Q. 1
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Fleming's 1928 discovery of the first antibiotic revolutionized modern medicine.
Q. 2
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Christian Huygons was:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Huygens was a leading scientist of the 17th century who made major contributions to optics and mechanics.
Q. 3
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Who developed the small pox vaccination?
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Jenner is often called the "father of immunology" for his work on the world's first vaccine.
Q. 4
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Euclid was:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Known as the "father of geometry," Euclid's "Elements" is one of the most influential works in mathematics.
Q. 5
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer and the temperature scale that bears his name.
Q. 6
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Galileo's telescopic observations supported the Copernican heliocentric model.
Q. 7
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Who invented the radio and wireless system?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Marconi's work in long-distance radio transmission earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909.
Q. 8
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Sir Humphrey Davy was a British chemist who:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Davy was a pioneer in electrochemistry and the discovery of several alkali and alkaline earth metals.
Q. 9
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Why is John Dalton famous?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Dalton is best known for introducing the modern atomic theory into chemistry.
Q. 10
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Who invented television in 1926?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Baird gave the first public demonstration of moving silhouette images in London.
Q. 11
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
The technique of pasteurizing milk is named after:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Pasteur's process of heat treatment to kill pathogens revolutionized food safety.
Q. 12
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Who received Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of radium and polonium?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Q. 13
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Michael Faraday discovered:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Faraday's work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry changed the course of physical science.
Q. 14
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Pythagoras was first to ______ the universal validity of geometrical theorem:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Pythagoras is credited with providing the first formal proof of the theorem concerning right-angled triangles.
Q. 15
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Who invented magnifying glass and gun power?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Bacon was a 13th-century philosopher who emphasized the importance of empirical scientific investigation.
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