Q1. The first successful powered aeroplane flight was made by:
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Answer: D. The Wright brothers
Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered aeroplane flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, USA.
Inventions & Discoveries Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)
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Q2. The law of universal gravitation was given by:
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Answer: D. Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation in the 17th century.
Q3. Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
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Answer: A. Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, patented in 1876.
Q4. In which year was C. V. Raman awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?
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Answer: B. 1930
C. V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect in 1928 and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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