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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 17551. |
The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used_________ as a memory unit ? |
| A. | Floppies |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Cards |
| D. | Counter Wheels |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17552. |
The earliest calculating devices are ? |
| A. | Clock |
| B. | Abacus |
| C. | Difference Engine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Difference Engine | |
| 17553. |
The man who built the first Mechanical Calculator was- ? |
| A. | Blaise Pascal |
| B. | John Mauchly |
| C. | Joseph Marie Jacquard |
| D. | Hardward Ailken |
| Answer» B. John Mauchly | |
| 17554. |
The eminent Malayalam grammarian, poet, linguist and translator whose 150th birth anniversary was celebrated this year: |
| A. | C.R. Krishnam |
| B. | Nisham Raju |
| C. | Jwala Kutta |
| D. | A.R Rajaraja Varma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17555. |
Who has become the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest? |
| A. | Mani Shankar |
| B. | Raghav Joneja |
| C. | Harshit Patel |
| D. | Ankit Garg |
| Answer» C. Harshit Patel | |
| 17556. |
Punched cards were first introduced by ? |
| A. | Pascal |
| B. | Jacquard |
| C. | Powers |
| D. | Herman Hollerith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17557. |
As per the new rule of the Telecom Regulatory Authority, advertisements shown on TV channels are restricted to ......... minutes for one hour programming. |
| A. | 11 minutes |
| B. | 12 minutes |
| C. | 13 minutes |
| D. | 14 minutes |
| Answer» C. 13 minutes | |
| 17558. |
Computers built before the first Generation of computers were ? |
| A. | Mechanical |
| B. | Electrical |
| C. | Electro-mechanical |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 17559. |
Machine Language ? |
| A. | All of these |
| B. | is the only languageunderstood by the computer |
| C. | is the language in whichprograms were first written |
| D. | Differs from one type ofcomputer to another |
| Answer» B. is the only languageunderstood by the computer | |
| 17560. |
The current winners of the UEFA Champions League. |
| A. | Bunik Rosa |
| B. | Bayern Munich |
| C. | Caty Ray |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Caty Ray | |
| 17561. |
Computer software includes___ ? |
| A. | Operating system programs |
| B. | Packaged programs |
| C. | Application programs |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17562. |
Who won the 2012 Laureus Sportsman of the year Award? |
| A. | Tiger Woods |
| B. | Novak Djokovic |
| C. | Michal Phelps |
| D. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Answer» C. Michal Phelps | |
| 17563. |
Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by ? |
| A. | IBM |
| B. | SONY |
| C. | SAMSUNG |
| D. | PANASONOIC |
| Answer» C. SAMSUNG | |
| 17564. |
7th G-20 Summit was held in which country? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | Swiden |
| C. | America |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Swiden | |
| 17565. |
A source program is- ? |
| A. | a program to be translatedinto machine language |
| B. | a program written in amachine language |
| C. | a machine languagetranslation of a program |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. a program written in amachine language | |
| 17566. |
Which Keralite was appointed as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court? |
| A. | Justice Suman K Situra |
| B. | Justice Pius C Kuriakose |
| C. | Justice Derisa M Paul |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Justice Derisa M Paul | |
| 17567. |
Assembly Language ? |
| A. | need not be translated intomachine language |
| B. | is the easiest language towrite programs |
| C. | uses alphabetic codes inplace of binary numbers used in machinelanguage |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 17568. |
The Japanese historian and writer who was awarded Padmashree this year? |
| A. | Kobrut Kurah |
| B. | Noboru Karashimna |
| C. | Shintuy Shima |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Shintuy Shima | |
| 17569. |
M.R Venkatesh became India’s 28th Chess Grand Master in July 2012. He belongs to which state? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 17570. |
Who received this year’s Swathithirunal Sangeetha Award? |
| A. | M Krishnamoorthy |
| B. | V Dakshinamoorthy |
| C. | Vankat Raju |
| D. | Krishnam Ayyar |
| Answer» C. Vankat Raju | |
| 17571. |
Who received this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize? |
| A. | Chung Chu Ke |
| B. | Tan Twan Eng |
| C. | Sun Se |
| D. | Pug Chu Jhe |
| Answer» C. Sun Se | |
| 17572. |
How many languages in India have been conferred classical statuses so far? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 17573. |
ENIAC was the computer of- ? |
| A. | Processing concept |
| B. | Electronic change concept |
| C. | All |
| D. | Storage program concept |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17574. |
EDVAC is ? |
| A. | Electronic DiscreteVariable Automatic Computer |
| B. | Electronic DetectedVariable Automatic Computer |
| C. | Electronic DevelopedValuable Automatic Computer |
| D. | Electronic DiscreteValuable Automatic Computer |
| Answer» B. Electronic DetectedVariable Automatic Computer | |
| 17575. |
