Informatics And History Set 6

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History)

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This set of Informatics and History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Informatics And History Set 6

Q1 | In many Eurasian cultures, ……………….was the last major step beforethe development of written language, though again this was not universally the case.
  • Neolithic Age
  • Paleolithic Age
  • ISDN
  • Iron Age
Answer: Iron Age
Q2 | ……………., situated in a resource-rich area, is notable for its earlyapplication of city planning and sanitation technologies.
  • Kashmir
  • IPR
  • Rajasthan
  • Indus Valley Civilization
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
Q3 | Ancient India was at the forefront of seafaring technology—a panelfound at…………….., depicts a sailing craft.
  • Mohenjodaro
  • Calcutta
  • Goa
  • Bihar
Answer: Mohenjodaro
Q4 | …………..construction and architecture, called 'Vaastu Shastra',suggests a thorough understanding of materials engineering, hydrology, and sanitation.
  • Indian
  • Chinese
  • Romans
  • Greek
Answer: Indian
Q5 | The famous ………………mechanism, a kind of analogous computerworking with a differential gear, and the astrolabe show great refinement in the astronomical science.
  • Antikythera
  • IPR
  • Automobile
  • Airplane
Answer: Antikythera
Q6 | ……………. engineers were also the first to devise automaton such asvending machines, suspended ink pots, automatic washstands and doors, primarily as toys, which however featured many new useful mechanisms such as the cam and gimbals.
  • Greek
  • Harvard
  • Switzerland
  • Oxford
Answer: Greek
Q7 | Though the ………….. civilization had no metallurgy or wheeltechnology, they developed complex writing and astrological systems, and created sculptural works in stone and flint.
  • Greek
  • Inca
  • Roman
  • Maya
Answer: Maya
Q8 | The main contribution of the …………..rule was a system ofcommunications between the conquered cities.
  • Aztec
  • Maya
  • Inca
  • Roman
Answer: Aztec
Q9 | …………….technology in the middle Ages may be best described as asymbiosis of traditio et innovatio.
  • African
  • Asian
  • American
  • European
Answer: European
Q10 | Paper making, a 2nd century ……………..technology, was carried to theMiddle East.
  • Chinese
  • Arabian
  • Roman
  • Greek
Answer: Chinese
Q11 | Paper making technology was spread to Mediterranean by the ……………….conquests.
  • Muslim
  • Chinese
  • portuguese
  • Spanish
Answer: Muslim
Q12 | A paper mill was established in …………..in the 12th century.
  • Harvard
  • Sicily
  • Cambridge
  • Dublin
Answer: Sicily
Q13 | ………….credited the spinning wheel with increasing the supply of rags,which led to cheap paper, which was a factor in the development of printing.
  • Lynn White
  • George B.Selden
  • Linus Torvalds
  • Richard Stallman
Answer: Lynn White
Q14 | Note books of the ……………….artist-engineers such as Taccola andLeonardo da Vinci give a deep insight into the mechanical technology then known and applied.
  • Renaissance
  • Reformation
  • Enlightenment
  • Ancient
Answer: Renaissance
Q15 | Architects and engineers were inspired by the structures of AncientRome, and men like ……………created the large dome of Florence Cathedral as a result.
  • Brunelleschi
  • George B.Selden
  • Alexander W.Astin
  • Sir Robert Cotton
Answer: Brunelleschi
Q16 | Military technology developed rapidly with the widespread use of thecross-bow and ever more powerful artillery, as the city-states of ………….were usually in conflict with one another.
  • Italy
  • Harvard
  • New Jersey
  • New York
Answer: Italy
Q17 | The sailing ship (Nau or Carrack) enabled the Age of Exploration withthe European colonization of the Americas, epitomized by ………………..New Atlantis.
  • Francis Bacon's
  • Robert Stephenson’s
  • Richard Roberts
  • Joseph Whitworth
Answer: Francis Bacon's
Q18 | Manufacture of ships' pulley blocks by all-metal machines at the …………… block mills instigated the age of mass production.
  • Portsmouth
  • Massachusetts
  • California
  • Canada
Answer: Portsmouth
Q19 | …………..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
Answer: Steamships
Q20 | In the early ……………… century, the main technology being developed isElectronics.
  • 15Th
  • 16th
  • 18th
  • 21st
Answer: 21st
Q21 | ………..is trying to detect gravitational waves underground.
  • FLESH
  • LIGO
  • ARPANET
  • Metals
Answer: LIGO
Q22 | ………….became a computing device when it was first used to design the abacus.
  • ARPANET
  • Wood
  • LIGO
  • FLESH
Answer: Wood
Q23 | ………….. were used in the early machines of Pascal, Thomas, and theproduction versions from firms such as Brundsviga, Monroe, etc
  • Rough stones
  • Metals
  • polished stones
  • papers
Answer: Metals
Q24 | The ………………..has the lowest level capacity.
  • Minicomputers
  • Microcomputer
  • Medium-size computers
  • Large computers
Answer: Microcomputer
Q25 | Large-scale production of ……………began in 1971 and this has been ofgreat use in the production of microcomputers.
  • ARPANET
  • Silicon chips
  • Minicomputers
  • ROM
Answer: Silicon chips
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