A. He first suggested that the solar system was sun-centered
B. He read all of Aristotle’s work straight through without falling asleep
C. He estimated the diameter and the circumference of the Earth accurately to within 1 mile
D. He estimated the solar year to be 365 days and six hours long
Related Mcqs:
- Which student of Plato developed the system of concentric spheres that became the epicycles of the Ptolemaic astronomical system?
A. Socrates
B. Xenophon
C. Aristotle
D. Eudoxus - A pupil of Plato’s great student, who developed the system of concentric spheres borrowed by Ptolemy, was this man who advanced the system of epicycles, adding an additional seven, laying the final groundwork for the system adopted by Aristotle and Ptolemy Who was he?
A. Eratosthenes
B. Callipus
C. Diophantus
D. Eppipides - Specially for Plato’s writings referring to Socrates, it is not always clear which ideas brought forward by Socrates (or his friends) actually belonged to Socrates and which of these may have been new additions or elaborations by Plato- this is known as the:
A. Socratic Problem
B. Platoic Problem
C. Soitic Problem
D. Aristocratic Problem - Especially for Plato’s writings referring to Socrates, it is not always clear which ideas brought forward by Socrates (or his friends) actually belonged to Socrates and which of these may have been new additions or elaborations by, Plato – this is known as the:
A. Socratic Problem
B. Platonic Problem
C. Soitic Problem
D. Aristocratic Problem - In the case of Constituent Assembly’s dissolution the Federal Court set the judgment of the Sind Court aside on the technical ground that the Act by virtue of which the Sind Court issued the verdict was ‘not yet a law’ because it had not received the assent of:
A. Federal Court
B. Prime Minister
C. Governor-General
D. Law Minister - The greatest achievement of Muhammad Ali’s cabinet was the establishment of West Pakistan Act that amalgamated the provinces into one. Mention the date?
A. 28th September, 1955
B. 29th September, 1955
C. 30th September, 1955
D. 31st September, 1955 - Plato’s concept of justice was based on: ____________?
A. Economic considerations
B. Political considerations
C. Social considerations
D. Ethical and philosophical considerations
E. Religious considerations - On which work of Plato’s is Eudemus largely based?
A. The Republic
B. Symposium
C. Phaedo
D. Gorgias - Which Platonic disciple suggested that the Earth turns on its axis every 24 hours and that the solar system might be heliocentric?
A. Herophilus
B. Heracleides
C. Hero
D. Erasistratus - In which Greek city was Plato died?
A. Sparta
B. Stagira
C. Athens
D. None of these
