Q. 96. Consider the following statements:
1. If an MP/MLA is convicted for a crime and is sent to jail for 2 years or more, he will be disqualified from contesting elections for 6 years from the time of release.
2. Even if a person is on bail after the conviction, he is disqualified from contesting an election if his appeal is pending for disposal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Q. 97. Strait of Hormuz connects which of the following water bodies?
(A) Red Sea & Persian Gulf
(B) Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman
(C) Red Sea & Gulf of Aden
(D) Persian Gulf & Gulf of Aden
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Q. 98. The Hunter Commission was set up in 1919 for investigating:
(A) Provisions of Rowlatt Act
(B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(C) Cases of Political Prisoners
(D) Political Activities
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Q. 99. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India has fixed the upper limit of 50% for reservation?
(A) Kesavananda Bharati Case, 1973
(B) IR Coelho Case, 2007
(C) Puttaswamy Case, 2017
(D) Indra Sawhney Case, 1992
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Q. 100. The Falkland Islands issue is a dispute between which of the two countries?
(A) US and Cuba
(B) UK and and Argentina
(C) Japan and North Korea
(D) Russia and Norway
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