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Which among following is called "Gift of the Nile" ?

China
India
Iraq
Egypt

Answer: Option D

1. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron ?

Napoleon
Bismarck
Ho Chi Minh
Sir Walter Scott

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

"Napoleon" is also known as Man of Destiny,

"Ho Chi Minh" is also known as Uncle Ho,

"Sir Walter Scott" is also known as Wizard of the North.

2. Marco Polo, Venetian traveller, travelled from Venice to China and Japan in :

1285 - 90
1288 - 93
1290 - 96
1295 - 1301

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Marco Polo was the first European to visit China.

3. What is the name of autobiography of Adolf Hitler ?

First Attack
Mein Kampf
My Spirit
Ray of Hope

Answer: Option B

4. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine ?

Euclid
Pythagoras
Hippocrates
Erastosthenes

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note : All four names above are associated with Greece civilization.

"Euclid" and "Pythagoras" have made contributions in Mathematics.

Erastosthenes was first to suggest that one could reach India from Europe by sailing west.

5. When ancient Olympic games first held ?

776 BC
780 BC
790 BC
800 BC

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Olympic games were first held in 776 BC by the Greeks in honour of God Zeus at Mount Olympus in Greece and then Vanished in 580 AD. French Baron "Pierre de Coubertin" revived these games in 1894 and modern Olympics games started in 1896 at Athens and since then they are being held every fourth year.