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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

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

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Question 2

CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

A. Computers
B. Telescopes
C. Radio-Telegraphy
D. Steam Boating

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Question 6

For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

A. Cleopatra
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. King Louis the XIV
D. King Charles II

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Question 7

FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?

A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?

A. 1850s
B. 1880s
C. 1930s
D. 1950s

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Question 10

In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s

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Question 11

In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s

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Question 12

In which decade was the telegraph invented?

A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s

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Question 13

In which decade was the telephone invented?

A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1880s

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Question 14

In which decade was the transistor invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s

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Question 15

In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?

A. 1800s
B. 1880s
C. 1890s
D. 1900s

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Question 16

In which year was MIDI introduced?

A. 1987
B. 1983
C. 1973
D. 1977

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Question 17

It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?

A. S. Sperrow
B. O. Stricheg
C. T. Henman
D. C. Cockerell

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?

A. Hertz
B. Amper
C. Galvani
D. Volta

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Question 20

The first hand glider was designed by...?

A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo

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Question 21

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

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Question 22

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

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Question 23

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

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Question 24

This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'

A. Philo Farnsworth
B. J. Presper Eckert
C. John Mauchly
D. Charles Babbage

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Question 25

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

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Question 26

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

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Question 27

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

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Question 28

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

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Question 29

What Benjamin Franklin invented?

A. Bifocal spectacles
B. Radio
C. Barometer
D. Hygrometer

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Question 30

What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?

A. Cream soda
B. Coca-Cola
C. Dr. Pepper
D. Sprite

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Question 31

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

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Question 32

What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

A. Bottle warmer
B. Baby monitor
C. Disposable diaper
D. Infant carrier

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Question 33

What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?

A. EKG
B. Artificial heart valve
C. Artificial heart
D. Pacemaker

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Question 34

What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A. 7-Up
B. Yoo-Hoo
C. Pepsi
D. Hawaiian Punch

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Question 35

What Elisha Otis invented?

A. The brake used in modern elevators
B. Jet Engine
C. Turbine
D. Hydraulic Crane

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Question 36

What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

A. Hydroplane
B. Hydraulic turbine
C. Magnetic compass
D. Gyrocompass

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Question 37

What Enrico Fermi invented?

A. X ray machine
B. Betatron
C. Cyclotron
D. Nuclear reactor

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Question 38

What Frank Whittle invented?

A. Radar
B. Ethyl gasoline
C. Sonar
D. Jet propulsion

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Question 39

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

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Question 40

What Galileo invented?

A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer

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Question 41

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

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Question 42

What George Pullman invented?

A. Sleeping (railway) car
B. Airship
C. Box car (railway)
D. Air brakes

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Question 43

What George Westinghouse invented?

A. Light bulb
B. Electric razor
C. Refrigerator
D. Railway air brakes

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Question 44

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

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Question 45

What Henry Bessemer invented?

A. Aluminum
B. Electroplating
C. Steel Converter
D. Steel rolling mill

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Question 46

What Igor Sikorsky invented?

A. Hydroplane
B. Jet engine airplane
C. Helicopter
D. Glider

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Question 47

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

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Question 48

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

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Question 49

What invention caused many deaths while testing it?

A. Dynamite
B. Ladders
C. Race cars
D. Parachute

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Question 50

What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?

A. Telegraph
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Dishwasher

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Question 51

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

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Question 52

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

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Question 53

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

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Question 54

What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner

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Question 55

What J. B. Dunlop invented?

A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes

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Question 56

What James Watt invented?

A. Diving bell
B. Steam boat
C. Hot air balloon
D. Rotary steam engine

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Question 57

What Karl Benz invented?

A. Gasoline powered automobile
B. Streetcar
C. Glider
D. Steam turbine

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Question 58

What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?

A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator

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Question 59

What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

A. Fax machine
B. Stapler
C. Liquid Paper
D. Copy machine

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Question 60

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

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Question 61

What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?

A. Silly Putty
B. Etch-A-Sketch
C. Lite-Brite
D. Play-Doh

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Question 62

What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

A. Reflecting telescope
B. Chronometer
C. Microscope
D. Spectacles

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Question 63

What Thomas Davenport invented?

A. Screw propellor
B. Electric streetcar
C. Chesterfield
D. Sleeping (railway) car

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Question 64

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

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Question 65

What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

A. Raggedy Ann doll
B. Yo-yo
C. Electric train
D. Tinkertoys

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Question 66

What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?

