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The most imposing of all the pyramids is the Great Pyramid at Gizeh near Cairo, was built about 2650 B.C by the ____ of the Old kingdom.

A) Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) B) King Tutankhamen
C) Hammunrabi D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu)

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Which of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calender ? 

A) AD 622 B) AD 671
C) AD 571 D) AD 651
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AD 622

Explanation:

Muhammad had to leave Mecca his birth place where he started preaching and take refuse in Medina, where he was given a warm welcome. This event took place in AD 622 and is known as the year of the Hijira, or migration, which became the first year of the Muslim Calendar.

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'The Peloponnesian war' was fought between _______ and _____

A) Sparta and Iran B) Sparta and Athens
C) Athens and Iran D) Athens and Asia Minor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sparta and Athens

Explanation:

The Peloponnesian war, between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC ended in the defeat of Athens and the destruction of her democracy. Athens became a subject state of sparta. This war marked the beginning of the end of the "Glory that was Greece".

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A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______

A) Pictograms B) Cuneiform
C) Hieroglyphic D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cuneiform

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The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.

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Who among the following empasized the 'Five Relationships' ?

A) Lao-tse B) Buddha
C) Confucius D) Mahavira
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Confucius

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To Confucius, Five Relationships were inportant : between ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

older brother and younger brother

older friend and younger friend

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Which one of the following causes rainfall in the north-western parts of india during winter season ? 

A) Cyclonic depression B) Retreating monsoon
C) Western disturbances D) South West monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Western disturbances

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Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for

A) Tigers B) Birds
C) Elephants D) Bisons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tigers

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In India, Which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

A) Montane Wet Temporate Forest B) Sub - tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest D) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

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In India, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest occupies the largest area. The tropical monsoon deciduous forests are found in areas receiving annual rainfall of 100 to 200 cms in India, with a distinct dry and rainy seasons and a small range of temperature. They occur on the wetter western side of the Deccan Plateau, the north-eastern part of the Deccan Plateau and the lower slopes of the Himalayas, on the Siwalik Hills from Jammu in the west to West Bengal in the east.

 

They cover parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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