Top 250+ Solved History and Philosophy of Science MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Who was the first of the Great Alexandrian mathematicians?
a. Epicurus
b. Euclid
c. Zeno
d. Alexander the Great
Q. The famous work of Euclid on Geometry is ……….
a. Elements of Geometry
b. Geometrical elements
c. Theories on Geometry
d. None of these
Q. Archimedes is best known for his ………….
a. Theory that the sun was far more distant than the moon
b. Discovery of the bright star called spica
c. Method of measuring the specific gravities of substances
d. New algebraic methods
Q. Name the person who does not belong to the following Mathematicians of Alexandria
a. Apollonius
b. Diophantus
c. Galen
d. Archimedes
Q. Which is the best known work of Claudius Ptolemy?
a. Almagest
b. Republic
c. Elements of Geometry
d. None of these
Q. Who introduced a drastic reform in the making of calendar?
a. Galen
b. Claudius Ptolemy
c. Julius Caesar
d. Cicero
Q. Who is the Vedic Sage who has enumerated various multiples of 10 in a systematic way?
a. Caraka
b. Susruta
c. Patanjali
d. Medhatithi
Q. Which is the earliest systematic astronomic text of this period?
a. Jothisha Vedanga
b. Sulva Sutra
c. Atharva Veda
d. Kanada Sutra
Q. Classical Indian medical knowledge is called…………
a. Carakasamhita
b. Susruta samhita
c. Ayurveda
d. None of these
Q. The authoritative text on Yoga called ‘Yagasutra’ was written by………
a. Patanjali
b. Aryabhata
c. Nagarjuna
d. Caraka
Q. Who prepared a star chart of about 800 stars?
a. Shih Huang Ti
b. Lao Tsu
c. Shih Shen
d. None of these