Exam Details
| Subject | Foundation Course in Science andTechnology | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor Degree Programme (APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE) | |
| Department | School of Sciences (SOS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Fill in the blanks
The book entitled "De Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" was written by
is a secondary air pollutant.
Rain or snow having pH less than 5.6 is known as
The comet which returns once every 74 to 79 years is
Iron deficiency in our diet causes
2. State whether the following statements are true or false
Villagers have far less access to information about technology than the people living in the city.
The rate of decay of radioactive isotopes into non-radioactive forms helps in estimating the age of a fossil.
Isaac Newton discovered the law of elastic properties of matter.
A person becomes obese because of excessive intake of fatty food.
The areas where India does not depend on imported technology or know how are Trains and HMT watches.
What is a chain reaction? Give an example.
List two properties that distinguish terrestrial planets with Jovian planets.
What are endocrine glands? Name any two such glands in human beings.
What are semiconductors? Give their any two uses.
Keeping in mind the property of simple reflexes, explain briefly whether coughing is normally a reflex or voluntary action.
4. Write a brief note on the consequences of deforestation.
5. Give important contributions of the following scientists
C.V. Raman, J.C. Bose, P.C. Ray, K.S. Krishnan and Birbal SahnL
6. What do you understand by Radiation pollution? Discuss.
7. Differentiate between creativity and intelligence quotient Explain.
8. What are the five essential components of land management?
9. Briefly describe the development in science and technology in India during iron age.
10. Give an account of five technical innovations of medieval India.
11. Briefly describe the methods used for resource exploration.
12. Giving suitable examples state how society influences scientific developments.
13. What are geostationary satellites? Discuss their applications.
14. What measures are being taken in India to encourage research in science and technology and their applications in industry Discuss in detail.
15.(a) Explain Big-Bang theory of origin of Universe. State two evidences given in support of this theory.
Why is social forestry important for a farmer?
16.(a) Give a detailed account of energy flow in an ecosystem with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
How can biogas be used as an effective alternate energy source in rural India?
17. What do you mean by biological evolution Explain·with the help of a suitable diagram how biological evolution has taken place.
18.(a) Explain how do white blood cells wage a battle against germs and toxins entering the human body.
List the ways of technology transfer. Briefly describe anyone of them.
19. How did the social organisation in the Gupta Empire influence the growth of science and technology?
The book entitled "De Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" was written by
is a secondary air pollutant.
Rain or snow having pH less than 5.6 is known as
The comet which returns once every 74 to 79 years is
Iron deficiency in our diet causes
2. State whether the following statements are true or false
Villagers have far less access to information about technology than the people living in the city.
The rate of decay of radioactive isotopes into non-radioactive forms helps in estimating the age of a fossil.
Isaac Newton discovered the law of elastic properties of matter.
A person becomes obese because of excessive intake of fatty food.
The areas where India does not depend on imported technology or know how are Trains and HMT watches.
What is a chain reaction? Give an example.
List two properties that distinguish terrestrial planets with Jovian planets.
What are endocrine glands? Name any two such glands in human beings.
What are semiconductors? Give their any two uses.
Keeping in mind the property of simple reflexes, explain briefly whether coughing is normally a reflex or voluntary action.
4. Write a brief note on the consequences of deforestation.
5. Give important contributions of the following scientists
C.V. Raman, J.C. Bose, P.C. Ray, K.S. Krishnan and Birbal SahnL
6. What do you understand by Radiation pollution? Discuss.
7. Differentiate between creativity and intelligence quotient Explain.
8. What are the five essential components of land management?
9. Briefly describe the development in science and technology in India during iron age.
10. Give an account of five technical innovations of medieval India.
11. Briefly describe the methods used for resource exploration.
12. Giving suitable examples state how society influences scientific developments.
13. What are geostationary satellites? Discuss their applications.
14. What measures are being taken in India to encourage research in science and technology and their applications in industry Discuss in detail.
15.(a) Explain Big-Bang theory of origin of Universe. State two evidences given in support of this theory.
Why is social forestry important for a farmer?
16.(a) Give a detailed account of energy flow in an ecosystem with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
How can biogas be used as an effective alternate energy source in rural India?
17. What do you mean by biological evolution Explain·with the help of a suitable diagram how biological evolution has taken place.
18.(a) Explain how do white blood cells wage a battle against germs and toxins entering the human body.
List the ways of technology transfer. Briefly describe anyone of them.
19. How did the social organisation in the Gupta Empire influence the growth of science and technology?
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