Who invented the lightning conductor in America? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who invented the lightning conductor in America?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Edison
C. Michael Faraday
D. Nikola Tesla
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod to protect structures from catastrophic lightning strikes.

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Question #1 Report Error
Who formulated the Laws of Planetary Motion?
A. Nicolaus Copernicus
B. Galileo Galilei
C. Isaac Newton
D. Johannes Kepler

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Johannes Kepler formulated the three laws of planetary motion in the early 17th century.

Question #2 Report Error
The invention of the common medical diagnostic device known as the blood pressure cuff (Sphygmomanometer) was optimized by whom?
A. Willem Einthoven
B. René Laennec
C. Scipione Riva-Rocci and Harvey Cushing
D. Joseph Lister

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Riva-Rocci introduced the mercury arm-cuff design in 1896, and neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing popularized it globally.

Question #3 Report Error
Who discovered the exact structural formula of the complex molecule Vitamin B12, using advanced X-ray crystallography?
A. Marie Curie
B. Barbara McClintock
C. Rosalind Franklin
D. Dorothy Hodgkin

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Dorothy Hodgkin determined the atomic structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin, winning the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.