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According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a ‘National Party’, a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?

 

A) At least two States B) At least three States
C) At least four States D) At least five States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) At least four States

Explanation:

Trinamool Congress became the 7th political party to be recognized as a National Party in September 2016.

Conditions for Recognition as a National Party

1. Secure at least 6% of the valid vote in an Assembly or a Lok Sabha General Election in any four or more states and won at least 4 seats in a Lok Sabha General Election from any State or States.

2. Win at least 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats in a Lok Sabha General Election and these seats have to be won from at least 3 states.

3. The party is recognized as a State Party in at least four states.

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Which movie won the national award for Best Film on social issues at the 64th National Film Awards. 2017?

A) Dangal B) Pink
C) Sultan D) Airlift
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pink

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The Magdalena River is one of the largest basins of South America. Through which country does it flow?

 

A) Brazil B) Columbia
C) chile D) Argentina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Argentina

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Veracious

 

A) Brave B) Incorrect
C) Accurate D) Arrogant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Accurate

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 In December 2017, as per the announcement made by the finance Ministry, nearly how much amount have banks lost on account of frauds in the fiscal 2016-17?

A) Rs 50,000 crore B) Rs 5000 crore
C) Rs 17,000 crore D) Rs 1,000 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 17,000 crore

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_________________ through a plane surface is the product of the magnetic flux density normal to the surface and the area of the surface.

A) Magnetic susceptibility B) Magnetic resonance
C) Magnetic flux D) Magnetic pulse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magnetic flux

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Q:

Raipur is the capital of which Indian State?

A) Jharkhand B) Goa
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Chattisgarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chattisgarh

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: If we spend the twenty-four hours that we have in a day in an efficient way we can be successful in completing the tasks and achieving our goals for the day.
Q: If we wish to succeed in achieving our short term and long term goals we need to manage our time effectively.
R: If we waste our time on vain activities we either get stressed out doing the tasks we need to do or fail to do what needs to be done.
S: We all have the same number of hours at our disposal each day.

A) PRSQ B) RPSQ
C) RSQP D) SPRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SPRQ

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