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  • Question
  • Who invented Jet Engine?


  • Options
  • A. Sir Frank Whittle
  • B. Gottlieb Daimler
  • C. Roger Bacon
  • D. Lewis E. Waterman

  • Correct Answer
  • Sir Frank Whittle 

    Explanation
    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are recognized as the co-inventors of the jet engine. Each was working separately and knew nothing of the others work. Although Whittle started first, von Ohain was first to design and develop a turbojet engine to power an aircraft.

    Of the many honors received by both, the most significant honor was probably "The Charles Draper Prize" in 1992 which was given to both Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle for their efforts and contributions to aviation and mankind. "The Charles Draper Prize" is recognized as the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in technology.

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    • 1. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of

    • Options
    • A. Pakistan
    • B. Indonesia
    • C. Bangladesh
    • D. India
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?

    • Options
    • A. Cauvery
    • B. Godavari
    • C. Krishna
    • D. Mahanadi
    • Discuss
    • 3. The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as


    • Options
    • A. Pleistocene or ice age
    • B. Paleocene or ice age
    • C. Pliocene or ice age
    • D. Holocene or ice age
    • Discuss
    • 4. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

    • Options
    • A. Sarod
    • B. Veena
    • C. Violin
    • D. Sitar
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?


    • Options
    • A. Volcanic mountains
    • B. Residual mountains
    • C. Block mountains
    • D. Fold mountains
    • Discuss
    • 6. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?


    • Options
    • A. Shankracharya was born that year.
    • B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
    • C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
    • D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.
    • Discuss
    • 7. What Karl Benz invented?

    • Options
    • A. Gasoline powered automobile
    • B. Streetcar
    • C. Glider
    • D. Steam turbine
    • Discuss
    • 8. Most common disease of poultry in India is

    • Options
    • A. fowl pox
    • B. tick fever
    • C. ranikhet
    • D. coryza
    • Discuss
    • 9. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by

    • Options
    • A. the International Date line
    • B. the plane of the equator
    • C. the plane of Tropic of Cancer
    • D. the plane of Tropic of Capricorn
    • Discuss
    • 10. The largest country of the world by geographical area is


    • Options
    • A. Russia
    • B. Vatican City
    • C. Australia
    • D. USA
    • Discuss


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