General Knowledge

Monday 8 July 2013

General Knowledge - 57

Q1.	Native to the island of Java in Indonesia, which among the following is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile ? (A) Chikan (B) Batik (C) Phulkari (D) Chain Stitch Answer : Batik
Q2.	In which city, situated at the confluence of sacred rivers Ganga and Gandak, is the biggest cattle fair of Asia held on Kartik Purnima ? (A) Junagarh (Gujarat) (B) Pushkar (Rajasthan) (C) Sonepur (Bihar) (D) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Answer : Sonepur (Bihar)
Q3.	In 1969, under whose Prime Ministership were 14 private banks nationalised ? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Morarji Desai Answer : Indira Nagar
Q4.	'Baton' is used in which athletic event ? (A) Long Jump (B) Triple Jump (C) 3000 m steeplechase (D) 4 x 400 m Relay Answer : 4 x 400 m Relay
Q5.	Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape ? (A) Viscosity (B) Surface Tension (C) Polarization (D) Buoyancy Answer : Surface Tension
Q6.	Which chariot-shaped temple, built by King Narasimha Deva I of Ganga dynasty in 13th century, is also known as the 'Black Pagoda' ? (A) Sun Temple, Konark (B) Jagannath Temple, Puri (C) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar (D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai Answer : Sun Temple, Konark
Q7.	How many Schedules (lists that categorizes bureaucratic activity and policy of the government) does the Constitution of India have ? (A) Eight (B) Twelve (C) Fifteen (D) Eighteen Answer : Twelve
Q8.	Which country was formerly known as 'Dutch Guyana' ? (A) Benin (B) Belize (C) Malawi (D) Suriname Answer : Suriname
Q9.	Who authored the 'Buddhacharita', a Sanskrit narrative on the life of Gautam Buddha ? (A) Kalhana (B) Banabhatta (C) Bhavabhuti (D) Ashvagosh Answer : Ashvagosh
Q10.	In which European city are the headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) located ? (A) Brussels (Belgium) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Paris (France) (D) Geneva (Switzerland) Answer : Paris (France)

General Knowledge - 56

Q1.	Which Maurya ruler sent his son Mahindra and daughter Sanghamitra to Tamraparni (present name Sri Lanka) for propogation of Buddhism ? (A) Ashok (B) Dasarath Maurya (C) Bindusara (D) Chandragupta Maurya
Q2.	Which gas, abundantly produced in swamps and marshes by the action of bacteria on dead vegetation, is commonly referred as 'Marsh Gas' ? (A) Ethane (B) Methane (C) Butane (D) Propane
Q3.	With reference to Radio broadcasting, what is the full form of `FM' ? (A) Free Music (B) Free Mobile (C) Frequency Modulation (D) Frequency Multiplication
Q4.	In 1916, who founded Home Rule League in Poona (Pune) ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (C) Mahdev Govind Ranade (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q5.	By which process liquid Vegetable Oil is converted to solid Vanaspati Ghee ? (A) Galvanisation (B) Volcanisation (C) Pasteurisation (D) Hydrogenation
Q6.	In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India ? (A) Ruma Pal (B) Leila Seth (C) Anna Chandy (D) M. Fateema Bivi
Q7.	In which movement did social activist Sunderlal Bahuguna play a prominent role ? (A) Bhoodan Movement (B) Narmada Bachao Andolan (C) Chipko Movement (D) Sampoorna Kranti
Q8.	Which Indian city hosted the first Afro-Asian Games in 2003 ? (A) Chennai (B) New Delhi (C) Bengaluru (D) Hyderabad
Q9.	Who invented Hovercraft ? (A) Karl Benz (B) David Bushnell (C) Christopher Cockerell (D) Etienne Oehmichen
Q10.	Who created Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye' ? (A) Narsi Mehta (B) Sant Tukaram (C) Goswami Tulsidas (D) Sant Gyaneshwar

Answers :

Q1.     (A) Ashok
Q2.     (B) Methane
Q3.     (C) Frequency Modulation
Q4.     (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q5.     (D) Hydrogenation
Q6.     (B) Leila Seth
Q7.     (C) Chipko Movement
Q8.     (D) Hyderabad
Q9.     (C) Christopher Cockerell
Q10.   (A) Narsi Mehta

Computer Awareness : 5

1. When the pointer is positioned on a……….it is shaped like a hand.

(A) grammar error

(B) Formatting error

(D) Spelling error

(E) hyperlink

Ans : (E)

2. Personal computers can be connected together to form a–

(A) server

(B) supercomputer

(D) enterprise

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

3. A……….is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.

(A) blog

(B) hit

(D) view

(E) success

Ans : (E)

4. ……….are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.

