Inventions MCQs : This section focuses on the "Inventions". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Inventions skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Stethoscope was invented by
A. Bessemer
B. Rane Laennec
C. Henry Becquarrel
D. none of these
Question 2
What did J. B. Dunlop invent?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Car Music System
C. Steering Wheel
D. Diesel Engine
Question 3
What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
A. Silly Putty
B. Etch-A-Sketch
C. Lite-Brite
D. Play-Doh
Question 4
Bushwell invented
A. Atomic Bomb
B. Submarine
C. Urey
D. Hovercraft
Question 5
Who discovered benzene?
A. Hal Anger
B. Michael Faraday
C. Bruce Ames
D. Nicolas Appert
Question 6
When was the first lawn mower invented?
A. 1830
B. 1854
C. 1835
D. 1849
Question 7
Where was the yo-yo invented?
A. France
B. United States
C. Philippines
D. England
Question 8
Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers
Question 9
Who discovered X-Ray?
A. Wilhelm Rontgen
B. William Lee
C. X Rollswick
D. I Thompson
Question 10
What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A. Charles Richter
B. Hiram Walker
C. Giuseppe Mercalli
D. Joshua Rumble
Question 11
Atomic theory was devised by
A. Mosley
B. John Dalton
C. Daimler
D. None of these
Question 12
When was Barb Wire patented
A. 1898
B. 1868
C. 1874
D. 1866
Question 13
Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
A. Bessie Blount
B. George Washington Carver
C. Benjamin Banneker
D. Elijah McCoy
Question 14
Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease?
A. Polio
B. Tuberculosis
C. Small Pox
D. Rabies
Question 15
What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?
A. Frisbee
B. Monopoly
C. Ouija board
D. Ping Pong
Question 16
What Karl Benz invented?
A. Gasoline powered automobile
B. Streetcar
C. Glider
D. Steam turbine
Question 17
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television
Question 18
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________
A. Pie maker
B. Owner of a pizza parlor
C. Student at Yale
D. Ceramic plate designer
Question 19
Who Invented LED?
A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens
Question 20
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A. S. Sperrow
B. O. Stricheg
C. T. Henman
D. C. Cockerell
Question 21
Who invented Radar?
A. Henrey Backquerel
B. Max Planck
C. Robert Watson Watt
D. Humphrey Davy
Question 22
This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. J. Presper Eckert
C. John Mauchly
D. Charles Babbage
Question 23
Who invented FM radio?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Galileo
Question 24
What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?
A. Sit and Spin
B. Talking baby doll
C. Mr. Potato Head
D. Hula hoop
Question 25
Dishwasher was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 26
What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
A. Car door reflecting mirrors
B. The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence
C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides
D. The sun light on the windshield
Question 27
Who discovered Uranus?
A. Sir Isaac Newton
B. William Henry Fox Talbot
C. William Herschel
D. Nicolaus Copernicus
Question 28
Who is the inventor of railway engine?
A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Tablot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney
Question 29
Who discovered television?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Joseph Henry
C. Abbe Caselli
D. John Baird
Question 30
When were bar code scanners invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s
Question 31
Who discovered Sodium?
A. Humphry Davy
B. William Henry Fox
C. J.J.Thomson
D. Karl Benz
Question 32
Who invented Dynamite?
A. Graham Bell
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Alfred Nobel
D. Louis Pateur
Question 33
Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Rutherford B. Hayes
Question 34
What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
A. 7-Up
B. Yoo-Hoo
C. Pepsi
D. Hawaiian Punch
Question 35
Lift was invented by
A. Otis
B. Domagk
C. Lee De Forest
D. None of these
Question 36
When was Milk Tray first introduced?
A. 1915
B. 1934
C. 1923
D. 1942
Question 37
Who invented Bifocal Lens?
A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Rudolf Diesel
Question 38
Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
A. Marjorie Joyner
B. Margaret Knight
C. Amanda Jones
D. Mary Kies
Question 39
Aaton Van Leewen Hock is famous for the discovery of ___.
A. Microscope
B. Nylon
C. Laser
D. Radio valve
Question 40
Who discovered radioactivity?
