Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in:
- (A) 1253
- (B) 1453
- (C) 1353
- (D) 1653
- (B) 1453
In 1453, May 29th signified the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. Under their new Sultan, Mehmed II, who was called Mehmed the Conqueror, the city fell after the Ottoman forces breached the walls after a siege lasting 53 days. The Byzantine Empire crumbled, and the new capital of the Ottoman Empire was Constantinople.
Fructose sugar is also known as:
- (A) Monosaccharide
- (B) Disaccharide
- (C) Maltose
- (D) Sucrose
- (A) Monosaccharides
Fructose is a simple, single-unit sugar classified as a (A) Monosaccharide. Often called fruit sugar, it is a key dietary monosaccharide along with glucose and galactose, and it is the sweetest naturally occurring sugar.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in:
- (A) 1965
- (B) 1967
- (C) 1969
- (D) 1971
- (C) 1969
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation emerged on September 25, 1969, in Rabat, Morocco. It was born out of a meeting between Muslim leaders during the arson assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The key aim at its formation was to unite Muslims worldwide and protect their interests.
Vitamin B6 is also known as:
- (A) Retinol
- (B) Thiamine
- (C) Pyridoxine
- (D) Riboflavin
- (C) Pyridoxine
Vitamin B6 is also known as pyridoxine. This is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a critical role in the metabolism of protein, production of red blood cells, and maintenance of brain function. The name also includes other compounds that are similar to pyridoxine, i.e., pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. The form of pyridoxine hydrochloride is commonly used.
In accounting of non-profit organizations, the sale of old newspapers is generally considered as:
- (A) Capital expenditure
- (B) Revenue expense
- (C) Capital receipt
- (D) Revenue income
- (D) Revenue income
Selling old newspapers is considered revenue or income in nonprofit accounting. Being a routine and day-to-day activity that generates small amounts of cash, it gets credited on the credit side of the income and expenditure account.
When did Indira Gandhi impose emergency in India?
- (A) 1970
- (B) 1975
- (C) 1980
- (D) 1976
- (B) 1975
Indira Gandhi declared a nationwide Emergency in India on June 25, 1975, with President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed issuing the Emergency proclaimed under Article 352 due to “internal disturbances.” What ensued was a run of 21 months when civil liberties were suspended, dissent voices were silenced, press activity was censored, and opposition leaders were jailed—a freeze on democracy.
Who was the Chinese Foreign Minister who attended the OIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in 2022 as a Special Guest?
- (A) Xi Jinping
- (B) Wang Yi
- (C) Li Keqiang
- (D) Hu Jintao
- (B) Wang Yi
On March 22, 2022, Wang Yi, who is China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister, met with Hussein Ibrahim Taha, who serves as the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in Islamabad. The meeting between these two officials aimed at advancing cooperation between China and OIC, exchanging views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, and promoting dialogue for peace, development, and solidarity among OIC countries.
The cease-fire line between Pakistan and India was established in:
- (A) 1947
- (B) 1948
- (C) 1949
- (D) 1950
- (C) 1949
The cease-fire line or CFL between India and Pakistan came into being on July 27, 1949, with the signing of the Karachi Agreement, which settled the boundary between the two in Jammu and Kashmir, under the auspices of UNMOGIP after the conflict in 1947-48. It was later established as the Line of Control in 1972.
What is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture that a plant requires?
- (A) Wilting point
- (B) Field Point
- (C) Soil Paint
- (D) Saturation point
- (A) Wilting point
The permanent wilting point, also referred to as the wilting coefficient, represents the minimum amount of soil moisture a plant must have in its rooting zone in order to prevent an irreversible loss of turgor. At this critical point-aerobic matric potential around -15 bars-plants cannot take up water fast enough to survive, and they will not recover even when the air is fully saturated with moisture.
The Law of Independent Assortment was given by:
- (A) Charles Darwin
- (B) Gregor Mendel
- (C) Robert Koch
- (D) Alfred Russel Wallace
- (B) Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel, considered the father of modern genetics, formulated the Law of Independent Assortment following an experiment with plants. This rules that the different kinds of genes, called alleles, of different characteristics separate each time game production occurs, creating new combinations of characteristics. This means genes located on separate chromosomes or apart on the same chromosome separate independently into sperm and egg cells.