Life in the UK Test – 36

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#1. Which of the following is a British invention of the 20th century?

The Turing machine

The Turing machine

The radar

The radar

The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web

All of the above

All of the above

#2. Which of the following statements about cloning is FALSE?

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell led a team which was the first to succeed in cloning a mammal.

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell led a team which was the first to succeed in cloning a mammal.

The success of cloning led to further research into the possible use of cloning to preserve endangered species and for medical purposes.

The success of cloning led to further research into the possible use of cloning to preserve endangered species and for medical purposes.

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell cloned a mammal, the rat.

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell cloned a mammal, the rat.

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell who were the first to succeed in cloning the mammal were British.

Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell who were the first to succeed in cloning the mammal were British.

#3. Which British scientist was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of the DNA molecule?

Sir Christopher Cockrell

Sir Christopher Cockrell

Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

Francis Crick

Francis Crick

#4. Which of the following statements about penicillin is TRUE?

Alexander Fleming was researching influenza (the ‘flu’) in 1928 when he discovered penicillin.

Alexander Fleming was researching influenza (the ‘flu’) in 1928 when he discovered penicillin.

By the 1940s penicillin was in mass production.

By the 1940s penicillin was in mass production.

Penicillin is still used to treat bacterial infections today.

Penicillin is still used to treat bacterial infections today.

All of the above

All of the above

#5. The world’s first ‘test-tube baby’ was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1978.

True

True

False

False

#6. Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) was born in __________.

Scotland

Scotland

England

England

Wales

Wales

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

#7. Which of the following statements about MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner is TRUE?

It enables doctors and researchers to obtain exact and non-invasive images of human internal organs.

It enables doctors and researchers to obtain exact and non-invasive images of human internal organs.

It has revolutionised diagnostic medicine.

It has revolutionised diagnostic medicine.

One of the co-inventors of MRI scanner was a British scientist.

One of the co-inventors of MRI scanner was a British scientist.

All of the above

All of the above

#8. Bessemer process is preparing fibres for spinning into yarn and fabric.

True

True

False

False

False. Carding is the process of preparing fibres for spinning into yarn and fabric.

#9. Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Howard Florey

Howard Florey

John McLeod

John McLeod

#10. Which British invented the World Wide Web?

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Bernard Lovell

Sir Bernard Lovell

Sir Ian Wilmot

Sir Ian Wilmot

Sir Peter Mansfield

Sir Peter Mansfield

#11. Francis Crick, who won the Nobel Prize for discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule was_______.

German

German

French

French

British

British

American

American

#12. The discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule contribute to many scientific advances, particularly in medicine and fighting crime.

True

True

False

False

#13. When did Sir Frank Whittle develop the jet engine in Britain? ? Sir Frank Whittle (1907–96) was a British Royal Air Force engineer Officer.

In the 1920s

In the 1920s

In the 1930s

In the 1930s

In the 1940s

In the 1940s

In the 1950s

In the 1950s

*The jet engine was developed in Britain in the 1930s by Sir Frank Whittle (1907–96), a British Royal Air Force engineer Officer.

#14. When did Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) win the Nobel Prize in Medicine?

1928

1928

1938

1938

1940

1940

1945

1945

#15. After the invention of the World Wide Web, information was successfully transferred via the web for the first time on________.

25 November 1980

25 November 1980

25 December 1980

25 December 1980

25 November 1990

25 November 1990

25 December 1990

25 December 1990

#16. Which of the following is a British invention of the 20th century?

Telephone

Telephone

The Harrier jump jet

The Harrier jump jet

The Automobile

The Automobile

The Submarine

The Submarine

#17. When was the television developed by Scotsman John Logie Baird?

In the 1920s

In the 1920s

In the 1930s

In the 1930s

In the 1940s

In the 1940s

In the 1950s

In the 1950s

#18. Who worked with radar to make new discoveries in astronomy?

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Sir Bernard Lovell

Sir Bernard Lovell

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

John McLeod

John McLeod

#19. The structure of the DNA molecule was discovered in 1953 through work at British universities in London and Cambridge.

True

True

False

False

#20. The first cash-dispensing ATM or cashpoint was put into use by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London in _________.

1960

1960

1965

1965

1967

1967

1969

1969

#21. Which of the following scientific inventions contributed to the progress of the Industrial Revolution?

Steam power

Steam power

Penicillin

Penicillin

The Electric bulb

The Electric bulb

All of the above

All of the above

#22. A Turing machine is a theoretical mathematical device.

True

True

False

False

#23. Who improved the original carding machine and horse-driven spinning mills?

Sir Robert Edwards

Sir Robert Edwards

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle

#24. The Scottish physician and researcher John MacLeod (1876–1935) was the co-discoverer of insulin, used to treat___________.

Hypertension

Hypertension

AIDS

AIDS

Cancer

Cancer

Diabetes

Diabetes

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