All Categories MCQs
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General Description
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
60711
What was the name of the first Space Shuttle to reach orbit?
Answer:
Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) was the first shuttle to reach Earth orbit, launching on April 12, 1981.
60712
Which private company developed the Falcon 9 reusable rocket?
Answer:
SpaceX
SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, developed the Falcon 9, the first orbital class rocket capable of re-flight.
60713
What is the name of the space telescope launched in 2021 that observes the universe in infrared light?
Answer:
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched on December 25, 2021, to succeed Hubble, focusing on infrared astronomy.
60714
Who was the first woman to fly in space?
Answer:
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6.
60715
Which NASA mission successfully landed the first humans on the Moon?
Answer:
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
60716
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Answer:
Sputnik 1
Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first artificial Earth satellite, triggering the Space Race.
60717
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015 for the discovery of:
Answer:
Neutrino oscillations
This discovery proved that neutrinos have mass, which contradicted the Standard Model of particle physics.
60718
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 for the directed evolution of enzymes?
Answer:
Frances H. Arnold
Arnold used the principles of evolution to create enzymes with new and useful properties for biofuels and pharmaceuticals.
60719
Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, and Eric Kandel shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries concerning:
Answer:
Signal transduction in the nervous system
They revealed how memory works and how messages are transmitted between brain cells (involving dopamine and synapses).
60720
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light?
Answer:
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier
Their work allows scientists to study the rapid dynamics of electrons inside atoms and molecules.