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History and Philosophy of Science | Set 1

1. _________________is American author and professor of Biochemistry.

Correct : D. Issac Asimov

2. Arthur Clarke, Issac Asimov and ______________ are called the “Big Three” science fiction writers of their period.

Correct : A. Robert Heinlein

3. Which quality of the mother gave the scientist’s mother a serene look?

Correct : C. calm look

4. _________________ is the biggest satellite of solar system

Correct : A. Ganymede

5. What does the mother offer the general to eat?

Correct : C. Oranges

6. What is the maximum speed possible for any wave in the solar system?

Correct : B. Speed of light

7. W.H Auden, Cecil day Lewis, Louis Mac Neice Stephen Spendor are together termed as

Correct : C. Mac Spaunday poets

8. The Pylons is a poem by

Correct : B. Stephen Spender

9. Mac Spaunday poets are otherwise called

Correct : C. The Pylons

10. Dover Beach is

Correct : A. An elegy

11. ______________is the listener in Dover Beach.

Correct : C. Frances Lucy

12. Strangers and Brothers is a novel by

Correct : D. C.P Snow

13. ‘The Two Cultures’ is the title of an influential Rede lecture of

Correct : A. 1959

14. ________________is a student of student.

Correct : B. Oxonian

15. ________________ discovered law of X-ray diffraction.

Correct : A. W.L Bragg

16. _______________ famous mathematician who helped Ramanujan.

Correct : C. G.H Hardy

17. _______________ is the father of nuclear Physics.

Correct : D. Rutherford

18. ________________ authored the wasteland.

Correct : A. T.S Eliot

19. _______________ authored the Spanish Tragedy.

Correct : D. Thomas Kyd

20. What is the problem of English school education that is the pointed out by Snow?

Correct : B. It is specialized

21. Is the author of Lucky Jim?

Correct : A. Kingsley Ami

22. ___________________ is the first Prime Minister of Britain of twentieth century.

Correct : B. Robert Arthur Gascoyne

23. Mendel worked on ____________ plant.

Correct : C. Pea plant

24. __________________ is a tribe of Eastern U.S.

Correct : D. Alleghenies

25. The phenomenon of light to change its wavelength when it transverses a transparent material is called

Correct : B. Raman effect

26. Study of earth’s atmosphere is called ____________________

Correct : D. Meteorology

27. _____________________ is the English teacher of C.V Raman.

Correct : D. Elliot

28. ____________________ is a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Correct : D. Options (a) (b) and (c)

29. __________________ is volcanic mountain on the east coast of Sicily

Correct : B. Mount Etna

30. Public knowledge is an essay by

Correct : A. J.M Zinan

31. Cosmology is a study of

Correct : B. Universe

32. ______________________ is a statement that we assume is true

Correct : D. Axiom

33. _______________________ introduced scientific method

Correct : B. Francis Bacon

34. Knowledge from experience or experiments is called _____________ Knowledge.

Correct : D. Empirical

35. E=mc2 is an equation to prove

Correct : D. Theory of relativity

36. Inexorable means

Correct : A. Unchanging

37. Primitive observer defined natural phenomenon as activity of

Correct : A. Super natural force

38. Feudalism was replaced by…………………….

Correct : B. Scientific revolution

39. Science and Technology in Ancient India is a work by……….

Correct : B. D.P Chattopadhyaya

40. ……………..is classical age of Indian science.

Correct : C. 400-900 A.D

41. Greeks are to thank…………………for their scientific tradition

Correct : D. Both (a) and (b)

42. Arthur Schopenhauer is a ………..philosopher

Correct : A. German

43. …………….is a coin of Norway.

