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December

On which date, the National Mathematics Day was observed?

Question: On which date, the National Mathematics Day was observed?
[A].

December 21

[B].

December 22

[C].

December 23

[D].

December 24

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The National Mathematics Day (NMD) is celebrated every year in India on December 22 to commemorate the birth anniversary of great mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. The day also recognizes his contribution to the world of mathematics, which includes mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. The NMD was declared by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2012 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Ramanujan. Born in 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu), Ramanujan’s affinity for Mathematics was such that he failed in college exams because of his negligence for non-mathematical subjects. However, his talents were recognized by a mathematician at Madras Port Trust were Ramanujan had started working as a clerk in 1912. In 1917, Ramanujan was elected to be a member of the London Mathematical Society.

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International Human Solidarity Day was observed on?

Question: International Human Solidarity Day was observed on?
[A].

17th December

[B].

18th December

[C].

19th December

[D].

20th December

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

International Human Solidarity Day is organized across the world on 20th December. It is a day to celebrate our unity in diversity and also a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements. The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values.

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Charlotte Bronte Quiz

Charlotte Bronte Quiz Questions

1. When was Charlotte Bronte born?
a) 9 March 1814
b) 21 April 1816
c) 30 July 1818
d) 6 November 1812

2. Where was Charlotte Bronte born?
a) Hampshire
b) Dover
c) Tweed
d) Thornton

3. Which school did Charlotte Bronte attend?
a) St. Anne School
b) St. Antony School
c) Clergy Daughters’ School
d) Holy Family School

4. Where did Charlotte Bronte teach?
a) Queen Mary School
b) Miss Patchett’s School
c) Miss Wooler’s School
d) St. Patrick’s School

5. When was Jane Eyre published?
a) 1842
b) 1847
c) 1832
d) 1836

English: Signature of Charlotte Bronte

Signature of Charlotte Bronte (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6. What was Charlotte Bronte’s pen name?
a) Currer Bell
b) Agatha Christie
c) Acton Bell
d) John Bull

7. When did Charlotte Bronte marry Arthur Bell Nichols?
a) 21 January 1865
b) 29 June 1854
c) 14 August 1842
d) 18 November 1838

8. When did Charlotte Bronte die?
a) 31 March 1855
b) 9 February 1860
c) 18 September 1852
d) 19 December 1848

9. Where did Charlotte Bronte die?
a) Belfast
b) Dublin
c) Haworth
d) London

10. Which novel of Charlotte Bronte was published posthumously?
a) Shirley
b) The Professor
c) Villette
d) The Good Earth

Charlotte Bronte Quiz Questions with Answers

English: Brontë sisters' signatures as Currer,...

Brontë sisters’ signatures as Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Charlotte Bronte born?
b) 21 April 1816

2. Where was Charlotte Bronte born?
d) Thornton

3. Which school did Charlotte Bronte attend?
c) Clergy Daughters’ School

4. Where did Charlotte Bronte teach?
c) Miss Wooler’s School

5. When was Jane Eyre published?
b) 1847

6. What was Charlotte Bronte’s pen name?
a) Currer Bell

7. When did Charlotte Bronte marry Arthur Bell Nichols?
b) 29 June 1854

8. When did Charlotte Bronte die?
a) 31 March 1855

9. Where did Charlotte Bronte die?
c) Haworth

10. Which novel of Charlotte Bronte was published posthumously?
b) The Professor

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