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question_answer1) The purchase of this territory from Russia by the USA for a few cents per acre was known as 'Seward's Folly' after the man who negotiated it. It later turned out to be a very mineral-rich territory. Which territory are we talking about?
question_answer2) What is the term used for a deliberate downward adjustment to the value of a country's currency, relative to another currency, group of currencies or standard?
question_answer3) Europe is reeling under a major refugee crisis in trying to accommodate those fleeing war-torn countries like Syria. When does the world observe World Refugee Day?
question_answer4) The French Revolution resulted in the storming of the Bastille and subsequently the overthrow of the French Monarchy. In which year did the storming of the Bastille occur?
question_answer5) The United Nations has a number of special agencies each of which has a specific agenda. Which of these UN organizations deals with human rights related issues?
question_answer6) These sarees from Patan, Gujarat are made using fine silk yarns. They are traditionally woven by the salvi community, and involve a complex form of weaving, What is the name of these sarees?
question_answer7) In 2015 UK celebrated 800 years of the signing of the Magna Carta. This historic document took away the absolute powers of the king and gave more powers to the Barons. Who was the English king who signed it?
question_answer8) In early 18th century United States there was a movement to resettle free-born blacks and freed slaves in Africa. These newly freed black people established a new country on the West coast of Africa with political principles based on the United States Constitution. Name the country.
question_answer9) Apart from the Khajuraho temples and the Sanchi stupa, this site in Madhya Pradesh has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is famous for its pre-historic cave paintings. Name the place.
question_answer10) The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy. Who led the majority party, the Bolsheviks?
question_answer11) She was an outlaw-turned-politician who was assassinated by Sher Singh Rana for her role in the Behmai massacre. Who was she?
question_answer12) The very mention of the Middle-east brings desert landscapes with sand dunes to mind. But there is one country in this region that does not have any deserts in it. Name that country.
question_answer13) The Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that is not named after a God or Goddess of the Roman pantheon. The name of the Earth is derived from
question_answer14) The empire began as an alliance of three warring Nahua city-states: Mexico-Tenochtitlan Texcoco, and Tlacopan. These three city-states ruled the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from 1428 until they were defeated by the Spanish conquistadores under Neman Cortes in 1521. Which empire are we taking about?
question_answer15) She was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt. She and her husband Mark Antony took their lives in 30 B.C. after Octavian's forces defeated them in the Battle of Actium. Who was she?
question_answer16) Due to the outbreak of which virus, transmitted through the Aedes mosquito and first identified in Uganda, did the World Health Organization (WHO) declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016?
question_answer17) Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement - 1: Unlike Money Bill, Financial Bill of category A can be introduced in either House of Parliament. Statement - 2: Recommendation of President is not required before introducing this bill.
question_answer18) Pacific Alliance is a trade bloc, with some features of further integration. It currently has four member states. Which of the following is not a member of Pacific Alliance?
question_answer19) The Living Planet Report, 2014 of World Wildlife Fund provided the data compiled on over 10,000 vertebrate species populations from 1970 to 2010 through the Living Planet Index. What was the theme of the report?
question_answer20) Madhyamaka and Yogacara are the two main philosophical trajectories associated with the Mahayana stream. With which religion is it associated?
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