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Passage for Reading & Comprehension: Caliph Haroon-Ur-Rasheed was a wise Muslim king of Baghdad. One day, when he was holding court, Qazi of the city brought up a disputed case. Two people claimed a horse. One was a beggar, while the other was a rich man. Qazi was unable to decide the case, so he brought it before the caliph for a decision. The Caliph asked the rich man to present facts. The rich man told him that while he was riding to the city on the horse, the lame fellow requested him to lift him up to the city gate. When they reached the city gate, the beggar refused to get down and claimed that the horse was his. Then the beggar told his story. As he rode his horse to the city that morning, he said that the rich man tried to borrow his horse. As he was a stranger to him, he could not lend him his horse, so he gave him a ride up to the city gate. On reaching the city gate, the rich man refused to get down and claimed that the horse was his. The Caliph asked them to touch the horse one by one. At first, the beggar touched the horse. On his touch, it winced; the horse expressed its pleasure by neighing when the rich man touched it. The caliph made his decision that the horse belonged to the rich man.

1. The similar meaning of the word ‘wise’ is?

Clever means ہوشیار

Wise means عقلمند

2. The similar meaning of the word ‘dispute’ is?

Clash means تصادم

Dispute means تنازعہ

3. The similar meaning of the word ‘rich’ is?

Wealthy means دولت مند

Rich means امیر

4. The opposite meaning of the word ‘refuse’ is?

Allow means اجازت

Refuse means انکار

5. The opposite meaning of the word ‘pleasure’ is?

Sorrow means غم

Pleasure means خوشی

6. The horse’s reaction when the rich man touched it _______?

Neighed

7. The horse’s reaction when the beggar touched it ______?

Winced

8. The Muslim king of Baghdad was ______?

Caliph Haroon-Ur-Rasheed

9. The disputed case brought before the Caliph was about ______?

Ownership of a horse

10. The role of the Qazi of the city in the story was ______?

Brought the disputed case

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"Idol" refers to a physical object or image that people worship, especially in ancient times (e.g., statues of gods).

Idol means بت

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The Restoration period (around 1660–1700) is the shortest among the listed literary periods.

It is known for the revival of drama and comedy after the English Civil War.

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Wentworth Woodhouse is a large country house located in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England, UK. 

It is one of the largest private residences in the UK.

It has a long history dating back to the 17th century. 

The house has been owned by various aristocratic families, including the Earls of Strafford and the Marquesses of Rockingham.

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, lost vision in his left eye due to smallpox.

It is a highly infectious disease that was prevalent in India during the 18th century.

He contracted smallpox at a young age, which led to the loss of vision in his left eye.

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The British exiled Napoleon Bonaparte to the remote island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821 at the age of 51

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, 

Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, France

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The U-2 incident was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S.

U-2 reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union in 1960 and that caused the collapse of a summit conference in Paris between the United States,

The Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France.

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Martello Towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos

Martellos are small defensive forts

Martellos were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards

 the tower was completed in 1565. 

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Armistice ended fighting of: Ottoman Empire and the Allies

Held: October 1918