The concept of 'Inertia' was first formulated by which scientist before being formalized into laws by Newton? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The concept of 'Inertia' was first formulated by which scientist before being formalized into laws by Newton?

A. Galileo Galilei

B. Nicolaus Copernicus

C. Aristotle

D. Johannes Kepler

Answer: Option A

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Galileo Galilei developed the early concept of inertia, which Isaac Newton later refined into his First Law of Motion.

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A. Joseph Lister

B. Alexander Fleming

C. Louis Pasteur

D. Robert Koch

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Correct Answer: Option C

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French chemist Louis Pasteur developed the heating process known as pasteurization in the 1860s.

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A. Howard Florey

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C. Alexander Fleming

D. Edward Jenner

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Correct Answer: Option C

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Sir Alexander Fleming discovered lysozyme (an antimicrobial enzyme found in tears and saliva) in 1921 before discovering penicillin in 1928.

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The discovery of the electrical conductivity properties of semi-conductive materials under specific doping was pioneered by whom?

A. Thomas Edison

B. Nikola Tesla

C. John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley

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