A. Max Planck
B. James Clerk Maxwell
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Heinrich Hertz
Question 41
Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
A. Hargobind Khorana
B. J.J. Thompson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Meghnad Saha
Question 42
When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
A. 1920
B. 1890
C. 1901
D. 1944
Question 43
What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner
Question 44
Who discovered the Cholera causing germ?
A. Filippo Pacini
B. Robert Koch
C. M. Laveran
D. Felix Hoffman
Question 45
When were blue jeans invented?
A. 1900s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1850s
Question 46
The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by ?
A. Robert Edwards
B. James Simpson
C. H Gibbon
D. Jonas E Salk
Question 47
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
A. Visa
B. Discover
C. MasterCharge
D. Diner's Club
Question 48
Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
A. Banjo
B. Oboe
C. Clarinet
D. Harmonium
Question 49
FROZEN FOOD – Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 50
Electric tram was invented by?
A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry
Question 51
What is the name of the most advance reading machine for visually challenged developed by CSIR?
A. Divya Nayan
B. Drishti
C. Darshan
D. Divya Paath
Question 52
What Benjamin Franklin invented?
A. Bifocal spectacles
B. Radio
C. Barometer
D. Hygrometer
Question 53
Who discovered Proton?
A. Ernest Rutherford
B. Friedrich Miescher
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Henry Cavendish
Question 54
Who Invented Worldwide Standard Time Zones ?
A. Charles Richard Drew
B. Henry W. Seely
C. Jesse Wilford Reno
D. Sir Sandford Fleming
Question 55
Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 56
When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
A. 1915
B. 1920
C. 1919
D. 1911
Question 57
Postage Meter was invented by
A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry
Question 58
This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.
A. Bessie Blount
B. Marjorie Joyner
C. Mae Jamison
D. Beulah Henry
Question 59
Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings
Question 60
What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?
A. EKG
B. Artificial heart valve
C. Artificial heart
D. Pacemaker
Question 61
Who invented the Band-aid?
A. Earle Dickson
B. Alan Gant
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Frank Epperson
Question 62
Who invented the contact lens?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 63
What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?
A. Miniature golf
B. Swimming pool slide
C. Ski lift
D. Golf cart
Question 64
Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 65
For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
A. Parking Meters
B. Vending Machines
C. Automatic Telephone Exchanges
D. Traffic Lights
Question 66
Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
A. Thornton Hargreaves
B. Peter Hargreaves
C. James Hargreaves
D. Simon Hargreaves
Question 67
Who is the inventor of railway engine?
A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Talbot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney
Question 68
Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?
A. Willem Einthoven
B. Edward Jenner
C. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
D. Karl Benz
Question 69
Which country on 23 October 2017 signed the Paris agreement on climate change, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two countries holding outto sign this global climate pact?
A. Nicaragua
B. Colombia
C. Peru
D. Uganda
Question 70
What was invented by J. B. Dunlop?
A. Airplane
B. Car
C. Rubber Tyre
D. Rubber Boot
Question 71
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Sir William Grove
C. Charles Kettering
D. George Fountain
Question 72
Who Invented Traffic Signal ?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 73
What now ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
Question 74
What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
A. Leisure suit
B. Lava lamp
C. Eight-track tape deck
D. Hot comb
Question 75
Helicopter was invented by
A. Drinker
B. Broquet
C. Copernicus
D. Cockrell
Question 76
The first hand glider was designed by...?
A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo
Question 77
What J. B. Dunlop invented?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes
Question 78
Who Invented Dishwasher?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 79
Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
A. Electric Drill
B. Electric Shaver
C. Electric Fence
D. Electric Heater
Question 80
Cinematography was invented by
A. Graham Bell
B. Edison
C. Zeiss
D. Faraday
Question 81
Who invented Aerosol can?
A. Erik Rotheim
B. Erik Mathew
C. Erik Tim
D. Eric Flayer
Question 82
Landstrom invented
A. Metallurgy
B. Gas Engine
C. Safety Match
D. None of these
Question 83
Who invented the vacuum pump?
A. Otto von Guericke
B. Cai Lun
C. Melitta Bentz
D. William Henry Fox Talbot
Question 84
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest rail-road bridge Bogibeel Bridge in which state?
