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A)
Eratosthenes
B)
Euclid
C)
Pythagoras
D)
Hippocrates

Correct Answer :   Hippocrates

Hippocrates is considered to be the father of modern medicine because in his books, which are more than 70. He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment after detailed observation.

A)
Aeschylus
B)
Aristophanes
C)
Sophocles
D)
Philip

Correct Answer :   Aristophanes

A)
Captain James
B)
Magellan
C)
Amundsen
D)
Robert Peary

Correct Answer :   Robert Peary

The conquest of the North Pole was for many years credited to US Navy engineer Robert Peary, who claimed to have reached the Pole on 6 April 1909, accompanied by Matthew Henson and four Inuit men, Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah.

A)
1490
B)
1487
C)
1500
D)
1515

Correct Answer :   1500

Brazil was officially "discovered" in 1500, when a fleet commanded by Portuguese diplomat Pedro Álvares Cabral, on its way to India, landed in Porto Seguro, between Salvador and Rio de Janeiro.

A)
Asafoetida
B)
Turmeric
C)
Star anise
D)
Coriander

Correct Answer :   Turmeric

In North Indiaturmeric is commonly called “haldi,” a word derived from the Sanskrit word haridra, and in the south it is called “manjal,” a word that is frequently used in ancient Tamil literature.

A)
Great Britain
B)
India
C)
Australia
D)
Canada

Correct Answer :   Canada

The WI movement began at Stoney Creek, Ontario in Canada in 1897 when Adelaide Hoodless addressed a meeting for the wives of members of the Farmers' Institute.

A)
Sir Edwin Landseer
B)
Lord Henry III
C)
Sir Leopold
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   Sir Edwin Landseer

Nelson's Column is in the centre of the square, flanked by fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1937 and 1939 (replacements for two of Peterhead granite, now in Canada) and guarded by four monumental bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer.

A)
1781
B)
1782
C)
1783
D)
1784

Correct Answer :   1783

Although Spain joined the war against Great Britain in 1779, it did not recognize U.S. independence until the 1783 Treaty of Paris . Under the terms of the treaty, which ended the War of the American Revolution, Great Britain officially acknowledged the United States as a sovereign and independent nation.

A)
1491
B)
1492
C)
1493
D)
1494

Correct Answer :   1492

It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502

A)
1498
B)
1489
C)
1488
D)
1492

Correct Answer :   1498