1 |
Two years before his death in 788 Abd-al-Rahman founded the great __________ of Cordova |
church
mosque
tomb
palace
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2 |
To a lonely __________ tree in his garden said to be the first imported from Syria, he addressed some tender verses of his own composition |
peach
plum
palm
banana
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3 |
To his villa he brought water and introduced _________ plants such as peaches and pemegranates |
exorcist
erratic
systematic
exotic
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4 |
He erected for himself a palace and garden outside __________ in imitation of the palace built in Syria |
Cordova
Gharnata
Alhambra
Ceuta
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5 |
When his realm consolidated Abd-al Rahman turned to the arts of __________ |
war
peace
piece
pease
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6 |
Spain had thus been the first province to shake ________ the authority of the recognized caliph in Islam |
on
of
off
for
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7 |
We must at the same time make every effort to encourage __________ of families |
expansion
enlargement
limitation
enrichment
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8 |
We must do in the mean time is to keep _________ as many people as we can |
alert
active
senseless
alive
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9 |
We were creating a situation which encourages the ________ to make war on the rich |
land lords
poor
mill owners
industrialist
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10 |
In the past the population has not only been reduced by famine and disease but also by _________ |
population
floods
earthquakes
war
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11 |
An under _________ country is characterized by poverty with beggars in the cities |
sized
ground
developed
world
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12 |
The study of the population growth indicates one of the greatest __________ of our time |
solutions
recreations
amusements
paradoxes
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13 |
Soon after the discover of __________ it was realised that yaws could be cured |
pencillin
tetracyclin
T.V
dish antenna
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14 |
In Ceylon, the death rate was reduced by one third in two years by greatly reducing mortality from __________ |
typhoid
malaria
Diphtheria
Gout
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15 |
But even in these areas low death-rate __________ that the population is still growing fairly rapidly |
mane
main
means
men's
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16 |
Among the Western nations because of the decline in the birth rate, the _______ is not now growing so fast |
production
grain
crops
population
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17 |
One couple need only produce just ________ children to replace themselves |
two
four
five
one
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18 |
Now in the industrial countries of the west __________ out of 20 becomes adults |
15
19
14
10
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19 |
The population is growing at the rate of 6.6 per ________ of the population |
100
400
1000
1500
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20 |
In the U.K the death rate for 1963 was |
11.6
9.6
7.6
5.6
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