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[#246] India's tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at
Correct Answer

(C) Sravanabelagola, Karnataka

Explanation

Solution: India's tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at Sravanabelagola, Karnataka. Shravanabelagola (Śravaṇa Beḷagoḷa) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

[#247] In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organization which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This conference took place at
Correct Answer

(C) San Francisco

Explanation

Solution: In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organization which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This conference took place at San Francisco.

[#248] The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are allowed is called
Correct Answer

(B) People's Action Party

Explanation

Solution: The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are allowed is called People's Action Party. The governing party since 1959, it was founded in 1954 as a pro-independence political party descended from an earlier student organization, and it has gone on to dominate the political system of the nation. The PAP has dominated Singapore's politics and has been credited as being central to the city-state's rapid political, social and economic development.

[#249] The restoration of the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a/an
Correct Answer

(A) French baron

Explanation

Solution: The restoration of the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a French baron. The title of baron was assumed as a titre de courtoisie by many nobles, whether members of the Nobles of the Robe or cadets of Nobles of the Sword who held no title in their own right.

[#250] The national sport of Canada is
Correct Answer

(B) lacrosse

Explanation

Solution: The national sport of Canada is lacrosse. Lacrosse was declared Canada's national game in 1859. However, in 1994, Canadian Parliament passed Canada's National Sport Act, which made lacrosse the national summer sport, and hockey the national winter sport.