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This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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What does ‘Mummy’ mean? |
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Answer» The preserved dead body of Egyptians were called ‘Mummy’. |
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Who is a Pharaoh? Name some of the Pharaohs. |
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Answer» The kings of Egypt were called ‘Pharaohs’. Menes, Khufu, Amenhotep and Thamos were prominent pharaohs. |
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What did Pericles call ‘Athens’ and why? |
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Answer» Pericles called ‘Athens’ as ‘School of lellas’ because science, Art, Literature and Philosophy flourished in Athens and reached the world. |
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Which king of Greece as instrumental in laying down the base for democracy. |
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Answer» King Cleisthenes. |
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Why was ‘The Silk Route’ to Rome formed? |
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Answer» China was a leading producer of silk. There was a greater demand for silk in Rome. As a result, the trade route between China and Rome was formed. |
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Who founded the royal library at ‘Neneveh’ in Babylonia? |
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Answer» King Assurbanipal. |
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The name ‘China’ is derived from which ancient Chinese dynasty. |
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Answer» Qin dynasty |
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Who were the renowned Mathematicians of ancient Greece? |
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Answer» Euclid and Pythagoras. |
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Who formed the trade route to Rome? What is it known as? |
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Answer» King Wu-Ti of Han dynasty formed the trade route to Rome. It is known as “The Silk Route”. |
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Which king of China built the ‘Great wall of China’? |
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Answer» King Chi-Huang-Ti |
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Which king of Babylonia had established trade relations with the people of Harappan Civilization? |
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Answer» King Hammurabi. |
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Where is the temple of Greek God Zeus in Greece? |
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Answer» Mount Olympia. |
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Who was the first ‘Empress’ of the world? |
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Answer» Hatshepsut, the daughter of Pharaoh Thamos. |
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Write two examples of Roman Architecture? |
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Answer» Colosseum and Amphitheatre. |
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Which community were the original inhabitants of Rome? |
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Answer» Latins community were the original inhabitants of Rome . |
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Who established an educational institution ailed ‘Academy’? |
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Answer» Plato was established an educational institution ailed ‘Academy’ . |
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Who were the famous disciples of the great green Philosopher Socrates. |
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Answer» Plato, Aristotle and Alexander, the Great king of Macedonia. |
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Who excavated the sites of Mohenjodara and Harappa? |
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Answer» Archaeologists Dayaram Sanhi and Rakuldas Bannerji. |
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Why Egypt is called as the gift of Nile? |
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Answer» Egypt is called ‘Gift of Nile’ because if the River Nile had not flowed through Egypt, it would have been a desert. |
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Which is the longest river in the world? |
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Answer» River Nile. |
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Fill in the blanks: 1. Egyptian civilisation was born on the banks of the river _______. 2. The Pharaoh who built a big pyramid at Giza was _______. 3. _______ is the first civilisation of the ancient world. 4. The statue with the body of a lion and the head of man is called _______. |
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Answer» 1. Nile 2. Khufu 3. Egypt 4. Sphinx |
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