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- A. Slobodan Milosevic
- B. Radovan Karadzic
- C. Ratko Mladic
- D. Dobrica Cosic
Explanation: Slobodan Milosevic, the former president of Serbia and Yugoslavia, died in custody at the ICTY detention unit in The Hague in 2006.
Correct answer: Slobodan Milosevic- A. Juan Pern
- B. Jorge Videla
- C. Daniel Ortega
- D. Octavio Paz
Explanation: General Jorge Rafael Videla became Argentina's de facto president after the military coup of March 1976.
Correct answer: Jorge Videla- A. September 11
- B. December 25
- C. July 4
- D. January 1
Explanation: Augusto Pinochet's coup against Salvador Allende occurred on September 11, 1973.
Correct answer: September 11- A. Ho Chi Minh
- B. Phnom Penh
- C. Sihanouk
- D. Pol Pot
Explanation: Pol Pot was the revolutionary name of Saloth Sar, the leader of Democratic Kampuchea and the Khmer Rouge regime.
Correct answer: Pol Pot- A. Corazn Aquino
- B. Fernando Lepez
- C. Ferdinand Marcos
- D. Arturo Tolentino
Explanation: Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines as president from 1965 until 1986 and became known for authoritarian rule and martial law.
Correct answer: Ferdinand Marcos- A. Cultural Revolution
- B. Great Leap Forward
- C. Long March
- D. Little Red Book
Explanation: The Great Leap Forward was Mao Zedong's 1958 to 1960 campaign to rapidly transform China into an industrial and collectivised society, but…
Correct answer: Great Leap Forward- A. 1969
- B. 1979
- C. 1959
- D. 1949
Explanation: Ayatollah Khomeini led the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and established the Islamic Republic.
Correct answer: 1979- A. Ba'ath
- B. Subha Tulfa
- C. Shi'a
- D. Abid al-Majid
Explanation: Saddam Hussein belonged to the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which promoted Arab nationalism and socialism.
Correct answer: Ba'ath- A. HAMAS
- B. PLO
- C. Intikada
- D. Intifada
Explanation: Intifada is the Arabic term commonly translated as uprising or shaking off, especially referring to Palestinian uprisings against Israeli…
Correct answer: Intifada- A. George Washington
- B. Sir Winston Churchill
- C. Reagan
- D. Roosevelt
Explanation: Winston Churchill popularised the term Iron Curtain in his 1946 Fulton speech to describe the political and ideological division…
Correct answer: Sir Winston Churchill251. Who are Kurds?
- A. People of Kurdistan in Western Asia
- B. People of Kurdistan in Eastern Asia
- C. People of Kurdistan in Central Asia
- D. People of Kurdistan in Northern Asia
Explanation: The Kurds are an ethnic group whose historic homeland, Kurdistan, lies in Western Asia across parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
Correct answer: People of Kurdistan in Western Asia- A. Iran
- B. Kuwait
- C. Iraq
- D. Syria
Explanation: In the 1970s, Kurdish forces fought the Iraqi government for greater autonomy, with the conflict ending unsuccessfully for the Kurdish…
Correct answer: Iraq- A. Nazis
- B. Fascist
- C. German Socialist
- D. None of them
Explanation: Hitler’s party was the Nazi Party, formally the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, which promoted extreme German nationalism…
Correct answer: Nazis- A. short weapons
- B. Modern weapons
- C. Smart weapons
- D. Mini weapons
Explanation: Smart weapons are precision-guided munitions that use systems such as laser guidance, television homing, or TERCOM to reach their targets.
Correct answer: Smart weapons255. How is termed the upsurge in racial and political intolerance in western Europe of the early 1990s?
- A. European Nazis
- B. Neo-Nazism
- C. Fascism
- D. Modern Nazis
Explanation: Neo-Nazism refers to the post-World War II revival of Nazi-like racial nationalism and authoritarian politics, including the far-right…
Correct answer: Neo-Nazism- A. USA and Britain
- B. USSR and Britain
- C. USA and USSR
- D. USSR and Germany
Explanation: The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks were conducted by the two Cold War superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
Correct answer: USA and USSR- A. Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)
- B. SALT III
- C. SALT IV
- D. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
Explanation: The negotiations begun in 1982 were called START, meaning Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, and focused on reducing rather than merely…
Correct answer: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)258. Who were Vikings?
- A. East Europe's mariners and warriors
- B. West Europe's mariners and warriors
- C. Scandinavian mariners and warriors
- D. Scandinavian barbarians
Explanation: Vikings were Scandinavian seafarers who travelled, traded, raided, and settled across Europe from roughly the eighth to the eleventh…
Correct answer: Scandinavian mariners and warriors- A. British
- B. France
- C. Italian
- D. German
Explanation: The British devised concentration camps during the Second Boer War to detain Boer women and children and other civilians.
Correct answer: British- A. Ethnic cleansing
- B. Muslim cleansing
- C. Balkan cleansing
- D. Crusade cleansing
Explanation: Ethnic cleansing means the systematic killing, terrorising or forced removal of an ethnic population from a territory, as seen during the…
Correct answer: Ethnic cleansing