Deck 12: Historical Figures and Their Contributions

Question 1

Who was the first of the Great Alexandrian mathematicians?

A)Epicurus
B)Euclid
C)Zeno
D)Alexander the Great

Answer 1

Euclid

Question 2

The famous work of Euclid on Geometry is ……….

A)Elements of Geometry
B)Geometrical elements
C)Theories on Geometry
D)None of these

Answer 2

Elements of Geometry

Question 3

Archimedes is best known for his ………….

A)Theory that the sun was far more distant than the moon
B)Discovery of the bright star called spica
C)Method of measuring the specific gravities of substances
D)New algebraic methods

Answer 3

Method of measuring the specific gravities of substances

Question 4

Name the person who does not belong to the following Mathematicians of Alexandria

A)Apollonius
B)Diophantus
C)Galen
D)Archimedes

Question 5

Who is called as 'The Father of Algebra'?

A)Euclid
B)Diophantus
C)Archimedes
D)Apollonius

Question 6

Which is the best known work of Claudius Ptolemy?

A)Almagest
B)Republic
C)Elements of Geometry
D)None of these

Question 7

Who introduced a drastic reform in the making of calendar?

A)Galen
B)Claudius Ptolemy
C)Julius Caesar
D)Cicero

Question 8

Which is the oldest of the Vedas?

A)Sama Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Atharva Veda

Question 9

Who is the Vedic Sage who has enumerated various multiples of 10 in a systematic way?

A)Caraka
B)Susruta
C)Patanjali
D)Medhatithi

Question 10

Which is the earliest systematic astronomic text of this period?

A)Jothisha Vedanga
B)Sulva Sutra
C)Atharva Veda
D)Kanada Sutra

Question 11

When Huan Tsang visited Nalanda, there were over ………. Students

A)8000
B)2500
C)8500
D)7000

Question 12

Classical Indian medical knowledge is called…………

A)Carakasamhita
B)Susruta samhita
C)Ayurveda
D)None of these

Question 13

The authoritative text on Yoga called 'Yagasutra' was written by………

A)Patanjali
B)Aryabhata
C)Nagarjuna
D)Caraka

Question 14

Who was the first Emperor of Chin dynasty?

A)Liu Pang
B)Lao Tsu
C)Confucius
D)Shih Huang Ti

Question 15

Who prepared a star chart of about 800 stars?

A)Shih Huang Ti
B)Lao Tsu
C)Shih Shen
D)None of these

Question 16

Which was the philosophical school founded by Lao Tsu in the 6th century BC?

A)Taoism
B)Protestantism
C)Zen-Buddhism
D)None of these

Question 17

The historic flight of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina took place in ……… AD

A)602
B)538
C)520
D)622

Question 18

Who is called 'The Father of Arabic Alchemy'?

A)Abu Ali Hasan
B)Jabir Ibn Hayyan
C)Al-Fazari
D)Caliph Al-Mamun

Question 19

Who founded an astronomical observatory at Baghdad?

A)Caliph al-Mansur
B)Caliph al-Mamun
C)Al-Fazare
D)Alhazen

Question 20

Roger Bacon's work 'Opus Majus' is a general compendium of ………….

A)Scientific ideas and knowledge of the period
B)Medical treatises
C)Political treatises
D)Monastic orders

Question 21

Leonardo da Vinci's ………. Anatomical drawings put him in the front rank of the anatomists of the world.

A)100
B)260
C)1000
D)750

Question 22

Copernicus considered …….. at the centre with all other planets revolving around it.

A)Earth
B)Sun
C)Stars
D)Moon

Question 23

Who prepared the Rudolphian Tables which appeared in 1627?

A)Johannes Kepler
B)Michael Martlin
C)Tycho Brahe
D)Rheticus

Question 24

Who said that there was no centre for the universe, since it is infinite?

A)Galileo Galelei
B)Bishop Oresme
C)Giordano Bruno
D)Cardinal Nicholas

Question 25

Who was the first person to use telescope to view the sky?

A)Giordano Bruno
B)Johannas Kepler
C)Galileo Galelei
D)King Frederic II

Question 26

The word 'po - lo - men' means ………..

A)Brahmin
B)Soldier
C)King
D)Common men