Deck 3: History and Nobel Prizes

Question 1

The Headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency is in:-

A)Vienna
B)Geneva
C)Berne
D)Rome

Answer 1

Vienna

Question 2

Among the following countries which is not the member of U.N.O.

A)Syria
B)Switzerland
C)Lebanon
D)None of the above.

Answer 2

Switzerland

Question 3

Which of the following historical sites of Pakistan is on the World Heritage List?

A)Mohenjodaro
B)Takht-i-Bahi
C)Lahore Fort
D)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

"Sir Ronald Ross" was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902 for his work on:

A)Cholera
B)Typhoid
C)Tuberculosis
D)Malaria

Question 5

Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1945 for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effects in various infectious diseases?

A)Louis Pasteur
B)Sir Alexandar Fleming
C)Madam Curie
D)None of the above

Question 6

Nobel Prizes were First awarded in the year.

A)1900
B)1901
C)1902
D)1905

Question 7

Identify the cause of disturbances in the 'Maluku' island of Indonesia:

A)Maximum autonomy from the centre demanded.
B)Complete independence and statehood proposed.
C)Muslim and Christian religious conflict
D)None of the above.

Question 8

The prizes are formally awarded on the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel on:

A)1st December
B)25th December
C)10th December
D)31st December

Question 9

All Nobel Prize are given in Stockholm by the King of Sweden except the peace prize, which is given in the city of:

A)Geneva
B)Oslo
C)London
D)Hague

Question 10

"Mother Teresa" (India) was awarded by Nobel Prize in the field of:

A)Agriculture
B)Medicine
C)Psychology
D)Peace

Question 11

"W.C. Rontgen" was awarded 1st Nobel Prize in Physics for his remarkable discovery of X-Rays. From which country he belongs:

A)Sweden
B)Germany
C)U.S.A
D)Great Britain

Question 12

Who is called "Father of History"?

A)Bancroft
B)Herodotus
C)Gibbon
D)None of the above

Question 13

From which country "Herodotus" The father of History belongs:

A)Egypt
B)Portugal
C)Greek
D)Italy

Question 14

Who is called "Father of Comedy"?

A)Shakespeare
B)Aristophanes
C)Shaw
D)None of the above

Question 15

"Christopher Columbus" (who discovered Central America). From which country he belonged:

A)Italy
B)Spain
C)China
D)Greece

Question 16

"Maiden Pakistani" who was awarded by Nobel Prize in 1979, was:

A)Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
B)Dr. Abdul Salam
C)Dr. Sammar
D)Dr. Muneer Ahmad Khan

Question 17

Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize in the field of:

A)Physics
B)Chemistry
C)Medicine
D)Bio-Chemistry

Question 18

Famous Painting "Mona Lisa" was the creation of:

A)Inigo Jones
B)Leonardo da Vinci
C)Yrancois Boucher
D)None of the above.

Question 19

The creator of "Mona Lisa" belonged to:

A)France
B)Spain
C)Italy
D)England

Question 20

Who is the author of "The History of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire"?

A)Herodotus
B)Holinshed
C)Macaulay
D)Edward Gilbon

Question 21

Great Philosopher "Confucius" belonged to:

A)Japan
B)Nepal
C)China
D)Sri Lanka

Question 22

"Gautam Buddha" was born in:

A)480 B.C
B) 450 B.C
C)460 B.C
D)483 B.C

Question 23

"Jalal-ud-Din "Rumi" was a great poet. His poetry is in:

A)Urdu
B)Arabic
C)Persian
D)Sindhi

Question 24

"Gita or Vedas" is the holy books of:

A)Sikhs
B)Hindus
C)Buddhists
D)Jews

Question 25

"Trpitak" in the Holy Book of:

A)Siks
B)Hindus
C)Jews
D)Buddhists