Che Vota Fry eatobiee Foundation Course in Science & Technology FSTO1 HANDWRITTEN STUDY MATERIAL (ENGLISH) PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS ONE LINERS CHAPTER WISE cs ¥ LEARNING CENTER (YOUTUBE CHANNEL) © Useful for Ignou MCQ Based Examination This Book is very Helpful for the Student for better revision in a short time to acheive Max marks in Exam Created By- Learning Center (team) © copyright CKEKEK CKCHAPTER 1-2 > What is science : Is a human effort > Henry Ford: Were American e Were famous for inventing instruments e Leader in the manufacture of motor vehicles > Henry Ford's statement: History is a little nonsense. > History of Science: This is the story of the process of interactions between science and human society. > Names of three types of civilizations: © Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age > What is the meaning of science is a social institution : Scientific work is done by people in large numbers and organized form. > What is the meaning of specialization in science : > In-depth study of the specific problem of a given field >What is necessary for science : Observation and experiment > In whose early stages human life depended on : > Collecting food and hunting > When was fire invented : In the Palaeolithic period Scientific Characteristics - Technological Actions > Tactical mechanics - hunting of animals, o use of bow arrows, o use of lever > Observations and descriptions - hunting of animals, e study of animal behavior, © collecting seeds and fruits in different seasons,e regular cycle of seasons, © cooking of food, e making wine, > Classification - the study of organisms, © the study of inanimate materials > What led to the end of the Stone Age: Climate change > What era did agriculture and civilizations invent: = In the Bronze Age > What is the period of Indus Valley Civilization? = 2760 BC to1750 BC > How was Indus Valley Civilization: Bronze Age Civilization > What led to the collapse of Bronze Age civilization? > The rise of different classes of producers and inventions o Nomadic robbers attack o Increase in population > In which era metal was first used: in the Bronze Age > To what extent did the Indus Valley civilization extend? Pakistan, present-day Haryana and Gujarat in the south > Where were the roads of Indus Valley Civilization found: = at right angles.CHAPTER 2-3 > Iron metal is related to the discovery of which metal: Iron > The beginning of the Iron Age: 1500 BC > The end of the Iron Age: 400 BC » Rig Vedic period: 1500 BC to 700 BC > The Rig-Veda is : a collection of mantras and verses > Period of Yajurvedi period: 700 BCE to 400 BCE > Civilization that spread far and wide in the Gangetic plains: Vedic Civilization > At what time was the caste system born: in the iron age >The need to build Yajurveda greatly increased the knowledge: geometry > Which is the basic text of surgery: Sushruta Samhita Rachna - 600 years BC >» An example of the downgrade concept of science is : Roman Empire > What was the number of Jana Padas: 16 > What is Sita land? > Land that comes directly under the supervision of the state > Whose composition is the book of economics? Kautilya Chanakya > What period is called the golden age of Indian science: Gupta period > Under whose reign Algebra emerged: Brahmagupta > Where is the first mention of the decimal or sunya system? > Gujjar grant letter article (595 AD) > Aryabhata was an astronomer of which period: Gupta periodName Statement > Aryabhata - Earth revolves and the sky is located > The eclipse is caused by the shadow of the Earth on the Moon > Varah Mihir -Earth is located and Sun Moon and planets revolve around it. > The eclipse appears due to the shadow of the Earth on the Moon > Brahmagupta: Eclipses are made by Rahu and Ketu. > The Earth is stable, the Sun Moon and planets revolve around it > What led to the collapse of the Gupta Empire: the invasion of Hunas > What was the era of conflict in India: > 750 AD to 1000 AD (Pal-Pratihara-Between Nations) > What is Ore: Source of raw metal from which the metal is separated by chemical reaction. > Colonization: Submission of another state by an empire for its economic and political development > Aniks : A type of precious stone > Totem : Tribal group ancestry > Samantha Shahi: The system in which the big landlords collected revenue from the public and paid it to the king.CHAPTER 6 > What were the reasons for the arrival of Christianity? > The suffering and resistance of the slaves and the general public of the Roman Empire > In which did the resistance first prevail? > When did Islam rise? In the seventh century. > Alberuni was the traveller of which country? Arabic > What was the name of the astronomy tables of Raja Jai Singh? Jij-e-muhammad shahi > Jij-e-Muhammad Shahi is derived from which book? jij-Ulugh Beg » What is the name of Abul Fazal's famous book? Aine-Akabari > Is the treatise composed by Mian Behwa based on Ayurveda medicine? Tibby Sikandar Shahi » What is the device used to convert horizontal motion upward and upward motion into horizontal motion? Giaran > Where was paper invented? China (1st century) > Renaissance period - 1440 to 1550 > Which country started the renaissance? Italy > Monalisa painting is composed by Leonardo da vinci> Where was the first institute to teach science opened? Gresham College England 1579 > Who invented the telescope? Galileo Galilei > Names of books published by the Galileo Galilei : Dialogue on two new science Cedarius Nuntius > What is a book by newton? The Philosophy of Natural Principia Mathematica > When was the telegraph invented? 