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  • A. Ramesh tagore
  • B. Stayendarnath Tagore
  • C. Rabindar Nath Tagore
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service in 1863.

Correct answer: Stayendarnath Tagore
  • A. Knesset
  • B. National Assembly
  • C. Doma
  • D. Sejm

Explanation: Poland's parliament is called the Sejm, together with the Senate forming the National Assembly in the broad constitutional sense.

Correct answer: Sejm
  • A. Xia Dynasty
  • B. Qing Dynasty
  • C. Han Dynasty
  • D. Qin Dynasty

Explanation: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling until the 1911 Revolution and the establishment of the Republic in 1912.

Correct answer: Qing Dynasty
  • A. Lord Buddha born
  • B. Lord Buddha got enlightenment
  • C. All of these Government & Public Sector Jobs
  • D. Lord Buddha passed away

Explanation: Vesak commemorates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, traditionally understood as occurring on the same full-moon observance.

Correct answer: All of these Government & Public Sector Jobs
  • A. None of these
  • B. Sikhism
  • C. Hinduism
  • D. Buddhism

Explanation: Vesak is the principal Buddhist festival and is associated with the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha.

Correct answer: Buddhism
  • A. John Locke
  • B. Thomos Gorden
  • C. Denis Diterot
  • D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Explanation: John Locke is called the Father of Liberalism because his ideas of natural rights, consent of the governed and limited government shaped…

Correct answer: John Locke
  • A. 820 AD
  • B. 822 AD
  • C. 824 AD
  • D. 826 AD

Explanation: Imam Muhammad al-Shafi'i died in 820 AD in Cairo, Egypt. He founded the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence, one of the four major…

Correct answer: 820 AD
  • A. 1037 AD
  • B. 1038 AD
  • C. 1039 AD
  • D. 1040 AD

Explanation: Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, died in 1037 AD. He was a leading physician and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age.

Correct answer: 1037 AD
  • A. 980 AD
  • B. 981 AD
  • C. 982 AD
  • D. 983 AD

Explanation: Ibn Sina was born in 980 AD near Bukhara. His medical encyclopedia, The Canon of Medicine, remained influential for centuries.

Correct answer: 980 AD
  • A. Iran
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Palestine

Explanation: Ibn Sina died at Hamadan, in present-day Iran, in 1037. He was born near Bukhara, so his birthplace and place of death are in different…

Correct answer: Iran
  • A. Kyrgyzstan
  • B. Tajikistan
  • C. Uzbekistan
  • D. Kazakhstan

Explanation: Ibn Sina was born near Bukhara, a city now in Uzbekistan. The historical region was part of the broader Central Asian cultural world, but…

Correct answer: Uzbekistan
  • A. 870 AD
  • B. 970 AD
  • C. 872 AD
  • D. 972 AD

Explanation: Abu Nasr al-Farabi is generally dated to 870 AD, although some sources give 872 because medieval biographical records differ.

Correct answer: 870 AD
  • A. Varansai, India
  • B. New Dehli, India
  • C. Banglore, India
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Gyanvapi Mosque is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, beside the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex.

Correct answer: Varansai, India
  • A. 623 BC
  • B. 723 BC
  • C. 823 BC
  • D. 923 BC

Explanation: Many traditional South Asian general-knowledge references give 623 BC as the birth year of Gautama Buddha at Lumbini.

Correct answer: 623 BC
  • A. Shakespeare
  • B. Queen Elizabeth
  • C. Napoleon
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Napoleon Bonaparte was called the “Little Corporal,” a nickname associated with his early military career and his close relationship with…

Correct answer: Napoleon
  • A. The Soyombo
  • B. Lion
  • C. Rose
  • D. Lily

Explanation: The Soyombo is Mongolia’s national symbol and appears on its flag and coat of arms. Lily, lion, and rose are not Mongolia’s national emblem.

Correct answer: The Soyombo
  • A. 22, April 2005
  • B. 22, April 1970
  • C. 22, April 1969
  • D. 22, April 1998

Explanation: The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970 in the United States, helping launch the modern environmental movement.

Correct answer: 22, April 1970
  • A. 1985
  • B. 1987
  • C. 1986
  • D. 1988Government & Public Sector Jobs

Explanation: The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 at Reactor No. 4 in Soviet Ukraine.

Correct answer: 1986
  • A. Harun-Ur-Rashid
  • B. Walid-bin-Abdul Malik
  • C. Ahmad Shah Qachar
  • D. Salah-ud-Din Ayubi

Explanation: Salah-ud-Din Ayubi, known in Europe as Saladin, united Muslim forces and recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 during the Crusades.

Correct answer: Salah-ud-Din Ayubi
  • A. One nation, one leader and one flag
  • B. Liberty, equality and fraternity
  • C. Government of the people, by the people and for the people
  • D. None if the above

Explanation: Liberty, equality and fraternity, in French liberté, égalité, fraternité, became the defining motto of the French Revolution and the…

Correct answer: Liberty, equality and fraternity