Loading...
21 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Science & Technology History (Science & Technology). Spanning from 1995 to 2008. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
21
Questions
10
Years
8
Easy
12
Moderate
Based on 21 questions across 10 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Science & Technology History within the broader Science & Technology syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Science & Technology History. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? Theory/Law — Associated Scientist 1. Continental Drift : Edwin Hubble 2. Expansion of Universe : Alfred Wegener 3. Photoelectric Effect : Albert Einstein Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
Q: Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Francis Collins — Mapping human genome 2. Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine 3. Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Nobel Prize–winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
Q: What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine worked to get the prize?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. John C. Mather B. Michael Griffin C. Paul G. Allen D. Piers Sellers List-II (Known as) 1. Co-founder of Microsoft 2. Space walker 3. Administrator of NASA 4. Nobel Prize winner, 2006 in Physics Codes:
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Recent Scientific Achievement : Country
Q: Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? Inventor : Invention 1. Christopher Cockerell : Hovercraft 2. David Bushnell : Submarine 3. J. C. Perrier : Steamship Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I A. C. N. R. Rao B. Jagdish Bhagwati C. G. N. Ramchandran D. Ashok List II 1. Telecommunication 2. Physics 3. Economics 4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science Code:
Q: Who among the following invented Lasers?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Adam Osborne produced the first portable computer. 2. Ian Wilmut created the first cloned sheep. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Q: The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to
Q: Match List I (Scientists) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Scientists) A. Arber and Smith B. Feldman C. Mullis D. Temin and Baltimore List II (Achievement) 1. Developed transgenic plants with Agrobacterium T-DNA 2. Discovered endonucleases 3. Discovered reverse transcriptase 4. Discovered polymerase chain reaction
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Achievement in genetics) I. Discovery of transduction and conjugation in bacteria II. Establishing the sex-linked inheritance III. Isolation of DNA polymerase from E. coli IV. Establishing the complete genetic code List II (Scientists) A) Khurana B) Kornberg C) Lederberg D) Morgan E) Ochoa
Q: Match the names of outstanding Indian scientists given in List I with the area of their specialised work given in List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Dr. Raja Ramanna II. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan III. Prof. U. R. Rao IV. Prof. Meghnad Saha List II A) Plant Chemistry B) Nuclear Physics C) Thermodynamics and astrophysics D) Space research E) Agricultural sciences
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Theory of Mutation II. Theory of Evolution III. One-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis IV. Operon concept List II A) Beadle and Tatum B) Jacob and Monod C) Darwin D) De Vries
Q: Of the four landmarks in medical history given below, which one was the first to take place?
Q: 110. Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth?
Q: “By weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world... He touted the wonderful properties of Vitamin C first as a cure of common cold and later as a preventive agent against cancer.” One of science’s major figures of all time referred to above is
UPSC has asked 21 questions on Science & Technology History in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2008. This sub-topic falls under Science & Technology.
Questions on Science & Technology History have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995. The topic has appeared in 10 out of 31 years.
Among 21 questions on Science & Technology History: 8 are easy, 12 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
