McqMate
1. |
_________________is American author and professor of Biochemistry. |
A. | J.F Nash |
B. | Issac Newton |
C. | Charles Darwin |
D. | Issac Asimov |
Answer» D. Issac Asimov |
2. |
Arthur Clarke, Issac Asimov and ______________ are called the “Big Three” science fiction writers of their period. |
A. | Robert Heinlein |
B. | Robert Green |
C. | Green Graves |
D. | Gerald Michel |
Answer» A. Robert Heinlein |
3. |
Which quality of the mother gave the scientist’s mother a serene look? |
A. | Sweet |
B. | Coloured hair |
C. | calm look |
D. | handsome face |
Answer» C. calm look |
4. |
_________________ is the biggest satellite of solar system |
A. | Ganymede |
B. | Tollymede |
C. | Satranus |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Ganymede |
5. |
What does the mother offer the general to eat? |
A. | Apple |
B. | Grapes |
C. | Oranges |
D. | Peeches |
Answer» C. Oranges |
6. |
What is the maximum speed possible for any wave in the solar system? |
A. | Every wave can have its own speed |
B. | Speed of light |
C. | Speed of electron |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Speed of light |
7. |
W.H Auden, Cecil day Lewis, Louis Mac Neice Stephen Spendor are together termed as |
A. | Lake poet |
B. | Classical poets |
C. | Mac Spaunday poets |
D. | Beat writers |
Answer» C. Mac Spaunday poets |
8. |
The Pylons is a poem by |
A. | W.H Anden |
B. | Stephen Spender |
C. | Cecil day Lewis |
D. | Louis Mac Niece |
Answer» B. Stephen Spender |
9. |
Mac Spaunday poets are otherwise called |
A. | Movement poet |
B. | Lake poets |
C. | The Pylons |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. The Pylons |
10. |
Dover Beach is |
A. | An elegy |
B. | satire |
C. | comedy |
D. | tragedy |
Answer» A. An elegy |
11. |
______________is the listener in Dover Beach. |
A. | Mathew Arnold |
B. | The sea |
C. | Frances Lucy |
D. | Amelia |
Answer» C. Frances Lucy |
12. |
Strangers and Brothers is a novel by |
A. | T.S Eliot |
B. | G.H Hardy |
C. | Charles Dickens |
D. | C.P Snow |
Answer» D. C.P Snow |
13. |
‘The Two Cultures’ is the title of an influential Rede lecture of |
A. | 1959 |
B. | 1960 |
C. | 1957 |
D. | 1958 |
Answer» A. 1959 |
14. |
________________is a student of student. |
A. | Oxfordian |
B. | Oxonian |
C. | Oxwardian |
D. | Oxforadion |
Answer» B. Oxonian |
15. |
________________ discovered law of X-ray diffraction. |
A. | W.L Bragg |
B. | Rutherford |
C. | Eddington |
D. | Dirac |
Answer» A. W.L Bragg |
16. |
_______________ famous mathematician who helped Ramanujan. |
A. | Ruther ford |
B. | W.L Bragg |
C. | G.H Hardy |
D. | Eddington |
Answer» C. G.H Hardy |
17. |
_______________ is the father of nuclear Physics. |
A. | Faraday |
B. | W.L Bragg |
C. | Chadwick |
D. | Rutherford |
Answer» D. Rutherford |
18. |
________________ authored the wasteland. |
A. | T.S Eliot |
B. | Shakespeare |
C. | Graham Greene |
D. | Thomas Kyd |
Answer» A. T.S Eliot |
19. |
_______________ authored the Spanish Tragedy. |
A. | T.S Eliot |
B. | Shakespeare |
C. | Graham Greene |
D. | Thomas Kyd |
Answer» D. Thomas Kyd |
20. |
What is the problem of English school education that is the pointed out by Snow? |
A. | It is vocational |
B. | It is specialized |
C. | Only few are educated |
D. | Its moral education |
Answer» B. It is specialized |
21. |
Is the author of Lucky Jim? |
A. | Kingsley Ami |
B. | John Osborne |
C. | C.P Snow |
D. | T.S Eliot |
Answer» A. Kingsley Ami |
22. |
___________________ is the first Prime Minister of Britain of twentieth century. |
A. | John Harold Plumb |
B. | Robert Arthur Gascoyne |
C. | Fitzgerald |
D. | Alan Louis Bullock |
Answer» B. Robert Arthur Gascoyne |
23. |
Mendel worked on ____________ plant. |
A. | Ground nut |
B. | Cashew nut |
C. | Pea plant |
D. | Tea-plant |
Answer» C. Pea plant |
24. |
__________________ is a tribe of Eastern U.S. |
A. | Mexican |
B. | Puritans |
C. | Chikus |
D. | Alleghenies |
Answer» D. Alleghenies |
25. |
The phenomenon of light to change its wavelength when it transverses a transparent material is called |
A. | Photo electric effect |
B. | Raman effect |
C. | Dispersion |
D. | Theory of relativity |
Answer» B. Raman effect |
26. |
Study of earth’s atmosphere is called ____________________ |
A. | Physiology |
B. | Astronomy |
C. | Hydrology |
D. | Meteorology |
Answer» D. Meteorology |
27. |
_____________________ is the English teacher of C.V Raman. |
A. | R.L.T Jone |
B. | Dr. W.H Wilson |
C. | Rangacharya |
D. | Elliot |
Answer» D. Elliot |
28. |
____________________ is a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. |
A. | Caliban |
B. | Miranda |
C. | Ariel |
D. | Options (a) (b) and (c) |
Answer» D. Options (a) (b) and (c) |
29. |
__________________ is volcanic mountain on the east coast of Sicily |
A. | Mount Abu |
B. | Mount Etna |
C. | Himalayas |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Mount Etna |
30. |
Public knowledge is an essay by |
A. | J.M Zinan |
B. | Isaac Newton |
C. | Bertrand Russell |
D. | Francis Bacon |
Answer» A. J.M Zinan |
31. |
Cosmology is a study of |
A. | Religion |
B. | Universe |
C. | Skin |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Universe |
32. |
______________________ is a statement that we assume is true |
A. | Logic |
B. | Hypothesis |
C. | Inference |
D. | Axiom |
Answer» D. Axiom |
33. |
_______________________ introduced scientific method |
A. | Isaac Newton |
B. | Francis Bacon |
C. | Albert Einstein |
D. | Charles Darwin |
Answer» B. Francis Bacon |
34. |
Knowledge from experience or experiments is called _____________ Knowledge. |
A. | Hypothesi |
B. | Inference |
C. | Theorem |
D. | Empirical |
Answer» D. Empirical |
35. |
E=mc2 is an equation to prove |
A. | Photo electric effect |
B. | Radio activity |
C. | Brownian motion |
D. | Theory of relativity |
Answer» D. Theory of relativity |
36. |
Inexorable means |
A. | Unchanging |
B. | Changing |
C. | Relative |
D. | Destructive |
Answer» A. Unchanging |
37. |
Primitive observer defined natural phenomenon as activity of |
A. | Super natural force |
B. | Humans |
C. | Machines |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» A. Super natural force |
38. |
Feudalism was replaced by……………………. |
A. | Humanitie |
B. | Scientific revolution |
C. | Religion |
D. | Ideology |
Answer» B. Scientific revolution |
39. |
Science and Technology in Ancient India is a work by………. |
A. | Joseph Needhan |
B. | D.P Chattopadhyaya |
C. | Sushil Kanar Mukherjee |
D. | John Bernal |
Answer» B. D.P Chattopadhyaya |
40. |
……………..is classical age of Indian science. |
A. | 300-600 AD |
B. | 700-1200 AD |
C. | 400-900 A.D |
D. | 900-1200AD |
Answer» C. 400-900 A.D |
41. |
Greeks are to thank…………………for their scientific tradition |
A. | Babylonian |
B. | Egyptians |
C. | Indians |
D. | Both (a) and (b) |
Answer» D. Both (a) and (b) |
42. |
Arthur Schopenhauer is a ………..philosopher |
A. | German |
B. | British |
C. | American |
D. | French |
Answer» A. German |
43. |
…………….is a coin of Norway. |
A. | Pound |
B. | dollar |
C. | Peso |
D. | Kroner |
Answer» D. Kroner |
44. |
……………is Swedish tragedy written by Alfred Nobel |
A. | Dynanite |
B. | Nitroglycerine |
C. | Merchant of death |
D. | Nemesis |
Answer» D. Nemesis |
45. |
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 |
Answer» C. Committee of five members appointed by Norwegian parliament |
46. |
The chief engineer of Stockholm patient office died in an accident in |
A. | 1896 |
B. | 1897 |
C. | 1898 |
D. | 1899 |
Answer» B. 1897 |
47. |
The clay which showed the properties of nitroglycerine is called……………. |
A. | Safety powder or dynamite |
B. | dynamo |
C. | Gun powder |
D. | Hydrogen |
Answer» A. Safety powder or dynamite |
48. |
……………..is a book by Bertha Suttner |
A. | Nemesi |
B. | Dynamite |
C. | Lay Dawn Arms |
D. | Peace |
Answer» C. Lay Dawn Arms |
49. |
Exposition du system du monde is a work of |
A. | Paul Tannery |
B. | Berthelot |
C. | Laplace |
D. | Michel Chasles |
Answer» C. Laplace |
50. |
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 |
Answer» A. Michel Chasle |
51. |
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» C. Uses elements taken from original or ancient sources |
