100 physics-related instruments and their inventors |MCQ On this topics

InstrumentInventor(s)YearBrief Use
AccelerometerGeorge Atwood1780sMeasures acceleration
ActinometerJohn Herschel1825Measures radiation intensity
AltimeterLouis Paul Cailletet1880sMeasures altitude
AmmeterFriedrich Drexler1884Measures electric current
AnemometerLeon Battista Alberti1450Measures wind speed
AudiometerGeorg von Békésy1920sMeasures sound intensity
BarographLucien Vidie1843Records atmospheric pressure
BarometerEvangelista Torricelli1643Measures atmospheric pressure
BatteryAlessandro Volta1800Stores electrical energy
BinocularsJ. P. Lemiere1820sMagnifies distant objects
BolometerSamuel Pierpont Langley1880Measures infrared radiation
CaliperPierre Vernier1631Measures dimensions
CalorimeterAntoine Lavoisier1780sMeasures heat transfer
CarburettorSamuel Morey1826Mixes air and fuel
CathetometerP. Dulong and A. Petit1816Measures heights and levels
ChronometerJohn Harrison1735Precise timekeeping
ColorimeterJohn T. Stock1920sCompares color intensity
CommutatorWilliam Sturgeon1832Reverses electric current
CryometerJames Six1782Measures low temperatures
CyclotronErnest Lawrence1930Accelerates charged particles
Cassegrain TelescopeGuillaume Cassegrain1672Reflecting telescope design
DilatometerErnst Abbe and Hippolyte Fizeau1850sMeasures volume changes
DynamoMichael Faraday1832Converts mechanical to electrical energy
DynamometerEdme Regnier1798Measures force and torque
ElectrometerWilliam Snow Harris1834Measures electric potential
ElectroscopeAbraham Bennet1787Detects electric charge
Electron MicroscopeErnst Ruska1931Magnifies tiny objects
FluxmeterNot specifiedMeasures magnetic flux
FathometerHerbert Grove Dorsey1923Measures water depth
GalvanometerJohann Schweigger1820Detects electric current
GyroscopeJean Bernard Léon Foucault1852Measures orientation
HydrometerNicolas Santorio1615Measures liquid density
HydrophoneFessenden1919Detects underwater sound
HygrometerLeonardo da Vinci15th c.Measures humidity
HygroscopeNot specifiedIndicates humidity changes
HypsometerRegnault1850sMeasures boiling point
LactometerNot specifiedMeasures milk density
MachmeterWayne R. Norman1940sMeasures speed relative to sound
ManometerEvangelista Torricelli1643Measures gas pressure
MicrometerWilliam Gascoigne1638Measures small lengths
MicrophoneEmile Berliner1877Converts sound to electrical signal
MicroelectrodeIda Henrietta Hyde1930sRecords electrical activity
MicroscopeZacharias Janssen1590Magnifies small objects
NephelometerTheodore William Richards1900sMeasures light scattering
OdometerBenjamin Franklin1770sMeasures distance traveled
OhmmeterOswald Robert Harold1910sMeasures electrical resistance
OndometerNot specifiedMeasures wave frequency
OptometerJules Badal1870sTests eye refraction
OscilloscopeAndré Blondel1893Visualizes electrical waveforms
PeriscopeNot specified1850sViews around obstacles
PhotometerDmitry Lachinov1880sMeasures light intensity
PhotogateNot specifiedMeasures motion timing
PotentiometerJohann Poggendorff1841Measures voltage
PyrheliometerC. G. Abbot1910sMeasures solar radiation
PyrometerJosiah Wedgwood1790Measures high temperatures
QuadrantJohn Hadley1730Measures angles
RadarHeinrich Hertz1886Detects objects via radio waves
Rain GaugeKing Sejong the Great1441Measures precipitation
Reflecting TelescopeJames Gregory1663Magnifies distant objects
RefractometerErnst Abbe1880sMeasures refractive index
Ripple TankNot specifiedDemonstrates wave properties
Schmidt-Cassegrain TelescopeBernard Schmidt1930Compact reflecting telescope
SeismographJohn Milne1880Records earthquakes
SextantJohn Hadley1731Measures angular distances
SpectrometerJoseph von Fraunhofer1814Analyzes light spectra
SpectroscopeWilliam Crookes1870sExamines spectra
SpeedometerNot specifiedMeasures vehicle speed
SpherometerNot specifiedMeasures sphere curvature
StopwatchNot specifiedMeasures short time intervals
TachometerDietrich Uhlhorn1810Measures rotational speed
Tangent GalvanometerNot specifiedMeasures direct current
TelescopeHans Lippershey1608Magnifies distant objects
TensiometerNot specifiedMeasures surface tension
ThermometerGalileo Galilei1593Measures temperature
ThermostatWarren S. Johnson1883Regulates temperature
TonometerJohn Austin1711Measures sound pitch
TransformerOttó Bláthy1885Changes voltage levels
TransponderCharles M. Redman1940sReceives and retransmits signals
VenturimeterClemens Herschel1887Measures fluid flow
Vernier CaliperPierre Vernier1631Precise length measurement
ViscometerEdward H. Zeitfuchs1920sMeasures liquid viscosity
VoltmeterWilliam Thomson (Kelvin)1880sMeasures voltage
WattmeterOttó Bláthy1889Measures electrical power
WavemeterPaul D. Zottu1920sMeasures radio wavelengths

