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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 151. |
The nanoscale is of the order of ……… |
| A. | 10‐10m |
| B. | 108m |
| C. | 10‐9m |
| D. | 106m |
| Answer» C. 10‐9m | |
| 152. |
The smallest and strangest of the fundamental particles are …… |
| A. | Positrons |
| B. | Neutrons |
| C. | Neutrions |
| D. | Atoms |
| Answer» C. Neutrions | |
| 153. |
The Greek word philo means …… |
| A. | To respect |
| B. | To love |
| C. | Top hate |
| D. | To know |
| Answer» B. To love | |
| 154. |
The Greek word sophia means …… |
| A. | Wisdom |
| B. | Intelligence |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | Purity |
| Answer» A. Wisdom | |
| 155. |
Philosophy means ……… |
| A. | Love of wisdom |
| B. | Love of power |
| C. | Love of wealth |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Love of wisdom | |
| 156. |
………….is the study of reality. |
| A. | Axiology |
| B. | Epistemology |
| C. | Metaphysics |
| D. | Ontology |
| Answer» C. Metaphysics | |
| 157. |
……. is the study of reality. |
| A. | Axiology |
| B. | Epistemology |
| C. | Metaphysics |
| D. | Ontology |
| Answer» C. Metaphysics | |
| 158. |
………. is the study of values. |
| A. | Axiology |
| B. | Metaphysics |
| C. | Ontology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Axiology | |
| 159. |
………. of science deals with the development of ideas. |
| A. | History |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. History | |
| 160. |
………. of science deals with the logic of ideas. |
| A. | Knowledge |
| B. | History |
| C. | Philosophy |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Philosophy | |
| 161. |
……. is a systematic study of Nature, or the world around us. |
| A. | History |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Maths |
| Answer» C. Science | |
| 162. |
Inductivism was introduced by ……… |
| A. | Newton |
| B. | Francis Bacon |
| C. | Wegener |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Francis Bacon | |
| 163. |
Who gave scientific explanation, a theoretical structure? |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Wegener |
| C. | Carl Hempel |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» C. Carl Hempel | |
| 164. |
Carl Hempel gave scientific explanation a theoretical structure and he called it the ……… |
| A. | Covering Law Model |
| B. | Explanandum |
| C. | Explanas |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Covering Law Model | |
| 165. |
Covering Law Model is also known as ………… |
| A. | Inductive‐Nomological model |
| B. | Deductive‐Nomological model |
| C. | New Scientific model |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Deductive‐Nomological model | |
| 166. |
Who gave the Theory of Relativity? |
| A. | Newton |
| B. | Einstein |
| C. | Carl Hempel |
| D. | Wegener |
| Answer» B. Einstein | |
| 167. |
All science begins with .......... |
| A. | Experimentation |
| B. | Hypothesis |
| C. | Observation and measurement |
| D. | Inference |
| Answer» C. Observation and measurement | |
| 168. |
…….. contended that observed universe is illusory and only mental experiences are real. |
| A. | Idealism |
| B. | Naturalism |
| C. | Realism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Idealism | |
| 169. |
After observation and measurement, ,……. is the hallmark of most sciences. |
| A. | Inference |
| B. | Hhypothesis |
| C. | Experimentation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Experimentation | |
| 170. |
Which one of the following is a characteristic featrure of a good experimental design? |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Precision |
| C. | Consistency |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 171. |
On the Book of Heavens and the World of Aristotle is a work by …… |
| A. | Einstein |
| B. | Bishop Oresme |
| C. | Newton |
| D. | Huygens |
| Answer» B. Bishop Oresme | |
| 172. |
The notion that science is gradually moving towards a better understanding of the ‘reality out there’ is the predominant feature of ……. |
| A. | Realism |
| B. | Determinism |
| C. | Scientific realism |
| D. | Idealism |
| Answer» C. Scientific realism | |
| 173. |
NOA was introduced by ….. |
| A. | Einstein |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Arthur Fine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Arthur Fine | |
| 174. |
…….. claims that science is getting closer and closer to a single, correct account of the world. |
| A. | Anti realism |
| B. | Idealism |
| C. | Progressivism |
| D. | Phenomenalism |
| Answer» C. Progressivism | |
| 175. |
The theory of Evolution was propounded by …… |
| A. | Charles Darwin |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Einstein |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Charles Darwin | |
| 176. |
The unity of phenomena is called ….. |
| A. | Epistemological unity |
| B. | Ontological unity |
| C. | Axiological unity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ontological unity | |
| 177. |
The belief that the values of science, like its aims and goals, are unified is known as …….. |
| A. | Axiological unity |
| B. | Ontological unity |
