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21 questions in Science & Technology.

Asked in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995

2007 · Q128Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. John C. Mather B. Michael Griffin C. Paul G. Allen D. Piers Sellers List-II (Known as) 1. Co-founder of Microsoft 2. Space walker 3. Administrator of NASA 4. Nobel Prize winner, 2006 in Physics Codes:

  1. (a)A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
  2. (b)A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
  3. (c)A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
  4. (d)A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
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Official answer(c) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2

2006 · Q123Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I A. C. N. R. Rao B. Jagdish Bhagwati C. G. N. Ramchandran D. Ashok List II 1. Telecommunication 2. Physics 3. Economics 4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science Code:

  1. (a)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
  2. (b)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
  3. (c)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
  4. (d)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
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Official answer(a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

2002 · Q129Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match List I (Scientists) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Scientists) A. Arber and Smith B. Feldman C. Mullis D. Temin and Baltimore List II (Achievement) 1. Developed transgenic plants with Agrobacterium T-DNA 2. Discovered endonucleases 3. Discovered reverse transcriptase 4. Discovered polymerase chain reaction

  1. (a)2 1 4 3
  2. (b)1 2 4 3
  3. (c)2 1 3 4
  4. (d)1 2 3 4
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Official answer(a) 2 1 4 3

2001 · Q133Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historydifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Achievement in genetics) I. Discovery of transduction and conjugation in bacteria II. Establishing the sex-linked inheritance III. Isolation of DNA polymerase from E. coli IV. Establishing the complete genetic code List II (Scientists) A) Khurana B) Kornberg C) Lederberg D) Morgan E) Ochoa

  1. (a)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
  2. (b)I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
  3. (c)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
  4. (d)I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
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Official answer(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A

1998 · Q117Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match the names of outstanding Indian scientists given in List I with the area of their specialised work given in List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Dr. Raja Ramanna II. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan III. Prof. U. R. Rao IV. Prof. Meghnad Saha List II A) Plant Chemistry B) Nuclear Physics C) Thermodynamics and astrophysics D) Space research E) Agricultural sciences

  1. (a)I-C, II-E, III-B, IV-A
  2. (b)I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
  3. (c)I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C
  4. (d)I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
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Official answer(c) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C

1998 · Q119Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Theory of Mutation II. Theory of Evolution III. One-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis IV. Operon concept List II A) Beadle and Tatum B) Jacob and Monod C) Darwin D) De Vries

  1. (a)I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
  2. (b)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
  3. (c)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
  4. (d)I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
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Official answer(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B

1995 · Q127Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

“By weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world... He touted the wonderful properties of Vitamin C first as a cure of common cold and later as a preventive agent against cancer.” One of science’s major figures of all time referred to above is

  1. (a)G.N. Lewis
  2. (b)Linus Carl Pauling
  3. (c)Fritz London
  4. (d)Walter Heitler
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Official answer(b) Linus Carl Pauling