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SUB-TOPIC INFO – Science, Technology & Society (UNIT 9)
CONTENT TYPE – Solved PYQs
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Science, Technology & Society
UGC NET Sociology (UNIT 9)
Solved PYQs
History of Technological Development
1. Who among the following is regarded as the technological determinist of social change? (JUNE 2013)
(A) E. Durkheim
(B) G. Simmel
(C) T. Veblen
(D) T. Malthus
Answer: C
2. Who is the author of the monograph An Environmental History of the World? (JUNE 2019)
(A) Ramchandra Guha
(B) L. Feuerbach
(C) Francis Zimmerman
(D) Donald Hughes
Answer: D
3. To protect yourself from a computer hacker, you should turn on a: (JUNE 2019 / DEC 2019)
(A) Script
(B) VLC Media Player
(C) Antivirus
(D) Firewall
Answer: D
4. Arrange the following in chronological order: technological revolution in (DEC 2019)
(a) Green revolution
(b) Printing revolution
(c) Industrial revolution
(d) Bio-technological revolution
Choose the correct option:
(A) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(B) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(C) (d), (c), (b), (a)
(D) (a), (b), (c), (d)
Answer: B
5. Match List-I with List-II. (DEC 2019)
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (a) Electronic computing, nuclear power, genetic engineering | (i) Medieval period |
| (b) Textiles, mining, metallurgy | (ii) 19th century |
| (c) Sugar mills, paper mills, wind mills | (iii) 18th century |
| (d) Transportation, construction, manufacturing | (iv) 20th–21st century |
Choose the correct answer:
Option codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
Answer: B