The first practical steam-powered water pump, known as the 'Miner's Friend', was invented by whom in 1698? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The first practical steam-powered water pump, known as the 'Miner's Friend', was invented by whom in 1698?
A. Thomas Newcomen
B. Richard Trevithick
C. Thomas Savery
D. James Watt
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Thomas Savery patented the first commercial steam-driven machine to pump water out of flooded mines.

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Who invented the first practical electronic pocket calculator, introduced commercially in 1970?
A. Alan Turing
B. Charles Babbage
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Sanyo and Texas Instruments teams

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Sanyo's ICC-0081 and Texas Instruments' 'Cal-Tech' project initiated the mass scaling of hand-held microelectronic computation.

Question #2
Who discovered that blood can be categorized into various Rh factors (positive and negative)?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Wiener
C. Robert Koch
D. William Harvey

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
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Question #3
The invention of the common chemical matchstick containing safer amorphous red phosphorus instead of toxic white phosphorus is called what?
A. Safety Match
B. Lucifer Match
C. Friction Match
D. Congreve Match

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
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