The invention of the modern steam turbine, which enabled large-scale thermal electric power generation, was made by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The invention of the modern steam turbine, which enabled large-scale thermal electric power generation, was made by whom?
A. Thomas Newcomen
B. James Watt
C. George Stephenson
D. Charles Parsons
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Sir Charles Parsons invented the multi-stage steam turbine in 1884, transforming maritime shipping and electric grids.

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Question #1
The invention of the common chemical process for mass-producing high-grade steel from molten pig iron is named after whom?
A. Carl Wilhelm Siemens
B. James Watt
C. Henry Bessemer
D. Andrew Carnegie

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The Bessemer Process removes structural impurities via air blasting through molten iron matrices, decreasing production costs.

Question #2
Who discovered ultraviolet radiation in 1801, shortly after Herschel's discovery of infrared?
A. William Herschel
B. Heinrich Hertz
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Johann Wilhelm Ritter

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Johann Wilhelm Ritter discovered 'chemical rays' (ultraviolet light) by observing how silver chloride reacted to invisible rays past the violet spectrum.

Question #3
Who discovered that atomic particle paths can be tracked via condensation trails inside gas chambers, establishing the Cloud Chamber?
A. Robert Millikan
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
D. Ernest Rutherford

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
C.T.R. Wilson invented the cloud chamber in 1911 to study cloud formations, which became an invaluable tool for nuclear tracking and cosmic ray discoveries.