Informatics Set 2
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This set of Informatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Informatics Set 2
Q1 | During …………………period, polished stone tools were made from a variety of hard rocks such as flint, jade, jadeite and greenstone.
- mesolithic
- paleolithic age
- neolithic
- arpanet
Q2 | The polished axes were used for forest clearance and the establishment of crop farming, and were effective as to remain in use when bronze and………………..appeared.
- iron
- usenet
- bitnet
- isdn
Q3 | The ………………….Revolution involved radical changes in agricultural technology which included development of agriculture, animal domestication, and the adoption of permanent settlements.
- usenet
- arpanet
- neolithic
- ipr
Q4 | In many Eurasian cultures, ……………….was the last major step before the development of written language, though again this was notuniversally the case.
- neolithic age
- paleolithic age
- isdn
- iron age
Q5 | ……………., situated in a resource-rich area, is notable for its early application of city planning and sanitation technologies.
- kashmir
- ipr
- rajasthan
- indus valley civilization
Q6 | Ancient India was at the forefront of seafaring technology—a panel found at…………….., depicts a sailing craft.
- mohenjodaro
- calcutta
- goa
- bihar
Q7 | …………..construction and architecture, called 'Vaastu Shastra', suggests a thorough understanding of materials engineering, hydrology, and sanitation.
- indian
- chinese
- romans
- greek
Q8 | The famous ………………mechanism, a kind of analogous computer working with a differential gear, and the astrolabe show greatrefinement in the astronomical science.
- antikythera
- ipr
- automobile
- airplane
Q9 | ……………. engineers were also the first to devise automaton such as vending machines, suspended ink pots, automatic washstands anddoors, primarily as toys, which however featured many new useful mechanisms such as the cam and gimbals.
- greek
- harvard
- switzerland
- oxford
Q10 | The …………….were the first inventors of hydroponics.
- mayas
- romans
- greeks
- incas
Q11 | Though the ………….. civilization had no metallurgy or wheel technology, they developed complex writing and astrological systems, and created sculptural works in stone and flint.
- greek
- inca
- roman
- maya
Q12 | The main contribution of the …………..rule was a system of communications between the conquered cities.
- aztec
- maya
- inca
- roman
Q13 | …………….technology in the middle Ages may be best described as a symbiosis of traditio et innovatio.
- african
- asian
- american
- european
Q14 | Paper making, a 2nd century ……………..technology, was carried to theMiddle East.
- chinese
- arabian
- roman
- greek
Q15 | Paper making technology was spread to Mediterranean by the……………….conquests.
- muslim
- chinese
- portuguese
- spanish
Q16 | A paper mill was established in …………..in the 12th century.
- harvard
- sicily
- cambridge
- dublin
Q17 | ………….credited the spinning wheel with increasing the supply of rags, which led to cheap paper, which was a factor in the development ofprinting.
- lynn white
- george b.selden
- linus torvalds
- richard stallman
Q18 | Note books of the ……………….artist-engineers such as Taccola and Leonardo da Vinci give a deep insight into the mechanical technology then known and applied.
- renaissance
- reformation
- enlightenment
- ancient
Q19 | Architects and engineers were inspired by the structures of Ancient Rome, and men like ……………created the large dome of Florence Cathedral as a result.
- brunelleschi
- george b.selden
- alexander w.astin
- sir robert cotton
Q20 | Military technology developed rapidly with the widespread use of the cross-bow and ever more powerful artillery, as the city-states of………….were usually in conflict with one another.
- italy
- harvard
- new jersey
- new york
Q21 | The sailing ship (Nau or Carrack) enabled the Age of Exploration with the European colonization of the Americas, epitomized by………………..New Atlantis.
- francis bacon\s
- robert stephenson’s
- richard roberts
- joseph whitworth
Q22 | Manufacture of ships' pulley blocks by all-metal machines at the…………… block mills instigated the age of mass production.
- portsmouth
- massachusetts
- california
- canada
Q23 | …………..were eventually completely iron-clad, and played a role in the opening of Japan and China to trade with the West.
- steamships
- spacecraft
- refrigeration
- television
Q24 | In the early ……………… century, the main technology being developed is Electronics.
- 15th
- 16th
- 18th
- 21st
Q25 | ………..is trying to detect gravitational waves underground.
- flesh
- ligo
- arpanet
- metals