Description : Dirac theoretically predicted the existence of the positron. Who experimentally identified positrons in 1932 in cloud chamber pictures of cosmic ray particle tracks?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (C. D.) ANDERSON
Description : Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his theory which predicted the electron orbits of the Hydrogen atom?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (NIELS) BOHR
Description : Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his experiment which measured the charge of the electron. The experiment consisted of allowing drops of oil which had become charged to fall in an electric field.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (ROBERT ANDREWS) MILLIKAN
Description : Max Planck received the noble prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of ? A. electron B. energy quanta (Answer) C. photon D. positron
Last Answer : B. energy quanta (Answer)
Description : Who first explained the billiard-ball-like collisions photons make with the free electrons in a scattering material? He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for this work.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ARTHUR HOLLY COMPTON
Description : Albert Einstein received the Nobel prize in physics for his work on: w) gravitation x) relativity y) photoelectric effect z) Brownian motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 for his postulation of the wave nature of electrons?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (PRINCE LOUIS-VICTOR) De BROGLIE
Description : Dr. Leon Lederman and two other physicists won the Nobel prize for discovering an elementary particle. That particle is the: w) positron x) meson y) muon z) neutrino
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NEUTRINO
Description : Who received the very first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901 for his discovery of X rays?
Last Answer : William Rontgene
Description : JJ Thomson received the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of
Last Answer : Electrons
Description : Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1933 ?
Last Answer : The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1933. Ivan Alexevich Bunin.
Description : Theoretically, what Nobel prize could you be up for?
Last Answer : Literature, I guess. One of my songs may be good enough to be considered a great piece of literature (Not really). If I have to go to Stockholm as a condition of winning, I’d pass and let the runner-up take it.
Description : 3. A positively-charged particle (alpha-particle) projected towards the west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field. The direction of magnetic field is -Physics-10
Last Answer : The direction of the magnetic field can be determined using the Fleming’s Left hand rule. According to the rule, if we arrange our thumb, forefinger and the middle finger of the left ... north, hence the direction of magnetic field will be upward according to Fleming’s Left hand rule.
Description : Who was the first female to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MARIE SKLOWDOWSKA-CURIE or MADAM CURIE
Description : Who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 with Guglielmo Marconi for his contribution to the development of wireless telegraphy?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (CARL FERDINAND) BRAUN
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (a) Electrons move toward positively charged locations. (b) An electron-rich atom is called an electrophile. (c) An electrophile is electron loving. (d) A nucleophile has a a pair of electrons it can share
Last Answer : An electron-rich atom is called an electrophile.
Description : For his explanation of Photoelectric Effect, he got Nobel prize for Physics in?
Last Answer : 1921
Description : Who received Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?
Last Answer : – Marie Curie
Description : Name the three American physicists who received the Nobel Prize in 1972 for their development of a theory of superconductivity.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (JOHN) BARDEEN, (LEON N.) COOPER, (J. ROBERT) SCHRIEFFER
Description : Name the female physicist who received the Nobel Prize in 1963 for her discovery concerning the shell structure of the nucleus.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (MARIA GOEPPERT) MAYER
Description : The anti-particle to an electron is: w) proton x) positron y) neutron z) anti-proton
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POSITRON
Description : When an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle, one of its neutrons disintegrates into one of the following set of particles. Does it disintegrate into: w) a positron and an electron x) a proton, an ... and an antineutrino y) a proton, an electron, and a positron z) a neutrino and an antineutrino
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- A PROTON, AN ELECTRON AND AN ANTINEUTRINO
Description : 2017 Nobel Prize Currently Awarded in Physics is for---------? A. Far Observation of Gravitational Waves B. Far Observation of Gravitational Weight C. First Observation of Gravitational Waves (Answer) D. Far Objectivity of Gravitational Waves
Last Answer : C. First Observation of Gravitational Waves (Answer)
Description : The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is -Awards
Last Answer : Subrahmanian Chandrasekhar.
Description : How many times has Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics ?
Last Answer : Madame Curie was once awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
Description : Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948 ?
Last Answer : Percy Williams Bridgeman
Last Answer : : Arthur Ashkin , Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland.
