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Who organized 'Red Army'

Answer

 Trotsky


 

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Which among the following pairs is mismatched?

A) Electricity act – 2003 B) Green Revolution – 1991
C) National Telecom policy – 2012 D) National policy on skill & development–2009
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Green Revolution – 1991

Explanation:

The given matching is about the policies and acts names and in which year they took place.

Here Green Revolution - 1991 is given and which is not TRUE. It took place in between 1960 - 1980.

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Which of the following poems was/were credited to a Greek poet named Homer?

A) Iliad B) Odyssey
C) Periplus D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

Explanation:

Two poems, credited to a poet named Homer, provide a great deal of information about the life and institutions of the early Greeks. The Iliad is the story of siege and destruction of the city of Troy, on the western coast of Asia miner. The Odyssey describes the adventures and return home, from troy , of a Greek hero, Odysseus.

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Which of the following events of World History marked the beginning of the Second World War?

A) Invasion of Poland by German armies B) Occupation of Latvia , Estonia and Lithuania by the soviet Union
C) War against Finland declared by the USSR D) The period of 'Phoney war"
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Invasion of Poland by German armies

Explanation:

On 1 september 1939 German armies marched into poland. On 3 September Britain and France declared war on Germany.Thus the invasion of poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. The German armies completed the conquest of poland in less than three weeks as no aid reached poland. In spite of the declaration of war, however, there was little actual fighting for many months. Therefore, the war during the period from  september 1939 to April 1940 when germany invaded Narway and Denmark is known as the "Phoney War"

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'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilizations?

A) Egyptian Civilization B) Arab Civilization
C) Chinese Civilization D) Roman Civilization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Egyptian Civilization

Explanation:

The 'sphinx' is a mythological animal with the body of a lion and the head of man. Each Sphinx was carved out of a single solid stone.

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Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was born?

A) Tiberius B) Augustus
C) Gaius Octavius D) Julius Caesar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Augustus

Explanation:

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Augustus was a Roman statesman and military leader who served as the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, controlling Imperial Rome from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. Jesus was born in 4 BC.

 

Hence, Augustus was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was born.

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What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?

Answer

San Marino

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The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at

Answer

Northern California

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