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  • A. Stock Exchange
  • B. Newspapers & Press agencies offices
  • C. Cinema Halls
  • D. Shipping Centers

Explanation: London's Fleet Street became famous as the centre of Britain's newspaper industry, with newspaper offices, printing works and press…

Correct answer: Newspapers & Press agencies offices
  • A. Centenary
  • B. Septuagenarian
  • C. Octogenarian
  • D. Immortal

Explanation: An octogenarian is a person aged 80 to 89, so an 80-year-old is an octogenarian.

Correct answer: Octogenarian
  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 7
  • D. 10

Explanation: Pakistan’s First Constituent Assembly was formed in August 1947 and dissolved in October 1954, so it lasted a little over seven years.

Correct answer: 7
  • A. 1951
  • B. 1969
  • C. 1967
  • D. 1901

Explanation: The economics award was first given in 1969, unlike the original Nobel Prizes, which began in 1901.

Correct answer: 1969
  • A. Oman and Qatar
  • B. Kuwait and Iraq
  • C. UAE and Saudi Arabia
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were the first Gulf Cooperation Council states to introduce VAT, applying it in January 2018.

Correct answer: UAE and Saudi Arabia
  • A. Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi
  • B. Sultan Salahudin Ayubi
  • C. Sultan Sulaiman Khan
  • D. Sultan Muhammad Fateh

Explanation: Sultan Muhammad II, known as Muhammad Fateh, captured Constantinople in 1453 and became known as Mehmed the Conqueror.

Correct answer: Sultan Muhammad Fateh
  • A. 5
  • B. 7
  • C. 2
  • D. 3

Explanation: Three commissioners were appointed to survey and administer the area selected for the federal capital under the Residence Act.

Correct answer: 3
  • A. 1891
  • B. 1790
  • C. 1691
  • D. 1091

Explanation: The Residence Act of 1790 established the site for the permanent capital, which was later named Washington.

Correct answer: 1790
  • A. George Washington
  • B. Ronald Reagan
  • C. Donald Trump
  • D. Hillary Clinton

Explanation: Donald Trump prominently used “Make America Great Again” in his 2016 presidential campaign.

Correct answer: Donald Trump
  • A. 37
  • B. 33
  • C. 31
  • D. 27Psychology

Explanation: Nelson Mandela spent 27 years imprisoned, mostly on Robben Island, before his release in 1990.

Correct answer: 27Psychology
  • A. Jeff Bezos
  • B. Mark Zuckerberg
  • C. Amancio Ortega
  • D. Bill Gates

Explanation: Jeff Bezos was ranked the world’s richest person in 2018, largely because of his Amazon holdings.

Correct answer: Jeff Bezos
  • A. $80 billion
  • B. $140 billion
  • C. $110 billion
  • D. $50 billion

Explanation: During Donald Trump’s 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia, the two sides announced an arms deal framework valued at about $110 billion.

Correct answer: $110 billion
  • A. Israel
  • B. Great Britain
  • C. Russia
  • D. Saudi Arabia

Explanation: Saudi Arabia was Trump’s first foreign destination as US president in May 2017.

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
  • A. Bhopal
  • B. New Dehli
  • C. Kolkata
  • D. Mumbai

Explanation: Abdul Qadeer Khan was born in Bhopal in 1936, before the partition of British India. Bhopal is now in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Correct answer: Bhopal
  • A. USA
  • B. China
  • C. Japan
  • D. UK

Explanation: The Democracy Wall was a famous site in Beijing where citizens displayed posters calling for political reform, especially during the 1978…

Correct answer: China
  • A. French PM
  • B. USA PM
  • C. British PM
  • D. Queen of England

Explanation: 10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Correct answer: British PM
  • A. 1953
  • B. 1956
  • C. 1959
  • D. 1962

Explanation: Tunisia gained independence from France on 20 March 1956, with Habib Bourguiba becoming the country’s first president.

Correct answer: 1956
  • A. Saint Helena
  • B. Corsica
  • C. Elba
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica in 1769.

Correct answer: Corsica
  • A. England
  • B. Greece
  • C. Italy
  • D. Germany

Explanation: The European Renaissance began in the Italian city-states, especially Florence, during the fourteenth century.

Correct answer: Italy
  • A. None of these
  • B. 326 Bc
  • C. 236 Bc
  • D. 336 Bc

Explanation: Alexander became king of Macedonia in 336 BC after the assassination of his father, Philip II.

Correct answer: 336 Bc