Practice MCQs

Explanation: Germany, under Bismarck, was the first country to introduce old-age pensions.

Explanation: Captain James Cook is often cited as the first to set foot on all five continents.

Explanation: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is on 25 November.

Explanation: The 18th century is known as the 'Age of Reason' (the Enlightenment).

Explanation: Ishkoman Valley is in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Explanation: Four US presidents (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy) were assassinated.

Explanation: The Petermann Glacier is located in Greenland.

Explanation: The US granted women the right to vote nationally in 1920 (19th Amendment).

Explanation: The 1972 Munich Olympics are known as the 'Bloody Olympics' due to the massacre of Israeli athletes.

Explanation: Al-Farabi died around 950 AD.