World History
Tested in 4 real MPSC questions across 2 years (2014–2018). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →
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बांगलादेशमधील चक्रीवादळ जगातील सर्वात भीषण नैसर्गिक दुर्घटनांपैकी एक आहे. सुमारे 3,00,000 लोकांनी आपले प्राण गमावले, असे म्हणतात. बांगलादेशामध्ये, म्हणजे त्यावेळच्या पूर्व पाकिस्तानात ही दुर्घटना कधी घडली ? One of the worst natural disasters of the World was the cyclone struck in Bangladesh. As many as 3,00,000 people, lost their lives, it is said. When did the disaster struck Bangladesh, then East Pakistan ?
The 1970 Bhola cyclone struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on November 12, 1970, and remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.
टेनेसी खोऱ्याचे महामंडळ (टीव्हीई) / The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 as an independent federal government agency in the US to address economic development in the Tennessee River valley.
खालीलपैकी कोणती न्यूज एजन्सी (वृत्तसंस्था) जगातील सर्वात जुनी आहे ? (1) र्युटर (इंग्लंड) (2) एजन्सी फ्रान्स-प्रेस (फ्रान्स) (एएफपी) (3) (डीपीए) डीयुश्च प्रेस-एजंजर (4) टेलीग्राफ एजन्सी ऑफ द सोव्हिएत युनियन (टास) रशिया Which one of the following news agencies is the oldest in the world ? (1) Reuters (England) (2) Agence France - Presse (France) (AFP) (3) Deutsche Presse - Agentur (DPA) (4) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS), Russia
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is widely recognized as the oldest news agency in the world, tracing its roots back to Havas agency founded in 1835.