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Andrew Huxley Quiz

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Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions

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Image of Andrew Huxley 2005, Trinity College Cambridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1958
b) 1949
c) 1963
d) 1975

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
a) 5 January 1912
b) 22 June 1916
c) 27 September 1921
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
a) Dover
b) London
c) Bristol
d) Plymouth

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley
b) Leonard Huxley
c) Julian Huxley
d) Aldous Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
a) Christ’s College
b) St. Patrick’s College
c) Trinity College
d) Winchester College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955
b) 3 April 1974
c) 21 July 1952
d) 12 December 1962

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
a) Swine flu research
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane
c) Work on malaria
d) Work on thyroid gland

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985
b) 1955-1960
c) 1964-1969
d) 1971-1976

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
a) 14 February 1995
b) 30 May 2012
c) 4 August 2002
d) 6 October 1998

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
a) Los Angeles
b) Oxford
c) Manchester
d) Grantchester

Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
c) 1963

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
b) London

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
c) Trinity College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
b) 30 May 2012

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
d) Grantchester

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Abdus Salam Quiz

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Abdus Salam Quiz Questions

(Some sources claim Abdus Salam was born in Santokdas.)

1. When did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) 1972
b) 1979
c) 1984
d) 1986

2. When was Abdus Salam born?
a) 29 January 1926
b) 2 May 1914
c) 19 September 1918
d) 21 December 1922

3. Where was Abdus Salam born?
a) Ludhiana
b) Peshawar
c) Jhang Maghiana
d) Multan

4. Which college did Abdus Salam attend in 1940-1944?
a) Anglo-Mohammedan College
b) King Edward Medical College
c) Aitchison College
d) Government College

5. Where was Abdus Salam professor of theoretical physics in 1957-1960?
a) Lahore College for Women
b) Imperial College of Science and Technology
c) Hailey College of Commerce
d) California Institute of Technology

6. What was set up on 16 September 1961 on the advice of Abdus Salam?
a) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
b) International Centre for Theoretical Physics
c) Pakistan Academy of Sciences
d) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

7. For what did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) Formulating the electroweak theory
b) Discovery of argon
c) Spectroscopic and metrological investigations
d) Development of wireless telegraphy

8. When did Abdus Salam die?
a) 1 January 2001
b) 4 April 1998
c) 8 August 2002
d) 21 November 1996

9. Where did Abdus Salam die?
a) Karachi
b) Rawalpindi
c) Oxford
d) Faisalabad

10. The epitaph on Abdus Salam’s tomb read “First Muslim Nobel Laureate.” Which word was erased?
a) First
b) Muslim
c) Nobel
d) Laureate

Abdus Salam Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
b) 1979

2. When was Abdus Salam born?
a) 29 January 1926

3. Where was Abdus Salam born?
c) Jhang Maghiana

4. Which college did Abdus Salam attend in 1940-1944?
d) Government College

5. Where was Abdus Salam professor of theoretical physics in 1957-1960?
b) Imperial College of Science and Technology

6. What was set up on 16 September 1961 on the advice of Abdus Salam?
d) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

7. For what did Abdus Salam win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) Formulating the electroweak theory

8. When did Abdus Salam die?
d) 21 November 1996

9. Where did Abdus Salam die?
c) Oxford

10. The epitaph on Abdus Salam’s tomb read “First Muslim Nobel Laureate.” Which word was erased?
b) Muslim

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Kuldip Nayar Quiz

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1- When was Kuldip Nayar born?
  • Correct Answer: 14 August 1923
2- Where was Kuldip Nayar born?
  • Correct Answer: Sialkot
3- Where did Kuldip Nayar study journalism?
  • Correct Answer: Medill School
4- When was Kuldip Nayar Press Officer of Press Information Bureau?
  • Correct Answer: 1954-1964
5- When was Kuldip Nayar Editor of The Statesman?
  • Correct Answer: 1967-1975
6-  When was The Judgement published?
  • Correct Answer: 1977
7-  Where did Kuldip Nayar represent India as High Commissioner?
  • Correct Answer: UK
8- Which book has Kuldip Nayar’s articles on relations between India and Pakistan?
  • Correct Answer: Wall at Wagah
9-  When did Kuldip Nayar die?
  • Correct Answer: 23 August 2018
10-  Where did Kuldip Nayar die?
  • Correct Answer: Delhi