Who tops the list of the world’s most powerful women, released by Forbes Magazine recently? |
| A. | Indira Nooyi |
| B. | Soniya Gandhi |
| C. | Mishel Obama |
| D. | Angela Merkel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17576. |
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Navigation Centre was set up at: |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Ahamdabad |
| C. | Nasik |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» B. Ahamdabad | |
| 17577. |
IC chips was used in- ? |
| A. | Second generation |
| B. | Third Generation |
| C. | First generation |
| D. | Fourth generation |
| Answer» C. First generation | |
| 17578. |
How many vaccum tubes was used in first analytical engine- ? |
| A. | 12000 |
| B. | 10000 |
| C. | 90000 |
| D. | 14000 |
| Answer» C. 90000 | |
| 17579. |
Who clinched this year’s Indian Premier League Cricket Trophy? |
| A. | Chennai Supar Kings |
| B. | Rajasthan Royals |
| C. | Mumbai Indians |
| D. | Sunrisars Hydrabad |
| Answer» D. Sunrisars Hydrabad | |
| 17580. |
Integrated circuits contained ? |
| A. | 25 to 25 components |
| B. | 20 to 30 components |
| C. | 35 to 25 components |
| D. | 10 to 20 components |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17581. |
_____ transforms one interface into another interface ? |
| A. | Software |
| B. | Program |
| C. | Data |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Program | |
| 17582. |
Which of the following Operatings does not implement multitaskings truly ? |
| A. | Windows NT |
| B. | Windows XP |
| C. | Windows 98 |
| D. | MS DOS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17583. |
............ runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software's to run on ? |
| A. | Operting System |
| B. | System Software |
| C. | Application Software |
| D. | All |
| Answer» B. System Software | |
| 17584. |
_________ is the first program run on a computer when computer boots up ? |
| A. | Operating Software |
| B. | System Software |
| C. | None |
| D. | Systems Operations |
| Answer» B. System Software | |
| 17585. |
The primary purpose of an operating system is.... ? |
| A. | To keep systems programmersemployed |
| B. | To make the most efficientuse of the computer hardware |
| C. | To make computers easier touse |
| D. | To allow people to use thecomputer |
| Answer» C. To make computers easier touse | |
| 17586. |
When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called____ is executed ? |
| A. | Compile and Go loader |
| B. | Bootstrap loader |
| C. | Boot loader |
| D. | Relating loader |
| Answer» C. Boot loader | |
| 17587. |
Who won the 5th Man Booker International Prize? |
| A. | Linda Resia |
| B. | Lydia Davis |
| C. | Luna Serit |
| D. | Lesuri Maya |
| Answer» C. Luna Serit | |
| 17588. |
Page stealing ? |
| A. | Is taking page frames fromother working sets |
| B. | Is taking larger diskspaces for pages paged out |
| C. | Should be the tuning goal |
| D. | Is a sign of an efficientsystem |
| Answer» B. Is taking larger diskspaces for pages paged out | |
| 17589. |
Who is crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2013? |
| A. | Neha Sharma |
| B. | Amita Nagar |
| C. | Nehal Bhogaita |
| D. | Sonam Chauhan |
| Answer» D. Sonam Chauhan | |
| 17590. |
Poor response times are usually caused by ? |
| A. | High paging rates |
| B. | High I/O rates |
| C. | Any of the above |
| D. | Process busy |
| Answer» D. Process busy | |
| 17591. |
Which of the following Operating Systems do you choose to implement a client Server Network ? |
| A. | Windows XP |
| B. | MS DOS |
| C. | Windows 7 |
| D. | Windows 2003 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17592. |
Government of India will observe Year 2013 as: |
| A. | Water Conservation Year |
| B. | Water Harvesting Year |
| C. | Water Storage Year |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Water Harvesting Year | |
| 17593. |
Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court? |
| A. | Kalyan Singh |
| B. | Ashoka Gupte |
| C. | Klayan Jyoti Sengupta |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 17594. |
Which country signed new constitution into law on 22nd May 2013? |
| A. | Congo |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Zimbabwe |
| D. | Amirat |
| Answer» D. Amirat | |
| 17595. |
Who was the programmer of Ms-Dos operating system ? |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | R Jhon |
| C. | none |
| D. | Dennis Ritchi |
| Answer» B. R Jhon | |
| 17596. |
The Operating System Manages ? |
| A. | Processes |
| B. | Memeory |
| C. | Disks and I/O devices |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17597. |
Who becomes the first Indian amputee to conquer Mt Everest? |
| A. | Arunima Sinha |
| B. | Trisha Varma |
| C. | Dimple Pareek |
| D. | Sunita Kumari |
| Answer» B. Trisha Varma | |
| 17598. |
Who is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka? |
| A. | Rahul Kunnappa |
| B. | Siddaramaiah |
| C. | Jaya Kuttiah |
| D. | Parut Ola |
| Answer» C. Jaya Kuttiah | |
| 17599. |
What is the switch that is used to make sure that the COPY command copied files correctly ? |
| A. | / A |
| B. | / C |
| C. | / V |
| D. | / S |
| Answer» D. / S | |
| 17600. |
Which Indian shuttler has won the Malaysia Open Women’s title? |
| A. | Sania Mirza |
| B. | Saina Nehwal |
| C. | P.Sindhu |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |