General Knowledge MCQs (page 49 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
1,204 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 961–980.
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Who invented the telephone?
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Answer: D. Alexander Graham Bell
Bell received the patent for the telephone in 1876.
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Who discovered penicillin?
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Answer: B. Alexander Fleming
Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
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Who invented the first vaccine (for smallpox)?
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Answer: C. Edward Jenner
Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796.
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Answer: A. Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo painted it in the early 16th century. It hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
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Who wrote the play "Hamlet"?
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Answer: C. William Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet around 1600.
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Who gave the theory of relativity?
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Answer: A. Albert Einstein
Einstein published special relativity in 1905 and general relativity in 1915.
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How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
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Answer: A. Five
The five interlocking rings represent the inhabited continents taking part in the Games.
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Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
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Answer: A. Paris
Paris hosted the 2024 Games. Los Angeles will host in 2028.
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The Nobel Prizes were first awarded in:
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Answer: B. 1901
They were created by the will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
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Which is the largest island in the world?
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Answer: B. Greenland
Greenland is the largest island. Australia is counted as a continent.
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Arfa Karim became famous as the youngest:
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Answer: D. Microsoft Certified Professional
In 2004, aged nine, Arfa Karim became the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional.
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The Pakistan Stock Exchange was formed in 2016 by merging the stock exchanges of:
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Answer: A. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad
The three exchanges were integrated into the Pakistan Stock Exchange in January 2016.
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Pakistan Steel Mills is located in:
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Answer: C. Karachi
It was built at Port Qasim, Karachi, with help from the Soviet Union.
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Who invented the practical incandescent light bulb?
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Answer: D. Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invented the practical incandescent light bulb.
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Who invented the phonograph?
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Answer: D. Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
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Who invented the radio (wireless telegraphy)?
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Answer: A. Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio (wireless telegraphy).
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Who invented the television?
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Answer: B. John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird invented the television.
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Who invented the aeroplane?
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Answer: D. the Wright brothers
the Wright brothers invented the aeroplane.
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Who invented the improved steam engine?
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Answer: B. James Watt
James Watt invented the improved steam engine.
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Who invented the printing press with movable type?
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Answer: D. Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with movable type.