A. Popsicle
B. Banana split
C. Cotton candy
D. Cracker Jacks

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Question 67

What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?

A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television

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Question 68

When was barb wire patented?

A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900

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Question 69

When was Milk Tray first introduced?

A. 1915
B. 1934
C. 1923
D. 1942

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Question 70

When was Monopoly created?

A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1950s

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Question 71

When was the first elevator built?

A. 1743
B. 1739
C. 1760
D. 1785

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Question 72

When was the first lawn mower invented?

A. 1830
B. 1854
C. 1835
D. 1849

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Question 73

When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?

A. 1920
B. 1890
C. 1901
D. 1944

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Question 74

When was the game Frisbee invented?

A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s

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Question 75

When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?

A. 1915
B. 1920
C. 1919
D. 1911

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Question 76

When was the toothbrush invented?

A. 1770
B. 1765
C. 1790
D. 1742

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Question 77

When were bar code scanners invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s

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Question 78

When were blue jeans invented?

A. 1900s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1850s

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Question 79

Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?

A. Yorkshire
B. Lancashire
C. Staffordshire
D. Norfolk

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Question 80

Where was the yo-yo invented?

A. France
B. United States
C. Philippines
D. England

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Question 81

Where were wigs first invented?

A. Japan
B. France
C. Egypt
D. China

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Question 82

Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?

A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Sir William Grove
C. Charles Kettering
D. George Fountain

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Question 83

Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?

A. Electric Drill
B. Electric Shaver
C. Electric Fence
D. Electric Heater

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Question 84

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie

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Question 85

Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?

A. Robert Koch
B. Edward Jenner
C. Robert Hooke
D. Louis Pasteur

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Question 86

Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?

A. S. Tuberosum
B. W. Raleigh
C. E. Asselbergs
D. K. Edwards

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Question 87

Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

A. Potato Peterson
B. Turnip Townsend
C. Cabbage Carlson
D. Swede Svenson

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Question 88

Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?

A. J. R. Gluber
B. A. Nobel
C. G. Fawks
D. W. Bickford

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Question 89

Who invented Airship (rigid)?

A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
B. Roger Bacon
C. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
D. Otto

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Question 90

Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan

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Question 91

Who invented Bakelite?

A. Charles Goodyear
B. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
C. Roy Plunkett
D. Henry Ford

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Question 92

Who invented Bicycle?

A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan

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Question 93

Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Rudolf Diesel

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Question 94

Who invented Dynamite?

A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. Alfred B. Nobel

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Question 95

Who invented Electric Generator?

A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Michael Faraday
C. Alfred B. Nobel
D. Thomas Alva Edison

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Question 96

Who invented Fountain Pen?

A. John J. Loud
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan

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Question 97

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Sir William Grove
C. Sylvester Graham
D. Joyce Hall

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Question 98

Who invented Gramophone?

A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison

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Question 99

Who invented Gunpowder?

A. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Roger Bacon
D. Leo H Baekeland

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Question 100

Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?

A. Roger Bacon
B. Karl Benz
C. Dr. Alan M. Turing
D. Otto

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Question 101

Who invented Jet Engine?

A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Gottlieb Daimler
C. Roger Bacon
D. Lewis E. Waterman

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Question 102

Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

A. Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers

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Question 103

Who invented the battery?

A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison

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Question 104

Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?

A. Wright Brothers
B. Lidenbergh Brothers
C. South Brothers
D. West Brothers

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Question 105

Who invented the phonograph?

A. Thomas Edison
B. John Kruesi
C. Jules Levy
D. Alexander Graham Bell

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Question 106

Who invented the Seed Drill?

A. Jethro Tull
B. Arlo Guthrie
C. Woodie Guthrie
D. Thomas Hines

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Question 107

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

A. Thornton Hargreaves
B. Peter Hargreaves
C. James Hargreaves
D. Simon Hargreaves

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Question 108

Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?

A. Bessie Blount
B. George Washington Carver
C. Benjamin Banneker
D. Elijah McCoy

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Question 109

Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?

A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose

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Question 110

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

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Question 111

Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?

A. Cohen & Boyer
B. Hunt & Davids
C. Sinclair & Roberts
D. Jaysson & Simons

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Question 112

Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?