(A) Control words

(B) Control structures

(D) Reserved keys

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

5. Mobile Commerce is best described as–

(A) The use of Kiosks in marketing

(B) Transporting products

(D) Using notebook PC's in marketing

(E) None of the above

Ans : (C)

6. Which of, the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information–

(A) floppy diskette

(B) hard disk

(D) optical disk

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

7. The computer abbreviation KB usually means–

(A) Key Block

(B) Kernel Boot

(D) Kit Bit

(E) Kilo Byte

Ans : (E)

8. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

(A) Configuration

(B) Download

(D) Upload

(E) Installation

Ans : (D)

9. In Excel……….allows users to bring together copies of work-books that other users have worked on independently.

(A) Copying

(B) Merging

(D) Compiling

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

10. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?

(A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information

(B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do

(D) An of the above

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

Computer Awareness : 4

1. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards ?

(A) BUS

(B) CPU

(D) MIDI

(E) MINI

Ans : (C)

2. You can……….a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results.

(A) refine

(B) expand

(D) query

(E) slowdown

Ans : (A)

3. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?

(A) RAM

(B) Floppy

(D) CO-ROM

(E) ROM

Ans : (E)

4. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel ?

(A) Name box

(B) Row Headings

(D) Task pane

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

5. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called

(A) red wire

(B) blue cord

(D) modem

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

6. Video processors consist of……….and………., which store and process images.

(A) CPU and VGA

(B) CPU and memory

(D) VGI and DVI

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

7. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use–

(A) e-mail

(B) FTP

(D) Telnet

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

8. To reload a Web page, press the……….button.

(A) Redo

(B) Reload

(D) Ctrl

(E) Refresh

Ans : (E)

9. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website–

(A) Document and report generation

(B) Database maintenance

(D) Data Entry

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

10. A(n) ……….is a special visual and audio effect applied in Power-point to text or content.

(A) animation

(B) flash

(D) dissolve

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

Computer Awareness : 3

1. The default view in Excel is……….view.

(A) Work

(B) Auto

(D) Roman

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

2. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called–

(A) downloading

(B) uploading

(D) JPEC

(E) downsizing

Ans : (A)

3. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

(A) Tracking

(B) Formatting

(D) Allotting

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

4. Help Menu is available at which button ?

(A) End

(B) Staft

(D) Restart

(E) Reboot

Ans : (B)

5. The contents of……….are lost when the computer turns off.

(A) storage

(B) input

(D) memory

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

6. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off–

(A) RAM

(B) Motherboard

(D) Primary storage device

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

7. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n) –

(A) supercomputer

(B) minicomputer

(D) server

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

8. The……….folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.

(A) Drafts

(B) Outbox

(D) Sent Items

(E) Inbox

Ans : (B)

9. Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called–

(A) a database management system

(B) batch processing

(D) an on-line system

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

10. The……….enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.

(A) tab box

(B) pop-up helper

(D) address bar

(E) Esc key

Ans : (C)

Computer Awareness : 2

1. Reusable optical storage will typica1ly have the acronym–

(A) CO

(B) DVD

(D) RW

(E) ROS

Ans : (D)

2. The most common type of storage devices are–

(A) persistent

(B) optical

(D) flash

(E) steel

Ans : (D)

3. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be–

(A) distributed

(B) free

(D) open source

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

4. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a–

(A) hacker

(B) analyst

(D) programmer

(E) spammer

Ans : (A)

5. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is–

(A) dragging

(B) dropping

(D) shift-clicking

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

6. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click–

(A) UPPERCASE

(B) UPPER ALL

(D) Lock Upper

(E) Large Size

Ans : (A)

7. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a–

(A) tab

(B) cell

(D) range

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

8. You can keep your personal files / folders in–

(A) My folder

(B) My Documents

(D) My Text

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

9. In Word you can force a page break–

(A) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key

(B) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter

(D) By changing the font size of your document

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

10. A DVD is an example of a(n) –

(A) hard disk

(B) optical disc

(D) solid-state storage device

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

Computer Awareness : 1

1. Computer uses the……….number system to store data and perform calculations.
(A) binary
(B) octal
(C) decimal
(D) hexadecimal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is–
(A) Memory-only
(B) Write-only
(C) Once-only
(D) Run-only
(E) Read-only
Ans : (E)

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?
(A) CTRL+A
(B) ALT+F5
(C) SHIFT+A
(D) CTRL+K
(E) CTRL+H
Ans : (A)

4. ……….are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
(A) Phishing
(B) Computer viruses
(C) Spyware scams
(D) Viruses
(E) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of–
(A) control
(B) output
(C) processing
(D) feedback
(E) input
Ans : (E)

6. A Web site's main page is called its–
(A) Home Page
(B) Browser Page
(C) Search Page
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is–
(A) multiprogramming
(B) multitasking
(C) time-sharing
(D) multiprocessing
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

8. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as–
(A) an ASCII code
(B) a magnetic tape
(C) an OCR scanner
(D) a bar code
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the button and then point to AutoFit Contents.
(A) Fit to Form
(B) Format
(C) Autosize
(D) Contents
(E) AutoFit
Ans : (E)

10. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends ?
(A) It is not unethical, because it is legal.
(B) It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
(C) Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
(D) It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
(E) It is not unethical-anyone can access a computer
Ans : (C)