General Knowledge MCQs

Statue of liberty was gifted to America by _________ on __________?

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Statue of liberty was gifted to America by _________ on __________?

A. Russia – 1 January 1886
B. Egypt – 21 June 1886
C. Japan – 11 September 1886
D. France – 28 October 1886

The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

Manghopir named after ____________.?

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Manghopir named after ____________.?

A. Sufi Pir Haji Syed Mohammad Sultan
B. Sufi Pir Haji Syed Ahmed Sultan
C. Sufi Pir Haji Syed Qutub Sultan
D. Sufi Pir Haji Syed Sakhi Sultan

Manghopir is a rural area of Karachi, named after Sufi Pir Haji Syed Sakhi Sultan. The area has the oldest Sufi shrines in the city, hot sulphur springs that are believed to have curative powers, and many crocodiles – believed locally to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho.

The Sakhalin Island is disputed between ___________.?

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The Sakhalin Island is disputed between ___________.?

A. China & Japan
B. China & Taiwan
C. Japan & Korea
D. Japan & Russia

Sakhalin was claimed by both Russia and Japan over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. These disputes sometimes involved military conflict and divisions of the island between the two powers. In 1875, Japan ceded its claims to Russia in exchange for the northern Kuril Islands.