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
About this MCQ
This Hard Science and Inventions question asks: 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 correct choice is C. Marie Curie. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. Penicillin
Why not A: “Penicillin” does not fit this question. The answer is Marie Curie.
- B. Carbon Dioxide
Why not B: “Carbon Dioxide” does not fit this question. The answer is Marie Curie.
- C. Marie Curie ✓
- D. DNA
Why not D: “DNA” does not fit this question. The answer is Marie Curie.
Correct answer
C. Marie Curie
Explanation
Marie Curie (option C) is the accepted answer to “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.”. Option A (Penicillin) does not fit this question. Option B (Carbon Dioxide) does not fit this question. Option D (DNA) does not fit this question. For this Science and Inventions question, the accepted answer is Marie Curie.
Source: General Knowledge Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, General Knowledge, NTS, Science and Inventions
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