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18651.

How many write cycles are allowed to a EEPROM

A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
Answer» E.
18652.

Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order to retain its contents

A. SIMM
B. DIMM
C. SDMM
D. DSMM
Answer» C. SDMM
18653.

MDR(Memory Data Register) holds the

A. Segment number
B. Address of a memory location
C. Number of transistors
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
18654.

A parallel port is most often used by a ?

A. Mouse
B. Monitor
C. Printer
D. External storage device
Answer» D. External storage device
18655.

What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data transmission.

A. Bits per second
B. Characters per second
C. Nano seconds
D. Mega Hertz
Answer» B. Characters per second
18656.

Arrange the following devices in ascending order of the speed A. RAM B. Hard disk C. Cache D. Floppy

A. ABDC
B. BADC
C. DBAC
D. BDAC
Answer» D. BDAC
18657.

'Blue tooth' technology allows ?

A. Landline phone to mobile phone communicationt2tSignal transmission on mobile phones only
B. Satellite television communication
C. Wireless communication between equipments
D. Signal transmission on mobile phones only
Answer» D. Signal transmission on mobile phones only
18658.

Which one among the following is not included in the basic functions of operating system

A. Job Control
B. Data Management
C. Memory Management
D. Job Scheduling
Answer» B. Data Management
18659.

Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means

A. Greater instructions greater output
B. Garbage in garbage out
C. Good Input good output
D. Garbage input good output
Answer» C. Good Input good output
18660.

Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available

A. Output
B. Processing unit
C. Storage
D. Input
Answer» D. Input
18661.

Where was the first ever fort erected by any European power in India

A. Cochin
B. Calicut
C. Maosaulipattam
D. Goa
Answer» B. Calicut
18662.

The commercial objective of the Portuguese in India was to

A. Capture territories on the western coast
B. Capture trade of textiles and spices
C. Oust Arabs and the Persians from India’s maritime trade
D. Capture trade of pepper and other superior spices
Answer» E.
18663.

Who was the first representative of English company to reach the court of Jahangir

A. Sir Thomas Roe
B. Sir Henry Middleton
C. Captain Hawkins
D. Captain Best
Answer» D. Captain Best
18664.

Google is ?

A. Virus Programme
B. Search Engine
C. Website
D. Hardware
Answer» C. Website
18665.

Among European traders the Portugese remained unsuccessful in India because

A. They had no sea port
B. Their Naval power was weak
C. Ruler of Kochin strongly resisted them
D. Due to their religious fanatism the Indian rulers became their enemies
Answer» E.
18666.

The first English factory was estabished in India at

A. Surat
B. Hugli
C. Bombay
D. Madras
Answer» B. Hugli
18667.

The first Danish Trade pact was signed at Tranquebar in the year

A. 1620
B. 1630
C. 1640
D. 1650
Answer» B. 1630
18668.

Who was the first Indian ruler to welcome Vasco da Gama

A. Daulat Rao Scindia
B. Chanda Saheb
C. Muzaffar Jung
D. Zamorin
Answer» E.
18669.

Name the Mughal emperor who issued firman, permitting East India company to trade with India

A. Babar
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer» E.
18670.

The East India company secured the ‘Golden firman’ from which ruler

A. Jahangir
B. Sultan of Golcunda
C. Ruler of Chandragiri
D. Mughal emperor Farukh-siyar
Answer» C. Ruler of Chandragiri
18671.

Which one of the following Mughal emperors gave per-mission to East India Company to build a factory at Surat

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Farrukhsiyar
D. Bahadur Shah II
Answer» B. Shahjahan
18672.

Who among the following Englishmen tried to obtain from Akbar a ‘Firman’ for trade in Gujara

A. Ralph Fitch
B. John Middenhall
C. Sir Thomas Roe
D. Thomas Stephens
Answer» C. Sir Thomas Roe
18673.

Name of Governor of Bombay who is regarded as the true founder of Bombay’s greatness

A. Ropt
B. Sir John Child
C. Gerald Aungier
D. Job Charnock
Answer» D. Job Charnock
18674.

Who among the following issued the founding Charter of the English East India Company

A. Henry VIII
B. Elizabeth I
C. James I
D. Charles I
Answer» C. James I
18675.

The Bengal presidency was constituted in 1700; who became its first President

A. Job Charnock
B. Sir charles Eyre
C. Captain William Heath
D. Major Hector Munroe
Answer» C. Captain William Heath
18676.

