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- The Queen of Netherlands who has relinquished the crown after 33 years on April 30, 2013, is
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Queen Beatrix relinquished the crown on April 30, 2013, after 33 years of reign, leaving the monarchy to her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Abdication is in the tradition of the Dutch monarchy. Beatrix’s mother, Queen Juliana abdicated in 1980 in her favour.
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Queen Beatrix relinquished the crown on April 30, 2013, after 33 years of reign, leaving the monarchy to her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Abdication is in the tradition of the Dutch monarchy. Beatrix’s mother, Queen Juliana abdicated in 1980 in her favour.
- Where is Taksim Square, which witnessed in 2013 prolonged massive protests against the redevelopment of Gezi Park?
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Taksim Square is situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. Since May 26, 2013, protests have been taking place in Taksim in opposition to the reconstruction of the Ottoman era Taksim Military Barracks.
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Taksim Square is situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. Since May 26, 2013, protests have been taking place in Taksim in opposition to the reconstruction of the Ottoman era Taksim Military Barracks.
- Where was the Fifth BRICS Summit hosted by South Africa in March 2013?
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The 2013 BRICS summit was the fifth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the head of states or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit was held in Durban, South Africa in 2013. This completed the first cycle of BRICS summits.
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The 2013 BRICS summit was the fifth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the head of states or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit was held in Durban, South Africa in 2013. This completed the first cycle of BRICS summits.
- Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister of
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Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Australian Labor Party since 24 June 2010. She is the first woman to hold either office.
Note: Julia Eileen Gillard is a former Australian politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, as leader of the Australian Labor Party. Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia.Correct Option: D
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Australian Labor Party since 24 June 2010. She is the first woman to hold either office.
Note: Julia Eileen Gillard is a former Australian politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, as leader of the Australian Labor Party. Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia.
- Genomic (DNA) studies in camel have been completed recently by the scientists of
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Researchers in Mongolia and China carried out studies to unravel the genomic peculiarities behind the physiological tricks that camels use to survive in the harshest of conditions. They described the genomes of wild and domesticated Bactrian camels.
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Researchers in Mongolia and China carried out studies to unravel the genomic peculiarities behind the physiological tricks that camels use to survive in the harshest of conditions. They described the genomes of wild and domesticated Bactrian camels.
