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According to Malthusian theory of population

A) Population increases in geometric ratio, food supply B) Population increases in arithmetic ratio, food supply increases in geometric ratio
C) Population increases in a harmonic mean, food supply increases in geometric ratio D) Population increases in a harmonic ratio, food supply increases in a arithmetic ratio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Population increases in geometric ratio, food supply

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19th SAARC Summit was planned to be held in November 2016 but it got postponed. Which country was its host?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) India D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pakistan

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Officially what is the conventional long name of Sri Lanka?

A) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka   B) Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  
C) Republic of Sri Lanka   D) No option is correct.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  

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Which research laboratory has developed an Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley that writes horror stories?

 

A) IBM – Media research lab B) MIT – Media Lab
C) Almaden’s Visual Media D) Wal-mart Media Lab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MIT – Media Lab

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Which country has the largest internet users?

A) USA B) China
C) India D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

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Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?

A) Mandamus B) Prohibition
C) Quo Warranto D) Certiorari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Certiorari

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A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.

A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.

 

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Which of the following is the first country to become Carbon-Negative?

A) Canada B) Poland
C) Bhutan D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhutan

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Indian  Institute  of  Science,  Bangalore  was founded by---

A) CV Raman B) Jamsetji Tata
C) Vikram Sarabhai D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jamsetji Tata

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Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was established in the year 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and H.H. Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore.

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