GST105 January2017: History & Philosophy of Science

Q1 Which of these may not constitute environmental pollution

 
 
 
 

Q2 ____ is a substance whose presence in the air is harmful?
 
 
 
 

Q3 Which of these gases is an air pollutant?
 
 
 
 

Q4 _____ refers to the release of substances or energy into the environment in quantities which are harmful to man and other living things
 
 
 
 

Q5 Envoronmental assault such as constant flaring of gas may happen to one of these communities
 
 
 
 

Q6 In which year was the cellular phone introduced in the year ___
 
 
 
 

Q7 Which of these diseases is not associated with the radioactive particles from atomic bomb
 
 
 
 

Q8 All the following are facts about atomic bombs except ____
 
 
 
 

Q9 All these constitute water pollution except ___
 
 
 
 

Q10 The bombing of Japanese cities during the second world war in 1945 was carried out by the ___
 
 
 
 

Q11 Hiroshima was a popular town in ____
 
 
 
 

Q12 Which of these towns were destroyed by atomic bombs during the 2nd world war
 
 
 
 

Q13 Which of the following is not an effect of climate change
 
 
 
 

Q14 ___ refers to absorbing and returning of heat to the earth's surface due to green house gases
 
 
 
 

Q15 Which of these is not a green house gas
 
 
 
 

Q16 The threat to climate arises from the retention of a level of _____ in the atmosphere
 
 
 
 

Q17 ____ is a collection of various computer networks linked together and communicating by a common protocol
 
 
 
 

Q18 The term ENIAC simply means _____
 
 
 
 

Q19 The first electronic digital computer was assembled in the year ____
 
 
 
 

Q20 The first communication satelite called "Echos" was launched by the _____
 
 
 
 

Q21 The first step of the Arabs when they came in contact with ancient science was ____
 
 
 
 

Q22 In which region of the world did Islamic knowledge flourish
 
 
 
 

Q23 One significant invention during the dark ages that was not noticed is _____
 
 
 
 

Q24 The proposition that "everything that moves is moved by something else" can be credited to ____
 
 
 
 

Q25 From the point of view of a christian, knowledge on nature was valued only as a means of _____
 
 
 
 

Q26 Why did the father of the church show little interest in knowledge of nature
 
 
 
 

Q27 Why was the study of biology lagged far behind chemistry and physics
 
 
 
 

Q28 The following facts supported the proposotion that 19th century was considered as the classic scientific age except _______
 
 
 
 

Q29 In what century was the role of air and gas in chemical reaction (combustion) discovered
 
 
 
 

Q30 The first scientist-philosopher who attempted to arrange the steps of scientific method in a logical manner was ___
 
 
 
 

Q31 Who among the following is not a proponent of the heliocentric theory of the universe
 
 
 
 

Q32 Which of the following is not a planetary law according to the proponents of heliocentric theory
 
 
 
 

Q33 Who among the early scientists searched the heaven with his mind and not the telescope
 
 
 
 

Q34 The most gratest eminent Muslim Phycist was ____
 
 
 
 

Q35 Why did the church authorities oppose the heleocentric theory of the universe
 
 
 
 

Q36 The copernican theory of the universe was ____
 
 
 
 

Q37 The view of the universe which posited that the sun is at the centre of universe while the planets revolve round is called ____
 
 
 
 

Q38 The view of the author of Al-Majest about the earth and other planets is called ____
 
 
 
 

Q39 The book of Al-Majest which explains how heavenly bodies moved round the earth was authored by ____
 
 
 
 

Q40 Which century marked the true freedom of true experimental science from philosophy and religion
 
 
 
 

Q41 Paradigm conservation in philosophy refers to _______
 
 
 
 

Q42 Semantic in philosophy is about ____
 
 
 
 

Q43 The philosopher that introduced the principle of falsifiability is called ______
 
 
 
 

Q44 Falsifiability simply means _____
 
 
 
 

Q45 Philosophy with the analysis of concepts and the meaning of words is called ____
 
 
 
 

Q46 The branch of philosophy which deals with validity and soundness of an argument is called ____
 
 
 
 

Q47 All men are mortal, John is a man, therefore John is a mortal. The conclusion John is Mortal is a _____ knowledge
 
 
 
 

Q48 Consider the argument " All men are mortal. Peter is a man. Therefore Peter is Mortal. Which of these statement is a premise?
 
 
 
 

Q49 ______ is a branch of philosophy that deals with human and thought
 
 
 
 

Q50 Objectivity in science can be sustained if one does all the following but
 
 
 
 

Q51 The objectivity in critical thinking can be affected due to all the following except
 
 
 
 

Q52 All the following are forms in which theory can be stated except
 
 
 
 

Q53 Which of the following is regarded as the final step in scientific method
 
 
 
 

Q54 Scientific conclusion has the following characteristics except _______
 
 
 
 

Q55 Philosophy of science is hinged on the ________ nature of philosophy
 
 
 
 

Q56 Which of these statements is false in respect of philosophy and science
 
 
 
 

Q57 Which of the following may not be considered as the point of convergence between philosophy and science
 
 
 
 

Q58 Which of these questions may not get response in philosophy of science
 
 
 
 

Q59 Which of these statements is not true about philosophy
 
 
 
 

Q60 According to the greeks, a philosopher is simply ______
 
 
 
 

Q61 All the features below describes religion except _____
 
 
 
 

Q62 All the following are non-science disciplines except _______
 
 
 
 

Q63 Which of the following is true about science
 
 
 
 

Q64 Which of these does not explain why man involve in scientific activity
 
 
 
 

Q65 All these disciplines reflect curriculum interrogation except ______
 
 
 
 

Q66 All the folllowing are example of social science except ______
 
 
 
 

Q67 The disciplines that are concerned with drugs and drug contents of plant can be grouped under ___
 
 
 
 

Q68 Anatomy, physiology, surgery can be categorized as _______
 
 
 
 

Q69 All these are examples of biological science except _____
 
 
 
 

Q70 Physics, chemistry and astronomy can also be described as _____
 
 
 
 

Q71 Which of these can be described as non-perception object:
 
 
 
 

Q72 The branch of science that emphasize regularities of laws and theories and also make inductive generalization is called _____
 
 
 
 

Q73 Sense perception objects are mostly associated with ______
 
 
 
 

Q74 Physics, chemistry, biology and medical sciences are best described as _____
 
 
 
 

Q75 Religion relies on the principle that the universe is generally governed by ____ laws
 
 
 
 

Q76 Logic, physics and statistics will be best described as _____
 
 
 
 

Q77 Geometry, algebra, trigonometry and arithmethic are examples of ______
 
 
 
 

Q78 Scientific discipline can be classified into ____ and _____
 
 
 
 

Q79 All of these terms are associated with formal science except ____
 
 
 
 

Q80 Which of these group of science adopt scientific method to acquire knowledge
 
 
 
 

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