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[#96] The declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people, by the pebple' was made by
Correct Answer

(C) Abraham Lincoln

Explanation

Solution: The words of Abraham Lincoln to honour the soldiers that sacrificed their lives in order “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” were spoken at Gettysburg, but these words apply as well to the countless soldiers that died for the cause of democracy in the following 150 years.

[#97] Who was the commander of 'Seventh Coalition' army that defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo
Correct Answer

(A) Arthur Wellesley

Explanation

Solution: Coalition under the command of British Field Marshall Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial French Army at the Battle of Waterloo, Belgium.

[#98] The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
Correct Answer

(A) 331 BC

Explanation

Solution: Alexandria is believed to have been founded by Alexander the Great in April 331 BC as Alexandreia. Alexander's chief architect for the project was Dinocrates. Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile valley.

[#99] World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
Correct Answer

(B) Germany

Explanation

Solution: Karl Marx (German: 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university. He married Jenny Von Westphalen in 1843.

[#100] Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?
Correct Answer

(B) Lewis Paul

Explanation

Solution: Lewis Paul was the original inventor of roller spinning, the basis of the water frame for spinning cotton in a cotton mill.