Question

    The first synthetic fibre made by man was-

    A Rayon Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Nylon Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Polyester Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Terycott Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Nylon, the first synthetic fiber in the "fully synthetic" sense of that term, was developed by Wallace Carothers, an American researcher at the chemical firm DuPont in the 1930s.

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