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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
  1. 1956 - DNA is made artificially

  2. 1969 - The first single gene is isolated

  3. 1970 - The first artificial gene

  4. 1983 - The first artificial chromosome

  5. 1998 – First draft of human genome is published

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The genome of the first multicelled animal, the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, was sequenced, containing approximately 18,000 genes. In 2000, the first draft of the human genome was announced and was published in 2001.

Multiple choice
  1. 1981

  2. 1984

  3. 1986

  4. 1979

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

IBM released the first IBM Personal Computer (PC 5150) on August 12, 1981. This launch marked a pivotal moment in computing history, helping establish personal computers as mainstream business and home devices.

Multiple choice
  1. 1983

  2. 1956

  3. 1982

  4. 1934

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This question refers to the printograph, a historical photo printing technology. The exact introduction date of this specific technology in 1956 is highly specialized knowledge that may not be widely documented.

Multiple choice
  1. 21st July 1969

  2. 23th July 1987

  3. 12th August 1985

  4. 24th October 1985

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969 (UTC time), which was July 21, 1969 in some time zones including parts of the US. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface.

Multiple choice
  1. 1801

  2. 1901

  3. 1911

  4. 1921

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sully Prudhomme (spelled as 'Sully Prud Home' in the question) was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, the inaugural year of Nobel Prizes. The question has a typo - 'Noble' should be 'Nobel'. 1901 marks the beginning of the Nobel Prize tradition.

Multiple choice
  1. 1972

  2. 1927

  3. 1956

  4. 1983

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Radio broadcasting in India began in 1927 with the establishment of radio clubs in Mumbai and Kolkata. The Indian State Broadcasting Service was later formed in 1930, which became All India Radio in 1936.

Multiple choice
  1. 1912

  2. 1916

  3. 1920

  4. 1924

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Winter Olympics came into being in 1924. The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France from January 25 to February 5, 1924. The event was originally called 'International Winter Sports Week' before being retroactively designated as the first Winter Olympic Games. 16 nations participated in 6 sports.