Q11. Which country was the first to make education compulsory?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Prussia (Germany)
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Correct Answer: d) Prussia (Germany)
Explanation: Prussia (now part of Germany) was among the first countries in the world to introduce tax-funded and generally compulsory primary education in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Q12. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Italy
d) Uruguay
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Correct Answer: d) Uruguay
Explanation: Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, which was also held in Uruguay. They defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final match.
Q13. Which country was the first to make a constitution?
a) United States of America
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) India
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Correct Answer: a) United States of America
Explanation: The United States of America was the first country to make a constitution. The US Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, and ratified by several states, with ratification completed on June 21, 1788.
Q14. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
c) Sir Ghulam Muhammad
d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Correct Answer: d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General of Pakistan, serving from August 14, 1947, until his death on September 11, 1948.
Q15. Who was the first European to visit China?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Marco Polo
d) Ferdinand Magellan
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Correct Answer: c) Marco Polo
Explanation: Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant and explorer, was the first European to visit China. He traveled to China in the 13th century and spent 17 years in the service of Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor of China.
Q16. Who were the first men to fly an aeroplane?
a) Charles Lindbergh
b) Orville and Wilbur Wright
c) Louis Blériot
d) Glenn Curtiss
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Correct Answer: b) Orville and Wilbur Wright
Explanation: Orville and Wilbur Wright, also known as the Wright Brothers, were the first men to fly an aeroplane. They successfully conducted the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.
Q17. Who was the first person to sail around the world?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Sir Francis Drake
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Correct Answer: c) Ferdinand Magellan
Explanation: Although Ferdinand Magellan did not complete the circumnavigation himself, he is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world from 1519 to 1522. After Magellan’s death in the Philippines, the expedition was completed under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano.
Q18. Which country was the first to send a human to the Moon?
a) United States of America
b) Soviet Union
c) China
d) France
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Correct Answer: a) United States of America
Explanation: The United States of America was the first country to send a human to the Moon. Apollo 11, a crewed mission, landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to walk on the lunar surface.
Q19. Which country was the first to launch a satellite into space?
a) United States of America
b) Soviet Union (Russia)
c) China
d) France
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Correct Answer: b) Soviet Union (Russia)
Explanation: The Soviet Union (now Russia) was the first country to launch a satellite into space. Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
Q20. Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games?
a) United States of America
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Greece
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Correct Answer: d) Greece
Explanation: Greece hosted the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France, and Great Britain.