A. Hargobind Khorana
B. J.J. Thompson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Meghnad Saha

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Question 113

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

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Question 114

Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings

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Question 115

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

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Question 116

Aaton Van Leewen Hock is famous for the discovery of ___.

A. Microscope
B. Nylon
C. Laser
D. Radio valve

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Question 117

Air conditioner was discovered by

A. Edison
B. Wilson
C. Carrier
D. Roentgen

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Question 118

Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.

A. smallpox vaccine
B. polio vaccine
C. penicillin
D. hepatitis B vaccine

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Question 119

An eudiometer measures

A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Time
C. Volume of gases
D. Vapour pressure

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Question 120

App to locate board exam centre for students launched by ?

A. CBSE
B. IIT
C. JNU
D. NCERT

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Question 121

Arithmometer was invented by

A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek

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Question 122

Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley developed by the MIT media lab writes which type of stories?

A. Love
B. Action
C. Drama
D. Horror

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Question 123

Assembly line was invented by

A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds

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Question 124

Atomic theory was devised by

A. Mosley
B. John Dalton
C. Daimler
D. None of these

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Question 125

Bacteria was discovered by

A. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B. Belarus
C. Hugo de Vries
D. Robert Brown

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Question 126

Barometer was invented by

A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek

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Question 127

Blood Circulation was discovered by?

A. Mary Anderson
B. Virginia Apgar
C. William Harvey
D. Robert Feulgen

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Question 128

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

A. Common
B. Social
C. Plain
D. Atrocious

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Question 129

Christmas Card was invented by ________.

A. John Barber
B. Josephine Cochrane
C. Sir Henry Cole
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Question 130

Cinematography was invented by

A. Graham Bell
B. Edison
C. Zeiss
D. Faraday

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Question 131

D.D.T. was invented by

A. Paul Muller
B. John Dalton
C. Rudolf
D. None of these

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Question 132

Dishwasher was invented by ________.

A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Question 133

Dynamite was invented by?

A. Jean-Antoine Nollet
B. Alfred Nobel
C. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
D. Ted Nelson

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Question 134

Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease?

A. Polio
B. Tuberculosis
C. Small Pox
D. Rabies

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Question 135

Electric chair was invented by

A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seish

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Question 136

Electric tram was invented by?

A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry

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Question 137

Fax machine was invented by

A. Daimler
B. Dewar
C. Bain
D. None of these

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Question 138

FROZEN FOOD – Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?

A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott

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Question 139

General anaesthetic was invented by?

A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishū

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Question 140

Helicopter was invented by

A. Drinker
B. Broquet
C. Copernicus
D. Cockrell

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Question 141

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

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Question 142

In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered?

A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia

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Question 143

In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A. 1940s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s

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Question 144

Inventor of Instant Noodles was a citizen of which country?

A. China
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. North Korea

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Question 145

It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?

A. C. Cockerell
B. S. Sperrow
C. O. Stricheg
D. T. Henman

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Question 146

Analytical Engine was invented by

A. Dewar
B. Charles Babbage
C. Daimler
D. None of these

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Question 147

Landstrom invented

A. Metallurgy
B. Gas Engine
C. Safety Match
D. None of these

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Question 148

Lift was invented by

A. Otis
B. Domagk
C. Lee De Forest
D. None of these

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Question 149

Louis Pasteur was known for discovery of

A. Polio vaccine
B. Chicken pox vaccine
C. Small pox vaccine
D. Rabies vaccine

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Question 150

Magic Marker was invented by _______.

A. Adolphe Sax
B. Albert Bruce Sabin
C. Sidney Rosenthal
D. Hyman George Rickover

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Question 151

Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____.

A. S.K. Mitra
B. C.V. Raman
C. Homi Bhaba
D. Vikram Sarabhai

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Question 152

Piano was invented by ________.

A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Question 153

Postage Meter was invented by

A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry

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Question 154

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

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Question 155

Revolver discovered by

A. Colt
B. Mercafter
C. Bushwell
D. Daimler

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Question 156

Revolving Door was invented by ________.

A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry

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Question 157

Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing them in a ______.