1837 > Who designed the logical and theoretical study of chemistry? Antoine Laurent Lavasier > What was the major feature of the Renaissance? Criticism and abandonment of old ideas > What kind of science emerged after the Renaissance? Science based on test and experiment > Which country started the industrial revolution? Britain > Who developed the list of logarithms? John napier > Who discovered the law of motion of planets? Yohan capler > Who propounded the principle of universal gravity? Isaac NewtonCHAPTER 7-8 > What gave rise to the Industrial Revolution: The ever increasing demand of markets for the sale of raw materials and finished products > Who founded the Society for Cultivation of Science - ML Sarkar (1876) » When and to whom CV Raman received the Nobel Prize: In 1930 for research on light scattering > When was the Indian Science Congress Association born: in 1914 AD >» What were the objectives of the appointment of the Indian Industrial Commission 1916: Making India scientifically and industrially independent > When was the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research established: 1942 AD » What are the characteristics of science: The item is complementary Is in motion Is variable ls beyond dogma Never complete > What are the various stages of scientific method: Object observation Hypothesis making to use Hypothesis testing and improvement > What is Amalgam: Mixing of any metal with mercury > Krishi Das: A person who worked according to the wishes of his master and mainly worked in farming > Capitalism: The system in which the rich class exploits the workers by empowering the means of production.> Observatory: Laboratory where Sun Moon stars planets and constellations are better observed and studied > Kanchan graph: a tool for contraction of plant applications > Soshunggraph: A device that shows absorption of water or any fluid in plants CHAPTER 9-10 > Who first thought that the Earth is round Philosophical Thales (600 BCE) Name the model given by Ptolemy: Geo-central universe Name the model given by Copernicus: the Sun is at the center of the universe > what is the shape of planetary orbits: Elliptical >What is called the glowing cloud of gas and dust in Mandakini : Niharika or Nebula > Mandakini is made up of: gas, dust, clusters of millions of stars > What is the distance travelled by light in 1 year? Light year > Whose unit is light year : distance > One light year = 9.46 x 10%12 > How long does the moon take to revolve the earth: 27.33 days > What is the number of Planetarium: 88 > How far is the sun from the center of the galaxy: 30000 light years > How many types of Mandakini are there: 3 Horoscopic, long circular, unsymmetrical > | have my own suspicion that the universe is not just as amazing as we think, but rather more amazing than we > >are thinking or more. "Whose statement is this: Scientist Halladen > Who was JBS Holden: was a UK biologist who later became a citizen of India > What are the examples of invisible radiation: infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, radio waves, X-rays, gamma rays > Which radiation is used in the treatment of cancer: gamma ray > What is the distance between two successive rings or troughs: wavelength > What is the unit of wavelength : meter > What is the unit of frequency : Hertz > What is the shortest wave called patience waves: gamma rays > What is called the largest wave of waves: kilometer wave > What is the frequency of purple color : 670-790 THz > What is the frequency of red : 400-484 THz > When a distant paint such as a galaxy quasar goes away, the lines of the spectrum of their light shift to which side: towards red > Where a star is born: in hydrogen gas clouds » When was the Pulsar star discovered: 1967 > What is the source of energy of stars: Hydrogen nucleus in core makes Helium nucleus > What is called the study of the shape, origin and evolution of the universe: cosmology > Which is the most important theory of origin of universe - Big Bang theory > What happened 5 billion years after the Big Bang: stars and Mandakini became.CHAPTER 11 > How old is the sun: 5 billion years > What is the speed of sunlight: 3x 10*8 m/s > Which way does the sun rotate on its axis: east to west » Earth rotate on its axis : West to east » How many times the volume of the Sun is than the volume of the Earth : 1.3 million times » What is the distance of the Earth from the Sun: 14.98 million kilometres » What is called the celestial body revolving around the Sun: Planet > How many planets of the sun are there : 8 > Which planet is closest to the Sun : Mercury » Which is the farthest planet from the Sun : Neptune > Which is the largest planet in the solar system: Jupiter > How the solar eclipse occurs : when the moon moves between the sun