The invention of the electronic compiler, which translates high-level source code into computer machine language, was achieved by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The invention of the electronic compiler, which translates high-level source code into computer machine language, was achieved by whom?
A. Grace Hopper
B. Alan Turing
C. John von Neumann
D. Charles Babbage
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper created the A-0 compiler in 1951 and was instrumental in developing the COBOL language.

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Question #1
The ballistic missile (V-2 rocket) was primarily invented by which scientist?
A. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B. Hermann Oberth
C. Wernher von Braun
D. Robert Goddard

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Wernher von Braun was the leading figure in the development of the V-2 rocket in Nazi Germany and later NASA space vehicles.

Question #2
The invention of the common synthetic plastic material known as Polyethylene (LDPE) was an accidental discovery by which chemical company?
A. Dow Chemical
B. ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries)
C. BASF
D. DuPont

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
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Question #3
Who discovered that the Earth's core is divided into solid inner and liquid outer layers?
A. Beno Gutenberg
B. Andrija Mohorovičić
C. Inge Lehmann
D. Charles Richter

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann discovered the Earth's solid inner core in 1936 by studying seismic wave travel paths.