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J.C. Bose: A Beautiful Mind

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Q. 1
Where did Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrate his experiment in 1895?
A
Delhi Town Hall
B
Bombay University
C
Calcutta Town Hall
D
Madras Hall
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Q. 2
Which college did Bose attend in Cambridge?
A
King’s College
B
Trinity College
C
Oxford College
D
Christ College
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Q. 3
In which year did Bose receive Natural Science Tripos?
A
1889
B
1884
C
1880
D
1886
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Q. 4
What was shown in Bose’s demonstration?
A
Sound wave generation
B
X-ray imaging
C
Travel of electromagnetic waves
D
Movement of light
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Q. 5
What honour was given to Bose by the British government?
A
Knighthood
B
Nobel Prize
C
Padma Shri
D
Bharat Ratna
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Q. 6
What did Bose’s mother do when children came home?
A
Ignored them
B
Fed all equally
C
Scolded them
D
Sent them away
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Q. 7
How fast do plants react compared to animals?
A
Slower
B
Same speed
C
No reaction
D
Faster
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Q. 8
Which subject did Father Lafont inspire Bose to study?
A
Literature
B
Mathematics
C
Natural Science
D
History
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Q. 9
What did Bose say about the problem between Hindus and Muslims?
A
It was created by politics
B
It was taught in school
C
It always existed
D
He never realized it existed
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Q. 10
Who got the patent for wireless telegraphy?
A
Bose
B
Einstein
C
Marconi
D
Newton
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Q. 11
Where did Bose go for higher studies?
A
Germany
B
America
C
Japan
D
England
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Q. 12
Which instrument did Bose invent to measure plant growth?
A
Stethoscope
B
Telescope
C
Crescograph
D
Microscope
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Q. 13
Where was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?
A
Faridpur
B
Dhaka
C
Bikrampur (now in Bangladesh)
D
Kolkata
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Q. 14
In which year did Bose join Hare School?
A
1884
B
1869
C
1865
D
1875
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Q. 15
Where did Bose study after passing Entrance exam?
A
Presidency College
B
Christ College
C
Oxford College
D
St. Xavier’s College
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Q. 16
How was Bose different from Marconi?
A
He refused science
B
He kept secrets
C
He was not a scientist
D
He shared his work publicly
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Q. 17
Which year did he write Niruddesher Khoje?
A
1902
B
1935
C
1896
D
1917
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Q. 18
Who influenced Bose's interest in natural science?
A
Newton
B
Lord Curzon
C
Father Eugene Lafont
D
Galileo
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Q. 19
What subjects was Bose interested in?
A
Only physics
B
Multiple science subjects
C
Only mathematics
D
Only writing
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Q. 20
Where did Bose meet Father Eugene Lafont?
A
In Hare School
B
In England
C
In St. Xavier’s College
D
In London
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Q. 21
Why did Bose refuse his salary?
A
As protest against inequality
B
He had other income
C
He was rich
D
He was sick
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Q. 22
What lesson did Bose learn from childhood friendship?
A
Some people are low caste
B
All should be treated equally
C
One should avoid strangers
D
English is important
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Q. 23
What does a Crescograph measure?
A
Temperature
B
Sound
C
Growth rate of plants
D
Speed
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Q. 24
After six years at Hare School, where did Bose go?
A
Presidency College
B
London School
C
Christ College
D
St. Xavier’s School
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Q. 25
When was Jagadish Chandra Bose born?
A
15th August 1857
B
30th November 1858
C
30th November 1888
D
1st January 1900
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Q. 26
Where did Bose work after returning from England?
A
Presidency College
B
Calcutta University
C
St. Xavier’s School
D
Christ College
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Q. 27
How far did the electromagnetic waves travel during the experiment?
A
100 metres
B
75 metres
C
50 metres
D
25 metres
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Q. 28
Where did Jagadish Chandra begin his schooling?
A
Vernacular school
B
Private tutor at home
C
Missionary school
D
English school
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Q. 29
What exam did Bose pass to enter college?
A
Scholarship
B
Entrance
C
Board
D
Final
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Q. 30
What is the name of Bose’s science fiction book?
A
Megher Pore Megh
B
Agantuk
C
Anandamela
D
Niruddesher Khoje
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Q. 31
From which university did Bose receive B.Sc. degree?
A
Harvard
B
London
C
Calcutta
D
Oxford
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Q. 32
What did Bose inject into a living plant to observe its reaction?
A
Water
B
Medicine
C
Poison
D
Acid
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Q. 33
Which of the following stimuli affect plants according to Bose?
A
Water
B
Money
C
Heat, light, sound
D
Food
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Q. 34
When did J.C. Bose die?
A
1937
B
1925
C
1940
D
1917
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Q. 35
What type of instruments did Bose invent?
A
Mechanical
B
Musical
C
Heavy
D
Sensitive
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Q. 36
What was the result of Bose’s experiment in 1895?
A
It failed to work
B
It created electricity
C
It led to wireless internet
D
It shocked the audience
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Q. 37
What kind of stories did Bose hear from his friends?
A
War stories
B
Ghost stories
C
Fairy tales
D
Stories of birds, animals, aquatic creatures
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Q. 38
What kind of books did Bose write?
A
Cookbooks
B
Science books
C
Storybooks
D
Grammar books
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Q. 39
What did Bose prove about plants and stimuli?
A
Plants eat insects
B
Plants only grow
C
Plants feel nothing
D
Plants respond to external stimuli
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Q. 40
Where did Bose speak in 1915?
A
Delhi Assembly
B
Bikrampur Conference
C
Calcutta Club
D
Dhaka University
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Q. 41
When was J.C. Bose awarded Knighthood?
A
1917
B
1920
C
1915
D
1905
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Q. 42
What did Bose do with the Bose Institute?
A
Donated it to the nation
B
Sold it
C
Gave it to his son
D
Closed it
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Q. 43
What did sending children to English schools mean at that time?
A
Waste of money
B
Privileged status symbol
C
Normal practice
D
Traditional value
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Q. 44
Who sat to Bose’s left in school?
A
Brahmin’s son
B
Fisherman’s son
C
Farmer’s son
D
Clerk’s son
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Q. 45
How many solid walls did the waves pass through?
A
One
B
Three
C
Four
D
Two
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Q. 46
Where did Bose study as a child?
A
Vernacular school
B
Government school
C
English school
D
Private school
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Q. 47
Which title was awarded to Bose along with ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’?
A
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
B
Padma Bhushan
C
Chief Scientist of India
D
President of India
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Q. 48
When was India under British rule, as mentioned in the passage?
A
1947
B
1905
C
1895
D
1857
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Q. 49
Who sat to Bose’s right in school?
A
Muslim attendant’s son
B
His cousin
C
A Hindu priest’s son
D
A fisherman’s son
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Q. 50
How did Bose feel listening to those stories?
A
Bored
B
Sleepy
C
Confused
D
Spellbound
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Q. 51
What is true about J.C. Bose?
A
He was a musician
B
He was a sportsman
C
He was a great scientist
D
He was a businessman
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Q. 52
When was Bose Institute founded?
A
1905
B
1920
C
1917
D
1930
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Q. 53
What did Bose show through his experiments on plants?
A
Plants can move fast
B
Plants behave like humans
C
Plants don’t feel
D
Plants are inactive
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Q. 54
What subject did Bose study in Cambridge?
A
Natural Science
B
Geography
C
Engineering
D
Medicine
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Q. 55
What post did Bose hold at Presidency College?
A
Officiating Professor of Physics
B
Principal
C
Director
D
Lab Assistant
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