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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 Human genome sequencing initiated?

  1. 1996

  2. 1997

  3. 1998

  4. 1999
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Large-scale human genome sequencing under the HGP framework accelerated significantly in 1999 as improved technology and coordination enabled full production mode. While the project started in 1990, 1999 represents the intensive sequencing phase leading to the 2000 draft announcement.

Multiple choice

TISCO, the first private sector steel company, was set up in

  1. 1905

  2. 1924

  3. 1907

  4. 1910
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), India's first private sector steel company, was established in 1907 at Jamshedpur (then Sakchi). The company was founded by Jamsetji Tata and marked the beginning of modern steel industry in India. Other dates like 1905, 1924, and 1910 are not historically accurate for TISCO's establishment.

Multiple choice

In which year was the ozone hole discovered over Antarctica?

  1. 1972

  2. 1985

  3. 1970

  4. 1960

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Antarctic Ozone Hole was discovered by the British Antarctic Survey from data obtained with a ground-based instrument from a measuring station at Halley Bay, Antarctica, in the 1981-1983 period. They reported the October ozone loss in 1985.

Multiple choice

The barometer was invented in the year

  1. 1643

  2. 1852

  3. 1590

  4. 1884
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The barometer was invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643. This was a breakthrough in measuring atmospheric pressure. The other dates (1852, 1590, 1884) are incorrect - 1643 is the historically accurate year of invention.