Who proposed the theory of relativity? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who proposed the theory of relativity?
A. Maxwell
B. Newton
C. Einstein
D. Galileo
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Albert Einstein proposed special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915).

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Question #1
The half-life of a substance is 2 years. After 6 years, what fraction of original substance remains?
A. 1/4
B. 1/16
C. 1/2
D. 1/8

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
3 half-lives => 1/8.

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Question #2
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A. Magnetic flux
B. Resistance
C. Magnetic field intensity
D. Electric potential

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Magnetic field intensity (H) and magnetic field (B) are vectors. Magnetic flux is scalar (Φ = B·A). Resistance scalar, potential scalar. Vector quantities have direction. Current has direction but adds by scalar law, considered tensor sometimes but in basic physics not vector.

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Question #3
Enrico Fermi is most famously recognized for his pioneering achievement in building the world's first:
A. Particle Accelerator (Cyclotron)
B. Atomic Bomb
C. X-ray machine
D. Nuclear Reactor

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Enrico Fermi led the team that constructed 'Chicago Pile-1', which achieved the world's first artificial, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942. This was the first nuclear reactor. While he worked on the Manhattan Project (atomic bomb), his crowning individual distinction is creating the first controlled reactor.

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