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FST-01

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)

Term-End Examination
December, 2015

FST-01 : FOUNDATION COURSE IN SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : All questions of Section A are compulsory. In

Section B and Section C, give answers as per
instructions given.

SECTION A
1. Fill in the blanks : 5
(a) The book entitled "De Philosophiae
Naturalis Principia Mathematica" was
written by
(b) is a secondary air pollutant.
(c) Rain or snow having pH less than 5.6 is
known as
(d) The comet which returns once every 74 to
79 years is
(e) Iron deficiency in our diet causes

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2. State whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F) : 5

(a) Villagers have far less access to information

about technology than the people living in
the city.

(b) The rate of decay of radioactive isotopes into

non-radioactive forms helps in estimating
the age of a fossil.

(c) Isaac Newton discovered the law of elastic

properties of matter.

(d) A person becomes obese because of excessive

intake of fatty food.

(e) The areas where India does not depend on

imported technology or knowhow are Trains
and HMT watches.
3. Write short answers (in not more than 50 words
each) for any five of the following : 5x2=10
(a) What is a chain reaction ? Give an example.

(b) List two properties that distinguish

terrestrial planets with Jovian planets.

(c) What are endocrine glands ? Name any two

such glands in human beings.

(d) What are semiconductors ? Give their any

two uses.
(e) Keeping in mind the property of simple
reflexes, explain briefly whether coughing is
normally a reflex or voluntary action.

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 SECTION B
Answer any eight questions. Limit your answer to
100 words for each question.
4. Write a brief note on the consequences of
deforestation. 5
5. Give important contributions of the following
scientists : 5
C.V. Raman, J.C. Bose, P.C. Ray, K.S. Krishnan
and Birbal Sahni.
6. What do you understand by Radiation
pollution ? Discuss. 5
7. Differentiate between creativity and intelligence
quotient (IQ). Explain. 5
8. What are the five essential components of land
management ? 5
9. Briefly describe the development in science and
technology in India during iron age. 5
10. Give an account of five technical innovations of
medieval India. 5
11. Briefly describe the methods used for resource
exploration. 5
12. Giving suitable examples state how society
influences scientific developments. 5
13. What are geostationary satellites ? Discuss their
applications. 5

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 SECTION C
Answer any four questions. Limit your answer up to
200 words for each question.
14. What measures are being taken in India to
encourage research in science and technology
and their applications in industry ? Discuss in
detail. 10
15. (a) Explain Big-Bang theory of origin of
Universe. State two evidences given in
support of this theory. 5
(b) Why is social forestry important for a
farmer ? 5

16. (a) Give a detailed account of energy flow in an

ecosystem with the help of a neat labelled
diagram. 5
(b) How can biogas be used as an effective
alternate energy source in rural India ? 5
17. What do you mean by biological evolution ?
Explain with the help of a suitable diagram how
biological evolution has taken place. 10
18. (a) Explain how do white blood cells wage a
battle against germs and toxins entering the
human body. 5
(b) List the ways of technology transfer. Briefly
describe any one of them. 5
19. How did the social organisation in the Gupta
Empire influence the growth of science and
technology ? 10

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