Deck 3: Understanding Original Works: Elements and Sources

Question 1

What is an original work

A)That which uses elements from different texts
B)Complied from various sources
C)Uses elements taken from original or ancient sources
D)That which has a new idea

Answer 1

Uses elements taken from original or ancient sources

Question 2

Notions Mathematiques is a text on maths by

A)Paul Tannery
B)Jules Tannery
C)Michel Charles
D)None of these

Answer 2

Jules Tannery

Question 3

Memoires Scientifiques is a book on

A)Greek culture
B)Egyptian culture
C)Harappa culture
D)Byzantine civilization

Answer 3

Byzantine civilization

Question 4

The New Scientific Mind is a work by …………….

A)Gaston Bachelard
B)Isaac Newton
C)Einstein
D)None of the above

Question 5

The Formation of Scientific Mind is a work by………………

A)Gaston Bachelard
B)Isaac Newton
C)Albert Einstein
D)None of the above

Question 6

……..wrote on the origins of alchemy?

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

Question 7

……………….french mathematician and historian of mathematics.

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

Question 8

Barishal is a place in

A)India
B)Pakistan
C)Bangladesh
D)None of these

Question 9

_________________ is the founder president of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology.

A)Prof. N.R Dhar
B)J.C Ghosh
C)J.N Mukherjee
D)Sushil Kumar Mukharjee

Question 10

_______________ made science possible.

A)Feudalism
B)Capitalism
C)Poverty
D)Political reasons

Question 11

Ayurveda emerged during _____________________period

A)Post-Vedic period
B)Vedic period
C)Indus valley
D)Modern

Question 12

Samurais are war lords of _________________________.

A)China
B)Japan
C)Korea
D)India

Question 13

Einstein received Nobel Prize for Physics in

A)1919
B)1920
C)1921
D)1922

Question 14

Class distinctions is based on

A)Money
B)Force
C)Power
D)None of the above

Question 15

__________________is the youngest brother of Alfred.

A)Emil
B)John
C)Tom
D)Immanuel

Question 16

The explosion in _____________ resulted in the cancellation of the license of Alfreds to make explosive

A)1861
B)1862
C)1863
D)1864

Question 17

___________won Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.

A)Alfred Nobel
B)Bertha von Suthner
C)Oscar II
D)None of the above

Question 18

C.V Raman won Nobel Prize for

A)Literature
B)Chemistry
C)Physics
D)Peace

Question 19

Raman is sharing his experiences of

A)Cambridge
B)Presidency College
C)St. Xavier's
D)None of the above

Question 20

________________was C V Raman's teacher of Chemistry.

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

Question 21

Abolition of slavery is a practical consequence of

A)Law
B)Science
C)Humanism
D)None of these

Question 22

The immediate consequences of mechanical means of production is

A)Weakening of purchasing power
B)Devaluation of labours
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of these.

Question 23

True goal of scientific research is

A)Experimentation
B)Theorization
C)Contribute to knowledge
D)Material prosperity.

Question 24

_____________is a discovery of Alexander Fleming.

A)Pencillin
B)Radio
C)Television
D)Small-pox vaccine

Question 25

Science is __________________ activity.

A)Individual
B)Social
C)Mandatory
D)None of the above