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This section includes 107 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Tank top | |
| 2. |
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)? |
| A. | Wright Brothers |
| B. | Lidenbergh Brothers |
| C. | South Brothers |
| D. | West Brothers |
| Answer» B. Lidenbergh Brothers | |
| 3. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Eight-track tape deck | |
| 4. |
In which year was MIDI introduced? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1983 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» C. 1973 | |
| 5. |
What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952? |
| A. | EKG |
| B. | Artificial heart valve |
| C. | Artificial heart |
| D. | Pacemaker |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who invented Airship (rigid)? |
| A. | Dr. Alan M. Turing |
| B. | Roger Bacon |
| C. | G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin |
| D. | Otto |
| Answer» D. Otto | |
| 7. |
Who invented Electric Generator? |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Michael Faraday |
| C. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» C. Alfred B. Nobel | |
| 8. |
What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin? |
| A. | Telegraph |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | Television |
| D. | Dishwasher |
| Answer» D. Dishwasher | |
| 9. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
What Thomas Davenport invented? |
| A. | Screw propellor |
| B. | Electric streetcar |
| C. | Chesterfield |
| D. | Sleeping (railway) car |
| Answer» C. Chesterfield | |
| 11. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides | |
| 12. |
When were blue jeans invented? |
| A. | 1900s |
| B. | 1860s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1850s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Where was the yo-yo invented? |
| A. | France |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 14. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Traffic Lights | |
| 15. |
What Elisha Otis invented? |
| A. | The brake used in modern elevators |
| B. | Jet Engine |
| C. | Turbine |
| D. | Hydraulic Crane |
| Answer» B. Jet Engine | |
| 16. |
Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor? |
| A. | Bessie Blount |
| B. | George Washington Carver |
| C. | Benjamin Banneker |
| D. | Elijah McCoy |
| Answer» D. Elijah McCoy | |
| 17. |
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884? |
| A. | Lewis Edson Waterman |
| B. | Sir William Grove |
| C. | Charles Kettering |
| D. | George Fountain |
| Answer» B. Sir William Grove | |
| 18. |
When was the first elevator built? |
| A. | 1743 |
| B. | 1739 |
| C. | 1760 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» B. 1739 | |
| 19. |
Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'? |
| A. | Albert Einstein |
| B. | Michael Skube |
| C. | George Gamow |
| D. | Roger Penrose |
| Answer» D. Roger Penrose | |
| 20. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Hammock | |
| 21. |
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 |
| Answer» B. James B. Conant | |
| 22. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Ping Pong | |
| 23. |
When was the first lawn mower invented? |
| A. | 1830 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1835 |
| D. | 1849 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 24. |
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE? |
| A. | J. R. Gluber |
| B. | A. Nobel |
| C. | G. Fawks |
| D. | W. Bickford |
| Answer» C. G. Fawks | |
| 25. |
What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955? |
| A. | Microwave oven |
| B. | Remote control |
| C. | VCR |
| D. | Calculator |
| Answer» C. VCR | |
| 26. |
What Benjamin Franklin invented? |
| A. | Bifocal spectacles |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | Barometer |
| D. | Hygrometer |
| Answer» B. Radio | |
| 27. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Harrison Frazier | |
| 28. |
What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956? |
| A. | Silly Putty |
| B. | Etch-A-Sketch |
| C. | Lite-Brite |
| D. | Play-Doh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Who invented the Spinning Jenny? |
| A. | Thornton Hargreaves |
| B. | Peter Hargreaves |
| C. | James Hargreaves |
| D. | Simon Hargreaves |
| Answer» D. Simon Hargreaves | |
| 30. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
What James Watt invented? |
| A. | Diving bell |
| B. | Steam boat |
| C. | Hot air balloon |
| D. | Rotary steam engine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
What invention caused many deaths while testing it? |
| A. | Dynamite |
| B. | Ladders |
| C. | Race cars |
| D. | Parachute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Who invented Jet Engine? |
| A. | Sir Frank Whittle |
| B. | Gottlieb Daimler |
| C. | Roger Bacon |
| D. | Lewis E. Waterman |
| Answer» B. Gottlieb Daimler | |
| 34. |
Who invented Gunpowder? |
| A. | G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin |
| B. | Sir Frank Whittle |
| C. | Roger Bacon |
| D. | Leo H Baekeland |
| Answer» D. Leo H Baekeland | |
| 35. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969? |
| A. | Bottle warmer |
| B. | Baby monitor |
| C. | Disposable diaper |
| D. | Infant carrier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named? |
| A. | Yorkshire |
| B. | Lancashire |
| C. | Staffordshire |
| D. | Norfolk |
| Answer» D. Norfolk | |
| 38. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
What Enrico Fermi invented? |
| A. | X ray machine |
| B. | Betatron |
| C. | Cyclotron |
| D. | Nuclear reactor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
What Igor Sikorsky invented? |
| A. | Hydroplane |
| B. | Jet engine airplane |
| C. | Helicopter |
| D. | Glider |
| Answer» D. Glider | |
| 41. |
What Henry Bessemer invented? |
| A. | Aluminum |
| B. | Electroplating |
| C. | Steel Converter |
| D. | Steel rolling mill |
| Answer» D. Steel rolling mill | |
| 42. |
Who invented Internal Combustion Engine? |
| A. | Roger Bacon |
| B. | Karl Benz |
| C. | Dr. Alan M. Turing |
| D. | Otto |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
When was Monopoly created? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1930s |
| C. | 1920s |
| D. | 1950s |
| Answer» C. 1920s | |
| 44. |
Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889? |
| A. | Electric Drill |
| B. | Electric Shaver |
| C. | Electric Fence |
| D. | Electric Heater |
| Answer» B. Electric Shaver | |
| 45. |
Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine? |
| A. | Robert Koch |
| B. | Edward Jenner |
| C. | Robert Hooke |
| D. | Louis Pasteur |
| Answer» C. Robert Hooke | |
| 46. |
What George Westinghouse invented? |
| A. | Light bulb |
| B. | Electric razor |
| C. | Refrigerator |
| D. | Railway air brakes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 48. |
Who invented Gramophone? |
| A. | Michael Faraday |
| B. | Fahrenheit |
| C. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING? |
| A. | Cohen & Boyer |
| B. | Hunt & Davids |
| C. | Sinclair & Roberts |
| D. | Jaysson & Simons |
| Answer» B. Hunt & Davids | |
| 50. |
When was the game Frisbee invented? |
| A. | 1920s |
| B. | 1900s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1890s |
| Answer» D. 1890s | |