Who discovered artificial radioactivity and shared a Nobel Prize with her husband in 1935? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered artificial radioactivity and shared a Nobel Prize with her husband in 1935?
A. Irène Joliot-Curie
B. Marie Curie
C. Lise Meitner
D. Maria Goeppert Mayer
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie Curie) and her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie discovered artificial radioactivity.
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Who discovered that structural chemical atoms are arranged in strict configurations characterized by coordination numbers, founding inorganic stereochemistry?
A. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Alfred Werner
C. Linus Pauling
D. Gilbert Lewis
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Correct Answer: Option B

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Alfred Werner proposed the coordination theory of complex inorganic compounds, winning the 1913 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989?
A. Vint Cerf
B. Alan Turing
C. Tim Berners-Lee
D. Bill Gates
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Correct Answer: Option C

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Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN.
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The Hovercraft was invented by which British engineer?
A. John Logie Baird
B. James Dyson
C. Christopher Cockerell
D. Frank Whittle
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Correct Answer: Option C

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Sir Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft (amphibious craft supported by a cushion of air) in 1956.
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