Who invented the Richter Scale?
- A. Charles Richter
- B. Robert H. Goddard
- C. Otto Wichterle
- D. Charles Parsons
Correct Answer: A. Charles Richter (1935)
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Anjuman-i-Taraqi-i-Muslamanan-i-Hind was set up by Sir Syed Ahmed In?
- A. 1859
- B. 1869
- C. 1870
- D. None
Correct Answer: C. 1870
A stock that is highly in demand being a low-risk investment is called:
- A. Blue-eyed
- B. Red share
- C. Blue Chip
- D. Uncle’s choice
Correct Answer: C. Blue Chip
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
- A. MasterCharge
- B. Discover
- C. Visa
- D. Diner’s Club
Correct Answer: D. Diner’s Club
The Eiffel tower was built by which of the following?
- A. Alexander Gustave Eiffel
- B. Stephen Sauvestre
- C. Eugène Freyssinet
- D. Richard Morris Hunt
Correct Answer: A. Alexander Gustave Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. It took just two years, two months and five days to build the Eiffel Tower. Construction work began in January 1887 and was finished on 31 March 1889. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect.
The smallest republic of the world is:
- A. Nauru
- B. Tuvalu
- C. Kiribati
- D. Samoa
Correct Answer: A. Nauru
The Antarctic Treaty was signed on:
- A. 1 December 1959
- B. 1 December 1969
- C. 1 December 1972
- D. 1 December 1960
Correct Answer: A. 1 December 1959
The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 by the twelve countries whose scientists had been active in and around Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58. It entered into force in 1961 and has since been acceded to by many other nations. The total number of Parties to the Treaty is now 54. Among the signatories of the Treaty were seven countries – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom.