GST105 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BATCH A
1. The population of Africa was said to be 275 in what year?
Ans. 1960
2. The first woman in space was?
Ans. Velentina Tereshkova
3. The only Christian church in the middle ages was?
Ans. roman catholic
4. Two types of observation in scientific method are spontaneous and ?
Ans. Induced
5. Which number system is described as the most peculiar number scales in existence?
Ans. Yoruba people of Nigeria
6. The outermost planet in the entire solar system
Ans. Pluto
7. The people of west Africa that used extremely complex knowledge of astronomy, the name of the star most important to them is
Ans. Sirical
8. Answers without evidence are really unsupported opinions, this statement speaks to what aspect of the scientific method?
Ans. Experimentation
9. The most popular account of the origin of humans are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
10. Which key thinker of the scientific revolution hold the view referred to as geocentric systems?
Ans. Ptolemy of Alexandria
11. The star described as small and incredibly dense called
Ans. Sirius b
12. Which sets of people translated ancient knowledge and works of Egyptians, Babylonians and greeks into latin
Ans. the monks
13. Which west African people acquired an extremely complex knowledge of astronomy
Ans. Dogon people of mali
14. Another name for middle ages is ?
Ans. Medieval
15. The person that can be called the newton of chemistry was a man called
Ans. Antoine-Laurent de Lavoiser
16. What kind of resources can reproduce themselves e.g, plant and animal resources
Ans. Renewable
17. What was used as money in Africa and South Asia in the olden days
Ans. Cowries
18. What is the general overarching weather conditions of a region?
Ans. Climate
19. The view that we evolve from apes, consisting of the monkeys, gibbons, gorillas and chimpanzee is known as?
Ans. Scientific
20. These sets of propositions referred to as?
Ans. Inductive
21. Which British Physicist conducted research to determine the relationship between heat and other forms of energy?
Ans. James Clerk Maxwell
22. What is the prevailing state of the atmosphere as regards wind, rain, temperature, moisture, cloudiness, and pressure?
Ans. Weather
23. After what period in history did science as a branch of philosophy succeeded in finding its own method of observation and experiment?
Ans. Renaissance
24. How many kinds of specialized cells are in human
Ans. 6
25. Which method is also called the Baconian method?
Ans. inductive
26. Who is usually given credit for discovering and establishing the true method of physical sciences?
Ans. Galileo
27. In what century was there a shift of interest from astronomy to geology and from physics to biology?
Ans. 19th
28. Which scientists proposed a theory that € cells are of universal occurrence and are the basic building blocks of an organism and that cells come from pre-existing cells?
Ans. Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden
29. Who is usually given credit for discovering and establishing the true method of physical sciences?
Ans. Galileo
30. Which of these constitute the zoological family to which human beings belong?
Ans. Hominids
GST105 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BATCH B
1. The modern man is referred to as?
Ans. Homo sapiens sapien
2. The greatest known oceanic depth is the?
Ans. Swire deep
3. How many kinds of specialized cells are in human
Ans. 06
4. The earth has a surface area of what square miles?
Ans. 196,550,000
5. The greatest known height is how many feet high?
Ans. 29,028
6. The most popular accounts of the origin of human are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
7. Which British Physicist conducted research to determine the relationship between heat and other forms of energy?
Ans. James Clerk Maxwell
8. The most popular accounts of the origin of human are found in what doctrines?
Ans. Religious
9. The branch of philosophy, which studies the structure of the universe is?
Ans. Cosmology
10. What is the general overarching weather conditions of a region?
Ans.Climate
11. The arm of philosophy that deals with arguments, validity and soundness is?
Ans. Logic
12. Who discovered that it was gas which he named oxygen that enables combustion (burning)and respiration to take place
Ans. Laurent Lavoisier
13. The systematic study of the nature of science especially its methods, its concepts and its presuppositions is?
Ans.Philosophy of science
14. The branch of astronomy, which deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe is?
Ans.Cosmology
15. How many layers of the earth do we have?
Ans.2
16. What is the prevailing state of the atmosphere as regards wind, rain, temperature, moisture, cloudiness, pressure?
Ans.Weather
17. What was Aristotle\'s preferred method of investigation?
a. Logical deduction
b. Observation
c.Mathematical reasoning
d.Experimentation
18. What inspired Emeagwali\'s idea for using 64,000 processors?
a.A 1922 science fiction article
b.A computer science textbook
c.A government research project
d.A university lecture
19. Which Nigerian scientist made a vaccine recognised and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the early 1970s?
