Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General Science

Science as a tool to understand the past, present and future MCQ Questions


1.
Sripathi wrote a treatise on mathematics in the name of _______
A.
Ganitatika
B.
Sripathi Sironmani
C.
Goladhaya
D.
Lilavathi
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ANSWER :
A. Ganitatika
2.
Which Textbook on astronomy of ancient India -last compiled in 1000 BC computed the earth's diameter?
A.
Aryabhatiya
B.
Srimad Bhagavatam
C.
Surya Siddhantha
D.
Goladhaya
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ANSWER :
C. Surya Siddhantha
3.
Which ancient Indian scripture estimated the age of earth as 4,320 million years?
A.
Aryabhatiya
B.
Srimad Bhagavatam
C.
Siddhantas
D.
Goladhaya
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ANSWER :
B. Srimad Bhagavatam
4.
The Atharvana Veda contains mainly details about ______
A.
Ayurveda
B.
Unani
C.
Homeopathy
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
A. Ayurveda
5.
SRO reached its landmark, by launching the first Geo-Stationary Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in
A.
June,2000
B.
July,2000
C.
June,2001
D.
July,2001
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ANSWER :
D. July,2001
6.
Which year is the UN International Year of Soils?
A.
2013
B.
2014
C.
2015
D.
2016
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ANSWER :
D. 2015