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Who was the inspires and sponsor of the first English translation of the Bible?

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  1. John Huss

  2. Martin Luther

  3. Wyclife

  4. Tyndale

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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  1. Father of History - Herodotus

  2. Lives of illustriousmen - Plutarch

  3. Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus

  4. Odyssey - Confucius

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Correct Option: D

The first newspaper in the world was started by ___________.

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  1. Japan

  2. China

  3. USA

  4. India

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following lived after the other three?

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  1. Confucius

  2. Jesus Christ

  3. Gautama Buddha

  4. Aristotle

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Correct Option: B

What were the basic features of the 'Gothic architecture' which has dominated the architecture of Cathedrals and churches from the 12th and 13th Centuries?

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  1. Buttresses

  2. Sharply pointed archer

  3. Rib-vaults

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?

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  1. Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution

  2. Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britian

  3. Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feeling until he came to power

  4. The genocide was planned in great detail and required the cooperation of many people

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Correct Option: D

"East Africa is changing. When my children go with us to visit my parents they feel out of place. They see bare floor, the different food, and they cannot understand it as we can. They will never scorn [reject] their origins, but it is just no longer their way of life. They have something better to look forward to."
Which facet of African life is described in this quotation?

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  1. Political problems of developing nations

  2. Ethnic conflicts

  3. Conflict between tradition and modernization

  4. Prejudice against elderly family members

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is most true of the eighteenth century European Society?

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  1. a majority of the population moved into the relatively new middle class

  2. the rate of population growth fell sharply

  3. the cause of woman suffrage gained great momentum in western Europe

  4. the majority of people continued to live in countryside and work as peasants

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Correct Option: B

An idol of Lord Krishna in a temple is ____________________.

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  1. A natural person

  2. A legal person

  3. Not a person in the eye of law become only the priest of the temple wiII be a person

  4. Not a person because no personality can be conferred on God

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Correct Option: D

He made a MAIDEN speech.

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  1. for the first time

  2. without preparation

  3. fiery

  4. with preparation

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Correct Option: A