ONLINE BITS 17

1. What are the five planets revolving round the earth according to Ptolemy
(a) Saturn, Venus, Mars, Neptune and Pluto
(b) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Mercury, Venus, Saturn, moon and Neptune
(d) Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Pluto
2. The polish priest who proposed a simpler model of the solar system was
(a) Sir Isaac Newton
(b) Cladius Ptolemy
(c) Nicholas Copernicus
(d) Galileo Galilee
3. The two basic partial theories are
(a) The Newtons theory of gravity and the general theory of relativity
(b) Aristotelian theory and Copernican theory
(c) The general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics
(d) The general theory of relativity and mechanics
4. Abdul Kalam was born in the year
(a) 1913
(b) 1941
(c) 1931
(d) 1939
5. Kalam‘s parents fulfilled his
(a) greedy needs
(b) emotional and material needs
(c) unaffordable needs
(d) ambitious desires
6. IAF interview was conducted in
(a) Dehradun
(b) Bangalore
(c) Delhi
(d) Kanpur
7. We would circle it with the same reverence as a pilgrim from a distant place. Choose the synonym for the
underlined word.
(a) respect
(b) rhythm
(c) opposition
(d) disobedience
8. Choose the word that best expresses- having a limit or end
(a) Irregular
(b) Finite
(c) Infinite
(d) Regular
9. Our goal is nothing less than a complete description the universe we live
(a) for, in
(b) of, with
(c) of, in
(d) for, with
10. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word partial
(a) mis
(b) un
(c) im
(d) in
11. The pioneer of computer ethics as a field of study is
(a) Norbert Wiener
(b) James Moor
(c) Walter Maner
(d) Joseph Wiezenbaum
12. Computer Ethics is defined as a branch of applied ethics which studies ethical problems aggravated, transformed or
created by computer technology by
(a) Wiener
(b) Bentham
(c) Kant
(d) Maner
13. Who predicted that Computer Ethics eventually will evolve into a system of global ethics?
(a) Terrell Ward Bynum
(b) Wiener
(c) John Snapper
(d) Gorniak
14. Where was Kalam absorbed as a rocket engineer?
(a) TIFR
(b) INCOSPAR
(c) DTD & P (Air)
(d) ADE
15. The full form of GEM is
(a) Ground Engineering Model
(b) Ground Equipment Machine
(c) Ground Equipment Machinery
(d) Ground Engineering Machine
16. The Indian Air Force was in dire need of RATO motors for use in
(a) S-22 and HF-24 aircraft
(b) S-22 and HF-22 aircraft
(c) S-24 and HF-24 aircraft
(d) S-24 and HF-22 aircraft
17. The word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Watershed‘
(a) coarse
(b) slippery
(c) significant
(d) odd
18. Choose the antonym for the word ‘Robust‘
(a) weak
(b) agile
(c) sturdy
(d) hefty
19. the mid 1960‘s, computer enabled invasions privacy ‘big brother‘ government agencies became a
public worry.
(a) In, of, of
(b) In, by, of
(c) On, by, of
(d) In, of, by
20. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word ‘Explored‘
(a) mis
(b) im
(c) un
(d) in
ANSWERS : B C C C B A A B C C A D D B B A C A D C