and the earth > Which planet is called the evening star or the morning star : Venus > How many planets can be seen with eyes : 5 > What is the red planet : Mars > Planets are originated from: the sun > By which method the transmission of heat from the Sun to the Earth: Radiation > Which vitamin is in sunlight: Vitamin D > Which planet is called Earth's twin or Earth's sister: Venus » What is the distance of the Earth from the Moon: 385000 kilometers » Who was the first person to reach the moon site: Neil Arm Strong> When does a lunar eclipse occur: When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon > How many days of Earth is equal to one lunar day: 28 days > About how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water: two-thirds > How long does the sunlight reach the Earth: 8 minutes 20 seconds > Which line divides the earth into two parts: the equator > What is called a group of small pieces of shell orbiting around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter: Asteroids > What is the distance travelled by sun rays in 1 year: light years.CHAPTER 12-13 >» According to ancient Greek belief, how life was transferred to different planets : from Cosmozoa to small units called Bijanu > Who is called the father of biology: Aristotle » Whose vision is the origin of life itself: Louis Pasteur > The animal world is divided into how many classes: 5 > What is the oldest unicellular organism on earth called: Monera > What makes penicillin and streptomycin medicines: From fungi > What was lacking in the first cell: nucleus > Which pigments are found in plants for the manufacture of food: chlorophyll » What are the animals that have reed bones found in them: vertebrates » The branch of science in which information and control are studied in a general way: Sibernetics > What is the number of chromosomes in the formation of gametes in the process of sexual reproduction: reduced to half > What is the cause of aging: impairment in the structure and function of all the cells and organs of the body > Who Falsified the Principle of Self-Generation: Louis Pasteur > Whose creation is Origin of Species: Charles Darwin > Which ship did Darwin circumnavigate the world: HML Beagle (up to 5 years) > Human is related to which animal group: mammal > Which animals are insect eaters : Early Pymets> How do mammals differ from other organisms: they contain mammals and hairs > How the age of a fossil is determined: Carbon 14 > Correct determination of fossils and certain types of rocks has been made possible by the development of which knowledge: Radioactivity > How can one estimate the age of this fossil in which all organic matter is asleep - with the help of radioactive isotopes of fluorine or phosphorus CHAPTER 14-15 > The branch of biology in which we study the relationship between live and its environment is called: Ecology >» What are the two components of the environment: organic and abiotic > How many categories of ecosystems are divided into: 3 - producers, consumers, decomposers > What is the main source of energy for all creatures on Earth: the Sun > What are the basic elements of photosynthesis: sunlight, carbon dioxide and water > Under which category do green plants fall : producers > What is the main source of energy for the ecosystem; Sunlight > What is the process of energy flow in the ecosystem: one way > What is the entry of energy into a circumstantial system: from producers >» What are the 3 components of the environment: ocean atmosphere and forests>» Some animals produce their own light, What are they called: Bio Luminance > What percentage of the Earth is in the ocean: about 70% > How much pressure the atmosphere exerts on the sea surface: 1 kg per square centimeter 1 Atmospheric pressure 1 Pascal > Which is Earth's largest and most dense ecosystem: Ocean > What are the major factors that control the amount and type of life found in the sea: energy and nutrients > Which event brings minerals and essential substances from deep water to the surface: effluent > What are the plants found in that and numbers: orchid, bromoloid > Who is the Chipko movement related to: Conservation of forests > What is a camouflage: Protective policy of organisms in which they adopt color and shape matching their environment > What is the total weight of all or all the selected live groups in a particular area: BioMassCHAPTER 16 > What is pollution: The rate of any substance or energy in the environment and the amount that is harmful to life > What are the types of waste material or pollution: two (long-term and short-term) >» What is a biodegradable pollutant: Pollutants that are fissioned by organisms > What are the five types of primary pollutants: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, microscopic particles > Which toxic gas reduces the capacity of oxygen as it enters hemoglobin: carbon monoxide > How carbon monoxide is produced: Organic materials like gasoline, coal, charcoal and waste are not fully burned > People who have cancer due to asbestos particles getting deposited in the lungs : Asbestosis > People who have silica deposits in their lungs - silicosis > What is PAN: A type of