department of general studies
college of general studies
western delta university
second semester examination 2022/2023 session
GST106 - history and philosophy of science time: 50mins
answer ALL questions
Question 1
_______ corroborated Democritus' theory of atomism 2,200 years after its promulgationQuestion 2
The paradox of _______ led to the development of Democritus' atomic theoryQuestion 3
The dimension of wire suitable for a residential house mains (wall socket) is _______ mmQuestion 4
_______ is an oligosaccharide found in beansQuestion 5
When a theory develops an anomaly, for Popper, it has to be _______Question 6
Another name for a cartridge fuse is _______Question 7
Science provides technology with ingenious precision instruments. True or False?Question 8
The theory that sees man as a the master of his fate is called _______Question 9
The main instrument in the generation of electricity in a power plant is _______Question 10
Type 2 diabetes is caused by _______Question 11
The _______, _______ & _______ Indians of America developed calendar & numbeer systemQuestion 12
What does the acronym, LAU represent?Question 13
The amino acids that are essential in pregnancy & lactation are _______ & _______Question 14
If an electric cooker uses electrical power of 1000 watts when the voltage is 220 volts. The fuse rating should be _______Question 15
Colliding objects in space falls to the earth as _______Question 16
_______ is the step in the scientfic methodology done to test the validity of a hypothesisQuestion 17
_______ theory posits the eternity of matterQuestion 18
An example of a metal that conducts heat and electricity is _______Question 19
The active components of food are known as _______Question 20
_______ is a teacher of morals that enriched science with tools of inductive reasoning.Question 21
The carbohydrate found in plants that gives rigidity to the plant cell is known as _______Question 22
Nihilism holds that _______Question 23
The backbone of scientif progress is _______ & _______Question 24
Zip fastener is to Wil Judson as pendulum clock is to _______Question 25
An electrical appliance uses a power of 440 watts when the main voltage is 220V. What is the value of the current passing through it? _______Question 26
The essential fatty acids are _______ and _______Question 27
Life is divided into two kingdoms, namely _______ & _______Question 28
_______ colour code is used to identify LIVE in a 3-core wireQuestion 29
A system of writing is to the Chinese as Astrology is to the _______Question 30
The carbohydrate found in milk is called _______Question 31
Mention one Terrestial & Celestial Planets each _______Question 32
In Nigeria, the Voltage value in use is _______Question 33
_______ & _______ are driving forces of a Scientist & Technologist respectivelyQuestion 34
_______ deals with the clarification of scientific conceptsQuestion 35
_______ was creditred with the development of logical reasoningQuestion 36
Electrical power is an example of primary energy? True or False?Question 37
For Thomas Kuhn, Science progresses by means of _______Question 38
_______ was the black Egyptian called by the Greeks, the god of medicineQuestion 39
Who authored the book, the origin of Species?Question 40
Herbs and incantations is to the Arabs as _______ is to the ancient BabyloniansQuestion 41
Science could be seen as an institution where millions of experts engage in the study & development of _______Question 42
_______ is of the opinion that nothing is permnanent in this worldQuestion 43
Anthropogenic sources of pollution is divided into _______ and _______Question 44
Absorption of _______ by the blood reduces its oxygen-carrying capacityQuestion 45
Ground level ozone is a prominent example of _______ pollutants.Question 46
Land pollution directly or indirectly affects the _______ and _______Question 47
Pollutants can be of _______ or _______ origin.Question 48
Agriculture has an impact on water pollution due to the use of _______Question 49
Nitrogen (iv) oxide combine atmospheric water vapour to form _______Question 50
Enforcement of standards is a method of preventing _______