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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

When was the first National Wrestling Championship held?

  1. 1950

  2. 1955

  3. 1960

  4. 1965
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Explanation

The first National Wrestling Championship was held in 1950 in Delhi.

Multiple choice

When was the first Pro Wrestling League held?

  1. 2015

  2. 2016

  3. 2017

  4. 2018
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Explanation

The first Pro Wrestling League was held in 2015.

Multiple choice

When was the first recorded boxing match held?

  1. 1681

  2. 1719

  3. 1867

  4. 1904
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Explanation

The first recorded boxing match took place in England in 1681 between the Duke of Albemarle and Lord Craven.

Multiple choice

In what year was the Pólya Enumeration Theorem first published?

  1. 1927

  2. 1937

  3. 1947

  4. 1957
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Pólya Enumeration Theorem was first published in 1937.

Multiple choice

In what year was Burnside's Lemma first published?

  1. 1901

  2. 1911

  3. 1921

  4. 1931
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Explanation

Burnside's Lemma was first published in 1901.

Multiple choice

In which year was the book "Memoirs of Triumphs and Achievements" published?

  1. 1823

  2. 1836

  3. 1842

  4. 1852
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Explanation

The book was published in 1823, five years after Napoleon's death.

Multiple choice

When was the first commercial oil well drilled?

  1. 1859

  2. 1861

  3. 1865

  4. 1870
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Explanation

The first commercial oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, by Edwin Drake.

Multiple choice

When did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?

  1. 1750

  2. 1800

  3. 1850

  4. 1900
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Explanation

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the mid-18th century, around 1750.

Multiple choice

In which year were the first Electronic Music Awards held?

  1. 1995

  2. 1998

  3. 2001

  4. 2004
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Explanation

The first Electronic Music Awards were held in 1995.

Multiple choice

When was Field Hockey first introduced to the Commonwealth Games?

  1. 1930

  2. 1934

  3. 1938

  4. 1942
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Explanation

Field Hockey was first introduced to the Commonwealth Games in 1930, at the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada.

Multiple choice

When was the Universal Esperanto Association founded?

  1. 1908

  2. 1909

  3. 1910

  4. 1911
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Explanation

The Universal Esperanto Association was founded in 1908 in Paris, France.

Multiple choice

When was the Esperanto Academy founded?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1907

  4. 1908
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Explanation

The Esperanto Academy was founded in 1905 in Paris, France.

Multiple choice

Parthasarathy's book, (Introduction to Probability and Measure), is widely regarded as a classic text in the field. In which year was it first published?

  1. 1967

  2. 1972

  3. 1977

  4. 1982
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Explanation

K. R. Parthasarathy's book, (Introduction to Probability and Measure), was first published in 1967 and has since become a standard reference for students and researchers in probability theory.

Multiple choice

When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?

  1. 1990

  2. 1991

  3. 1992

  4. 1993
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Explanation

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Multiple choice

When was the daguerreotype process first announced to the public?

  1. 1837

  2. 1838

  3. 1839

  4. 1840
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The daguerreotype process was first announced to the public in 1839.