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16 An eudiometer measures

A
Atmospheric pressure
B
Time
C
Volume of gases
D
Vapour pressure

17 Who is the english physicist responsible for the "Big Bang Theory"?

A
Albert Einstein
B
Michael Skube
C
George Gamow
D
Roger Penrose

18 Revolver discovered by

A
Colt
B
Mercafter
C
Bushwell
D
Daimler

19 Who was associated with the creation of Pentium Chip ?

A
Arun Netravalli
B
Sabeer Bhatia
C
C. Kumar Patel
D
Vinod Dham

20 What is the name given to the outermost “planetoid” discovered recently in the Solar System ?

A
Quark
B
Xenon
C
Sedna
D
Asterix

21 Gunpowder was invented by which of the following:

A
Roger Bacon
B
Colt
C
C.V. Raman
D
Dr. Gatting

22 Who invented Cinema?

A
Thomas Alva Edison
B
Nicolas and Jean Lumiere
C
William Murdock
D
Dr. J. Brandenberger

23 Force of deflection was first discovered by which of the following:

A
Coriolis
B
Ferrel
C
Thornthwaite
D
Koeppen

24 Who introduced the concept of “Stored Program” ?

A
John Von Neumann
B
Charles Babbage
C
Blaise Pascal
D
John Mauchly

25 In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A
1940s
B
1960s
C
1970s
D
1980s

26 We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ?

A
Computers
B
Radio-Telegraphy
C
Steam Boating
D
Telescopes

27 The term Ecosystem was proposed by:

A
Vernadsky
B
S.A. Forbes
C
A.G. Tansley
D
Thienemann

28 Waksman got the Nobel Prize for the discovery of :

A
Streptomycin
B
Chloromycetin
C
Neomycin
D
Penicillin

29 Who invented aeroplane ?

A
Edison
B
Stevenson
C
Hoffman
D
Wright Brothers

30 Root pressure is measured by which of the following:

A
Barometer
B
Atmometer
C
Manometer
D
Auxanometer