Deck 2: English, Literature, Science, and History

Question 1

_____________________ is the English teacher of C.V Raman.

A)R.L.T Jone
B)Dr. W.H Wilson
C)Rangacharya
D)Elliot

Answer 1

Elliot

Question 2

____________________ is a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

A)Caliban
B)Miranda
C)Ariel
D)Options (a) (b) and (c)

Answer 2

Options (a) (b) and (c)

Question 3

__________________ is volcanic mountain on the east coast of Sicily

A)Mount Abu
B)Mount Etna
C)Himalayas
D)None of the above

Answer 3

Mount Etna

Question 4

Public knowledge is an essay by

A)J.M Zinan
B)Isaac Newton
C)Bertrand Russell
D)Francis Bacon

Question 5

______________________ is a statement that we assume is true

A)Logic
B)Hypothesis
C)Inference
D)Axiom

Question 6

_______________________ introduced scientific method

A)Isaac Newton
B)Francis Bacon
C)Albert Einstein
D)Charles Darwin

Question 7

Knowledge from experience or experiments is called _____________ Knowledge.

A)Hypothesi
B)Inference
C)Theorem
D)Empirical

Question 8

E=mc² is an equation to prove

A)Photo electric effect
B)Radio activity
C)Brownian motion
D)Theory of relativity

Question 9

Inexorable means

A)Unchanging
B)Changing
C)Relative
D)Destructive

Question 10

Primitive observer defined natural phenomenon as activity of

A)Super natural force
B)Humans
C)Machines
D)None of the above.

Question 11

Feudalism was replaced by…………………….

A)Humanitie
B)Scientific revolution
C)Religion
D)Ideology

Question 12

Science and Technology in Ancient India is a work by……….

A)Joseph Needhan
B)D.P Chattopadhyaya
C)Sushil Kanar Mukherjee
D)John Bernal

Question 13

……………..is classical age of Indian science.

A)300-600 AD
B)700-1200 AD
C)400-900 A.D
D)900-1200AD

Question 14

Greeks are to thank…………………for their scientific tradition

A)Babylonian
B)Egyptians
C)Indians
D)Both (a) and (b)

Question 15

Arthur Schopenhauer is a ………..philosopher

A)German
B)British
C)American
D)French

Question 16

…………….is a coin of Norway.

A)Pound
B)dollar
C)Peso
D)Kroner

Question 17

……………is Swedish tragedy written by Alfred Nobel

A)Dynanite
B)Nitroglycerine
C)Merchant of death
D)Nemesis

Question 18

Nobel Prize for peace is given by

A)Swedish Academy
B)Norwegian parliament
C)Committee of five members appointed by Norwegian parliament
D)Committee appointed by Swedish parliament

Question 19

The chief engineer of Stockholm patient office died in an accident in

A)1896
B)1897
C)1898
D)1899

Question 20

The clay which showed the properties of nitroglycerine is called…………….

A)Safety powder or dynamite
B)dynamo
C)Gun powder
D)Hydrogen

Question 21

……………..is a book by Bertha Suttner

A)Nemesi
B)Dynamite
C)Lay Dawn Arms
D)Peace

Question 22

Exposition du system du monde is a work of

A)Paul Tannery
B)Berthelot
C)Laplace
D)Michel Chasles

Question 23

Apercu historique sur 1' origine et le development, des methods en geometrie is a famous book by

A)Michel Chasle
B)Bachelard
C)Laplace
D)Paul Tannery