UK Famous MCQs

British Famous Social Activists MCQs with Answers

Who is a British medical doctor and social activist known for advocating improved healthcare for marginalized communities?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Margaret Sanger
Answer: a) Mary Seacole

Which British social reformer and nurse played a pivotal role in introducing modern nursing practices and healthcare standards?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: b) Florence Nightingale

Who was a British physician and suffragette who advocated for women’s rights in both the medical field and society?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Which British suffragette and political activist co-founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) to fight for women’s rights?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: d) Emmeline Pankhurst

Who is a British physician and co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), providing medical aid in conflict zones?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: d) Helen Bamber

Which British medical doctor and philanthropist is known for her work in establishing the first hospital for women in the UK?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Who was a British physician and suffragette who played a key role in advancing women’s access to medical education and practice?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: c) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Which British social activist and writer worked to improve conditions in mental health institutions and advocated for social reform?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Dorothea Dix
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: c) Dorothea Dix

Who is a British physician and human rights activist known for his efforts in campaigning against apartheid in South Africa?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Desmond Tutu

Which British physician and surgeon is recognized for his work in conflict zones and as a founder of the David Nott Foundation?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: b) David Nott

Who was a British physician and social reformer known for his groundbreaking work in epidemiology during the cholera outbreak?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: c) John Snow

Which British surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery significantly improved surgical techniques and patient outcomes?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: d) Joseph Lister

Who is a British physician and humanitarian known for his work in providing medical care in conflict zones and disaster areas?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: b) David Nott

Which British archbishop and social activist played a significant role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) David Nott
c) John Snow
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Desmond Tutu

Who is a British physician and pioneer in the field of anesthesiology, known for the development of safe anesthesia practices?
a) Michael Faraday
b) Henry Gray
c) Humphry Davy
d) John Snow
Answer: c) Humphry Davy

Which British social reformer and philanthropist advocated for improved sanitary conditions and public health in the 19th century?
a) Octavia Hill
b) Mary Seacole
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: a) Octavia Hill

Who is a British nurse and social activist known for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War and beyond?
a) Octavia Hill
b) Mary Seacole
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: d) Florence Nightingale

Which British social reformer and philanthropist focused on prison reform, education, and improving the lives of the marginalized?
a) Octavia Hill
b) Mary Seacole
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: c) Elizabeth Fry

Who is a British nurse and social activist known for her work during the Crimean War and her contributions to modern nursing practices?
a) Octavia Hill
b) Mary Seacole
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: b) Mary Seacole

Which British physician and pioneer in the field of anesthesiology is known for his work on the safety of nitrous oxide usage?
a) Michael Faraday
b) Henry Gray
c) Humphry Davy
d) John Snow
Answer: c) Humphry Davy

Who is a British physician and researcher known for his work on the discovery of insulin, leading to diabetes treatment?
a) Frederick Banting
b) Henry Gray
c) Edward Jenner
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Frederick Banting

Which British physician and scientist is famous for developing the smallpox vaccine, a milestone in preventive medicine?
a) Frederick Banting
b) Henry Gray
c) Edward Jenner
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: c) Edward Jenner

Who is a British surgeon known for introducing antiseptic techniques to surgery, greatly reducing post-operative infections?
a) Frederick Banting
b) Henry Gray
c) Edward Jenner
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: d) Joseph Lister

Which British physician and geneticist is known for his work on the discovery of the structure of DNA?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) James Watson
d) Francis Crick
Answer: d) Francis Crick

Who is a British physician and bacteriologist known for discovering penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) James Watson
d) Francis Crick
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming

Which British physician and chemist contributed to the development of vaccines, particularly the smallpox vaccine?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Edward Jenner
d) Francis Crick
Answer: c) Edward Jenner

Who is a British physician and scientist known for her work in X-ray crystallography, contributing to the understanding of DNA structure?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) James Watson
d) Francis Crick
Answer: b) Rosalind Franklin

Which British physician and scientist co-discovered the structure of DNA alongside James Watson?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) James Watson
d) Francis Crick
Answer: c) James Watson

