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The Silkware (Bevad Ikt) produced in Patan is called ______________.

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  1. Kalamkari of Patan

  2. Jari of Patan

  3. Patola of Patan

  4. Chanderi of Patan

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Correct Option: C

Which US President formed the NATO?

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  1. Roosevelt

  2. John F Kennedy

  3. Harry Truman

  4. Winston Churchill

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • US President Truman formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in January 1949.
  • It was set up to promote collective security during the Cold War.

In which year was the NATO established?

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  1. 1949

  2. 1945

  3. 1950

  4. 1947

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
  • It is a Western organization which was set up in the year 1949 to promote collective security during the Cold War.

Name the Pact that was established by Stalin.

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  1. United Nations

  2. Baghdad Pact

  3. NATO

  4. Warsaw Pact

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The American leaders were suspicious of Stalin’s expansion plans. To deter the Soviet expansion, the US leaders formed the NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1949.
  • In 1955, to rival NATO, Stalin and his Eastern European allies formed the Warsaw Pact.

In which year was the Warsaw pact set up?

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  1. 1960

  2. 1945

  3. 1950

  4. 1955

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The Warsaw pact was introduced by Stalin to rival the NATO.
  • It is an East European organization set up in 1955 to promote security during the Cold War.

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