General Knowledge Quiz on Inventions and History
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Who invented the Aeolipile, often considered the first steam engine?

  • Aristotle
  • Anaximander
  • Ptolemy
  • Hero of Alexandria (correct)
  • Which of the following is NOT considered an invention during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Light bulb
  • Telephone
  • Compass (correct)
  • Steam engine
  • Which educational institution in the Philippines aimed to enhance scientific knowledge during the American colonization?

  • National Research Council
  • Laboratory Municipal
  • University of Santo Tomas (correct)
  • Bureau of Science
  • Who is credited with founding the geocentric model of the universe?

    <p>Ptolemy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient device was used by the Babylonians for their numerical system?

    <p>Sexagesimal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following advancements occurred during the 20th century?

    <p>Television</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the ancient alarm clock used by Egyptians?

    <p>Ctesibius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant shift was widely accepted and later challenged during the Scientific Revolution?

    <p>Copernican Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT associated with the theory of evolution by natural selection?

    <p>Copernican</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

    <p>Nicolaus Copernicus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an impact of the revolutionary ideas of Copernicus?

    <p>Led to the invention of the microscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Whose theory proposes that all species develop through natural selection?

    <p>Darwin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Freudian Revolution introduced new ideas primarily in which field?

    <p>Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which intellectual revolution focused on understanding subconscious motivations?

    <p>Freudian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The invention of the steam engine by James Watt was crucial to which historical revolution?

    <p>Industrial Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The paradigm shifts in various societies primarily focused on what?

    <p>Philosophical and societal changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one consequence of excessive social media use in workplaces?

    <p>Decreased productivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should a cosmetic company using nanoparticles consider ethically?

    <p>Testing for skin safety and long-term effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary focus of nanotechnology research?

    <p>Creating innovative products in medicine, transportation, and computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the father of Information Theory?

    <p>Claude E. Shannon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect did virtual communication have on face-to-face interactions?

    <p>It replaced face-to-face communication exclusively with video calls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an implication of using nanoparticles in products?

    <p>Increased potential for allergic reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential risk of increased reliance on virtual communication?

    <p>Decreased number of friendships maintained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential concern regarding genetically modified crops like golden rice?

    <p>Environmental impact of gene modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one major drawback of big data approaches?

    <p>Relying on information retrieval rather than critical thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents a common risk associated with sharing personal information on social media?

    <p>Vulnerability to crimes like identity theft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has social media changed traditional friendships?

    <p>It expanded the definition of 'friends' to include online connections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be considered a drawback of the reliance on big data?

    <p>It encourages reproduction of existing biases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does big data have on critical thinking skills?

    <p>It diminishes the need for critical analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which option is NOT a schedule risk of sharing personal information on social media?

    <p>Increased social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of big data can complicate its integration with existing systems?

    <p>Complexity of data architectures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding the costs associated with big data?

    <p>It increases the cost of data collection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often credited with the invention that marks the start of the Information Age?

    <p>Johannes Gutenberg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which school of thought in philosophy teaches that a good life is attained by understanding and accepting that we cannot control external events?

    <p>Stoicism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technological advancement in the 1970s significantly contributed to the development of the Information Age?

    <p>Personal computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is NOT a technological advancement during the digital age?

    <p>Use of analog memory system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published a landmark paper proposing that information can be quantitatively encoded as a series of ones and zeroes?

    <p>Claude Shannon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has social media impacted business recruitment practices?

    <p>Allowed recruiters to engage with a wider pool of candidates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the phenomenon where individuals excessively rely on rapid data processing instead of critical thinking?

    <p>Intellectual dependency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a sudden emergency, a self-driving car must prioritize which action?

    <p>Swerving to avoid a child</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which government effort aims to enhance scientific literacy among young Filipinos?

    <p>K-12 Science Curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does improving science and technology education contribute to nation-building?

    <p>By preparing a workforce for global competition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following practices is most associated with the Igorot's agricultural expertise?