Correct : D. Kroner

44. ……………is Swedish tragedy written by Alfred Nobel

Correct : D. Nemesis

45. Nobel Prize for peace is given by

Correct : C. Committee of five members appointed by Norwegian parliament

46. The chief engineer of Stockholm patient office died in an accident in

Correct : B. 1897

47. The clay which showed the properties of nitroglycerine is called…………….

Correct : A. Safety powder or dynamite

48. ……………..is a book by Bertha Suttner

Correct : C. Lay Dawn Arms

49. Exposition du system du monde is a work of

Correct : C. Laplace

50. Apercu historique sur 1’ origine et le development, des methods en geometrie is a famous book by

Correct : A. Michel Chasle

51. What is an original work

Correct : C. Uses elements taken from original or ancient sources

52. Notions Mathematiques is a text on maths by

Correct : B. Jules Tannery

53. Memoires Scientifiques is a book on

Correct : D. Byzantine civilization

54. The New Scientific Mind is a work by …………….

Correct : A. Gaston Bachelard

55. The Formation of Scientific Mind is a work by………………

Correct : A. Gaston Bachelard

56. ……..wrote on the origins of alchemy?

Correct : A. Berthelot

57. ……………….french mathematician and historian of mathematics.

Correct : B. M.Berthelot

58. Barishal is a place in

Correct : C. Bangladesh

59. _________________ is the founder president of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology.

Correct : D. Sushil Kumar Mukharjee

60. _______________ made science possible.

Correct : B. Capitalism

61. Ayurveda emerged during _____________________period

Correct : A. Post-Vedic period

62. Samurais are war lords of _________________________.

Correct : B. Japan

63. Einstein received Nobel Prize for Physics in

Correct : C. 1921

64. Class distinctions is based on

Correct : A. Money

65. __________________is the youngest brother of Alfred.

Correct : A. Emil

66. The explosion in _____________ resulted in the cancellation of the license of Alfreds to make explosive

Correct : D. 1864

67. ___________won Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.

Correct : B. Bertha von Suthner

68. C.V Raman won Nobel Prize for

Correct : C. Physics

69. Raman is sharing his experiences of

Correct : B. Presidency College

70. ________________was C V Raman’s teacher of Chemistry.

Correct : A. Dr. W.H Wilson

71. Abolition of slavery is a practical consequence of

Correct : B. Science

72. The immediate consequences of mechanical means of production is

Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)

73. True goal of scientific research is

Correct : C. Contribute to knowledge

74. _____________is a discovery of Alexander Fleming.

Correct : A. Pencillin

75. Science is __________________ activity.

Correct : B. Social

76. Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize for

Correct : B. Literature

77. Mortals and Others is an essay collection by

Correct : C. Bertrand Russell

78. The priests were succeeded by…………………………..

Correct : A. Physician

79. Average weight of man’s brain is ………………………….than woman’s.

Correct : A. Greater

80. ………………….. is the father of genetics.

Correct : C. Gregor Mendel

81. ………………. is a problem of the entire West

Correct : C. The gulf between arts and science

82. ……………………invited C.P. Snow to Cambridge University

Correct : A. W.L. Bragg

83. Which are the 2 cultures mentioned by C.P.Snow?

Correct : C. Arts and science

84. ……………….. is the beginning of all scientific activities of England

Correct : B. Victorian age

85. Origin of species is a work by

Correct : B. Charles Darwin

86. ………………………… conflicted with faith in the Victorian period

Correct : A. Science

87. The poem ‘The Pylons’ is about

Correct : C. Loss of rural life in England

88. England is compared to

Correct : C. Emerald

89. Asimov coined the term “Robotics” in his story

Correct : C. Liar

90. What are the qualities of the mother?

Correct : B. Affection and practical knowledge

91. What is the name of the General of the story ‘My Son, The Physicist’?

Correct : A. Reiner

92. Largest satellite of Jupiter?

Correct : A. Ganymede

93. French Mathematician who worked in tobacco industry is ……..

Correct : A. Paul Tannery

94. Byzantine Civilisation was studied by

Correct : C. Paul Tannery

95. The first unfavourable condition for the underdevelopment of science and its history is………

Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)

96. M.Berthelot disproved theory of ………

Correct : C. Vitalism

97. Vienna is a collection of Poems by ………..

Correct : A. Stephen Spender

98. Alan Charles Bullock wrote a biography of

Correct : D. Adolf Hitler

99. ………is a religion founded primarily on revelations of God to human kind.

Correct : C. Revealed Religion

100. ………is a conversation or speech characterized by witty comments or replies.

Correct : B. Repartee