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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 chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

In which year Paul Ehrlich got the Noble Prize for medicine?

  1. 1980

  2. 1908

  3. 1907

  4. 1478

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

In the year 1908, Paul Ehrlich (a German Bacteriologist) got the Noble Prize for medicine for discovering arsphenamine (Salvarsan). It was the first antibacterial discovered by Paul Ehrlich, used for the cure of Syphilis.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Suez Canal was opened in the year________.

  1. 1762

  2. 1768

  3. 1869

  4. 1899

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

The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on 17 November 1869

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

The Renaissance took place in the _____ century.

  1. 15th

  2. 16th

  3. 13th

  4. 14th

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

The term Renaissance means rebirth or revival. It stands for a complex transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy and lasting into the 17th century.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Which century is called the 'Age of geographical explorations'?

  1. 20th century

  2. 18th century

  3. 16th century

  4. 17th century

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

The 16th century has been called the century of geographical explorations. Until the end of the Middle Ages, Europeans were ignorant of geography. In the later developments, Europeans found new sea routes to various parts of the world. The new continent of North America, South America and Australia came to light. 

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Which place did Christopher Columbus discover in 1492?

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Central America

  4. Indonesia

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

The western European countries invested large amounts of money by hiring experienced sea mariners and giving them ships and other resources to explore new routes. This led to the discovery of Central America by Christopher Columbus in 1492. He thought he reached India and called the local people Indians. That is why the original inhabitants of America are called Native Indians today.

Multiple choice botany taxonomy and systematic botany taxonomy and systematics systematics of living world kingdom plantae plant taxonomy classification of biodiversity

In which year 'Mayer' was awarded by the international prize of biology:-

  1. $1983$
  2. $1997$
  3. $1994$
  4. $1999$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ernest Mayr was awarded the international prize of biology in the field of Systematic Biology and Taxonomy in the year 1994.

So, the correct option is '1994'.