General Knowledge Quiz 46

General Knowledge Quiz 46

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1. Who is considered as the "father of modern oceanography" and called "the pathfinder of the seas"?

James Cook
Charles Darwin
Richard Byrd
Matthew Fontaine Maury

2. Name the South Pacific island nation which has become the world’s first government to accept bitcoin in exchange for citizenship.

Vanuatu
Kiribati
Fiji
Samoa

3. Who is known as the "Father of Modern Geology"?

Harrison Schmidt
Louis Agassiz
James Hutton
Erasthenes

4. 24 Sussex Drive is the official residence of the Prime Minister of which country?

France
Canada
Italy
Algeria

5. Name the capital of Myanmar

Rangoon
Naypyidaw
Bangkok
Mandalay

6. With the design of which one of the following is Silvio Gazzaniga associated?

Ashes Cup
Davis Cup
FIFA World Cup Trophy
Thomas Cup

7. With which one of the following is the Queensberry Rules associated?

Boxing
Golf
Baseball
Basketball

8. What is the fear of vegetables known as?

Lachanophobia
Vitricophobia
Anthophobia
Febriphobia

9. Who among the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi

10. Name the historian and mathematician who wrote "The Frech Revolution: A History" that inspired Charled Dickens to write "The Tale of Two Cities"

William Doyle
Simon Schama
Thomas Carlyl
Christopher Hibbert

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