ONLINE BITS 4

1. Aristotle belongs to
(a) Greek
(b) Italy
(c) Athens
(d) Poland
2. Who supported the Copernican theory?
(a) Kepler and Newton
(b) Galileo and Kepler
(c) Kepler and Ptolemy
(d) Galileo and Newton
3. According to Stephen Hawking the ultimate goal of Science is
(a) To provide partial theories to explain the whole universe
(b) To provide a unified theory of the whole universe
(c) To know the nature and time of the universe
(d) To know the initial state of the universe
4. Who was the only person on the island, who could write in English?
(a) Jallaluddin
(b) Pakshi Lakshman Sastry
(c) Jainulabdeen
(d) Samsuddin
5. Kalam‘s parents fulfilled his
(a) unaffordable needs
(b) emotional and material needs
(c) greedy needs
(d) ambitious desires
6. Who was an ideal guide and mentor for Kalam?
(a) Jallaluddin
(b) Prof. Sponder
(c) Iyadurai Solomon
(d) Siva Subramania Iyer
7. Choose the antonym for the word ‘attractive‘
(a) submissive
(b) impulsive
(c) repulsive
(d) passive
8. Choose the word that substitutes - Device used to see distant objects
(a) Television
(b) Telescope
(c) Telegraph
(d) Telematics
9. According to Newton each heavenly body the universe was attracted every other body
(a) of, with
(b) in, towards
(c) of, by
(d) in, to
10. I shall take simple-minded view that theory is just model of the universe
(a) the, a, the
(b) the, a, a
(c) a, a, the
(d) an, a, the
11. Who created the code of ethics for the members of the Association for computing machinery in 1973
(a) Wiener
(b) Walter Maner
(c) Donn Parker
(d) Joseph Wiezenbaum
12. Which of the following book is considered to be a classic in Computer Ethics?
(a) The Human Use of Human Beings
(b) Computer Power and Human Reason
(c) A Starter Kit for Teaching Computer Ethics
(d) Cybernetics: or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
13. Who predicted that Computer Ethics eventually will evolve into a system of global ethics?
(a) Wiener
(b) Gorniak
(c) Terrell Ward Bynum
(d) John Snapper
14. The Nandi project was abandoned because
(a) of the failure of the project
(b) it was not in perfect condition
(c) of the change of the Director of ADE
(d) of the change of the Central Government
15. The developments of Indian rockets in the 20th century can be seen as a revival of the 18th century vision of
(a) Mohammad Sultan
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Nizamuddin
(d) Shajahan
16. What are normally used to probe the near - earth environment?
(a) Sounding rockets
(b) Ground Equipment Machines
(c) Missiles
(d) Satellite launch vehicles
17. The word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Insightful‘
(a) perceptive
(b) adamant
(c) negligent
(d) keen
18. Choose the antonym for the word ‘Robust‘
(a) agile
(b) sturdy
(c) weak
(d) hefty
19. Computer ethics will evolve a system of global ethics applicable levery culture earth
(a) into, on, in
(b) into, in, in
(c) into, on, on
(d) into, in, on
20. My work at INCOSPAR commenced with familiarisation course at TIFR computer centre.
(a) the, a
(b) the, the
(c) a, the
(d) a, a

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