Inventions & Scientists PYQs

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1. Prelims 2026Q49Inventions & Scientists

   Which of the following statements with regard to India’s indigenous new high resolution weather model, the ‘Bharat Forecast System,’ is/are correct ?

   1.Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.

   2.It was developed by IIT Delhi.

   Select the answer using the code given below :

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
2. Prelims 2016Q99Inventions & Scientists

   A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of

   aS. RamanujanbS. ChandrasekharcS. N. BosedC. V. Raman
3. Prelims 2015Q10Inventions & Scientists

   Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation–India (NIF)?

   1.NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.

   2.NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
4. Prelims 2015Q73Inventions & Scientists

   The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

   aan indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian DefencebIndia's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rimca scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic regiondIndia's underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region
5. Prelims 2009Q140Inventions & Scientists

   In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light ?

   aEuropean Space AgencybEuropean Organization for Nuclear ResearchcInternational Atomic Energy AgencydNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
6. Prelims 2008Q47Inventions & Scientists

   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:

   a2 and 3 onlyb3 onlyc2 onlyd1 only
7. Prelims 2008Q77Inventions & Scientists

   Who among the following discovered heavy water?

   aHeinrich HertzbH. C. UreycG. MendeldJoseph Priestley
8. Prelims 2008Q104Inventions & Scientists

   Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

   Institute — Location

   1.National Centre for Cell Science : Mysore

   2.Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics : Hyderabad

   3.National Brain Research Centre : Gurgaon

   Select the correct answer using the code given below:

   a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
9. Prelims 2008Q105Inventions & Scientists

   With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged?

   aRailway WagonsbInformation TechnologycIsotope TechnologydRoad Transport
10. Prelims 2008Q107Inventions & Scientists

    Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?

    aMax PlanckbAlbert EinsteincWilliam Henry BraggdEnrico Fermi
11. Prelims 2008Q121Inventions & Scientists

    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:

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
12. Prelims 2008Q143Inventions & Scientists

    Nobel Prize–winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

    aMetallurgybMeteorologycEnvironmental protectiondGenetics
13. Prelims 2007Q60Inventions & Scientists

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    aWilliam Dickson : Motion Picture FilmbCharles Babbage : Programmable ComputercNicholas Stern : Construction TechnologydBrian Greene : String Theory
14. Prelims 2007Q70Inventions & Scientists

    Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?

    aEdward KasnerbBill GatescTim Berners-LeedVinod Dham
15. Prelims 2007Q89Inventions & Scientists

    Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?

    aCardiologybInfluenza viruscHIV/AIDSdAlzheimer
16. Prelims 2007Q117Inventions & Scientists

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

    aPrevention of weakening due to ageingbFlow of genetic informationcImmunology and disease resistancedAdult stem-cell research
17. Prelims 2006Q49Inventions & Scientists

    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:

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
18. Prelims 2006Q109Inventions & Scientists

    Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

    aPresident of IndiabVice-President of IndiacPrime Minister of IndiadUnion Minister of Science and Technology
19. Prelims 2006Q111Inventions & Scientists

    Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

    aKhadakwaslabSilerucJamnagardSrisailam
20. Prelims 2005Q49Inventions & Scientists

    Who among the following invented Lasers?

    aTheodore MaimanbDenis PapincWilliam MotondFrancis Crick
21. Prelims 2005Q90Inventions & Scientists

    Consider the following statements :

    1.Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

    2.Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

    3.EDUSAT, the ISRO’s educational satellite was launched from French Guyana in 2004.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2c2 and 3dNone
22. Prelims 2004Q38Inventions & Scientists

    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?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
23. Prelims 2004Q91Inventions & Scientists

    Match List I (Institute) with List II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    List I

    A.Indian Institute of Geomagnetism

    B.International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials

    C.Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

    D.Tropical Forestry Research Institutes

    List II

    1.Coimbatore

    2.Mumbai

    3.Jabalpur

    4.Hyderabad

    aA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4bA-1, B-4, C-2, D-3cA-2, B-4, C-1, D-3dA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
24. Prelims 2004Q93Inventions & Scientists

    Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

    aReinhold Messner — Computer TechnologybHarlow Shapley — AstronomycGregor Mendel — Hereditary TheorydGodfrey Housfield — CT Scan
25. Prelims 2003Q130Inventions & Scientists

    Survey of India is under the Ministry of

    aDefencebEnvironment and ForestscHome AffairsdScience and Technology
26. Prelims 2002Q129Inventions & Scientists

    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

    aA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3bA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3cA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4dA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
27. Prelims 2001Q46Inventions & Scientists

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Institute)

    A.Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

    B.Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics

    C.Institute of Microbial Technology

    D.National Institute of Immunology

    List II (Location)

    1.Chandigarh

    2.Hyderabad

    3.New Delhi

    4.Lucknow

    aA-2, B-4, C-1, D-3bA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3cA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1dA-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
28. Prelims 2001Q133Inventions & Scientists

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Achievement in genetics)

    A.Discovery of transduction and conjugation in bacteria

    B.Establishing the sex-linked inheritance

    C.Isolation of DNA polymerase from E. coli

    D.Establishing the complete genetic code

    List II (Scientists)

    1.Khurana

    2.Kornberg

    3.Lederberg

    4.Morgan

    5.Ochoa

    aA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1bA-3, B-4, C-1, D-5cA-4, B-3, C-1, D-5dA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
29. Prelims 1998Q117Inventions & Scientists

    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

    A.Dr. Raja Ramanna

    B.Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

    C.Prof. U. R. Rao

    D.Prof. Meghnad Saha

    List II

    1.Plant Chemistry

    2.Nuclear Physics

    3.Thermodynamics and astrophysics

    4.Space research

    5.Agricultural sciences

    aA-3, B-5, C-2, D-1bA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3cA-2, B-5, C-4, D-3dA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
30. Prelims 1998Q119Inventions & Scientists

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

    List I

    A.Theory of Mutation

    B.Theory of Evolution

    C.One-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis

    D.Operon concept

    List II

    1.Beadle and Tatum

    2.Jacob and Monod

    3.Darwin

    4.De Vries

    aA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2bA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2cA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1dA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1