GK Questions: Basic GK(Inventions &

Inventors) Set 9
1. Who is the inventor of LCD (liquid crystal display) ?
1.Joseph Henry
2.Hoffmann-La Roche
3.Christian Huygens
4.Olaus Roemer
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 2.Hoffmann-La Roche

Explanation :
LCD (liquid crystal display) is invented by Hoffmann-La Roche in 1979

2. _________________ discovered the planet Uranus

1.Benjamin Holt
2.Rudolph Clausius
3.William Hershel
4.Elmer V. McCollum
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 3.William Hershel

Explanation :
History, William Hershel discovers Uranus on Mar 13, 1781. This was
the first planet to be discovered

3. Who developed the first practical transformer ?

1.William B. Shockley
2.Walter H. Brattain
 3.James Van Allen
4.William Stanley
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 4.William Stanley

Explanation :
William Stanley was an inventor and engineer. He developed the first
practical transformer

4. Telegraphone was developed by whom ?

1.Vladimir Zworykin
2.Valdemar Poulsen
3.Leon Cooper
4.Samuel F. B. Morse
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 2.Valdemar Poulsen

Explanation :
Telegraphone is a device was developed by Valdemar Poulsen. He
invented the telegraphone and developed the first practical device for
recording and replaying sound

5. Who among the following is credited with creating and building

the worlds first liquid-fueled rocket ?
1.John Flamsteed
2.Robert Hutchings Goddard
3.Ira Remsen
4.John Ericcson
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

 Answer 2.Robert Hutchings Goddard
Explanation :
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American engineer, professor,
physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the
worlds first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on
March 16, 1926

6. .. invented the rolled photography film with camera

1.Robert Koch
2.Joseph Aspdin
3.William Lear
4.George Eastman
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 4.George Eastman

Explanation :
George Eastman invented rolled photography film and the
Kodak camera. An avid photographer,he was the founder of the Kodak
company

7. Who is the inventor of Barograph ?

1.Alexander Fleming
2.Alexander Bain
3.Alexhander Cumming
4.Daniel Rutherford
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 3.Alexhander Cumming

Explanation :
Alexhander Cumming was a Scottish watchmaker and instrument . This
is notable as the first accurate recording barograph.
8. Van Leeuwenhoek is the discoverer of _________________
1.Virus
2.Bacteria
3.Cell
4.Stem
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 2.Bacteria
Explanation :
Van Leeuwenhoek discovered protozoa the single-
celledorganisms and he called them animalcules. He also improved
the microscope and laid foundation for microbiology. He is often cited
as the first microbiologist to study muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa
and blood flow in capillaries

9. Who is the discoverer of logarithms ?

1.John Napier
2.John Fitch
3.John Nepolean
4.John Harington
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 1.John Napier

Explanation :
John Napier of Merchiston was a Scottish landowner known as a
mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of
Merchiston. His Latinized name was Joannes Neper. John Napier is best
known as the discoverer of logarithms.

10. Who is called as Father of Fiber Optics ?

1.Mario Maurer
2.Simon Parry
3.Narinder Singh Kapany
4.Dr. Thomas Mensah
5.None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer 3.Narinder Singh Kapany

Explanation :
Narinder Singh Kapany is an Indian-born American Sikh physicist
known for his work in fibre optics. He is also known as Father of Fiber
Optics