Question 1

………….. is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be used for storing, organizing and manipulating data.

Accepted Answer

A)  ENIAC
B)  Scilab
C)  Excel
D)  Access Digital Data C

Question 2

……………..was founded in July 2004 by Steve Coast.

Accepted Answer

A)  ENIAC
B)  UNESCO
C)  Scilab
D)  OpenStreetMap D

Question 3

JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in……………..

Accepted Answer

A)  1985
B)  1992
C)  1995
D)  2005 C

Question 4

A ……….is a personal journal published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scilab
B)  blog
C)  ENIAC
D)  OSM

Question 5

The book 'Deciphering the Indus Script' was written by ……………

Accepted Answer

A)  Asko Parpola
B)  Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao
C)  K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
D)  Appadorai

Question 6

In July 2008, in order to improve the technology transfer, the Scilab Consortium joined the……………...

Accepted Answer

A)  Digiteo Foundation
B)  Scilab
C)  ENIAC
D)  Access Digital Data

Question 7

The first publication of a Harappan seal dates to 1873, in a drawing by ………………..

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Cunningham
B)  Yuri Knorozov
C)  John E. Mitchiner
D)  W.W.Grummond

Question 8

A computational study od Indus Script conducted by a joint Indo-US team led by Rajesh P N Rao of the University of ………………….., consisting of Iravatham Mahadevan and others from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was published in April 2009 in Science.

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia
B)  Washington
C)  France
D)  Delhi

Question 9

In May 2007, the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department found pots with arrow-head symbols during an excavation in Melaperumpallam near………………….

Accepted Answer

A)  Poompuhar
B)  Madras
C)  Adayar
D)  Tirunelveli

Question 10

The Scilab Consortium was formed in May ………. to broaden contributions and promote Scilab as worldwide reference software in academia and industry.

Accepted Answer

A)  1983
B)  1993
C)  2003
D)  2006

Question 11

…………..started LiveJournal in March 1999.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brad Fitzpatrick
B)  Evan Williams
C)  Meg Hourihan
D)  Vladimir Putin

Question 12

KCHR is located at ………………….

Accepted Answer

A)  Thiruvananthapuram
B)  Delhi
C)  Kottayam
D)  Calcutta

Question 13

………..launched Open Diary in October 1998, which soon grew to thousands of online diaries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rustem Adagamov
B)  Brad Fitzpatrick
C)  Bruce Ableson
D)  Alexey Navalny

Question 14

………….is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.

Accepted Answer

A)  ENIAC
B)  UNESCO
C)  ASI
D)  ICHR

Question 15

………….. Civilisation was distinguished for its highly utilitarian and standardised life style, excellent water management system and architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)  American
B)  Mayan
C)  Indus Valley
D)  Egyptian

Question 16

The term "weblog" was coined by ………….on 17 December 1997.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jorn Barger
B)  Brad Fitzpatrick
C)  Evan Williams
D)  Meg Hourihan

Question 17

…………………. initiated a joint research project on the "Socio - economic development in South India from the 13th century through the 18th century in 1984.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Scoble
B)  Goldman
C)  Noboru Karashima
D)  Jason Calacanis.

Question 18

Indus script is a product of one of the largest ………….civilisations often referred to as the Harappan civilisation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neolithic Age
B)  Paleolithic Age
C)  Bronze Age
D)  Mesolithic Age

Question 19

The Finnish scholar ……………….led a Finnish team in the 1960s-80s that vied with Knorozov's Soviet team in investigating the Indus script using computer analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao
B)  Asko Parpola
C)  John E. Mitchiner
D)  W.W.Grummond

Question 20

'South Indian History and Society Studies from Inscriptions A.D.850- 1800' was written by …………………………

Accepted Answer

A)  Noboru Karashima
B)  Prof.Champakalakshmi
C)  D.N.Jha
D)   M.G.S. Narayanan

Exam 7: Technology, History, and Anthropology