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This section includes 327 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
What did Sir William Herschel discover in 1800? |
| A. | Ultraviolet rays |
| B. | Infra-red radiation |
| C. | X rays |
| D. | Microwaves |
| Answer» C. X rays | |
| 202. |
What did J. B. Dunlop invent? |
| A. | Pneumatic rubber tire |
| B. | Car Music System |
| C. | Steering Wheel |
| D. | Diesel Engine |
| Answer» B. Car Music System | |
| 203. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. |
Venn diagram was invented by |
| A. | Lucien Vidi |
| B. | John Venn |
| C. | Theophilus Van Kannel |
| D. | Lewis Urry |
| Answer» C. Theophilus Van Kannel | |
| 205. |
We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ? |
| A. | Computers |
| B. | Radio-Telegraphy |
| C. | Steam Boating |
| D. | Telescopes |
| Answer» B. Radio-Telegraphy | |
| 206. |
Typewriter was invented by |
| A. | Shockley |
| B. | Sholes |
| C. | Howe |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Howe | |
| 207. |
Toricelli invented |
| A. | Automobile |
| B. | Barometer |
| C. | Stethoscope |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Stethoscope | |
| 208. |
The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ _____ you live long! |
| A. | Might |
| B. | May |
| C. | Shall |
| D. | Should |
| Answer» C. Shall | |
| 209. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
The Solar System was discoverd by |
| A. | Galleleo |
| B. | Finsen |
| C. | Copernicus |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 211. |
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 |
| Answer» C. it is bicameral in nature | |
| 212. |
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 |
| Answer» B. John Gorrie | |
| 213. |
The first thermionic valve was invented by |
| A. | Thomas Edison |
| B. | Richardson |
| C. | J.A. Fleming |
| D. | Lee De Forest |
| Answer» D. Lee De Forest | |
| 214. |
The first gasoline-run car engine was developed by_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Henry Ford |
| B. | Carl Benz |
| C. | Hugh Chalmers |
| D. | Horace Elgin Dodge |
| Answer» C. Hugh Chalmers | |
| 215. |
The first hand glider was designed by…? |
| A. | Leonardo DaVinci |
| B. | The Wright brothers |
| C. | Francis Rogallo |
| D. | Galileo |
| Answer» B. The Wright brothers | |
| 216. |
The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by ? |
| A. | Robert Edwards |
| B. | James Simpson |
| C. | H Gibbon |
| D. | Jonas E Salk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
The credit of inventing the tv goes to |
| A. | Philo Farnsworth |
| B. | John Logie Baird |
| C. | Philo Farnsworth |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. John Logie Baird | |
| 218. |
The credit of inventing the television goes to |
| A. | Philo Farnsworth |
| B. | John Logie Baird |
| C. | Charles Francis Jenkins |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. John Logie Baird | |
| 219. |
The artificial heart was invented by _________. |
| A. | Muhammad Yunus |
| B. | Linus Yale, Jr. |
| C. | Gazi Yasargil |
| D. | Paul Winchell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 220. |
The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by |
| A. | Eijkman |
| B. | Macmillan |
| C. | Alexanderson |
| D. | Cockrell |
| Answer» B. Macmillan | |
| 221. |
Telephone was invented in which decade?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1670s |
| B. | 1770s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1970s |
| Answer» D. 1970s | |
| 222. |
Telegrahic code was introduced by |
| A. | Lipman |
| B. | Macmillan |
| C. | Thomas Moore |
| D. | Cockrell |
| Answer» D. Cockrell | |
| 223. |
Stethoscope was invented by |
| A. | Bessemer |
| B. | Rane Laennec |
| C. | Henry Becquarrel |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Henry Becquarrel | |
| 224. |
Streptomycin was invented by |
| A. | Fleming |
| B. | Marie Curie |
| C. | Walksman |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 225. |
Steam Engine was invented by? |
| A. | Simon Stevin |
| B. | George Stephenson |
| C. | Gary Starkweather |
| D. | Percy Spencer |
| Answer» C. Gary Starkweather | |
| 226. |
Stainless steel was invented by |
| A. | William Howard Livens |
| B. | Joseph Aspdin |
| C. | Harry Brearley |
| D. | James Dyson |
| Answer» D. James Dyson | |
| 227. |
State Land Reform is under which part of the Constitution? |
| A. | 7th Schedule |
| B. | 8th schedule |
| C. | 9th Schedul |
| D. | 10th schedule |
| Answer» D. 10th schedule | |
| 228. |
Soda water was invented by |
| A. | Tivadar Puskas |
| B. | Joseph Priestley |
| C. | Petrache Poenaru |
| D. | James Leonard Plimpton |
| Answer» C. Petrache Poenaru | |
| 229. |
Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing them in a ______. |
| A. | onion peel |
| B. | cork slice |
| C. | pond water_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | No option is correct |
| Answer» C. pond water_x005F_x000D_ | |
| 230. |
Seismometer was invented by |
| A. | Alexander Parkes |
| B. | Luigi Palmieri |
| C. | Alexey Pajitnov |
| D. | Ransom Eli Olds |
| Answer» C. Alexey Pajitnov | |
| 231. |
Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of |
| A. | Boson |
| B. | Chloroform |
| C. | Balloon |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Balloon | |
| 232. |
Roentgen discovered |
| A. | Electrocardiograph |
| B. | X–rays |
| C. | Anti polio vaccine |
| D. | Encephalograph |
| Answer» C. Anti polio vaccine | |
| 233. |
Sewing machine was invented by |
| A. | Alfred P. Southwick |
| B. | Isaac Singer |
| C. | Murasaki Shikibu |
| D. | Hanaoka Seishu |
| Answer» C. Murasaki Shikibu | |
| 234. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 235. |
Postage Meter was invented by |
| A. | Fyodor Pirotsky |
| B. | Arthur Pitney |
| C. | Fritz Pfleumer |
| D. | Stephen Perry |
| Answer» C. Fritz Pfleumer | |
| 236. |
Revolver discovered by |
| A. | Colt |
| B. | Mercafter |
| C. | Bushwell |
| D. | Daimler |
| Answer» B. Mercafter | |
| 237. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Hang glider | |
| 238. |
Revolving Door was invented by ________. |
| A. | Lucien Vidi |
| B. | John Venn |
| C. | Theophilus Van Kannel |
| D. | Lewis Urry |
| Answer» D. Lewis Urry | |
| 239. |
Piano was invented by ________. |
| A. | John Barber |
| B. | Sir Henry Cole |
| C. | Josephine Cochrane |
| D. | Bartolomeo Cristofori |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
Louis Pasteur was known for discovery of |
| A. | Polio vaccine |
| B. | Chicken pox vaccine |
| C. | Small pox vaccine |
| D. | Rabies vaccine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 241. |
Magic Marker was invented by _______. |
| A. | Adolphe Sax |
| B. | Albert Bruce Sabin |
| C. | Sidney Rosenthal |
| D. | Hyman George Rickover |
| Answer» D. Hyman George Rickover | |
| 242. |
Lift was invented by |
| A. | Otis |
| B. | Domagk |
| C. | Lee De Forest |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Domagk | |
| 243. |
Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____. |
| A. | S.K. Mitra |
| B. | C.V. Raman |
| C. | Homi Bhaba |
| D. | Vikram Sarabhai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
Landstrom invented |
| A. | Metallurgy |
| B. | Gas Engine |
| C. | Safety Match |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 245. |
Kaleidoscope was invented by ________. |
| A. | John Barber |
| B. | Tim BernersÂLee |
| C. | Alan Blumlein |
| D. | David Brewster |
| Answer» E. | |
| 246. |
In which year was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? |
| A. | 1970s |
| B. | 1960s |
| C. | 1950s |
| D. | 1980s |
| Answer» D. 1980s | |
| 247. |
Inventor of Instant Noodles was a citizen of which country? |
| A. | China |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | North Korea |
| Answer» D. North Korea | |
| 248. |
In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 249. |
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series._x005F_x000D_ 97, 91, 79, 61, 37, ?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 1 | |
| 250. |
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Anile_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Senile_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | Young_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | Foolish_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | Soft |
| Answer» C. Foolish_x005F_x000D_ | |