QUES: Although initially thought to have originated as a manmade variant of an extant canid species (variously supposed as being the dhole, golden jackal, or gray wolf), extensive genetic studies undertaken during the 2010s indicate that dogs diverged from an extinct wolf-like canid in Eurasia 40,000 years ago. Being the oldest domesticated animal, their long association with people has allowed dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior, as well as thrive on a starch-rich diet which would be inadequate for other canid species.
What decade had significant studies of dog genes to determine origins?

ANS: 2010s

QUES: The Council does not have executive powers but meets biannually to discuss issues of mutual importance. Similarly, the Parliamentary Assembly has no legislative powers but investigates and collects witness evidence from the public on matters of mutual concern to its members. Reports on its findings are presented to the Governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom. During the February 2008 meeting of the BritishIrish Council, it was agreed to set up a standing secretariat that would serve as a permanent 'civil service' for the Council. Leading on from developments in the BritishIrish Council, the chair of the BritishIrish Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, Niall Blaney, has suggested that the body should shadow the BritishIrish Council's work.
The Parliamentary Assembly also has legislative powers and collects what?

ANS: unanswerable

QUES: By the time of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, Strasbourg was a prosperous community, and its inhabitants accepted Protestantism in 1523. Martin Bucer was a prominent Protestant reformer in the region. His efforts were countered by the Roman Catholic Habsburgs who tried to eradicate heresy in Upper Alsace. As a result, Alsace was transformed into a mosaic of Catholic and Protestant territories. On the other hand, Mompelgard (Montbeliard) to the southwest of Alsace, belonging to the Counts of Wurttemberg since 1397, remained a Protestant enclave in France until 1793.
When did Strasbourg convert to Catholicism?

ANS: unanswerable

QUES: The Company's headquarters in London, from which much of India was governed, was East India House in Leadenhall Street. After occupying premises in Philpot Lane from 1600 to 1621; in Crosby House, Bishopsgate, from 1621 to 1638; and in Leadenhall Street from 1638 to 1648, the Company moved into Craven House, an Elizabethan mansion in Leadenhall Street. The building had become known as East India House by 1661. It was completely rebuilt and enlarged in 17269; and further significantly remodelled and expanded in 17961800. It was finally vacated in 1860 and demolished in 186162. The site is now occupied by the Lloyd's building.
Where was the EIC headquarters abandoned after 1648?

ANS:
unanswerable