Who discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe?

A. Edwin Hubble

B. Albert Einstein

C. Stephen Hawking

D. Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess

Answer: Option D

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They shared the Nobel for this discovery.

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Who was the first person to identify the function of the pancreas?

A. William Harvey

B. Paul Langerhans

C. Banting and Best

D. Claude Bernard

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Claude Bernard pioneered research into the pancreas in the 1850s.

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Who was the first person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

A. Theodore Roosevelt

B. Mother Teresa

C. Martin Luther King Jr.

D. Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Henry Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) and Frédéric Passy shared the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.

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Which was the first major battle in World War I?

A. Battle of the Marne

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D. Battle of Tannenberg

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The Battle of the Marne in 1914 was the first major battle of WWI on the Western Front.

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