SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 19 Sep 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

What was the name of the wind measuring instrument invented for the first time in 1450?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Anemometer.

 

The wind measuring instrument invented for the first time in 1450 is called the anemometer. It was developed by Leon Battista Alberti, an Italian Renaissance polymath, to measure wind speed. The anemometer played a crucial role in understanding and studying weather patterns during that time.