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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 31

SSC CHSL - 2nd July 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q31

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Which of the following activities by Benjamin Franklin led him to gain a better understanding of lightning and eventually led to the invention of the lightning rod?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3, i.e. Flying a kite

Which activity led Benjamin Franklin to gain a better understanding of lightning & invention of the lightning rod?

Flying a kite
  • It is commonly known as the Kite Experiment.
  • By this experiment, he proved that lighting was an electrical discharge and realized that it can be charged over a conductor into the ground providing a safe alternative path and eliminating the risk of deadly fires.
  • He described the Kite Experiment in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1752.