Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When was Urbain Le Verrier born? a) 11 March 1811 b) 2 April 1810 c) 23 August 1809 d) 30 December 1805 2. Where was Urbain Le Verrier born? a) Vienna b) Saint-Lo c) Orleans d) Cologne 3. What did Urbain Le Verrier teach at Ecole Polytechnique? a) Astronomy b) Botany c) Chemistry d) Dermatology

1. Which ocean surrounds Reunion? a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Antarctic 2. Of which group of islands Reunion is a part of? a) Balearic b) Mascarene c) Azores d) Comoros 3. Which is the capital of Reunion? a) Saint Denis b) Nantes c) Libreville d) La Rochelle

1) What is the meaning of Pakistan? a) Muslim Land b) Land of five rivers c) Desert d) Holy Land 2) Who is the first Governor General of Pakistan? a) Mohammed Ali Jinnah b) Liaquat Ali Khan c) Ayub Khan d) Iskander Mirza 3) What was the major event of 1971? a) Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan b) Explosion of nuclear bomb c) Tashkent Agreement d) Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister 4) When Musharraf overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif what designation did he take? a) Dictator b) Consul c) Prime Minister d) Chief Executive

1. What was Raj Kapoor’s full name? a) Raghunath Raj Kapoor b) Raghuveer Raj Kapoor c) Ranbir Raj Kapoor d) Mahaveer Raj Kapoor 2. When was Raj Kapoor born? a) 9 February 1914 b) 14 May 1920 c) 18 August 1919 d) 14 December 1924 3. Where was Raj Kapoor born? a) Peshawar b) Calcutta c) Dehradun d) Nainital

1. When did Gerhard Domagk win Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1922 b) 1939 c) 1914 d) 1936 2. When was Gerhard Domagk born? a) 24 February 1891 b) 12 April 1894 c) 15 September 1889 d) 30 October 1895 3. Where was Gerhard Domagk born? a) Lagow b) Munich c) Dresden d) Hanover

1. When was Isaac Newton born? a) 7 January 1635 b) 11 June 1648 c) 29 July 1622 d) 25 December 1642 2. Where was Isaac Newton born? a) Plymouth b) Belmont c) Woolsthorpe d) Grantham 3. Who wrote a condescending critique of Isaac Newton’s paper on light and colours? a) Henry More b) Robert Hooke c) Pierre Gassendi d) Robert Boyle

1. When did Ivan Pavlov get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1904 b) 1929 c) 1945 d) 1948 2. Where was Ivan Pavlov born? a) Kazan b) Penza c) Ryazan d) Saransk 3. Which university did Ivan Pavlov attend? a) Moscow b) St. Petersburg c) Vienna d) Berlin

1) When was Samuel Coleridge born? a) 12 August 1778 b) 2 December 1776 c) 4 November 1774 d) 21 October 1772 2) What was Samuel Coleridge’s middle name? a) Bowden b) Taylor c) Smith d) Kennedy 3) Which college did Samuel Coleridge attend? a) St. Augustine’s College b) St. Patrick’s College c) Jesus College d) Trinity College

1. When did John Eccles get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1982 b) 1948 c) 1963 d) 1972 2. When was John Eccles born? a) 27 January 1903 b) 3 June 1911 c) 4 July 1906 d) 1 October 1901 3. Where was John Eccles born? a) Sydney b) Melbourne c) Perth d) Brisbane

1. Which country is to the east of Laos? a) Thailand b) Burma c) Vietnam d) Maldives 2. Which is the capital of Laos? a) Luang Prabang b) Champasak c) Saravan d) Vientiane 3. Which is the official language of Laos? a) French b) Lao c) Japanese d) Dutch