Q1. Who is the inventor of Accelerometer? 

A) Ernst Ruska 

B) Hans Lippershey 

C) Paul D. Zottu 

D) George Atwood 

Correct Answer: D 

Q2. What does the Actinometer measure? 

A) Measures dimensions 

B) Measures humidity 

C) Measures radiation intensity 

D) Measures infrared radiation 

Correct Answer: C 

Q3. What does the Altimeter measure? 

A) Measures altitude 

B) Measures low temperatures 

C) Magnifies distant objects 

D) Measures liquid density 

Correct Answer: A 

Q4. In which year was the Ammeter invented? 

A) Edward H. Zeitfuchs 

B) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

C) Friedrich Drexler 

D) William Sturgeon 

Correct Answer: C 

Q5. What does the Anemometer measure? 

A) Measures heat transfer 

B) Measures voltage 

C) Measures magnetic flux 

D) Measures wind speed 

Correct Answer: D 

Q6. In which year was the Audiometer invented? 

A) Abraham Bennet 

B) Georg von Békésy 

C) Ernst Abbe 

D) William Gascoigne 

Correct Answer: B 

Q7. Who is the inventor of Barograph? 

A) Lucien Vidie 

B) John Hadley 

C) Paul D. Zottu 

D) Josiah Wedgwood 

Correct Answer: A 

Q8. What does the Barometer measure? 

A) Measures dimensions 

B) Precise timekeeping 

C) Measures atmospheric pressure 

D) Measures vehicle speed 

Correct Answer: C 

Q9. In which year was the Battery invented? 

A) Abraham Bennet 

B) Alessandro Volta 

C) John Hadley 

D) Hans Lippershey 

Correct Answer: B 

Q10. Who invented the Binoculars? 

A) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

B) J. P. Lemiere 

C) Josiah Wedgwood 

D) Hans Lippershey 

Correct Answer: B 

Q11. Who invented the Bolometer? 

A) Jean Bernard Léon Foucault 

B) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

C) Nicolas Santorio 

D) Fessenden 

Correct Answer: B 

Q12. What does the Caliper measure? 

A) Measures dimensions 

B) Detects underwater sound 

C) Measures heights and levels 

D) Measures sound intensity 

Correct Answer: A 

Q13. What does the Calorimeter measure? 

A) Measures heat transfer 

B) Measures radiation intensity 

C) Mixes air and fuel 

D) Magnifies distant objects 

Correct Answer: A 

Q14. Who is the inventor of Carburettor? 

A) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

B) Ida Henrietta Hyde 

C) Samuel Morey 

D) Pierre Vernier 

Correct Answer: C 

Q15. Who invented the Cathetometer? 

