World Leaders and Politicians

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just five days after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox effectively ended the Civil War. This assassination occurred during the immediate post-war period.

In Iraq, government officials assigned to monitor and control foreign correspondents were commonly referred to as 'minders.' These officials would accompany journalists, restrict their movements, and influence their reporting during the post-2003 occupation period.

Correct answer is (4). 

Correct option is (5).

Correct option is (4).

Correct Answer: Virginia Raggi

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. While the Committee of Five (including Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston) drafted it, Jefferson wrote the majority of the document.

Boris Yeltsin became the first popularly elected President of the Russian Federation in June 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev was the last Soviet leader (not elected as Russian president), and Vladimir Putin succeeded Yeltsin. The election marked Russia's transition to democracy.

Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood film actor and television host for General Electric Theater before entering politics and becoming the 40th U.S. President. Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and John F. Kennedy had careers in law, academia, and politics respectively but were not professional entertainers.

Correct answer is (2). 

Correct answer is (1). 

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940 and led Britain through most of the Second World War until 1945. Neville Chamberlain was his predecessor (1937-1940), while Clement Attlee succeeded Churchill post-war. James Ramsay MacDonald was an earlier interwar PM.

Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black President in 1994 after the end of apartheid and the first multiracial elections. Desmond Tutu was an Archbishop and anti-apartheid activist, Milton Obote led Uganda, and Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe.

George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress in 1775. He led the American forces throughout the Revolutionary War, ultimately securing independence through his military leadership and strategic patience.

Correct option is (1).