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Lincoln was elected from the newly formed Republican Party. To which party did he belong before that?

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Lincoln was very good in a contact sport and is enshrined in the Hall of Fame for that sport. Name the sport.

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What is the relevance of the phrase ‘You sockdologizing old man-trap’ in the life of Lincoln?

Answer : It was the line from ‘Our American Cousin’ that acted as a cue for John Wilkes Booth to fire the shots at the President

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If the famous President’s memorial is in Washington DC, where is his resting place?

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Which national holiday did he establish in 1863 during the Civil War?

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On May 22, 1849, Lincoln was given Patent No. 6469 and is the only U.S. President to have a patent. What did he devise?

Answer : A buoying vessel to lift boats over shoals

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Apart from Kansas, which two States were admitted to the Union during Lincoln’s presidency?

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What does the landmark 13 Amendment, passed by Congress shortly before Lincoln’s death, deal with?

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The liquid-fuelled second stage of the PSLV rocket uses the Vikas engine, which is based on the French Viking engine. In 1974, rather than pay cash, ISRO acquired this technology from France in exchange for 100 man-years of engineering work, helping produce parts for the European ______ rocket, and thousands of pressure transducers. Fill in the blank.

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To steer the massive first stage, the PSLV doesn’t gimbal, or tilt, the main engine nozzle. Instead, it injects a chemical solution of X into one side of the nozzle’s exhaust flow to create an asymmetric thrust that pushes the rocket in the desired direction. This is its Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control. Name X.

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In February 2017, the PSLV-C37 mission set a world record by launching 104 satellites in a single flight. This required a complex deployment sequence where satellites were deployed in pairs at precise angles to keep them from colliding. Which SpaceX mission broke this record in 2021?

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Instead of discarding the PSLV’s fourth stage (PS4) as debris, ISRO often repurposes it as a stabilised orbital platform called POEM. It remains active in orbit for months, hosting student payloads and scientific experiments, thus serving as a temporary satellite. What does POEM stand for?

Answer : PSLV Orbital Experiment Module

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The PSLV rocket’s first stage solid motor is encased in ________ steel, an ultra-high-strength alloy whose name is a portmanteau of ‘martensitic’ and ‘ageing’. Because international export controls restricted access to this material, ISRO had to develop the ability to make this steel indigenously. Fill in the blank.

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Between the SLV and the PSLV programmes, ISRO ran the Y programme for seven years. Name Y (in its full form).

Answer : Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

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By legitimising the Somaliland administration, Israel is said to be pursuing which two strategic objectives, according to geopolitical pundits?

Answer : Establish a military base to counter the Houthis; facilitate forced transfer of Palestinians

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Yemen’s main separatist group, the STC, is backed by which West Asian country? Name its leader who recently fled the country?

Answer : United Arab Emirates; Aidarous al-Zubaidi

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The modern political identity of Somaliland traces back to this moment of sovereignty in 1960. What was the movement?

Answer : British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland gained independence and unified briefly as the Somali Republic.

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Before unification in 1990, South Yemen was the only Marxist country in the Arab world. What was its official name?

Answer : People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen

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In which year did Somaliland unilaterally declare independence?

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Which 2019 accord sought to reconcile southern separatists with Yemen’s internationally recognised government through a power-sharing deal?

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Which ancient site in Somaliland’s capital is known for its exceptionally well-preserved rock art, estimated to be around 5,000 years old?

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In 2025, for the first time in Nobel history, four faculty of which US institution have won the award in a single year

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Which is the latest of the six categories, being added in 1968, and who established it?

Answer : Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank)

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The last time there was no Nobel Prize for a category was in 1972. Which category?

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Which category has had the most laureates with 232 since inception, including 40 times of having three people sharing the award

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Who was the last individual to win a second Nobel prize and in which category?

Answer : K. Barry Sharpless in Chemistry (2001 and 2022)

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What is common to these five Peace laureates: Carl von Ossietzky, Aung San Suu Kyi, Liu Xiaobo, Ales Bialiatski and Narges Mohammadi?

Answer : They were all under arrest at the time of the award of the Nobel Prize

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What is the surname of the only siblings to have won the Nobel Prize, with one sharing the 1969 Economics prize and the other the 1973 Medicine prize?

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Who is the Asian who declined the prize in 1973?