ONLINE BITS 11

1. What was the basis for Aristotle to believe that the earth was spherical
(a) the earth‘s shadow on the moon was always square
(b) the earth‘s shadow on the moon was always flat
(c) the earth‘s shadow on the moon was always spherical
(d) the earth‘s shadow on the moon was always round
2. Who supported the Copernican theory?
(a) Galileo and Newton
(b) Kepler and Ptolemy
(c) Kepler and Newton
(d) Galileo and Kepler
3. Aristotle‘s theory that everything was made out of four elements earth, air, fire and water was not considered as a
good theory because
(a) It did not make any definite predictions
(b) It had no reality
(c) It did not describe a large class of observations
(d) It was a simple theory
4. A sail boat was launched by Jainulabdeen to ferry pilgrims from Rameswaram to
(a) Dhanusnagar
(b) Dhanuskodi
(c) Dhanuskoti
(d) Dhanuskota
5. Abdul Kalam got his first earnings by selling
(a) Tamarind Seeds
(b) Mustard Seeds
(c) Maize Seeds
(d) Soya Seeds
6. IAF interview was conducted in
(a) Dehradun
(b) Kanpur
(c) Bangalore
(d) Delhi
7. The synonym for the word ‘omnipotent‘ is
(a) all- rounder
(b) all- powerful
(c) all-along
(d) all together
8. Choose the word that best expresses - ‘not moving or changing‘
(a) Stationery
(b) Static
(c) Stately
(d) Startle
9. The eclipses the moon were caused the earth coming between the sun and the moon
(a) of, with
(b) on, through
(c) in, on
(d) of, by
10. Choose the word with correct spelling
(a) Hypothisis
(b) Hipothesis
(c) Hypotheses
(d) Hypothesis
11. In Weiner‘s opinion computer technology would remake
(a) Space Technology
(b) Agri revolution
(c) Information Technology
(d) Second industrial revolution
12. ACM code was devised to address problems related to
(a) Juvenile crimes
(b) Election crimes
(c) Computer crimes
(d) Financial crimes
13. What is James Moor‘s classic essay on Computer Ethics?
(a) Ethical issues on the use of computers.
(b) News letter on Philosophy and Computing
(c) Metaphilosophy
(d) What is Computer Ethics?
14. When Kalam was posted at DTD & P, who was the Director?
(a) V. K. Krishna Menon
(b) Dr. Neelakantan
(c) Dr. R. Varadharajan
(d) Dr. OP. Mediratta
15. NASA is the centre for
(a) research and development in advanced aerospace technology
(b) research and development in advanced missile technology
(c) research and development in aerospace technology
(d) research and development in air craft technology
16. Who had highlighted the importance of clever business practices
(a) Prof. Sarabhai
(b) Jaya Chandra Babu
(c) Abdul Kalam
(d) Narayanan
17. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Perceive‘
(a) deceive
(b) ignore
(c) doubt
(d) identify
18. Choose the antonym for the word ‘Elegant‘
(a) graceful
(b) graceless
(c) stylish
(d) neat
19. I was advised stay back a couple days
(a) to, for, of
(b) for, to, of
(c) to, in, of
(d) of, for, to
20. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word ‘Explored‘
(a) un
(b) mis
(c) in
(d) im
ANSWERS : D D A B A A B B D D D C D B A B D B A A