52. |
Notions Mathematiques is a text on maths by |
A. | Paul Tannery |
B. | Jules Tannery |
C. | Michel Charles |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Jules Tannery |
53. |
Memoires Scientifiques is a book on |
A. | Greek culture |
B. | Egyptian culture |
C. | Harappa culture |
D. | Byzantine civilization |
Answer» D. Byzantine civilization |
54. |
The New Scientific Mind is a work by ……………. |
A. | Gaston Bachelard |
B. | Isaac Newton |
C. | Einstein |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Gaston Bachelard |
55. |
The Formation of Scientific Mind is a work by……………… |
A. | Gaston Bachelard |
B. | Isaac Newton |
C. | Albert Einstein |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Gaston Bachelard |
56. |
……..wrote on the origins of alchemy? |
A. | Berthelot |
B. | Paul Tannery |
C. | Michel Chasles |
D. | Laplace |
Answer» A. Berthelot |
57. |
……………….french mathematician and historian of mathematics. |
A. | Paul Tannery |
B. | M.Berthelot |
C. | Michel Chasles |
D. | Laplace |
Answer» B. M.Berthelot |
58. |
Barishal is a place in |
A. | India |
B. | Pakistan |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Bangladesh |
59. |
_________________ 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 |
Answer» D. Sushil Kumar Mukharjee |
60. |
_______________ made science possible. |
A. | Feudalism |
B. | Capitalism |
C. | Poverty |
D. | Political reasons |
Answer» B. Capitalism |
61. |
Ayurveda emerged during _____________________period |
A. | Post-Vedic period |
B. | Vedic period |
C. | Indus valley |
D. | Modern |
Answer» A. Post-Vedic period |
62. |
Samurais are war lords of _________________________. |
A. | China |
B. | Japan |
C. | Korea |
D. | India |
Answer» B. Japan |
63. |
Einstein received Nobel Prize for Physics in |
A. | 1919 |
B. | 1920 |
C. | 1921 |
D. | 1922 |
Answer» C. 1921 |
64. |
Class distinctions is based on |
A. | Money |
B. | Force |
C. | Power |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Money |
65. |
__________________is the youngest brother of Alfred. |
A. | Emil |
B. | John |
C. | Tom |
D. | Immanuel |
Answer» A. Emil |
66. |
The explosion in _____________ resulted in the cancellation of the license of Alfreds to make explosive |
A. | 1861 |
B. | 1862 |
C. | 1863 |
D. | 1864 |
Answer» D. 1864 |
67. |
___________won Nobel Peace Prize in 1910. |
A. | Alfred Nobel |
B. | Bertha von Suthner |
C. | Oscar II |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Bertha von Suthner |
68. |
C.V Raman won Nobel Prize for |
A. | Literature |
B. | Chemistry |
C. | Physics |
D. | Peace |
Answer» C. Physics |
69. |
Raman is sharing his experiences of |
A. | Cambridge |
B. | Presidency College |
C. | St. Xavier’s |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Presidency College |
70. |
________________was C V Raman’s teacher of Chemistry. |
A. | Dr. W.H Wilson |
B. | Elliot |
C. | Rangacharya |
D. | R.L.T Jones |
Answer» A. Dr. W.H Wilson |
71. |
Abolition of slavery is a practical consequence of |
A. | Law |
B. | Science |
C. | Humanism |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Science |
72. |
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. |
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) |
73. |
True goal of scientific research is |
A. | Experimentation |
B. | Theorization |
C. | Contribute to knowledge |
D. | Material prosperity. |
Answer» C. Contribute to knowledge |
74. |
_____________is a discovery of Alexander Fleming. |
A. | Pencillin |
B. | Radio |
C. | Television |
D. | Small-pox vaccine |
Answer» A. Pencillin |
75. |
Science is __________________ activity. |
A. | Individual |
B. | Social |
C. | Mandatory |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Social |
76. |
Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize for |
A. | Peace |
B. | Literature |
C. | Physics |
D. | Chemistry |
Answer» B. Literature |
77. |
Mortals and Others is an essay collection by |
A. | Aldus Huxley |
B. | Robert Benchley |
