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  • A. Sanskrit
  • B. Prakrit
  • C. Hindi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Gandhara region used Gandhari, a form of Prakrit, in inscriptions and manuscripts.

Correct answer: Prakrit
  • A. Canada
  • B. Norway
  • C. Uruguay
  • D. Australia

Explanation: Uruguay became the first country to establish a nationwide legal framework for recreational cannabis in 2013.

Correct answer: Uruguay
  • A. 2016Geographic Reference
  • B. 2015
  • C. 2013
  • D. 2014

Explanation: Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, jointly with Kailash Satyarthi, for their work defending children's rights and…

Correct answer: 2014
  • A. France
  • B. Italy
  • C. Germany
  • D. Norway

Explanation: France introduced the first modern goods and services tax in 1954. Although other countries later adopted GST or VAT systems, France is…

Correct answer: France
  • A. 1923
  • B. 1929
  • C. 1933
  • D. 1938

Explanation: The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on 16 May 1929, honoring films released in 1927 and 1928.

Correct answer: 1929
  • A. Romaina
  • B. Russia
  • C. Canada
  • D. Sweden

Explanation: TT, short for Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, is Sweden’s national news agency.

Correct answer: Sweden
  • A. Romania
  • B. Canada
  • C. Germany
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Rompres was the former national news agency of Romania, later renamed Agerpres. The name itself combines “Romania” with “press.”

Correct answer: Romania
  • A. Italy
  • B. France
  • C. Spain
  • D. Germany

Explanation: The Arch of Janus is an ancient Roman four-faced arch in Rome, Italy. Its name refers to Janus, the Roman god of gates and transitions.

Correct answer: Italy
  • A. Jordan
  • B. Syria
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Saudi Arabia’s flag is traditionally not lowered to half-mast because it bears the Islamic declaration of faith and a sword.

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
  • A. Jahangir
  • B. Shah Jahan
  • C. Babar
  • D. Akbar

Explanation: Akbar’s court traditionally included the Nine Jewels, or Navaratnas, who were distinguished scholars, artists, administrators and military…

Correct answer: Akbar
  • A. King Salman
  • B. King Faisal
  • C. King Ahmad
  • D. King Bagwar

Explanation: King Salman became the first Saudi monarch to make an official visit to Russia when he visited Moscow in 2017.

Correct answer: King Salman
  • A. Ibn-e-Khaldoom
  • B. Wilhelm Wundt
  • C. Adams Smith
  • D. Charless Darwin

Explanation: Wilhelm Wundt is called the father of modern psychology because he established the first laboratory dedicated to experimental psychology…

Correct answer: Wilhelm Wundt
  • A. 1969
  • B. 1979
  • C. 1989
  • D. 1999

Explanation: Burma’s military government officially changed the country’s English name to Myanmar in 1989.

Correct answer: 1989
  • A. 88Shopping For Authentic South Asian Apparel
  • B. 86
  • C. 90
  • D. 84

Explanation: Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in 1928 and died on 8 July 2016, making him 88 years old.

Correct answer: 88Shopping For Authentic South Asian Apparel
  • A. Nehru
  • B. Churchill
  • C. Roosevelt
  • D. none of these

Explanation: Winston Churchill used the insulting phrase “half-naked fakir” for Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian independence struggle.

Correct answer: Churchill
  • A. National assembly
  • B. Federal assembly
  • C. National Assembly of People's Power
  • D. Cortes

Explanation: Cuba’s legislature is officially the National Assembly of People’s Power, the country’s highest representative body.

Correct answer: National Assembly of People's Power
  • A. 2013
  • B. 2014
  • C. 2015
  • D. 2016

Explanation: The Houthis captured Sana’a in September 2014 and displaced the internationally recognized government from effective control.

Correct answer: 2014
  • A. Robert Mugabe
  • B. Jonas Savimbi
  • C. Samuel Doe
  • D. Amilcar Carbral

Explanation: Jonas Savimbi founded and led UNITA during Angola’s prolonged civil war.

Correct answer: Jonas Savimbi
  • A. Russia
  • B. European countries
  • C. US
  • D. China

Explanation: The United States has traditionally been Saudi Arabia’s leading supplier of sophisticated military equipment, including aircraft and…

Correct answer: US
  • A. Capri
  • B. Elba
  • C. Corsica
  • D. St.Helena

Explanation: After his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died.

Correct answer: St.Helena