A Guide to UPSC Aspirants

1. Father of Ayurveda: Charaka 2. Father of Biology: Aristotle 3. Father of Physics: Albert Einstein 4. Father of Statistics: Ronald Fisher 5. Father of Zoology: Aristotle 6. Father of History: Herodotus 7. Father of Microbiology: Louis Pasteur 8. Father of Botany: Theophrastus 9. Father of Algebra: Diophantus 10. Father of Blood groups: Landsteiner 11. Father of Electricity: Benjamin Franklin 12. Father of Trigonometry: Hipparchus 13. Father of Geometry: Euclid 14. Father of Modern Chemistry: Antoine Lavoisier 15. Father of Robotics: Nikola Tesla 16. Father of Electronics: Ray Tomlinson 17. Father of Internet: Vinton Cerf 18. Father of Economics: Adam Smith 19. Father of Video game: Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. 20. Father of Architecture: Imhotep 21. Father of Genetics: Gregor Johann Mendel 22. Father of Nanotechnology:Richard Smalley  23. Father of Robotics:Al-Jazari 24. Father of C language: Dennis Ritchie 25. Father of World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee 2...

1. Who is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’? a) V Kurien b) MS Swaminathan c) JP Narayan d) Baba Amte Answer:  V Kurien 2. Who was the first administrator-statesman to attempt planning as a means for economic development? a) Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyyar b) M Viswesvarayya c) VT Krishnamachari d) C Rajagopalachari Answer: M Viswesvarayya 3. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Oligopoly? a) a few sellers, one buyer b) a few sellers, many buyers c) a few sellers, a few buyers d) many sellers, a few buyers Answer:    a few sellers, many buyers 4. The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy? a) First Five Year Plan b) Second Five Year Plan c) Third Five Year Plan d) Fourth Five Year Plan   Answer:  First Five Year Plan 5. Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of all developmental efforts? a) Eighth Five Year Plan b) Seventh Fiv...