A) Nicolas Santorio 

B) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

C) Lucien Vidie 

D) Georg von Békésy 

Correct Answer: B 

Q16. Who is the inventor of Chronometer? 

A) John Hadley 

B) Evangelista Torricelli 

C) Georg von Békésy 

D) John Harrison 

Correct Answer: D 

Q17. In which year was the Colorimeter invented? 

A) Dmitry Lachinov 

B) Abraham Bennet 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) John T. Stock 

Correct Answer: D 

Q18. Who is the inventor of Commutator? 

A) William Sturgeon 

B) Jules Badal 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) James Gregory 

Correct Answer: A 

Q19. Who is the inventor of Cryometer? 

A) Guillaume Cassegrain 

B) Wayne R. Norman 

C) Johann Poggendorff 

D) James Six 

Correct Answer: D 

Q20. Who invented the Cyclotron? 

A) Georg von Békésy 

B) Ernest Lawrence 

C) Ottó Bláthy 

D) Samuel Morey 

Correct Answer: B 

Q21. Who is the inventor of Cassegrain Telescope? 

A) Johann Poggendorff 

B) Galileo Galilei 

C) Dmitry Lachinov 

D) Guillaume Cassegrain 

Correct Answer: D 

Q22. Who is the inventor of Dilatometer? 

A) Joseph von Fraunhofer 

B) Leon Battista Alberti 

C) Emile Berliner 

D) Ernst Abbe and Hippolyte Fizeau 

Correct Answer: D 

Q23. In which year was the Dynamo invented? 

A) Josiah Wedgwood 

B) John Harrison 

C) Michael Faraday 

D) Galileo Galilei 

Correct Answer: C 

Q24. In which year was the Dynamometer invented? 

A) Jean Bernard Léon Foucault 

B) Pierre Vernier 

C) Dmitry Lachinov 

D) Edme Regnier 

Correct Answer: D 

Q25. Who invented the Electrometer? 

A) William Snow Harris 

B) Pierre Vernier 

C) Joseph von Fraunhofer 

D) Ottó Bláthy 

Correct Answer: A 

Q26. What does the Electroscope measure? 

A) Measures refractive index 

B) Precise length measurement 

C) Magnifies distant objects 

D) Detects electric charge 

Correct Answer: D 

Q27. What does the Electron Microscope measure? 

A) Magnifies tiny objects 

B) Measures milk density 

C) Changes voltage levels 

D) Measures electrical power 

Correct Answer: A 

Q28. Who invented the Fluxmeter? 

A) Bernard Schmidt 

B) William Gascoigne 

C) None 

D) John Harrison 

Correct Answer: C 

Q29. Who invented the Fathometer? 

A) Louis Paul Cailletet 

B) Herbert Grove Dorsey 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) Zacharias Janssen 

Correct Answer: B 

Q30. Who invented the Galvanometer? 

A) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

B) John Harrison 

C) Johann Schweigger 

D) George Atwood 

Correct Answer: C 

Q31. Who invented the Gyroscope? 

A) Dmitry Lachinov 

B) Friedrich Drexler 

C) Jean Bernard Léon Foucault 

D) Regnault 

Correct Answer: C 

Q32. Who is the inventor of Hydrometer? 

A) Herbert Grove Dorsey 

B) Jean Bernard Léon Foucault 

C) Nicolas Santorio 

D) John Austin 

Correct Answer: C 

Q33. What does the Hydrophone measure? 

A) Indicates humidity changes 

B) Measures dimensions 

C) Detects underwater sound 

D) Measures heat transfer 

Correct Answer: C 

Q34. Who invented the Hygrometer? 

A) Clemens Herschel 

B) Alessandro Volta 

C) Leonardo da Vinci 

D) Lucien Vidie 

Correct Answer: C 

Q35. What does the Hygroscope measure? 

A) Measures atmospheric pressure 

B) Indicates humidity changes 

C) Measures liquid density 

D) Measures humidity 

Correct Answer: B 

Q36. Who is the inventor of Hypsometer? 

