Explanation

• The capital of France is Paris.
• Paris is nicknamed the "City of Light" 
• Divided into twenty arrondissements (districts)

• Currency is Euro; CFP Franc.
• Official Language: French
• Continent: Europe
• Religion: France is a secular state; it has no official religion.

Parliament: French Parliament, consisting of two chambers:

• National Assembly
• Senate

Tricks to Remember

EURO

 BIG -FAN-PI –SMS

Mind Trick : BIG FAN of PI and wished through SMS

**BIG**

B-Belgium

I-Ireland

G-Germany

**FAN**

F-France

A-Austria

N-Netherland

**PI**

P-Portugal

I-Italy

**SMS**

S-Spain

M-Malta

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Explanation

• Christopher Columbus was Italian, born in Genoa in 1451
• He discovered America in 1492.
• He completed four Spanish-sponsored voyages across the Atlantic Ocean
• He was the 1st Governor of the Indies from 1492–1499
• Died: 20 May 1506 (aged 54), Valladolid, Castile

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Explanation

• Richard M. Nixon writes the book Leaders
• Publication Date: October 25, 1982 
• Length: Around 416 pages.

Additional information:

Richard Milhous Nixon.

• 37th President of the USA: 1969–1974.
• 36th Vice President: 1953–1961.

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Explanation

• The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer of the organization.
• The position was created in 1945 when the UN was founded after World War II.
• The Secretary-General is appointed by the UN General Assembly on recommendation of the Security Council.
• The official tenure is 5 years, and the Secretary-General may be reappointed for another term.

Additional information:

First 3 UN Secretaries-General

1. Trygve Lie (Norway) – 1946–1952
2. Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden) – 1953–1961
3. U Thant (Myanmar) – 1961–1971

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Explanation

• Invented by: Dennis Ritchie.
• First appeared: 1972.
• Developed at: Bell Laboratories, USA.
• Company: AT&T.
• Type: General-purpose programming language.
• Co-developer of: UNIX.
• Known as: Father of C Language.

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Explanation

• Author: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Book: India Wins Freedom
• Published: 1959 (first edition)
• Subject: India’s freedom struggle and Partition
• Based on: Political events of the Indian subcontinent

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Explanation

• Country: China
• First use: 806 AD (approx.)
• Early name: Feiqian (Flying Money)
• Dynasty: Tang Dynasty → Song Dynasty (official issue)
• Importance: First-ever paper-based monetary system

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Explanation

• Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays
• He was discovered on 8 November 1895.
• He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Additional questions

• The penetrating power of X-rays depends on their frequency

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Explanation

• National Investigation Department (NID) — Nepal’s national intelligence agency.
• Formed 1952
• Motto: National Security

Additional information:

• The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu,
• Nepal's currency is the Nepalese Rupee.
• The official language is Nepali.
• Located is in Continent Asia.
• Primary Religion is Hindu, Buddhism, Islam.
• Parliament called Federal Parliament of Nepal.

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Explanation

• Inventors: Montgolfier brothers (Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne).
• First public demonstration: 4 June 1783, Annonay, France.
• First passenger flight: 1783, near Paris.
• Known as: Pioneers of human flight.

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