GST105 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTION IN NOUN PART A
The population of Africa was said to be 275 in what year/
Ans. 1960
The first woman in space was?
Ans. Velentina Tereshkova
The only Christian church in the middle ages was?
Ans. roman catholic
Two types of observation in scientific method are spontaneous and ?
Ans. Induced
Which number system is described as the most peculiar number scales in existence?
Ans. Yoruba people of Nigeria
The outermost planet in the entire solar system
Ans. Pluto
The people of west Africa that used extremely complex knowledge of astronomy, the name of the star most important to them is
Ans. Sirical
Answers without evidence are really unsupported opinions, this statement speaks to what aspect of the scientific method?
Ans. Experimentation
The most popular account of the origin of humans are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
Which key thinker of the scientific revolution hold the view referred to as geocentric systems?
Ans. Ptolemy of Alexandria
The star described as small and incredibly dense called
Ans. Sirius b
Which sets of people translated ancient knowledge and works of Egyptians, Babylonians and greeks into latin
Ans. the monks
Which west African people acquired an extremely complex knowledge of astronomy
Ans. Dogon people of mali
Another name for middle ages is ?
Ans. Medieval
The person that can be called the newton of chemistry was a man called
Ans. Antoine-Laurent de Lavoiser
What kind of resources can reproduce themselves e.g, plant and animal resources
Ans. Renewable
What was used as money in Africa and South Asia in the olden days
Ans. Cowries
What is the general overarching weather conditions of a region?
Ans. Climate
The view that we evolve from apes, consisting of the monkeys, gibbons, gorillas and chimpanzee is known as?
Ans. Scientific
These sets of proposition is referred to as?
Ans. Inductive
Which British Physicist conducted research to determine the relationship between heat and other forms of energy?
Ans. James Clerk Maxwell
What is the prevailing state of the atmosphere as regards wind, rain, temperature, moisture, cloudiness,pressure?
Ans. Weather
After what period in history did science as a branch of philosophy succeeded in finding its own method of observation and experiment?
Ans. Renaissance
How many kinds of specialized cells are in human
Ans. 6
Which method is also called Baconian Method?
Ans. inductive
Who is usually given credit for discovering and establishing the true method of physical sciences?
Ans. Galileo
In what century was there a shift of interest shifted from astronomy to geology and from physics to biology?
Ans. 19th
Which scientists proposed a theory that € cells are of universal occurrence and are the basic building blocks of an organism and that cells come from preexisting cells’?
Ans. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
Who is usually given credit for discovering and establishing the true method of physical sciences?
Ans. Galileo
Which of these constitute the zoological family to which human beings belong?
Ans. Hominids
The modern man is referred to as?
Ans. Homo sapiens sapien
The greatest known oceanic depth is the?
Ans. Swire deep
How many kinds of specialized cells are in human
Ans. 06
The earth has a surface area of what square miles?
Ans. 196,550,000
The greatest known height is how many feet high?
Ans. 29,028
The most popular accounts of the origin of human are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
Which British Physicist conducted research to determine the relationship between heat and other forms of energy?
Ans. James Clerk Maxwell
The most popular accounts of the origin of human are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
Which of these is not a law of the planetary motions
Ans. Some planets travel about the sun in an elliptical (spherical)
pat?;
The branch of philosophy, which studies the structure of the universe is?
Ans. Cosmology
What is the general overarching weather conditions of a region?
Ans.Climate
The arm of philosophy that deals with arguments, validity and soundness is?
Ans. Logic
Who discovered that it was gas which he named oxygen that enables combustion (burning)and respiration to take place
Ans. Laurent Lavoisier
The systematic study of the nature of science especially its methods, its concepts and its presuppositions is?
Ans.Philosophy of science
The branch of astronomy, which deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe is?
Ans.Cosmology
How many layers of the earth do we have?
Ans.2
What is the prevailing state of the atmosphere as regards wind, rain, temperature, moisture, cloudiness, pressure?