Which Mughal emperor conqu-ered Golcunda to mark the decline of the Dutch Coromandel Government

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Farrukhsiyar
Answer» D. Farrukhsiyar
18677.

Name the son of the great Protuguese Governor, who supp-lemented the letters of his father

A. Bras de Albuquerque
B. Bras de Almeida
C. Bras de Cabral
D. Bras de Lapo soares
Answer» B. Bras de Almeida
18678.

Which Portuguese Governor decisively defeated the Bijapur forces which advanced againt Goa

A. Albuquerque
B. Almeida
C. Cabral
D. Joa de Castro
Answer» E.
18679.

Which of the following was not the Dutch factory on the Coromondel coast

A. Porto Novo
B. Sadraspatam
C. Ngalwanche
D. Masulipatam
Answer» E.
18680.

Bombay emerged as a leading port on the western coast on acc-ount of its

A. Immunity from Maratha invasions
B. Natural harbour
C. Improved administration
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
18681.

A task force was setup for National Testing agency by HRD ministry to prepare a blueprint to tackle the problem of

A. Different syllabus pattern of universities
B. Poverty in urban area
C. Naxals in Chattisgarh and Orrisa
D. Multiplicity of entrance exam for admissions
Answer» E.
18682.

Recently, Nicobar Island was declared as a biosphere reserve by

A. World Wide Fund for Nature
B. UNESCO
C. Ministry of Environment and Forest
D. IUCN
Answer» C. Ministry of Environment and Forest
18683.

The country’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra will be set up in

A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Rajasthan
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer» B. Rajasthan
18684.

Recently, who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mt. Everest

A. Ravindra Kumar
B. Raghav Juneja
C. Arunima Sinha
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Arunima Sinha
18685.

Which of the following Kharif crop tops the list of area sown in lakh hectare in 2012-13

A. Rice
B. Sugarcane
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
Answer» C. Cotton
18686.

Recently, a mega project, Ananta was approved to prevent desertification of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh by the

A. Planning Commission
B. Finance Commission
C. Rural and Agriculture Ministry
D. None of Above
Answer» B. Finance Commission
18687.

G-8, the group of eight is a forum for governments of eight wealthiest countries. Which of the following country is not a member of G8 group

A. Italy
B. Japan
C. Malaysia
D. UK
Answer» D. UK
18688.

K R Kamath is in the news, recently. He is

A. Chairman of State Bank of India
B. Chairman of Punjab National Bank
C. Chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA)
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
18689.

which country is selling rafale fighter planes to india?

A. usa
B. britain
C. germany
D. france
Answer» E.
18690.

The earth's natural satellite is

A. Neptune
B. venus
C. moon
D. mars
Answer» D. mars
18691.

Fastest super computer of worldTianhe-2belong to which country?

A. singapore
B. japan
C. china
D. hong kong
Answer» D. hong kong
18692.

The first all women police station opens in which of the following state

A. Goa
B. Maharshtra
C. Delhi
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer» E.
18693.

Taksim Square Protests happened in which country?

A. Libya
B. Egypt
C. Spain
D. Turkey
Answer» E.
18694.

Earthquakes are caused by

A. the earth's rotation
B. tectonism
C. denudation
D. the earth's revolution
Answer» C. denudation
18695.

Hydroelecric project is located at

A. Debari
B. Haldia
C. Korba
D. pykara
Answer» E.
18696.

Which Indian was named as one of the six winners of the UNESCO's Young Scientist Awards for 2013

A. Shaurya Batra
B. Atieh Kazemi
C. Mohit Modi
D. Bilal Habib
Answer» E.
18697.

When will India to launch first navigational satellite

A. 02 June 2013
B. 12 June 2013
C. 15 June 2013
D. 17 June 2013
Answer» C. 15 June 2013
18698.

Which company is having the plans to launch its compact SUV EcoSport in the Indian market on June 11, 2013

A. Honda
B. Mahindra
C. Ford
D. Maruti
Answer» D. Maruti
18699.

Where is the seventh edition of the annual Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas planned to be held in November 2013

A. Sydeny
B. Tokyo
C. New York
D. Peris
Answer» B. Tokyo
18700.

Which three players was terminated the contract by Rajasthan Royals

A. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankit Chauhan, Chandila
B. Virat kohli, Harbhajan Singh, M S Dhoni
C. Ravindra Jadeja, Srikkanth Anirudha, Murali Vijay
D. Siddharat Trivadi,Rahul Dravid, Stuart Binni
Answer» B. Virat kohli, Harbhajan Singh, M S Dhoni