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  • A. 1215
  • B. 1214
  • C. 1216
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Genghis Khan captured Zhongdu, the Jin capital near present-day Beijing, in 1215.

Correct answer: 1215
  • A. 1205
  • B. 1206
  • C. 1207
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Temujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan at a kurultai, or Mongol assembly, in 1206 after defeating and uniting his major rivals.

Correct answer: 1206
  • A. 1939
  • B. 1940
  • C. 1941
  • D. 1942Science

Explanation: The United States entered the Second World War in 1941 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December.

Correct answer: 1941
  • A. Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq
  • B. Allaudin Khilji
  • C. Ghiasuddin Balban
  • D. None Of These

Explanation: Ibn Battuta reached India in 1333 during the reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate.

Correct answer: Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq
  • A. Siam
  • B. Gold Coast
  • C. Belize
  • D. Belarus

Explanation: Ghana was formerly called the Gold Coast during British colonial rule. The name reflected the region’s historical importance in the gold…

Correct answer: Gold Coast
  • A. German chancellor
  • B. Canadian President
  • C. President of Iran
  • D. French President

Explanation: Emmanuel Macron is a French politician who became president of France in 2017. He was re-elected in 2022.

Correct answer: French President
  • A. 1964
  • B. 1965
  • C. 1967
  • D. 1999

Explanation: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited was converted from a private limited company into a public limited company in January 1964.

Correct answer: 1964
  • A. 1963
  • B. 1965
  • C. 1967
  • D. 1969Science

Explanation: SNGPL was incorporated as a private limited company in 1963 and later became a public limited company in January 1964.

Correct answer: 1963
  • A. Spanish
  • B. Dutch
  • C. French
  • D. Italian

Explanation: Columbus was born in Genoa, an Italian maritime republic, though he sailed under the Spanish crown.

Correct answer: Italian
  • A. St. Helena
  • B. WaterLoo
  • C. Paris
  • D. Cologne

Explanation: Napoleon died in exile on the island of Saint Helena in 1821, six years after his defeat at Waterloo.

Correct answer: St. Helena
  • A. 2 Senators
  • B. 3 Senators
  • C. 4 Senators
  • D. 1 Senator

Explanation: The U.S. Constitution gives every state equal representation in the Senate, regardless of population.

Correct answer: 2 Senators
  • A. Abuja
  • B. Nara
  • C. Lamy
  • D. Heiankyo

Explanation: Kyoto was historically called Heian-kyō, meaning the capital of tranquillity and peace, when it became Japan's imperial capital in 794.

Correct answer: Heiankyo
  • A. France
  • B. China
  • C. Britain
  • D. Japan

Explanation: The storming and fall of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 became a defining opening event of the French Revolution.

Correct answer: France
  • A. 29 March 1548
  • B. 29 March 1549
  • C. 29 March 1551
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Salvador was founded on 29 March 1549 by Tomé de Sousa and became Brazil’s first colonial capital.

Correct answer: 29 March 1549
  • A. 30 March 1888
  • B. 29 April 1890
  • C. 31 March 1889
  • D. 2 April 1891Science

Explanation: The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public on 31 March 1889 during the inauguration of the 1889 Paris Exposition.

Correct answer: 31 March 1889
  • A. 1800
  • B. 1803Government & Public Sector Jobs
  • C. 1802
  • D. 1801

Explanation: The Acts of Union took effect on 1 January 1801, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Correct answer: 1801
  • A. 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'
  • B. 'Order of Abdulaziz al Saud '
  • C. 'The Order of Zayed'
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance is listed in standard Gulf-states general-knowledge references as Bahrain’s highest civilian…

Correct answer: 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'
  • A. Iltumish
  • B. Qutubuddin Aibak
  • C. Razia Sultana
  • D. Shah Jehan

Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak began construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi, while his successor Iltutmish substantially completed it.

Correct answer: Qutubuddin Aibak
  • A. Sana akhtar
  • B. Geta
  • C. Eman danish
  • D. None

Explanation: Eman Danish has been reported in Pakistani media and youth-activism references as a very young Pakistani climate activist.

Correct answer: Eman danish
  • A. 1991
  • B. 1990
  • C. 1995
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Kazakhstan declared independence on 16 December 1991, shortly after the Soviet Union began to dissolve.

Correct answer: 1991