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I UNIT - HEAVEN’S GATE

1. A Sikh officer checked the author’s passport at …………………. above the sea. ( )

a) 14,000 feet b) 16,000 feet c) 15,000 feet d) 17,000 feet

2. The author had travelled for the last ……………. Years ( )

a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 35

3. ‘Journey in Ladakh’ was written by………………………… ( )

a) Anu George b) Nehru c) Andrew Harvey d) Mahaswetha Devi

4. Who is the son of the last king of ladakh? ( )

a) Norberg b) Tsewang c) Choegyal Jigmed d) Mao Jedong

5. The first Europeans who settled in Leh arrived in ………… ( )

a) 1974 b) 1975 c) 1976 d) 1977

6. Preparing traditional Ladakhi food is not easy because ………….. ( )

a) The cooking is elaborate b) The local ingredients are expensive

c) The people have forgotten their cuisine d) Travelers don’t like it

7. The author’s account of Ladakh is based on …………………… ( )

a) His readings b) What others have told him c) His visit to the place

8. Ladakh, the high dry region in northern India that borders …………..

9. ………………. whirred above had suddenly broken into impromptu song

10. Two storied white buildings were clustered together in patches of green silent amid ……………&

willows

11. The first Europeans who settled in Leh were ………………..

12. The name Ladakh means ………………..

13. The Indo- Iranians trace their blue eyes to ……………..

14. The author saw faces that spoke of Lhasa…………………..………….&……………………….

15. Workers in the best hotels boast of …………….

16. Leh’s narrow streets are now filled with ………………………………………….. and ………….

17. The highest Motorable pass in the world is …………………………….

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18. The Ladakhi festival that was mentioned in the lesson was ………………..

19. Indian reformer who brought tantric Buddhism to Tibet was ………………………………….

20. The author began to edge down towards the ………………………………. valley

21. Indian soldiers were shivering in their ……………………………………

22. The chapels are thick with the smell of melted ……………………….. butter

23. The author could not helped smiling at the ………………………….shops

24 The teenagers of ladakh were fluent in every verse of …………………………………….

25. Leh is the capital of………………………………

27. Pico Iyer found ………………………. ………………& ……………………………… animals in the Nubra valley.

28. Barley and wheat were irrigated by ……………….

29. The signs flying from the lamp posts of Leh were saying………………………….

30. Ladakh was often referred to as the world’s ….………………………….

31. Ladakh takes in the Muslim region of ….………………………….

32. The writer witnessed ….………………………….festival at ….………………………….

33. The 18th century Indian reformer who brought Tantric Buddhism to Tibet was ….………………………….

I UNIT - HARGOBIND KHORANA

1. Four different types of ………… are arranged on the spiral ‘stair case’ of DNA molecules.( )

a) Nucleotides b) Nucleosides c) antibiotics d) bacteria

2. According official documents the date of birth of Hargobind Khorana is ( )

a) 9th Jan, 1922 b) 3rd Nov, 1933 c) 9th Jan, 1923 d) 9th Feb 1922

3. Khorana, along with two other scientists, was awarded the Noble prize in the year………………( )

a) 1967 b) 1968 c) 1969 d) 1970

4. Marshal Nirenberg was born in ………………….. ( )

a) London b) Paris c) Moscow d) New York city

5. Khorana was offered a job in British Columbia Research Council in the year………….( )

a) 1952 b)1943 c) 1997 d)1950

6. The noble lecture was delivered on

a) 12-12-1968 b) 13-12-1968 c) 12-12-1966 d) 13-12-1966

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7. Nirenberg passed his Bachelor of Science degree from the university of ( )

a) Michigan b) Cambridge c) Florida d) Oxford

8. When Khorana was studying in DAV high school in Multan he was greatly influenced by

…………………….

9. Khorana completed his PhD degree from the university of ……………………………

10. Khorana began research in Cambridge university under ………………………………

11. Khorana joined the Institute of enzyme research in the year ………….

12. ………………………………………………. are produced by D N A.

13. Khorana shared the noble Prize with two scientists in ………………

14. A village agricultural taxation clerk in British India system of government is known as …………..

15. Khorana was influenced by ………………………………………………….. during his study in DAV High

school

16. Khorana got married in 1952, to……………………………….

17. The place of birth of Hargobind Khorana is ……………..

18. The nucleotide code is transmitted to the cell in groups of three, called ……………….

19. The……………………feasible combinations of the nucleotides are read off along a strand of DNA.

20. ………………………. was a great teacher and accurate experimentalist who supervised Khorana’s

work in M.Sc.

21. Nirenberg’s interest in bird watching made him study …………………..

22. Holley sequenced and deduced the structure of the first ……………………

23. Nirenberg’s PhD work was on ……………………………………….

24. Dave Roy, son of Khorana was born on ……………………………..

25. Dr. Khorana’s invention of ……………………………………. has become indispensible tool in

biotechnology.

26. ………………………………… supervised Khorana’s PhD and also looked after him sincerely and

affectionately.

27. Khorana and his research team were able to synthesize the first artificial copy of a ………………..

28. Among the devoted and loyal colleagues of Khorana……………………………………… contributed to the

spiritual & intellectual make-up of the group.

