Quiz on Scientists - 1

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1. In 1911, what was discovered by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and his collaborators that led to no-loss electrical transmission?

a. Superconductors

b. Copper Wires

c. Shape of Transformers

d. Resistors

2. What theory about superconductivity was devised by Leon Cooper, John Bardeen, and Robert Schrieffer that won them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972?

a. Barcs Theory

b. RLJ Theory

c. JLR Theory

d. BCS Theory

3. Which Indian-born American was conferred with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his work on the structure and function of Ribosomes?

a. Shankar Narayanan

b. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

c. Naveen Tandon

d. Giri Balakrishnan

4. Which fossil hunter was the first person to discover a complete Ichthyosaurus skeleton?

a. Ross Geller

b. John Fleagle

c. Mary Anning

d. Charles Darwin

5. Which English scientist is known for his law of elasticity in physics?

a. Robert Hooke

b. Isaac Newton

c. Joseph Priestley

d. Charles Darwin

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1. In 1911, what was discovered by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and his collaborators that led to no-loss electrical transmission?

a. Superconductors

b. Copper Wires

c. Shape of Transformers

d. Resistors

Did You Know?

When electricity is sent through superconductors, no amount of electricity is lost through resistance.

Read more about it in this link.

2. What theory about superconductivity was devised by Leon Cooper, John Bardeen, and Robert Schrieffer that won them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972?

a. Barcs Theory

b. RLJ Theory

c. JLR Theory

d. BCS Theory

Did You Know?

Superconductors have Cooper Pairs that are named after Leon N Cooper.

Read more about it in this link.

3. Which Indian-born American was conferred with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his work on the structure and function of Ribosomes?

a. Shankar Narayanan

b. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

c. Naveen Tandon

d. Giri Balakrishnan

Did You Know?

Born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, Venkataraman Ramakrishnan's work on mapping the structure of ribosomes among other applications, has become important in the production of antibiotics.

Read more about it in this link.

4. Which fossil hunter was the first person to discover a complete Ichthyosaurus skeleton?

a. Ross Geller

b. John Fleagle

c. Mary Anning

d. Charles Darwin

Did You Know?

The Ichthyosaurus skeleton is on display in the Natural History Museum in London.

Read more about it in this link.

5. Which English scientist is known for his law of elasticity in physics?

a. Robert Hooke

b. Isaac Newton

c. Joseph Priestley

d. Charles Darwin

Did You Know?

Hooke's law of elasticity states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance is equivalent to that distance.

Read more about it in this link.

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