The following describes a specific term. What is it called? the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
Difficulty: Hard
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This Hard Science and Inventions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “The following describes a specific term. What is it called? the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.”
The accepted answer is C. Marie Curie. The following describes a specific term What is it called the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences is answered by Marie Curie option C Option A Penicillin does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Marie Curie Option B Carbon Dioxide does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Marie Curie Remaining alternatives DNA fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Marie Curie is identified Science and Inventions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Science and Inventions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC.
- A. Penicillin
Why not A: “Penicillin” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Marie Curie. The following describes a specific term What is it called the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different science
- B. Carbon Dioxide
Why not B: “Carbon Dioxide” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Marie Curie. The following describes a specific term What is it called the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different science
- C. Marie Curie ✓
- D. DNA
Why not D: “DNA” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Marie Curie. The following describes a specific term What is it called the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different science
Correct answer
C. Marie Curie
Explanation
The following describes a specific term What is it called the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences is answered by Marie Curie option C Option A Penicillin does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Marie Curie Option B Carbon Dioxide does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Marie Curie Remaining alternatives DNA fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Marie Curie is identified Science and Inventions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Science and Inventions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC.
Source: General Knowledge Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, General Knowledge, NTS, Science and Inventions
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