Last Answer : 3 jointly won the Nobel in 2019
Description : Which scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
Last Answer : William Henry Bragg
Description : The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 win by: (a) Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, Kip S. Throne (b) Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young (c) Kazuo Ishiguro (d) None of These
Last Answer : (a) Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, Kip S. Throne
Description : Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with his wife Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel for their discoveries related to
Last Answer : Radioactivity
Description : Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for: A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962 B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962 D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Last Answer : A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
Description : For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded? A. Physics and chemistry B. Physiology or Medicine C. Literature, Peace and Economics D. All the above
Last Answer : D. All the above
Description : 1. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? 2. Which pair of countries the leading manufacturers of cement in the world ? 3. Of which kingdom was Malik Ambar the Prime Minister? 4. ... African States? 20. Which state ranks first in terms of the maximum number of agro-based industries?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Dehradun 2. China and India 3. Ahrnadnagar 4. William Henry Bragg 5. CO2 6. Sachidananda Sinha 7. Congo 8. Dadabhai Naoroji 9. Hydrogen bonding 10. Tea 11. Atmospheric refraction 12. River Hudson 13. Lytton 14. Xylem 15. B. R. Ambedkar 16. Gamma rays 17. 25 18. 1917 19. France 20. Punjab
Description : Who of the following pairs of Nobel Laureates in Physics was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize? (1) John C Mather, George F. Smoot (2) Albert Fert, Peter Grunberg (3) David Gross, Frank Wilczek (4) Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
Last Answer : Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
Description : The Nobel Prize for Physics for the year 2011 has been awarded to (1) Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess (2) Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann and Ralph M. Steinman (3) Christopher A. Sims and Thomas J. Sargent (4) Dan Schechtman
Last Answer : Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess
Description : Nobel Prize winning India, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area ? (1) Physics (2) Environmental Protection (3) Chemistry (4) Economics
Last Answer : Economics
Description : In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given ? (1) Physics (2) Mathematics (3) Chemistry (4) Medicine
Last Answer : Mathematics
Description : A good conductor while carrying current is - (1) alternately charged positive and negative (2) negatively charged (3) positively charged (4) electrically neutral
Last Answer : (2) negatively charged Explanation: Electrons carry current in a good conductor of electricity and they are negatively charged. This makes a good electrical conductor negatively charged.
Description : X-rays are – (1) positively charged particles (2) negatively charged particles (3) neutral particles (4) None of these
Last Answer : (3) neutral particles Explanation: Like gamma rays and neutrons, X-rays are electrically neutral. They have neither a positive nor a negative charge. They cannot be accelerated or made to ... particles (electrons and positrons) and heavy charged particles (protons, alpha particles and heavier ions).
Description : A wire carrying current is – (1) positively charged (2) negatively charged (3) neutral (4) charged with a type depending upon current strength
Last Answer : (3) neutral
Description : When one material is rubbed against the other, then it becomes electrically A. neutral B. charged C. positively charged D. negatively charged
Last Answer : charged
Description : In the mass spectrograph, two positively charged ions having the same velocity pass through a slit and enter a uniform magnetic field at right angles to their initial velocities. The ions will NOT be ... charges and their masses are equal z) the ratios of their charges to their masses are equal
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RATIOS OF THEIR CHARGES TO THEIR MASSES ARE EQUAL
Description : Which of the following phrases completes the following statement: The strength of the electric field between two oppositely charged parallel plates is: w) a maximum midway between the plates x) a maximum ... plate y) constant between the plates except near the edges z) zero midway between the plates
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CONSTANT BETWEEN THE PLATES EXCEPT NEAR THE EDGES
Description : A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the ... Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POSITIVELY CHARGED NEON IONS
Description : A metal ball on an insulated stand is touched by a positively charged glass rod. What happens to the metal ball? Does it w) gain protons and lose electrons x) gain protons y) gain more protons than electrons z) lose electrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LOSE ELECTRONS
Description : X–rays are (1) positively charged particles (2) negatively charged particles (3) neutral particles (4) None of these
Last Answer : neutral particles
Description : A good conductor while carrying current is (1) alternately charged positive and negative (2) negatively charged (3) positively charged (4) electrically neutral
Last Answer : negatively charged
Description : A wire carrying current is (1) positively charged (2) negatively charged (3) neutral (4) charged with a type depending upon current strength
Last Answer : neutral
Description : Who was the first asian to have received the Nobel Prize? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'R.N. Tagore'