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286 Inventions and Discoveries MCQs from General Knowledge, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Inventions and Discoveries covers the people, dates, principles and practical uses behind developments such as the wheel, printing press, telephone, electricity, radio, computer, internet, vaccines and space technology. It distinguishes an invention, which creates a device or process, from a discovery, which identifies something already present in nature.
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- A. 1987
- B. 1985
- C. 1983
- D. 1980Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)
Explanation: HIV was identified as the virus causing AIDS in 1983 by researchers including Luc Montagnier’s team.
Correct answer: 1983- A. San Francisco
- B. New YorK
- C. Pairs
- D. Genva
Explanation: Twitter’s well-known headquarters were in San Francisco, California, where the company was established and grew.
Correct answer: San Francisco- A. The U.S.A
- B. United Kingdom
- C. Canada
- D. Australia
Explanation: The often-cited world’s quietest room is at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, United States.
Correct answer: The U.S.A- A. Biz Stone
- B. Jack Dorsey
- C. Noah Glass
- D. All Above
Explanation: Twitter was created by a founding team that included Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass and Biz Stone, along with Evan Williams.
Correct answer: All Above- A. Japan
- B. Netherlands
- C. Italy
- D. France
Explanation: NASDA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan, was Japan’s space agency before it became part of JAXA in 2003.
Correct answer: Japan- A. Al- Razi
- B. Ibn al baitar
- C. Al-faraibi
- D. Al-khuwarzmi
Explanation: Ibn al-Baitar was a celebrated Andalusian Muslim botanist and pharmacologist who catalogued medicinal plants in Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya…
Correct answer: Ibn al baitar- A. Cai Lun
- B. Alexander Flemming
- C. Loius Pasture
- D. Non of these
Explanation: Cai Lun is traditionally credited with developing and improving paper-making in China during the Han dynasty.
Correct answer: Cai Lun- A. Agassit
- B. Albertus Magnus
- C. Joseph Aspdin
- D. Janseen
Explanation: Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement in 1824 and gave it that name because its hardened appearance resembled Portland stone.
Correct answer: Joseph Aspdin- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. USA
- D. UK
Explanation: The transparent concept car commonly cited in such GK questions was unveiled in Germany, using transparent body panels to display its…
Correct answer: Germany- A. Elon Musk
- B. Bill Gates
- C. Warren Buffet
- D. Jeff Bezos
Explanation: Blue Origin is a private aerospace company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2000.
Correct answer: Jeff Bezos- A. USA
- B. Chile
- C. Australia
- D. Russia
Explanation: ALMA is an astronomical observatory on the Chajnantor Plateau in northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
Correct answer: Chile- A. Space Science
- B. Mathematics
- C. Virology
- D. Business
Explanation: The Ciprian Foias Prize is awarded in mathematics, particularly for outstanding work in operator theory.
Correct answer: Mathematics- A. Twitter
- B. LinkedIn
- C. Facebook
- D. WhatsApp
Explanation: LinkedIn is designed around professional profiles, employment history, recruitment and business networking.
Correct answer: LinkedIn- A. Hello
- B. Hi
- C. Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.
- D. Graham Bell is speaking
Explanation: Alexander Graham Bell’s first intelligible telephone sentence was reported as “Mr Watson, come here.
Correct answer: Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.- A. Neil Armstrong
- B. Alexei Leonov
- C. Yuri Gagarin
- D. None of these
Explanation: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk on 18 March 1965 during the Voskhod 2 mission.
Correct answer: Alexei Leonov- A. Sheikh khalid ul waleed
- B. Sheikh Bokhtar
- C. Prince karim sulman
- D. Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Explanation: Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia became the first Muslim and first Arab to travel into space in 1985 aboard the Space…
Correct answer: Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud- A. Tiros I
- B. Early Bird
- C. Soyuz I
- D. None of these
Explanation: Early Bird, or Intelsat I, was launched in 1965 as the world’s first commercial communications satellite.
Correct answer: Early Bird- A. 1997
- B. 1998
- C. 1999
- D. 2000Navigating Government Agency Resources
Explanation: The International Space Station began assembly with the launch of its first module, Zarya, in 1998.
Correct answer: 1998- A. 1957
- B. 1958
- C. 1959
- D. None of these
Explanation: Wham-O began producing and selling the modern Frisbee in 1957, after acquiring the rights to the Pluto Platter flying disc.
Correct answer: 1957- A. Yiming Zhang
- B. Sundar Pichai
- C. Pavel Durov
- D. Even Speigal
Explanation: Telegram was founded by Pavel Durov with his brother Nikolai Durov, who developed its technical infrastructure.
Correct answer: Pavel Durov