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FST-01 I
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)
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Term-End Examination
June, 2014
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FST-01 : FOUNDATION COURSE IN SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any seven
questions from Q. No. 2 to Q. No. 9.
1.
(a) What are the following ? (Answer in one
word or one sentence).
(i) Susruta Samhita
(ii) Stone age
(iii) Museum of Alexandria
(iv) Totem poles
(v) A food chain
(b) Match the names of the Indian Scientists
with their field of contribution given below
in columns A and B respectively :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
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P.C. Ray
P.C.
Mahalanobis
J.C. Bose
Birbal Sahni
S. Ramanujan
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(A) Paleobotany
(B) Physics and
Botany
(C) Chemistry
(D) Statistics
(E) Zoology
(F) Mathematics
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(c) Give short answers for the following
questions (in not more than 50 words) :
(i)
What is the relevance of the statement,
'Science and Technology were
founded when humans acted to
procure food and water' ?
(ii) A recent development in Computer
Science is to endow computers with
"artificial intelligence". What kind of
computers will be required for this ?
(iii) Some psychologists consider
aggression as 'natural instinct' while
others call it 'learned response'. State
one argument in favour of each.
(iv) What is 'algal bloom' ?
(v) Who is 'Lucy' ?
(vi) State the difference between
'Inductive logic' and 'deductive logic'.
(vii) Name one disease each spread by air,
water, food and contact.
(viii) Justify that 'livestock are our mainstay
for providing agricultural operations
and transport'.
(ix) Why is Mars called red planet and in
what ways is it similar to earth ?
(x) How does photochemical smog
form ?
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2.
Observe carefully the above picture and answer
the following questions based on it :
(a) What does the picture depict ? Define it.
(b) Name three abiotic and three biotic
components seen in the picture.
(c) Name three animals seen here and use the
names to construct a food chain.
(d) Name the principal source of energy which
keeps the system alive.
(e) State the ecological role of plants seen here.
(f) What happens to the dead bodies and
wastes of the organisms seen here ?
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3.
State achievements of Indian Science during
medieval period in the fields of astronomy and
physical sciences, chemistry and medicine.
4.
(a) Describe the various ways by which the 7+3
human body battles against germs.
(b) How does vaccination protect us from
disease ?
5.
4+6
(a) How do forests regulate precipitation ?
(b) State the various consequences of
deforestation.
6.
(a) Use examples to explain the roles of 8+2
memory, reasoning, analysis and synthesis
in learning process.
(b) Do you think award and punishment help
in learning ? Justify your opinion.
7.
(a) Inspite of having the best iron ores and low 3+7
labour costs, why is the unit cost of steel
production in India higher than that in
developed countries ?
(b) Taking help of the diagram given below,
explain how research and development
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help to create wealth continuously.
Technological
Developments
New Industry
Industry
R&D
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8.
What is the 'Big bang' theory regarding the origin
of the universe ? Explain the various evidences
favouring this theory.
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9.
Write short notes on any four of the following :
(a) Social Forestry
(b) Agricultural biotechnology
(c) Chemical evolution
(d) Scientific method
(e) Mathematics in ancient India
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