A. onion peel
B. cork slice
C. pond water
D. No option is correct

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Question 158

Roentgen discovered

A. Electrocardiograph
B. X–rays
C. Anti polio vaccine
D. Encephalograph

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Question 159

Seismometer was invented by

A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds

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Question 160

Sewing machine was invented by

A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishu

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Question 161

Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of

A. Boson
B. Chloroform
C. Balloon
D. None of these

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Question 162

Soda water was invented by

A. Tivadar Puskas
B. Joseph Priestley
C. Petrache Poenaru
D. James Leonard Plimpton

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Question 163

Stainless steel was invented by

A. William Howard Livens
B. Joseph Aspdin
C. Harry Brearley
D. James Dyson

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Question 164

State Land Reform is under which part of the Constitution?

A. 7th Schedule
B. 8th schedule
C. 9th Schedul
D. 10th schedule

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Question 165

Steam Engine was invented by?

A. Simon Stevin
B. George Stephenson
C. Gary Starkweather
D. Percy Spencer

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Question 166

Stethoscope was invented by

A. Bessemer
B. Rane Laennec
C. Henry Becquarrel
D. none of these

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Question 167

Streptomycin was invented by

A. Fleming
B. Marie Curie
C. Walksman
D. None of these

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Question 168

The artificial heart was invented by _________.

A. Muhammad Yunus
B. Linus Yale, Jr.
C. Gazi Yasargil
D. Paul Winchell

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Question 169

The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by

A. Eijkman
B. Macmillan
C. Alexanderson
D. Cockrell

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Question 170

Kaleidoscope was invented by ________.

A. John Barber
B. Tim Berners­Lee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster

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Question 171

The credit of inventing the television goes to

A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Charles Francis Jenkins
D. None of the above

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Question 172

The credit of inventing the tv goes to

A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Philo Farnsworth
D. None of the above

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Question 173

The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by ?

A. Robert Edwards
B. James Simpson
C. H Gibbon
D. Jonas E Salk

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Question 174

The first hand glider was designed by…?

A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo

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Question 175

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

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Question 176

The first thermionic valve was invented by

A. Thomas Edison
B. Richardson
C. J.A. Fleming
D. Lee De Forest

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Question 177

Bushwell invented

A. Atomic Bomb
B. Submarine
C. Urey
D. Hovercraft

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Question 178

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

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Question 179

The Solar System was discoverd by

A. Galleleo
B. Finsen
C. Copernicus
D. None of these

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Question 180

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

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Question 181

Toricelli invented

A. Automobile
B. Barometer
C. Stethoscope
D. None of these

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Question 182

Typewriter was invented by

A. Shockley
B. Sholes
C. Howe
D. None of these

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Question 183

Venn diagram was invented by

A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry

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Question 184

We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ?

A. Computers
B. Radio-Telegraphy
C. Steam Boating
D. Telescopes

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Question 185

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

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Question 186

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

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Question 187

What did J. B. Dunlop invent?

A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Car Music System
C. Steering Wheel
D. Diesel Engine

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Question 188

What did Sir William Herschel discover in 1800?

A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infra-red radiation
C. X rays
D. Microwaves

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Question 189

What George Westinghouse invented?

A. Electric razor
B. Light bulb
C. Railway air brakes
D. Refrigerator

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Question 190

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

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Question 191

What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner

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Question 192

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

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Question 193

What was invented by J. B. Dunlop?

A. Airplane
B. Car
C. Rubber Tyre
D. Rubber Boot

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Question 194

What was invented by Zacharias Jansen?

A. Jet Engine
B. Radium
C. Microscope
D. Electric Lamp

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Question 195

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

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Question 196

When was the voting machine invented?

A. 1980
B. 1892
C. 1989
D. 1920

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Question 197

When were bar code scanners invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s

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Question 198

When were blue jeans invented?

A. 1900s
B. 1850s
C. 1860s
D. 1870s

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Question 199

Where was paper invented?

A. China
B. India
C. Zambia
D. Germany

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Question 200

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

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Question 201

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

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Question 202

Which dynasty had its capital at Chittorgarh?

A. Chauhan
B. Sisodia
C. Hada
D. Rathor

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Question 203

Which famous scientist unknowingly founded the field of spectroscopy?

A. Issac Newton
B. Galileo
C. Graham Bell
D. None of the above

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Question 204

Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?

A. Air brakes
B. Refrigerated rail cars
C. Time standardization
D. Pullman sleeping cars

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Question 205

Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?

A. Washing machine
B. Electric mixer
C. Vacuum cleaner
D. Blender

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Question 206

Which of the digestive organs contains acid?

