Who discovered that the planet Jupiter possesses a massive permanent high-pressure cyclonic storm, the Great Red Spot? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered that the planet Jupiter possesses a massive permanent high-pressure cyclonic storm, the Great Red Spot?
A. Christiaan Huygens
B. Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Robert Hooke
C. William Herschel
D. Galileo Galilei
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Hooke and Cassini recorded spot features on Jupiter in the 1660s using early optical compound scopes.

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Question #1
Who formulated the quantum theory, establishing that energy is emitted in discrete packets called quanta?
A. Louis de Broglie
B. Max Planck
C. Werner Heisenberg
D. Albert Einstein

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Max Planck introduced quantum theory in 1900, originating Planck's constant ($h$), and won the 1918 Nobel Prize.

Question #2
Who discovered the presence of the Golgi apparatus within eukaryotic animal cells?
A. Camillo Golgi
B. Theodor Schwann
C. Santiago Ramón y Cajal
D. Robert Hooke

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Italian physician Camillo Golgi discovered the cellular organelle in 1898 using a unique silver staining procedure.

Question #3
The invention of the common marine engineering structure known as the modern offshore oil drilling rig platform was pioneered by whom?
A. Charles Parsons
B. Alden J. Laborde
C. Robert Fulton
D. John Ericsson

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Laborde designed 'Mr. Charlie' in 1953, the first transportable, submersible offshore drilling rig that launched deep-sea oil exploration.