Multiple Choice Questions
J.C. Bose: A Beautiful Mind
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Q. 1
Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrate his experiment in 1895?
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Delhi Town HallB
Bombay UniversityC
Calcutta Town HallD
Madras HallClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Which college did Bose attend in Cambridge?
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King’s CollegeB
Trinity CollegeC
Oxford CollegeD
Christ CollegeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
In which year did Bose receive Natural Science Tripos?
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1889B
1884C
1880D
1886Click an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What was shown in Bose’s demonstration?
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Sound wave generationB
X-ray imagingC
Travel of electromagnetic wavesD
Movement of lightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
What honour was given to Bose by the British government?
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KnighthoodB
Nobel PrizeC
Padma ShriD
Bharat RatnaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did Bose’s mother do when children came home?
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Ignored themB
Fed all equallyC
Scolded themD
Sent them awayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
How fast do plants react compared to animals?
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SlowerB
Same speedC
No reactionD
FasterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
Which subject did Father Lafont inspire Bose to study?
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LiteratureB
MathematicsC
Natural ScienceD
HistoryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What did Bose say about the problem between Hindus and Muslims?
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It was created by politicsB
It was taught in schoolC
It always existedD
He never realized it existedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Who got the patent for wireless telegraphy?
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BoseB
EinsteinC
MarconiD
NewtonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Where did Bose go for higher studies?
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GermanyB
AmericaC
JapanD
EnglandClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
Which instrument did Bose invent to measure plant growth?
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StethoscopeB
TelescopeC
CrescographD
MicroscopeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Where was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?
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FaridpurB
DhakaC
Bikrampur (now in Bangladesh)D
KolkataClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
In which year did Bose join Hare School?
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1884B
1869C
1865D
1875Click an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Where did Bose study after passing Entrance exam?
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Presidency CollegeB
Christ CollegeC
Oxford CollegeD
St. Xavier’s CollegeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
How was Bose different from Marconi?
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He refused scienceB
He kept secretsC
He was not a scientistD
He shared his work publiclyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Which year did he write Niruddesher Khoje?
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1902B
1935C
1896D
1917Click an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Who influenced Bose's interest in natural science?
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NewtonB
Lord CurzonC
Father Eugene LafontD
GalileoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What subjects was Bose interested in?
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Only physicsB
Multiple science subjectsC
Only mathematicsD
Only writingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
Where did Bose meet Father Eugene Lafont?
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In Hare SchoolB
In EnglandC
In St. Xavier’s CollegeD
In LondonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Why did Bose refuse his salary?
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As protest against inequalityB
He had other incomeC
He was richD
He was sickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What lesson did Bose learn from childhood friendship?
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Some people are low casteB
All should be treated equallyC
One should avoid strangersD
English is importantClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What does a Crescograph measure?
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TemperatureB
SoundC
Growth rate of plantsD
SpeedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
After six years at Hare School, where did Bose go?
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Presidency CollegeB
London SchoolC
Christ CollegeD
St. Xavier’s SchoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
When was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?
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15th August 1857B
30th November 1858C
30th November 1888D
1st January 1900Click an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Where did Bose work after returning from England?
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Presidency CollegeB
Calcutta UniversityC
St. Xavier’s SchoolD
Christ CollegeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
How far did the electromagnetic waves travel during the experiment?
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100 metresB
75 metresC
50 metresD
25 metresClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Where did Jagadish Chandra begin his schooling?
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Vernacular schoolB
Private tutor at homeC
Missionary schoolD
English schoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What exam did Bose pass to enter college?
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ScholarshipB
EntranceC
BoardD
FinalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What is the name of Bose’s science fiction book?
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Megher Pore MeghB
AgantukC
AnandamelaD
Niruddesher KhojeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
From which university did Bose receive B.Sc. degree?
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HarvardB
LondonC
CalcuttaD
OxfordClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
What did Bose inject into a living plant to observe its reaction?
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WaterB
MedicineC
PoisonD
AcidClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
Which of the following stimuli affect plants according to Bose?
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WaterB
MoneyC
Heat, light, soundD
FoodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
When did J.C. Bose die?
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1937B
1925C
1940D
1917Click an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What type of instruments did Bose invent?
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MechanicalB
MusicalC
HeavyD
SensitiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What was the result of Bose’s experiment in 1895?
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It failed to workB
It created electricityC
It led to wireless internetD
It shocked the audienceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
What kind of stories did Bose hear from his friends?
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War storiesB
Ghost storiesC
Fairy talesD
Stories of birds, animals, aquatic creaturesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What kind of books did Bose write?
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CookbooksB
Science booksC
StorybooksD
Grammar booksClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What did Bose prove about plants and stimuli?
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Plants eat insectsB
Plants only growC
Plants feel nothingD
Plants respond to external stimuliClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
Where did Bose speak in 1915?
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Delhi AssemblyB
Bikrampur ConferenceC
Calcutta ClubD
Dhaka UniversityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
When was J.C. Bose awarded Knighthood?
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1917B
1920C
1915D
1905Click an option to check your answer
Q. 42
What did Bose do with the Bose Institute?
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Donated it to the nationB
Sold itC
Gave it to his sonD
Closed itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
What did sending children to English schools mean at that time?
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Waste of moneyB
Privileged status symbolC
Normal practiceD
Traditional valueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
Who sat to Bose’s left in school?
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Brahmin’s sonB
Fisherman’s sonC
Farmer’s sonD
Clerk’s sonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
How many solid walls did the waves pass through?
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OneB
ThreeC
FourD
TwoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Where did Bose study as a child?
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Vernacular schoolB
Government schoolC
English schoolD
Private schoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Which title was awarded to Bose along with ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’?
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Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireB
Padma BhushanC
Chief Scientist of IndiaD
President of IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
When was India under British rule, as mentioned in the passage?
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1947B
1905C
1895D
1857Click an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Who sat to Bose’s right in school?
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Muslim attendant’s sonB
His cousinC
A Hindu priest’s sonD
A fisherman’s sonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
How did Bose feel listening to those stories?
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BoredB
SleepyC
ConfusedD
SpellboundClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What is true about J.C. Bose?
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He was a musicianB
He was a sportsmanC
He was a great scientistD
He was a businessmanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
When was Bose Institute founded?
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1905B
1920C
1917D
1930Click an option to check your answer
Q. 53
What did Bose show through his experiments on plants?
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Plants can move fastB
Plants behave like humansC
Plants don’t feelD
Plants are inactiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What subject did Bose study in Cambridge?
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Natural ScienceB
GeographyC
EngineeringD
MedicineClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What post did Bose hold at Presidency College?
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Officiating Professor of PhysicsB
PrincipalC
DirectorD
Lab AssistantClick an option to check your answer
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