C. | Bertrand Russell |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Bertrand Russell |
78. |
The priests were succeeded by………………………….. |
A. | Physician |
B. | Medicine man |
C. | Men of science |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Physician |
79. |
Average weight of man’s brain is ………………………….than woman’s. |
A. | Greater |
B. | Lesser |
C. | Equal to |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Greater |
80. |
………………….. is the father of genetics. |
A. | Charles Darwin |
B. | Gustavo Kernel |
C. | Gregor Mendel |
D. | Isaac Asimov |
Answer» C. Gregor Mendel |
81. |
………………. is a problem of the entire West |
A. | Poverty |
B. | Illiteracy |
C. | The gulf between arts and science |
D. | Language |
Answer» C. The gulf between arts and science |
82. |
……………………invited C.P. Snow to Cambridge University |
A. | W.L. Bragg |
B. | Ruther ford |
C. | G.H. Hardy |
D. | Adrian Dirac |
Answer» A. W.L. Bragg |
83. |
Which are the 2 cultures mentioned by C.P.Snow? |
A. | Science and religion |
B. | Arts and sport |
C. | Arts and science |
D. | Philosophy and history |
Answer» C. Arts and science |
84. |
……………….. is the beginning of all scientific activities of England |
A. | Elizabethan period |
B. | Victorian age |
C. | Modern period |
D. | Jacobean period |
Answer» B. Victorian age |
85. |
Origin of species is a work by |
A. | Mathew Arnold |
B. | Charles Darwin |
C. | Albert Einstein |
D. | Sigmund Freud |
Answer» B. Charles Darwin |
86. |
………………………… conflicted with faith in the Victorian period |
A. | Science |
B. | Philosophy |
C. | Mathematics |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Science |
87. |
The poem ‘The Pylons’ is about |
A. | Evening |
B. | A brook |
C. | Loss of rural life in England |
D. | Cities |
Answer» C. Loss of rural life in England |
88. |
England is compared to |
A. | Sapphire |
B. | Ruby |
C. | Emerald |
D. | Diamond |
Answer» C. Emerald |
89. |
Asimov coined the term “Robotics” in his story |
A. | Rob land |
B. | Hunger |
C. | Liar |
D. | The Sea |
Answer» C. Liar |
90. |
What are the qualities of the mother? |
A. | Stylish and talkative |
B. | Affection and practical knowledge |
C. | Love and care |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Affection and practical knowledge |
91. |
What is the name of the General of the story ‘My Son, The Physicist’? |
A. | Reiner |
B. | Gerard |
C. | Michel |
D. | Cremona |
Answer» A. Reiner |
92. |
Largest satellite of Jupiter? |
A. | Ganymede |
B. | Tollymede |
C. | Straus |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Ganymede |
93. |
French Mathematician who worked in tobacco industry is …….. |
A. | Paul Tannery |
B. | Jules Tannery |
C. | Michel Chasles |
D. | Laplace |
Answer» A. Paul Tannery |
94. |
Byzantine Civilisation was studied by |
A. | Laplace |
B. | M.Berthelot |
C. | Paul Tannery |
D. | Jules Tannery |
Answer» C. Paul Tannery |
95. |
The first unfavourable condition for the underdevelopment of science and its history is……… |
A. | Few knows the entirety of science |
B. | Few are capable of investigating by himself all scientific questions |
C. | Both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) |
96. |
M.Berthelot disproved theory of ……… |
A. | Evolution |
B. | Natural selection |
C. | Vitalism |
D. | Origin of the universe |
Answer» C. Vitalism |
97. |
Vienna is a collection of Poems by ……….. |
A. | Stephen Spender |
B. | MacNeice |
C. | Cecil Day Lewis |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Stephen Spender |
98. |
Alan Charles Bullock wrote a biography of |
A. | Charlie Chaplin |
B. | Isaac Newton |
C. | Charles Darwin |
D. | Adolf Hitler |
Answer» D. Adolf Hitler |
99. |
………is a religion founded primarily on revelations of God to human kind. |
A. | Buddhism |
B. | Jainism |
C. | Revealed Religion |
D. | Unrevealed Religion |
Answer» C. Revealed Religion |
100. |
………is a conversation or speech characterized by witty comments or replies. |
A. | Alliteration |
B. | Repartee |
C. | Wit |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Repartee |
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