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Which one of the following issues was included in the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007?

A) India has 'advance right to reprocess' US-origin safeguarded spent fuel. B) India did not have the right to build a strategic fuel reserve with the help of the other supplier countries
C) India should not test a nuclear device D) The US will impede with the growth of India's nuclear weapons programme.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India should not test a nuclear device

Explanation:

The deal would indirectly bring India under purview of NSG and US laws that would not allow India to conduct nuclear test in the future. The issue of nuclear test was later clarified as the moratorium on nuclear test was unilateral and voluntary and there was no pressure on India from outside.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to Article 32 of the Constitution of India?

A) It provides remedies to citizens for the enforcement of fundamental rights.   B) It is a part of fundamental rights.
C) The Supreme Court cannot refuse a writ petition under Article 32 on the ground of delay. D) Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights.

Explanation:

Protection under Article 32 applies only to the fundamental rights as provided by the Constitution.

 

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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.


Reprove

 

A) Praise   B) Laud  
C) Scold D) Commend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scold

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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.

 

Left to itself, then, attention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeed, it may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a time, instead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests.

 

least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion

 

A) By   B) with  
C) Along   D) Such
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) By  

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Which Indian Chief Minister won the the 2017 Outlook Speakout Award?

A) Mamata Banerjee B) Nitish Kumar
C) Naveen Patnaik D) Devendra Fadnavis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Naveen Patnaik

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There are 15 protons and 22 neutrons in the nucleus of an element. What is its mass number?

A) 22 B) 7
C) 37 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 37

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On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha passed Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to insert a new article 342-A which empowers whom to notify the list of socials educationally backward classes of that state/union territory? 

 

A) Prime Minister   B) President
C) Vice President D) Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

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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.

 

India, perceived _______________ in the distribution

 

A) duty B) fairness
C) faith D) inequity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fairness

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