General KnowledgeThe concept of “Checks and Balances” in governance originated with which thinker?
A) Montesquieu
B) Rousseau
C) Hobbes
D) Locke
Montesquieu in *The Spirit of Laws* (1748) emphasized separation of powers, inspiring modern democratic constitutions like the US.
General Knowledge
A)
Charles Darwin
B)
Alfred Wegener
C)
James Hutton
D)
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener proposed continental drift in 1912, suggesting continents once formed a supercontinent Pangaea, later separating.
General Knowledge
A)
Yuan
B)
Yen
C)
Won
D)
Ringgit
Japan uses the yen (JPY), introduced in 1871, and it remains one of the most traded currencies worldwide.
General Knowledge
A)
Nucleus
B)
Ribosome
C)
Mitochondrion
D)
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondria generate energy in the form of ATP through cellular respiration, hence called the cell’s powerhouse.
General Knowledge
A)
Armstrong
B)
Gagarin
C)
Glenn
D)
Shepard
Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first human in space on April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1.
General Knowledge
A)
United Nations Economic and Social Council
B)
United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization
C)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
D)
United Nations Environmental, Social, and Cultural Organization
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, founded in 1945 to promote peace through knowledge.
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