Who discovered the planet Neptune using mathematical calculations before it was verified by telescope? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered the planet Neptune using mathematical calculations before it was verified by telescope?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. William Herschel
C. Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams
D. Johannes Kepler
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams independently calculated the location of Neptune based on irregularities in Uranus's orbit.

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

Correct Answer: Option C


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

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A. Dmitri Ivanovsky and Martinus Beijerinck
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Robert Koch
D. Louis Pasteur

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
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A. Guglielmo Marconi
B. Edwin Hubble
C. Karl Jansky
D. Grote Reber

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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