A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Assam
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Question 85
Who discovered Fullerene (an allotrope of carbon)?
A. K Scheele
B. Richard Smalley
C. Faraday
D. Heisenberg
Question 86
When was the toothbrush invented?
A. 1770
B. 1765
C. 1790
D. 1742
Question 87
The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?
A. John Christopher Ballantyne
B. Joseph Cyril Bamford
C. John Christopher Baxter
D. Jack Croxford Baker
Question 88
This statesman,politican,scholar,inventor,and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair,the spherical sundial,the moldboard plow,and the cipher wheel.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 89
The first thermionic valve was invented by
A. Thomas Edison
B. Richardson
C. J.A. Fleming
D. Lee De Forest
Question 90
Electric chair was invented by
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seish
Question 91
Where were wigs first invented?
A. Japan
B. France
C. Egypt
D. China
Question 92
When was the voting machine invented?
A. 1980
B. 1892
C. 1989
D. 1920
Question 93
Which of the following branches of mathematics was invented by Newton?
A. Calculus
B. Logic
C. Algebra
D. Geometry
Question 94
Who invented Jet Engine?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Gottlieb Daimler
C. Roger Bacon
D. Lewis E. Waterman
Question 95
Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 96
The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by
A. Eijkman
B. Macmillan
C. Alexanderson
D. Cockrell
Question 97
State Land Reform is under which part of the Constitution?
A. 7th Schedule
B. 8th schedule
C. 9th Schedul
D. 10th schedule
Question 98
Who invented Gunpowder?
A. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Roger Bacon
D. Leo H Baekeland
Question 99
Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?
A. Yorkshire
B. Lancashire
C. Staffordshire
D. Norfolk
Question 100
In the 1700s,who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
A. The sender
B. There was no fee
C. The receiver of the letter
D. The post office
Question 101
Who is the english physicist responsible for the "Big Bang Theory"?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
Question 102
Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.
A. smallpox vaccine
B. polio vaccine
C. penicillin
D. hepatitis B vaccine
Question 103
Who Invented airbag?
A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi
Question 104
What Thomas Davenport invented?
A. Screw propellor
B. Electric streetcar
C. Chesterfield
D. Sleeping (railway) car
Question 105
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?
A. J. R. Gluber
B. A. Nobel
C. G. Fawks
D. W. Bickford
Question 106
The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that:
A. it is the Union Legislature in India
B. it also comprises of the president
C. it is bicameral in nature
D. the upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved
Question 107
Magic Marker was invented by _______.
A. Adolphe Sax
B. Albert Bruce Sabin
C. Sidney Rosenthal
D. Hyman George Rickover
Question 108
Who invented Bicycle?
A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 109
Which dynasty had its capital at Chittorgarh?
A. Chauhan
B. Sisodia
C. Hada
D. Rathor
Question 110
Who invented the battery?
A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison
Question 111
Who made corn flakes at first?
A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers
Question 112
When was the first elevator built?
A. 1743
B. 1739
C. 1760
D. 1785
Question 113
Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Marie Curie
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. None of these
Question 114
Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Sir William Grove
C. Sylvester Graham
D. Joyce Hall
Question 115
Who Invented Ceiling fan?
A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl
Question 116
Who Invented Piano ?
A. Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. Jacques Cousteau
Question 117
Who invented bluetooth?
A. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Dr. Jaap Haartsen
D. Charles Babbage
Question 118
What Elmer A. Sperry invented?
A. Hydroplane
B. Hydraulic turbine
C. Magnetic compass
D. Gyrocompass
Question 119
Who Invented PlayStation?
A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi
Question 120
Who discovered Neon?
A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay
D. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
Question 121
Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____.
A. S.K. Mitra
B. C.V. Raman
C. Homi Bhaba
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Question 122
Who discovered the colour photography?
A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. John Logie Baird
D. James Clerk Maxwell
Question 123
Steam Engine was invented by?
A. Simon Stevin
B. George Stephenson
C. Gary Starkweather
D. Percy Spencer
Question 124
What Igor Sikorsky invented?
A. Hydroplane
B. Jet engine airplane
C. Helicopter
D. Glider
Question 125
Who Invented the 3-D printer?
A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens
Question 126
Who is the inventor of printing press?
A. Johann Gutenberg
B. William Lee
C. George Eastman
D. R.W Thomson
Question 127
Who invented the mouse of a computer?
A. John Backus
B. Charles Babbage
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Simon Colton
Question 128
Arithmometer was invented by
A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek
Question 129
Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy?
A. Safety Pin
B. Steam Engine
C. Safety Lamp
D. X-Rays
Question 130
What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
A. Raggedy Ann doll
B. Yo-yo
C. Electric train
D. Tinkertoys
Question 131
Which of the digestive organs contains acid?
A. Stomach
B. Small intestine
C. Appendix
D. Colon
Question 132
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A. C. Cockerell
B. S. Sperrow
C. O. Stricheg
D. T. Henman
Question 133
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
A. Computers
B. Telescopes
C. Radio-Telegraphy
D. Steam Boating
Question 134
Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?
A. Roger Bacon
B. Karl Benz
C. Dr. Alan M. Turing
D. Otto
Question 135
Who Invented Post-it note?
A. William Friese-Greene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke
Question 136
The Solar System was discoverd by
A. Galleleo
B. Finsen
C. Copernicus
D. None of these
Question 137
Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?
A. Otto Hahn
B. John Dalton
C. Robert Brown
D. Marie Curie
Question 138
Who discovered electricity and invented the lightning rod and bifocals?
A. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. William Henry Fox Talbot
D. Sir Alexander Fleming
Question 139
Who invented the waterproof raincoat?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Cai Lun
C. Charles Macintosh
D. William Harvey
Question 140
Who invented Bifocal Lens?
A. John Adams
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 141
World Wide Web was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Tim BernersLee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster
Question 142
What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?
A. String bikini
B. Muumuu
C. Aloha shirt
D. Capri pants
Question 143
Who Invented The World Wide Web ?
A. Sir Timothy John
B. Earle Dickson
C. James Rineose
D. Laszlo Jozsef Biro
Question 144
Who invented the bifocal glasses?
A. Thomas Alva Edison
B. Benjamin franklin
C. Evangelista
D. Isaac Newton
Question 145
FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 146
Inventor of Instant Noodles was a citizen of which country?
A. China
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. North Korea
Question 147
Who among the following discovered electron?
A. J.J Thomson
B. Max Born
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. Mendeleef
Question 148
What was invented by Zacharias Jansen?
A. Jet Engine
B. Radium
C. Microscope
D. Electric Lamp
Question 149
Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Write Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Biro Brothers
D. Bicc Brothers
Question 150
What Sir Isaac Newton invented?
A. Reflecting telescope
B. Chronometer
C. Microscope
D. Spectacles
Question 151
Who Invented Internet Protocol?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 152
Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
A. Cohen & Boyer
B. Hunt & Davids
C. Sinclair & Roberts
D. Jaysson & Simons
Question 153
What George Westinghouse invented?
A. Light bulb
B. Electric razor
C. Refrigerator
D. Railway air brakes
Question 154
Kaleidoscope was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Tim BernersLee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster
Question 155
Who invented Emoji in 1999?
A. Shigetaka Kurita
B. Hemang Amin
C. Lee Loong
D. Hamilton
Question 156
App to locate board exam centre for students launched by ?
A. CBSE
B. IIT
C. JNU
D. NCERT
Question 157
What Galileo invented?
A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer
Question 158
Who invented ECG?
A. Hans Berger
B. Einthoven
C. G. Bist
D. None of the above
Question 159
Who discovered Circulatory System?
A. Thomas Edison
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Hooke
D. Robert Boyles
Question 160
Who Invented Neon Lamp?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 161
When was the game Frisbee invented?
A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s
Question 162
Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie
Question 163
What Frank Whittle invented?
A. Radar
B. Ethyl gasoline
C. Sonar
D. Jet propulsion
Question 164
Sewing machine was invented by
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishu
Question 165
Who invented the Lightning Rod in 1749?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Eli Whitney
D. George Washington
Question 166
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?
A. Pie maker
B. Owner of a pizza parlor
C. Student at Yale
D. Ceramic plate designer
Question 167
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
A. Wright Brothers
B. Lidenbergh Brothers
C. South Brothers
D. West Brothers
Question 168
Blood Circulation was discovered by?
A. Mary Anderson
B. Virginia Apgar
C. William Harvey
D. Robert Feulgen
Question 169
When was Monopoly created?
A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1950s
Question 170
Assembly line was invented by
A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds
Question 171
Who invented Electric Generator?
A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Michael Faraday
C. Alfred B. Nobel
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 172
For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
A. Cleopatra
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. King Louis the XIV
D. King Charles II
Question 173
Who Invented Electric Stove?
A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl
Question 174
In which decade was the telephone invented?
A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1880s
Question 175
D.D.T. was invented by
A. Paul Muller
B. John Dalton
C. Rudolf
D. None of these
Question 176
Bacteria was discovered by
A. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B. Belarus
C. Hugo de Vries
D. Robert Brown
Question 177
Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley developed by the MIT media lab writes which type of stories?
A. Love
B. Action
C. Drama
D. Horror
Question 178
Roentgen discovered
A. Electrocardiograph
B. X–rays
C. Anti polio vaccine
D. Encephalograph
Question 179
Who invented Airship (rigid)?
A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
B. Roger Bacon
C. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
D. Otto
Question 180
Who invented Space Pen?
A. Paul C. Fisher
B. Rudolf Diesel
C. Wright Brothers
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 181
Who Invented Induction Coil?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 182
Who invented Dynamite?
A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. Alfred B. Nobel
Question 183
What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?
A. Automatic teller machine
B. Time-lock safe
C. Burglar alarm
D. Pay telephone
Question 184
Soda water was invented by
A. Tivadar Puskas
B. Joseph Priestley
C. Petrache Poenaru
D. James Leonard Plimpton
Question 185
Who Invented FM Radio?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 186
Who discovered Penicillin?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Niels Bohr
C. Sir Alexander Fleming
D. Heinrich Hertz
Question 187
The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?
A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. James B. Conant
C. Leslie R. Groves
D. Vannevar Bush
Question 188
Who invented the thermos flask?
A. Ray Tomlinson
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. William Cullen
D. James Dewar
Question 189
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s
Question 190
What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?
A. Elijah McCoy
B. Jan Ernst Matzeliger
C. Ernest Just
D. Lewis Latimer
Question 191
When were blue jeans invented?
A. 1900s
B. 1850s
C. 1860s
D. 1870s
Question 192
The credit of inventing the tv goes to
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Philo Farnsworth
D. None of the above
Question 193
Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?
A. 1828
B. 1831
C. 1825
D. There is no sure date
Question 194
What Henry Bessemer invented?
A. Aluminum
B. Electroplating
C. Steel Converter
D. Steel rolling mill
Question 195
Who invented Electric Generator?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Alfred Nobel
Question 196
The credit of inventing the television goes to
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Charles Francis Jenkins
D. None of the above
Question 197
Who invented "Coca Cola"?
A. Floyd Paxton
B. Les Paul
C. John Pemberton
D. Forrest Parry
Question 198
The artificial heart was invented by _________.
A. Muhammad Yunus
B. Linus Yale, Jr.
C. Gazi Yasargil
D. Paul Winchell
Question 199
In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
A. The sender
B. There was no fee
C. The receiver of the letter
D. The post office
Question 200
Who Invented the nuclear reactor?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 201
Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of
A. Boson
B. Chloroform
C. Balloon
D. None of these
Question 202
Who invented the Seed Drill?
A. Jethro Tull
B. Arlo Guthrie
C. Woodie Guthrie
D. Thomas Hines
Question 203
Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?
A. S. Tuberosum
B. W. Raleigh
C. E. Asselbergs
D. K. Edwards
Question 204
Who designed the first electronic computer ENIAC?
A. J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
B. John W Mauchly and Joseph M Jacquard
C. J presper Eckert and Von Neuman
D. None of the above
Question 205
Who Invented Laser?
