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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 Haribo founded?

  1. 1940

  2. 1945

  3. 1925

  4. 1920
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hans Riegel founded Haribo in Bonn, Germany, in 1920. The name is an acronym derived from the founder's name and the city (HAns RIegel BOnn).

Multiple choice botany taxonomic aids taxonomy and systematic botany indian botanical gardens and herbarium importance of herbarium botanical gardens in india

An international code of botanical nomenclature was first proposed in the year

  1. 1930

  2. 1830

  3. 1913

  4. 1813
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

ICBN, "International Code of Botanical Nomenclature”, is the collection of rules of scientific nomenclature of plants and was first proposed by Sprague, Hitchcock, Green (1930) but was accepted in 1961. During 12th International congress, Leningrade 1975, ICBN was revised. The revised form was republished in 1978. Thus, ICBN was proposed in 1930. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

  1. July 1, 1777

  2. July 4, 1776

  3. July 4, 1797
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia. This document formally announced the thirteen American colonies' separation from Great Britain.

Multiple choice

When did Riverdale The TV Show premiere?

  1. january 28th

  2. January 25th

  3. January 26th

  4. January 27th
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Riverdale premiered on The CW on January 26, 2017. This is a historical fact regarding the show's release.