SULIT SSS2022/A1 6118, FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER |, ACADEMIC SESSION 2016/2017 i | DATE: JAN 2017 DURATION : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES $$S2022 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (SEJARAH DAN FALSAFAH SAINS) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1, This paper contains one (1) section 2. Answer all questions in Section A using the OMR (USIM-BA-101) form provided. 3. Candidates are not allowed to take the question papers out of the examination hall 4. Please complete your particulars in Borang DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO So This question paper has sixteen (16) printed pages excluding this cover page HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIMSULIT SSS2022/A161/A SECTION A [100 MARKS} ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS USING THE OMR (USIM-BA-101) FORM PROVIDED. EACH QUESTION CARRIES TWO (2) MARKS. 1. Subfields of ______ include political philosophy, social philosophy and philosophy of law. A. logic © ethics ©. ontology D. epistemology 2. Philosophy of ___ address the gap between epistemology and metaphysics by providing the nature of meanings arts, mind A 8 C. science © language 3. Typical questions of concern in metaphysics includes i what is truth? u._ is the world composed of matter? Il, what is knowledge? IV. dowe know anything at all? © tana B. Wand Ili C. A,tlland iv D. I, Mand iy HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 1sUuT SSS2022/A161/A 4. The state af knowing is A. pseudoscience. B. a discipline of naturalism. C. truth influenced by instinct. © a classic definition of science 5 is an active, diligent and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering. interpreting and revising facts. ® Research B. c. 0. Naturalism Pseudoscience Technology transfer 6. Subjectivism is A. pseudoscience, influenced by personal feelings. C. based on principle of objectivity D. represent facts and is independent from human perception. 7. Aristotle set up three schemes of jogic reasoning EXCEPT A. inductive. B, abductive. C. deductive. ©) ‘eductionism HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 2SULIT SSS2022/A161/A 8. Principle of parsimony is A. relies heavily on inductive logic. 8. not recognized as knowledge in the secular West. ©. _ knowledge based on ‘wahyu’ or revealed knowledge. © the scientific principie that things are connected in the most economical way 9. The word ‘science’ is derived from the Latin word, ' which means * . 4. scientist, sense b. knowledge, scientia ©) __ scientia. knowledge d sciential. knowledge 10. és the activity of breaking down a theory into simpler concepts in order to understand it. @ Analysis B. Scientology C. Western rationalism D. Empiricat knowledge HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 3SULIT ‘SSS2022/A161/A 11. Choose the best statement for scientific realism. theories as true, B. Argue that science does not aim at truth and not regard scientific theories as true. C. Point to either the history of science. epistemic moral, the success of false assumptions. D. Any position involving either the denial of an objective reality or the denial that verification-transcendent statements are either true or false, 12. Quantum reality at the microcosmic level between atomic nucleus are questions asked in the philosophy of A. biology. chemistry C. architecture. D. mathematics. 13. Ibn Al Haytham A. was founder for the Academy in Athens. 8. was father of modem physics to the western worl. C. created philosophy of aesthetics logic and science. © _ provided knowledge in the fields of visual perception, optics and ophthalmology, HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM ‘4SULIT ‘SSS2022/A161/A 14, The culture of learning system during medieval Islam was started with A. proofing the theory and logic. 8. observing the nature phenomena. ©. searching for living place and food. © inquiring of minds looking for a truth 15. Below are some of the leaming activity in mosque during the prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) time EXCEPT ® examination B. learn science. ©. learn Al-Quran. D. write the 99 names of God. 16. An institution named Nizamiyah Madrasah in Baghdad was established during the reign of Nizam Al-Mulk B. Bani Ummayah ©. Maqamat Al-Hariri D. Fatima Al-Fibri 17. The knowledge below was described in Book of Plants EXCEPT phase of plant growth and flower development @® scientific method used in agriculture. B. C. different type of grounds for different types of plants. D. plant evolution from its birth to death. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 5SULIT SSS2022/A161/A 18. Typicat agriculture technique was invented by Muslim scientist includes \, irrigation system, Il, crop rotation technique. Iii, watering plants field using Norias or waterwheel. IV. using animal as power machinery with advanced gearing mechanism A. land it Bo Mand (it Cc. I, Mland iv © inivanay 19. Who was the Muslim scientist that said the best manure is from the pigeon? A. Ibn Al Hayyam ® ibn al Awwam ©. Ibn Al Baitar D. Abu Al Abas Al Nabati HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 6‘SULIT SSS2022/A161/A For question 20, please refer to the picture above 20. The picture above refers to an instrument called the astrolabe. Below were the functions of astrolabe EXCEPT A Determine the local times B. Determine the direction of Qibla. CD Determine the raining quantity, D. Determine the location of planets. 21. Who wrote the book on perfume called Book of the Chemistry of Perfume and Distillation? @® arinai B. AIRazi Cc. Ibn Sina D. Jabir Ibn Hayyan 22. Al Biruni described the increase and decrease in the height of the tides occurred in cycles based on A. changes in the level of water. B. changes in the earth movement. C. changes in the direction of the sun © changes in the phase of the moon. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 7SULIT SSS2022/A 161/48 23. Who was the Mustim scientist that first used the expression ‘sine’ and cosine"? A AIRazi ® Acattani Cc. AlKaraji D. Al Khwarizmi 24 Below refers to the content of the book ‘Demarcation of the limits of the area’ which was written by Al Biruni EXCEPT ‘A. Islam spreads westward to Spain. Islam spreads northward to America C. Islam spreads eastward to the middle of India D. Islam spreads eastward to the borderland of China 25. Who was the author of the "Book of Healing’ and the ‘Canon of Medicine’? A. Al Razi lon Sina C. Ibn Rusyd D.tbn A-Haytham 26. Ibn Khaldun said documentation of history is not just about a list of correct facts, but is dependent on A. the believe of the society who learnt it B. the religion of the person who read it CC. the integrity of the person who wrote it ©®@ the identity of the person who interpreted it HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 8‘SULIT $$S2022/A161/A 27. Subconscious minds only can truly function based on ___ A. thinking through intelligence minds. inner experience as a source of knowledge C. time length between sleep and thinking D. time length between conscious and sleeping 28. How is Tasauf related to Sufism? ‘A. Both of it focused cn Al mighty God and His ‘Zat’ Both of it focused on cleansing of spiritual mind. C. Both of it focused on worship to God through ‘ibadahi D. Both of it focused on seek of truth in existence of God. 29. Which of the following statement about the /sm (system of belief) is FALSE? A, Secularism is belief system that rejects religion. B. Pluralism is a conviction that al religious is equal C. Liberalism is a belie in free narrow prejudice. © Hedonism is a belief that sport is important in life. 30, Whats Aristotle theory that was related to nature? Change occurs randomly, G) Change can have a purpose. 8 ©. Change occurs spontaneously D, Change can effect a nature stability. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 9SULIT SSS2022/A16A 31, Which of the following statement below is FALSE about Epicureans beliefs? A. We car control our altitude toward unhappiness event B. Unhagpiness and discomfort pain are all in a mind C. People unnecessarily suffer from mental pain because of their belief @® {tis wise to remain different to the vicissitude, pleasure and pain. 32. Which of the following the statement beiow ts FALSE about Modem Science? A. Based largely on skepticism. B. Looking for a truth with proat. © Protect people from true expectations. D. Cannot rely on senses to tell about truth. 33. Whatis the definition of ONTOLOGY? A. The study of knowing. The study of existence. ©. The study of moral D. The study of social behavior. 