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
1
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the discovery of what property of neutrinos?
Answer:
Neutrino Oscillation (showing they have mass)
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.
2
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond?
Answer:
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling received the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances.
3
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.
4
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.
5
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).
6
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.
7
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.
8
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.
9
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).
10
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.