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  • D.D.T. was invented by


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  • A. Paul Muller
  • B. John Dalton
  • C. Rudolf
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Paul Muller 

    Explanation

    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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    • 1. Helicopter was invented by

    • Options
    • A. Drinker
    • B. Broquet
    • C. Copernicus
    • D. Cockrell
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who is the english physicist responsible for the "Big Bang Theory"?

    • Options
    • A. Albert Einstein
    • B. Michael Skube
    • C. George Gamow
    • D. Roger Penrose
    • Discuss
    • 3. Article 44 of the Indian Constitution "Uniform civil code for the citizens" deals with _____.

    • Options
    • A. the directive principles of state policy
    • B. the Union Government
    • C. the State Government
    • D. the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
    • Discuss
    • 4. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is _____.

    • Options
    • A. 12
    • B. 16
    • C. 18
    • D. 31
    • Discuss
    • 5. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, "AITC"?

    • Options
    • A. All India Trinamool Congress
    • B. All India Telugu Congress
    • C. All India Telugu Communist
    • D. All India Trinamool Communist
    • Discuss
    • 6. This statesman,politican,scholar,inventor,and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair,the spherical sundial,the moldboard plow,and the cipher wheel.

    • Options
    • A. George Washington
    • B. Alexander Hamilton
    • C. John Adams
    • D. Thomas Jefferson
    • Discuss
    • 7. Revolver discovered by

    • Options
    • A. Colt
    • B. Mercafter
    • C. Bushwell
    • D. Daimler
    • Discuss
    • 8. In the 1700s,who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

    • Options
    • A. The sender
    • B. There was no fee
    • C. The receiver of the letter
    • D. The post office
    • Discuss
    • 9. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that:

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    • A. it is the Union Legislature in India
    • B. it also comprises of the president
    • C. it is bicameral in nature
    • D. the upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved
    • Discuss
    • 10. Cinematography was invented by

    • Options
    • A. Graham Bell
    • B. Edison
    • C. Zeiss
    • D. Faraday
    • Discuss


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