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Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Inventions with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-6 section-1

51
In which decade was the spice simulator introduced?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was introduced in May 1972 by the University of Berkeley, California.
52
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903. The twelve second flight covered a distance of 120 feet and an altitude of just ten feet.
53
What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Groovy, baby! Lava lamps, which were a fixture in every hip pad in the 1960s and 70s, featured a mixture of water and colored oil that created swirl patterns when heated by a light bulb.
54
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30 PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPA net (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
55
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Birchall's of Launceston in Tasmania started selling the world’s first notepads, calling them 'Silvercity Writing Tablets' after J A Birchall thought it would be a good idea to back sheets of paper with cardboard and glue them together at the top. His British paper suppliers weren’t so keen, but, they were persuaded by Birchall that it was a good idea!
56
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Viscount Charles 'Turnip' Townsend developed this revolutionary concept of crop rotation.
57
Who made corn flakes at first?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Will Keith Kellogg discovered the corn flake, by mistake, in 1906. They were the result of an experiment which went wrong.
58
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a pie maker.
59
Who came up with the idea for instant mashed potato?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Instant mash was invented by Edward A Asselbergs, a Canadian, in 1962. The mash is actually dehydrated potato flakes.
60
Who invented Dynamite?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Alfred B. Nobel invented dynamite.