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How was immunity gained for smallpox?

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  1. By causing a mild form of the disease in healthy people by blowing powdered smallpox scabs up people's noses

  2. Through hand-to-hand contact between the diseased and the healthy

  3. By injecting the virus into healthy people

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London was erected to celebrate his ___________.

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  1. Victory over the German Navy in 1800

  2. Victory over Napoleon in 1805

  3. Victory over the American Navy in 1810

  4. Victory over the French Navy in 1805

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Correct Option: D

In which battle did the British suffer 70000 casualties in a day?

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  1. Battle Trafalgar

  2. Battle of Normandy

  3. Battle of Waterloo

  4. Battle of Somme

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Correct Option: D

Which navy was defeated by Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?

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  1. French

  2. American

  3. German

  4. British

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Correct Option: A

Who introduced a smallpox inoculation in Britain in 1717?

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  1. Lady Wortley

  2. Alexander Fleming

  3. Edward Jenner

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

In which country did the Wright Brothers the first controlled, sustained and powered flight?

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  1. Britain

  2. America

  3. France

  4. Canada

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Correct Option: B

How was mercantile trade in Britain protected?

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  1. Through taxes

  2. By the Army

  3. By the Navy

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

_______ is a trading system designed to protect British industry and control trade. 

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  1. Protectionism

  2. Capitalism

  3. Liberalism

  4. Mercantilism

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following events resulted in the US becoming the most powerful country in the world?

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  1. The American Declaration of Independence of 1776

  2. The surrender of the British Forces in 1781

  3. Both A and B

  4. Only A

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Correct Option: C

Who was mainly responsible for building new trading links for the British Empire?

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  1. Merchants

  2. Religious Institutions

  3. The Government

  4. The Navy

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Correct Option: A