76. Roman Catholic Pope’s official residence is located in:
(a) Vatican City
(b) Genoa
(c) Rome
(d) Venice
Answer:
Explanation:
The Pope’s official residence, the Apostolic Palace, is located within the sovereign, independent enclave of Vatican City.
77. Suez Canal connects:
(a) Red Sea with Arabian Sea
(b) Arabian Sea with Persian Gulf
(c) Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea
(d) Mediterranean with Atlantic Ocean
Answer:
(c) Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea
Explanation:
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
78. First Ottoman Sultan to have taken the title of Caliph / Khalifa, was:
(a) Sultan Murad I
(b) Sultan Selim I
(c) Sultan Suleyman
(d) Sultan Usman
Answer:
Explanation:
Following his conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in 1517, Sultan Selim I assumed the title of Caliph of Islam for the Ottoman dynasty.
79. Which mountain range divides Russia between Asia and Europe?
(a) Aral
(b) Altai
(c) Ural
(d) Caucasus
Answer:
Explanation:
The Ural Mountains form part of the conventional geographical boundary separating the continents of Europe and Asia.
80. World’s first woman prime minister was:
(a) Indira Gandhi (India)
(b) Shrimao Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
(c) Golda Meir (Israel)
(d) Margret Thatcher (U. K.)
Answer:
(b) Shrimao Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
Explanation:
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female prime minister when she was elected to lead the government of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1960.
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