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of Printed Pages : 7 FST-001 (Eng+Hindi)

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)

(Y)
CD
Term-End Examination
C■9 June, 2019
CO
FST-001 : FOUNDATION COURSE IN SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) All questions of Section - A are compulsory.

(ii) In Section - B and Section - C give answers as per
instructions given.

SECTION - A
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) given 10
in the parentheses.
(a) The book Siderius Nuntrus was written by
. (Galileo Galilei/ Kepler)
(h) In the cultivation of pulses, crop
management is more important than
. (seed variety/ nutrients)
(c) A person becomes obese because of
. (constitution/excessive intake
of energy)
(d) FORTRAN is a language of _______
(Application software/System software)
(e) Innovation of (mechanical
gadgets for spinning and weaving/
mechanical clocks) led to Industrial
Revolution.

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2. State if the following statements are true or false. 20
Justify your answers in one to three sentences for
each question.
Planet Uranus is unique in Solar System.
Life in Oceans is abundant around the
margins of continents and islands.
Ergonomics is the study of interaction of
organisms with their environment.
In nuclear fission the masses of resulting
nuclei is exactly equal to the sum of masses
of fusing nuclei.
(e) Steps in most food chains are limited to four
or five.

3. Match the items in column - A with those given 10

in column - B :
Column - A Column - B
(a) Ancient Greek idea Deforestation
(b) Lucy Fossil
(c) Sunshine Vitamin Small pox
vaccine
(d) Edward Jenner Absorption of
calcium
(e) Soil erosion Cosmozoa

SECTION - B
Attempt any six questions. Limit your answer to
100 words for each question.
4. Briefly discuss the salient problems associated
with modern agriculture.

5. Describe the thought processes involved in 5

cognitive learning.

6. Explain "Artificial Intelligence" with the help of 5

a simple case.

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7. Differentiate between the following 5
(a) Meteor and meteorite
(b) Solar wind and solar flare
(c) Inductive logic and deductive logic
(d) Renewable resources and non-renewable
resources
(e) Primary pollutant and Secondary pollutant
8. Briefly discuss the influence of society on scientific 5
development.
9. What does Darwin's theory of natural selection 3+2
postulate ? How does it differ from Lamarck's
theory ?
10. What is meant by Lead Time of scientific 2+3
development ? Explain giving two examples.
11. Name two types of waste products that can be 2+3
recycled and re-used. Describe the process of
recycling any one of them.
SECTION - C
Answer any three questions. Limit your answer
to 200 words for each question.
12. Explain how do living organisms (such as human)
maintain a normal external and internal structure
and environment inspite of change in their
surroundings. Illustrate with an example. Write
the technical term for this state of constancy. 4+5+1
13. Spell out the basic objectives of India's Technology
policy. Highlight its aims. Keeping in mind the
aims of National Technology Policy discuss
Government's concern for environment. 1+5+4
14. Discuss how the growth of science was hampered 10
in medieval India.
15. Describe the life story of a Star. 10
16. What are optical fibres ? Discuss their
applications. How is the use of optical fibres
advantageous over traditional technologies ? 2+6+2

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