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UPSC 2007 · Q22 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine worked to get the prize?

(a) Prevention of weakening due to ageing
(b) Flow of genetic information
(c) Immunology and disease resistance
(d) Adult stem-cell research
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Answer: (b) Flow of genetic information
UPSC 2007 · Q128 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

  1. Co-founder of Microsoft
  2. Space walker
  3. Administrator of NASA
  4. Nobel Prize winner, 2006 in Physics

List-I (Person) A. John C. Mather B. Michael Griffin C. Paul G. Allen D. Piers Sellers

List-II (Known as)

Codes:

(a) A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
(b) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(c) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
(d) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
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Answer: (c) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
UPSC 2007 · Q131 · Science & Technology › Science & Technology History · Save

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Williams Dickson : Motion Picture Film
(b) Charles Babbage : Programmable Computer
(c) Nicholas Stern : Construction Technology
(d) Brian Greene : String Theory
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Answer: (c) Nicholas Stern : Construction Technology