General Knowledge MCQs
Topic Notes: General Knowledge
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
2901
The invention of the transistor, a building block of modern electronics, earned which group the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Answer:
Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain
William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect.
2902
Who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Marie and Pierre Curie?
Answer:
Henri Becquerel
Antoine Henri Becquerel shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with the Curies for his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity.
2903
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of what cellular mechanism?
Answer:
Autophagy
Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy (the process by which cells degrade and recycle their own components).
2904
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for the discovery of energy quanta?
Answer:
Max Planck
Max Planck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for the services he rendered to the advancement of physics by his discovery of energy quanta.
2905
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognized the 'AlphaFold' AI model. Which company developed it?
Answer:
Google DeepMind
The AlphaFold model, recognized in the 2024 Chemistry prize awarded to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, was developed by Google DeepMind.
2906
Which scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation?
Answer:
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi received the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation.
2907
Which Nobel Prize-winning discovery in 1996 revolutionized the field of chemistry with a new form of carbon?
Answer:
Fullerenes (Buckminsterfullerene)
Robert Curl, Sir Harold Kroto, and Richard Smalley were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of fullerenes (C60).
2908
What key technology in photography was honored with a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009?
Answer:
The CCD Sensor
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor.
2909
Who was the youngest ever laureate in a scientific field (Physics) at the time of the award?
Answer:
Lawrence Bragg
Lawrence Bragg was only 25 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 (shared with his father) for their work in X-ray crystallography.
2910
In 2021, Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on modelling what?
Answer:
Earth's Climate
They were awarded for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming.