List of Famous Discoveries and Inventions of Scientists Online Quiz Test 2

There have been several discoveries and inventions by various scientists that have changed the way we live in and think about the universe. Having information about them is really important as questions related to them are often asked in various general knowledge related written exams as well as interviews. So in order to help you in assessing and also improving you knowledge about this topic, given below is a free online test about famous discoveries and inventions.

List of Famous Discoveries and Inventions of Scientists Online Quiz Test 2

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General Knowledge

1. Which of the following are the discoveries of Einstein?

X-rays and photoelectric effect

Theory of relativity and photoelectric effect

Radioactivity ad theory of relativity

Radioactivity and photoelectric effect

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Question 1 of 20

2. Which scientist is credited with the discovery of noble gasses?

Rutherford

McDonald

Madame

Cavendish

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Question 2 of 20

3. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

Newton : Law of Gravitation

Pasteur : Bacteriology

Roentgen : X-rays

Faraday : Diffusion of Gases

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Question 3 of 20

4. Who discovered the smallpox vaccine?

Alexander Fleming

Louis Pasteur

Joseph Lister

Edward Jenner

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5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

C. V. Raman --- Stock Effect

Albert Einstein --- Photoelectric effect

Madam Curie --- X-rays

Linus Pauling --- Electron

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6. Which of the following pairs of explorers and discoveries is incorrectly matched?

Robert Peary --- Green Land

James Cook --- Australia and New Zealand

Christopher Columbus --- North America

Marco Polo --- India

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7. Who propounded the theory that the Earth revolves round the Sun?

Galileo

Copernicus

Newton

Kepler

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8. Who invented the internal combustion engine?

Jacques Besson

Rudolf Diesel

Franco Modigliani

Carl Benz

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9. Which one of the following is the correct combination of the inventors and the inventions?

Galileo Galilei --- Transistors

Elisha Thomson --- Windmill

Sir Frank Whittle --- Laser

J. L. Barid --- Television

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10. Oxygen was discovered by:

William Ramsay

Neil Bohr

Rutherford

Joseph Priestley

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11. Which of the following scales was devised by Celsius?

Centigrade

None of these

Absolute

Fahren Heit

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12. Which of the following pairs of discovery and discoverer is incorrectly matched?

Telephone --- Morse

Transistor --- Shockley

Television --- Baird

Typewriter --- Sholes

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13. Insulin was discovered by ___________ ?

Alexander Fleming

Joseph E. Murray

Dr. F. G, Banting

Edmond Fischer

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14. Gun Powder was invented by ____________ ?

Alfred Nobel

Roger Bacon

Albert Einstein

Alexander Fleming

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15. Who was the first to measure earth's radius?

Galileo

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Eratosthenes

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16. Radioactivity was discovered by ___________ ?

Newton

Marie Curie

Einstein

Henry Bequerel

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17. Mercury thermometer was invented by?

Galileo

Priestly

Fahrenheit

Newton

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18. John Walker invented:

Safety Razor

Safety Match

Safety Valve

Safety Pin

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19. Who invented the laser?

Symour Cray

Fred Morrisson

Charles H. Townes

Sir Frank Whittle

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Question 19 of 20

20. For which invention is Alessandro Volta famous?

Battery

Light Bulb

Camera

Telephone

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Question 20 of 20

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