The invention of the modern mechanical reaper, which automated grain harvesting, was patented by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The invention of the modern mechanical reaper, which automated grain harvesting, was patented by whom?
A. Eli Whitney
B. James Hargreaves
C. Cyrus McCormick
D. John Deere
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Cyrus McCormick patented the horse-drawn mechanical reaper in 1834, transforming agricultural output.

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Question #1
The invention of the common computing programming language Fortran (Formula Translation) was directed by whom at IBM?
A. Dennis Ritchie
B. John Backus
C. Alan Turing
D. Grace Hopper

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
John Backus led the engineering team that developed Fortran in 1957, the first widely used high-level compiled computer language.

Question #2
Who discovered the presence of the complex radioactive element Plutonium in 1940?
A. Otto Hahn
B. Enrico Fermi
C. Lise Meitner
D. Glenn T. Seaborg and his team

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Glenn Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl isolated plutonium-238 via deuteron bombardment of uranium.

Question #3
Who is credited with inventing the modern ballpoint pen in 1938?
A. László Bíró
B. John Loud
C. Lewis Waterman
D. Rowland Hill

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Hungarian journalist László Bíró invented the first commercially successful ballpoint pen, which bears his name ('Biro') in many countries.