NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
GST 105 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF
SCIENCE
TMA1- 2018
NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
GST 105 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF
SCIENCE
TMA1- 2018
Q1 The
observation that any population tends to outgrow its resources and its members
must compete for what is available was first made by ___
Machiavelli
Darwin
Newton
Malthus
Machiavelli
Darwin
Newton
Malthus
Q2 ___ does
not capture the character of scientific explanation of realities
meditation
material
causal
rational
meditation
material
causal
rational
Q3 ___ is not
an example of empirical science
mathematics
physics
biology
chemistry
mathematics
physics
biology
chemistry
Q4 We trace
the origin of science to __ and __
Athenians and Romans
Americans and British
Russians and Ethiopians
Egyptians and Babylonians
Athenians and Romans
Americans and British
Russians and Ethiopians
Egyptians and Babylonians
Q5 Characters
of science does not include___
objectivity
systmatic
speculative
reliability
objectivity
systmatic
speculative
reliability
Q6 The second
step in scientific method is known as __
observation
formulation of hypothesis
conclusion
definition of problem
observation
formulation of hypothesis
conclusion
definition of problem
Q7 The view
that developments occur because of the purpose or design they serve is known as
___
divine plan
teleology
adaptism
developmentalism
divine plan
teleology
adaptism
developmentalism
Q8 Theories
that have proved to be so universally valid or true, that is, they are true
anywhere in the world and have such a high degree of probability, are called
___
general theories
hypothesis
natural laws
universal theories
general theories
hypothesis
natural laws
universal theories
Q9 An
explanation about the cause or causes of a broad range of related phenomena is
known as ___
observation
conclusion
theory
problem definition
observation
conclusion
theory
problem definition
Q10 The ship
whose expedition to America that Charles Darwin was a member is known as ___
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