pollution, Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate > What is called acid rain; When the pH value of rainwater falls below 5.6 > What is the pH value of neutral pure water: 7 > The value of pH scale is: 0 to 14 Less than 7: Acid 7 : nostalgic 7 to 14 : Alkali > What causes corrosion of marble idols and metals: acid rain » What is the Green House Effect: warming of the atmosphere>» Photochemical fumigants are composed of: nitrogen dioxide, ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate. > Minimata disease is caused by which metal: Mercury > The intensity of sound or noise is measured by: decibel > Bhopal gas accident caused by which gas leak: Methyl isocyanide > When was the Bhopal gas tragedy: 3 December 1984 > When did the Chernobyl nuclear accident happen: 1986 » Which event occurs in reservoirs due to malnutrition: Algie BloomCHAPTER 17-18 > What are the types of resources ? Two types - renewable and non renewable > Renewable Resources: Maintenance that can never end and that keeps on producing again » Non-renewable resources: resources that are exhausted once used > What is the percentage of fresh water on the earth: 2.7% > The fertility of the soil depends on: the ability to absorb water and oxygen > Examples of what resources are forest pastures, wildlife and aquatic life: renewable > What makes up the topmost layer of land: soil > What is the color of the soil found in the mountainous Himalayan region: from ash gray to light yellowish brown > Name the non-conventional energy sources: solar energy, wind power, wave and tidal energy, geothermal energy, nuclear power, biogas > What a reactor produces: nuclear power > In the photo of the surface of the Earth, linear features indicate the areas of which reserves : Mineral and ground water deposits >What is called the process of fission of complex compounds of organic materials into simple compounds: fermentation > How fly ash is used: cementing material > What is the process by which waste of resources is made reusable : Recycling > What type of resource is the land: non-renewable> How plants like peas help the soil: by increasing the amount of nitrogen in the soil > How ground water is replenished: by planting vegetation and trees > What is Sintered: The material left after extracting the metal from the ore >What is called the process of removing salts from seawater: desalination CHAPTER 19-20 > What is called the soil made boundaries in the fields : the outline bond > Shrubs, soil, sand sacks etc. are planted in the water drains in the fields to stop the flow of water, what is it called : Khadd Bandh » About 8% of the country's total rainfall is due to which monsoon: southwest monsoon > What else do we lose along with soil due to soil erosion: nutrient uptake > Which soil has the highest productive capacity: alluvial soil > Irrigation is available on what percentage of India's agricultural land : 28% > Where did poultry start in the world: from red jungle fowl in Madhya Pradesh > What is the crop grown during the southwest monsoon: Kharif crop> When is Kharif crop grown: July to October > When is Rabi crop grown: October to March > What are found in the roots of pulses: Nitrogen fixing bacteria > First Shankar is credited with producing cotton: Indian agricultural scientists > Which are the fuel trees: Subabul, Casuarina, Stylos, Eucalyptus > What is the relay crop arrangement: given to the next crop before reaping the previous crop > Which is called the protein factory : Pigs > How much India ranks in the world in fisheries production: eighth > Which is called the cold desert of India : Laddakh > What varieties are more suitable for cold deserts: Early ripening and cold resistant > Examples of trees that provide wood for fuel in arid regions are: kikar, moscot, safeda > Write the names of crops that improve the soil quality of dry land: Castor and Arhar > One important reason for destroying soil quality in hilly regions : Cut and burn method >The main cause of soil alkalinity is: Excess of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate > What is extremely important in the management of saline soils: water management > Name the technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products : Biotechnology >What is the biggest problem related to modern agriculture: energyCHAPTER 21-22 > Who performs the function of fuel in our body: food > What are energy rich foods: Carbohydrate and fat rich food > What is a bodybuilding food called: protein » What is called protective food: salts and vitamins > What is the amount of water in our body: about 70 percent > Which is the food for repair and construction of Tissue: Protein-rich food » What is called sunshine vitamin: Vitamin D > What are water-soluble vitamins: vitamins B and C > What is the name of vitamin that helps to stop bleeding by blood coagulation: Vitamin K >The color of blood is red due to the presence of: hemoglobin > more than required protein is converted into which thing for a day : in energy and fat > Which is the essential element for making haemoglobin in blood: Iron >» Which is a serious protein and calorie deficiency disease: Kwashiorkor and rickets > Legs are yours due to lack of rickets: Vitamin