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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave a split verdict on the Hijab ban. While Justice Hemant Gupta upheld Karnataka government’s prohibitive order, who was the other Justice on the bench who said asking girls to take off their Hijab before entering schools was a “a denial to them of secular education”?
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Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said: “asking the girls to take off their hijab before they enter the school gates, is first, an invasion of their privacy, then it is an attack on their dignity, and then ultimately it is a denial to them of secular education..”
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Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said: “asking the girls to take off their hijab before they enter the school gates, is first, an invasion of their privacy, then it is an attack on their dignity, and then ultimately it is a denial to them of secular education..”
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing the NGLV, which will one day replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). What is the full form of NGLV?
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will be a cost-efficient, three-stage, reusable heavy-lift vehicle with a payload capability of 10 tonnes to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will be a cost-efficient, three-stage, reusable heavy-lift vehicle with a payload capability of 10 tonnes to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
When late Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh met this author after his elevation to the national cabinet in 1996, he said to the author:“…for the first time, power had come to the underprivileged and the oppressed and we will use it to ensure that their lot is bettered”. Which author/historian is being referred to?
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Explanation:
In a meet with William Dalrymple, the late Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh remarked after his elevation to the national cabinet in 1996, “…for the first time, power had come to the underprivileged…”
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In a meet with William Dalrymple, the late Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh remarked after his elevation to the national cabinet in 1996, “…for the first time, power had come to the underprivileged…”
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
In the 36th National Games concluded recently, which rank did the host State Gujarat bag?
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Explanation:
Host Gujarat (13 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze) recorded its best-ever performance to finish 12th.
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Host Gujarat (13 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze) recorded its best-ever performance to finish 12th.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
According to the 2018-19 Economic Survey, India’s share of the working age population is expected to hit 59% around which year?
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Explanation:
According to the 2018-19 Economic Survey, India’s demographic dividend will peak around 2041, when the share of the working age population is expected to hit 59%.
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According to the 2018-19 Economic Survey, India’s demographic dividend will peak around 2041, when the share of the working age population is expected to hit 59%.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
In which year did Prime Minister Narendra Modi first become the Chief Minister of Gujarat?
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Explanation:
“Gujarat has not seen curfew after 2001 when Modi saheb became the CM,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
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“Gujarat has not seen curfew after 2001 when Modi saheb became the CM,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi attended the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). How many countries are members of the CICA grouping of Asian countries, founded by India?
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Explanation:
India, that is a founder of the 27-nation CICA peace and confidence-building grouping of Asian countries, became its coordinator for counter-terrorism this year.
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India, that is a founder of the 27-nation CICA peace and confidence-building grouping of Asian countries, became its coordinator for counter-terrorism this year.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
The Indian Women’s cricket team reached the Asia Cup final for the ____ consecutive time on Thursday.
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Explanation:
The win over Thailand took India to its eighth straight Asia Cup final — four each in ODI and T20 formats. Before 2012, the tournament was a 50-over-a-side affair.
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The win over Thailand took India to its eighth straight Asia Cup final — four each in ODI and T20 formats. Before 2012, the tournament was a 50-over-a-side affair.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Vistara is a joint venture between which international air carrier and Tata Sons of India?
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Explanation:
Vistara is a joint venture between SIA and Tata Sons in which the former owns 49% stake and the latter, 51%.
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Vistara is a joint venture between SIA and Tata Sons in which the former owns 49% stake and the latter, 51%.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
The 195-member Interpol, is a secure information-sharing platform that facilitates criminal investigation of police forces across the globe. In which year was the Interpol set up?
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Explanation:
Set up in 1923, the Interpol keeps track of the movements of criminals and those under the police radar in various regions and tips off police forces.
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Explanation:
Set up in 1923, the Interpol keeps track of the movements of criminals and those under the police radar in various regions and tips off police forces.
