Explanation

Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum on 7 February 1971

The first federal election in which women were able to participate was the 31 October 1971 election

Explanation

Europe is the only continent without a desert.

It has a temperate climate with sufficient rainfall.

Key information about Europe:

• Divided by the Ural Mountains
• Second-smallest continent
• Covers 2% of Earth’s surface
• Area: 10.18 million km²

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• The United States has the most Nobel Laureates.
• After the US, the United Kingdom (UK) has the second largest number of Nobel Prize winners.
• Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.

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• India's first nuclear device explosion was conducted under the code name "Smiling Buddha"
• It is also known as Pokhran-I, 
• First successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974.
• Location: Pokhran Test Range, Rajasthan.
• It is India's first nuclear test, conducted as a "peaceful nuclear explosion" (PNE),

Explanation

• Location: Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei, China (on Yangtze River)
• Type & Status: Hydroelectric gravity dam; world’s largest power station
• Construction Timeline: Began 14 December 1994, opened in 2003
• Completion: Fully completed in 2012
• Capacity & Purpose: 22,500 MW; flood control, power generation, navigation

Last verified on 15-01-2026