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Q1. In 1966 what unexpected event occurred in Indian politics?

A
India became a republic
B
The Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru died in office
C
Indira Gandhi was assassinated while in office as Prime Minister
D
Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister, the first woman in the office
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Q2. Which dynasty, lasting from 907 to 1125 CE, ruled present-day Mongolia and portions of the Russian Far East, northern Korea, and northern China including all of Manchuria?

A
Qing
B
Ming
C
Liao
D
Tang
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Q3. In 1838, which steamship made the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, from Bristol to New York?

A
The Lusitania
B
The Titanic
C
The Great Western
D
The Queen Elizabeth I
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Q4. What did the printing process invented by American Charles Hull in 1983 and 1984 (patent finally approved in 1986) lead to?

A
A process to generate sky printing from ground-based sources
B
The word processing programme known as Word
C
A process to print on stone, for headstones
D
Commercial 3-D printing
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Q5. Built in 1765, what is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, still manned by the British Royal Navy?

A
HMS Belfast
B
Repulse
C
Cutty Sark
D
Victory
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Q6. History is what?

A
Gone and forgotten
B
Bunkum
C
Difficult
D
The systematic study of the past
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Q7. The Union of South Africa became fully sovereign and independent from the United Kingdom in 1931, as a consequence of what?

A
A co-ordinated request by Commonwealth countries
B
A referendum in the country
C
A petition in the UK
D
The UK's passing of the Statute of Westminster
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