Important Scientific Discoveries and Their Impact MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who discovered the law of gravity? (A) Isaac Newton (B) Albert Einstein (C) Galileo Galilei (D) Nikola Tesla 2. : What major discovery is Alexander Fleming known for? (A) Penicillin (B) Radioactivity (C) Vaccination (D) DNA structure 3. : Which scientist is credited with discovering the structure of DNA? (A) James Watson and Francis Crick (B) Gregor Mendel (C) Louis Pasteur (D) Marie Curie 4. : What was the impact of the discovery of penicillin? (A) Revolutionized treatment of bacterial infections (B) Created the first vaccine (C) Led to the invention of the microscope (D) Helped develop antibiotics for viruses 5. : Who invented the telephone? (A) Alexander Graham Bell (B) Thomas Edison (C) Nikola Tesla (D) Guglielmo Marconi 6. : What was Albert Einstein’s major scientific contribution? (A) Theory of relativity (B) Discovery of electricity (C) Invention of the radio (D) Discovery of gravity 7. : What is the significance of the discovery of X-rays? (A) Revolutionized medical diagnosis (B) Led to the discovery of electricity (C) Helped develop the telephone (D) Created antibiotics 8. : Who is credited with the discovery of the vaccine for smallpox? (A) Edward Jenner (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Jonas Salk 9. : What impact did the discovery of vaccines have on public health? (A) Eradication of many infectious diseases (B) Increased disease outbreaks (C) Slowed down medical research (D) Reduced life expectancy 10. : Who discovered the electron? (A) J.J. Thomson (B) Ernest Rutherford (C) Niels Bohr (D) Max Planck 11. : What was the impact of the discovery of the electron? (A) Foundation of modern electronics and atomic physics (B) Development of vaccines (C) Invention of the telephone (D) Discovery of DNA 12. : Who invented the light bulb? (A) Thomas Edison (B) Nikola Tesla (C) Michael Faraday (D) James Watt 13. : What was the impact of the invention of the light bulb? (A) Extended working hours and improved quality of life (B) Decreased industrial production (C) Replaced electricity (D) Increased disease transmission 14. : Who discovered radioactivity? (A) Henri Becquerel (B) Marie Curie (C) Ernest Rutherford (D) Albert Einstein 15. : Which scientific discovery led to the development of nuclear energy? (A) Radioactivity (B) Electricity (C) Vaccination (D) Antibiotics 16. : What is the significance of the discovery of antibiotics? (A) Dramatically reduced deaths from bacterial infections (B) Increased viral infections (C) Led to the invention of vaccines (D) Created new viruses 17. : Who discovered the circulation of blood? (A) William Harvey (B) Andreas Vesalius (C) Louis Pasteur (D) Robert Hooke 18. : What was the impact of discovering blood circulation? (A) Advanced understanding of human physiology and medicine (B) Developed vaccines (C) Invented the microscope (D) Created antibiotics 19. : Who is known for discovering the vaccine for polio? (A) Jonas Salk (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Edward Jenner 20. : What impact did the polio vaccine have globally? (A) Near eradication of polio disease worldwide (B) Increased polio cases (C) Had no impact (D) Created new diseases 21. : Who discovered the law of electromagnetic induction? (A) Michael Faraday (B) Nikola Tesla (C) James Clerk Maxwell (D) Thomas Edison 22. : What impact did the discovery of electromagnetic induction have? (A) Led to development of electric generators and transformers (B) Led to vaccines development (C) Caused increased diseases (D) Created antibiotics 23. : Who invented the first successful airplane? (A) Wright brothers (B) Leonardo da Vinci (C) Thomas Edison (D) Alexander Graham Bell 24. : What was the impact of the invention of the airplane? (A) Revolutionized transportation and global connectivity (B) Decreased travel speed (C) Increased isolation (D) Reduced trade 25. : Who discovered the principle of vaccination? (A) Edward Jenner (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Jonas Salk 26. : What was the impact of the discovery of the vaccine principle? (A) Provided a preventive method for infectious diseases (B) Created new diseases (C) Decreased lifespan (D) Increased infection rates 27. : Who invented the first practical steam engine? (A) James Watt (B) Thomas Edison (C) Nikola Tesla (D) George Stephenson 28. : What was the impact of the steam engine invention? (A) Powered the Industrial Revolution (B) Decreased production (C) Reduced transportation (D) Caused famine 29. : Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection? (A) Charles Darwin (B) Gregor Mendel (C) Isaac Newton (D) Alfred Wallace 30. : What was the impact of Darwin’s theory of evolution? (A) Transformed biology and understanding of life origins (B) Created vaccines (C) Invented the microscope (D) Developed electricity 31. : Who discovered the germ theory of disease? (A) Louis Pasteur (B) Robert Koch (C) Edward Jenner (D) Alexander Fleming 32. : What was the impact of the germ theory of disease? (A) Led to antiseptics and better hygiene practices (B) Created new diseases (C) Decreased life expectancy (D) Invented electricity 33. : Who discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation? (A) Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson (B) Edwin Hubble (C) Albert Einstein (D) Carl Sagan 34. : What was the impact of discovering cosmic microwave background radiation? (A) Provided strong evidence for the Big Bang theory (B) Created new diseases (C) Developed vaccines (D) Led to invention of the telescope 35. : Who discovered the periodic table of elements? (A) Dmitri Mendeleev (B) Marie Curie (C) Antoine Lavoisier (D) John Dalton 36. : What was the impact of the periodic table? (A) Organized elements and guided chemical research (B) Created new diseases (C) Invented vaccines (D) Developed electricity 37. : Who invented the microscope? (A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (B) Robert Hooke (C) Galileo Galilei (D) Isaac Newton 38. : What was the impact of the invention of the microscope? (A) Opened up the microscopic world and cell biology (B) Led to discovery of gravity (C) Invented vaccines (D) Created electricity 39. : Who discovered radio waves? (A) Heinrich Hertz (B) Nikola Tesla (C) Guglielmo Marconi (D) Thomas Edison 40. : What was the impact of discovering radio waves? (A) Enabled wireless communication technology (B) Increased disease outbreaks (C) Developed vaccines (D) Led to discovery of DNA 41. : Who discovered the vaccine for rabies? (A) Louis Pasteur (B) Edward Jenner (C) Jonas Salk (D) Alexander Fleming 42. : What impact did the invention of the rabies vaccine have? (A) Prevented deadly viral infections (B) Increased rabies cases (C) Created new diseases (D) Had no impact 43. : Who discovered the neutron? (A) James Chadwick (B) J.J. Thomson (C) Ernest Rutherford (D) Niels Bohr 44. : What was the impact of discovering the neutron? (A) Advanced nuclear physics and atomic research (B) Created new diseases (C) Developed vaccines (D) Led to discovery of gravity 45. : Who discovered insulin? (A) Frederick Banting and Charles Best (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Alexander Fleming 46. : What impact did the discovery of insulin have? (A) Treated diabetes effectively and saved millions of lives (B) Caused diabetes (C) Had no impact (D) Created new diseases 47. : Who discovered the first antibiotic? (A) Alexander Fleming (B) Louis Pasteur (C) Robert Koch (D) Jonas Salk 48. : What impact did antibiotics have on medicine? (A) Reduced mortality from bacterial infections drastically (B) Increased infectious diseases (C) Caused viral infections (D) Reduced life expectancy 49. : Who discovered radioactivity in uranium? (A) Henri Becquerel (B) Marie Curie (C) Ernest Rutherford (D) James Chadwick 50. : What impact did the discovery of radioactivity have on science? (A) Led to nuclear energy and cancer treatments (B) Created new diseases (C) Invented vaccines (D) Developed antibiotics