a.Prof. Bart Nnaji
b.Prof. Henrietta Ukwu
c.Prof. Njoku Obi
d.Philip Emeagwali
20. Who is credited with founding the atomic theory or the doctrine of matter?
a.Democritus
b.Anaximander
c.Heraclitus
d.Leucippus
21. Who is credited with synthesizing geometry as a science in his book
a.Archimedes
b.Euclid
c.Pythagoras
d.\"Elements of Geometry\"?
e.Ptolemy
22. What was the main stimulus for the origin of ancient Egyptian science?
a.Trade requirements
b.Practical needs in agriculture
c.Military needs
d.Religious beliefs
23. Which ancient civilization first divided the day into hours, minutes, and seconds?
a.Greek
b.Babylonia
c.Roman
d.Egyptian
24. Who began the study of fossils in the 18th century?
a.Charles Darwin
b.Louis Pasteur
c.John Ray
d.Georges Cuvier
25. What belief dominated biology during Darwin\'s time?
a.Evolutionary theory
b.Natural theology....
c.Catastrophism
d.Spontaneous generation
26. How long does it take for a low-altitude satellite to orbit the Earth?
a.Less than 60 minutes
b.Less than 120 minutes
c.Less than 90 minutes
d.Less than 30 minutes
27. When was the idea of evolution first originated?
a.In the 18th century by Georges Cuvier
b.In the 17th century by John Ray
c.In ancient times by philosophers
d.In the 19th century by Darwin
28. Which continent has the lowest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita in the world?
a.Africa
b.Australia
c.South America
d.Asia
29. Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in 1862?
a. John Ray
b.Louis Pasteur
c.Charles Darwin
d.Georges Cuvier
30. What organization considers the pursuit of peace its long-range target?
a.World Health Organization
b.WIPO
c.UNESCO
d.World Bank
GST105 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BATCH C
1. Which scientist in the course material regretted the disaster caused by the atomic bomb and urged scientists to prevent the use of annihilating weapons?
a. Einstein
b. Newton
c. Oppenheimer
d. Fermi
2. What does evolution mean?
a. The creation of life by God
b. The unchanging nature of species
c. The progressive change of living things through time
d. The spontaneous generation of organisms
3. Which of these scientists is from Umuode in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State?
a. Prof. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
b. Col. Dr. Oviemo O. Ovadje
c. Prof. Bart najia
d. Philip Emeagwali
4. Which continent has the lowest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita in the world?
a. Australia
b. South America
c. Asia
d. Africa
5. Who began the study of fossils in the 18th century?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Georges Cuvier6
c. Louis Pasteur
d. John Ray
6. How many times more powerful is the Hydrogen bomb compared to the atomic bomb?
a. At least 25 times
b. At least 100 times
e. At least 10 times
f. At least 50 times
7. In which year did Philip Emeagwali win the Gordon Bell Prize?
a. 1991
b. 1989
c. 1995
d. 1987
8. Who among these is NOT mentioned as a home-based computer expert in Nigerian universities?
a. Dr. Gabriel Atah Olayi
b. Prof. Olayide Abass
c. Prof. Bart Nnaji
d. Prof. Simeon Fatula
9. Which scientist in the course material regretted the disaster caused by the atomic bomb and urged scientists to prevent the use of annihilating weapons?
a.Einstein
b.Newton
c.Oppenheimer
d.Fermi
What does evolution mean?
