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Q :  

By whom was bacteriophage discovered?

(A) Felix de Herrell and Frederic Twort

(B) Kluywer and Niel

(C) Paul Ehrlich

(D) Burrill and Smith

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Myrmecology is the study of what?

(A) Insect

(B) Ants

(C) Crustacean

(D) Arthropods

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who discovered 'linkage'?

(A) Blackslee

(B) Morgan

(C) Mueller

(D) Bateson

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who invented the electric bulb?

(A) Thomas More

(B) Thomas Alva Edison

(C) James Watt

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who invented 'Portland Cement'?

(A) Michael Faraday

(B) Guglielmo Marconi

(C) Joseph Aspdin

(D) Isaac Newton

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Joseph Aspdin discovered 'Portland cement' in the year 1824. He produced cement by heating powdered limestone and mixing it with clay in a furnace. Later, grinding the clinker to a powder. He thus named the product “Portland Cement”.


Q :  

The instrument which measures extreme temperature is called:

(A) pyrometer

(B) pyroscope

(C) pyranometer

(D) pycnometer

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who invented the airbag?

(A) Wright brothers

(B) Reynolds B. Johnson

(C) Eisen Jordanoff

(D) Ken Kutaragi

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Whose science is meteorology?

(A) weather

(B) meteors

(C) metals

(D) earthquakes

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

What is the study of drugs and their action called?

(A) Drug making (Science)

(B) Fossil – Zoology

(C) Pharmacology

(D) Paleontology

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

What was invented by JB Dunlop?

(A) Pneumatic rubber tire

(B) Car music system

(C) Steering wheel

(D) Diesel engine

Correct Answer : A

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