A. Stomach
B. Small intestine
C. Appendix
D. Colon

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Question 207

Which of the following branches of mathematics was invented by Newton?

A. Calculus
B. Logic
C. Algebra
D. Geometry

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Question 208

When was Barb Wire patented

A. 1898
B. 1868
C. 1874
D. 1866

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Question 209

Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy?

A. Safety Pin
B. Steam Engine
C. Safety Lamp
D. X-Rays

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Question 210

Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A. Penicillin
B. Prontosil
C. Streptomycin
D. Tetracyline

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Question 211

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A. Isaac Newton
B. Marie Curie
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. None of these

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Question 212

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

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Question 213

Who among the following discovered electron?

A. J.J Thomson
B. Max Born
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. Mendeleef

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Question 214

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

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Question 215

Who developed the theory of relativity?

A. Issac Newton
B. Charles Darwin
C. Marie Curie
D. Albert Einstein

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Question 216

Who discovered bacteria?

A. Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek
B. Robert Brown
C. Robert Hook
D. Robert Koch

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Question 217

Who discovered benzene?

A. Hal Anger
B. Michael Faraday
C. Bruce Ames
D. Nicolas Appert

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Question 218

Who discovered Circulatory System?

A. Thomas Edison
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Hooke
D. Robert Boyles

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Question 219

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

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Question 220

Who discovered Electron?

A. Niels Bohr
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Abert Einstein
D. Ernest Rutherford

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Question 221

Who discovered Electron?

A. Enrico Fermi
B. Robert Noyce
C. J.J.Thomson
D. James Dyson

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Question 222

Who discovered electron?

A. E. Goldstien
B. J. J. Thomson
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. J. Chadwick

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Question 223

Who discovered Fullerene (an allotrope of carbon)?

A. K Scheele
B. Richard Smalley
C. Faraday
D. Heisenberg

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Question 224

Who discovered Insulin

A. William Harvey
B. Louis Pasteur
C. F.G.Banting
D. Alexander Fleming

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Question 225

Who discovered Insulin?

A. Sir Alexander Fleming
B. Frederick Banting
C. James Watt
D. Sir F.G. Hopkins

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Question 226

Who discovered malaria causing germs?

A. Christiaan Bernard
B. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
C. Dmitry Ivanovsky
D. Martinus William Beijerinck

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Question 227

Who discovered Neon?

A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay
D. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood

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Question 228

Who discovered Oxygen?

A. Carl Scheele
B. Hooke
C. Heisenberg
D. Williams

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Question 229

Who discovered Penicillin?

A. Edward Jenner
B. Niels Bohr
C. Sir Alexander Fleming
D. Heinrich Hertz

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Question 230

Who discovered Photon?

A. George Crum
B. Albert Einstein
C. Henry Cavendish
D. Humphry Davy

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Question 231

Who discovered Potassium?

A. Humphry Davy
B. Alan Turing
C. Bill Gates
D. Tim Berners-Lee

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Question 232

Who discovered Proton?

A. Ernest Rutherford
B. Friedrich Miescher
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Henry Cavendish

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Question 233

Who discovered radioactivity?

A. Max Planck
B. James Clerk Maxwell
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Heinrich Hertz

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Question 234

Who discovered Sodium?

A. Humphry Davy
B. William Henry Fox
C. J.J.Thomson
D. Karl Benz

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Question 235

Who discovered television?

A. Michael Faraday
B. Joseph Henry
C. Abbe Caselli
D. John Baird

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Question 236

Who discovered the Cholera causing germ?

A. Filippo Pacini
B. Robert Koch
C. M. Laveran
D. Felix Hoffman

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Question 237

Who discovered the colour photography?

A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. John Logie Baird
D. James Clerk Maxwell

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Question 238

Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?

A. Otto Hahn
B. John Dalton
C. Robert Brown
D. Marie Curie

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Question 239

Who discovered Uranus?

A. Sir Isaac Newton
B. William Henry Fox Talbot
C. William Herschel
D. Nicolaus Copernicus

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Question 240

Who discovered X-Ray?

A. Wilhelm Rontgen
B. William Lee
C. X Rollswick
D. I Thompson

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Question 241

Who discovered X-rays?

A. W. C. Roentgen
B. Albert Einstein
C. Samuel Cohen
D. Edward Taylor

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Question 242

Who invented "Coca Cola"?

