McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 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 | |
Done Studing? Take A Test.
Great job completing your study session! Now it's time to put your knowledge to the test. Challenge yourself, see how much you've learned, and identify areas for improvement. Don’t worry, this is all part of the journey to mastery. Ready for the next step? Take a quiz to solidify what you've just studied.