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  • Question
  • The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?


  • Options
  • A. Robert Oppenheimer
  • B. James B. Conant
  • C. Leslie R. Groves
  • D. Vannevar Bush

  • Correct Answer
  • Robert Oppenheimer 

    Explanation
    Leslie R. Groves, however, was the military head of the project and the overall supremo, while Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director. The world's first atomic bomb was exploded in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945.

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    • 1. Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for

    • Options
    • A. exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
    • B. outstanding contribution to science
    • C. creating mass awareness on environmental issues
    • D. excellence in film direction
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which UN body deals with population problem?

    • Options
    • A. UNFPA
    • B. UNDP
    • C. UNICEF
    • D. UNESCO
    • Discuss
    • 3. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?

    • Options
    • A. Choke
    • B. Inductor
    • C. Resistor
    • D. Capacitor
    • Discuss
    • 4. Sun Temple is situated at?

    • Options
    • A. Konark
    • B. Bangalore
    • C. Haridwar
    • D. Kerala
    • Discuss
    • 5. Who said the words, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death your right to say it'?

    • Options
    • A. George Bernard Shaw
    • B. Lenin
    • C. Voltaire
    • D. Mahatma Gandhi
    • Discuss
    • 6. How many bits is a byte?

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 8
    • C. 16
    • D. 32
    • Discuss
    • 7. ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was developed by:

    • Options
    • A. FAA
    • B. Department of Defence
    • C. NATO
    • D. UART
    • Discuss
    • 8. One fathom is equal to

    • Options
    • A. 6 feet
    • B. 6 meters
    • C. 60 feet
    • D. 100 cm
    • Discuss
    • 9. The shape of earth is

    • Options
    • A. sphere
    • B. oblate spheroid
    • C. circular
    • D. spheroid
    • Discuss
    • 10. The study of soils is called

    • Options
    • A. geomorphology
    • B. pedology
    • C. hydrology
    • D. biogeography
    • Discuss


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