Common General Knowledge

Famous Inventions and Discoveries

15 questions on who invented/discovered what — a PSC favourite topic.

15 questions · 8 minutes

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Q1.Penicillin was discovered by:

A. Pasteur B. Alexander Fleming C. Jenner D. Koch

Q2.The telephone was invented by:

A. Edison B. Alexander Graham Bell C. Tesla D. Marconi

Q3.The theory of relativity was given by:

A. Newton B. Einstein C. Bohr D. Hawking

Q4.Vaccination was pioneered by:

A. Pasteur B. Jenner C. Fleming D. Koch

Q5.The printing press was invented by:

A. Gutenberg B. Caxton C. Edison D. Marconi

Q6.The electric bulb was invented by:

A. Tesla B. Faraday C. Thomas Edison D. Watt

Q7.X-rays were discovered by:

A. Marie Curie B. Roentgen C. Becquerel D. Rutherford

Q8.The laws of motion were given by:

A. Einstein B. Galileo C. Isaac Newton D. Kepler

Q9.DNA structure was discovered by:

A. Mendel B. Watson and Crick C. Darwin D. Pasteur

Q10.Radio was invented by:

A. Bell B. Edison C. Guglielmo Marconi D. Tesla

Q11.Dynamite was invented by:

A. Nobel B. Einstein C. Edison D. Tesla

Q12.The periodic table was created by:

A. Dalton B. Mendeleev C. Bohr D. Rutherford

Q13.Blood groups were discovered by:

A. Pasteur B. Karl Landsteiner C. Fleming D. Jenner

Q14.The law of heredity was given by:

A. Darwin B. Lamarck C. Gregor Mendel D. Watson

Q15.The steam engine was improved by:

A. Newton B. James Watt C. Faraday D. Edison