| C. | Epistemological unity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Axiological unity | |
| 178. |
Reducing everything to fundamentals is called ……… |
| A. | Deduction |
| B. | Reductionism |
| C. | Inference |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Reductionism | |
| 179. |
Who discovered the Laws of Motion? |
| A. | Einstein |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Kepler |
| D. | Darwin |
| Answer» B. Newton | |
| 180. |
The notion that the various concepts, models, theories, etc. that scientists use to explore and explain the phenomena can themselves be reduced to the concepts, models, theories of a more basic science, is known as ….. |
| A. | Ontological reduction |
| B. | Epistemological reduction |
| C. | Axiological reduction |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Epistemological reduction | |
| 181. |
Kepler’s theory or laws can be derived from …….. equations. |
| A. | Einstein’s |
| B. | Newton’s |
| C. | Darwin’s |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Newton’s | |
| 182. |
The modern versions of inductivism owe much to …… |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | John Stuart Mill |
| D. | Darwin |
| Answer» C. John Stuart Mill | |
| 183. |
The philosopher of the 20 th century , who objected to the foundation of inductive reasoning is …… |
| A. | John Stuart Mill |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Karl Popper |
| D. | John Gray |
| Answer» C. Karl Popper | |
| 184. |
Popper uses the term ……….instead of verification. |
| A. | Falsification |
| B. | Identification |
| C. | Analysis |
| D. | Simplificatiuon |
| Answer» A. Falsification | |
| 185. |
Who challenged the very idea that scientific progress was a steady, linear, cumulative, and rational process. |
| A. | Karl Popper |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Thomas Kuhn |
| D. | John Gray |
| Answer» C. Thomas Kuhn | |
| 186. |
The new approach introduced by Lakatos to resolve the contradiction between Kuhn’s and Popper’s approaches is known as …,.,.. |
| A. | Methodology of Research Programme |
| B. | Methodology of Research Tradition |
| C. | Methodology of Research Progress |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Methodology of Research Programme | |
| 187. |
Who defines technological infrastruture as a historically determined set of mutually supporting artifacts and structures that enable human activity, and provide the means for its development. |
| A. | Joseph Pitt |
| B. | Thomas Kuhn |
| C. | Karl Popper |
| D. | Laudan |
| Answer» A. Joseph Pitt | |
| 188. |
………. Is concerned with knowing. |
| A. | Praxis |
| B. | Techne |
| C. | Theoretical Knowledge |
| D. | None of there |
| Answer» C. Theoretical Knowledge | |
| 189. |
Praxis is concerned with …….. |
| A. | Manufacturing |
| B. | Doing |
| C. | Knowing |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Doing | |
| 190. |
Techne is concerned with …… |
| A. | Making or manufacturing |
| B. | Doing |
| C. | Knowing |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Making or manufacturing | |
| 191. |
Theoretical knowledge deals with ….. |
| A. | Applied science |
| B. | Technology |
| C. | Pure science |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Pure science | |
| 192. |
Praxis deals with ….. |
| A. | Pure science |
| B. | Applied science |
| C. | Technology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Applied science | |
| 193. |
Techne deals with ….. |
| A. | Technology |
| B. | Pure science |
| C. | Applied science |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Technology | |
| 194. |
……. looks for opportunities for using or applying science. |
| A. | Pure science |
| B. | Applied science |
| C. | Technology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Applied science | |
| 195. |
……….. argue that evolution should have nothing to do with taxonomy and we should proceed purely by traditional considerations of appearances and similarities. |
| A. | Taxonomists |
| B. | Pheneticists |
| C. | Cladists |
| D. | None of These |
| Answer» B. Pheneticists | |
| 196. |
…….. is the requirement that all members of a group should share the same ancestor. |
| A. | Monophyly |
| B. | Taxonomy |
| C. | Evolution |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Monophyly | |
| 197. |
Philosophy of …… closely monitors the current work in cognitive neurosciences, evolutionary psychology, and artificial intelligence. |
| A. | Science |
| B. | Biology |
| C. | Physics |
| D. | Psychology |
| Answer» D. Psychology | |
| 198. |
Who wrote The Modularity of the Mind? |
| A. | Jerry Fodor |
| B. | John Gray |
| C. | Chomsky |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» A. Jerry Fodor | |
| 199. |
The over‐reverential attitude towards science is called ……. |
| A. | Axiology |
| B. | Metaphysics |
| C. | Scientism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Scientism | |
| 200. |
The one who spoke about ‘Scientific temper’ was …….. |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | Bacon |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
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