D > What is measured in dietary energy: calories > What are the three elements of health: physical, mental and social well being » Who discovered microbes: Antoine Forest Leuvenhoek > What is the major physical blockage in the entry of microbes: our skin> Who protects our body from microbes by releasing them: white blood cells > Who was the first person to find the vaccine for Chicken- pox : Edward Jenner > What are the diseases caused by bacteria: cholera, diarrhoea, leprosy, plague, tuberculosis, typhoid > What are the diseases caused by the virus: young mother, measles, colds, influenza, polio, rabies, >» What are the diseases caused by protozoa: malaria, sleeping sickness > What are the diseases caused by fungi: skin diseases, herpes, baldnessCHAPTER 23-24 > The brain of man is composed of 1 billion cells which are called : Nerve cells >» Who sends signals from the nervous system to the muscles and glands: motor neuron >» When nerve impulses occur : after a stimulus or a stimulating event > What is the part of the cell that is like a thread that brings information from other types of cells or the external environment? > A special chemical is released by nerve terminals which is called: neural transmitter > What is the space between the ends of a nerve and the drum of the next cell is called: synapse > Who carries the message from the sensory organ to the central nervous system: sensory system cells > Which is the largest part of the brain: cerebrum > Which are the two parts of nervous system: central nervous system, peripheral nervous system > What is not included in the central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord > Which part of the brain is responsible for memory and thinking: forebrain > Involuntary control of the internal organs of the body comes from the nerves: autonomic nerve > Maintaining the balance of the body is the function of which part of the body: Cerebellum > Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling hunger and thirst etc.: Hypothalamus> How many cranial nerves are in the peripheral nervous system: 12 pairs > What is the number of nerves in the spinal cord; 31 pairs » Any caste-specific behaviour which is not related to practice is what is called: natural behaviour > Reading and memorizing material given in textbooks: cognitive learning > What are 3 ways of learning: stimulation and response, rewards and punishment, cognitive learning, > Children from 2 to 7 years of age often think that they are the axis of the world. Which state is this: Pre-operational state > What are the results that are seen when measuring cognitive development of an individual: Intelligence Quotient > Intelligence Quotient = mental age x 100 / actual age > When a person's mental age is the same as his actual age, what is his Intelligence Quotient : 100 > From birth to age 18 months: Sensory stimulating stage > What is displaced aggression: indirect anger > How aggression is a human response: learned response > What is the age of teens: 13 years 18 years >The stage when humans move from childhood to adulthood: adolescence > What is meant by human capacity engineering: the study of man's efficiency at machines and the workplace > What are the three elements that have an effect on the brain stability of astronauts in space: loneliness, lack of sensing and weightlessnessCHAPTER 25-26 >What percentage of people can be reached by broadcasting AIR : 95% >What percentage of people can be reached by Doordarshan telecast s: 70% » Who did most of the communication during the freedom struggle: communication > On what basis were the states primarily based on India: Based on the language > Public relations has its place in communication > Who needs people to participate in political process: information > Media can create the feeling of being a citizen of the country and national unity » How mass communication started in India: the interaction between social groups > What are the modern means of mass communication: AIR, Television, newspapers, magazines, films, telephone, internet » When did Television debut in India: 1959 > When did TV's colour programs begin: 1982 > Which multipurpose satellite India left in space in 1983: Inset 1B > What is an ideal communication system: which is a mixture of mass communication and __ personal communication media » What is the full name of UNESCO: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization> Which three things together have brought a new revolution in communication system: telecom technology, computers and satellites >In which conference Panchsheel countries criticized the imperialist attitude in the field of information and culture of Western power groups: Barugh conference in 1956 CHAPTER 27-28 > Which region had an important contribution in the industrial revolution of the 18th century: Science and Technology > What kind of socialism is explained in our country's constitution: in which every person gets proportional justice and opportunity >» Who has given the key to open the wealth of natural resources: Science » Aman falls under the poverty line when he cannot collect how many calories per day: 1500 > Which country shall we call developed country: a