Who discovered the process of nuclear fission in heavy elements, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered the process of nuclear fission in heavy elements, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944?
A. Lise Meitner
B. Niels Bohr
C. Otto Hahn
D. Enrico Fermi
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
German chemist Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission of uranium in 1938 alongside Fritz Strassmann.
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The first electronic programmable digital computer, ENIAC, was designed by whom?
A. John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
B. John von Neumann
C. Alan Turing
D. Charles Babbage
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Correct Answer: Option A

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ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was constructed by Mauchly and Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania in 1945.
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The invention of the common electronic operating layout known as the Graphical User Interface (GUI) was pioneered by which lab?
A. Microsoft
B. Apple Computers
C. IBM Research
D. Xerox PARC
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Correct Answer: Option D

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Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) engineered the Alto computer featuring mouse-driven windows, menus, and file icons.
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The invention of the common matchstick containing phosphorus triggered by friction was developed by whom?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Humphry Davy
C. John Walker
D. Antoine Lavoisier
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Correct Answer: Option C

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English chemist John Walker invented the first friction match in 1826 by coating cardboard or wooden splints with sulfide pastes.
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