Unseen Comprehension Passages II

Unseen Comprehension Passages  Set II – [04]

National Technology day

Every year National Technology Day is celebrated across India on May 11. It was on 11th May, 1998 that India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully caring out a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran. Also the first, indigenous aircraft “Hansa-3” was test flown from Bangalore on this day and India also performed the successful test firing of the Trishul missile on the same day. Considering the technological advancements, the then prime Minister, Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, declared 11th May to be celebrated as National Technology Day every year. Technology Day is Celebrated as a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry, technological creativity and .the translation of that quest in the integration of Science, Society and Industry. This day is also celebrated to honour technological innovations ad their successful commercialisation which takes the fruits of research to reach to people at large. Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is coordinating the State level activities in connection with the observance of National Technology Day. Proposals fro technical institutions such as  industrial Training Institutes (IT Is), Polytechnic Colleges, Engineering Colleges, University Department of Engineering Sciences, Research Organisations, Registered NGOs etc, in the Kerala State are selected for the celebration of National Technology Day. The programmes are planned to generate awareness among the students, general public, etc. about the importance of Technology Day through lectures, seminars, Quiz programmes, exhibitions, elocution etc.

A. Give one word for the following:

1. After which American astronomer is the Hubble Space Telescope named? __________
2. When did the Apple iPhone first become available? (2005, 2006 or 2007) __________
3. Which automobile company made the technologically advanced humanoid robot, ASIMO? ___________
4. IBM is a well known computer and information technology company. What does IBM stand for? ___________
5. Along with whom did Bill Gates establish Microsoft? ___________
6. Which science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics? ___________
7. What does the abbreviation WWW stand for? ___________
8. What is the name of the place that uses telescopes and the other scientific equipment to research on space and astronomy? __________
9. What is the name of  NASA’s most famous space telescope? _________

B. Tick the Correct answers:

(a) Who was the first person to measure the speed of light?

1. Faucault
2. Hoffman
3. Maxwell
4. Marconi

(b) Who invented the air conditioner?

1. Lawrence
2. Carrier
3. Marcony
4. C.Sholes

(c) Who was inventor of the printing press?

1. Colt
2. Anderson
3. S.Samuel
4. Gutenberg

(d) Who invented of the printing press?

1. Chetier
2. Edison
3. Berliner
4. Newton

(e) Who invented the aeroplane?

1. Carrier Brothers
2. Moore Brothers
3. Wright Brothers
4. Sirkorski Brothers

(f) Which of these in not a moon of the Uranus?

1. Oberon
2. Ariel
3. Umbriel
4. Titan