A) Regnault 

B) Lucien Vidie 

C) John Harrison 

D) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

Correct Answer: A 

Q37. Who invented the Lactometer? 

A) Antoine Lavoisier 

B) William Crookes 

C) Louis Paul Cailletet 

D) None 

Correct Answer: D 

Q38. Who invented the Machmeter? 

A) J. P. Lemiere 

B) Wayne R. Norman 

C) Friedrich Drexler 

D) Jules Badal 

Correct Answer: B 

Q39. What does the Manometer measure? 

A) Measures electrical power 

B) Measures gas pressure 

C) Mixes air and fuel 

D) Precise timekeeping 

Correct Answer: B 

Q40. What does the Micrometer measure? 

A) Measures refractive index 

B) Measures small lengths 

C) Measures low temperatures 

D) Regulates temperature 

Correct Answer: B 

Q41. What does the Microphone measure? 

A) Precise timekeeping 

B) Measures acceleration 

C) Measures altitude 

D) Converts sound to electrical signal 

Correct Answer: D 

Q42. Who is the inventor of Microelectrode? 

A) William Crookes 

B) James Gregory 

C) Ida Henrietta Hyde 

D) Charles M. Redman 

Correct Answer: C 

Q43. In which year was the Microscope invented? 

A) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

B) Paul D. Zottu 

C) Zacharias Janssen 

D) Clemens Herschel 

Correct Answer: C 

Q44. Who invented the Nephelometer? 

A) Dmitry Lachinov 

B) Oswald Robert Harold 

C) James Six 

D) Theodore William Richards 

Correct Answer: D 

Q45. Who invented the Odometer? 

A) Heinrich Hertz 

B) Galileo Galilei 

C) Benjamin Franklin 

D) Guillaume Cassegrain 

Correct Answer: C 

Q46. In which year was the Ohmmeter invented? 

A) Ida Henrietta Hyde 

B) Oswald Robert Harold 

C) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

D) Leon Battista Alberti 

Correct Answer: B 

Q47. What does the Ondometer measure? 

A) Measures precipitation 

B) Records atmospheric pressure 

C) Measures force and torque 

D) Measures wave frequency 

Correct Answer: D 

Q48. Who invented the Optometer? 

A) James Six 

B) Zacharias Janssen 

C) Ottó Bláthy 

D) Jules Badal 

Correct Answer: D 

Q49. Who invented the Oscilloscope? 

A) André Blondel 

B) Friedrich Drexler 

C) Nicolas Santorio 

D) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

Correct Answer: A 

Q50. What does the Periscope measure? 

A) Measures speed relative to sound 

B) Views around obstacles 

C) Measures orientation 

D) Measures acceleration 

Correct Answer: B 

Q51. Who is the inventor of Photometer? 

A) Emile Berliner 

B) Samuel Morey 

C) Fessenden 

D) Dmitry Lachinov 

Correct Answer: D 

Q52. Who invented the Photogate? 

A) Louis Paul Cailletet 

B) None 

C) Friedrich Drexler 

D) Dietrich Uhlhorn 

Correct Answer: B 

Q53. In which year was the Potentiometer invented? 

A) J. P. Lemiere 

B) Louis Paul Cailletet 

C) Johann Poggendorff 

D) John Hadley 

Correct Answer: C 

Q54. What does the Pyrheliometer measure? 

A) Measures solar radiation 

B) Measures motion timing 

C) Measures gas pressure 

D) Measures short time intervals 

Correct Answer: A 

Q55. What does the Pyrometer measure? 

A) Measures high temperatures 

B) Measures rotational speed 

C) Measures distance traveled 

D) Measures infrared radiation 

Correct Answer: A 

Q56. In which year was the Quadrant invented? 

A) John Hadley 

B) Evangelista Torricelli 

C) Antoine Lavoisier 

D) Dmitry Lachinov 

Correct Answer: A 

Q57. Who is the inventor of Radar? 

A) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

B) Heinrich Hertz 

C) Ottó Bláthy 

D) John Milne 

Correct Answer: B 

Q58. What does the Rain Gauge measure? 

