11. Which day is celebrated as Global Family Day?
[A] 2 March
[B] 9 April
[C] 1 January
[D] 10 December
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Correct Answer: C [1 January ]
Notes:
1 January is celebrated as Global Family Day which emerged out of United Nations Millennium celebration, “One Day In Peace”.
12. Which day is celebrated as International Youth Day?
[A] 15 January
[B] 17 March
[C] 12 August
[D] 18 July
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Correct Answer: C [12 August]
Notes:
12 August is celebrated as International Youth Day, designated so by United Nations. Th purpose to create awareness about the cultural and legal issues that pertain to young people.
13. Which day is celebrated as World Teacher’s Day?
[A] 4 October
[B] 5 October
[C] 6 October
[D] 7 October
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Correct Answer: B [5 October ]
Notes:
5 October is celebrated as World Teacher’s Day to observe the signing of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers in 1966, which talked about the situation of teachers worldwide.
14. Which day is celebrated as World Mental Health Day?
[A] 9 September
[B] 10 October
[C] 16 January
[D] 12 March
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Correct Answer: B [10 October]
Notes:
10 October is celebrated as World Mental Health Day to acknowledge the crisis of mental health facing the individuals all over the world and efforts needed for prevention and addressing the stigma attached.
15. Which day is celebrated as World Cities Day?
[A] 19 February
[B] 31 October
[C] 1 November
[D] 5 January
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Correct Answer: B [31 October]
Notes:
31 October is celebrated as World Cities Day. It was designated so by United Nations General Assembly through the passage of a resolution. It aims to spread awareness awareness about the process of urbanization and the challenges faced.
16. Which of the following books have been written by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi?
[A] Every Child Matters
[B] The Argumentative Indian
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [Every Child Matters]
Notes:
Given his activism on child rights and education, Kailash Satyarthi has written the book Every Child Matters and Will For Children.
17. Which of the following was a central part of the Egyptian religion?
[A] the pharaohs
[B] the afterlife
[C] the pyramids
[D] the heavens
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Correct Answer: B [the afterlife]
Notes:
The concept of afterlife was a central part of the Egyptian religion. The Egyptian religious doctrines contained three afterlife ideologies, i.e., belief in an underworld, eternal life, and rebirth of the soul.
18. The Babylonian Empire was founded by which of the following king?
[A] Hammurabi
[B] Herodotus
[C] Marduk
[D] Shalmaneser IV
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Correct Answer: A [Hammurabi]
Notes:
Babylonia was a state in ancient Mesopotamia. The city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq, was founded by Amorite king Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C more than 4,000 years ago as a small port town on the Euphrates River.
19. Caesar, Pompey, and Crasus in 60 B.C. formed a governing group which was called?
[A] the Republic
[B] a trimvirate
[C] a legion
[D] the Dictatorship
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Correct Answer: B [a trimvirate]
Notes:
Caesar, Pompey, and Crasus in 60 B.C. formed a governing group which was called a trimvirate. It was an informal alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic.
20. Which of the following was the father of Mohammed?
[A] Abu Talib
[B] Abdullah
[C] Abdul-Motalib
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Abdullah ]
Notes:
Prophet Muhammad was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatimah bint Amr of the Makhzum clan. Muhammad’s father, Abdullah, died almost six months before he was born, leaving him in the care of his paternal grandfather Abd al-Muttalib.
