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Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work 'Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus' ?

A) Anita Desai	B) Aditi Krishna Kumar
C) Rupa Iyer	D) Preethi Nair

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aditi Krishna Kumar

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The first Indian to win an olypic medal in badminton was

A) Syed Modi	B) Prakash Padukone
C) Pullela Gopichand	D) Saina Nehwal

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Saina Nehwal

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An alloy is an example of

A) Colloidal solution	B) Emulsion
C) Solid solution	D) Heterogenous mixture

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Solid solution

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Prawns belong to which family?

A) Crustaceans	B) Fish
C) Amphibians	D) Reptiles

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crustaceans

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Involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A) Central nervous system	B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Peripheral nervous system	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system

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Involuntary muscles are the muscles which contract without conscious control whereas Voluntary muscles are the muscles that help you walk, talk, pick up things, jump and do all the basic or complex movements you do everyday with your consciousness.

* The contraction in the involuntary muscles is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. These are present in the walls of the digestive system, blood vessels, bronchi, uterus and bladder.

* Voluntary muscles are mostly located in the arms ,legs ,hands, and feet.

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Birth rate in a country is defined as

A) Number of births per 100 in 1 year	B) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
C) Number of births per km of area in 1 year	D) Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year

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_________ says that the marginal product of a factor input initially rises with its employment level. But after reaching a certain level of employment, it starts falling.

A) Law of diminishing marginal product	B) Law of variable proportions
C) The Short Run	D) The Long Run

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Law of variable proportions

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Increase in the demand for a good will cause the equilibrium price of the good to ________ and the equilibrium quantity to _________.

A) increase; increase	B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease	D) decrease; increase

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