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Multiple choice general knowledge history

What is India's highest civilian award called?

  1. Bharat Ratna.

  2. Arjuna Award.

  3. Nobel Award

  4. Param Vir Chakra.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service in any field. Arjuna Award is for sports excellence, Param Vir Chakra is the highest military gallantry award, and Nobel Award is an international prize, not Indian.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who invented Kulfi ice cream?

  1. Mauryas

  2. Marathas

  3. Pathans

  4. Mughals
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kulfi, the traditional Indian frozen dessert, was introduced during the Mughal era. The Mughals brought the technique of using ice and salt to freeze milk-based desserts. It's not attributed to Mauryas, Marathas, or Pathans.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

The India Gate is a landmark of...

  1. Mumbai

  2. Delhi

  3. Chennai

  4. Hyderabad
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B Correct answer
Explanation

India Gate is a prominent war memorial located in New Delhi, honoring Indian soldiers who died in World War I. It's an iconic landmark of Delhi, not Mumbai, Chennai, or Hyderabad. The arch is inspired by the Arc de Triomphe.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

when did Napoleon Die?

  1. 5 May 1821

  2. 6 June 1819

  3. 14 December 1825

  4. 10 January 1815
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Napoleon died on May 5, 1821 while in exile on Saint Helena Island. The other dates are incorrect - 1825 is after his death, and 1815 is the year of his final defeat at Waterloo, not his death.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who is the assassin of Former US president John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 23, 1963?

  1. John Wilkes Boothe

  2. Gavrilo Princip

  3. Lee Harvey Oswald

  4. Nathuram Vinayag Godse
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lee Harvey Oswald was identified as the sniper who assassinated President Kennedy on November 22, 1963 (not 23rd). John Wilkes Boothe killed Lincoln, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who placed the bomb contained suitcase near the conference table where Adolf Hitler was sitting on July 20, 1944 in a failed assassination attempt?

  1. Erwin Rommel

  2. Heinrich Himmler

  3. Herman Hess

  4. Von Stauffenberg
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Claus von Stauffenberg planted the briefcase bomb during the July 20, 1944 plot to kill Hitler. Rommel was implicated but didn't plant the bomb himself, while Himmler and Hess were not involved in this assassination attempt.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand triggered one of the most important events of 20th century. What is that?

  1. Emergence of Bullet-proof vest

  2. Vietnam War

  3. Second World War

  4. First World War
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was the immediate trigger that began World War I. WWII began in 1939, the Vietnam War was mid-20th century, and bulletproof vests are unrelated.