A) Measures altitude 

B) Measures precipitation 

C) Measures wind speed 

D) Measures atmospheric pressure 

Correct Answer: B 

Q59. In which year was the Reflecting Telescope invented? 

A) William Crookes 

B) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

C) James Gregory 

D) Heinrich Hertz 

Correct Answer: C 

Q60. Who invented the Refractometer? 

A) King Sejong the Great 

B) James Gregory 

C) Ernst Abbe 

D) Herbert Grove Dorsey 

Correct Answer: C 

Q61. What does the Ripple Tank measure? 

A) Measures light intensity 

B) Stores electrical energy 

C) Measures wind speed 

D) Demonstrates wave properties 

Correct Answer: D 

Q62. In which year was the Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope invented? 

A) Michael Faraday 

B) Alessandro Volta 

C) Bernard Schmidt 

D) Edme Regnier 

Correct Answer: C 

Q63. Who invented the Seismograph? 

A) William Snow Harris 

B) Ernst Abbe 

C) John Herschel 

D) John Milne 

Correct Answer: D 

Q64. Who invented the Sextant? 

A) Michael Faraday 

B) John Hadley 

C) Alessandro Volta 

D) Josiah Wedgwood 

Correct Answer: B 

Q65. Who is the inventor of Spectrometer? 

A) Paul D. Zottu 

B) Joseph von Fraunhofer 

C) George Atwood 

D) Clemens Herschel 

Correct Answer: B 

Q66. Who is the inventor of Spectroscope? 

A) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

B) William Crookes 

C) William Gascoigne 

D) C. G. Abbot 

Correct Answer: B 

Q67. What does the Speedometer measure? 

A) Measures vehicle speed 

B) Measures heights and levels 

C) Precise length measurement 

D) Detects objects via radio waves 

Correct Answer: A 

Q68. Who invented the Spherometer? 

A) Zacharias Janssen 

B) Lucien Vidie 

C) Ottó Bláthy 

D) None 

Correct Answer: D 

Q69. What does the Stopwatch measure? 

A) Measures short time intervals 

B) Measures sound intensity 

C) Precise timekeeping 

D) Detects objects via radio waves 

Correct Answer: A 

Q70. In which year was the Tachometer invented? 

A) Joseph von Fraunhofer 

B) Theodore William Richards 

C) Friedrich Drexler 

D) Dietrich Uhlhorn 

Correct Answer: D 

Q71. In which year was the Tangent Galvanometer invented? 

A) Paul D. Zottu 

B) None 

C) Guillaume Cassegrain 

D) Friedrich Drexler 

Correct Answer: B 

Q72. In which year was the Telescope invented? 

A) Hans Lippershey 

B) William Snow Harris 

C) Friedrich Drexler 

D) Lucien Vidie 

Correct Answer: A 

Q73. Who is the inventor of Tensiometer? 

A) Leonardo da Vinci 

B) None 

C) Dietrich Uhlhorn 

D) Regnault 

Correct Answer: B 

Q74. In which year was the Thermometer invented? 

A) Ernest Lawrence 

B) Pierre Vernier 

C) Evangelista Torricelli 

D) Galileo Galilei 

Correct Answer: D 

Q75. Who is the inventor of Thermostat? 

A) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

B) Warren S. Johnson 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) Galileo Galilei 

Correct Answer: B 

Q76. Who is the inventor of Tonometer? 

A) John Austin 

B) Ernst Ruska 

C) Josiah Wedgwood 

D) Ottó Bláthy 

Correct Answer: A 

Q77. Who is the inventor of Transformer? 

A) Leon Battista Alberti 

B) J. P. Lemiere 

C) Ottó Bláthy 

D) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

Correct Answer: C 

Q78. What does the Transponder measure? 

A) Measures small lengths 

B) Detects electric current 

C) Measures altitude 

D) Receives and retransmits signals 

Correct Answer: D 

Q79. In which year was the Venturimeter invented? 