Ans.Weather
What was Aristotle\’s preferred method of investigation?
a. Logical deduction
b. Observation
c.Mathematical reasoning
d.Experimentation
What inspired Emeagwali\’s idea for using 64,000 processors?
a.A 1922 science fiction article
b.A computer science textbook
c.A government research project
d.A university lecture
Which Nigerian scientist made a vaccine recognised and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the early 1970s?
a.Prof. Bart Nnaji
b.Prof. Henrietta Ukwu
c.Prof. Njoku Obi
d.Philip Emeagwali
Who is credited with founding the atomic theory or the doctrine of matter?
a.Democritus
b.Anaximander
c.Heraclitus
d.Leucippus
Who is credited with synthesizing geometry as a science in his book
a.Archimedes
b.Euclid
c.Pythagoras
d.\”Elements of Geometry\”?
e.Ptolemy
What was the main stimulus for the origin of ancient Egyptian science?
a.Trade requirements
b.Practical needs in agriculture
c.Military needs
d.Religious beliefs
Which ancient civilization first divided the day into hours, minutes, and seconds?
a.Greek
b.Babylonia
c.Roman
d.Egyptian
Who began the study of fossils in the 18th century?
a.Charles Darwin
b.Louis Pasteur
c.John Ray
d.Georges Cuvier
What belief dominated biology during Darwin\’s time?
a.Evolutionary theory
b.Natural theology….
c.Catastrophism
d.Spontaneous generation
How long does it take for a low-altitude satellite to orbit the Earth?
a.Less than 60 minutes
b.Less than 120 minutes
c.Less than 90 minutes
d.Less than 30 minutes
When was the idea of evolution first originated?
a.In the 18th century by Georges Cuvier
b.In the 17th century by John Ray
c.In ancient times by philosophers
d.In the 19th century by Darwin
Which continent has the lowest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita in the world?
a.Africa
b.Australia
c.South America
d.Asia
Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in 1862?
a.John Ray
b.Louis Pasteur
c.Charles Darwin
d.Georges Cuvier
What organization considers the pursuit of peace its long-range target?
a.World Health Organization
b.WIPO
c.UNESCO
d.World Bank
What does evolution mean?
a.The spontaneous generation of organisms
b.The creation of life by God
c.The progressive change of living things through time
d.The unchanging nature of species
GST105 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN NOUN PART B
1. ………… is the force which pulls every object in the universe toward every other object in the universe (Arkady: 1997)
a) Gravitation
b) Scence
c) Nature
d) Technology
2. The word ‘science’ is derived from the Latin word, ‘scientia’ which means
…………
a) Wisdom
b) Understanding
c) Knowledge
d) All of the above
3. Science can be viewed as an/a ……… which comprises millions ofExpert
a) individual
b) institution
c) output
d) subject
4. Formal sciences have a ……… and deductive character
a) Way
b) Method
c) Formula
d) formal
5. Which of the following is not an example of a law of nature
a) Law of the uniformity of nature
b) Law of causation
c) The law of demand
d) The law of natural selection
6. Answers without evidence are really unsupported …….
ANS: opinions.
7. Our ability to predict events and apply the fundamental laws of the sciences depends on this ………….
a) law of demand
b) law of nature
c) law of uniformity
d) all of the above
8. The pursuit of peace arises simply as an indication of the kinds ……. that pose a major threat to mankind.
a) progress
b) problems
c) result
d) law
9. Logic as you may already know is concerned with ……. reasoning or thought.
a) human
b) demand
c) people
d) man
10. Other statements in an argument are called ……….
ANS: premises
11. A ……… explains how things are related or their common properties.
a) law
b) demand
c) theory
d) scientist
12. In 1928, ………………… accidentally observed the effects of microorganisms (fungi) named Penicillium on a bacterial culture
a) Alexander Fleming
b) J.S. Mill
c) Darwin
d) Robert Boyle
13. A …………… is an explanation about the cause or causes of a broad range of related phenomena
ANS: scientific theory
14. The idea of a law-governed universe assumes that the universe is ………
a) uniform
b) unite
c) one
d) round
15. Technology is as old as man himself
TRUE / FALSE
16. ………. is defined as a mental process in which various discoveries and observations are combined and guided by experience into some new tool or operation.
a) Theory
b) Law of demand
c) Invention
d) Science
17. Biotechnology has helped to improve agriculture and ……. production by increasing yields of plants and animals.
a) food
b) plants
c) animals
d) all of the above
18. Methodology is one of the divisions of ………..
Ans. Philosophy
19. ……….. work on the assumptions of some facts and on general Principles
Ans: Scientists
20. Thus anything that cannot be observed cannot be investigated by ……..
a) human
b) science
c) scientists
d) doctor
21. There is a general belief that the universe and all aspects of it are …….. governed
Ans: law
22. Scientific research leads to the accumulation of facts about …….
a) law
b) theory
c) human
d) nature
23. ………… is the first step of the scientific method.