a. The creation of life by God
b. The unchanging nature of species
c. The progressive change of living things through time
c. The spontaneous generation of organisms
10. Which of these scientists is from Umuode in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State?
a. Prof. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
b. Col. Dr. Oviemo O. Ovadje
c. Prof. Bart Nnaji
d. Philip Emeagwali
11. Which continent has the lowest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita in the world?
a. Australia
b. South America
c. Asia
d. Africa
12. Who began the study of fossils in the 18th century?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Georges Cuvier
c. Louis Pasteur
d. John Ray
13. How many times more powerful is the Hydrogen bomb compared to the atomic bomb?
a. At least 25 times
b. At least 100 times
c. At least 10 times
d. At least 50 times
14. In which year did Philip Emeagwali win the Gordon Bell Prize?
a. 1991
b. 1989
c. 1995
d. 1987
15. Who among these is NOT mentioned as a home-based computer expert in Nigerian university
a. Dr. Gabriel Atah Olayi
b. Prof. Olayide Abass
c. Prof. Bart Nnaji
d. Prof. Simeon Fatula
16. What observation did Cuvier make about fossils in rock layers?
a. Deeper layers contained older fossils
b. Fossils were only found in the top layers
c. Fossils were randomly distributed in layers
d. All layers contained the same fossils
17. What theory did Cuvier\'s observations lead to?
a. Catastrophism
b. Evolution
c. Spontaneous generation
d. Creationism
18. What was the main stimulus for the origin of ancient Egyptian science?
a. Trade requirements
b. Religious beliefs
c. Practical needs in agriculture
d. Military needs
19. Which ancient civilization first divided the day into hours, minutes, and seconds?
a. Roman
b. Babylonia
c. Egyptian
d. Greek
20. Which Nigerian scientist is known as "A father of the Internet"?
a. Philip Emeagwali
b. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
c. Njoku Obi
d. Bart Nnaji
21. What does GNP stand for?
a. Gross National Product
b. Global Net Profit
c. Gross National Progress
d. Global National Product
22. Who proposed that the \'world-stuff\' was divine fire?
a. Anaximander
b. Thales
c. Democritus
d. Heraclitus
23. Who was John Ray?
a. An ancient Egyptian philosopher
b. A 20th-century biologist
c. A 19th-century evolutionist
d. A 17th-century English scientist-clergyman
24. Who among these is NOT mentioned as a home-based computer expert in Nigerian universities?
a. Prof. Olayide Abass
b. Prof. Simeon Fatula
c. Dr. Gabriel Atah Olayi
d. Prof. Bart Nnaji
25. Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in 1862?
a. John Ray
b. Georges Cuvier
c. Charles Darwin
d. Louis Pasteur
26. During which war was chemical warfare first used on a large scale?
a. The Second World War
b. The Vietnam War
c. The First World War
d. The American Civil War
27. What is the doctrine of fixed species also known as
a. Evolutionism
b. Creationism
c. Darwinism
d. Catastrophism
28. What observation did Cuvier make about fossils in rock layers?
a. All layers contained the same fossils
b. Fossils were randomly distributed in layers
c. Fossils were only found in the top layers
d. Deeper layers contained older fossils.
30 Which scientist in the course material regretted the disaster caused by the atomic bomb and urged scientists to prevent the use of annihilating weapons?
