The Apartheid policy introduced in South Africa by:
- (A) Frederik Willem de Clark
- (B) D.F. Malan
- (C) Nelson Mandela
- (D) Albert Luthuli
- (B) D.F. Malan
The Apartheid system was introduced in South Africa in 1948, when the National Party, led by Prime Minister Daniel François Malan, came to power. After the election victory, the National Party established a rigid and formalized system of racial segregation and white supremacy, which was aimed at maintaining the separation of the races and ensuring that the white minority ruled over the non-white majority.
Burma (Myanmar) was the colony of:
- (A) France
- (B) Britain
- (C) Portugal
- (D) Belgium
- (B) Britain
Burma, now known as Myanmar, was a British colony. It was brought under British rule gradually after the three Anglo-Burmese Wars (1824-1885) and was administered as a province of British India until 1937. Later, it became a separate Crown Colony. Burma attained independence from the British Crown on January 4, 1948.
Which river flows alongside the Headquarters of UNO?
- (A) West River
- (B) Danube River
- (C) East River
- (D) Volga River
- (C) East River
The United Nations Headquarters is located in the Turtle Bay neighbourhood of Midtown Manhattan, with the East River as its side. The United Nations Headquarters occupies a land area of 17 to 18 acres and is situated on land that is considered international territory, with the East River to its east and First Avenue to its west.
“Kingston” is the capital of:
- (A) Jamaica
- (B) Grenada
- (C) Peru
- (D) Bermuda
- (A) Jamaica
Kingston is Jamaica’s capital city and largest. Located on the southeastern coast of the island, it is the country’s political and cultural center, home to the country’s parliament and major ministries. Kingston is also known as the birthplace of reggae music.
The term “Cold War” was first coined by:
- (A) Woodrow Wilson
- (B) James Monroe
- (C) Bernard Baruch
- (D) Harry S. Truman
- (C) Bernard Baruch
The term “Cold War” is generally ascribed to Bernard Baruch, the American financier and presidential advisor, who first used the term in a speech on April 16, 1947, to describe the growing ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Palace of Nations is located in:
- (A) New York
- (B) Geneva
- (C) Paris
- (D) London
- (B) Geneva
The Palace of Nations, or Palais des Nations, is located in Geneva, Switzerland, inside Ariana Park. It is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva and was constructed from 1929 to 1938 as the residence of the League of Nations.
Which of the following is technically not a Nobel Prize?
- (A) Physics
- (B) Economics
- (C) Peace
- (D) Literature
- (B) Economics
The economics prize is not one of the original prizes that were specified in Alfred Nobel’s will in 1895. It was established in 1968 by Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, to celebrate the bank’s 300th birthday. The full name of the prize is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Although it is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded at the same time as the other prizes, it is actually funded by the central bank, rather than from the Nobel foundation’s funds.
The “Aral Sea” is located in:
- (A) Central Asia
- (B) West Asia
- (C) East Asia
- (D) South Asia
- (A) Central Asia
The Aral Sea is located in the center of Central Asia, being an endorheic lake, which means it has no outlet to the ocean. It is shared by Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south, while its basin extends into Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. It was the fourth-largest inland body of water in the world, but it has shrunk considerably since the 1960s due to the extensive irrigation schemes initiated during the Soviet period.
The lightest layer of the Earth is:
- (A) Nife
- (B) Sima
- (C) Sial
- (D) Mantle
- (C) Sial
The Sial consists of silica and aluminum and is the highest layer of the Earth’s crust. It is the lightest layer due to the presence of lower-density minerals, which are dominated by granitic rocks, on top of the heavier layers. The density of the Sial usually ranges from 2.7 to 2.9 g/cm³.
Which country is known as the “Land of Thousand Lakes”?
- (A) Canada
- (B) America
- (C) Russia
- (D) Finland
- (D) Finland
Finland gets its nickname, “Land of a Thousand Lakes,” because there are actually more than 188,000 lakes scattered throughout the country. Finland is located in Northern Europe, and its geography was formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, resulting in a landmass where more than a dozen percent of the area is actually composed of water, as stated by WorldAtlas. Lake Count: while the nickname is “a thousand lakes,” there are actually more than 188,000.