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Who speaks of Cabinet system as "the steering wheel of the ship of state"?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
John Muin a Scottish - American naturalist considered the cabinet system is the steering wheel of the ship of state.
22
In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.
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What is the name of the World's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Nauru is the world's smallest republic. It has an area of 21 sq. km only and 10,084 residents.
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When did the Battle of Crecy take place?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
It was the first of three famous English successes during the conflict, followed by Poitiers in 1356 and Agincourt in 1415. The battle was fought on 26 August 1346 near Crécy, in northern France.
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When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
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Answer: Option C
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In the Battle of Plassey 1757, Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the Company. Company was granted the diwani, or the right to collect revenue, in Bengal and Biharin 1765.
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What according to Communism is the chief enemy of the society?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
According to communism capitalist class is the chief enemy of the society.
27
When did China start the Civil Services Examination?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
China started the civil services examination in 605 A.D. They established the system of chinese imperial examination to select the candidates for the state bureaucracy.
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Who was the first Chancellor of Germany
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The office was created in the North German Confederation in 1867, when Otto von Bismarck became the first Chancellor. With the unification of Germany and establishment of the German Empire in 1871, the Confederation evolved into a German nation-state and the office became known as the Chancellor of Germany.
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Who was the first to distill petroleum?
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Answer: Option A
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Benjamin Silliman Sr had been the first person to use the process of fractional distillation, and, in 1854, Benjamin Silliman Jr became the first person to fractionate petroleum by distillation.
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Who founded the Great Seljuq Empire in 1037
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Answer: Option B
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The Seljuk empire was founded by Tughril Beg (1016–1063) in 1037. From their homelands near the Aral Sea, the Seljuks advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainland Persia, before eventually conquering eastern Anatolia.