country with higher productivity per capita > What is the main raw material of soap and detergent: animal fat > When skilled scientists of our country go to work in developed countries abroad, what is it called : brain drain > Developing countries like India should reduce their technology dependence on other developed countries,what steps will have to be taken: Research and development efforts will have to be increased. > What usually happens when researching problems related to a particular production system: New systems of production are discovered Current system improves > What causes our country to fall short of international standards of productivity: not using the latest technology > What is technology : Application of science in solving problems > What is Key Swing Technology: Imported technology ready to be used immediately > When was the scientific policy proposal prepared: the statement was published by the Indian Parliament in 1958, 1983 > What is technology policy: the first step towards not being dependent on other nations for essential goods and services > Which policy emphasizes self-reliance in technological development and use of its resources for sustainable technology : Technology Policy > Which committee has been formed by the government for the implementation of competitor's policy: Technology Policy Implementation Committee > What are 3 ways to transfer technology Import of technology, Transfer of technology from laboratory to field of use Technology exports > Why the country should develop its technology: To be self-reliant To meet the basic needs of citizensTo increase national production > which countries does India export electronic information: Myanmar, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Argentina > What kind of technology should it be : Proper utilization of human resources Use of local natural resources Conserve energy CHAPTER-29 > LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation > How the laser works: amplification of light by Stimulated emission of light > What are laser waves like : Coherence > What is coherence : waves of light move with equal speed and synergy with each other > What is the speed of light: 3x 10 “ 5 km per sec >The place where the laser beam falls is a very large amount of energy per unit area, why this happens: Because laser rays do not propagate > Lasers are special types of light sources that have many properties > What is called the technique of sending light forward through finely wired glass wires: fiber optics > By which process does light in optical fiber reach from one end to another: multiple total internal reflections » Explain some uses of optical fiber: endoscope, data transmission>» Who has footprints on Shanti Sagar (silent ocean), a dry flat spot on the moon: Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11, 1969) > What are Geostationary Satellites: Artificial satellites that revolve around the Earth in 24 hours and appear stable from the Earth » What is used for fuel in nuclear furnace: Uranium 235 > What is the breakdown of one large navel into two smaller ones Is called: nuclear fission > What are the substances that slow down the speed of neutrons in the nuclear process are called: Moderator: Example graphite > When was the famous Russian-based Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident happened : 1986 > When two light atomic nuclei join or combine to form a nucleus, what is it called: nuclear fusion > What is Biotechnology: Industrial Use of Biological Processes > What are the two major technologies of biotechnology: genetic engineering and enzyme stabilization > Biotechnology is based on the control and use of microorganisms, enzymes and cells etc. » What is called a substance that accelerates or slows down a chemical reaction without turning itself into a chemical: catalystCHAPTER 30 > Materials that have higher electrical conductivity than insutor and less than conductor are called: semiconductor > Examples of semiconductor : silicon, germanium, gallium arsenide, indium antimonide » What is called the process of mixing impurities in a pure semiconductor: doping > In which direction is the conduction of electric current in a PN junction diode: only in one direction >» A single chip that has a large number of semiconductor devices in a certain pattern is called a: Integrated circuit > Set of instructions or programs that runs computer hardware is called : Software > How many units does a computer have: 5 Input, Output, Control Unit, Memory, Arithmatic and Logical Unit > What is BASIC FORTON COBOL PASCAL etc.: computer languages > What is a robot: a computerized multi-purpose and reprogrammed machine > By understanding the signals received and processed, the computer will give the output that a human has given, then what kind of computer it will be: Artificial Intelligence > What is the branch of physics and technology that deals with the phenomena related to the motion of electrons in vacuum tubes, gas and semiconductors etc.: Electronic > A special fiber from which signals are transmitted by light rays is called: optical fiber > What is gene binding : adding fragments of DNA> What is the semiconductor