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When did David Lloyd first enter into politics?

  1. 1880

  2. 1890

  3. 1900

  4. 1910


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

David Lloyd George entered the British Parliament in 1890, winning a by-election at Caernarvon Boroughs, the seat he retained for 55 years.

When did David Lloyd George become the prime minister of Britain?

  1. 1916

  2. 1918

  3. 1922

  4. 1924


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In December 1916, with the support of the Conservative and Labour leaders, David Lloyd George replaced H.H. Asquith as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

When did David Llyod George born?

  1. 1860

  2. 1863

  3. 1865

  4. 1867


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

David Llyod George, who served as the prime minister of the United Kingdom during the 1st World War, was born on 17th January 1863.

Which of the following countries is not mentioned in the Fourteen Points?

  1. Germany

  2. Austria-Hungary

  3. Poland

  4. Japan


Correct Option: D

Which of the following countries is mentioned in the Fourteen Points?

  1. France

  2. Russia

  3. Belgium

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

When Georges Clemenceau was elected to lead the France through the last year of the war? 

  1. 1916

  2. 1917

  3. 1918

  4. 1919


Correct Option: B

When did Woodrow Wilson enter into Politics?

  1. In 1910

  2. In 1912

  3. In 1914

  4. In 1916


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1910, Woodrow Wilson started his political career as the governor of New Jersey, where he fought machine politics and garnered national attention as a progressive reformer.

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
People knew about cotton much before Harappa. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"Farmers in the Indus valley were the first to spin and weave cotton. In 1929 archaeologists recovered fragments of cotton textiles at Mohenjo-Daro, in what is now Pakistan, dating to between 3250 and 2750 BCE.

Cottonseeds founds at nearby Mehrgarh have been dated to 5000 BCE. Literary references further point to the ancient nature of the subcontinent's cotton industry.

The Vedic scriptures, composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE allude to cotton spinning and weaving.

 

State whether these sentences true (T) or false (F):
Harappan seals were made of metal.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Harappan objects were made of Stone, Shell, and Metal. Copper and bronze were used to make tools, weapons, ornaments, and vessels. Gold and silver were used to make ornaments and vessels. Harappans also made stone seals.