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UPSC 2006 · Q47 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Recent Scientific Achievement : Country

(a) Creating the World’s first mouse : United Kingdom
(b) Cloning a human embryo for the first time : Germany
(c) Guiding a spacecraft for collision with a comet : United States of America
(d) Landing a spacecraft on an asteroid : Japan
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Answer: (b) Cloning a human embryo for the first time : Germany
UPSC 2006 · Q49 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

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:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
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Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
UPSC 2006 · Q123 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

  1. Telecommunication
  2. Physics
  3. Economics
  4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science

List I A. C. N. R. Rao B. Jagdish Bhagwati C. G. N. Ramchandran D. Ashok

List II

Code:

(a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
(b) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
(c) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
(d) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
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Answer: (a) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1