34. Which of the following statement below refers to belief of myth by early Greek philosopher? Everything was made trom four elements. Explaining how untruth affects human behavior. Myths could explain the existence of spirit, Portrayed natural forces as Almighty of God @er> HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 10suut SSS2022/A161/A 35, Whalis the main purpose of using Sacratie Method in Epistemology? A. To explain uncertain idea B. To find the consistency of the idea ©. To judge people opinion from their idea © To explain the weakness in the other's people idea. 36. Which of the following statement below is FALSE about HELIOCENTRIC? (A. Representing the sun as the center. B. Acceptance in astronomical model of solar system. C. Proposed by Copernicus, who burned at the stake. GD) vearty identical mathematically to the Arabic Model. 37. Renaissance means Fun Development Life AL 8. Cc. ® Rebirth 38. The term “golden age" refers to ‘A. anvage when most weapons were made of gold B a periad of violence and little artistic progression. c. a time in which many gold objects were produced. ©) _ ancraof cultural progression and artistic achievement. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 11SULIT SSS2022/A161/A 39. The correct chronologicat order af these famous Greek philosophers is A. Plato, Socrates, Aristotle B. Aristotle, Plato. Socrates © Socrates, Plato, Aristotle D. Socrates. Anstotle, Plato 40. Out of what did Thales believe that the world emerged? Air Fire Earth A, B ¢. © water 41. Who invented the term greedy reductionism? A David Hume 8. Francis Bacon C. Rene Descartes 42. ____ proposed method of induction (jstigra) and experimentation tiairiba). @® _ wrsina B. Albiruni C.Abkhawarizmi D. Ibn AlHaytham HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM. 12suLiT $SS2022/0160/A, 43, Typical factors were contributed to Istamic Science supremacy era of 750 AD to 1400 AD includes 1. alot of reading materials (i, high cespect of learning, UW. high respect of practicing science, 1V. sense of curiosity (0 understand the nature A. fandit 8. thand Mt @D mana BN ilandiv 44, A scientist testing the affects of a chemicat on apple yield sprays an orchard with the chemical. A second orchard does not receive the chemical, During fall, the number of apples harvested from each forest {s counted, Which of the following is the independent (manipulated) variable in the experiment? the chemicat the first orchard the second orchard oo the number of apples 45. The orchard sprayed with the chemical yields an average of 60 apples per tree, the other archard yields an average of 40 apples per tree Based on the data, the scientist woutd A. report his data B. test the chemical on other plants © _ cetermine that the chemicat increases apple yield 1D. determine that the results were inconclusive HAKCIPTA TERPELIMARA USIM, 13,SULIT SSS2022/A161/A 46, What are factors that contribute to the Islamophobia in Non-Muslim country? 1. Political agenda, UL, Misconception of tsfam. hi}, 9114 Word Trade Center Incident JV. Propaganda from Islam foes. A tand tt © Nera Cc. BW Wand iv D. 4.11, Wand ty 47. Below refers (0 the internal factors that contribute to the decline of science in islamic world EXCEPT A. Conflict between theofogians and scientist. Mongol invasion, Crusades and Tribal warfare. C. Belief the modern technology bring loss of Islamic faith. D. Branding that scientific education as western. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 14suut ‘SSS2022/A4611A 48. Which of the folowing statement below is FALSE about Science and Technology in Modetn Science? GD insin people accept the discovering of a new “three person” fertility technique from western science as a good usage for community, B. Muslim people are very concern about the goad and evil usage of westem science from the Islamic perspective. C. Nuclear science is good for mankind if itis not contradicted with At-Quran and Al Hadis D. Science and technology in examination of Halal and Haram helps Mustic people to bind with Istanic principles, ethies and values. 49. Belaw refers to the focus area of Islam to be as a middie af nation EXCEPT A. Culture @® theology. C. Economy. 0 Geography. HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA USIM 15SULT ‘SSS2022/A161/A 50. Based art A) Quran, As an “Ummatan Wasatan’ or middie of nation, Mustim people shauta 1. have responsibility te protect the earth 1, be a part of globat social justice. W. conquer the economy and palities of otfier nations JV. develop most sophisticated weapons and warships. © seancit 8 c. 0. Wand itt HSM and tv 1h titand IV HAKCIPTA TERPELINARA USIM 16Dicetak oleh Unit Peperiksaan dan Pengiiazahan Bahagian Pengurusan Akademi Universit Sains Islam Malaysia