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Statement I :The    Poona    Pact    provided    for    151 reserved  seats  for  the  scheduled  castes  to be   elected   by   a   joint,   not   separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr.  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation:

The  Poona  Pact  was  an  agreement between  Dr.  Babasaheb  Ambedkar and  Mahatma  Gandhi  which  was signed  on  24  September  1932  at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single    Hindu    electorate,    with scheduled    castes    having    seats reserved     within     it,So     the representation of these classes was based  on  the  standards  of  joint electorates   and   reserved   seats. The  Communal  Award  was  made by    the    British    Prime    Minister Ramsay  MacDonald  on  16  August 1932    which    allowed    separate electorates  in  India,  and  it  was supported by Ambedkar.

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According to the ‘World Inequality Report 2018’, released by World Inequality Lab based in Paris, which of the following country has the Highest Income Inequality?

A) Pakistan B) Bangladesh
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

Explanation:

India has the Highest Income Inequality according to the ‘World Inequality Report 2018’, released by World Inequality Lab based at Paris School of Economics. India’s Top 1% of earners grabbed 22% share of national income, while bottom 50% managed to get only 15% share.

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Which of the following is NOT based on principle of relationship between volume and pressure of air?

A) Fountain pen B) Bicycle pump
C) Hand pump D) Pulley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pulley

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Who is appointed as 1st woman Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

A) Hima Kohli B) Fathima Beevi
C) Indu Malhotra D) R. Banumathi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hima Kohli

Explanation:

The senior-most judge of Delhi High Court, Justice Hima Kohli has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. She is the first woman to be sworn in as CJ of Telangana HC.

 

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What is the name of the process where gas is directly converted to solids called?

A) Sublimation B) Deposition
C) Condensation D) Evaporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Deposition

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'Mooh Band Rakho' campaign to protect individuals from cyber frauds was launched by

A) HDFC Bank B) Axis Bank
C) Yes Bank D) ICICI Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HDFC Bank

Explanation:

HDFC Bank launched 'Mooh Band Rakho' campaign to protect individuals from cyber frauds.

 

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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.

 

When others criticise us we should not be ______ but should be truthful, honest and sincere.

 

A) saturated B) distracted
C) perturbed D) dissipated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) perturbed

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Aqueous solution of copper sulphate?

A) does not affects litmus B) affects both red and blue litmus
C) turns blue litmus red D) turns red litmus blue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) turns blue litmus red

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