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41
Whom did Henry Tudor defeat in 1485?
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Answer: Option C
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The battle of Bosworth, which took place on 22 August 1485, was the last significant clash of the Wars of the Roses. The armies of Yorkist king Richard III were defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII), which heralded the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and marked the birth of the Tudor age.
42
When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
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Answer: Option D
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Henry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death on 21 April 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle.
43
In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France
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Answer: Option B
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On the 2nd of December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris. According to legend, during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff.
44
Who united Norway, Denmark and, Sweden?
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Answer: Option D
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Margaret I, (born 1353, Soborg, Den.—died Oct. 28, 1412, Flensburg), regent of Denmark (from 1375), of Norway (from 1380), and of Sweden (from 1389), who, by diplomacy and war, pursued dynastic policies that led to the Kalmar Union (1397), which united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden until 1523 and Denmark and Norway until 1814.
45
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called
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Answer: Option C
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Apartheid was the policy of racial segregation and discrimination that governed the relations between the white minority and the non-white majority in South Africa.
46
In which year the Act of Union passed which joined England and Scotland into a single United Kingdom
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Answer: Option B
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With only minor amendments the Scottish Parliament passed the treaty in January 1707, and the English passed it soon after. The royal assent was given on March 6, and the union went into effect on May 1, 1707.
47
On which island of France, Napoleon was born
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Answer: Option B
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Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769, to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino, in his family's ancestral home Casa Buonaparte in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica. He was their fourth child and third son.
48
Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
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Answer: Option B
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Cortez discovered Mexico in the year 1519.
49
The Triple Alliance agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was formed in the year
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Answer: Option A
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The Triple Alliance was an agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 during World War I.
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When did the king Ferdinand VII die?
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Answer: Option C
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When Ferdinand died in September 1833, Isabella was recognized as the sovereign, but his widow was obliged to lean on the liberals as Don Carlos asserted his claims from Portugal and thus began the First Carlist War.