Invention Questions and Answers
General Knowledge Invention Questions with Answers list important discoveries and inventors. Common in SSC, RRB, and Banking exams, they help learners recognize scientific contributions and their inventors
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41. What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
- Telegraph
- Radio
- Television
- Dishwasher
42. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
- Banjo
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Harmonium
43. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
- Banjo
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Harmonium
44. What Thomas Davenport invented?
- Screw propellor
- Electric streetcar
- Chesterfield
- Sleeping (railway) car
45. What Elisha Otis invented?
- The brake used in modern elevators
- Jet Engine
- Turbine
- Hydraulic Crane
47. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
- Parking Meters
- Vending Machines
- Automatic Telephone Exchanges
- Traffic Lights
48. Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
- Bessie Blount
- George Washington Carver
- Benjamin Banneker
- Elijah McCoy
49. The first hand glider was designed by...?
- Leonardo DaVinci
- The Wright brothers
- Francis Rogallo
- Galileo