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- Question
BREXIT refers to the Great Britain leaving which one of the following?
Options- A. International Monetary Fund
- B. Common wealth
- C. World Trade Organization
- D. European Union
- Correct Answer
- European Union
ExplanationBrexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In a referendum on 23 June 2016, 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the EU, out of a turnout of 72.2%.
- 1. The Indian Navy in October 2016 commissioned the highly maneuverable fast attack craft INS Tihayu. INS Tihayu would be based in
Options- A. Kochi
- B. Panaji
- C. Visakhapatnam
- D. Mumbai Discuss
- 2. Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the Indian Air Force?
Options- A. It has bases in many friendly countries.
- B. It does not carry out joint exercises with any country.
- C. It has a separate Maintenance Command.
- D. No officer has ever been elevated to the rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force. Discuss
- 3. The rank of Captain of the Indian Navy is equivalent to which one of the following?
Options- A. Captain of the Indian Army
- B. Group Captain in the Indian Air Force
- C. Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army
- D. Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force Discuss
- 4. The Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Clause under WTO regimeis based on the principle of
Options- A. non-discrimination between nations
- B. discrimination between nations
- C. differential treatment between locals and foreigners
- D. uniform tariff across commodities Discuss
- 5. Which one of the following intellectual property rights is protected without making any registration?
Options- A. Copyright
- B. Patent
- C. Industrial design
- D. Trademark Discuss
- 6. Statement I :The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. Statement II :The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 7. 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.
Options- 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 Discuss
- 8. Who among the following is the President of Republic of the Union of Myanmar?
Options- A. Aung San Suu Kyi
- B. Htin Kyaw
- C. Myint Swe
- D. Henry Van Thio Discuss
- 9. Which one of the following statements about the justice Party is not correct?
Options- A. It clamoured for the same kind of separate communal representation for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to the Muslims by the Morley-Minto Reforms.
- B. It was patronized mainly by richer landowning and urban middle class Non-Brahmins.
- C. It succeeded in getting the provision for 28 reserved seats for the Non-Brahmins in the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
- D. It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920. Discuss
- 10. Courier service comes under which sector?
Options- A. Primary
- B. Secondary
- C. Tertiary
- D. Both Secondary and Tertiary Discuss
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Correct Answer: Visakhapatnam
Explanation:
The Indian Navy commissioned the highly manoeuvrable fast attack craft INS Tihayu at the Eastern Naval Command on 19 October 2016. The ship was commissioned at Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the Eastern Coast.
Correct Answer: It has a separate Maintenance Command.
Explanation:
Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command.
Correct Answer: Group Captain in the Indian Air Force
Explanation:
Rank of captain of Indian Navy is equivalent to Group captain of Indian Air Force.
Correct Answer: non-discrimination between nations
Explanation:
In Most-favoured-nation countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners.
Correct Answer: Industrial design
Explanation:
Registration for Industrial design is not made. For instance, if Coca Cola is making bottle for soft drink then Pepsi can also make same designed bottles for its own soft drinks.
Correct Answer: Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: Htin Kyaw
Explanation:
Correct Answer: It supported the call given by the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.
Explanation:
The Justice Party was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. It was founded byT. M. Nairand P. Theagaraya Chetty in 1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins began in the presidency during the late-19th and early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The Justice Party's foundation marked the culmination of several efforts to establish an organisation to represent the non-Brahmins in Madras. Founders of Justice Party though that Congress was mainly Brahmin party, so it started opposing Congress
Correct Answer: Tertiary
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