A. William FrieseGreene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke
Question 206
Seismometer was invented by
A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds
Question 207
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
A. Potato Peterson
B. Turnip Townsend
C. Cabbage Carlson
D. Swede Svenson
Question 208
Barometer was invented by
A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek
Question 209
Who invented the phonograph?
A. Thomas Edison
B. John Kruesi
C. Jules Levy
D. Alexander Graham Bell
Question 210
Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
Question 211
Who Invented Contact Lens ?
A. Joel Houghton
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. John Stith Pemberton
Question 212
CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?
A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers
Question 213
Dynamite was invented by?
A. Jean-Antoine Nollet
B. Alfred Nobel
C. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
D. Ted Nelson
Question 214
When was barb wire patented?
A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900
Question 215
What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner
Question 216
Who discovered Electron?
A. Niels Bohr
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Abert Einstein
D. Ernest Rutherford
Question 217
Who invented Gramophone?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 218
Who discovered malaria causing germs?
A. Christiaan Bernard
B. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
C. Dmitry Ivanovsky
D. Martinus William Beijerinck
Question 219
In which decade was the telegraph invented?
A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s
Question 220
X-Rays, which are now used on a day to day basis for diagnosis in medicine, was discovered by?
A. Wilhelm Rontgen
B. Niels Bohr
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. Max Bon
Question 221
Who Invented Microwave Oven ?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Sir Sandford Fleming
Question 222
An eudiometer measures
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Time
C. Volume of gases
D. Vapour pressure
Question 223
Who Invented water turbine?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 224
What George Westinghouse invented?
A. Electric razor
B. Light bulb
C. Railway air brakes
D. Refrigerator
Question 225
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’
A. Common
B. Social
C. Plain
D. Atrocious
Question 226
Who Invented postage stamp?
A. Ruth Handler
B. John Harington
C. Rowland Hill
D. Felix Hoffmann
Question 227
Who invented Vacuum Flask?
A. Charles Babbage
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Gregory Pincus
D. James Dewar
Question 228
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A. Dynamite
B. Ladders
C. Race cars
D. Parachute
Question 229
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television
Question 230
Analytical Engine was invented by
A. Dewar
B. Charles Babbage
C. Daimler
D. None of these
Question 231
Who Invented the First Adhesive Tape ?
A. Richard GurleyDrew
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. James Rineose
D. Caresse Crosby
Question 232
Who invented the Centigrade scale?
A. Anders Celsius
B. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
C. William Thomson
D. Wright Brothers
Question 233
Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Ian Donald
C. A. Laveran
D. Robert Koch
Question 234
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. John J. Loud
C. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
D. Lewis E. Waterman
Question 235
Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing them in a ______.
A. onion peel
B. cork slice
C. pond water
D. No option is correct
Question 236
Louis Pasteur was known for discovery of
A. Polio vaccine
B. Chicken pox vaccine
C. Small pox vaccine
D. Rabies vaccine
Question 237
What George Pullman invented?
A. Sleeping (railway) car
B. Airship
C. Box car (railway)
D. Air brakes
Question 238
Who discovered Photon?
A. George Crum
B. Albert Einstein
C. Henry Cavendish
D. Humphry Davy
Question 239
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
A. 1850s
B. 1880s
C. 1930s
D. 1950s
Question 240
Who discovered Oxygen?
A. Carl Scheele
B. Hooke
C. Heisenberg
D. Williams
Question 241
In which decade was the transistor invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s
Question 242
What was recently discovered hidden under ice in Antarctica?
A. A massive mountain range
B. A lost Kingdom
C. A massive canyon system and lake
D. A huge Dinosaur Skeleton
Question 243
Where was paper invented?
A. China
B. India
C. Zambia
D. Germany
Question 244
What James Watt invented?
A. Diving bell
B. Steam boat
C. Hot air balloon
D. Rotary steam engine
Question 245
Who invented the electric tram?
A. James Cook
B. William Harvey
C. Fyodor Pirotsky
D. Robert Boyles
Question 246
What did Sir William Herschel discover in 1800?
A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infra-red radiation
C. X rays
D. Microwaves
Question 247
Who discovered Insulin
A. William Harvey
B. Louis Pasteur
C. F.G.Banting
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 248
The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by
A. Willis Carrier
B. John Gorrie
C. Stuart Cramer
D. H.H. Schultz
Question 249
Revolver discovered by
A. Colt
B. Mercafter
C. Bushwell
D. Daimler
Question 250
Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?
