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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Founded October 13, 1884

It is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

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Largest State by Population: Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state (over 200 million people).

Largest State by Area: Rajasthan is the largest state in India (342,239 sq. km).

Ranking of options (by area):

• Madhya Pradesh (2nd largest)
• Uttar Pradesh (4th largest)

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike served three non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister

She is the PM of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) for a total of over 17 years:

• 1960–1965
• 1970–1977
• 1994–2000

Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister for 16 years:

• 1966–1977
• 1980–1984 (until her assassination)

Benazir Bhutto served as Prime Minister 4.5 years:

• 1988–1990
• 1993–1996 

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Iraq's biggest oil field is the Rumaila Oil Field,

Located in southern Iraq near Basra

It's Iraq's largest revenue generator

Field history

Discovered in 1953 by the Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC)

Start of production: 1954

Peak year: 1979

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 The Suez Canal was nationalized by Egypt 

On 26 July 1956, in a speech in Alexandria, Nasser announced the nationalisation of the canal

Suez Crisis is the Part of the Cold War and the Arab–Israeli conflict

Date: 29 October – 7 November 1956 (1 week and 2 days)

History 

After World War II, Egypt pressed for the evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone, and in July 1956 President Nasser nationalized the canal

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The Netherlands means the lowlands

The lowest point in the Netherlands is about 7 meters (23 feet) below sea level, in an area called the Zuidplaspolder.

Flat topography, 26% of which is below sea level.

It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

It consists of twelve provinces

Capital: Amsterdam

Official language: Dutch

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Karen Armstrong's A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

1993: Original publication year, with specific dates like September 28, 1993,and October 1, 1993, for the first American hardcover editions.

The book is the evolution of the concept of God in the three major monotheistic religions:

• Judaism
• Christianity,
• Islam.

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Wilhelm Wundt was a German physiologist. 

He is known as one of the fathers of modern psychology.

He was the first person to call himself a psychologist.

First Psychology Lab (1879): At the University of Leipzig, he created the first dedicated laboratory

Born: 16 August 1832,  German Confederation

Died: 31 August 1920 (aged 88), Saxony, Germany

Education: University of Heidelberg (MD, 1856)

Known for:

• Experimental psychology
• Cultural psychology
• Apperception

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Kahlil Gibran was a renowned essayist, poet, and philosopher from Lebanon.

Known as the leading author of the Modern Arabic literature

Born: January 6, 1883, Bsharri, Lebanon

Died: April 10, 1931 (age 48 years), St. Vincent's Hospital

Title: Chairman of the Pen League

Resting place: Bsharri, Lebanon

Notable works (known for his book)

• The Prophet (first published in the United States in 1923)
• The Madman ( published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1918)
• Broken Wings (first published in 1912 by the printing house of the periodical Meraat-ul-Gharb in New York)

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