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Who did the historian K M Pannikar call "India's new Manu, the spirit of modern law incarnate"?

Answer

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the________.

A) World War I B) Asian War I
C) Gulf War II D) World War II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) World War II

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Who among the following devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads?

A) Mc Adam B) Jimi Adams
C) George Stephenson D) Graham Brothers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mc Adam

Explanation:

Mc Adam devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads. which is also called macad-amized' roads named after him

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The only Communist Government of Europe which had kept itself free from the influence of Soviet Union is ______

A) Czechoslovakia B) Greece
C) Romania D) Yugoslavia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yugoslavia

Explanation:

The Communist Government of Yugoslavia had kept itself free from the Soviet Union almost from the beginning . Yugoslavia was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. It was a fedaration of 6 republics. In four of these republics, the rule of the communist parties came to an end in 1990. By 1992,Yugoslavia broke up into five independent states-the new states of yugoslavia comprising Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?

A) Phillipines B) Nepal
C) USA D) Laos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nepal

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Is statement about the clergy is true or false?

 

Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

At that time, the king would directly consult to a priest whenever He want to make the decision for the people. This mean that the role of the priest at that time is similar to the role of ministers on modern day's government. This make the priests have equal standing with other nobles.


 


Hence, Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility according to clergy is true.

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World War 2 was fought between two groups, the Allies and the Axis Powers? Which country did not belong to the Axis Powers?

A) Denmark B) Bulgaria
C) Romania D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Denmark

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Which of the following countries was associated with Khmer Rouge?

A) Combodia B) Vietnam
C) Thailand D) Burma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Combodia

Explanation:

In 1975, a party called khmer Rouge had taken control of Cambodia under the leader ship of Pol Pot. The Government of Pol pot established a regime of terror in Cambodia and started following a policy of genocide against its own people.

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