The Making of a Scientist MCQs with Answers

Question-1. Ebright wanted to become ?

1. A Journalist
2. An astronomer
3. A writer
4. A scientist

Question-2. "It was his fascination for….........that opened the world of science to him

1. dogs
2. birds
3. butterflies
4. cats

Question-3. According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?

1. mere display of things
2. both (a) and (b)
3. none of the above
4. real experiment

Question-4. Apart from scientist research Ebright had a keen interest in ?

1. Drawing
2. Debate
3. Travelling
4. SST

Question-5. In Class Ebright had collected all the…...............species of butterflies

1. 25
2. 10
3. 24
4. 50

Question-6. The most important discovery of Ebright was ?

1. Atomic structure
2. Chemical structure of Hormone
3. Viceroy butterfly copies Monarch butterfly
4. Cell life

Question-7. What qualities did Richard possess?

1. intelligent
2. will to win
3. all of them
4. inquisitive

Question-8. Where did he come from?

1. Oxford
2. London
3. none of the above
4. Reading

Question-9. Where did Richard grew up?

1. Chicago
2. New York
3. London
4. Pennsylvania

Question-10. Which book did his mother give him?

1. Travels of Viceroy
2. Travels of Viceroy
3. Travels of Monarch
4. Travels of Monarch

Question-11. Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?

1. viceroy
2. viceprincipal
3. vices
4. vice president

Question-12. ?It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him.?

1. dogs
2. birds
3. butterflies
4. cats

Question-13. At what grade did Richard get a hint of what real science is?

1. fifth grade
2. sixth grade
3. seventh grade
4. fourth grade

Question-14. Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of

1. snakes
2. wasps
3. all of the above
4. betties

Question-15. He tried to grow…..............in the presence of betties

1. catterpillar
2. rats
3. snakes
4. butterflies

Question-16. He was an excellent

1. scientist
2. photographer
3. all of the above
4. debator

Question-17. How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa?

1. 15
2. 11
3. 12
4. 10

Question-18. How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade?

1. 21
2. 24
3. 25
4. 20

Question-19. In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair?

1. 8
2. 7
3. 4
4. 5

Question-20. Name Ebright's social science teacher.

1. Dr Urquhart
2. James R Wong
3. Taplow
4. Mr Weiherer

Question-21. Name Richard's college room mate

1. James
2. Jack
3. Jeff
4. John

Question-22. Richard H. Ebright was famous

1. scientist
2. doctor
3. engineer
4. singer

Question-23. What did he collect during his childhood?

1. rocks
2. butterflies
3. all of the above
4. coins

Question-24. What did Richard's dad do?

1. doctor
2. he was dead
3. teacher
4. scientist

Question-25. What groundbreaking research did Ebright do?

1. working of DNA
2. Working of heart
3. none of the above
4. working of body

Question-26. What is the blueprint of life

1. DNA
2. Cell
3. all of the above
4. Oxygen

Question-27. What was he fond of in his childhood?

1. collecting things
2. baseball
3. none of the above
4. basketball

Question-28. When did he find the cause of a viral disease common among caterpillars?

1. in the 8th grade
2. in college
3. none of the above
4. in the 7th grade

Question-29. Which butterlies were not eaten by birds?

1. monarch
2. all of the above
3. none of the above
4. viceroy

Question-30. Which of the following is a part of the life cycle of butterflies?

1. caterpillar
2. pupa
3. all of the above
4. egg

Question-31. Who did he write to get an idea for a real science experiment?

1. his friend
2. Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
3. none of the above
4. his mother