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Q581.The Melbourne Cricket Ground is located in which country?

Easy
A Australia
B New Zealand
C England
D South Africa
Sports GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The MCG is located in Melbourne, Australia.

Q582.The mercury thermometer was invented by whom?

Medium
A Daniel Fahrenheit
B Anders Celsius
C Lord Kelvin
D Galileo Galilei
Inventions & Discoveries PMS

Correct Answer: A

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer in 1714.

Q583.The modern Olympic Games are held once every how many years?

Easy
A 4 years
B 2 years
C 3 years
D 5 years
Sports GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Summer Olympic Games are held every four years.

Q584.The neutron was discovered by whom?

Medium
A James Chadwick
B Ernest Rutherford
C Niels Bohr
D Enrico Fermi
Inventions & Discoveries CSS

Correct Answer: A

James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932.

Q585.The nucleus of the atom was discovered by whom?

Medium
A Ernest Rutherford
B J J Thomson
C Niels Bohr
D James Chadwick
Inventions & Discoveries PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911.

Q586.The olive branch is a symbol of what?

Easy
A Peace
B Victory
C Strength
D Wisdom
Symbols, Nicknames & Abbreviations FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The olive branch is an ancient symbol of peace.

Q587.The Olympic flag has how many interlocking rings?

Easy
A 5
B 6
C 4
D 7
Sports GK CSS

Correct Answer: A

The Olympic flag has five rings representing the five inhabited continents.

Q588.The Olympic Games were revived in the modern era by whom?

Medium
A Pierre de Coubertin
B Avery Brundage
C Juan Antonio Samaranch
D Demetrios Vikelas
Miscellaneous Competitive GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the modern Olympic movement.

Q589.The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius means what?

Medium
A Faster, Higher, Stronger
B Bigger, Better, Bolder
C Unity, Peace, Sport
D Strength, Skill, Spirit
Sports GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Citius, Altius, Fortius means Faster, Higher, Stronger.

Q590.The owl is traditionally a symbol of what?

Medium
A Wisdom
B Courage
C Speed
D Loyalty
Symbols, Nicknames & Abbreviations PMS

Correct Answer: A

The owl is a traditional symbol of wisdom.

Q591.The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?

Easy
A Atlantic and Pacific
B Indian and Pacific
C Atlantic and Arctic
D Indian and Atlantic
Transport & Communication FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Q592.The Panama Canal was opened in which year?

Medium
A 1914
B 1869
C 1920
D 1904
Transport & Communication CSS

Correct Answer: A

The Panama Canal opened to traffic in August 1914.

Q593.The planet Uranus was discovered by whom?

Hard
A William Herschel
B Galileo Galilei
C Johannes Kepler
D Urbain Le Verrier
Inventions & Discoveries PMS

Correct Answer: A

William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781.

Q594.The present Constitution of Pakistan was adopted in which year?

Easy
A 1973
B 1962
C 1956
D 1985
Important Dates & Events PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Constitution of Pakistan was adopted in 1973.

Q595.The Prime Meridian passes through which observatory?

Easy
A Greenwich
B Paris
C Mount Wilson
D Palomar
Miscellaneous Competitive GK CSS

Correct Answer: A

The Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, London.

Q596.The quotation Knowledge is power is attributed to whom?

Medium
A Francis Bacon
B Aristotle
C Plato
D John Locke
Miscellaneous Competitive GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Knowledge is power is attributed to Francis Bacon.

Q597.The quotation Man is by nature a political animal is attributed to whom?

Medium
A Aristotle
B Plato
C Socrates
D Cicero
Miscellaneous Competitive GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

Aristotle described man as a political animal in Politics.

Q598.The quotation The pen is mightier than the sword was written by whom?

Hard
A Edward Bulwer-Lytton
B William Shakespeare
C Thomas Paine
D Voltaire
Miscellaneous Competitive GK PMS

Correct Answer: A

Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote this line in his 1839 play Richelieu.

Q599.The Radcliffe Line forms the border between which two countries?

Easy
A Pakistan and India
B India and China
C Pakistan and Iran
D India and Nepal
Miscellaneous Competitive GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Radcliffe Line demarcated the Pakistan-India boundary in 1947.

Q600.The red cross emblem is associated with which type of service?

Easy
A Humanitarian and medical relief
B Military operations
C Trade regulation
D Environmental protection
Symbols, Nicknames & Abbreviations CSS

Correct Answer: A

The Red Cross emblem denotes humanitarian and medical protection.