The invention of the jet engine is attributed to which British engineer? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the jet engine is attributed to which British engineer?
A. James Dyson
B. Christopher Cockerell
C. Frank Whittle
D. Hans von Ohain
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Sir Frank Whittle submitted the first patent for a turbojet engine in 1930, though Germany's Hans von Ohain built the first operational jet plane independently later.
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