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- Question
Alexander Kerensky was
Options- A. the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution
- B. a close confidant of Lenin, with whose help the Czar was dethroned
- C. the head of the Czar?s army
- D. an advisor of Joseph Stalin
- Correct Answer
- the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution
ExplanationAlexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who was a key political figure in the Russian Revolutionof 1917. After the February Revolution of 1917 he joined the newly formed Russian Provisional Government
- 1. Is statement about the clergy is true or false? Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility.
Options- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE Discuss
- 2. The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to
Options- A. The Executive
- B. The Press and news paper
- C. Parliament
- D. The Judiciary Discuss
- 3. The international crisis in 2014 between Russia and Ukraine belongs to which of the following place ?
Options- A. Crimea
- B. Abkhazia
- C. Georgia
- D. Keev Discuss
- 4. Which of these cities has one part of it is in Asia and other part in Europe ?
Options- A. Moscow
- B. London
- C. Istanbul
- D. Saint Peteresburg Discuss
- 5. What was the unique about the way in which these three Indian states slipped into British hands - Satara in 1848, Jhansi in 1853 and Nagpur in 1854? Discuss
- 6. Which is true of the 1912 presidential election?
Options- A. Because all three major candidates were Progressive, the Socialist won
- B. Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split
- C. Although none of the candidates was Progressive, the Progressives decided the election
- D. Although none of the candidates was Progressive, Progressive ideas were important Discuss
- 7. Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year Discuss
- 8. Which of the following events of World History marked the beginning of the Second World War?
Options- A. Invasion of Poland by German armies
- B. Occupation of Latvia , Estonia and Lithuania by the soviet Union
- C. War against Finland declared by the USSR
- D. The period of 'Phoney war" Discuss
- 9. A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______
Options- A. Pictograms
- B. Cuneiform
- C. Hieroglyphic
- D. None of these Discuss
- 10. Which of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calender ?
Options- A. AD 622
- B. AD 671
- C. AD 571
- D. AD 651 Discuss
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Correct Answer: TRUE
Explanation:
At that time, the king would directly consult to a priest whenever He want to make the decision for the people. This mean that the role of the priest at that time is similar to the role of ministers on modern day's government. This make the priests have equal standing with other nobles.
Hence, Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility according to clergy is true.
Correct Answer: The Press and news paper
Explanation:
Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.
Correct Answer: Crimea
Correct Answer: Istanbul
Correct Answer: Because of the Doctrine of Lapse; if Hindu rulers did not have direct natural heirs, the British would impose their rule
Correct Answer: Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split
Explanation:
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split" is the one among the following that is true of the 1912 presidential election.
The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the option "B".
Correct Answer: 1558 AD
Correct Answer: Invasion of Poland by German armies
Explanation:
On 1 september 1939 German armies marched into poland. On 3 September Britain and France declared war on Germany.Thus the invasion of poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. The German armies completed the conquest of poland in less than three weeks as no aid reached poland. In spite of the declaration of war, however, there was little actual fighting for many months. Therefore, the war during the period from september 1939 to April 1940 when germany invaded Narway and Denmark is known as the "Phoney War"
Correct Answer: Cuneiform
Explanation:
The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.
Correct Answer: AD 622
Explanation:
Muhammad had to leave Mecca his birth place where he started preaching and take refuse in Medina, where he was given a warm welcome. This event took place in AD 622 and is known as the year of the Hijira, or migration, which became the first year of the Muslim Calendar.
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