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71

Which country first landed humans on the Moon?

  • ASoviet Union
  • BUnited Kingdom
  • CUnited States
  • DChina
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” United States
Explanation: The United States achieved the first crewed Moon landing on July 20 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited above in the command module.
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72

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?

  • AStockholm
  • BOslo
  • CGeneva
  • DCopenhagen
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Oslo
Explanation: The Nobel Peace Prize is uniquely awarded in Oslo Norway while the other Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm Sweden. The Norwegian Nobel Committee selects the Peace Prize laureate. This arrangement dates back to Alfred Nobel's will which specified the Norwegian Parliament to oversee this prize.
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73

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in which year?

  • A1945
  • B1946
  • C1947
  • D1948
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” 1948
Explanation: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948. It establishes fundamental human rights to be universally protected and consists of 30 articles. December 10 is observed as Human Rights Day globally.
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74

The ancient wonder 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon' was located in present-day?

  • AEgypt
  • BIran
  • CIraq
  • DTurkey
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Iraq
Explanation: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are traditionally believed to have existed in ancient Babylon near modern-day Hillah in the Babil Province of Iraq. They are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World whose location remains uncertain and unconfirmed archaeologically.
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75

The term 'Cold War' refers to the political tension between which two superpowers?

  • AUSA and China
  • BUSA and USSR
  • CUK and USSR
  • DFrance and Germany
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” USA and USSR
Explanation: The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union lasting from approximately 1947 to 1991. It involved ideological conflict arms race space race and proxy wars but no direct large-scale military confrontation between the two superpowers.
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76

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

  • ACurie Marie
  • BMother Teresa
  • CJane Addams
  • DPearl Buck
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Curie Marie
Explanation: Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize receiving the Physics Prize in 1903 for her research on radiation. She later won a second Nobel in Chemistry in 1911 becoming the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines.
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77

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

  • ARed Sea and Arabian Sea
  • BMediterranean Sea and Red Sea
  • CBlack Sea and Caspian Sea
  • DPersian Gulf and Indian Ocean
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Explanation: The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea cutting through Egypt. Opened in 1869 it provides a crucial shipping route between Europe and Asia eliminating the need to circumnavigate Africa and significantly reducing voyage distances and times.
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78

Which scientist proposed the theory of general relativity?

  • AIsaac Newton
  • BNiels Bohr
  • CAlbert Einstein
  • DMax Planck
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Albert Einstein
Explanation: Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in 1915 describing gravity as a curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy. It revolutionized modern physics and cosmology and has been confirmed through numerous experiments including gravitational wave detection.
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79

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located in?

  • ANew York
  • BGeneva
  • CLondon
  • DWashington D.C.
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Washington D.C.
Explanation: The IMF was established in 1944 during the Bretton Woods Conference and its headquarters are located in Washington D.C. USA. It works to foster global monetary cooperation secure financial stability and facilitate international trade among its 190 member countries.
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80

The Kyoto Protocol is related to which global issue?

  • ANuclear Disarmament
  • BClimate Change
  • CWorld Trade
  • DCybersecurity
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Climate Change
Explanation: The Kyoto Protocol adopted in 1997 in Kyoto Japan is an international treaty that committed industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was the first binding agreement to address climate change and came into force in 2005.
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