Question 1

The guilds during the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;period (300-500) were known as the 'Shrenia'.&#10;A)vedic&#10;B)maurya&#10;C)harappan&#10;D)gupta

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The guilds during the Gupta period (300-500) were known as the 'Shrenia'. This period is often referred to as the Golden Age of India due to significant achievements in arts, science, and political organization, including the organization of guilds or shrenis which played a crucial role in the economy.

Question 2

All those guilds in Japan were swept away in the Meiji restoration of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1848&#10;B)1858&#10;C)1868&#10;D)1886

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The Meiji Restoration, which began in 1868, led to the sweeping away of the feudal system and the guilds that were part of it, as Japan embarked on a rapid process of modernization and westernization.

Question 3

The first recorded observations of comets, solar eclipses and supernova were made in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)switzerland&#10;B)belgium&#10;C)china&#10;D)portugal

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The first recorded observations of comets, solar eclipses, and supernovae were made in China. Chinese astronomers kept detailed records of these celestial events for centuries, contributing significantly to early astronomical knowledge.

Question 4

Ceramic movable type printing was developed by Bi Sheng in the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.century.&#10;A)9th&#10;B)10th&#10;C)11th&#10;D)12th

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Bi Sheng developed ceramic movable type printing in the 11th century.

Question 5

One of the most important military treatises of all ……………..history was 'Hua Long Jing' written by Jiao Yu in the 14th century, which provides the details of gun powder use and related weapons.

A)american
B)japanese
C)british
D)chinese

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'Hua Long Jing' is a Chinese military treatise written by Jiao Yu in the 14th century, detailing the use of gunpowder and related weapons, reflecting its significance in Chinese history.

Question 6

The two most important scientists of the medieval &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..were Shen Kuo and Subsistence Song; both lived in the 11th century.&#10;A)china&#10;B)syria&#10;C)baghdad&#10;D)iraq

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Shen Kuo and Su Song were prominent scientists of the Song Dynasty in medieval China, known for their contributions in various fields including astronomy, mathematics, and engineering.

Question 7

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., a Polymath scientist and statesman was the first to describe the magnetic needle compass used for navigation.&#10;A)shen kuo&#10;B)jiao yu&#10;C)bi sheng&#10;D)wang zhen

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Shen Kuo was a polymath scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty who is credited with many scientific and technological discoveries. Among his contributions, he was the first to describe the magnetic needle compass, which was used for navigation.

Question 8

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. discovered the concept of 'true north' and improved the design of 'armillary sphere'.&#10;A)shen kuo&#10;B)bi sheng&#10;C)jiao yu&#10;D)wang zhen

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Shen Kuo was a polymath Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279) who is credited with many innovations and discoveries in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, cartography, geology, and engineering. Among his contributions, he discovered the concept of true north and made improvements to the design of the armillary sphere, an ancient astronomical instrument used to model the celestial sphere.

Question 9

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was a polymath and astronomer, who created a celestial atlas of star maps and prepared a pharmaceutical treatise with related subjects of botany, zoology, mineralogy and metallurgy.&#10;A)subsistence song&#10;B)shen kuo&#10;C)jiao yu&#10;D)wang zhen

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was a polymath and astronomer, who created...

Question 10

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..had erected a large astronomical Clock Tower in Kaifeng city in 1088 AD.&#10;A)bi sheng&#10;B)su song&#10;C)jiao yu&#10;D)wang zhen

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Su Song was the one who erected a large astronomical Clock Tower in Kaifeng city in 1088 AD. He was a renowned scientist and engineer of the Song Dynasty.

Question 11

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;of 11th century proposed the idea that rainbows were the result of the contacts between sunlight and moisture in the air, while Shen Kuo expanded upon this with the description of atmospheric refraction.&#10;A)sun sikong&#10;B)bi sheng&#10;C)subsistence song&#10;D)jiao yu

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;of 11th century proposed the idea that...

Question 12

Arab astronomers worked in the Chinese Astronomical Bureau established by &#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)roger bacon&#10;B)al-batari&#10;C)peter abelard&#10;D)kublai khan

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The answer of Arab astronomers worked in the Chinese Astronomical...

Question 13

The Chinese mathematician, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of 13th century had criticised earlier mathematicians who were content with using methods, without working out their theoretical origins and principles.&#10;A)yang hui&#10;B)gaozong&#10;C)subsistence song&#10;D)kublai khan

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The answer of The Chinese mathematician, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of 13th century had...

Question 14

Emperor Gaozong of 7th century of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;dynasty had commissioned a scholarly compilation of a 'materia medica'.&#10;A)romanov&#10;B)manchu&#10;C)ming&#10;D)tang

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The answer of Emperor Gaozong of 7th century of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;dynasty...

Question 15

The scholar official &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of 11th century, in his 'Bencao Tujing' not only systematically categorized herbs and minerals according to their pharmaceutical uses, but regions they could be found.&#10;A)grosesteste&#10;B)gaozong&#10;C)al-tusi&#10;D)subsistence song

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The answer of The scholar official &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of 11th century, in...

Question 16

The growth of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.industry during the 11th century paved way for vast deforestation due to the use of charcoal in the smelting process.&#10;A)iron&#10;B)steel&#10;C)wood&#10;D)metal

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The answer of The growth of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.industry during the 11th...

Question 17

As a part of the search for remedy of the problem of deforestation, the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..discovered how to produce cake from bituminous coal as a substitute for charcoal.&#10;A)chinese&#10;B)belgium&#10;C)portuguese&#10;D)spanish

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The answer of As a part of the search for...

Question 18

Progress in methodology with the beginning of experiments was started by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.on optics from 1000 CE in his 'Book of Optics&#34;.&#10;A)pierre duhem&#10;B)al-batari&#10;C)al-razi&#10;D)al hazen

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The answer of Progress in methodology with the beginning of...

Question 19

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;is generally regarded as the 'father of optics' especially for his empirical proof of the intromission theory of light.&#10;A)al hazen&#10;B)al-batari&#10;C)al-razi&#10;D)pierre duhem

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;is generally regarded as the 'father of...

Question 20

Ibn Musa of Khwarismi, the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..mathematician developed the concept of 'algoritham'.&#10;A)belgian&#10;B)persian&#10;C)portuguese&#10;D)spanish

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The answer of Ibn Musa of Khwarismi, the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..mathematician developed...

Question 21

In astronomy, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..improved the measurements of Hipparchus.&#10;A)al battari&#10;B)thomas aquinas&#10;C)robert grosseteste&#10;D)pierre duhem

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The answer of In astronomy, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..improved the measurements of Hipparchus.&#10;A)al...

Question 22

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;translated Ptolemy's 'The Great Treatise' into Arabic with the new title 'Almagest'.&#10;A)al battari&#10;B)thomas aquinas&#10;C)robert grosseteste&#10;D)peter abelard

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;translated Ptolemy's 'The Great Treatise' into Arabic...

Question 23

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; is considered by many to be the 'father of chemistry'.&#10;A)jabbir ibn hayyam&#10;B)thomas aquinas&#10;C)robert grosseteste&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; is considered by many to be...

Question 24

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.introduced the empirical method to Europe is said to have influenced greatly by the Arab scientists.&#10;A)roger bacon&#10;B)omar khayyam&#10;C)thomas aquinas&#10;D)robert grosseteste

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.introduced the empirical method to Europe is...

Question 25

Avicenna (Ibn Sina) is regarded as the most influential scientist and philosopher of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)switzerland&#10;B)belgium&#10;C)arabia&#10;D)portugal

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The answer of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) is regarded as the...

Deck 7: Achievements in Science and Technology in Medieval Times