Who is a British physician and epidemiologist known for his work in identifying the source of a cholera outbreak in London?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) John Snow
Answer: d) John Snow

Which British physician and biologist is known for his work on the molecular mechanisms of autophagy?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Yoshinori Ohsumi
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: c) Yoshinori Ohsumi

Who is a British nurse and social activist known for her efforts in providing medical care and support to refugees and survivors?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: d) Helen Bamber

Which British physician and geneticist received the Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the regulation of cell division?
a) Sydney Brenner
b) Paul Nurse
c) Tim Hunt
d) John Gurdon
Answer: b) Paul Nurse

Who is a British geneticist and Nobel laureate known for his work on the control of the cell cycle and its implications in cancer research?
a) Sydney Brenner
b) Paul Nurse
c) Tim Hunt
d) John Gurdon
Answer: b) Paul Nurse

Which British physician and epidemiologist is known for his work on the control of infectious diseases and global health initiatives?
a) Richard Doll
b) John Snow
c) Edward Jenner
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Richard Doll

Who is a British geneticist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to understanding the genetic code and gene expression?
a) Sydney Brenner
b) Paul Nurse
c) Tim Hunt
d) John Gurdon
Answer: a) Sydney Brenner

Which British epidemiologist and physician contributed to the understanding of the link between smoking and lung cancer?
a) Richard Doll
b) John Snow
c) Edward Jenner
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Richard Doll

Who is a British geneticist and Nobel laureate known for his discoveries related to the roles of RNA in gene regulation?
a) Sydney Brenner
b) Paul Nurse
c) Tim Hunt
d) John Gurdon
Answer: a) Sydney Brenner

Which British physician and geneticist received the Nobel Prize for his work on cell signaling pathways in cancer cells?
a) Richard Doll
b) Tim Hunt
c) David Baltimore
d) Paul Nurse
Answer: b) Tim Hunt

Who is a British physician and geneticist known for his research on the cell cycle and its regulatory mechanisms?
a) Richard Doll
b) Tim Hunt
c) David Baltimore
d) Paul Nurse
Answer: b) Tim Hunt

Which British scientist and Nobel laureate contributed to the discovery of the molecular structure of antibodies?
a) Rosalind Franklin
b) Paul Nurse
c) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
d) Francis Crick
Answer: c) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

Who is a British physician and researcher known for her work on autoimmune diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Julia Bell
Answer: d) Julia Bell

Which British immunologist and Nobel laureate is known for his research on immune system activation and immune checkpoints?
a) David Nott
b) John Snow
c) Tim Hunt
d) James Allison
Answer: d) James Allison

Who is a British physician and researcher known for his work in tropical medicine and the discovery of the transmission of malaria?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Ronald Ross
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) David Nott
Answer: b) Ronald Ross

Which British physician and researcher received the Nobel Prize for his work on the life cycle of the malarial parasite and its transmission?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Ronald Ross
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) David Nott
Answer: b) Ronald Ross

Who is a British physician and social activist known for her work in palliative care and improving end-of-life services?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Cicely Saunders
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Julia Bell
Answer: b) Cicely Saunders

Which British physician and researcher received the Nobel Prize for his work on the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Patrick Steptoe
b) Robert Edwards
c) John Snow
d) Paul Nurse
Answer: b) Robert Edwards

Who is a British physician and researcher known for her work in the field of DNA repair mechanisms and genome stability?
a) Mary Seacole
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Elizabeth Fry
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: d) Helen Bamber

Which British scientist and Nobel laureate is known for his research on the cellular responses to DNA damage and repair mechanisms?
a) Sydney Brenner
b) Paul Nurse
c) Tim Hunt
d) Stephen Jackson
Answer: d) Stephen Jackson

Who is a British physician and researcher known for his contributions to the development of cochlear implants for the deaf?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Henry Gray
c) Humphry Davy
d) John Snow
Answer: a) Graeme Clark

Which British physician and social activist co-founded Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and worked in conflict zones?
a) David Nott
b) Graeme Clark
c) Bernard Lown
d) Helen Bamber
Answer: c) Bernard Lown

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