A) Clemens Herschel 

B) Heinrich Hertz 

C) Benjamin Franklin 

D) Emile Berliner 

Correct Answer: A 

Q80. Who invented the Vernier Caliper? 

A) Leon Battista Alberti 

B) King Sejong the Great 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) Oswald Robert Harold 

Correct Answer: C 

Q81. Who invented the Viscometer? 

A) Leon Battista Alberti 

B) Johann Schweigger 

C) Edward H. Zeitfuchs 

D) John Harrison 

Correct Answer: C 

Q82. Who invented the Voltmeter? 

A) Ida Henrietta Hyde 

B) William Crookes 

C) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

D) Georg von Békésy 

Correct Answer: C 

Q83. In which year was the Wattmeter invented? 

A) John Milne 

B) Warren S. Johnson 

C) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

D) Ottó Bláthy 

Correct Answer: D 

Q84. Who is the inventor of Wavemeter? 

A) Paul D. Zottu 

B) Wayne R. Norman 

C) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

D) Abraham Bennet 

Correct Answer: A 

Q85. What does the Accelerometer measure? 

A) Visualizes electrical waveforms 

B) Measures acceleration 

C) Stores electrical energy 

D) Measures radiation intensity 

Correct Answer: B 

Q86. In which year was the Actinometer invented? 

A) William Gascoigne 

B) Paul D. Zottu 

C) John Herschel 

D) Heinrich Hertz 

Correct Answer: C 

Q87. What does the Altimeter measure? 

A) Measures altitude 

B) Visualizes electrical waveforms 

C) Measures sound intensity 

D) Measures sphere curvature 

Correct Answer: A 

Q88. What does the Ammeter measure? 

A) Magnifies tiny objects 

B) Measures electric current 

C) Measures boiling point 

D) Measures water depth 

Correct Answer: B 

Q89. Who is the inventor of Anemometer? 

A) Clemens Herschel 

B) Leon Battista Alberti 

C) Georg von Békésy 

D) Johann Schweigger 

Correct Answer: B 

Q90. Who invented the Audiometer? 

A) Friedrich Drexler 

B) Georg von Békésy 

C) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

D) Alessandro Volta 

Correct Answer: B 

Q91. In which year was the Barograph invented? 

A) Leon Battista Alberti 

B) Georg von Békésy 

C) Pierre Vernier 

D) Lucien Vidie 

Correct Answer: D 

Q92. Who is the inventor of Barometer? 

A) Warren S. Johnson 

B) Ernest Lawrence 

C) George Atwood 

D) Evangelista Torricelli 

Correct Answer: D 

Q93. In which year was the Battery invented? 

A) Edward H. Zeitfuchs 

B) Fessenden 

C) Alessandro Volta 

D) Oswald Robert Harold 

Correct Answer: C 

Q94. What does the Binoculars measure? 

A) Measures sound intensity 

B) Measures altitude 

C) Detects electric charge 

D) Magnifies distant objects 

Correct Answer: D 

Q95. Who is the inventor of Bolometer? 

A) Edme Regnier 

B) P. Dulong and A. Petit 

C) Bernard Schmidt 

D) Samuel Pierpont Langley 

Correct Answer: D 

Q96. Who invented the Caliper? 

A) Jean Bernard Léon Foucault 

B) Pierre Vernier 

C) Antoine Lavoisier 

D) William Snow Harris 

Correct Answer: B 

Q97. In which year was the Calorimeter invented? 

A) Nicolas Santorio 

B) William Thomson (Kelvin) 

C) Antoine Lavoisier  

D) John Herschel 

Correct Answer: C 

Q98. Who is the inventor of Carburettor? 

A) Lucien Vidie 

B) Ernst Abbe 

C) Samuel Morey 

D) Alessandro Volta 

Correct Answer: C 

Q99. What does the Cathetometer measure? 

A) Measures electric current 

B) Measures voltage 

C) Examines spectra 

D) Measures heights and levels 

Correct Answer: D 

Q100. Who is the inventor of Chronometer? 

A) John Austin 

B) Charles M. Redman 

C) Emile Berliner 

D) John Harrison 

Correct Answer: D

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