device that is used to amplify the signals : Transistor > The type of production in which the ratio of capital to labour is greater than what is called: capital intensive production CHAPTER 31-32 >The systematic knowledge of the commodity world is called science, when this knowledge is used for the production and development of objects, then it is called technology. > What are the methods developed to control humans Voluntary participation, Discipline, Fear of punishment > What arose from efforts to control humans : social conflict > Control over things has created endless possibilities for human welfare. > Which are the third world countries: group of non- development countries > What is Pugwash: a worldwide movement of scientists that began with the ideas of Albert Einstein and Burted Russell >A mental state that increases confidence in a person is called : confidence> Our science and technological development will have to be strengthened through appropriate education and training research for self-reliance. > When and by whom was the international economy announced : United Nations Organisation in 1974 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No credit will be given if more than one answers given for one question. Therefore, you should select the most appropriate answer, You should not spend too much time on one question. If you find any particular difficult, leave it and go to the next. If you have time left after answering all othe unanswered question. There is no negative marking for wrdgg answers. FST-01(S) 21. The highly centralised state power gave way to a more flexible and local administration in (1) Maurya period 2) Gupta period (3) Both of the above (None of the above 2. Motifs of domesticated humpless cattle occur on the seals of (1) Mesopotamian period (2) Harappan period @) Mughal period (4) Kanishka period 3. Which of the following was set up for facilitating the transfer of technology from the laboratories of national R & D institute to the field : (1) National Research and Development Corporation of India Q) Central Building Research Institute (3) Department of Science & Technology (4) Indian Council of Agricultural Research 4, The crops sown between October and March are known as @) Rabi crops (2) Kharif crops @) Cash crops (4) Zaid crops 5. Which of the following countries got technology transfer from India in the field of Hydro-electricity generation? @)_ Mexico Q) Burma 3) Argentina (4) Malaysia 6. Which of the following vitamins is essential for functioning of nerves? (1) Vitamin B complex Q) Vitamin E @) Vitamin K @) Vitamin A 7. Bagasse is used asa raw material in manufacturing of (1) Cosmetics Q) Paper (3) Cement 4) Glass 8. Potato is propagated by (@) Seeds Q) Seed-tubers @) Stem cutting (4) Both (2) and (3) 9. Bone charcoal or activated carbon is used for decolorising (1) Salt @) Sugar 3) Vegetable oil (Mustard oil 10. Which of the following areas of our country are arid? (Assam, Mizoram, Tripura Q) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa (3) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar (4) Ladakh, Rajasthan, Gujarat PST-01(S) 3 P.T.O.1. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. First nuclear reactor in India was commissioned in (1) Kalpakkam (2) Sriharikota (@) Mahabaleshwar (@) Pokhran Which of the following plants are known as nitrogen fixing plants? (1) Succulent plants Q) Herbaceous plants (@)_ Leguminous plants (@ Cactus plants ‘The technique of transmitting. light waves through glass wires 28 thin as human hair is known as (1) Fibre optics 2) LASER @) Fibre glass (Microwave Cereals and millets contain following nutrients (1) Fats and proteins Q) Carbohydrates, proteins, iron and Vitamins @) Carbohydrates and fat (4) Vitamins and minerals Liquid crystals are commonly used as display panel in (1) Television (Q) Watches @) Calculators (@) Both @) and (3) ‘Amla, guava, papaya, citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables are the major source of (@) Vitamin A Q). Vitamin C @) Vitamin D (4) Vitamin K Government of India enterprise responsible for oil exploration is (@) ONGC Q) CORI @ FR (@ ISRO Which of the following is known as ‘Sunshine Vitamin’? (1) Vitamin D () Vitamin A (@) Vitamin K @ Vitamin E Deficiency of fodine in food causes thyroid gland to swell, this condition is known as @) Goitre Q) Anaemia (@) Rickets (4) Plaque Which of the following drug is given to the patients suffering from high blood pressure? (1) Streptomycin Q) Serpasil @) Penicillin (4) Insulin FST-01(S) 421. The control unit and Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) together are called @) Computer software Q) Input (3) Central Processing Unit @ Output 22, Canola is imported from (1) Malaysia @ China @ Canada (Japan 23, Sleeping sickness is caused by (1) Protozoa Bacteria @) Virus @) Fungi 24, Small pox vaccine was discovered by (1) Robert Koch @) Leeuwenhoek (3) Edward Jenner (4) Edwin Chadwick 25, White Blood Cells (WBC) develop in (1) Kidney and pancreas (2) Thymus and bone marrow (3) Liver and small intestines (4) Hypothalamus and thyroid 26. Brain consists of several types of neurons. One such type helps to send signals from the nervous system to muscles and glands which is known as (1) Sensory neurons Q) Motor neurons (3) Inner neurons (4) None of the above all 27. Choose the correct statement from the following. (@) Due to damage of mid-brain the patient can go to permanent sleep or coma. Q) Cerebral cortex is often referred to “red matter” due to its colour. Q) Medulla is an important part of forebrain. (@) Thalamus can be found in hindbrain. 