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101. Oxygen was discovered by ____?

آکسیجن کو کس نے دریافت کیا تھا؟

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Answer: Priestley

Explanation Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen on August 1, 1774 . The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is oxygen . It making up 46.6% of Earth's mass.

102. In January 2023, Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered in the country of _____?

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Answer: Sweden

Explanation Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered in Sweden in January 2023.

103. Surge tanks are used

سرج ٹینک کس لیے استعمال کیے جاتے ہیں۔

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Answer: To guard against water hammers

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104. Humidify of the atmosphere is measured by an instrument called?

ماحول کی نمی کی پیمائش کسی آلے کے ذریعے کی جاتی ہے؟

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Answer: Hygrometer

Explanation Humidity in the air was measured by a Hygrometer. **** A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure relative humidity. Humidity is the measure of the amount of moisture in the air. A psychrometer is an example of a hygrometer. hygrometer. *** The humidity in the air tells us about the ratio of Water vapors in the air

105. Who proposed the concept of triads in chemistry?

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Answer: Johann Dobereiner

Explanation Johann Dobereiner, a German chemist, introduced the concept of 'triads' in 1817 Law of Triads, Groups of three elements with similar properties; middle element's atomic mass is average of others.

106. After the discovery of atomic number, scientists noted that atomic number can be used to arrange elements in a systematic way. The atomic number was discovered by _______?

جوہری نمبر کی دریافت کے بعد ، سائنس دانوں نے نوٹ کیا کہ جوہری نمبر عناصر کو منظم طریقے سے ترتیب دینے کے لئے استعمال کیا جاسکتا ہے۔ جوہری نمبر کس نے دریافت کیا؟

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Answer: Henry Moseley

Explanation The atomic number was discovered by Henry Moseley in 1910 . Henry Moseley was an English physicist.

107. Who developed the polio Vaccine?

پولیو ویکسین کس نے تیار کی؟

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Answer: Jonas Edward Salk

Explanation Polio Vaccines : Developed to prevent poliomyelitis , a viral disease causing paralysis. Jonas Salk (US, 1950s ): Created the first inactivated (killed) polio vaccine ; tested on himself and family in 1953 ; officially used in 1955 . Albert Sabin (1961): Developed the live attenuated (weakened) oral polio vaccine. Recent Campaigns : Israel launched a polio vaccine drive in April 2022 after 1988 efforts . Last verified on 03-04-2026

108. Vitamins was discovered by Casimir Funk in

وٹامنز کو کیسیمیر فنک نےکب دریافت کیا تھا۔

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Answer: 1912

Explanation In 1912 , Casimir Funk originally coined the term "vitamine"

109. Purity of which one of the following is measured by lactometer?

مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کس کی پاکیزگی کو لییکٹومیٹر سے ماپا جاتا ہے؟

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Answer: Milk

Explanation Lactometer is used for milk ** A lactometer is an instrument that is used to check for the purity of milk by measuring its density. lactometer works on the principle of gravity of milk. ***

110. Who proposed the Theory of Evolution?

نظریہ ارتقاء کس نے پیش کیا؟

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Answer: Charles Darwin

Explanation Charles Darwin is often credited with "discovering" evolution. He wrote about evolution from 1748 to 1859 It was the year when he published On the Origin of Species.

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