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Q:

To be eligible to contest election under the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, a candidate should

1.have a functional toilet at home

2.have payment slips of power bills

3.not be a cooperative loan defaulter

4.have studied  minimum   matriculation irrespective of category.

Select the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

Following   are   the   qualifications which    have    to    be    met    for contesting    elections    under    the Haryana Panchayat raj:

For general  candidate  men  must  have passed   class   X,   class   VIII   for women   and   Scheduled   cast/ST, class    V    for    schedule    cast/ST women  for  elections  contesting  in the  Zila  Parishad,  Panchay  Samiti and   Post   of   the   Sarpanch.The candidate must have the functional toilet    in    his/her    home.There should  not  be  any  insolvency  or failure  to  pay  the  arrears  in  any case    such    as,    like    to    any cooperative  society,  any  bank  or electricity  bill.  The  candidate  must be clean in character likewise there should not be any charge sheet filed which  may  lead  to  imprisonment  of upto  10  years  against  the  candidate in   any   court   in   India.In   case   of Rajasthan,  the  candidate  must  not be the Leprosy Patient.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Stringent

A) Annoying B) Revengeful
C) Incidental D) Rigorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rigorous

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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.


Democracy should _____ dignity of the individual. It should also aim at the _____ good of the greatest _____. The opposition party should _____ the wrong plans,
policies and decisions of the government in power. The government should cater to the _____ needs of the people to make its position solid.


The government should cater to the _____ needs of the people to make its position solid.

A) genuine B) mere
C) emotional D)  luxurious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) genuine

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Under the framework of the new partnership with which country, Victory University will help India to Establish a National Sports University?

A) Portugal B) Australia
C) Vietnam D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Australia

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Q:

Where in India was the first French factory established?

A) Surat B) Pondicherry
C) Chandannagore D) Masulipatnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Surat

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The teacher said, “Wow! You have done well.”

 

A) The teacher applauded him, saying that he had done well. B) The teacher appreciated me.
C) The teacher said wow, he had done well. D)  The teacher applauded him by saying wow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The teacher applauded him, saying that he had done well.

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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.

 

The architect was unable to ______ those designs.

 

A) made B) sketch
C) scatter D) built
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sketch

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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.

 

A brain and nervous system that are poorly developed or insufficiently nourished means low grade of ______________ in our mental processes, just as a poorly constructed or wrongly adjusted motor means loss of power in applying the electric current to its work. We will, __________, look upon the mind and the brain as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing activities which correspond to activities in the other, ________ inextricably bound together at least so far as this life is concerned, and each getting its _______________ by its union with the other. This view will lend interest to a brief study of the brain and nervous system.

 

in the other, ________ inextricably bound together

 

 

A) two B)  them
C) pair D) both
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) both

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