GST 105 TMA 3 & 4 Answers - History And Philosophy Of Science

                                                     T.M.A 3

Question 1: The view of the author of Al­Majest about the earth and other planets is called
____
heliocentric theory
Copernican theory
Newtonian theory
geocentric theory

Question 2: Why did the father of the church show little interest in knowledge of nature
knowledge of nature was not easy to come by
knowledge of nature would make them disbelievers
there was no supportive civilization
knowledge of nature would not help them in their hope of life to come

Question 3: Which of the following is not a planetary law according to the proponents of
heliocentric theory
a relationship exists between its distance from the sun and the time it takes to make an orbit
a planet moves faster in its orbit as it nears the sun
all planets travel about the sun in an elliptical path
the rotation and revolution is inversely proportional to their astronomical distance

Question 4: Why was the study of biology lagged far behind chemistry and physics
There was no specimen to carry out the study.
people at that time believed that organisms were too complex to study
the scientists then lack the know­how to handle living organisms
scientists were not allowed to handle living things

Question 5: Who among the following is not a proponent of the heliocentric theory of the
universe
Leonardo Da Vinci
Johannes Kepler
Nicolas Copernicus
Isaac Newton


Question 6: Why did the church authorities oppose the heliocentric theory of the universe
the theory did not account for the attraction between the sun and the planets
it failed to establish a relationship between the sun and the earth
the theory is anti­christ
the theory implied that humanity is no longer at the center of the creation

Question 7: The first scientist­philosopher who attempted to arrange the steps of scientific method in a logical manner was ___
Johannes Kepler
Francis beacon
Roger beacon
Laurent Lavoisier

Question 8: One significant invention during the dark ages that was not noticed is _____
invention of the lunar calendar
invention of a dam for agricultural irrigation
caeseran operation for the removal of cataract
the convention of rigid horse collar and iron horse shoes

Question 9: Who among the early scientists searched the heaven with his mind and not the
telescope
Isaac Newton
Johannas Kepler
Alexander the great
Nicolas Copernicus

Question 10: Which century marked the true freedom of true experimental science from
philosophy and religion
19th­20th century
6th­7th century
16th­17th century
10­12th century

Question 11: The proposition that "everything that moves is moved by something else" can
be credited to ____
Aristotle
Thomas Acquinas
Socrates
Plato

Question 12: From the point of view of a Christian, knowledge on nature was valued only as a
means of _____
edification
baptism
sacrifice
offering

Question 13: The view of the universe which posited that the sun is at the center of universe
while the planets revolve round is called ____
the classical theory of the universe
geocentric theory
heliocentric theory
Ptolemaic system

Question 14: The Copernican theory of the universe was ____
supported by church authorities
based on teleological theory of the universe
based on experimentation
not based on experimentation

Question 15: The following facts supported the proposition that 19th century was
considered as the classic scientific age except _______
the usage of the scientific method in the field of science was introduced
scientific research and industrial development went hand in hand
there was a very rapid growth of knowledge
it was established that science should also be studied

Question 16: In what century was the role of air and gas in chemical reaction (combustion)
discovered
10th ­11th century
18th­19th century
20th­21st century
15th­16th century

Question 17: The first step of the Arabs when they came in contact with ancient science was
____
searched for the writing of the Greeks and translated them into their language
established a relationship between the Greeks science and the Egyptian science
destroyed the ancient science
invent technology from the science

Question 18: In which region of the world did Islamic knowledge flourish
north
east
west
south

Question 19: The greatest eminent Muslim Physicist was ____
Al­Jabr
Bin Salim
Ibn­al­Huthaim
Aladin

Question 20: The book of Al­Majest which explains how heavenly bodies moved around the
earth was authored by ____
Albert the great
Nicolas Copernicus
Ptolemy of Alexandria
Thomas Aquinas

T.M.A 4

Question 1: ____ is a collection of various computer networks linked together and
communicating by a common protocol
intranet
internet
computer networking
integrated network

Question 2: The first electronic digital computer was assembled in the year ____
1926
1956
1936
1946

Question 3: The threat to climate arises from the retention of a level of _____ in the
atmosphere
carbon dioxide
fluorine
sulphur
chlorine

Question 4: Environmental assault such as constant flaring of gas may happen to one of
these communities
Burutai
Akoko
Ogoni
Ogori

Question 5: The bombing of Japanese cities during the second world war in 1945 was carried
out by the ___
Russian
German
Americans
British

Question 6: _____ refers to the release of substances or energy into the environment in
quantities which are harmful to man and other living things
green house effect
oxidation
pollution
sanitation

Question 7: Hiroshima was a popular town in ____
Germany
Russia
Japan
China

Question 8: All these constitute water pollution except ___
oxygen transformation
industrial waste
oil spillage from refineries
leakages from petrol tankers

Question 9: The first communication satellite called "Echos" was launched by the _____
Russia
United State
Germany
China

Question 10: All the following are facts about atomic bombs except ____
the fallout can damage the central nervous system and cell of the intestine lining and bone marrow
the chemical elements such as carbon, hydrogen, and strontium can contaminate the soil, water, and air
part of the radioactive element can be used to cure cancer
the radioactive particles released are harmful

Question 11: Which of these may not constitute environmental pollution
garbage
heat
noise
crude oil

Question 12: Which of these diseases is not associated with the radioactive particles from
atomic bomb
diabetes
leukemia
cancer
anaemia

Question 13: Which of the following is not an effect of climate change
increase rise in sea level
desertification
disruption in photosynthesis
regional famine

Question 14: ____ is a substance whose presence in the air is harmful?
deposition
pollutant
deposits
pollution

Question 15: ___ refers to absorbing and returning of heat to the earth's surface due to green
house gases
heat transfer
green house effect
global warming
pollution sage

Question 16: Which of these towns were destroyed by atomic bombs during the 2nd world
war
Tripoli
Moscow
Nagasaki
Benghazli

Question 17: In which year was the cellular phone introduced in the year ___
1979
1959
1989
1969

Question 18: Which of these is not a green house gas
methane
neon
chlorofluorocarbon
carbon dioxide

Question 19: The term ENIAC simply means _____
Electronic Numeral Integrator and Computer
Electrical Network Integration and connection
Energy Network International and Allied company
Electrical non­integrated Alliance Circuit

Question 20: Which of these gases is an air pollutant?
carbon dioxide
carbon (iv) oxide
carbon monoxide
carbon trioxide