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Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz

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Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston was the wife of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland and the 27th First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897. Becoming First Lady at age 21, she remains the youngest First Lady in history. Source: Wikipedia

Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz Questions

 

1. When was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) 17 Mach 1854
b) 5 April 1858
c) 21 July 1864
d) 9 December 1862

2. Where was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) Buffalo
b) New York
c) Georgetown
d) Florence

3. Who bought Frances Clara Folsom’s first baby carriage?
a) Emma Harmon
b) Oscar Folsom
c) Grover Cleveland
d) Thomas Jex Preston

4. Which college did Frances Clara Folsom attend?
a) Vassar College
b) Wells College
c) St. Philomena’s College
d) St. Catherine’s College

5. When did Frances Clara Folsom marry Grover Cleveland?
a) 6 January 1889
b) 2 June 1886
c) 28 September 1882
d) 1 November 1881

6. To whom did Frances Cleveland give birth on 9 September 1893?
a) Ruth
b) Marion
c) William
d) Esther

7. What was Thomas Jex Preston’s profession?
a) Archaeologist
b) Lawyer
c) Painter
d) Sculptor

8. When did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
a) 4 February 1950
b) 31 May 1949
c) 17 August 1948
d) 29 October 1947

9. Where did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
a) Jamestown
b) Baltimore
c) Richmond
d) Princeton

10. Which of the following is not true of Frances Cleveland Preston?
a) First woman to marry in White House
b) Youngest First Lady of USA
c) First presidential widow in USA to remarry
d) First woman Secretary of State of USA

Frances Cleveland Preston Quiz Questions with Answers

 

1. When was Frances Clara Folsom born?
c) 21 July 1864

2. Where was Frances Clara Folsom born?
a) Buffalo

3. Who bought Frances Clara Folsom’s first baby carriage?
c) Grover Cleveland

4. Which college did Frances Clara Folsom attend?
b) Wells College

5. When did Frances Clara Folsom marry Grover Cleveland?
b) 2 June 1886

6. To whom did Frances Cleveland give birth on 9 September 1893?
d) Esther

7. What was Thomas Jex Preston’s profession?
a) Archaeologist

8. When did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
d) 29 October 1947

9. Where did Frances Cleveland Preston die?
b) Baltimore

10. Which of the following is not true of Frances Cleveland Preston?
d) First woman Secretary of State of USA

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USA Presidential Election 2008 MCQs

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1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama
b) Hillary Clinton
c) John Edwards
d) John Kerry

2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) John McCain
b) Milton Romney
c) Michael Huckabee
d) Rudolf Giuliani

3) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) William Richardson
b) Geraldine Ferraro
c) Joseph Biden
d) Lloyd Bentsen

4) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Frederick Thompson
b) Sarah Palin
c) Michael Bloomberg
d) Rudolf Giuliani

5) When was the voting day for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 31 October 2008
b) 1 November 2008
c) 2 November 2008
d) 4 November 2008

6) Who won the USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama
b) Ronald Paul
c) John McCain
d) Ralph Nader

7) What is the number of electors who form Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 100
b) 336
c) 428
d) 538

8) What is minimum number of electors a state of USA has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

9) What is number of electors California has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) 12
b) 22
c) 40
d) 55

10) Alaska is the largest state in USA. How many electors it has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Six
b) Five
c) Three
d) Ten

Answers

1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama

2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) John McCain

3) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Joseph Biden

4) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for Vice President for USA Presidential Election 2008?
b) Sarah Palin

5) When was the voting day for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 4 November 2008

6) Who won USA Presidential Election 2008?
a) Barak Obama

7) What is number of electors who form Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 538

8) What is minimum number of electors a state of USA has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Three

9) What is number of electors California has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
d) 55

10) Alaska is the largest state in USA. How many electors it has in Electoral College for USA Presidential Election 2008?
c) Three

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