A. Air brakes
B. Refrigerated rail cars
C. Time standardization
D. Pullman sleeping cars
Question 251
Who developed the theory of relativity?
A. Issac Newton
B. Charles Darwin
C. Marie Curie
D. Albert Einstein
Question 252
In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Question 253
Who invented waterproof fabrics ?
A. James Dewar
B. Charles Goodyear
C. Mary Moore
D. Charles Macintosh
Question 254
In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered?
A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia
Question 255
What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?
A. Fax machine
B. Stapler
C. Liquid Paper
D. Copy machine
Question 256
Who invented Pentium Chip?
A. Kumar Patel
B. Tom Gunter
C. Vince Emery
D. Vinod Dham
Question 257
Who invented Antibiotics?
A. Joseph Lister
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Knock
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 258
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be approved nationally in the US?
A. Discover
B. MasterCharge
C. Visa
D. Diner's Club
Question 259
When were bar code scanners invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s
Question 260
Who invented Gramophone?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 261
Who invented Helicopter?
A. Copernicus
B. Sikorsky
C. Cockrell
D. Drinker
Question 262
Who invented the mobile phone?
A. Joseph Wilson
B. Edwin Land
C. Martin Cooper
D. John Lloyd Wright
Question 263
Who invented logarithms?
A. Mandeleef
B. Shockley
C. Amundson
D. John Napier
Question 264
This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he??
A. Steve McQueen
B. Harrison Frazier
C. Paul Newman
D. John Wayne
Question 265
Who invented Radio?
A. Grahambell
B. Galileo
C. Marconi
D. Edison
Question 266
Who invented Bakelite?
A. Charles Goodyear
B. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
C. Roy Plunkett
D. Henry Ford
Question 267
This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 268
What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?
A. Sofa bed
B. Captain's chair
C. Waterbed
D. Hammock
Question 269
Who invented logarithms?
A. Eden Snowden
B. Larry Page
C. Thomas Edison
D. John Napier
Question 270
In which year was MIDI introduced?
A. 1987
B. 1983
C. 1973
D. 1977
Question 271
Who invented Television?
A. J L Baird
B. Aristotle
C. James Clerk Maxwell
D. Nikola Tesla
Question 272
Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?
A. Golf tee
B. Motorboat
C. Water skis
D. Hang glider
Question 273
The first hand glider was designed by…?
A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo
Question 274
Who discovered electron?
A. E. Goldstien
B. J. J. Thomson
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. J. Chadwick
Question 275
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?
A. Notepad
B. Calendar
C. Notice Board
D. Telephone Book
Question 276
Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?
A. Robert Koch
B. Edward Jenner
C. Robert Hooke
D. Louis Pasteur
Question 277
What two scientists established the structure of dna?
A. Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
B. James Watson and Francis Crick
C. Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick
D. James Watson and Maurice Wilkins
Question 278
Who invented EMail?
A. Tim Berners-Lee
B. James Gosling
C. Vinton Cerf
D. VA Shiva Ayyadurai
Question 279
Piano was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 280
Who discovered bacteria?
A. Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek
B. Robert Brown
C. Robert Hook
D. Robert Koch
Question 281
When was the game Frisbee invented?
A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1950s
Question 282
What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?
A. Popsicle
B. Banana split
C. Cotton candy
D. Cracker Jacks
Question 283
Christmas Card was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Josephine Cochrane
C. Sir Henry Cole
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 284
What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?
A. Zoot suit
B. Mini-skirt
C. Bikini
D. Tank top
Question 285
Who discovered Potassium?
A. Humphry Davy
B. Alan Turing
C. Bill Gates
D. Tim Berners-Lee
Question 286
Which among the following is not correctly matched?
