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UPSC 2004 · Q38 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

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?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
UPSC 2004 · Q93 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(a) Reinhold Messner — Computer Technology
(b) Harlow Shapley — Astronomy
(c) Gregor Mendel — Hereditary Theory
(d) Godfrey Housfield — CT Scan
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Answer: (a) Reinhold Messner — Computer Technology
UPSC 2004 · Q108 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to

(a) The control of AIDS
(b) Magnetic resonance imaging
(c) Respiratory diseases
(d) Genetic engineering
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Answer: (b) Magnetic resonance imaging