What is the primary use of a chronometer?

A. Measuring atmospheric pressure

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Scientific Instruments MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

Scientific instruments MCQs (barometer, hydrometer, seismograph, thermometer) are pure matching. They are short, frequent, and easy to lose if you skip the list.

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Scientific Instruments MCQs with answers

10 questions on this page, with a one-liner under each answer. Hide answers to attempt; questions you already answered stay revealed. This is a sample of 30 Scientific Instruments MCQs — the full Everyday Science bank is in the study app.

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Past Paper MCQ
What is the purpose of a Scotograph?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
A Scotograph is an instrument used to aid the blind to write by guiding their hand along a straight line on paper.
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Past Paper MCQ
What is the primary use of a chronometer?
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
A chronometer is a precision instrument used for measuring time, especially in navigation and scientific observations.
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Past Paper MCQ
Which instrument is used to measure water humidity?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
A hygrometer is the instrument used to measure water humidity (moisture content) in the air.
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Past Paper MCQ
A chronometer meter measures ____ ?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
A chronometer measures time with high precision, and is commonly used in navigation and scientific observations.
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Past Paper MCQ
Who discovered the microscope?
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
The microscope was discovered by Zacharias Janssen, a Dutch spectacle maker, around 1590.
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Past Paper MCQ
Thermometer was invented by _____?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
The thermometer was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who also developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale.
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Past Paper MCQ
Who invented chromatography?
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
Chromatography was invented by Mikhail Semenovich Tsvet, a Russian-Italian botanist.
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Past Paper MCQ
Which instrument is used to measure temperature?
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
A thermometer is the instrument used to measure temperature.
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Past Paper MCQ
Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Correct Answer: B
One-liner
Atmospheric pressure is measured using a Barometer.
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Past Paper MCQ
______ is used to accelerate beam of charged particles.
Correct Answer: A
One-liner
A Cyclotron is a device used to accelerate a beam of charged particles using electric and magnetic fields.

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Are these Scientific Instruments MCQs with answers?

Yes. Each question on this page can be attempted here. The correct option and a one-liner are in the HTML. This is a sample set of 30 Scientific Instruments MCQs across 3 pages. The full Everyday Science bank is in the study app.

Are Scientific Instruments MCQs asked in FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams?

Yes. Scientific Instruments is part of the Everyday Science portion of most Pakistani one-paper job tests. Weighting still depends on the advertisement — use the official syllabus for your post.

Are these past paper Scientific Instruments MCQs?

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Scientific Instruments MCQs with Answers for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all One Paper Exams

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