Explanation

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor.

He developed many devices: 

• Electric power generation 
•  Mass communication
•  Sound recording
• Motion pictures.

Explanation

The Mukti Bahini was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of

• the Bangladeshi military,
• paramilitary and
• civilians

during the War of Liberation, which transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971.

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ð  The war of 1971 between India and Pakistan lasted for 13 days from 3 December 1971 to the fall of Dacca (Dhaka) on 16 December 1971 .

ð  The war began with Operation Chengiz Khan's preemptive aerial strikes (india).

ð  on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh.

ð  Officially, East Pakistan had earlier called for its secession from Pakistan on 26 March 1971.

Explanation

The verb decide is followed by against when expressing opposition.

“Decided against” means chose not to do something.

Explanation

A nutcracker works as a lever to multiply force.

It helps crack hard nuts with less effort.

Explanation

On a hill overlooking the Spanish city of Granada stands the Alhambra, a palace built by princes belonging to the Muslim Nasrid dynasty (1238–1492) in the 14th century.

Explanation

• The idiom "a cat's paw" refers to someone who is being used as a tool or instrument by another person to achieve a goal or accomplish a task, often in a way that involves risk or danger.
• The phrase is thought to have originated from the idea that a cat's paw is used to test if a surface is hot or dangerous, and similarly, a person may be used as a "cat's paw" to test the waters or take the fall for someone else.

Explanation

A combination of 16 bits is called a "word".

It is a standard unit of data used in computing to represent information.

• Bit: a single binary digit (0 or 1)
• Nibble: 4 bits
• Byte: 8 bits
• Word: 16 bits
• Double Word: 32 bits

Explanation

An SSD is a storage device that uses flash memory.

It is faster and more durable than traditional hard drives.

Explanation

Explanation

According to the United Nations, the LOC came into effect in July 1972, after India and Pakistan fought a war that began in 1971.

They signed the Simla Agreement to define what was previously called the “ceasefire line.”

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