Who discovered the noble gas Helium in the solar spectrum before it was found on Earth? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered the noble gas Helium in the solar spectrum before it was found on Earth?
A. Lord Rayleigh
B. William Ramsay
C. Norman Lockyer and Pierre Janssen
D. Henry Cavendish
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
French astronomer Pierre Janssen and English astronomer Norman Lockyer independently discovered helium in 1868 while analyzing solar eclipse spectra.

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Question #1 Report Error
The invention of the highly flexible modern structural material known as Synthetic Rubber (Buna) was developed where?
A. Russia
B. England
C. Germany by IG Farben laboratories
D. United States

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
German chemists synthesized sodium-catalyzed butadiene copolymers (Buna-S and Buna-N) to secure alternative industrial resources.

Question #2 Report Error
Who invented the first practical mechanical television system?
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. Guglielmo Marconi
C. Vladimir Zworykin
D. John Logie Baird

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
John Logie Baird demonstrated the first working mechanical television system in the 1920s.

Question #3 Report Error
The invention of the common lead pencil using graphite strips encased in wooden cylinders was patented in its modern form by whom?
A. Lewis Waterman
B. John Loud
C. Nicolas-Jacques Conté
D. Walter Hunt

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Nicolas-Jacques Conté patented the process of mixing powdered graphite with clay and baking it to create modern pencil leads in 1795.