Ans: Observation
24. …………….. can provide the necessary evidence and anyone who experiments after guessing at answers becomes truly ‘scientific’ in his approach.
Ans: Experimentation
25. A discovery is a new way of looking at a / an……… phenomenon
Ans: old
26. Developing nations such as Nigeria and other African countries, are beginning to realize one essential difference between them and the so-called ………..
Ans: developed nations
27. ………… involves the seemingly quite unscientific procedure of guess
Ans: Hypothesis formulation
28. Experience guides somebody to make use of his various ………. and observations to produce new tools or operation.
Ans: discoveries
29. ……….. made a significant contribution to explaining this law He declared, that in nature selecting the ‘fit’ and rejecting the ‘unfit’
a) Alexander Fleming
b) J.S. Mil
c) Darwi
d) Robert Boyle
30. A genuine scientific knowledge according to philosophy is characterized by except
a) Systematic
b) Uniformity
c) Objectivity
d) Universality
31. Technology may be subdivided into two groups, list them.
Ans: classical low technology and science based high technology.
32. Experimentation can provide the necessary evidence and anyone who experiments after guessing at answers becomes truly ‘………’ in his approach.
Ans: Scientific
33. The generic word ‘technology’ is used here to refer to the whole area of ………… technology.
a) production
b) manufacturing
c) philosophy
d) science
34. …………. refers to technology obtained through relevant software and during the repairs/maintenance of the item.
Ans: Acquisition technology
35. ………… also helped man to get what he wanted.
a) Money
b) Fame
c) Technology
d) Science
36. While logic is concerned with validity or soundness epistemology is concerned with the …… of our assertions or propositions
a) truth
b) grace
c) money
d) silence
37. The belief found in primitive and traditional thought as well as in ……… scientific thought.
a) local
b) modern
c) contemporary
d) none of the above
38. ……….. are made with the aid of the senses just as our hypothetical student observed the maize grains with his eyes.
a) Direct observations
b) Indirect observation
c) Modern observation d) Local observation
39. The deterioration of the human environment is known as
Ans: Pollution
40. ……… is both the process and the product of investigation and research.
ANS: Science
41. ………. deals with ways of attaining knowledge
a) Methodology
b) Observation
c) Invention
d) Nature
42. Man’s technical progress is believed to be governed by two elements, which are ……. and …….
Ans: discovery and invention
43. As the facts accumulate, ………. them into higher knowledge becomes imperative.
a) arranging
b) sorting
c) organizing
d) dividing
44. The natural sequence, regularity and pattern of behavior of things is evidence that there is a causal order.
TRUE / FALSE
45. ……………… in the year 1642 – 1727 was a brilliant mathematician and physicist. He is remembered mainly for his laws of motion.
a) Isaac Newton
b) Robert Hooke
c) Michael Faraday
d) Christian Huygens
46. To be of value to science, a ………. must be relevant and it must be testable.
Ans: question
47. …….. technology differs from low technology because high expertise in the relevant basic sciences like physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc. is crucial.
a) Low
b) Medium
c) High
d) None of the above
48. ……… is defined as the application of scientific knowledge and research, with the aim of developing products or processes for the use of man.
Ans: Technology
49. Basic sciences are also known as ………
Ans: pure or fundamental sciences
50. Science is said to be informal if its contents, arguments and procedures obey certain rules.
TRUE / FALSE
51. ………… in Nwala (1997) defined laws of nature as nothing but the uniformities, which exist among natural phenomena
Ans: J.S. Mill
52. ……….. can be defined as man’s systematic effort to understand natural
phenomena.
Ans: Basic sciences
53. Scientists call this assumed answer ………
Ans: hypothesis
54. The following are scientific methods except
a) Observation
b) Problem definition
c) Experimentation
d) Gravitatio
55. ……… are concerned primarily with applying the results of basic
sciences to practical uses.
