UPSC Prelims 2004·GS1·science-and-technology·science and technology

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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  1. AReinhold Messner: Computer Technology
  2. BHarlow Shapley: Astronomy
  3. CGregor Mendel: Hereditary TheoryCorrect
  4. DGodfrey Hounsfield: CT scan

Explanation

Gregor Mendel is the father of genetics who established the fundamental laws of heredity through his experiments with pea plants in the 19th century. Option A is incorrectly matched because Reinhold Messner is a world-famous mountaineer, the first person to climb all fourteen 8000-metre peaks, not a figure in computer technology. Options B and D are also correctly matched: Harlow Shapley was a renowned astronomer known for his work on the size of the Milky Way, and Godfrey Hounsfield won a Nobel Prize for developing the CT scan.
science-and-technology: Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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