ONLINE BITS 21

1. The book in which Aristotle put forward his arguments for the belief that the earth is a round sphere rather than
a flat plate, is
(a) On The Heavens
(b) On The Skies
(c) A Brief History of Time
(d) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
2. Galileo‘s observation through the telescope indicated that
(a) the earth need not be at the centre of the universe
(b) the sun was at the centre of the universe
(c) the planets moved around the Jupiter
(d) the earth was at the centre of the universe
3. In order to talk about the nature of the universe and to discuss questions such as whether it has a beginning or an
end we must be clear about
(a) What a scientific theory is
(b) All the laws of science
(c) What about the beginning in time of the origin of the universe?
(d) What is the origin of the universe?
4. Kalam was greatly influenced by his fathers
(a) prayer
(b) Simplicity
(c) Spiritual life
(d) Philosophy
5. In moulding an individual, important roles are played by
(a) family and background
(b) heredity and environment
(c) parents and siblings
(d) family and environment
6. Who said-“With faith you can change your destiny”?
(a) Iyadurai Solomon
(b) Prof. Sponder
(c) Jallaluddin
(d) Siva Subramania Iyer
7. The antonym for the word ‘frugally‘ is
(a) stingy
(b) economical
(c) inexpensive
(d) extravagant
8. The discovery of a unified theory may not our lifestyle
(a) affects
(b) effect
(c) affect
(d) effects
9. Jainulabdeen was highly educated very rich
(a) neither, nor
(b) either, or
(c) neither, or
(d) not only, but also
10. I shall take simple-minded view that theory is just model of the universe
(a) an, a, the
(b) a, a, the
(c) the, a, a
(d) the, a, the
11. Who is the first person to foresee revolutionary social and ethical consequences of computer technology?
(a) Joseph Wiezenbaum
(b) Norbert Wiener
(c) Walter Maner
(d) Donn Parker
12. Big-brother Government means
(a) A government in authority that has complete power and tries to control peoples behavior and thoughts and
limit their freedom.
(b) Dictatorship
(c) US Government
(d) Minority Government
13. Who assumed that ‘Computer Ethics‘, rather than replacing theories like Bentham‘s and Kant‘s will continue to
presuppose them?
(a) Wiener
(b) Johnson
(c) Maner
(d) Bynum
14. Who was the deputy secretary of the Atomic Energy Commission?
(a) Prof. MGK Menon
(b) Prof. Vikram Sarabhai
(c) Prof. Menon
(d) Mr. Saraf
15. India first rocket launch took place on
(a) 21st Oct1965
(b) 21st Oct 1963
(c) 21st Nov 1963
(d) 21st Nov 1965
16. India - Pakistan war took place in
(a) 1962
(b) 1965
(c) 1963
(d) 1964
17. Write the synonym of the word ‘Initial‘
(a) final
(b) crucial
(c) mid term
(d) preliminary
18. The antonym for the word ‘Known‘
(a) familiar
(b) strange
(c) vivid
(d) proximity
19. Compute ethics as a field study was founded Norbert Weiner
(a) for, by
(b) of, by
(c) with, by
(d) of, with
20. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word ‘Capable‘
(a) in
(b) im
(c) un
(d) mis

ANSWERS : A A A D B A D C A C B A B D C B D B B A