Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Sci-fi writers
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Which writer first coined the time period ‘genetic engineering’?
- H. G. Wells
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Jack Williamson
- Howard Fast
The time period ‘genetic engineering’ was invented by science-fiction writer Jack Williamson in his 1951 novel, Dragon’s Island.
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Often known as the ‘mother of science fiction’, Mary Shelley was born on __________.
- August 30, 1797
- July 9, 1791
- October 10, 1789
- May 11, 1799
Born on August 30, 1797, in London, England, writer Mary Shelley was solely 18 years outdated when she started writing her novel.
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This French novelist was born on a synthetic island known as Île Feydeau. Who is he?
- Lionel Fanthrope
- Jules Gabriel Verne
- Jean-Pierre Andrevon
- Issac Asimov
Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, on a small synthetic island known as Île Feydeau on the river Loire.
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This novel is without doubt one of the first science fiction utopia written by a Muslim lady in 1905. Who is the author?
- Uzma Aslam Khan
- Mariama Bâ
- Aneesa Begum Sherwani
- Rokeya Begum
Sultana’s Dream is a 1905 Bengali feminist utopian story in English, written by Begum Rokeya, also called Rokeya Sahkawat Hossain, a Muslim feminist, author and social reformer from Bengal.
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Which Indian writer and filmmaker wrote a set of quick tales known as ‘Professor Shonku’?
- Satyajit Ray
- Sukumar Ray
- Anish Deb
- Premendra Mitra
Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku is a fictional scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray in a sequence of Bengali science fiction books of the identical title revealed in 1965.
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