FIA Assistant Director Past Papers

Martin Luther is credited with inaugurating the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, challenging the practices of the Catholic Church. The other options are unrelated to the Reformation.

A spanner is specifically designed to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts by gripping their flat sides. Screwdrivers are used for screws, chisels for carving or cutting, and hammers for striking.

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, providing a direct shipping route between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa. This makes option B correct.

To find the largest possible box size, we need the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 408, 462, and 516. The GCD is 24, so the largest box capacity is 24 kilograms.

The word 'lackluster' means lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; dull. Its antonym is 'vibrant,' which means full of energy and life, making option C the correct answer.

The third major battle fought between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraish of Makkah was the Battle of Khandak (also known as the Battle of the Trench). It followed the Battles of Badr and Uhud, making Khandak the third significant conflict.

The sequence is 4, 13, 28, 59, ?. The differences between terms are 9, 15, and 31. Observing the pattern, these differences are close to one less than powers of 2: 9 ~ 8+1, 15 = 16-1, 31 = 32-1. The next difference fits the pattern 63 = 64-1 (2^6 - 1). Adding 63 to 59 gives 122. Therefore, the next number in the sequence is 122, which corresponds to option D.

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are all countries located in the Scandinavian region, so the correct answer is 'All of them'.

Karl Marx presented his ideas on capitalism and economics in his famous work 'Das Kapital'. The other options are unrelated to Marx's work.

The communist revolution in Russia, known as the October Revolution, occurred in 1917, leading to the establishment of a communist government under the Bolsheviks.