a. Fermi
b. Oppenheimer
c. Newton
d. Einstein
31. What belief dominated biology during Darwin\'s time?
a. Evolutionary theory
b. Catastrophism
c. Natural theology
d. Spontaneous generation
32. What theory did Cuvier\'s observations lead to?
a. Spontaneous generation
b. Catastrophism
c. Evolution
d. Creationism
33. Who among these is NOT mentioned as a home-based computer expert in Nigerian universities?
a. Prof. Simeon Fatula
b. Dr. Gabriel Atah Olayi
c. Prof. Olayide Abass
d. Prof. Bart Nnaji
34. What belief dominated biology during Darwin\'s time?
a. Spontaneous generation
b. Evolutionary theory
c. Catastrophism
d. Natural theology
35. How much did the development of the first atomic bomb cost?
a. $500 million
b. $5 billion
c. $2 billion
d. $1 billion
36. In which year did Philip Emeagwali win the Gordon Bell Prize?
a. 1989
b. 1995
c. 1987
d. 1991
37. Which of these scientists is from Umuode in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State?
a. Col. Dr. Oviemo O. Ovadje
b. Philip Emeagwali
c. Prof. Bart Nnaji
d. Prof. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
38. Which of these scientists is from Umuode in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State?
a. Col. Dr. Oviemo O. Ovadje
b. Philip Emeagwali
c. Prof. Bart Nnaji
d. Prof. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
39. During which war was chemical warfare first used on a large scale?
a. The American Civil War
b. The Second World War
c. The Vietnam War
d. The First World War
40. How long does it take for a low-altitude satellite to orbit the Earth?
a. Less than 30 minutes
b. Less than 120 minutes
c. Less than 90 minutes
d. Less than 60 minutes
41. What observation did Cuvier make about fossils in rock layers?
a. All layers contained the same fossils
b. Deeper layers contained older fossils
c. Fossils were only found in the top layers
d. Fossils were randomly distributed in layers
42. When was the idea of evolution first originated?
a. In the 17th century by John Ray
b. In ancient times by philosophers
c. In the 19th century by Darwin
d. In the 18th century by Georges Cuvier
43. During which war was chemical warfare first used on a large scale?
a. The Vietnam War
b. The First World War
c. The Second World War
d. The American Civil War
44. In which year did Philip Emeagwali win the Gordon Bell Prize?
a. 1989
b. 1991
C .1987
c. 1995
45. Which continent has the lowest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita in the world?
a. South America
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. Australia
46. Who was John Ray?
a. An ancient Egyptian philosopher
b. A 17th-century English scientist-clergyman
c. A 20th-century biologist
d. A 19th-century evolutionist
47. How much did the development of the first atomic bomb cost?
a. $2 billion
b. $1 billion
c. $500 million
d. $5 billion
48. Who began the study of fossils in the 18th century?
a. Louis Pasteur
b. Charles Darwin
c. John Ray
d. Georges Cuvier
49. What organisation considers the pursuit of peace its long-range target?
a. World Health Organization
b. World Bank
c. UNESCO
d. WIPO
50. What theory did Cuvier\'s observations lead to?
a. Catastrophism
b. Evolution
c. Spontaneous generation
d. Creationism
51. What was the main stimulus for the origin of ancient Egyptian science?
a. Trade requirements
b. Religious beliefs
c. Practical needs in agriculture
d. Military needs
52. Which ancient civilization first divided the day into hours, minutes, and seconds?
a. Roman
b.Babylonia
C. Egyptian
e. Greek
53. Which Nigerian scientist is known as "A father of the Internet"?
a. Philip Emeagwali
b. Mobison Oliver Udemmadu
c. Njoku Obi
d. Bart Nnaji
54. What does GNP stand for?
a. Gross National Product
b. Global Net Profit
c. Gross National Progress
d. Global National Product
55. Who proposed that the \'world-stuff\' was divine fire?
a. Anaximander
b. Thales
c.Democracz
D. Heraclitus
56. Who was John Ray?
a. An ancient Egyptian philosopher
b. A 20th-century biologist
c. A 19th-century evolutionist
d. A 17th-century English scientist-clergyman
57. Who among these is NOT mentioned as a home-based computer expert in Nigerian universities?
a. Prof. Olayide Abass
b. Prof. Simeon Fatula
c. Dr. Gabriel Atah Olayi
d. Prof. Bart Nnaji
58. Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in 1862?
a. John Ray
b. Georges Cuvier
c. Charles Darwin
d. Louis Pasteur
59. During which war was chemical warfare first used on a large scale?
a. The Second World War
b. The Vietnam War
c. The First World War
d. The American Civil War
60. What is the doctrine of fixed species also known a
a. Evaluation
b. Creationism
c. Darwinism
d. Catastrophism