FST-1 EM (2024)

Description

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Science (B.Sc.)
FOUNDATION COURSE IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Valid from 1st January to 31st December 2024
ASSIGNMENT
(Tutor Marked Assignment)
Course Code: FST-1
Assignment Code: FST-1/TMA/2024
Max. Marks: 100
1. Give an account of the scientific revolution during post renaissance period.
2. List and describe the developments in medicine during the Iron Age.
3.(a) Draw a well labelled diagram of human brain cut along the medial plane.
(b) List the major endocrine glands and add a note on their functions.
4. Distinguish between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission and discuss briefly the working of a nuclear reactor.
5. Discuss in detail the evidences of human evolution giving suitable examples.
6. Explain how the recent technological advances have benefitted the modern education system.Give suitable examples.
7.(a) Mention four ways in which our society has benefitted from the artificial satellite programme.
(b) Explain the impact of the modern information technology on our life style and society.
8. (a) Explain the application of science and technology in small scale industries.
(b) Explain the concept of chemical evolution with the help of Miller’s experiment.
9. What is mass communication? Discuss the technological advances in mass communication.
10. Discuss five types of infectious diseases caused by microbes. Add a note on the spread or transmission of these diseases.

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