A. Floyd Paxton
B. Les Paul
C. John Pemberton
D. Forrest Parry

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Question 243

Who invented Aerosol can?

A. Erik Rotheim
B. Erik Mathew
C. Erik Tim
D. Eric Flayer

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Question 244

Who Invented airbag?

A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi

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Question 245

Who invented Antibiotics?

A. Joseph Lister
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Knock
D. Alexander Fleming

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Question 246

Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

A. Karl Benz
B. Kirk Macmillan
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. William Ford

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Question 247

Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A. John Adams
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson

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Question 248

Who invented bluetooth?

A. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Dr. Jaap Haartsen
D. Charles Babbage

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Question 249

Who Invented Ceiling fan?

A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl

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Question 250

Who Invented Contact Lens ?

A. Joel Houghton
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. John Stith Pemberton

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Question 251

Who Invented Dishwasher?

A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane

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Question 252

Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?

A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan

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Question 253

Who invented Dynamite?

A. Graham Bell
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Alfred Nobel
D. Louis Pateur

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Question 254

Who invented Dynamite?

A. J B Dunlop
B. Alfred Nobel
C. James Simons
D. Peter Hargreaves

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Question 255

Who invented ECG?

A. Hans Berger
B. Einthoven
C. G. Bist
D. None of the above

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Question 256

Who invented Electric Generator?

A. Michael Faraday
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Alfred Nobel

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Question 257

Who Invented Electric Stove?

A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl

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Question 258

Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?

A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Elisha Graves Otis
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan

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Question 259

Who invented E­Mail?

A. Tim Berners­-Lee
B. James Gosling
C. Vinton Cerf
D. VA Shiva Ayyadurai

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Question 260

Who invented Emoji in 1999?

A. Shigetaka Kurita
B. Hemang Amin
C. Lee Loong
D. Hamilton

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Question 261

Who invented first working laser?

A. A. H. Taylor
B. W. K. Roentgen
C. T. H. Maiman
D. Fred Morrission

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Question 262

Who invented FM radio?

A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Galileo

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Question 263

Who Invented FM Radio?

A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan

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Question 264

Who invented Fountain Pen?

A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. John J. Loud
C. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
D. Lewis E. Waterman

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Question 265

Who invented Gramophone?

A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison

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Question 266

Who invented Helicopter?

A. Copernicus
B. Sikorsky
C. Cockrell
D. Drinker

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Question 267

Who Invented Induction Coil?

A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan

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Question 268

Who Invented Internet Protocol?

A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane

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Question 269

Who Invented Laser?

A. William Friese­Greene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke

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Question 270

Who invented waterproof fabrics ?

A. James Dewar
B. Charles Goodyear
C. Mary Moore
D. Charles Macintosh

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Question 271

Who Invented Lawnmower?

A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan

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Question 272

Who Invented Worldwide Standard Time Zones ?

A. Charles Richard Drew
B. Henry W. Seely
C. Jesse Wilford Reno
D. Sir Sandford Fleming

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Question 273

Who Invented LED?

A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens

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Question 274

Who invented logarithms?

A. Mandeleef
B. Shockley
C. Amundson
D. John Napier

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Question 275

Who invented logarithms?

A. Eden Snowden
B. Larry Page
C. Thomas Edison
D. John Napier

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Question 276

Who Invented Microwave Oven ?

A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Sir Sandford Fleming

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Question 277

Who Invented Modern Frequency Modulation FM Radio ?

A. Peter Durand
B. Percy Shaw
C. Edwin H. Armstrong
D. Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Question 278

Who Invented Neon Lamp?

A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane

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Question 279

Who invented Pentium Chip?

A. Kumar Patel
B. Tom Gunter
C. Vince Emery
D. Vinod Dham

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Question 280

Who Invented Piano ?

A. Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. Jacques Cousteau

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Question 281

Who Invented PlayStation?

A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi

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Question 282

Who Invented postage stamp?

A. Ruth Handler
B. John Harington
C. Rowland Hill
D. Felix Hoffmann

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Question 283

Who Invented Post-it note?

A. William Friese-Greene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke

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Question 284

Who invented Radar?

A. Henrey Backquerel
B. Max Planck
C. Robert Watson Watt
D. Humphrey Davy

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Question 285

Who invented radar?

