Question 1

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. holds that science is a dangerous activity.&#10;A)Bacon&#10;B)Paul Feyerabend&#10;C)Chomsky&#10;D)C.P.Snow

Accepted Answer

Paul Feyerabend is known for his critical view of science and its methodologies, arguing that science can be as dogmatic and oppressive as the ideologies it seeks to replace, thus implying it can be a dangerous activity.

Question 2

&#8230;&#8230;. argues that science is inevitably political.&#10;A)Bill Zimmerman&#10;B)Paul Feyerabend&#10;C)Newton&#10;D)Darwin

Accepted Answer

Bill Zimmerman&#10;

Question 3

The history of Science is a study of the history of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Nature&#10;B)Ideas&#10;C)Earth&#10;D)Ages

Accepted Answer

The history of science is primarily concerned with the history of ideas, specifically how scientific ideas have changed over time, the development of scientific methods, and the impact of scientific discoveries on society and culture.

Question 4

Who performed a simple experiment to calculate the circumference of the Earth two thousand years ago?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Alfred Wegener&#10;C)Abraham Ortelius&#10;D)Eratoshthenes

Accepted Answer

Eratosthenes calculated the Earth's circumference around 240 BC by using the angles of shadows in two different locations, demonstrating an early understanding of geometry and the spherical nature of the Earth.

Question 5

The Chinese were measuring earthquake intensities using &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; almost two thousand years ago.&#10;A)Seismographs&#10;B)Sthethascope&#10;C)Galvanometer&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

The Chinese invented the first seismoscope in 132 AD. The device was designed to detect and indicate the direction of an earthquake.

Question 6

Complex surgical procedures were described in details in the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Yajur Veda&#10;B)Sushruta Samhita&#10;C)Kanada Sutras&#10;D)Caraka Samhita

Accepted Answer

The Sushruta Samhita is a foundational text of Ayurveda and ancient Indian medicine, attributed to Sushruta, a legendary physician. It is renowned for its detailed descriptions of complex surgical techniques, procedures, and instruments, making it a significant work in the history of surgery.

Question 7

Who suggested the idea of Continental drift?&#10;A)Aryabhata&#10;B)Alfred Wegner&#10;C)Abraham Ortelius&#10;D)Aristotle

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who suggested the idea of Continental drift?&#10;A)Aryabhata&#10;B)Alfred...

Question 8

When was the idea of continental drift suggested?&#10;A)1505&#10;B)1515&#10;C)1596&#10;D)1586

Accepted Answer

The idea of continental drift was suggested in 1596 by Abraham Ortelius, a Dutch mapmaker, who proposed that the Americas were "torn away from Europe and Africa... by earthquakes and floods" and noted the complementary coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean as evidence.

Question 9

Who resurrected the concept of continental drift?&#10;A)Alfred Wegner&#10;B)Aristotle&#10;C)Abraham Ortelius&#10;D)Aryabhata

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener is credited with resurrecting and substantially developing the concept of continental drift with his theory of Pangea and continental movement in the early 20th century.

Question 10

Palaeolithic Age is also called&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)The Bronze Age&#10;B)New Stone Age&#10;C)Copper Age&#10;D)Old Stone Age

Accepted Answer

The Palaeolithic Age is also known as the Old Stone Age, a period characterized by the use of stone tools by early humans.

Question 11

Pottery was invented during the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; age.&#10;A)The Neolithic&#10;B)The Bronze&#10;C)The Palaeolithic&#10;D)The Copper

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pottery was invented during the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; age.&#10;A)The...

Question 12

The old stone Age humans were&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Hunter-gatherers&#10;B)Technicians&#10;C)Agriculturalists&#10;D)Industrialists

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The answer of The old stone Age humans were&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Hunter-gatherers&#10;B)Technicians&#10;C)Agriculturalists&#10;D)Industrialists...

Question 13

Which among the following does not belong to the most momentous inventions in human history?&#10;A)Agriculture&#10;B)Hunting&#10;C)The conquest of fire&#10;D)Harnessing of the natural sources of energy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which among the following does not belong...

Question 14

The surplus food was stored in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. during the Neolithic Age.&#10;A)Special storage houses&#10;B)Underground buildings&#10;C)Mud pots&#10;D)Stone pots

Accepted Answer

The answer of The surplus food was stored in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.....

Question 15

Bronze Age began in about&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)4000 BC&#10;B)3500 BC&#10;C)2000 BC&#10;D)4500 BC

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bronze Age began in about&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)4000 BC&#10;B)3500 BC&#10;C)2000...

Question 16

Copper and then &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; were found to be malleable during the bronze age.&#10;A)Gold&#10;B)Metals&#10;C)Bronze&#10;D)Platinum

Accepted Answer

The answer of Copper and then &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; were found to...

Question 17

In the Neolithic period man achieved&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Copper and bronze&#10;B)Harnessing of animal power&#10;C)Cooking technics&#10;D)A new equilibrium with nature

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Neolithic period man achieved&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Copper and...

Question 18

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. caused a revolutionary change in craft&#10;A)The discovery of boats driven by sails&#10;B)The invention of Potter's wheel&#10;C)The invention of two and four wheeled vehicles&#10;D)Growth of the new classes of traders

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. caused a revolutionary change in craft&#10;A)The...

Question 19

Mesopotamia is also called as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)The land of rivers&#10;B)The plain of rivers&#10;C)The land between the rivers&#10;D)The pleateau of rivers

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mesopotamia is also called as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)The land of...

Question 20

Which land is called the Cradle of Civilization&#10;A)Nile Valley&#10;B)Mesopotamia&#10;C)Central Asia&#10;D)India

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which land is called the Cradle of...

Question 21

The Sexagesimal system was developed by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Indians&#10;B)Chinese&#10;C)Greeks&#10;D)Babylonians

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Sexagesimal system was developed by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Indians&#10;B)Chinese&#10;C)Greeks&#10;D)Babylonians...

Question 22

Anaximenes considered &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. As his Primordial substance and derived the other elements from it.&#10;A)Air&#10;B)Water&#10;C)Fire&#10;D)Soil

Accepted Answer

The answer of Anaximenes considered &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. As his Primordial substance...

Question 23

It was the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. which epitomized the achievements of Babylonians in the field of science&#10;A)Crafts&#10;B)Farming&#10;C)Calendar&#10;D)Pottery

Accepted Answer

The answer of It was the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. which epitomized the...

Question 24

Who started building pyramids?&#10;A)Egyptians&#10;B)Babylonians&#10;C)Iranians&#10;D)Indians

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who started building pyramids?&#10;A)Egyptians&#10;B)Babylonians&#10;C)Iranians&#10;D)Indians...

Question 25

Which pyramid contains approximately 3 million cubic meters of stone and the area of the base about 5 hectares?&#10;A)Pyramid of Egypt&#10;B)Pyramid&#10;C)The Great pyramid&#10;D)Giza

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which pyramid contains approximately 3 million cubic...

Deck 9: Exploring the History and Controversies of Science