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1. From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 50th federating State ?
a. Canada
b. Britain
c. Russia
d. France
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c. Russia
2. The American Civil War saw the end of
a. Slavery
b. Landlordism
c. Monarchy
d. Apartheid
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a. Slavery
3. In U.S.A. the President is elected by
a. The Senate
b. Universal Adult Franchise
c. The House of Representatives
d. The Congress
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b. Universal Adult Franchise
4. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the people; for the people’ was made by
a. George Washington
b. Winston Churchill
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Theodore Roosevelt
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c. Abraham Lincoln
5. Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in
a. 1935
b. 1939
c. 1941
d. 1944
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c. 1941
6. Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre. ’New York?
a. Le Corbusier
b. Minoru Yamasaki
c. Edwin Lutyens
d. Charles Correa
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b. Minoru Yamasaki
7. That all appointments made by the President and all treaties signed by him must be ratified by the Senate in U.S.A. indicates
a. theory of separation of powers
b. theory of checks and balances
c. due process of law
d. rule of law
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b. theory of checks and balances
8. Pearl Harbour, an American Naval and Airforce base was attacked by
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. France
d. England
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b. Japan
9. Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes ?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Martin Luther King
d. George Washington
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c. Martin Luther King
10. Who discovered America ?
a. Vasco-da Gama
b. Columbus
c. Captain Cook
d. Amundsen
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b. Columbus
11. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
a. Richard Nixon
b. George Bush (Senior)
c. D Eisenhower
d. J.F.Kennedy
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a. Richard Nixon
12. The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of
a. Civil Rights
b. Moral Rights
c. Legal Rights
d. Natural Rights
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d. Natural Rights
13. Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in
a. Venezuela
b. Brazil
c. Central Africa
d. Mexico and Central America
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d. Mexico and Central America
15. Which U.S. President announced the “New Deal” for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Roosevelt
d. J.F. Kennedy
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c. Roosevelt
16. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
a. The statue of Jupiter at Olympia
b. The Colosseum of Rome
c. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
d. The Mosque at St. Sophia
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a. The statue of Jupiter at Olympia
17. Which of the following is a name of US Parliament?
a. Diet
b. Senate
c. Congress
d. House of Commons
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c. Congress
18. Which one of the following countries was first to establish a modern democracy ?
a. France
b. England
c. America
d. India
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c. America
