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Who was Bob Geldof?

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  1. Dancer

  2. Popstar

  3. Author

  4. Politician

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Bob Geldof was an Irish popstar from the group The Boomtown Rats.
  • He was so moved by the famine pictures of Ethiopia that he immediately begin working on record to raise money to help the famine victims.
  • He was made a knight - Sir Bob Geldof - for his work with Band Aid and Live Aid.

Which country was ruled by a communist military leader?

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  1. Eritrea

  2. Italy

  3. Egypt

  4. Ethiopia

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Ethiopia was ruled by a communist military leader. Throughout 1982 and 1983, Western governments had been reluctant to help starving Ethiopians because the country was ruled by a communist military leader.
  • They feared that any money they gave to Ethiopia would be used to buy weapons instead of food.

In which place was the Community Charge introduced?

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  1. Scotland

  2. Wales

  3. England

  4. Ireland

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The Community Charge was introduced in Scotland in April 1989. It charged people local government taxes per head rather than per house.
  • This tax severely damaged Margaret Thatcher's reputation and lead to public demonstrations.

Which country was fighting famine in the year 1984?

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  1. Eritrea

  2. Ethiopia

  3. Italy

  4. Egypt

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Over 8 million people wear starving in Northern Ethiopia due to a famine.
  • Over 1 million people were estimated to have died in the year 1984 due to the famine.

_______ is often said to be the 'engine of change'.

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  1. Politicians

  2. Climate

  3. War

  4. Soldiers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • War is often said to be the 'engine of change' costing millions of lives. Many changes were brought about by the war in the 20th century.
  • For example, in 1900 the British Army was fighting the Boers over who should run the British Colony of South Africa. In 2010, the army was fighting in Afghanistan.

The historian Ian Dawson suggested a set of rules to decide if an event is significant or not. Which of the following was not one of them?

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  1. The event changed people's ideas.

  2. The events had a long-lasting impact on their country and world.

  3. The event changed or impacted events at the time.

  4. The event improved lots of politicians life or made them worse.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The historian Ian Dawson suggested a set of rules to decide if an event is significant or not. He said that for an event to be significant it needed to have the following:
  • The event changed people's ideas.
  • The events had a long-lasting impact on their country and world.
  • The event changed or impacted events at the time.
  • The event improved lots of people's life or made them worse.

People with _______ vouchers issued by the government could enter the UK.

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  1. Wage

  2. Government

  3. Employment

  4. Immigration Voucher

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • As per the Commonwealth Immigrations Act of 1962, only those with employment vouchers issued by the government could enter the UK.
  • The employment vouchers indicated permission to work. The 1968 Commonwealth immigrations act further limited this right.

Which magazine has chosen a 'Man of the Year' every year since 1927?

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  1. Newyork Times

  2. The Economist

  3. Time

  4. The Daily

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Time magazine, an American weekly political magazine has chosen a 'Man of the Year' every year since 1927.
  • Winners have included Mahatma Gandhi, John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin to name a few.

Who was named Time magazines 'Person of the Century' in the year 1999?

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  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Issac Newton

  3. Albert Einstein

  4. Mahatma Gandhi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In 1999, Time magazine chose their 'Person of the Century'.
  • They decided the most important person of the 20th century was Albert Einstein.

The works of Zwingly spread Protestant sect in Switzerland. In which of the following year did Zwingly die?

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  1. 1531 A.D.

  2. 1541 A.D.

  3. 1521 A.D.

  4. 1511 A.D.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingly was a famous religious leader and the most important reformer of Swiss Protestant Reformation. He was born on 01 January 1484 at Wildhaus in the Toggenburg (Switzerland) and died on 11 October 1531 near Kappel (Switzerland). He died in a battle fighting for his city Zurich.