Deck 10: Ancient Civilizations and Scientific Achievements

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How many blocks were there in the Great Pyramid at Giza?

A)2, 30,000
B)23,00,000
C)32, 00,000
D)3,20,000
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The finest scientific achievement of the Egyptians lay in ………..

A)Agriculture
B)Dam construction
C)Voyage
D)Medicine
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The large cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro belong to the ……….. civilization.

A)Indus Valley
B)Egyptian
C)Babylonian
D)Mesopotamian
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……… was home to the earliest inhabitation in China

A)Nile Valley
B)Indus Valley
C)Yellow River valley
D)Tigris-Euphrates valley
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The Yellow River Valley culture is named after………

A)YangTse
B)Yangshao
C)Yangshi
D)None of these
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The Yangshao culture is well known for its……..

A)Dance
B)Painted pottery
C)Weaving
D)None of these
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The documented history of China extends continuously to nearly ……..… BC.

A)1600
B)1200
C)2500
D)1500
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Shadow clocks, the forerunners of the sundial, first appeared in China about …… years ago.

A)2500
B)2000
C)3500
D)4000
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Abacus was invented in China sometime between ………..

A)350-1000 BC
B)1000-200 BC
C)1000-500 BC
D)750-1000 AD
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The most ancient verifiable eclipse in the history of any people was recorded by the Chinese in………..

A)1241 BC
B)1311 AD
C)1361 BC
D)1221 BC
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Which is the earliest written text of the Chinese medical practices?

A)A compendium of medical practices
B)Yellow Emperor's classic of Internal Medicine
C)Chinese Medical practices
D)None of these
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Accurate records of celestial events were associated with……. Civilization

A)Chinese
B)Egyptians
C)Mesopotamian
D)The Indus Valley
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Who was the first and the foremost of the Greek natural philosophers?

A)Anaximander
B)Thales
C)Empedocles
D)Anaxagoras
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Who identified Thales as the first person to investigate the basic principles of nature and considered him to be founder of natural philosophy.

A)Aryabhata
B)Empedocles
C)Aristotle
D)Theophrastus
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Thales founded the ………

A)Ionian school of philosophy
B)Julian Calendar
C)Pythagorean school
D)None of these
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Which one of following propositions does not belong to Thales credit?

A)Any diameter of the circle divides it into equal parts
B)The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal
C)When two straight lines cross, the opposite angles are equal.
D)Algebraic methods to solve equations of the first and second degree
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Name the fourth element which Anaximander added to the existing three elements?

A)Solids
B)Gases
C)Fire
D)Liquids
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………. is the continuous medium which filled all space.

A)Ether
B)Sodium
C)Methane
D)None of these
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Who said that "Living creatures rose from the moist element, as it was evaporated by the Sun"?

A)Pythagoras
B)Anaximander
C)Aristotle
D)None of these
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In practical affairs, the Pythagoreans aimed at a ………. Of society

A)Scientific Upliftment
B)Technological development
C)Moral reformation
D)All the above
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The Pythagoreans gave much attention to ………….

A)Equilateral triangle
B)Solar system
C)Chemicals
D)Regular solids
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Who conceived the idea that the Universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements?

A)Hippasos of Metaportion
B)Empedocles of Agrigentum
C)Pythagoras
D)Hippocrates of Cos
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According to Empedocles, the heavens were formed from air and the sun from………….

A)Fire
B)Other elements
C)Air
D)Light
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Among the choices given below, which one is the most valuable contribution of Empedocles?

A)The discovery of the property possessed by right-angled triangles
B)The thought that the universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements.
C)Hypothesis that light travels through space at a finite speed.
D)None of these
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What was the Pythagorean concept of the earth?

A)The earth was spherical in shape
B)The earth was a planet
C)The earth revolves round the sun.
D)Our earth is the only living planet
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Deck 10: Ancient Civilizations and Scientific Achievements
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How many blocks were there in the Great Pyramid at Giza?

A)2, 30,000
B)23,00,000
C)32, 00,000
D)3,20,000
23,00,000
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The finest scientific achievement of the Egyptians lay in ………..

A)Agriculture
B)Dam construction
C)Voyage
D)Medicine
Medicine
3
The large cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro belong to the ……….. civilization.

A)Indus Valley
B)Egyptian
C)Babylonian
D)Mesopotamian
Indus Valley
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……… was home to the earliest inhabitation in China

A)Nile Valley
B)Indus Valley
C)Yellow River valley
D)Tigris-Euphrates valley
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The Yellow River Valley culture is named after………

A)YangTse
B)Yangshao
C)Yangshi
D)None of these
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The Yangshao culture is well known for its……..

A)Dance
B)Painted pottery
C)Weaving
D)None of these
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The documented history of China extends continuously to nearly ……..… BC.

A)1600
B)1200
C)2500
D)1500
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Shadow clocks, the forerunners of the sundial, first appeared in China about …… years ago.

A)2500
B)2000
C)3500
D)4000
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Abacus was invented in China sometime between ………..

A)350-1000 BC
B)1000-200 BC
C)1000-500 BC
D)750-1000 AD
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The most ancient verifiable eclipse in the history of any people was recorded by the Chinese in………..

A)1241 BC
B)1311 AD
C)1361 BC
D)1221 BC
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Which is the earliest written text of the Chinese medical practices?

A)A compendium of medical practices
B)Yellow Emperor's classic of Internal Medicine
C)Chinese Medical practices
D)None of these
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Accurate records of celestial events were associated with……. Civilization

A)Chinese
B)Egyptians
C)Mesopotamian
D)The Indus Valley
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13
Who was the first and the foremost of the Greek natural philosophers?

A)Anaximander
B)Thales
C)Empedocles
D)Anaxagoras
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Who identified Thales as the first person to investigate the basic principles of nature and considered him to be founder of natural philosophy.

A)Aryabhata
B)Empedocles
C)Aristotle
D)Theophrastus
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15
Thales founded the ………

A)Ionian school of philosophy
B)Julian Calendar
C)Pythagorean school
D)None of these
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Which one of following propositions does not belong to Thales credit?

A)Any diameter of the circle divides it into equal parts
B)The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal
C)When two straight lines cross, the opposite angles are equal.
D)Algebraic methods to solve equations of the first and second degree
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Name the fourth element which Anaximander added to the existing three elements?

A)Solids
B)Gases
C)Fire
D)Liquids
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………. is the continuous medium which filled all space.

A)Ether
B)Sodium
C)Methane
D)None of these
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Who said that "Living creatures rose from the moist element, as it was evaporated by the Sun"?

A)Pythagoras
B)Anaximander
C)Aristotle
D)None of these
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In practical affairs, the Pythagoreans aimed at a ………. Of society

A)Scientific Upliftment
B)Technological development
C)Moral reformation
D)All the above
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The Pythagoreans gave much attention to ………….

A)Equilateral triangle
B)Solar system
C)Chemicals
D)Regular solids
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22
Who conceived the idea that the Universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements?

A)Hippasos of Metaportion
B)Empedocles of Agrigentum
C)Pythagoras
D)Hippocrates of Cos
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According to Empedocles, the heavens were formed from air and the sun from………….

A)Fire
B)Other elements
C)Air
D)Light
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Among the choices given below, which one is the most valuable contribution of Empedocles?

A)The discovery of the property possessed by right-angled triangles
B)The thought that the universe began as a chaotic mixture of the four elements.
C)Hypothesis that light travels through space at a finite speed.
D)None of these
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What was the Pythagorean concept of the earth?

A)The earth was spherical in shape
B)The earth was a planet
C)The earth revolves round the sun.
D)Our earth is the only living planet
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