**”The truth is sought for its own sake. And those who are engaged in the quest for anything for its own sake are not interested in other things. Finding the truth is difficult and the road to it is rough.” This was stated by which key figure in the development of the scientific method in…
**Although the mass of a man on the moon remains the same as on the Earth, he will:**A) Be much happier thereB) Weigh one sixth as muchC) Weigh twice as muchD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Weigh one sixth as much
**Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khwarizmi is famous for writing the “Kitab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala” in which he:**A) Presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equationsB) Delineated methods of oppression and competitionC) Wrote the laws of opticsD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – Presented the first systematic solution of linear and…
**If we are at sea level, our atmosphere presses down on us with a pressure of:**A) 1 psiB) 14.7 psiC) 35.8 psiD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – 14.7 psi
**Galileo Galilei was persecuted by the Catholic Church for suspicion of holding the view that:**A) Objects of different masses fell at the same velocityB) The sun revolved around the moonC) The earth was probably not the center of the universeD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – The earth was probably not the…
**The efficiency of a machine should be as ___ as possible to reduce the operating cost:**A) HighB) LowC) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – High
**The proliferation of education and dissemination of knowledge in the last two centuries has led to a faith in science that:**A) Causes human beings to turn on other human beingsB) Is the main cause of poverty and warC) Leads to oppression of educationD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D – None of these
**Science attempts to:**A) Explain how the universe works by discovering the laws regulating everything around usB) Use discovered laws to engineer new devicesC) Both a & bD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – Both a & b
**Ibn Zuhr, the author of ‘Al-Taisir’, is known as:**A) The father of experimental surgeryB) The founder of calculusC) A biographer of provincial governorsD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – The father of experimental surgery
**Which of the following is a form of sexual reproduction?**A) HermaphroditismB) FissionC) FragmentationD) Budding Show Answer Correct Answer: A – Hermaphroditism
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