UK Scientists and Inventors MCQs with Answers
Who is known for discovering the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
a) Charles Darwin
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Michael Faraday
d) Isaac Newton
Answer: d) Isaac Newton
Who developed the first practical steam engine?
a) George Stephenson
b) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
c) Robert Stephenson
d) James Watt
Answer: d) James Watt
Who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Ernest Rutherford
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who developed the laws of electromagnetic theory, including Maxwell’s equations?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) Michael Faraday
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Answer: d) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is known for their work on the structure of DNA, contributing to the double helix model?
a) Rosalind Franklin
b) Marie Curie
c) Barbara McClintock
d) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Answer: a) Rosalind Franklin
Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
Who is known for their contributions to computer science, including the concept of a stored-program computer?
a) Alan Turing
b) Tim Berners-Lee
c) Ada Lovelace
d) Charles Babbage
Answer: a) Alan Turing
Who developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who is known for their contributions to the field of electromagnetism and their discovery of electromagnetic induction?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: a) Michael Faraday
Who developed the first practical electric generator?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: a) Michael Faraday
Who is known for their contributions to genetics, including the discovery of the laws of inheritance?
a) Gregor Mendel
b) Charles Darwin
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Gregor Mendel
Who is famous for their work on the theory of relativity and the photoelectric effect?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac Newton
c) Niels Bohr
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Answer: a) Albert Einstein
Who is known for their development of the “World Wide Web?
a) Tim Berners-Lee
b) Alan Turing
c) Charles Babbage
d) Ada Lovelace
Answer: a) Tim Berners-Lee
Who discovered the principles of vaccination and is often referred to as the “Father of Immunology”?
a) Edward Jenner
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Edward Jenner
Who developed the first practical antibiotics, revolutionizing medical treatment?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Joseph Lister
c) Robert Koch
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who proposed the “Laws of Motion” and the “Law of Universal Gravitation”?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who is known for their work on electromagnetism and the development of Maxwell’s equations?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: b) James Clerk Maxwell
Who proposed the “Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection”?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who developed the “Double Helix” model of DNA?
a) James Watson and Francis Crick
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Linus Pauling
d) Barbara McClintock
Answer: a) James Watson and Francis Crick
Who is known for their contributions to genetics and their experiments with pea plants?
a) Gregor Mendel
b) Charles Darwin
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Gregor Mendel
Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
Who is known for their work in computer science and the development of the first computer programs?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Alan Turing
c) Charles Babbage
d) Tim Berners-Lee
Answer: a) Ada Lovelace
Who formulated the “Laws of Motion” and the “Law of Universal Gravitation”?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who developed the first practical steam engine?
a) George Stephenson
b) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
c) Robert Stephenson
d) James Watt
Answer: d) James Watt
Who is known for their contributions to the theory of evolution and natural selection?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Ernest Rutherford
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who is known for their contributions to electromagnetic theory and the development of Maxwell’s equations?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) Michael Faraday
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Answer: d) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is famous for their work on the structure of DNA, contributing to the double helix model?
a) Rosalind Franklin
b) Marie Curie
c) Barbara McClintock
d) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Answer: a) Rosalind Franklin
Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
Who is known for their contributions to computer science, including the concept of a stored-program computer?
a) Alan Turing
b) Tim Berners-Lee
c) Ada Lovelace
d) Charles Babbage
Answer: a) Alan Turing
Who developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who is known for their work on electromagnetism and the development of Maxwell’s equations?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: b) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Ernest Rutherford
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who developed the laws of electromagnetic theory, including Maxwell’s equations?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) Michael Faraday
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Answer: d) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is known for their work on the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who is famous for their work on the structure of DNA, contributing to the double helix model?
a) Rosalind Franklin
b) Marie Curie
c) Barbara McClintock
d) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Answer: a) Rosalind Franklin
Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
Who developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who is known for their work on electromagnetism and the development of Maxwell’s equations?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: b) James Clerk Maxwell
Who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Ernest Rutherford
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who developed the laws of electromagnetic theory, including Maxwell’s equations?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) Michael Faraday
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Answer: d) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is known for their work on the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Alfred Wegener
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Charles Darwin
Who developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Ernest Rutherford
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
Who is known for their work on electromagnetism and the development of Maxwell’s equations?
a) Michael Faraday
b) James Clerk Maxwell
c) Isaac Newton
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: b) James Clerk Maxwell
Who is famous for their work on the structure of DNA, contributing to the double helix model?
a) Rosalind Franklin
b) Marie Curie
c) Barbara McClintock
d) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Answer: a) Rosalind Franklin
Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
Who developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) James Clerk Maxwell
d) Michael Faraday
Answer: a) Isaac Newton