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Prominent Scientists of the World MCQs (181–190)

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181.
Past Paper MCQ
What did Marie Curie discover?
Correct Answer: A. Radium and Polonium
One-liner
Marie Curie discovered the radioactive elements Radium and Polonium.
182.
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Which of the following women scientist twice won the Nobel Prize:
Correct Answer: A. Marie Curie
One-liner
Marie Curie is the only woman scientist to have won the Nobel Prize twice.
183.
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Who discovered Penicillin?
Correct Answer: D. Alexander Fleming
One-liner
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
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Stephen Hawking is known for?
Correct Answer: C. Black Hole Theory
One-liner
Stephen Hawking is renowned for his groundbreaking work on Black Hole Theory, particularly Hawking radiation.
185.
Past Paper MCQ
Madam Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903 in _?
Correct Answer: C. Physics
One-liner
Madam Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903 in Physics, which she shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for their research on radioactivity.
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Who is known as the father of Electrocardiography?
Correct Answer: D. Willem Einthoven
One-liner
Willem Einthoven is known as the father of Electrocardiography for inventing the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG) in 1903.
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Who is credited with the invention of dynamite?
Correct Answer: A. Dr. Alfred B. Nobel
One-liner
Dynamite was invented by Dr. Alfred B. Nobel, a Swedish chemist and engineer.
188.
Which scientist established that the various forms of energy—mechanical, electrical, and heat—are basically the same and can be changed from one form into another?
Correct Answer: A. James Prescott Joule
One-liner
James Prescott Joule established that mechanical, electrical, and heat energy are equivalent and interconvertible, laying the foundation for the law of conservation of energy.
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Who discovered the water equation?
Correct Answer: D. Henry Cavendish
One-liner
The water equation (H₂O) was discovered by Henry Cavendish, who demonstrated that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
190.
Who discovered the thermometer?
Correct Answer: A. Sir Thomas Allbutt
One-liner
The clinical thermometer was discovered by Sir Thomas Allbutt.

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