Who was the first person to split the atom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who was the first person to split the atom?
A. J.J. Thomson
B. Niels Bohr
C. Marie Curie
D. Ernest Rutherford
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Ernest Rutherford achieved the first artificial nuclear reaction.

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Question #1
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Toubkal?
A. French expedition
B. Josef W. von Sebald
C. Modern
D. Local guides

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Early 20th century.

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Question #2
Who was the first to reach the summit of Masherbrum?
A. Reinhold Messner
B. Hermann Buhl
C. Edmund Hillary
D. George Bell and Willi Unsoeld

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
American expedition in 1960.

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Question #3
Who was the first person to calculate the speed of light?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Ole Rømer

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Ole Rømer made the first quantitative measurement of the speed of light in 1676.

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