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[#631] ESCAP stands for
Correct Answer

(B) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

Explanation

Solution: ESCAP stands for Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) serves as the United Nations' regional hub promoting cooperation among countries to achieve inclusive and sustainable development.

[#632] Firdausi was
Correct Answer

(C) Both option A and B

Explanation

Solution: Firdausi was a poet and well known for his epic 'Shahnama'. Firdausi was a well known poet of Mahmud of Ghazni and wrote a book ,Shahnama, which is about the history of Persia.

[#633] Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at
Correct Answer

(D) Darjeeling

Explanation

Solution: Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at Darjeeling. It is recognized as one of the best mountaineering institutes in the world.

[#634] Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was a German Physicist, devised temperature scale and developed the mercury thermometer in 1714. He invented the alcohol thermometer (1709), the first mercury thermometer (1714) and devised the Fahrenheit temperature scale. He also showed the boiling points of liquids vary with changes in pressure and that water can remain liquid below its freezing point.

[#635] During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in
Correct Answer

(B) 1099 AD

Explanation

Solution: During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in 1099 AD. They arrived at Jerusalem in June 1099 and took the city by assault on 7 July 1099, massacring the defenders. A brief attempt by the Saracens to recapture Jerusalem was repulsed at the Battle of Ascalon.