Current affairs mcqs MCQs

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Q.841 Which historic Major League Baseball franchise originally founded as the White Stockings marks its 150th anniversary in 2026?
A Boston Red Sox
B Cincinnati Reds
C Chicago Cubs
D St. Louis Cardinals
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Q.842 The year 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of which major American scientific society?
A American Physical Society
B American Chemical Society
C American Medical Association
D American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Q.843 Which famous chain of restaurants that served railway passengers in the American West opened its first location 150 years ago in 1876?
A Howard Johnson's
B Fred Harvey Company
C Horn & Hardart
D White Castle
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Q.844 Which iconic English record producer often referred to as the Fifth Beatle would have turned 100 in January 2026?
A Phil Spector
B Quincy Jones
C George Martin
D Brian Epstein
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Q.845 Which former President of France known for modernizing French society during the 1970s was born 100 years ago in 1926?
A Francois Mitterrand
B Georges Pompidou
C Valery Giscard d'Estaing
D Jacques Chirac
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Q.846 Which highly influential Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk and peace activist would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2026?
A Dalai Lama
B Thich Nhat Hanh
C Bodhidharma
D D. T. Suzuki
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Q.847 Which prominent Chinese leader who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002 was born in 1926?
A Hu Jintao
B Deng Xiaoping
C Jiang Zemin
D Zhao Ziyang
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Q.848 The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the first flight of which iconic American civil transport aircraft?
A Douglas DC-3
B Boeing 247
C Ford Trimotor
D Lockheed Vega
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Q.849 Which historic nine day labor dispute in the United Kingdom marks its 100th anniversary in May 2026?
A The Winter of Discontent
B The UK Miners' Strike
C The General Strike of 1926
D The Tolpuddle Martyrs protest
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Q.850 Which common kitchen appliance was first introduced to the public 100 years ago as the Toastmaster?
A Electric Blender
B Pop-up Toaster
C Microwave Oven
D Electric Coffee Maker
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Q.851 The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of James B. Sumner discovering that enzymes are proteins by crystallizing which specific enzyme?
A Amylase
B Pepsin
C Urease
D Lactase
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Q.852 Which autobiographical account of the Arab Revolt by T. E. Lawrence was first published in a public edition 100 years ago in 1926?
A The Mint
B Revolt in the Desert
C Seven Pillars of Wisdom
D The Desert War
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Q.853 Which major public broadcasting institution was officially established by Royal Charter 100 years ago replacing its private predecessor?
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
B Australian Broadcasting Corporation
C British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
D Radio France
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Q.854 Which European nation passed the Coinage Act 100 years ago in 1926 to establish its own independent national currency?
A Norway
B Irish Free State
C Finland
D Iceland
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Q.855 Which Academy Award winning American actress known for The Last Picture Show and Young Frankenstein was born 100 years ago in 1926?
A Angela Lansbury
B Betty White
C Cloris Leachman
D Doris Day
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Q.856 Which highly acclaimed Australian operatic soprano known as La Stupenda was born 100 years ago in 1926?
A Nellie Melba
B Joan Sutherland
C Kiri Te Kanawa
D Maria Callas
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Q.857 Which intense German actor known for his collaborations with director Werner Herzog was born 100 years ago in 1926?
A Bruno Ganz
B Gert Fröbe
C Klaus Kinski
D Max von Sydow
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Q.858 Which prominent English novelist who wrote The French Lieutenant's Woman would have turned 100 in 2026?
A Kingsley Amis
B Anthony Burgess
C John Fowles
D William Golding
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Q.859 Which major philosophical and political book by Hannah Arendt celebrates its 75th anniversary of publication in 2026?
A Eichmann in Jerusalem
B The Human Condition
C The Origins of Totalitarianism
D On Revolution
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Q.860 Which iconic film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh based on a Tennessee Williams play premiered 75 years ago in 1951?
A On the Waterfront
B A Streetcar Named Desire
C Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
D The Glass Menagerie
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Q.861 Which classic adventure film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn premiered 75 years ago in 1951?
A Casablanca
B The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
C The African Queen
D Key Largo
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Q.862 Which foundational science fiction film featuring the robot Gort and the alien Klaatu was released 75 years ago in 1951?
A Forbidden Planet
B The War of the Worlds
C The Day the Earth Stood Still
D Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Q.863 Which prominent environmental organization focused on protecting ecologically important lands and waters was founded in the US in 1951?
A World Wildlife Fund
B The Nature Conservancy
C Greenpeace
D Sierra Club
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Q.864 The year 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the delivery of the world's first commercially available general purpose electronic computer named what?
A ENIAC
B Colossus
C Ferranti Mark 1
D IBM 701
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Q.865 Which seminal science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov focusing on the fall of a galactic empire was published as a book in 1951?
A I, Robot
B Foundation
C The Caves of Steel
D Dune
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Q.866 Which major national exhibition aimed at promoting British contributions to science technology and the arts opened 75 years ago in 1951?
A The Great Exhibition
B The Festival of Britain
C The Millennium Experience
D The British Empire Exhibition
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Q.867 Which collective security agreement between Australia New Zealand and the United States was signed 75 years ago in 1951?
A SEATO
B AUKUS
C ANZUS
D Five Eyes
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Q.868 The first live transcontinental television broadcast in the United States occurred in 1951 featuring a speech by which President?
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Dwight D. Eisenhower
C Harry S. Truman
D John F. Kennedy
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Q.869 Which major uprising led by black school children against the apartheid government in South Africa marks its 50th anniversary in June 2026?
A Sharpeville massacre
B Soweto uprising
C Marikana massacre
D Defiance Campaign
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Q.870 Which successful counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission carried out by the IDF marks its 50th anniversary in July 2026?
A Operation Wrath of God
B Operation Opera
C Operation Entebbe
D Operation Orchard
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