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Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

A) Common B) Social
C) Plain D) Atrocious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atrocious

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Egregious means outstandingly bad or shocking and Atrocious means cruel or wicked and both words are nearly equal in meaning.

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Assembly line was invented by

A) Alexander Parkes B) Luigi Palmieri
C) Alexey Pajitnov D) Ransom Eli Olds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ransom Eli Olds

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The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by

A) Willis Carrier B) John Gorrie
C) Stuart Cramer D) H.H. Schultz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Willis Carrier

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Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A) Penicillin B) Prontosil
C) Streptomycin D) Tetracyline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Penicillin

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Steam Engine was invented by?

A) Simon Stevin B) George Stephenson
C) Gary Starkweather D) Percy Spencer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) George Stephenson

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Who invented the electric tram?

A) James Cook B) William Harvey
C) Fyodor Pirotsky D) Robert Boyles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fyodor Pirotsky

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Q:

An eudiometer measures

A) Atmospheric pressure B) Time
C) Volume of gases D) Vapour pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Volume of gases

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Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.

A) smallpox vaccine B) polio vaccine
C) penicillin D) hepatitis B vaccine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) polio vaccine

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