not have sufficient powers.

A) (i) & (ii) are implicit B) (ii) & (iii) are implicit
C) (i) & (iii) are implicit D) Only (ii) is implicit.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (i) & (iii) are implicit

Explanation:
Option (i) and (iii) are implicit.
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