The fundamental laws of electric resistance ($V = IR$) were discovered by which physicist? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The fundamental laws of electric resistance ($V = IR$) were discovered by which physicist?
A. James Watt
B. Georg Simon Ohm
C. Alessandro Volta
D. André-Marie Ampère
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Georg Simon Ohm discovered the direct proportionality between voltage and current across a conductor, known as Ohm's Law.

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Question #1
The invention of the common synthetic plastic material known as Polyethylene (LDPE) was an accidental discovery by which chemical company?
A. ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries)
B. Dow Chemical
C. BASF
D. DuPont

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson accidentally produced white waxy polyethylene solid residue while testing high-pressure ethylene reactions at ICI in 1933.

Question #2
The invention of the mass spectrometer, used to separate isotopes and determine chemical composition, was developed by whom?
A. Francis William Aston
B. James Chadwick
C. J.J. Thomson
D. Ernest Rutherford

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Francis William Aston built the first fully functional mass spectrograph in 1919 and discovered isotopes in non-radioactive elements.

Question #3
Who formulated the quantum theory, establishing that energy is emitted in discrete packets called quanta?
A. Louis de Broglie
B. Werner Heisenberg
C. Albert Einstein
D. Max Planck

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Max Planck introduced quantum theory in 1900, originating Planck's constant ($h$), and won the 1918 Nobel Prize.