Tag: history

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Which country in Asia was the first to win its independence from the British Empire?
general knowledge history

  1. Hongkong

  2. Myanmar

  3. Ceylon

  4. India

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Correct Option: D

Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
general knowledge history

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Subhash Bose

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Anand Krishna Goyal

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Correct Option: A

Suharto has been regarded a cruel and ruthless dictator who usurped Indonesia's presidency in 1967. After deposing Sukarno however, Suharto shared powers with two more leaders - and formed a triumvirate. Who were the other two?
general knowledge history

  1. Budi Wibawa and Abdullah Zakar

  2. Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jayalakshmi Putrajaya

  3. Sultan Hamengkubuwono and Adam Malik

  4. Jong Cahyadi and Ibrahim Mansoer

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Correct Option: C

Who was the first Prime Minister of Singapore?
general knowledge history

  1. Lee Kuan Yew

  2. Lee Hsien Loong

  3. Goh Chok Tong

  4. Vivian Balakrishnan

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Correct Option: A

Which Agreement partitioned Vietnam into North and South along the 17th Parallel?
general knowledge history

  1. The Geneva Agreement of 1954

  2. The Panmunjon Agreement of 1953

  3. The Hague Accord of 1962

  4. The Simla Accord of 1972

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Correct Option: A

Which Pakistani Prime Minister was brutally hanged, along with his son, on charges of corruption?
general knowledge history

  1. Nawaz Sharif

  2. Mortaza Bhutto

  3. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

  4. Benazir Bhutto

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Correct Option: C

Which nation's Prime Minister imposed capital controls on all the foreign investments during the 1997 economic crisis?
general knowledge history

  1. Malaysia

  2. North Korea

  3. Indonesia

  4. Phillipines

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Correct Option: A

When did Japan join the United Nations?
general knowledge history

  1. 1945

  2. 1951

  3. 1956

  4. 1960

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Correct Option: C

Which Indian independence leader was a staunch Communist who introduced Marxist principles into the Indian National Congress during his presidency of the organization in 1938?
general knowledge history

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Subhash Bose

  3. Sukhdev

  4. Valbhai Patel

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Correct Option: B

In 1996, what was the name of the Islamist Separatist Movement that used guerrilla tactics and terrorism in the southerly parts of the Phillippines?
general knowledge history

  1. Moro National Liberation Front

  2. Laskhar E Toiba

  3. Islamic People's Party

  4. Manila Islamists League

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Correct Option: A