28. Which of the following is true about the ‘History of Science’? (i) _ tis lack of questioning in researching for scientific discovery. Q) _Itisa story of an ongoing process of the interaction of science and society. (3) Both of the above (4) None of the above 29, Which of the following is true about the ‘method of science’. (1) _Itis the method and the practice that the people involved in an organised way follow. (2) Itis made up of a number of operations, mental and manual. (3) Both (1) and (2) above (4) None of the above FST-01(S) 5 PTO.31. 32. 33. 36. 38. 39. ‘The book ‘Optical Thesaurus’ was written by (1) Thn Battuta Q) Tbnal-Haytham (3) Ibn Khaldun (Al Biruni ‘The Indians had tried to calculate latitudes, for which their prime meridian passed through @) Varanasi Q) Allahabad (Prayagraj) @) Ujjain (Ayodhya Which of the following items came to India mainly through Ghorian conquerenes? (1) Paper Q) Steel @) Cloths (@) Medicine Who among the following propounded the heliocentric model? (1) Copernicus Q) Ptolemy @) Aristotle (@ Hipparchus How many planets are in our solar system? a) 8 @ 9 @ 7 @ 6 Which of the following is correct for a constellation? (Q) Group of stars ina pattern 2) Group of galaxies @) Clusters (4) Super dusters ‘The principal source of energy for any ecosystem is (1) Oxygen 2) Oxygen and Nitrogen Q) Sunlight () None of the above occur in the water layers near the surface, where sunlight is available. @__ Phytoplanktons @ Algae @) Heteropods (4) Ctenophores ‘Artificial demands for goods are created by (1) necessity (Q)_ hoardings Q) advertising (4) disposals Which of the following resources are distributed equally in the world? (Q) Human Q) Energy @) Land (4) None of the above FST-01(S) 640. Which one of the following statement should be used as a key phrase to denote the new economic era? (1) Production of industrial wealth accompanied by social justice 2) Production of industrial wealth accompanied by overproduction Q) Production of industrial wealth accompanied by justice to producers and consumers (4) Production of industrial wealth accompanied by personal development 41. Which one of the following is the correct expression that defines the urge of the peoples of developing world to share equitable natural resources and the knowledge which are parts of the common human heritage? (1) New international economic order New national economic order 3) Old international economic order (4) New national and international economic order 42, In which year the scientific policy resolution was passed by the Indian parliament? (ly 1959 Q) 1969 @ 1958 @) 1957 43, Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the options given below. List List-l A) Peripheral nerves 1) 43 pairs B) Spinal nerves 2} 12 pairs © Peripheral nervous system 3) Less than millimeter to more than one meter long D) Axon 4) 31 pairs ‘Choose the correct option. oy (B) oOo oO gq o1 ae) 4 @ 2 3. 1 4 @ 4 2 1 3 @ 2 4 1 3 44. Which one of the following hormone raises the Sex characteristics in the male population? (1) Progesterone (2) Testosterone @) Estrogen (4) None of the above 45. Which of the following is a correct statement about science? (1) The truth of science lies in its application Q) Scientific endeavour, at any point of time, depends on the existence of previous knowledge (3) Ithas always played a crucial role in production (4) Allof the above FST-01(S) 7 PTO.47. 49, 50. 51. 52. End of stone age was a result of (1) Climate change Q) Decrease in food supply vis-a-vis population growth (3) Both of the above (4) None of the above Printing with movable metal types was first used by (1) Arabs 2) Romans (@) Koreans (4) Chinese Self-reliance is a state of action that promotes in oneself. () diffidence 2) anxiety and fear (8) independence and confidence (4) indecisiveness Which of the following is not an example of invisible radiation among the following? @) Radio waves 2) Light waves (3) Ultraviolet radiation (4) X-rays Arrange the following stages of a star from youngest to old i) Red giant i) Protostar White dwarf Choose the correct answer. Q) Gi), @, Gi) @) @), Gi), Gi) 8) ii), @),@ @) Gi), (), Gi) Which of the following are evidences in favour of Big Bang theory of the origin of universe? i) Expansion of universe ii) Low density of quasars iii) Cosmic background radiation iv) Abundance of primordial elements Choose the correct answer. Q) @, Gi), ii) 2) @, Gi, Gv) @, Gi), Gv) @) Gi) only is a process by which deep, nutrient rich waters are brought to the surface (2) Photosynthesis Q) Upwelling ) Bioluminescence (Stratification ‘The waste materials that remain in an unchanged form for a long time are known as (1) Biodegradable pollutants 2) Persistent pollutants @) Non-persistent pollutants (4) None of the above FST-O1(S) 8