    <p>Terrace farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of critiquing human flourishing in the context of technological progress?

    <p>To define the meaning of the good life for individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher famously stated that 'happiness not pleasure should be the standard of utility'?

    <p>Immanuel Kant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a goal of the K-12 Science Curriculum?

    <p>Reducing the emphasis on practical applications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact does focusing solely on theoretical research have on scientific education?

    <p>Neglects practical application of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the role of Project NOAH?

    <p>It aims to enhance disaster preparedness through scientific knowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Multiple Choice Questions

    • Question 1: Earliest Chinese paper was primarily made of mulberry bark.
    • Question 2: An antecedent is a thing or event that exists before another.
    • Question 3: Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila was created in 1888.
    • Question 4: Mesopotamians used papyrus sheets for business records.
    • Question 5: Gunpowder was invented during the Tang dynasty.
    • Question 6: Hero of Alexandria invented the aeolipile.
    • Question 7: The compass was not an invention during the Industrial Revolution.
    • Question 8: The transistor revolutionized computing.
    • Question 9: Gunpowder was invented by Tang dynasty alchemists.
    • Question 10: Jose Rizal is the father of Philippine botany.
    • Question 11: The Great Wall of China was initially built to protect against invaders from the north.
    • Question 12: Samuel Morse invented the Telegraph in 1844.
    • Question 13: The Bureau of Science aimed to enhance Philippine scientific knowledge during American colonization.
    • Question 14: Ptolemy founded the geocentric model.
    • Question 15: Aristotle was a Greek engineer, physicist, and mathematician.
    • Question 16: Babylonians used the sexagesimal system.
    • Question 17: The Bureau of Science aimed to enhance Philippine scientific knowledge during American colonization.
    • Question 18: The Bureau of Science concentrated on tropical disease research during the American regime.
    • Question 19: The spinning wheel originated in India.
    • Question 20: The Renaissance was a rebirth of classical learning and scientific inquiry.
    • Question 21: Aristotle is considered the Father of Zoology.
    • Question 22: The Chinese invented gunpowder.
    • Question 23: The Copernican Revolution was a paradigm shift challenging previously held beliefs.
    • Question 24: The Manhattan Project was a research and development program during WWII.
    • Question 25: The correct pair is China - Acupuncture.
    • Question 26: Id stage focuses on pleasure principle.
    • Question 27: The Copernican Revolution challenged previous models of the solar system.
    • Question 28: The Id in Freud's personality theory is impulsive and irrational.
    • Question 29: Indian civilization has contributions in metallurgy, mathematics, and astronomy.
    • Question 30: Darwinian revolution is associated with the theory of evolution.
    • Question 31: Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model.
    • Question 32: Copernicus's theory impacted people's understanding of the universe.
    • Question 33: Darwin's theory proposes natural selection as the driving force in evolution.
    • Question 34: The Darwinian Revolution was a period of paradigm shift.
    • Question 35: The Darwinian Revolution challenged creationism and the previous view of human origin.
    • Question 36: Meso-American revolution is not an intellectual revolution.
    • Question 37: The Freudian Revolution focused on psychology.
    • Question 38: The Freudian Revolution focused on subconscious motivations and the structure of the human psyche.
    • Question 39: James Watt's steam engine was pivotal for the Industrial Revolution.
    • Question 40: Paradigm shifts in Meso-American, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African societies primarily focused on agricultural innovations, philosophical transformations, and social evolution.
    • Question 41: Aristotle and Ptolemy supported the geocentric view.
    • Question 42: The unconscious mind, according to Freud, is inaccessible to consciousness.
    • Question 43: Benigno Aquino administration was the one that established the Department of Communications Technology.
    • Question 44: One of the main objectives of science and technology education in the Philippines is to contribute to nation-building.

    More Multiple Choice Questions

    • (Further questions are listed, but formatting makes it difficult to separate question numbers. This section contains questions 45-149. These questions require more comprehensive notes based on the full text context of the original source document.)

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