GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First automobile powered by an internal combustion engine that is fuelled by hydrogen is invented in
A
1807
B
1817
C
1827
D
1837
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion of road vehicles was considered in the early nineteenth century, when Francois Isaac de Rivaz built the world’s first hydrogen-fueled vehicle in 1807 (Ginlex and Cahen, 2011).

Detailed explanation-2: -❖ In 1807, François Isaac de Rivaz designed the first car powered by an internal combustion engine fueled by hydrogen. be the first “production” vehicle as Benz made several identical copies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Over two hundred years ago in 1806, Swiss engineer François Isaac de Rivaz invented an internal combustion engine that used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen as fuel.

Detailed explanation-4: -On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no.

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