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D.D.T. was invented by

A) Paul Muller B) John Dalton
C) Rudolf D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paul Muller

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Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Muller discovered DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) noted its effectiveness as a pesticide during World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops, a discovery that earned him a Nobel Prize in 1948.

 

It was first synthesized in the year 1874.

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Landstrom invented

A) Metallurgy B) Gas Engine
C) Safety Match D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Safety Match

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Toricelli invented

A) Automobile B) Barometer
C) Stethoscope D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Barometer

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Telegrahic code was introduced by

A) Lipman B) Macmillan
C) Thomas Moore D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thomas Moore

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Helicopter was invented by

A) Drinker B) Broquet
C) Copernicus D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Broquet

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Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of

A) Boson B) Chloroform
C) Balloon D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chloroform

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The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by

A) Eijkman B) Macmillan
C) Alexanderson D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eijkman

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 Famous Tennis player Stefan Edberg belongs to

A) U.K B) Norway
C) Sweden D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sweden

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