
Midterm Examination in Science, Technology and Society
Quiz by Mark Paulo San Juan
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Scientific inquiry begins with ________.
It cultivates the needed habits and skills of observation, laboratory experiment, analysis, classification and generalizations in students
Society:
A physician who formulated soap and made distinctions between smallpox and measles
It is the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world through systematic observation and experiments.
Who among the following scholars of the Advent of Science and Technology made the first measurement of the size of the Earth?
The astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.
They excelled in applied sciences such as medicine, engineering and surveying
Sir Isaac Newton is associated with the Laws of ________.
It is the most notable country in Asia in terms of scientific and technological achievement particularly in terms of its electronics and automobile products
What is considered to be the most advanced Mesoamerican civilization?
It is a book that contains predictions of solar eclipses for centuries and a table of predicted positions of Venus.
He accumulated evidence demonstrating that organisms evolve and discovered the process, natural selection, by which they evolve.
A method of treating mental disorders, shaped by psychoanalytic theory, which emphasizes unconscious mental processes and is sometimes described as “depth psychology.”Â
It is smaller circular orbits that spun off the main orbits.
It was published in 1543 and laid the foundations for a revolution in how Europeans would view the world and its place in the universe.
Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about the works of Galileo?
He developed a tissue culture procedure for the banana plant and sugar cane which enabled production of large quantities of plant materials that were robust and disease-free
Fe del Mundo is known ________.
A Science for Change Program which creates synergistic academe-industry relationship to invigorate Philippine Research and Development
“Soyalac”, a powdered preparation of soya beans which helped save the lives of thousands of Filipinos and other nationals during World War II was a notable food invention of ________.
A national scientist whose biological contributions to the environment and ecosystems have made him a hero for natural sciences
The DOST Strategic Plan for ________ supports the call for “Science for the People”.
S4CP focuses on Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of R&D Institutions and Industrial Competitiveness which is composed of four (4)programs EXCEPT:
Which of the following is the contribution of Al-Khwarizmi?
Facebook’s ability to recognize your face and tag you in a friend’s photo is an example of____.
Which of the following provides environmental protection and to utilize scientific knowledge to ensure the safety of the people through Presidential Decree No. 78, s. 1972.
Which of these initiated in June 2012 to help manage risks associated with natural hazards and disasters.
He identified the four moons of the planet Jupiter which marked the dawn of a new age in cosmology.
The scientific revolution can best be described as________.
These are significant contributions of Mayans in the development of Science and Technology in Meso- America EXCEPT
These are countries in Asia which produce 90% of the world’s digital gadgets EXCEPT
These are several outstanding achievements can be reported in the Aztec civilization in technology and invention, EXCEPT:
Which of the following was the period of Enlightenment according to Newton’s Book “Principia Mathematica”?
Identify among the following scholars who is brilliant mathematician who had a mystical vision of the mathematical perfection of the universe that owed a great deal to the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras.
Identify among the following scholars who invented a whole new branch of math, calculus, for figuring out rates of motion and change.
Which is true about Aisa Mijeno?
These characterized the sustainable alternative light source EXCEPT
The DOST Strategic Plan rotates on the attainment of the following outcomes EXCEPT:
Which is the significant function of Research and Development Leadership Program?
Identify year does Philippine government made the teaching of science compulsory in all elementary and secondary schools?
A paradigm shift occurs when one paradigm theory is replaced by another. An important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way.
Dr. Jose Rizal is the epitome of the Enlightenment man in the Philippine context. He is a scientist, a doctor, an engineer (he designed and built a water systemin Bagumbayan), a journalist, a novelist, an urban planner and a hero.
The first scientific novel in the country was titled Cronica de Ciencias Medicas deFilipinas. Laboratorio Municipal de Ciudad de Manila was created to conduct biochemical analyses for public health and to undertake specimen examinations for clinical and medico-legal cases.
The following are correct about Enlightenment Period, EXCEPT:
Information revolution is a period of change that describes current economic, social and technological trends beyond the Industrial Revolution. Information revolution might prove as significant to the lives of people.
Africa: The work Black Rice, Jeff Canoy demonstrates the legacy of enslaved Africans to the Americas in the sphere of rice cultivation.
A variety of African plants were adopted in Asia, including coffee, the oil palm, fonio or acha (digitariaexilis), African rice (oryza glabberima), and sorghum (sorghum bicolor).
This was set up to formulate objectives for the teaching of science education at all levels and to recommend steps that would upgrade the teaching of science.
He made major contributions to marine biology research efforts in the Philippines and authored over 160 scientific papers as well as books.
The first person who started the slow process of dismantling Aristotle's cosmology was Â_________?
A Greek astronomer that was the main authority who put order to and passed this cumbersome system of epicycles to posterity.
He tracked the entire orbits of various stars and planets.
He accumulated evidence demonstrating that organisms evolve and discovered the process, natural selection, by which they evolve.
An English Theologian that elaborated the argument-from-design as forceful demonstration of the existence of the Creator.
This had an enormous impact on the practice of psychiatry, particularly within the United States.
1.     Examine the DOST Eleven Point Agenda stated below:
I. Agenda1 highlights the latest detriments in research and development geared towards the shared goal of improved nutrition and health for all.
II. Agenda 2 presents how R&D can be utilized to make key traditional industries steadfast and competitive through technological innovations that can address gaps in productivity and increase production yield.
III. Agenda 3 engages R&D in emerging scientific and technological platforms which lay the inroads to the development of new advancement to environment.
IV. Agenda 4 focuses in strengthening institutional capacity to undertake research and development and contribute to regional development.
A Steering committee for CRADLE and BIST Programs was created through the DOST Special Order No. 0276. Select which among the functions of the committee is TRUE.
Categorize the appropriateness of contributions of some personalities in Science and Technology in the Philippines.
Identify which set of objectives are TRUE in BSCS Adaptation Project.