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Option: A
Explanation :Elena is one of the first women in the world to receive an academic degree from a university.
Born in Venice on June 5, 1646, Elena Cornaro Piscopia was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent. She was also known as Helen Cornaro – an Italian philosopher and academic. She is one of the first women in the world to receive an academic degree from a university at the age of 32. In 1678, she became the first woman in the world to receive a PhD degree. Elena spoke a total of seven languages fluently. The philosopher and academic tragically died at the young age of 38 of tuberculosis on July 26, 1684.

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Option: A
Explanation :The 14th Islamic Summit hosted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has commenced in the al-Safa Palace in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) 31-May-2019, with the attendance of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziza. The summit this year is titled “Mecca Summit: Together for the Future,” and aims at developing a unified stance on events in the Islamic world.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states. The organisation states that it is “the collective voice of the Muslim world” and works to “safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony”.
The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union. The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French.

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Option: D
Explanation :Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia prime minister on 29-May-2019. Mr. Morison became Australia 30th Prime Minister through an internal party vote last august in which he replaced Malcolm Turnbull as chief of the rulling Liberal party.

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Option: B
Explanation :The first session of the UN-Habitat Assembly will be held from 27-31 May 2019, at the headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi.
During the first session, The Assembly is expected establish the Executive Board of UN-Habitat and elect its members, to review and approve the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2020-2025 and also review the Progress in implementation of New Urban Agenda, among other things

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Option: A
Explanation :on 27-05-2019 Amina Hanif 15 year old and Siddiqa Batool 17 year old, residents of Hushey valley of Ghanche, are also the granddaughters of famous mountaineer Abdul Karim known as Little Karim.
The two young mountaineers had started their adventure with their father, Mohammad Hanif, who is also a climber, thus becoming the youngest mountaineers to summit the highest peak in Spain.
According to Alpine Club of Pakistan, the two girls have also been invited by the France Mountaineering Federation to climb some rock walls there.

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Option: C
Explanation :The UK retained sovereignty over the islands after Mauritius gained its independence from Britain in 1968.
On 25 February 2019, the judges of the International Court of Justice by thirteen votes to one stated that the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible. On 22 May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly debated and adopted a resolution that affirmed that the Chagos archipelago, which has been occupied by the UK for more than 50 years, “forms an integral part of the territory of Mauritius”. The resolution gives effect to an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that the UK “withdraw its colonial administration … unconditionally within a period of no more than six months”. 116 states voted in favour of the resolution, 55 abstained and only 5 countries supported the UK.

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Option: B
Explanation :Trichlorofluoromethane, also called freon-11, CFC-11, or R-11, is a chlorofluorocarbon. It is a colorless, faint ethereal, and sweetish-smelling liquid that boils around room temperature.
CFC-11 was phased out under the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Despite being the signatory to the Montreal Protocol, and agreeing to phase out production of CFC-11 in 2010, China continued to emit the polluting gas.
Between 40 and 60 per cent of total global CFC-11 emissions originate from Eastern China, reveals study. This is no good news for the ozone layer which is on the road to recovery.

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Option: C
Explanation :The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries (like the Philippines) use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation. But now India has adopted new CPI to measure inflation. However, United States now report a producer price index instead.
It also influences stock and fixed price markets. The WPI is published by the Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The Wholesale Price Index focuses on the price of goods traded between corporations, rather than goods bought by consumers, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index. The purpose of the WPI is to monitor price movements that reflect supply and demand in industry, manufacturing and construction. This helps in analyzing both macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions.

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Option: D
Explanation :Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods and services but does not include those from the food and energy sectors. This measure of inflation excludes these items because their prices are much more volatile. It is most often calculated using the consumer price index (CPI), which is a measure of prices for goods and services.
Core inflation is measured by both the CPI and the core personal consumption expenditures index (PCE). The PCE represents the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S. Since inflation is a measure of the trend in rising prices, PCE is an important metric in determining inflation. However, core PCE and CPI are similar, and both help to determine how much inflation is in the economy.

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Option: C
Explanation :According to the Alpine Club Pakistan, Mirza Ali achieved the feat after successfully climbing Mount Everest on Wednesday-22-May-2019. He scaled the mountain at 2:16am, to become the first Pakistani to climb seven summits in seven continents.
Ali is the brother of Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest.
Col (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti is the fourth Pakistani to successfully scale Mount Everest. He achieved this remarkable feat in May 2017. He is also the first Pakistani from Punjab to scale Mount Everest.
The other three Pakistanis Nazir Sabir, Hassan Sadpara and Samina Baig to climb Mount Everest belong to the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

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