Friday, 8 November 2013




INTERNATIONAL  DAY OF RADIOLOGY 
(8TH NOVEMBER)

TRIBUTE 
TO 
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

THROUGH MCQs




      1.Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a
a.American physicist
b. Austrian physicist
c.German physicist
d.Australian physicist
2.Life span of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
a. 27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923
b. 27 March 1855 – 10 February 1923
c.27 March 1845 – 10 February 1913
d.27 March 1850 – 10 February 1923
3.Who discovered x rays
a. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
b.Madam Curie
c.Purcell and Bloch
d.McDonald
4. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered x- rays on
a. 8 November 1894
b.8 November 1895
c.8 November 1896
d.8 November 1897
5. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was awarded 1st Nobel Prize in
a.Physics in 1900
a.Physics in 1901
a.Physics in 1902
a.Physics in 1903
6.Which element has been named as Roentgenium in honour of  Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
a.element 110
b.element 111
c.element 112
d.element 113
7.At  Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich (now known as the ETH Zurich), Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a student of
a.electrical engineering
b.mechanical engineering
c.computer science
d.information technology
8. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen worked at all institute except
d.Columbia university
9.Which chemical was instrumental in accidental discovery of x rays
d.  barium platinobromide
10. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen took very first picture using x rays of
a.his wife Anna Bertha’s hand
b. his wife Anna Bertha’s chest
c.his wife Anna Bertha’s feet
d.his wife Anna Bertha’s arms
11.”I have seen my death”---was reaction of  wife of  Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen,Anna Bertha in response to
a. dangerous consequence of x rays
b.fatal accident that happened during life of Rontgen
c.her own near death experience
d. seeing her own hand’s x ray
12. Famous scientific paper, "On A New Kind Of Rays" deals with
a.gamma rays
b.radio rays
c.x rays
d. all
13.Which institute awarded  an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
a. University of Würzburg
d. University of Columbia
14. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen died of
a.carcinoma of  prostate
b.carcinoma of pancreas
c.carcinoma of colon     
d.carcinoma of gall bladder
15. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s all  personal and scientific correspondences were destroyed upon his death due to
a.his will
b.due to fire
c.due to flood
d.due to theft
16.The Deutsches Röntgen-Museum is located in
a.the house in which Rontgen was born  
b.the lab room where x ray was discovered
c.the Nobel hall where Nobel prize was given to Rontgen
d.the university where Rontgen got PhD
17. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born at
a.Lennep (Germany)
b.London(England)
c.Eksara  (india)
d.Perth(Australia)
18. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was unfairly expelled from school due to
a.poor performance
b.sexual misadventure
c.caricaturing of teacher
d.involved in gun shooting
19. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was very fond of
a.nature
b.caricaturing
c.shooting
d.painting
20. "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"--- Who is being referred  to by the Nobel committee
a. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
b.Madam Curie
c.Chandrashekhar
d.Hertz
21.Which nobel laureate gave no Nobel lecture
a. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
b.Madam Curie
c.Chandrashekhar
d.Hertz
22. First  picture of hand taken using x ray is of



a.wife of Röntgen
b.sister of Röntgen
c.assistant of Röntgen
d.daughter of Röntgen
23.International day of Radiology is being celebrated on
a.8th November
b.9th November
a.10th November
a.11th November




ANS
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.a
6.b
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.a
11.d
12.c
13.a
14.c
15.a
16.a
17.a
18.c
19.a
20.a
21.a
22.a
23.a




REF:
1. Nobel Lectures, Physics 1901-1921, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1967


 Posted by Dr.Nagendra Kumar Sinha at Wednesday,8th November ,2013

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