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1
Who among the following is referred to as 'Desert Fox'?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
General Erwin Rommel was the field Marshal in the Wehrmacht (armed force of Nazi Germany) during World War-II. He was known for his brilliant battle tactics 'fox-like' sneak attacks while fighting in the deserts of North Africa. This made him earn the title of " Desert Fox".
2
From which city, the Russian revolution of 1917 begin
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia's use of the Julian calendar) begins on this day in 1917, when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of the czarist regime.
3
What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lee Harvey Oswald was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald was an American Marxist and former U.S. Marine who assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Oswald was honorably released from active duty in the Marine Corps into the reserve and defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959.
4
When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Trans-Siberian Railroad thus had two completion dates: in 1904 all the sections from Moscow to Vladivostok were linked and completed running through Manchuria; in 1916 there was finally a Trans-Siberian Railroad wholly within Russian territory.
5
Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
From the given option Saudi Arabia is the only country which has a hereditary head of sate i.e. Saudi Arabia is a monarch country.
6
The first atomic bomb was thrown over
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
During the World War-II (1939-45), on 6th August 1945, U.S dropped the nuclear bomb (little boy) over the city of Hiroshima in Japan and on 9th August 1945,dropped another nuclear bomb (Fat Man) on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
7
Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
As Pingala's system ranks binary patterns starting at one (four short syllables—binary "0000"—is the first pattern), the nth pattern corresponds to the binary representation of n-1 (with increasing positional values).
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Which decade is called as the "Era of Decolonisation"?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The large scale decoloniztion of Africa began in 1950's therefore many historians describe late 1950's as the "Era of Decolonization".
9
Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The US Parliament is called congress. Senate is the upper house of bicameral legislature of U.S. parliament. The lower house is known as House of Representatives.
10
Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe.