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C. Pink Rose
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The National Flower of the Republic of Maldives is “Finifenmaa”, the commonly known Pink Rose, which is botanically identified as Rosa polyantha. “Fiyaathoshi Finifenmaa” (Pink Rose) has a high regard among the Maldivians and the Pink Rose is one member of the Rose family which could be easily grown in Maldivian soil.
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D. Jea- Paul Sartre
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The 59-year-old author Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he was awarded in October 1964. He said he always refused official distinctions and did not want to be “institutionalised”.
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B. Steven Sasson
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Steven Sasson invented the first self-contained digital camera at Eastman Kodak in 1975. It weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and had only 100 × 100 resolution (0.01 megapixels). The image was recorded onto a cassette tape and this process took 23 seconds. His camera took images in black-and-white.
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D. Writing dictionaries
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Writing dictionaries is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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D. Agatha Cristie
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Mystery writer “Agatha Christie” has the distinction of the world’s most-translated author with 7,233 translations almost 3,000 more than the next most popular, Jules Verne.
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D. Shah Jehan
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Shah Jehan is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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A. Bunga Raya(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
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On 28 July 1960, it was declared by the government of Malaysia that Hibiscus rosa-sinensis would be the national flower. The word bunga in Malay means “flower”, while raya in Malay means “celebratory” or “grand”. The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is literally known as the “celebratory flower” in Malay
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B. Opium Poppy
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Opium Poppy is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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C. Kodak
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Steven Sasson invented the world’s first digital camera while working at Eastman Kodak in 1975. It weighed around 8 pounds (3.6kg) and shot a mere 0.01MP.
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D. 1826
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The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce’s estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France