Q. Who was the inventor of Guillotine?

A
Robespierre
B
Louis XVI
C
Dr Guillotine
D
Dr Danton
Solution:

A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading.

The device consists of a tall, upright frame in which a weighted and angled blade is raised to the top and suspended.

During the French Revolution, where it was celebrated as the people’s avenger by supporters of the revolution and vilified as the pre-eminent symbol of the Reign of Terror by opponents.

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