Ans: Sciences in application
56. The process where the technological product is first obtained. It is then dismantled and reproduced with infused local input, based on useful indigenous technology known as ……
Ans: Adaptation technology
57. The covert taking away of technology without the consent of its originator or producer is refers to
Ans: Poached technology
58. …………. is regarded as the Father of Chemistry.
Ans: Robert Boyl
59. ………….. Observations are performed with the aid of instruments.
Ans: Indirect
60. Philosophy of ……. is the systematic study of the nature of science, especially its methods
a) man
b) science
c) nature
d) chemistry
61. There are ……. kinds of specialized cells in man.
a) three
b) four
c) six
d) five
62. ……….. and rudimentary culture started with them and they also introduced the use of tools
Ans: Language
63. The first hominids emerged 5 million to 10 million years ago during the ……….
Ans: Miocene period
64. One of the chief tasks of ………. is the analysis of the language of science or semiotic
a) science
b) natu
c) law
d) philosophy
65. …….. was born on August 23, 1954 in Akure, Nigeria.
a) Philip Emeagwali
b) Raymond Dart
c) Marie Curie
d) Prof. Mobison
66. According to evolution, man evolved from …… consisting of the monkeys, gibbons, gorillas and chimpanzee
ANS: aper
67. ……….. constitute the zoological family to which human beings belong
ANS: Hominid
68. There is a group of ……. chromosomes within the nucleu 70. ……………… is a chief consultant Anesthesiologist.
ANS: Col. Dr Oviemo O. O vadje
71. …………… are the earliest human
ANS: Homo habili
72. A gorilla matures at age ………. whereas it takes a man twice that age to reach his full stature and powers
a) 20
b) 15
c) 10
d) 30
73. …………… is the cell responsible for the birth of new organisms.
ANS: Reproductive cell
74. The father’s cell is called the …………. which fuses with the mother’s cell called the egg
ANS: spermatozoa
75. Australopithecus africanus was discovered in ……… in South Africa by Raymond Dart
ANS: 1924
76. Fossils of human-like forms discovered in Africa were about ……….. years old
ANS: 4 million
77. Acronym for NASA
Ans: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
78. ……….. is made up of the most complex type of cell structure
Ans: Man
79. According to the theory, all living things (animals and plants) have evolved from simpler forms through a gradual process of ………
Ans: chang
80. It takes the earth approximately ……… to rotate or turn on its axis.
Ans: 24 hour
81. WHO means
World Health Organization
82. ……….. reasoning is a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions
Ans: Deductive
83. The pithecanthropoids were probably forest men that traveled in small family groups and sought shelter in ………
Ans: caves
84. Both ………… and astronomy study the structure of the universe.
Ans: philosophe
85. IAU means
Ans: International Astronomical Union
86. The ozone gas is being continually formed and destroyed due to radiation from the ……
Ans: sun
87. The first evidence of the use of fire by ……… occurred at the campsite of this species in the Rift Valley of Kenya at about 1.4 million years ago.
a) philosopher
b) apes
c) humans
d) molp
88. There are ………. planets in the solar syster
a) eight
b) nine
c) seven
d) four
89. Knowledge about the world general was called ………….
Ans: philosoph
90. what distinguishes man and places him high above all other earthly and visible creatures is his infinite capacity to …….
Ans: creat
91. The zip used to fasten a piece of loathing, especially women’s dresses was invented by ……….
Ans: W. L. Judsos
92. The fleshy parts of the body which expand and contract and thereby enable other parts of the body to function or move is known as …….
Ans: muscle cell
93. Christian account of man’s origin can be found in chapters 1 and 2 of the Book of ………. in the Holy Bible.
a) Revelation
b) John
c) Proverb
d) Genesis
94. The ………. are like the telephone wires of the body
a) vein
b) nerves
c) skin
d) blood cell
95. …… is responsible for transmitting hereditary characteristics and for the building of proteins.
Ans: DNA
96. A hasty implementation of some scientific discoveries like the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the ……… World War
a) firse
b) second
c) fourth
d) thired
97. The ………. is the layer from the sea level to about 5 miles high at the North Pole and 11 miles at the equator.
Ans: troposphere
98. Within the stratosphere is the region of gas called ……….
Ans: ozone
99. The sun and the nine planets that revolve around it andtheir satellites, plus the minor planes called ……….
Ans: asteroid
100. A sound ……… must encourage the examination of scientific inventions
Ans: philosophy