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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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How many days moon takes to revolve around the earth?

A) 26.3 B) 27.3
C) 28.3 D) 29.2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 27.3

Explanation:

The Moon takes about 27.3 days to perform one complete orbit around the Earth.

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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.

 

Business is for profits and the spirit of __________________ and driving high performance are encouraged in a ______________ environment. Also, in a democratic country like India, perceived _______________ in the distribution of earnings or wealth is crucial to hold the fabric of its society, be it the citizens __________ the country or employees of a corporation. The evolution of compensation practices in India over the ____________ five decades demonstrates the changes that have taken place.

 

and the spirit of __________________ and driving high

 

A) entrepreneurs B) entrepreneurship
C) entrepreneur D) entrepreneurial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) entrepreneurship

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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.

 

The new civilisation of Righteousness and __________, and therefore of Brotherhood, of ordered Liberty, of Peace, of __________, cannot be built up until the elements are removed ______________ have brought the old civilisation crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary that the War shall be fought out to its appointed end, and that _______________ premature peace shall leave its object unattained.

 

crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary

 

A) If B) Because
C) Why D) Therefore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Therefore

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In August 2017, which bank allowed India to construct Ratle Hydroelectric project which was opposed by Pakistan?

 

A) bank of England B) World Bank
C) International Bank for Reconstruction and development (IBRD) D) Asian Development Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) World Bank

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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing.

 

A) artificial B) phony
C) spurious D) bogus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) spurious

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The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Ministers?

A) Rajiv Gandhi B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) P.V. Narasimha Rao D) Manmohan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) P.V. Narasimha Rao

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There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab.

A) 7 B) 1
C) 18 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7

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