General KnowledgeIn economics, the “Tragedy of the Commons” was popularized by which scholar?
A) Adam Smith
B) Elinor Ostrom
C) Garrett Hardin
D) John Maynard Keynes
Garrett Hardin explained in 1968 that shared resources tend to be overused and depleted if individuals act solely in self-interest.
General Knowledge
A)
Conrad Discontinuity
B)
Mohorovičić Discontinuity
C)
Gutenberg Discontinuity
D)
Lehmann Discontinuity
The Mohorovičić discontinuity (the "Moho") marks the boundary between the crust and mantle, detected via seismic waves.
General Knowledge
A)
Mesopotamian
B)
Indian
C)
Persian
D)
Greek
The Vedas, composed in Sanskrit around 1500–500 BCE, are the oldest sacred scriptures of Hinduism, guiding rituals and philosophy.
General Knowledge
A)
Egyptians
B)
Sumerians
C)
Indus Valley
D)
Chinese
The Sumerians developed cuneiform around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia, marking the first recorded writing system in human history.
General Knowledge
A)
India
B)
China
C)
Persia
D)
Egypt
The Gupta Empire (4th–6th century CE) in India saw great achievements in science, art, literature, and mathematics.
General Knowledge
A)
Galileo
B)
Copernicus
C)
Kepler
D)
Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus published *De Revolutionibus* (1543), proposing the Sun, not Earth, as the universe’s center.
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