General Knowledge MCQs Quiz

The Women’s Equality Day is observed every year on _____ date ?

a)August 25 b)August 24 c)August 23 d)August 26 Women's Equality Day is observed every year on August 26 to celebrate…

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In _____ decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented ?

A. 1800s B. 1880s C. 1890s D. 1900s Explanation: In 1904, John Ambrose Fleming invented the first practical electron tube…

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_____ was first patented by an Australian in 1889 ?

A. Electric Drill B. Electric Shaver C. Electric Fence D. Electric Heater Explanation: The Electric Drill was the invention of…

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Travels over land and water. _____ invented the HOVERCRAFT ?

A. S. Sperrow B. O. Stricheg C. T. Henman D. C. Cockerell Explanation: Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft in 1956.…

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_____ African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking ?

A. Elijah McCoy B. Jan Ernst Matzeliger C. Ernest Just D. Lewis Latimer Explanation: Matzeliger never benefited financially from his…

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_____ came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO ?

A. S. Tuberosum B. W. Raleigh C. E. Asselbergs D. K. Edwards Explanation: Instant mash was invented by Edward A…

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_____ is the English physicist responsible for the ‘Big Bang Theory’ ?

A. Albert Einstein B. Michael Skube C. George Gamow D. Roger Penrose Explanation: George Gamow. Gamow, who died in 1968,…

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______ insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884 ?

A. Lewis Edson Waterman B. Sir William Grove C. Charles Kettering D. George Fountain Explanation: Lewis Edson Waterman patented the…

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_____ invented the small pox vaccine ?

A. Robert Koch B. Edward Jenner C. Robert Hooke D. Louis Pasteur  

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Barb wire patented in _____ year ?

A. 1874 B. 1840 C. 1895 D. 1900 Explanation: Joseph F. Glidden was born in New York on Jan. 18,…

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