Which one of the following is the infective stage of malarial parasite:

 a) Trophozoite
 b) Sporoblast
 c) Schizozoite
 d) Sporozoite

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Sporozoite.

From the national point of view which one of the following indicates Micro approach?

 a) Per capita income in India
 b) Educated Unemployment in India
 c) Study of sales of TISCO
 d) Inflation in India

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Study of sales of TISCO.

The soft silvery metallic element which ionizes easily when heated or exposed to light and is present in atomic clocks is:

 a) Calcium
 b) Cerium
 c) Californium
 d) Caesium

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Caesium.

The Green color seen in firework displays is due to the chloride salt of:

 a) Sodium
 b) Barium
 c) Strontium
 d) Calcium

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Barium. Barium chloride provides green colour to firework displays. Source:http://chemistry.about.com/od/fireworkspyrotechnics/a/fireworkcolors.htm

Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as:

 a) step wise migration
 b) intra-state migration
 c) inter state migration
 d) forced migration

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Step wise migration. Source: https://books.google.co.in/books/content?id=vOSsuOpmiVMC&printsec=frontcover

Afla toxins are produced by:

 a) Bacteria
 b) Virus
 c) Fungi
 d) Algae

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Fungi. Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, species of fungi.

The Thirteenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held on 8th and 9th Jan 2015 at:

 a) Gandhinagar
 b) Indore
 c) New Delhi
 d) Bangalore

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Gandhinagar. The 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held during 7–9 January 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey" ?

 a) Siraj-ud-daula
 b) Mir Qasim
 c) Mir Jaffar
 d) None of these

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Siraj-ud-daulah. In 1757,at the Battle of Plassey, the forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive defeated the army of Siraj-ud-daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.

The purpose of choke in a fluorescent lamp is:

 a) to decrease the voltage
 b) to increase the current
 c) to decrease the resistance
 d) to decrease the current flow

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to decrease the voltage. In a fluorescent tube, the use of a choke in series with the tube conveniently decreases the voltage to lower appropiate value without wasting any power.

Who of the following become the member of Din-i-llahi?

 a) Todarmal
 b) Raja Man Singh
 c) Raja Birbal
 d) Tansen

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Raja Birbal. Din-i-llahi was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar.Members of the religion were handpicked by Akbar according to their devotion to him.In the "Ain-i-Akbari" it is mentioned that Birbal was one of the few people other than Akbar who were its followers, besides being the only Hindu.The prominent members of the Din-i-Ilahi were Faizi, Birbal and Abul Fazl.

B-Diversity is also known as:

 a) Between habitat diversity
 b) Within habitat diversity
 c) Global diversity
 d) Ecosystem diversity

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Within habitat diversity. Beta-diversity is the term used to define two discrete spatial scales among sample points within landscapes, and among landscapes within ecoregion

The only AICC Session Gandhiji presided was held at:

 a) Calcutta
 b) Lahore
 c) Belgaum
 d) Madras

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Belgaum. The only session of All India Congress Committee presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was at Belgaum in 1924.

Which one of these animals is Jawless?

 a) Sphyma
 b) Myxine
 c) Shark
 d) Trygon

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Myxine. Myxine glutinosa, known as the Atlantic hagfish in North America, and often simply as the hagfish in Europe, is a species of jawless fish of the genus Myxine

The Author of the Book 'Zest for Life' is

 a) H.G Wells
 b) Emile Zola
 c) Mark Twain
 d) Virginia Wolf

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Emile Zola.

Man Booker prize 2014 is awarded to:

 a) Richard Flanagan
 b) Amrita Pritam
 c) Shashi Tharoor
 d) Lech Walesa

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Richard Flanagan. 2014 Man Booker Prize winner is Richard Flanagan for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

Calatytic converters are generally made from:

 a) Hydrogen
 b) Alkaline metals
 c) Transition metals
 d) Carbon

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Transition metals. Transition metals and their compounds often have good catalytic properties.

National Police Academy is located in:

 a) Abu Road
 b) Hyderabad
 c) Dehradun
 d) Bangalore

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Hyderabad

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"Wall Street" is the name of :

 a) Stock Exchange of Kolkata
 b) Indian Township in Washington
 c) Supermarket in Mumbai
 d) Stock Exchange of New York

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Stock Exchange of New York.

Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?

 a) Archery
 b) Shooting
 c) Boxing
 d) Weight lifting

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Shooting. Jaspal Rana is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category.

Kautilya's Arthashastra mainly deals with ___?

 a) Social aspects
 b) Political statecraft
 c) Economic doctrines
 d) Private property

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Political statecraft.