Who invented the first operational stethoscope in 1816? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who invented the first operational stethoscope in 1816?
A. René Laennec
B. Edward Jenner
C. Joseph Lister
D. Louis Pasteur
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
René Laennec invented the acoustic stethoscope because he felt uncomfortable placing his ear directly on female patients' chests.

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Practice More Inventions and Discoveries Questions

Question #1
The discovery of the restriction enzymes, which slice DNA at specific sequences, revolutionized genetic engineering under which scientist?
A. James Watson and Francis Crick
B. Paul Berg
C. Werner Arber, Hamilton Smith, and Daniel Nathans
D. Kary Mullis

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
These three scientists received the 1978 Nobel Prize for discovering restriction endonucleases and applying them to molecular genetics.

Question #2
The invention of the highly accurate atomic clock configuration using cesium resonance was completed by whom?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Lord Kelvin
C. Louis Essen and Jack Parry
D. Isidor Isaac Rabi

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Essen and Parry constructed the first highly functional stable cesium atomic clock standard in 1955 at the National Physical Laboratory.

Question #3
Who discovered the process of nuclear fission in heavy elements, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944?
A. Niels Bohr
B. Lise Meitner
C. Otto Hahn
D. Enrico Fermi

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
German chemist Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission of uranium in 1938 alongside Fritz Strassmann.