Who discovered Hydrogen gas, which he called 'inflammable air'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered Hydrogen gas, which he called 'inflammable air'?
A. Antoine Lavoisier
B. Henry Cavendish
C. Joseph Priestley
D. John Dalton
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Henry Cavendish isolated hydrogen gas in 1766 and recognized it as a discrete substance.

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Who discovered that malaria parasites mature within the gastrointestinal tract of Anopheles mosquitoes, winning a Nobel Prize in 1902?
A. Charles Laveran
B. Sir Ronald Ross
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Koch

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Sir Ronald Ross proved the vector transmission cycle of malaria while working in Secunderabad, India.

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Who discovered that the planet Uranus possesses a distinct set of narrow equatorial rings?
A. James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Douglas J. Mink
B. Giovanni Cassini
C. Galileo Galilei
D. William Herschel

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The rings of Uranus were discovered in 1977 during airborne stellar occultation observations, when the planet blocked a background star's light.

Question #3
Who discovered the antibiotic Streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, winning a Nobel Prize in 1952?
A. Edward Abraham
B. Selman Waksman
C. Howard Florey
D. Alexander Fleming

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Selman Waksman discovered several antibiotics produced by soil microbes, including streptomycin.