29. Khorana currently lives in USA serving as MIT’s…………………………………………………

30. Khorana’s later research areas include structure-function in……………………………

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II UNIT - SIR C.V. RAMAN

1. C.V.Raman was awarded the Noble Prize for physics in the year…………………. ( ) a) 1932 b) 1930 3) 1951 d) 1901

2. C.V.Raman took up the dictator ship of …………………. ( ) a) Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore b) Indian Institute of Medical Sciences c) Indian Institute of Molecular Biology d) Indian Institute of Biology

3. National Science day is celebrated on …………………. ( ) a) 28th Feb b) 19th Aug c) 1st Dec d) 2nd Oct

4. What was the prestigious examination that Raman intended to take up? ( ) a) FCS b) ICS c) IAAS d) IACS

5. The three books that Raman could pick to mould his mental and spiritual outlook and determine his chosen path were …………………. ( )

a) Edwin Arnold’s Light of the World, The Elements of Eucloid, a treatise on classical geometry and The Sensations of Tone by Helmholtz.

b) Edwin Arnold’s Light of Asia, The Elements of Euclid, a treatise on classical geometry and The Sensations of Tone by Helmholtz.

c) Helmholtz’s Light of Asia, The Elements of Euclid, a treatise on classical geometry and The Sensations of Tone by Edwin Arnold.

d) Edwin Arnold’s Radiance of Asia, The Rudiments of Eucloid, a treatise on classical geometry and The Sensations of Tone by Helmholtz

6. Sir C.V. Raman was born on ………………………………… 7. Sir C.V. Raman’s mother is…………………………. & his father is…………………………..…… 8. C. V. Raman’s Father was a lecturer in ……………………………college. 9. At the age of 13 Raman went to Madras to study …………………… 10. Raman studied B.A at …………………………….. 11. …………………….. taught English to Raman at presidency college 12. I C S stands for …………………………… 13. During Raman’s two years of M.A Course he attended …………. 14. IAAS stands for ………………………………… 15. The British journal in which Raman’s paper on light was published is………………… 16. Raman passed the M.A Examination in …………………………………. 17. Besides violin, Raman studied the ……………………………… 18. Raman married……………………………………...who belonged to…………………………. 19. Raman went to Calcutta with his wife to work as ……………………………….. 20. Raman received a fabulous amount of ………………………………. as an allowance

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21. When riding to work on a tram, Raman spotted a sign board with words ….................... 22. During Raman’s stay in Calcutta, his papers appeared in international Journals such as

……………………………………………and …………………………………………. 23. The book in which Raman’s extensive studies on the violin were published

is………………………………….. 24. ……………………..was the newly appointed vice - chancellor of Calcutta University. 25. Some well-known names among Raman’s brilliant students are …………………………………….,

……………………………………. &……………………………….. 26. Around 1917 Raman was offered the position of ………………………………..at the university 27. In the year………………….the university of…………………………….. Conferred on Raman an honorary

doctorate. 28. The scientist who explained the blue color of the sky was…………………………. 29. Raman’s paper explaining his observation on Mediterranean Sea was published in the

journal………………………….. 30. Raman wrote a brilliant essay entitled “The Molecular Diffraction of Light” in the year

………………………………….. 31. The …………………………was discovered in 1923 32. On 28 February of 1927 the famous …………………was discovered. 33. Raman devoted to setting up of ………………………… in Bangalore from 1946 to 1970 34. C.V. Raman died on ……………….. 35. Raman edited the journals ………………………….&…………………………

II UNIT - SAM PITRODA

1. …………………………. built the foundation of revolution in communication system.( ) a. Graham bell b. Sam Pitroda c. Rontgen d. Addison

2. Sam Pitroda was born on ………….. ( ) a. 4th May 1944 b. 4th March 1942 c. 4th May 1942 d. 4th March 1944

3. Pitroda did his masters in ……………………from Baroda. ( ) a. Physics & Maths b. Physics & Chemistry c. Maths & Electronics d. Physics & Electronics

4. National technology mission was started in the year…………………….. ( ) a. 1985 b. 1986 c. 1987 d. 1988

5. Sam Pitroda made his first telephone call when he went to ………..( ) a. USA b. USSR c. UK d. China

6. Sam Pitroda visited Saudi American bank in the year……….( ) a. 1982 b. 1983 c. 1984 d. 1985

7. As a result of RAX how many exchanges and telephone lines were installed in India? ( ) (a) 40,000 exchanges & 20 million telephone lines (b) 20,000 exchanges & 40 million telephone lines (c) 20,000 exchanges & 20 million telephone lines (d) 40,000 exchanges & 40 million telephone lines

8. Sam Pitroda is known as father of ……………………….. 9. Pitroda started his career in ………………….…………………. 10. Sam Pitroda started a telephone exchange company called …………………………..in 1974

