Question 1

Who discovered X?ray?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rutherford
B)  Konrad Von Rontgen
C)  J.J. Thomson
D)  EinsteinE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Chromosomes were discovered by ……..

Accepted Answer

A)  William Bateson
B)  Darwin
C)  Wather Flemming
D)  PasteurE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The number of genes in the human body is ………

Accepted Answer

A)  Between 20 and 250000
B)  About 1 million
C)  Close to 5 million
D)  Above 1 billionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Telephone was invented by ………

Accepted Answer

A)  Pascal
B)  Lovelace
C)  Alexander Graham Bell
D)  None of theseE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Gamma?radiation was discovered by ………..

Accepted Answer

A)  J.J. Thomson
B)  Rontgen
C)  Paul Villard
D)  NewtonE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

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 ……..

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Hooke
B)  Hans Jansen
C)  Sakharias Jansen
D)  LeeuwenhockE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Homeopathy had been founded by ……….

Accepted Answer

A)  Samuel Hahnemann
B)  Ronald Ross
C)  Robert Koch
D)  Louis PasteurE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

John Hunter, Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister had much in common:

Accepted Answer

A)  All of them were reputed surgeons.
B)  All of them tried to introduce the principles of 'asepsis' into surgical practices.
C)  All of them faced stiff opposition from their colleagues.
D)  And one of them was so persecuted that he died in a mental hospital.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 9

It has been said that the French Revolution was inspired by philosophers. Who among the following philosophers does not belong to this group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau
B)  Voltaire
C)  Helvetius
D)  DescartesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The term nanotechnology was first coined by ………

Accepted Answer

A)  Norio Taniguchi
B)  John von Neumann
C)  Ada Lovelace
D)  PascalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Those who believe in 'scientific determinism' argue that ………..

Accepted Answer

A)  Everything is predetermined by fate.
B)  Science gives us the determination to decide our future.
C)  Everything has a cause, so whatever now is determined by earlier events, and we have no choice in the matter.
D)  When science has progressed enough, we will be able to predict the future.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 12

Radio was invented by ……..

Accepted Answer

A)  Lovelace
B)  Marconi
C)  Graham Bell
D)  PascalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Raman effect was discovered by ……….

Accepted Answer

A)  Chandrasekhara Vankata Raman
B)  Neils Bohr
C)  J.J.Thomson
D)  NewtonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Who discovered that sudden mutations might appear in plants and could get transmitted to future generations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hugo de Vries
B)  Gregor Mendel
C)  Darwin
D)  LinnaeusE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The world's first commercial computer was ……..

Accepted Answer

A)  UNIVAC
B)  ENIAC
C)  EDVAC
D)  None of theseE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Among the fundamental particles, the first to be discovered was …….

Accepted Answer

A)  Proton
B)  Electron
C)  Neutron
D)  PositronE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pasteur
B)  Jenner
C)  Koch
D)  RossE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The term 'Nanotechnology' refers to ..,……..

Accepted Answer

A)  Extreme miniaturization.
B)  Operations involving particles of one nanometer or less.
C)  Operations in the scale 100 nanometer or less.
D)  Anything which is done at molecular level.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Positron was discovered by ……….

Accepted Answer

A)  James Chadwick
B)  Otto Hahn
C)  Carl D. Anderson
D)  DarwinE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The first High Speed, General?Purpose Electronic Computer using vacuum tubes, was …..

Accepted Answer

A)  ENIAC
B)  UNIVAC
C)  EDVAC
D)  None of theseE) A) and C)
F) None of the above A

Exam 6: History and Discoveries in Science

Who discovered X?ray?

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Chromosomes were discovered by ……..

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The number of genes in the human body is ………

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Telephone was invented by ………

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Gamma?radiation was discovered by ………..

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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 ……..

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Homeopathy had been founded by ……….

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John Hunter, Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister had much in common:

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It has been said that the French Revolution was inspired by philosophers. Who among the following philosophers does not belong to this group?

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The term nanotechnology was first coined by ………

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Those who believe in 'scientific determinism' argue that ………..

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Radio was invented by ……..

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Raman effect was discovered by ……….

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Who discovered that sudden mutations might appear in plants and could get transmitted to future generations?

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The world's first commercial computer was ……..

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Among the fundamental particles, the first to be discovered was …….

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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?

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The term 'Nanotechnology' refers to ..,……..

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