General Knowledge Quiz-2

Al‑Biruni noted that light travels much faster than sound by timing distant events like cannon fire.

Central Jail Rawalpindi (established 1854) is recognized as the oldest prison facility in Punjab.

The British formalized prison administration in Punjab with regulations and institutions starting in 1854.

Under Pakistani law, executions are carried out at 6 AM on the appointed date.

The earliest post‑1947 IG Prisons Punjab was Col. Mohammad Yusuf, not among the listed options.

Known in the West as “Geber,” Jabir‑bin‑Hayyan wrote foundational texts on alchemy and early chemical processes.

Logarithms were developed by John Napier in the early 17th century, not by a medieval Muslim scholar.

Al‑Khwarizmi’s works introduced the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, including zero, to the Islamic world and later to Europe.

Under Pakistan’s Juvenile Justice System Act, a juvenile is defined as a person under 18 years.

There is no clear historical record that any of these figures “introduced” a general point (decimal) notation; modern decimal points evolved in Europe.