Question : Who coined the word 'Geography'?
Option 1: Ptolemy
Option 2: Eratosthenese
Option 3: Hacatus
Option 4: Herodatus
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Correct Answer: Eratosthenese
Solution : The correct answer is Erastothenese.
Erastothenese was a Greek astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first to used the word geography which meant Earth writing in Greek. He is also known as father of geography. He invented the system of latitudes and longitudes and was the first person to measure the size of Earth. He also calculated the diameter of earth.
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Question : Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?
Option 1: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Option 2: Fazlul Haq
Option 3: Liaquat Ali Khan
Option 4: Choudhry Rehmat Ali
Question : Who sent the Greek ambassador Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Option 1: Seleucus I Nicator
Option 2: Claudius Ptolemy
Option 3: Dionysus
Option 4: Alexander
Question : The term 'gene' was coined by
Option 1: T. H. Morgan
Option 2: W. L. Johanssen
Option 3: G. Mendel
Option 4: De Vries
Question : Who got constructed 'Grand Trunk Road '?
Option 1: Akbar
Option 2: Ashoka
Option 3: Shershah Suri
Option 4: Samudra Gupta
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary. 1. Nest 2. Neck 3. Neat 4. Near
Option 1: 4, 2, 3, 1
Option 2: 4, 2, 1, 3
Option 3: 4, 3, 2, 1
Option 4: 4, 1, 3, 2
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