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Inventions & Discoveries — Part 4: 40 MCQs with Explanations

40 exam-level inventions & discoveries MCQs with answers and explanations for PPSC, FPSC, NTS preparation.

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Q1 of 40

Name the First Pakistani who won Pulitzer Prize?

Q2 of 40

First commercial cellphone service started in 1984 in________?

Q3 of 40

North Korea first tested its nuclear weapons in___________?

Q4 of 40

Name the Europian who first landed on Indian Subcontinent?

Q5 of 40

Who was the first PM of England?

Q6 of 40

The young Blue Hole (YBH) which was discovered in South China Sea has the depth of ______m?

Q7 of 40

Ibn sina a great muslim scientist of the golden age was born in Afsana near Bukhara Uzbekistan and he was died at ________?

Q8 of 40

Which famous personality was offered to be the first President of Israel?

Q9 of 40

What golfer first name means” victory ” in hindi?

Q10 of 40

The first season of PSL took place on___________?

Q11 of 40

Muhammad Ali had his first ever loss in the realm of professional boxing in what year?

Q12 of 40

The world’s first drainage system was build by the people of__________?

Q13 of 40

Name the first Muslim who traveled in space?

Q14 of 40

Who made the first animated film?

Q15 of 40

The first mobile phone was created In___________?

Q16 of 40

The first English Dictionary was compiled by _________?

Q17 of 40

The First battle of panipat was fought between __________?

Q18 of 40

Who first discovered Machu Picchu?

Q19 of 40

Leonardo Da Vinci was an inventor, scientist and engineer of ________?

Q20 of 40

The first European to reach India by sea was__________?

Q21 of 40

First Pakistani who has conquered Mount Aconcagua in Argentina?

Q22 of 40

Who was the First Norman king of England?

Q23 of 40

The world’s first nuclear power plant was built by__________?

Q24 of 40

Which is india’s first artificial settalitte?

Q25 of 40

Rome’s first code of laws; _____________ adopted in 450 B.C.

Q26 of 40

__________ Bank has been awarded the license to become the first Pakistani bank to offer financial services to clients in Beijing, China?

Q27 of 40

Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade?

Q28 of 40

Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb on_________?

Q29 of 40

First Woman University of Pakistan is located in_____________?

Q30 of 40

Christopher Columbus who discovered America was__________?

Q31 of 40

United Arab Emirates holds its first ever elections in _______?

Q32 of 40

The first Mughul emperor Babar’s tomb is situated in_________?

Q33 of 40

Which of the following countries hosted the first South Asian Games in 1983?

Q34 of 40

First Tuesday of May is observed as___________?

Q35 of 40

Who created the first Map of the World?

Q36 of 40

On 18th May 1974 India exploded first nuclear devise under the code name of___________?

Q37 of 40

Which of the following countries becomes first in Africa to launch high speed train 320Km/h?

Q38 of 40

The first Blackberry smartphone was released in year ____________?

Q39 of 40

The World’s first underground railway system was built in___________?

Q40 of 40

Which of the following was invented by Torricelli?

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