A. Fred Morrison
B. A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young
C. Van Tassel
D. W. K. Roentgen

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Question 286

Who invented Radio?

A. Grahambell
B. Galileo
C. Marconi
D. Edison

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Question 287

Who invented Rocket?

A. Rich K Goyle
B. E M Forster
C. Robert Goddard
D. James Anderson

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Question 288

Who invented Space Pen?

A. Paul C. Fisher
B. Rudolf Diesel
C. Wright Brothers
D. Alexander Fleming

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Question 289

Who invented Television?

A. J L Baird
B. Aristotle
C. James Clerk Maxwell
D. Nikola Tesla

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Question 290

Who Invented the 3-D printer?

A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens

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Question 291

Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

A. Write Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Biro Brothers
D. Bicc Brothers

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Question 292

Who invented the Band-aid?

A. Earle Dickson
B. Alan Gant
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Frank Epperson

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Question 293

Who invented the bifocal glasses?

A. Thomas Alva Edison
B. Benjamin franklin
C. Evangelista
D. Isaac Newton

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Question 294

Who invented the Centigrade scale?

A. Anders Celsius
B. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
C. William Thomson
D. Wright Brothers

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Question 295

Who invented the contact lens?

A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron

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Question 296

Who invented the electric tram?

A. James Cook
B. William Harvey
C. Fyodor Pirotsky
D. Robert Boyles

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Question 297

Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?

A. Willem Einthoven
B. Edward Jenner
C. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
D. Karl Benz

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Question 298

Who Invented the First Adhesive Tape ?

A. Richard GurleyDrew
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. James Rineose
D. Caresse Crosby

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Question 299

Who invented the hot air balloon?

A. Montgolfier brothers
B. Wright brothers
C. Lisitsyn brothers
D. Walton brothers

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Question 300

Who invented the Lightning Rod in 1749?

A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Eli Whitney
D. George Washington

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Question 301

Who invented the mobile phone?

A. Joseph Wilson
B. Edwin Land
C. Martin Cooper
D. John Lloyd Wright

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Question 302

Who invented the mouse of a computer?

A. John Backus
B. Charles Babbage
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Simon Colton

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Question 303

Who Invented the nuclear reactor?

A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron

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Question 304

Who invented the pendulum clock?

A. Galileo Galilei
B. Christiaan Huygens
C. Frederick Jones
D. Davidson

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Question 305

Who invented the thermos flask?

A. Ray Tomlinson
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. William Cullen
D. James Dewar

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Question 306

Who invented the vacuum pump?

A. Otto von Guericke
B. Cai Lun
C. Melitta Bentz
D. William Henry Fox Talbot

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Question 307

Who invented the waterproof raincoat?

A. Robert Hooke
B. Cai Lun
C. Charles Macintosh
D. William Harvey

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Question 308

Who Invented The World Wide Web ?

A. Sir Timothy John
B. Earle Dickson
C. James Rineose
D. Laszlo Jozsef Biro

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Question 309

Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?

A. Sandford Fleming
B. Fredrich
C. Williamson
D. James Broot

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Question 310

Who Invented Traffic Signal ?

A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan

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Question 311

Who Invented Universal Standard Time?

A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron

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Question 312

Who invented Vacuum Flask?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Gregory Pincus
D. James Dewar

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Question 313

Who Invented water turbine?

A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron

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Question 314

Who is the english physicist responsible for the "Big Bang Theory"?

A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose

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Question 315

Who is the inventor of  printing press?

A. Johann Gutenberg
B. William Lee
C. George Eastman
D. R.W Thomson

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Question 316

Who is the inventor of railway engine?

A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Tablot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney

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Question 317

Who is the inventor of railway engine?

A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Talbot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney

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Question 318

Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound?

A. Alexander Fleming
B. Ian Donald
C. A. Laveran
D. Robert Koch

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Question 319

Who was the invertor of frozen foods?

A. Alfred Nobel
B. Clarence Birdseye
C. Frank Whittle
D. Ives McGaffey

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Question 320

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

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Question 321

World Wide Web was invented by ________.

A. John Barber
B. Tim Berners­Lee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster

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Question 322

What now ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?

A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator

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Question 323

What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?

A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television

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Question 324

When was the game Frisbee invented?

A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1950s

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Question 325

Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?

A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott

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Question 326

Who made corn flakes at first?

A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers

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Question 327

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

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