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People in all the following countries had to be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, except

A) Kazakhstan B) Belarus
C) Russia D) Ukraine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kazakhstan

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A peace treaty between Japan and which country has not been concluded yet, even after 70 years have passed since the end of World War Two?

A) India B) Russia
C) China D) Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Russia

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Alexander Kerensky was

A) the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution B) a  close  confidant  of  Lenin,  with  whose help the Czar was dethroned
C) the head of the Czar’s army D) an advisor of Joseph Stalin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution

Explanation:

Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who was a key political figure in the Russian Revolutionof 1917. After the February Revolution of 1917 he joined the newly formed Russian Provisional Government

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George Washington was made the commander in chief of the American forces

A) in December 1773, after the Bostontea party B) at the First Continental Congress in September 1774
C) at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 D) by the Continental Congress at the Declaration of Independence on 4th July,1776
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at the Second Continental Congress in 1775

Explanation:

At second  continental  congress  in 1775,   George   Washington   was made    commander in  chief    of American forces.

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During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?

A) Sung B) Tang
C) Han D) Chin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chin

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The Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in which city?

A) Mumbai B) Pune
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai

Explanation:

The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in Mumbai.
India gets its 37th WORLD UNESCO World HERITAGE SITE. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai declared as a World Heritage Property by UNESCO. This makes Mumbai city the second city in India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. In the past 5 years alone, India has managed to get inscribed seven of its properties/sites on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. India now has overall 37 World Heritage Inscriptions with 29 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed sites. While India stands second largest in number after China

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Military exercise ‘Prabal Dosty’ Which was held in November 2017 was conducted between ___________

A) India and Afghanistan B) India and Kazakhstan
C) India and Uzbekistan D) India and Turkmenistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India and Kazakhstan

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Maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

A) Orthodox B) Catholics
C) Anabapists D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Catholics

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Maryland was established by Calvert brothers as a refuge for Roman Catholics prosecuted in England.

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