The invention of the dynamite is credited to which Swedish chemist? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the dynamite is credited to which Swedish chemist?

A. Jöns Jacob Berzelius

B. Svante Arrhenius

C. Alfred Nobel

D. Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Answer: Option C

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Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1867, and later used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.

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The invention of the common mechanical elevator safety brake system was publicly demonstrated at the World's Fair by whom?

A. Henry Bessemer

B. Elisha Otis

C. James Watt

D. Thomas Edison

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Correct Answer: Option B

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Otis dramatic demonstration in 1854 involved cutting the platform support rope while standing on it, proving the safety gear worked.

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The term 'vitamin' was coined by which biochemist in 1912?

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Frederick Hopkins

C. Robert Koch

D. Casimir Funk

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Polish biochemist Casimir Funk coined the term 'vitamine' (later shortened to vitamin) to describe vital amine nutrients.

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Who discovered that blood can be categorized into various Rh factors (positive and negative)?

A. Edward Jenner

B. Robert Koch

C. William Harvey

D. Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Wiener

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Karl Landsteiner and Alexander S. Wiener discovered the Rhesus (Rh) factor in blood in 1937.

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