The Treaty of Sevres was signed in:
- (a) 1921
- (b) 1924
- (c) 1920
- (d) 1919
- (c) 1920
The treaty was signed on 10th August 1920. The signing took place in Manufacture nationale de Sèvres in Sèvres, France. The treaty was between the Allied Powers of World War I and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty was for the division of the Ottoman Empire but was never ratified by the Turkish government due to the Turkish War of Independence; it was replaced by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.
Mustafa Kemal Pasha abolished the Khilafat in:
- (a) 1921
- (b) 1924
- (c) 1926
- (d) 1920
- (b) 1924
Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk), the founder of the Republic, dissolved the Ottoman Caliphate on March 3, 1924. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey had passed a law dissolving the Caliphate after the establishment of the Republic in 1923.
“We the people of United Nations” are the opening words of which historical document?
- (a) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- (b) The United Nations Charter
- (c) The Treaty of Versailles
- (d) The Magna Carta
- (b) The United Nations Charter
The first line of the United Nations Charter’s Preamble starts with “We the peoples of the United Nations” or sometimes “We the people of United Nations.” This is one of the historic phrases used in the document signed on June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, establishing the United Nations, which is the founding treaty of the United Nations. This phrase is similar to the U.S. Constitution’s Preamble, “We the People of the United States,” to emphasize the legitimacy of the United Nations, which comes from the people themselves, or the consent of the governed.
Where is Koh-e-Judi located?
- (a) Pakistan
- (b) Turkey
- (c) Afghanistan
- (d) Iraq
- (b) Turkey
Islamic tradition, as well as Quran 11:44, points to Koh-e-Judi, or Mount Judi, as the final resting place of Noah’s Ark. Koh-e-Judi is a mountain in southeastern Turkey, rising to 2,089 meters (6,854 feet), and is located to the northeast of the town of Cizre.
Where is Koh-e-Toor located?
- (a) Saudi Arabia
- (b) Syria
- (c) Iraq
- (d) Egypt
- (d) Egypt
Koh-e-Toor, which is sometimes called Mount Sinai or Jabal Musa, meaning the Mountain of Moses, is in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt, just a short distance from St. Catherine. It is said to be the place where Prophet Musa (Moses) talked to Allah face to face and received the Ten Commandments. The height of the mountain is 2,285 meters above sea level, which is equivalent to 7,497 feet.
The name of Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka in:
- (a) 1965
- (b) 1972
- (c) 1976
- (d) 1974
- (b) 1972
Old name of Sri Lanka was CEYLON. Sri Lanka became the official name on May 22, 1972, when the country adopted a new constitution and became a republic within the Commonwealth, thus ending its dominion status. The official name at the time was the Republic of Sri Lanka.
How many meters are equivalent to one yard?
- (a) 0.989 m
- (b) 0.914 m
- (c) 1.125 m
- (d) 1.150 m
- (b) 0.914 m
ONE yard is equivalent to exactly 0.9144 meters. This means a yard is slightly shorter than a meter, which equals approximately 1.09 yards.
One British Thermal Unit (BTU) is equivalent to:
- (a) 1055 joules
- (b) 1165 joules
- (c) 1275 joules
- (d) 1385 joules
- (a) 1055 joules
A British Thermal Unit, or BTU, is a unit of measurement for the amount of heat required to warm one pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. In other words, this amount of energy represents 1,055 joules or 252 calories.
One gram of gold is equivalent to:
- (a) 100 mg
- (b) 500 mg
- (c) 1000 mg
- (d) 10,000 mg
- (c) 1000 mg
- In the metric system, the units of mass are multiples of ten.
- – The unit of mass is 1 gram (g).
– The prefix milli- represents one-thousandth, or 1/1000. - So, 1 gram is equivalent to 1000 milligrams.
- Since 1 milligram represents 1/1000 of a gram.
- To convert grams to milligrams, multiply by 1000:
1 g = 1 x 1000 = 1000 mg - Correct answer: (c) 1000 mg
Where is Adam’s Peak located?
- (a) Nepal
- (b) Iran
- (c) Sri Lanka
- (d) India
- (c) Sri Lanka
Adam’s Peak, also called Sri Pada, reaches 2,243 meters or 7,359 feet and is located in the Ratnapura District, within the Sabaragamuwa Province on the island nation of Sri Lanka. This holy peak is situated on the southern edge of the highlands, 18 kilometers or 11 miles northeast of Ratnapura.