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1
Tiktok invented year ______?
A. 2010
B. 2014
C. 2016
D. 2020
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Tiktok was launched in 2016, so the correct year is 2016.
2
According to counting in 2016 there were 24 million residents in Australia, how many Kangaroos were there?
A. 44 million
B. 26 million
C. 22 million
D. None of these
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44 million is correct because the 2016 estimates counted about 44 million kangaroos in Australia compared with 24 million residents.
3
The underlined word ‘temporal’, as used in the passage, most nearly means: (CSS2024)
A. Imaginary
B. Hypothetical
C. Old-fashioned
D. Temporary
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“Temporal” refers to the transient physical world in Plato’s philosophy (Oxford Dictionary).
4
2016 Summer Olympics was held at:
A. Sydney
B. Madrid
C. Chicago
D. Rio de Janeiro
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The 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to and subsequently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2, p21]. The International Olympic Committee made this decision in October 2009, making Rio de Janeiro the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics.
5
Who is the President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A. Jin Liqun
B. Danny Alexander
C. Thierry de Longuemar
D. None of these
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Jin Liqun, a former Chinese vice-minister of finance, became AIIB’s first president at its launch in January 2016.
6
Fifth international recognized mode of payment:
A. British Pound
B. Chinese Yuan
C. Swedish Krona
D. None of these
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The IMF’s SDR basket added the Chinese yuan as its fifth currency in 2016.
7
The reconstruction of religious thought written by:
A. Ahmed Ali
B. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
C. Javed Majeed
D. None of these
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Iqbal’s “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam” (1930) is a seminal collection of his lectures on modernizing Islamic philosophy.
8
Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) consists of the US, Pakistan, China and:
A. Iran
B. Afghanistan
C. Russia
D. Uzbekistan
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The QCG was formed in 2016 to coordinate efforts on Afghanistan’s peace process, bringing together Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the United States.
9
Pakistan applied for the membership of Nuclear Supplier Group on:
A. 11 May 2019
B. 19 May 2009
C. 26 May 2011
D. 19 May 2016
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Pakistan’s ambassador in Vienna formally submitted the NSG membership application on 19 May 2016[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-applies-for-nsg-membership/articleshow/52364256.cms).
10
Brexit referendum in the UK was held under the Premiership of:
A. David Cameron
B. Theresa May
C. Boris Johnson
D. None of these
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Prime Minister David Cameron called and oversaw the June 2016 referendum, after which he resigned following the Leave vote.
