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[#296] Who was elected as First Consul of the Consulate of France?
Correct Answer

(B) Napoleon Bonaparte

Explanation

Solution: Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and its associated wars.

[#297] Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
Correct Answer

(B) Herodotus

Explanation

Solution: Herodotus ( c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) (Herodotos, his actual name) was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey).

[#298] Who is known as the founder of Yuan Dynasty in China
Correct Answer

(A) Kublai Khan

Explanation

Solution: In official Chinese histories, the Yuan dynasty bore the Mandate of Heaven. The dynasty was established by Kublai Khan, yet he placed his grandfather Genghis Khan on the imperial records as the official founder of the dynasty as Taizu.

[#299] Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
Correct Answer

(C) Martin Luther King Junior

Explanation

Solution: American Leader Martin Luther King Jr. was the civil right activist during the civil right movement for American Negroes. He was conferred with the Nobel peace Prize in 1964.

[#300] In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state
Correct Answer

(D) 1929

Explanation

Solution: In 1929 Vatican City's independent sovereignty was recognized by the Fascist Italian government in the Lateran Treaty.