Inventions and Discoveries
Inventions and Discoveries: Overview
This topic covers the concept of Inventions and Discoveries.
Important Questions on Inventions and Discoveries
Tick the odd man out.
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the the lists:
List-I (Contribution)
A. A fungus is the cause of wheat bunt disease
B. Modern techniques of growing microorganisms in pure culture
C. Discovery of disease cycle of wheat rust in India before 1947
D. Introduced the term 'viroid'
List-II (Scientist)
1. K.C.Mehta
2. T.O.Diener
3. Roberson & Luttrell
4. Brefeld
Plant evolution is caused by natural selection among communities. The theory of Natural selection was proposed by:
The term lysosome was first used by _____
Beadle and Tatum are known for _____
Who has launched the Apollo 11 Mission?
Which city will become the first city in the world to install wireless charging systems for electric taxis, in a bid to make a zero-emission cab system by as early as ?
In which State World's largest Solar Park was set up in March ?
Which country has recently successfully tested the World's first armed amphibious drone boat?
Match the following inventors with their inventions:
| Inventions | Inventors |
| A) Air Conditioner | P) Frederick Banting |
| B) Radio | Q) Willis Carrier |
| C) Insulin | R) Guglielmo Marconi |
| D) Bicycle | S) Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
Which of the following Company has launched ‘Project Kuiper’ for building satellite infrastructure?
The concept of “Push-Pull mode” has been implemented recently in which train?
Discovery of which mechanism in plants may yield stronger crops?
What is 'Chitra GeneLAMP-N'?
A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has discovered the fast conductor to replace silicon. which of the following element is included in the newly discovered conductor ?
Anti-……………. compound DDD107498 that inhibits protein synthesis was discovered.
Anti-……………. compound DDD107498 that inhibits protein synthesis was discovered.
Anti-……………. compound DDD107498 that inhibits protein synthesis was discovered.
Who invented the World Wide Web?
Matti Makkonen who died recently was known as _____?