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11. The Indian prime minister ………………..made Sam Pitroda as his scientific advisor 12. C - DOT stands for……………………………….. 13. RAX stands for……………………………….. 14. RAX were equipped with ……………………..…………………….. 15. The first chairman of India’s telecom commission was…………….……….. 16. During the 20th century ………………. Telephone booths were established all over India. 17. Sam Pitroda introduced himself as ……………………… at Saudi American bank. 18. Sam Pitroda notched up over …………………… patents along the way 19. Self sufficient village community is the dream of ……….. 20. Indians are highly talented in ……………………… 21. Sam Pitroda was born in…………………………….. 22. Pitroda sold Wescom switching to……………………for…………………………….dollars. 23. All the exchanges were equipped with………………………………………………………system. 24. The unique feature of the new communication network system is that all the switches operate

without………………………. 25. According to Pitroda …………….., ……………., ……………and……………… are required in the process of

modernization. 26. In 1993 Sam Pitroda was awarded the………………………..medal. 27. Sam Pitroda was awarded the…………………………………………………in the year 1995. 28. Dataquest has presented Sam Pitroda ………………………………………Award in ……………… 29. Sam Pitroda is currently working on……………………………….. 30. Sam Pitroda was advisor to……………………………………….in the UNO on the ICT advisory committee. 31. Pitroda felt that the existing payment systems are…………………………… 32. In 1995 Pitroda found …………………. organization to develop telecom infrastructure.

I UNIT - HEAVEN’S GATE KEY

1.15,000 feet

2. 25

3. Andrew Harvey

4. Choeygyal Jigmed

5. 1975

6. The local ingredients are expensive

7. His visit to the place

8. Tibet & Pakistan

9. Helicopter

10. apritcot trees

11. Helena Norberg-Hodge

12. Land of high passes

13. Alexander the Great

14. Herat & Samarkand

15. 24 hours cold water

16. Construction cranes & revving suzukis

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17. Nubra valley, Ladakh

18. Tse-chu

19. Padmasambhava

20. Nubra

21. white encampaments

22. yak

23. he & she

24. Hotel California

25. Ladakh

27. wild asses, marmots & Bactrian camels

28. glacial snowmelt

29. say no to polythene

30. last shangrila

31. Kargil

32. Tse-chu at Hemis

33. Padmasambhava

I UNIT – HARAGOBIND KHORANA KEY

1. Nucleotides

2. 9 Jan, 1922

3. 1968

4. New York

5. 1952

6. 12 Dec,1968

7. Florida

8. Ratanlal

9. Liverpool

10. Sir Alexander Todd

11. 1960

12. Amino acids

13. 1968

14. Patwari

15. Ratanlal

16. Esther Elizabeth Sibler

17. Raipur in Panjab

18. Codons

19. 64

20. Mahan Singh

21. Biology

22. RNA molecule

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23. Sugar transport in tumour cells

24. 26 July, 1958

25. Oliguonucleotides

26. Roger J.S. Beer

27. Yeast gene

28. Dr.Gordon M.Tenner

29. Alfred P.Sloan Professor of Biology & Chemistry (Actually he died)

30. Rodospin & protein – protein interaction

II UN IT – SIR C.V.RAMAN KEY

1. 1930

2. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

3. Feb, 28

4. ICS

5. Light of Asia, the Elements of Eclid and the Sensations of Tone

6. 8 Nov, 1888

7. Parvathi Ammal, Chandra Sekhar Iyer

8. Mrs.A.V.Narsimha Rao

9. B.A.

10. Presidency College, Madras

11. E.H.Elliot

12. Indian Civil Service

13. Only one lecture

14. Indian Administrative and Audit Services

15. Philosophical Magazine

16. Jan 1907

17. Veen, tambura, mridangam and table

18. Loka Sundari, Madhurai

19. Asst.Accountant General

20. 400 Rs.

21. Indian Association for the Cultivation of the Science

22. Nature, the Philosophical Magazine & Physical Review

23. Mechanical theory of vibrations of musical instruments of the violin family

24. Ashutosh Mukherjee

25. K.R.Ramanathan, K.S.Krishnan & Suri Bhagavantham

26. Palit Professor of Physics

27. 1921, Calcutta

28. Lord Rayleigh

29. Nature

30. 1922

31. Compton Effect

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32. Raman Effect

33. Raman Research Institute

34. 21 Nov, 1970

35. Current Science & Proceeding of the Academy

II UNIT – SAM PITRODA KEY

1. Sam Pitroda

2. 4, May 1942

3. Physics and Electronics

4. 1987

5. Chicago, USA

6. 1984

7. 40,000 exchanges & 20 million telephone line

8. Indian Telecom Revolution

9. Digital switching technology

10. Wescom Switching

11. Rajiv Gandhi

12. Center for the Development of Telematics

13. Rural Automatic Telephone Exchanges

14. Ss7 intelligent networking signaling systems

15. Sam Pitroda

16. 6,00, 000

17. Venture Capitalist

18. 50

19. Mahatma Gandhi

20. Mathematics

21. Titlagarh

22. Rockwell, 10 million dollars

23. Ss7 intelligent networking signaling systems

24. Air-conditioning

25. Food, water, shelter & communication

26. IIT Alumni

27. International Distinguished

28. IIT lifetime achievement, 2002

29. Electronic wallet

30. Kofi Annan

31. Obsolete

32. World Tel