Question

Who invented the telegraph?
a.Samuel Morse
b.Sir Rowland Hill
c.James Brindley
d.Davy

Answer 1

Hint: The inventor of Telegraph was a US national who is well known for his painting called the Land of Pilgrims and was born in 1791 in Massachusetts.

Complete answer: The Telegraph was instrumental in the reformation of the communication system and had completely revolutionised the communication system. The options mention several contemporary inventors, so let’s take a look at them one by one.
a.Samuel Morse: Samuel Morse was the US inventor who holds the credit for the invention of the telegraph. He invented it in the year 1844 and removed the dependencies of the people on letters for communication. So, it is the correct option.
b.Sir Rowland Hill: Sir Rowland Hill holds the credit for the invention of the concept of post offices which made the communication via letters a lot more efficient than what it was in the past. He was also the inventor of the Postage stamp. So, it is an incorrect option.
c.James Brindley: James Brindley was an English engineer who is known more for building canals in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Also, since he lived a long time ago before Telegraph was invented, this option is out of bounds. So, it is an incorrect option.
d.Davy: Davy was associated with stock broking and trading in the United States of America and lived in the 20th century. Since we already had the telegraph at that time, this option is also out of bounds. So, it is an incorrect option.

Thus, Option A is the correct answer.

Note: After the invention of the Telegraph, Samuel Morse and his friend went on to invent a code called the Morse Code in 1838 to facilitate the communication via telegraph.