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Historical Dates and Firsts

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Historical dates and firsts questions test your memory of significant global milestones in sports, science, technology, and literature. These factual questions appear regularly in SSC, banking, and state PSC general awareness papers. Use these questions to quickly memorize important historical events and their exact years.

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Historical Dates and Firsts Questions

Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals carbon cycling mineral coal coal and its products

Coal mining has been known, since :

  1. 1750 A.D.

  2. 675 A.D.

  3. Roman times

  4. Mediaeval times
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In Roman Britain, the Romans were exploiting all major coalfields by the late 2nd century AD. While much of its use remained local, a lively trade developed along the North Sea coast. This also extended to the continental Rhineland, where bituminous coal was already used for the smelting of iron ore. After the Romans left Britain, in AD 410, there are few records of coal being used in the country until the end of the 12th century.

Multiple choice history were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? peacemaking process and its impact need of peace treaty after world war-1 (1919-23) and important people first world war

When did Woodrow Wilson first become the President of USA?

  1. 1913

  2. 1916

  3. 1920

  4. 1924
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Washington, D.C., U.S. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, In 1916, Woodrow Wilson became president for the second time. In 1920, he was serving his second tenure as President. In 1924, Republican Calvin Coolidge won the presidential election. Hence, these are incorrect. 
Multiple choice biology life processes: control and coordination nervous system in animals structure of neuron structure and function of neuron

The word synapse was coined in 

  1. 1897

  2. 1997

  3. 1797

  4. 1957
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The term synapse was first introduced in 1897 by neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington. The gap between two neurons across which impulses are conducted is known as a synapse. Synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell. It is important for neuronal function. 
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice 1885-1905

When was starting moderate phase ...?

  1. 1885-1919

  2. 1885-1908

  3. 1885-1905

  4. 1885-1920
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The moderate phase of the Indian national movement started with the founding of the Indian National Congress in 1885 and lasted until the partition of Bengal in 1905, when more extremist leaders rose to prominence. Distractors cover longer periods that include the extremist and Gandhian phases.

Multiple choice

When was the first wind turbine built?

  1. 1887

  2. 1908

  3. 1931

  4. 1954
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first wind turbine was built in 1887 by Scottish engineer James Blyth.

Multiple choice

In what year did Universal Pictures release the first installment of the Jurassic Park series?

  1. 1993

  2. 1990

  3. 1995

  4. 2000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The inaugural film of the Jurassic Park franchise, titled simply 'Jurassic Park', was released in 1993.