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Starscream is the Air Commander for the Decepticons in most Transformers continuities. He leads the aerial forces and constantly schemes to overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. His treacherous ambition and aerial combat skills make him one of the most iconic Decepticon characters.

D-Day refers to June 6, 1944, when Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France. This operation, codenamed Operation Overlord, marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control and was a turning point in World War II.

World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later, honoring their guarantee to protect Polish sovereignty. This invasion triggered the global conflict that would last until 1945.

The Indian Constitution originally had 8 Schedules, but several amendments have added more over time. By 2012, there were 12 Schedules in the Constitution. The Schedules contain additional details and lists related to constitutional provisions such as languages, anti-defection law, land reforms, and tribal areas.

Subroto Cup is one of India's most prestigious inter-school football tournaments, held annually in New Delhi. It was started in 1958 and is named after Indian Air Force officer Subroto Mukerjee. The tournament attracts school teams from across India and abroad, making it a key event for nurturing young football talent.

In Oracle databases, the SYS user owns the data dictionary tables and associated objects. The data dictionary contains metadata about the database structure, users, privileges, and all database objects. It's a critical component that Oracle uses to manage and control the database, accessible through views like DBA_, ALL_, and USER_.

In 1893, Mohandas Gandhi was traveling by train from Durban to Pretoria in South Africa when he was forcibly removed from a first-class compartment at Pietermaritzburg station despite having a valid ticket. The incident occurred because he was a person of color in a whites-only compartment, and he was thrown off the train at Durban. This experience of racial discrimination galvanized his resolve to fight against injustice.

The most common form of color blindness is red-green color blindness (protanopia/deuteranopia), where individuals have difficulty distinguishing between red and green colors. Many people with this condition perceive red as greenish or yellow-green, while seeing greens as more muted. This is because the cones in the retina responsible for detecting red or green wavelengths don't function properly.

The Ganga forms a famous estuary known as the Sundarbans, where it meets the Bay of Bengal. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean. While other major Indian rivers like Kaveri, Krishna, and Narmada also have deltas or mouths, the Ganga-Brahmaputra estuary system is the most significant and well-known.

Yellow fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, making option A correct. The Anopheles mosquito (option B) is primarily responsible for transmitting malaria, not yellow fever. Culex mosquitoes (option D) transmit diseases like West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis, while house flies (option C) are not vectors for yellow fever.