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Secular State means ______________.

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  1. The State has a religion

  2. The State is impartial in the matters of religion

  3. The State is against religion

  4. The State is irreligious

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Secular State means the State is impartial in the matters of religion. The state has no official religion and its citizens are free to practice their faith. A secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of his/her religion.

Which of the pairs is correctly matched?

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  1. Republic-Head of the state is hereditary Monarch

  2. Sovereign-Constitution rests on people's will

  3. Democratic--Constitution does not recognise legal supremacy of another country

  4. Secular-State is without any religion of its own

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Constitution of India provides for a Secular State meaningly India has no particular religion as the official religion and it remains neutral in the affairs of religion or on other words each and every Religion gets equal status and support from the state. The term "secular" was added to the Preamble by 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.

Which amendment of the Constitution added the word 'secular' in the Preamble?

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  1. 42nd Amendment

  2. 44th Amendment

  3. 46th Amendment

  4. 50th Amendment

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Preamble is an introductory statement based on the Objectives resolution drafted and moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946. By 42nd Amendment of 1976, the words socialist, secular and integrity were added to the Preamble.

What are the threats to the Indian secularism?

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  1. Vote bank politics

  2. Intolerance

  3. Social inequalities

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India is a secular nation I.e., the state remains neutral in matters concerning religions or equal treatment of all religion by the state without favoring one or discriminating other. The political process in India has emanated from the social environment. The politicians lure people in the name of religion, faith, caste and divide them. The rising socioeconomic inequalities and intolerance among people regarding each other's belief, opinion, religion possess a serious threat to the secular fabric of the nation.

The western model of secularism has ____________.

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  1. Complete separation of religion and politics

  2. No support of State to religion

  3. Liberty of individuals

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Western model of secularism entails complete separation of state from religion. There is no involvement of state in religious activities or institutions.. It is very different from Indian model in terms of exclusivity of religion and state.

In which year POSCO act was established?

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  1. 2015

  2. 2016

  3. 2012

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

POSCO act is established in 2012 to protect the children against offences like sexual abuse sexual harassment and pornography while safeguarding the interest of the child at every stage of the judicial process. 

POSCO acts are Bailable?

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All offences under the POSCO act are considered as grave offences. Hence they are non believable.

Which one of the following countries has not given voting right to women? 

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  1. Pakistan

  2. India

  3. Saudi Arabia

  4. New Zealand

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Saudi Arabia is the most recent country to give Rights to women to vote. It has many curtailed rights not given to women.

The meaning of 'Begar' is ____________.

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  1. Free service to the master

  2. Non-governmental organisation

  3. Factory worker

  4. Life-long service

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The meaning of "Begar" means work without payment which involves free service to the master in the form of slavery and a pledge in return of shelter or food.

The correct meaning of bonded labour is ______________.

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  1. Unforced labour for short time

  2. Forced labour on a life long basis

  3. Hazardous work

  4. Selling of human beings

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bonded labor means forced labor as a pledge to the master as a repayment of debt. It involves the practice of exploitation of laborers who spend their whole life serving their masters for nothing. The constitution abolishes and makes bonded labor a punishable offense.