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Gangkhar Puensum is located in Bhutan.

It is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world at 7,570 meters.

It is the 40th highest peak in the world.

It remains unclimbed due to local beliefs and Bhutanese climbing restrictions, despite most Himalayan peaks being scaled.

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• Jizya is a poll tax historically imposed on non-Muslims in Muslim states.
• In India, Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the first to impose Jizya.
• The tax was abolished by Mughal ruler Akbar in the 16th century but reintroduced by Aurangzeb in the 17th century.
• Kharaj was a land tax imposed on non-Muslim cultivators and landlords.

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Rabia was born between 714 and 718 CE (95 and 98 Hijri) in Basra, Iraq.

She belonged to the Qays tribe.

She was an Arab Muslim saint, one of the earliest Sufi mystics

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Thomas O. Mensah is a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor.

He joined Corning Glass Works in 1983, working on fiber optics research in Sullivan Park, New York.

Charles Kuen Kao is known as the "father of fiber optic communications."

Shirley Ann Jackson made a breakthrough in fiber optics.

Explanation

To find the ages, solve the equations:  

Let the ages be x and 12 - x.

The product is x(12 - x) = 32.

Solving x^2 - 12x + 32 = 0 gives x = 4 and x = 8

So, the ages are 4 and 8 years.

The elder child is: 8 years.

Explanation

To find the number of dishes washed in 16 minutes, we need to calculate the rate of dishes washed per minute and then multiply it by 16.

Rate = 1350 dishes/hour ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 22.5 dishes/minute

Number of dishes washed in 16 minutes = 22.5 dishes/minute x 16 minutes = 360 dishes

So, the correct answer is: 360

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Partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge 

It was officially announced on 19 July 1905

This decision was made in response to widespread protests and riots from the Swadeshi movement, which opposed the 1905 partition.

The partition of Bengal was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.

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I was given a book by her.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice.

Rule:

Subject + (was/were) + V3 + Other agents

Explanation

Hard is the adjective.

It describes the quality of a noun.

Indicating that something is solid or difficult.