General Knowledge
The “Sputnik 1” satellite was launched by which country?
A) USA
B) USSR
C) UK
D) Germany
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR in 1957, was the first artificial satellite, marking the start of the space race.
General Knowledge
A)
Kant
B)
Nietzsche
C)
Hegel
D)
Sartre
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote “God is dead” in *The Gay Science* (1882), reflecting on decline of religion in modern society.
General Knowledge
A)
Babylonian
B)
Greek
C)
Sumerian
D)
Hittite
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian poem from Sumer, considered the world’s earliest surviving literary masterpiece.
General Knowledge
A)
Galen
B)
Vesalius
C)
William Harvey
D)
Hippocrates
William Harvey in 1628 demonstrated that blood circulates continuously through the body, powered by the heart, revolutionizing medicine.
General Knowledge
A)
Isaac Newton
B)
Ole Rømer
C)
Christiaan Huygens
D)
Albert Michelson
Ole Rømer, a Danish astronomer, calculated light’s finite speed by observing Jupiter’s moon Io, a breakthrough in physics.
General Knowledge
A)
No two atoms can collide
B)
No two fermions can occupy same state
C)
Energy cannot be destroyed
D)
Light travels fastest
The Pauli Exclusion Principle states no two fermions (like electrons) can occupy the same quantum state, critical for atomic structure.
General Knowledge
A)
Methane
B)
Ammonia
C)
Ethanol
D)
Sulfuric Acid
The Haber-Bosch process produces ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen, critical for fertilizers and global agriculture.
General Knowledge
A)
Albert Einstein
B)
Werner Heisenberg
C)
Niels Bohr
D)
Max Planck
Werner Heisenberg introduced the uncertainty principle in 1927, highlighting the fundamental limits of measuring subatomic properties.
General Knowledge
A)
Age of Expansion
B)
Golden Age
C)
Dark Age
D)
Age of Kings
The Gupta Empire (4th–6th century CE) is called the “Golden Age of India” due to its advancements in science, art, and literature.
General Knowledge
A)
Yen
B)
Yuan
C)
Won
D)
Ringgit
South Korea uses the Won (KRW), distinct from Japan’s Yen and China’s Yuan, reflecting its independent economic identity.
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.
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