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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. Florence
- B. Geneva
- C. Genoa
- D. Turin
Explanation: Leonardo da Vinci spent important parts of his career in Florence, where he developed as a painter, inventor, scientist and engineer.
Correct answer: Florence- A. Hiram Bingham
- B. Joseph lister
- C. John marshal
- D. John Walker
Explanation: Hiram Bingham is conventionally credited with bringing Machu Picchu to international attention in 1911, although local people already knew…
Correct answer: Hiram Bingham- A. United States
- B. Russia
- C. France
- D. Germany
Explanation: The world's first nuclear power plant began operating at Obninsk in the Soviet Union in 1954, in present-day Russia.
Correct answer: Russia- A. Steve Jobs
- B. Aristotle
- C. Bill Gates
- D. Steven Sasson
Explanation: Steven Sasson, an engineer at Kodak, built the first digital camera prototype in 1975.
Correct answer: Steven Sasson- A. Nikon
- B. Fuji
- C. Kodak
- D. Canon
Explanation: Kodak is commonly credited in general-knowledge references with introducing an early handheld digital camera.
Correct answer: Kodak- A. 1816
- B. 1826
- C. 1836
- D. 1846General Reference
Explanation: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce made the earliest surviving permanent photograph from a camera around 1826, often dated 1826 or 1827.
Correct answer: 1826- A. Aryabhata
- B. INSAT
- C. Bashkara
- D. Rohini
Explanation: Aryabhata, launched in 1975, was India’s first satellite. INSAT was a later multi-purpose satellite series, while Rohini was launched…
Correct answer: Aryabhata- A. Sugarcane
- B. Wheat
- C. Rice
- D. Desert
Explanation: A ratoon is a new shoot that grows from the stubble or roots of a harvested sugarcane crop, allowing the field to produce another crop…
Correct answer: Sugarcane169. The philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge is called ________ ?
- A. Epistemology
- B. Grammatology
- C. Hamartiology
- D. Emmenology
Explanation: Epistemology studies knowledge, including its sources, limits and justification.
Correct answer: Epistemology- A. Cynology
- B. Cytology
- C. Ctetology
- D. Dendrology
Explanation: Cynology is the scientific study of dogs, from their breeds and behaviour to their evolution and relationship with humans.
Correct answer: Cynology- A. Toxicology
- B. Numismatics
- C. Nephology
- D. Limnology
Explanation: Numismatics is the study and collection of coins, currency and medals. The other options refer to toxic substances, clouds and inland…
Correct answer: Numismatics- A. Study of agricultural soils
- B. Study of productivity of land
- C. Science of pleasure and pain
- D. Study of anaesthetics
Explanation: Agrology applies soil science to agriculture, especially the study of agricultural soils and their relation to crop production.
Correct answer: Study of agricultural soils- A. Science of pleasure and pain
- B. Study of algae
- C. Study of truth
- D. Study of angels
Explanation: Alethiology comes from the Greek word for truth and is the study of truth, particularly its nature and validity.
Correct answer: Study of truth- A. Angelology
- B. Angiology
- C. Angalology
- D. Engelology
Explanation: Angelology is the theological study of angels, formed from angel plus the suffix -logy, meaning study.
Correct answer: Angelology175. What is Agrostology?
- A. Study of grasses
- B. Study of plants
- C. Study of forests
- D. Study of agricultural
Explanation: Agrostology is the branch of botany concerned specifically with grasses, including their classification and ecology.
Correct answer: Study of grasses- A. Pea
- B. Cassia
- C. Mulberry
- D. Legumes
Explanation: Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms, whose principal food is mulberry leaves.
Correct answer: Mulberry- A. Leech
- B. Earthworm
- C. Snail
- D. Cockroach
Explanation: The cockroach has a dorsal vessel divided into 13 chambers, commonly called a 13-chambered heart.
Correct answer: Cockroach- A. Jena glass
- B. Soda glass
- C. Pyrex glass
- D. Crookes glass
Explanation: Crookes glass contains compounds that absorb or reduce ultraviolet radiation, so it is used to cut UV rays.
Correct answer: Crookes glass- A. Samuel Colt
- B. Afred Nobel
- C. Mikhail Kalashnikov
- D. Henry Akinson
Explanation: Mikhail Kalashnikov designed the AK-47, whose name combines his surname with the Russian term for the year it was adopted, 1947.
Correct answer: Mikhail Kalashnikov- A. 1998
- B. 1999
- C. 2000
- D. 2002
Explanation: The first BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry 850, was released in 1999 as a wireless email pager.
Correct answer: 1999