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The first black captain for the Caribbean team was ____________.

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  1. Forbes Burnham

  2. Eric Williams

  3. Len Hutton

  4. Frank Worrell

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A stylish right-handed batsman and useful left-arm seam bowler, he became famous in the 1950s as the first black captain of the West Indies cricket team. Along with Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of the West Indian cricket. He was the first of the two batsmen to have been involved in two 500-run partnerships in first-class cricket.

Find the wrong statement about Cricket.

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  1. The first written laws of Cricket were drawn up in $1744$

  2. The stumps must be $22$ inches high and the bail across them six inches

  3. The World's first Cricket Club was formed in Hambledon in the $1760$'s

  4. The Sikhs founded the first Indian Cricket Club, the Punjab Club in Amritsar in $1820$

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Correct Option: D

The ancestors to humans were called Hominins, and their origins have been traced to _________.

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  1. Australia

  2. Asia

  3. Africa

  4. Europe

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Correct Option: C

"The Emergency" refers to _________.

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  1. period of 20 days in 1975

  2. period of 202 days in 1975

  3. period of 2 days in 1975

  4. period of 21 months in 1975 to 1977

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian emergency was the period of 21 months in 1975 to 1977.

On which front Western Pakistan faced its major defeat in 1971 war?

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  1. Karachi port

  2. Longevala

  3. Bay of Bengal

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Longevala was the post where major defeat was faced by Pakistan in 1971 war.

Who were the sides of the conflict in Bangladesh war of Independence?

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  1. Detroit v.s Michigan

  2. Eastern pakistan v.s western Pakistan

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eastern and Western Pakistan was the sides of conflict. 

Who had given the name Bangladesh to Eastern Pakistan?

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given the name Bangladesh to Eastern Pakistan after independence.

How many Soldiers of Western Pakistan surrender during the Bangladesh war?

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  1. 70,000

  2. 80,000

  3. 93,000

  4. 12000

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 16 December 1971, Lt. General of Pakistan Army forces located in East Pakistan signed the instrument of surrender. Over 93,000 Pakistani troops surrendered to the Indian forces & Bangladesh Liberation forces, making it the largest surrender since world war II.

What problems that the newly independent nation of India faced?

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  1. The partition of India

  2. Princely states

  3. Diverse population

  4. All above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India faced many challenges after it gained independence. The  partition of India created a lot of problems. The second biggest challenge that India faced was with the  princely states that existed. Another problem faced by independent India was its diverse population.

State whether true or false:
The Constituent Assembly was made up of "only" members of the Congress party.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B