World history MCQ with Answers

World history MCQ with Answers

176) In 1816, _____ invented a machine called Davy′s Safety Lamp.

Answer is:

Sir Humphry Davy

177) In 1856, _____ discovered a process by which impurities could be removed from iron. This purified refined iron came to be known as ′steel′, which helped in making more accurate tools, implements, weapons and machines.

Answer is:

Henry Bessemer

178) In 1801, _____ invented the first steam locomotive.

Answer is:

Richard Trevithick

179) Who is regarded as ′the father of the railway locomotive′?

Answer is:

George Stephenson

180) George Stephenson is regarded as ′the father of the railway locomotive′, because he made great improvements on Trevithick′s locomotive in his _____ in 1814.

Answer is:

′Rocket′

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