Question 1

It has been said that the French Revolution was inspired by philosophers. Who among the following philosophers does not belong to this group?&#10;A)Rousseau&#10;B)Voltaire&#10;C)Helvetius&#10;D)Descartes

Accepted Answer

Descartes, a philosopher of the early 17th century, is not directly associated with inspiring the French Revolution. His work predates the Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau, Voltaire, and Helvetius, whose ideas directly influenced revolutionary thought.

Question 2

Those who believe in 'scientific determinism' argue that &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Everything is predetermined by fate.&#10;B)Science gives us the determination to decide our future.&#10;C)Everything has a cause, so whatever now is determined by earlier events, and we have no choice in the matter.&#10;D)When science has progressed enough, we will be able to predict the future.

Accepted Answer

Everything is predetermined by fate.&#10;

Question 3

John Hunter, Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister had much in common:&#10;A)All of them were reputed surgeons.&#10;B)All of them tried to introduce the principles of 'asepsis' into surgical practices.&#10;C)All of them faced stiff opposition from their colleagues.&#10;D)And one of them was so persecuted that he died in a mental hospital.

Accepted Answer

And one of them was so persecuted that he died in a mental hospital.&#10;

Question 4

The credit for discovering the Microscope is usually shared by the Hansens, Leewenhock, and Robert Hooke. But only one of them managed to see any micro? organisms through his magnifying glass, and to produce reasonable sketches. This was done by ……..

A)Robert Hooke
B)Hans Jansen
C)Sakharias Jansen
D)Leeuwenhock

Accepted Answer

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with being the first to observe and describe microorganisms accurately, using single-lensed microscopes of his own design.

Question 5

Who is called the father of Microbiology?&#10;A)Joseph Lister&#10;B)Leeuwenhock&#10;C)Robert Hooke&#10;D)John Hunter

Accepted Answer

Leeuwenhoek is known as the father of microbiology because he was the first to observe and describe microorganisms accurately using a microscope he developed.

Question 6

Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Robert Koch and Ronald Ross were associated in the establishment of the Germ Theory. Which one of them was born in India?&#10;A)Pasteur&#10;B)Jenner&#10;C)Koch&#10;D)Ross

Accepted Answer

Ronald Ross was born in Almora, India, in 1857. He is known for his work on the transmission of malaria by the Anopheles mosquito, which was a significant contribution to the germ theory of disease.

Question 7

Homeopathy had been founded by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Samuel Hahnemann&#10;B)Ronald Ross&#10;C)Robert Koch&#10;D)Louis Pasteur

Accepted Answer

Samuel Hahnemann is recognized as the founder of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine based on the principle of "like cures like."

Question 8

Systema naturae is a work by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)George Cuvier&#10;B)Carolus Linnaeus&#10;C)Gregor Mendel&#10;D)Darwin

Accepted Answer

Systema Naturae is a major work of Carolus Linnaeus, where he introduced his system of taxonomy for the classification of plants, animals, and minerals.

Question 9

Who discovered that sudden mutations might appear in plants and could get transmitted to future generations?&#10;A)Hugo de Vries&#10;B)Gregor Mendel&#10;C)Darwin&#10;D)Linnaeus

Accepted Answer

Hugo de Vries was the scientist who discovered the concept of mutations, observing that sudden changes could occur in plants and that these changes could be inherited by future generations. This was a significant contribution to the field of genetics.

Question 10

Chromosomes were discovered by &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)William Bateson&#10;B)Darwin&#10;C)Wather Flemming&#10;D)Pasteur

Accepted Answer

Wather Flemming is credited with the discovery of chromosomes in the late 19th century. He described chromatin and the process of cell division, which he termed mitosis.

Question 11

The number of genes in the human body is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Between 20 and 250000&#10;B)About 1 million&#10;C)Close to 5 million&#10;D)Above 1 billion

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The answer of The number of genes in the human...

Question 12

Among the fundamental particles, the first to be discovered was &#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Proton&#10;B)Electron&#10;C)Neutron&#10;D)Positron

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The answer of Among the fundamental particles, the first to...

Question 13

Who discovered X?ray?&#10;A)Rutherford&#10;B)Konrad Von Rontgen&#10;C)J.J. Thomson&#10;D)Einstein

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who discovered X?ray?&#10;A)Rutherford&#10;B)Konrad Von Rontgen&#10;C)J.J. Thomson&#10;D)Einstein...

Question 14

Gamma?radiation was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)J.J. Thomson&#10;B)Rontgen&#10;C)Paul Villard&#10;D)Newton

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gamma?radiation was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)J.J. Thomson&#10;B)Rontgen&#10;C)Paul Villard&#10;D)Newton...

Question 15

Raman effect was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Chandrasekhara Vankata Raman&#10;B)Neils Bohr&#10;C)J.J.Thomson&#10;D)Newton

Accepted Answer

The answer of Raman effect was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Chandrasekhara Vankata...

Question 16

Positron was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)James Chadwick&#10;B)Otto Hahn&#10;C)Carl D. Anderson&#10;D)Darwin

Accepted Answer

The answer of Positron was discovered by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)James Chadwick&#10;B)Otto Hahn&#10;C)Carl...

Question 17

The term 'Nanotechnology' refers to ..,&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Extreme miniaturization.&#10;B)Operations involving particles of one nanometer or less.&#10;C)Operations in the scale 100 nanometer or less.&#10;D)Anything which is done at molecular level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term 'Nanotechnology' refers to ..,&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Extreme miniaturization.&#10;B)Operations...

Question 18

Who invented the Pascalina?&#10;A)Leibniz&#10;B)Blaise Pascal&#10;C)Ada Lovelace&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who invented the Pascalina?&#10;A)Leibniz&#10;B)Blaise Pascal&#10;C)Ada Lovelace&#10;D)None of...

Question 19

Telephone was invented by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Pascal&#10;B)Lovelace&#10;C)Alexander Graham Bell&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of Telephone was invented by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Pascal&#10;B)Lovelace&#10;C)Alexander Graham Bell&#10;D)None...

Question 20

Radio was invented by &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Lovelace&#10;B)Marconi&#10;C)Graham Bell&#10;D)Pascal

Accepted Answer

The answer of Radio was invented by &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Lovelace&#10;B)Marconi&#10;C)Graham Bell&#10;D)Pascal...

Question 21

The first High Speed, General?Purpose Electronic Computer using vacuum tubes, was &#8230;..&#10;A)ENIAC&#10;B)UNIVAC&#10;C)EDVAC&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first High Speed, General?Purpose Electronic Computer...

Question 22

The first binary, stored programme computer was &#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)UNIVAC&#10;B)ENIAC&#10;C)EDVAC&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first binary, stored programme computer was...

Question 23

The world's first commercial computer was &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)UNIVAC&#10;B)ENIAC&#10;C)EDVAC&#10;D)None of these

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The answer of The world's first commercial computer was &#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)UNIVAC&#10;B)ENIAC&#10;C)EDVAC&#10;D)None...

Question 24

The term nanotechnology was first coined by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Norio Taniguchi&#10;B)John von Neumann&#10;C)Ada Lovelace&#10;D)Pascal

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term nanotechnology was first coined by...

Deck 6: History and Discoveries in Science