A. Parachute: W H carothers
B. Barometer: Torricelli
C. Cells: Robert Hooke
D. X- Ray: W Roentgen
Question 287
Who Invented Lawnmower?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 288
Who among the following devised the technique IVF (In vitro Fertilization)?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Robert Edwards
C. Edward Jenner
D. Dr. Martin Cooper
Question 289
Who invented the pendulum clock?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Christiaan Huygens
C. Frederick Jones
D. Davidson
Question 290
Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Elisha Graves Otis
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 291
Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 292
Who Invented Modern Frequency Modulation FM Radio ?
A. Peter Durand
B. Percy Shaw
C. Edwin H. Armstrong
D. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Question 293
What Enrico Fermi invented?
A. X ray machine
B. Betatron
C. Cyclotron
D. Nuclear reactor
Question 294
Who invented first working laser?
A. A. H. Taylor
B. W. K. Roentgen
C. T. H. Maiman
D. Fred Morrission
Question 295
Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?
A. Sandford Fleming
B. Fredrich
C. Williamson
D. James Broot
Question 296
Fax machine was invented by
A. Daimler
B. Dewar
C. Bain
D. None of these
Question 297
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
A. Cream soda
B. Coca-Cola
C. Dr. Pepper
D. Sprite
Question 298
Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?
A. Penicillin
B. Prontosil
C. Streptomycin
D. Tetracyline
Question 299
What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?
A. Bottle warmer
B. Baby monitor
C. Disposable diaper
D. Infant carrier
Question 300
Air conditioner was discovered by
A. Edison
B. Wilson
C. Carrier
D. Roentgen
Question 301
What Elisha Otis invented?
A. The brake used in modern elevators
B. Jet Engine
C. Turbine
D. Hydraulic Crane
Question 302
General anaesthetic was invented by?
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishū
Question 303
Who invented the hot air balloon?
A. Montgolfier brothers
B. Wright brothers
C. Lisitsyn brothers
D. Walton brothers
Question 304
Streptomycin was invented by
A. Fleming
B. Marie Curie
C. Walksman
D. None of these
Question 305
What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
A. Telegraph
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Dishwasher
Question 306
Which famous scientist unknowingly founded the field of spectroscopy?
A. Issac Newton
B. Galileo
C. Graham Bell
D. None of the above
Question 307
Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?
A. Washing machine
B. Electric mixer
C. Vacuum cleaner
D. Blender
Question 308
The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?
A. Hertz
B. Amper
C. Galvani
D. Volta
Question 309
What ‘game’ was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?
A. Frisbee
B. Monopoly
C. Ouija board
D. Ping Pong
Question 310
Who discovered X-rays?
A. W. C. Roentgen
B. Albert Einstein
C. Samuel Cohen
D. Edward Taylor
Question 311
Toricelli invented
A. Automobile
B. Barometer
C. Stethoscope
D. None of these
Question 312
Who invented Dynamite?
A. J B Dunlop
B. Alfred Nobel
C. James Simons
D. Peter Hargreaves
Question 313
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A. 1940s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Question 314
Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
A. Karl Benz
B. Kirk Macmillan
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. William Ford
Question 315
Who was the invertor of frozen foods?
A. Alfred Nobel
B. Clarence Birdseye
C. Frank Whittle
D. Ives McGaffey
Question 316
Who discovered Electron?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Robert Noyce
C. J.J.Thomson
D. James Dyson
Question 317
Typewriter was invented by
A. Shockley
B. Sholes
C. Howe
D. None of these
Question 318
Venn diagram was invented by
A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry
Question 319
We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ?
A. Computers
B. Radio-Telegraphy
C. Steam Boating
D. Telescopes
Question 320
What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
Question 321
Who discovered Insulin?
A. Sir Alexander Fleming
B. Frederick Banting
C. James Watt
D. Sir F.G. Hopkins
Question 322
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A. John J. Loud
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 323
Revolving Door was invented by ________.
A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry
Question 324
Who invented Rocket?
A. Rich K Goyle
B. E M Forster
C. Robert Goddard
D. James Anderson
Question 325
Who invented radar?
A. Fred Morrison
B. A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young
C. Van Tassel
D. W. K. Roentgen
Question 326
In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
A. 1800s
B. 1880s
C. 1890s
D. 1900s
Question 327
Stainless steel was invented by
A. William Howard Livens
B. Joseph Aspdin
C. Harry Brearley
D. James Dyson