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