General Awareness · History

Famous Personalities and Discoveries

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Famous personalities and discoveries questions test your knowledge of historical figures, scientists, and their groundbreaking inventions. These are highly scoring topics in SSC, banking, and state PSC general awareness sections. Solve these questions to memorize important contributions easily.

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Famous Personalities and Discoveries Questions

Multiple choice

Man And Superman

  1. Kalidas

  2. G. B. Shaw

  3. Dante

  4. Plato
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Man and Superman is a play by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the father of Geometry?

  1. Pythagoras

  2. Euclid

  3. Euler

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Euclid is known as the father of Geometry. His work, 'Elements', is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the book “Ideas and Opinions”?

  1. Chandra Shekhar

  2. Albert Einstein

  3. Aryabhatta

  4. Bill Gates
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ideas and Opinions is a collection of essays, articles, letters, and speeches by Albert Einstein, covering a wide range of scientific and social topics.

Multiple choice

Michelangelo was a/an

  1. actor

  2. mathematician

  3. sculptor

  4. historian
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Michelangelo was a renowned Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is best known for works like the David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.