ONLINE BITS 9

1. The major defect in the cosmological model of Ptolemy was
(a) the moon and planets, stars moved in circular orbits
(b) the earth revolves along with eight spheres
(c) the static earth stood at the centre
(d) the static sun stood at the centre
2. Why do the stars not fall together at some point? What is Newton‘s observation?
(a) there is no attraction between the stars
(b) universal gravitation
(c) there are only a finite number of stars distributed over a finite region of space
(d) there are infinite number of stars distributed over infinite space
3. If everything in the universe depends on everything else in a fundamental way it might be impossible to get a
solution by
(a) Investigating parts of the problem in isolation
(b) Considering all the aspects associated with each problem
(c) Investigating the problem as a whole
(d) Breaking the problem into bits
4. Abdul Kalam‘s love for reading was encouraged by
(a) Jainulabdeen
(b) STR Manickam
(c) Jallaluddin
(d) Iyadurai Solomon
5. Who said, “Going away is a part of growing up“
(a) Jainulabdeen
(b) Ashiamma
(c) Samsuddin
(d) Jallaluddin
6. Who designed the German Focke Wulf FW 190, fighter plane?
(a) Dr. Kurt Tank
(b) Prof. Walter Repenthin
(c) KAV Pandalai
(d) Prof. Sponder
7. Choose the word that is close in meaning to the expression ‘a feeling of strong dislike‘
(a) aversion
(b) adoration
(c) avarice
(d) aviation
8. Accept your and go ahead with your life.
(a) destiny
(b) failure
(c) goal
(d) fate
9. God created the universe the instant the Big Bang
(a) at, with
(b) in, with
(c) in, of
(d) at, of
10. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word ‘consistent‘
(a) non
(b) im
(c) in
(d) un
11. Which book laid foundation for comprehensive Computer Ethics?
(a) Computer Power and Human Reason
(b) A Starter Kit for Teaching Computer Ethics
(c) The Human Use of Human Beings
(d) Metaphilosophy
12. Who developed curriculum material on Computer Ethics?
(a) Johnson
(b) Terrell Ward Bynum
(c) Wiener
(d) Maner
13. Who felt that computer revolution will not lead to a revolution in ethics?
(a) Joseph Weizenbaum
(b) Walter Maner
(c) James Moor
(d) Johnson
14. The first the office of the Thumba Space Centre was established was
(a) St. Josephs Church
(b) St. Magdalene Church
(c) St. Mary‘s Cathedral
(d) St. Mary Magdalene Church
15. India first rocket launch took place on
(a) 21st Nov 1965
(b) 21st Oct 1963
(c) 21st Oct1965
(d) 21st Nov 1963
16. The person who made the statement, “Bread baked without love is a bitter bread, that feeds but half a man‘s
hunger“ was
(a) Prof. Sponder
(b) Prof. Sarabhai
(c) Swami Sivananda
(d) Khalil Gibran
17. The word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Hypothesis‘
(a) theory
(b) belief
(c) illusion
(d) myth
18. The antonym for the word ‘Known‘
(a) vivid
(b) proximity
(c) familiar
(d) strange
19. The development Indian rockets in the twentieth century can be seen as a revival the eighteenth century
vision Tipu Sultan.
(a) of, of, of
(b) of, of, on
(c) on, on, on
(d) on, of, of,
20. Choose the correct negative prefix for the word ‘fortunately‘
(a) mis
(b) un
(c) im
(d) in
ANSWERS : C D A B A A A A D C C B D D D D A D A B