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QUESTIONS :

*SCIENCE

1. Which of the following anti-satellite missile is tested by

India on 27 March, 2019?
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Ans. C
Which state of India became first to reserve a government job for
HIV positive candidates?
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Ans.C Which of the following creature is linked with the moon
pollution?
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Ans. C

2. Exposure to which light may accelerate aging?

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[Link] Light
[Link] Light
D. None of the above
Ans. A In which continent scientists have found particles of rare
isotope of Iron?
A. Africa
B. Antarctica
C. Europe
D. Australia
Ans. B
Chandrayaan-2 Mission was launched by which vehicle?
A. GSLV MkIII
B. PSLV C11
C. GSLV F11
D. PSLV C45
Ans. A
In 2019, Nobel Prize in Chemistry is given for which development?
A. For the development of Lithium-ion batteries.
B. To develop protein.
 C. For developing cryoelectron microscopy.
D. None of the above
Ans. A
Explanation: The recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 are
John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the
development of lithium-ion batteries. Do you know that this lightweight,
rechargeable and powerful battery can be used in mobile phones to
laptops, electric vehicles? Not only this, it can even store significant
amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil
fuel-free society.
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding
bipolar disorder?
A. It is a mental health condition.
B. Patients with this disorder undergo intense mood shifts.
C. Patients with this disorder faces difficulties in planning and decision
making.
D. All the above are correct.
Ans. D
Explanation: Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition in which
patients undergo intense mood shifts that oscillate between depression
and elevated moods. After researching, scientists found that such patients
carry some residual impairment in terms of processing of information
even in their 'normal' phases. The study has been done by jointly
researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience
(Nimhans), Bengaluru and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi.
4.  From which among the following place Nepal has launched
its first Satellite NepaliSat-1?
A. US
B. India
C. China
D. EU
Ans. A
Explanation: NepaliSat-1 satellite was launched by Nepal successfully
from Virginia in the United States on 18 April, 2019. Its aim is to gather
detailed geographical information of the Himalayan nation.
5. Which among the following country first reached the ‘Dark
Side’ of the Moon?
A. India
B. USA
C. China
D. Russia
Ans. C
Explanation: China's probe Changé-4 is the first ever probe to soft-land
on the far side or dark side of the moon.
6. Zika virus was named after the Zika Forest of which country?
A. Nigeria
 B. Angola
C. Nicaragua
D. Uganda
Ans. D
Explanation: Zika virus was first detected in Uganda in 1947 by the
scientists when they were researching on yellow fever. Zika Virus was
named after the Zika Forest of Uganda. In the local language word, Zika
means overgrown. In the research, scientists came across a different and
apparently harmless virus transmitted by mosquitoes to monkeys and
they named it as Zika.
7. Which country has developed the world-first floating nuclear
plant?
A. India
B. China
C. USA
D. Russia
Ans. D
Explanation: On 14 September 2019, Russia's world first floating nuclear
power plant has been completed. It is about 5,000 kilometre (3,100
miles) Arctic transfer to the country's far east. The floating nuclear power
plant named ‘The Akademik Lomonosov’. It will start operating by the
end of the year from Pevek, the autonomous district of Chukotka. It will
provide energy for around 1, 00,000 people and also power oil platforms.
8. According to the Researchers, the first ever stable ring of
pure carbon consists of how many atoms?
A. 18
B. 60
C. 80
D. 108
Ans. A
Explanation: Oxford University and IBM Research Labs chemists have
achieved that the first ring-shaped stable molecule of pure carbon is a
circle of 18 atoms. The work was published in a recent issue "Science".
Circular carbon molecules are known as cyclocarbons and the smallest
such ring comprises 18 atoms which is predicted to be stable.
9. Which Space agency has discovered the 'First Nearby Super-
Earth'?
A. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
B. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
C. The European Space Agency (ESA) 
D. Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA)
Ans. A
Explanation: The satellites of NASA had discovered 'First Nearby Super-
Earth'. It is a planet that could possibly support life. The team of
International Astronomers announced their findings in the publication
Astronomy and Astrophysics. The new discovery is known as
 an exoplanet. It is basically a planet that orbits a star outside of our
solar system.
10. Which UN organisation became the first to accept a donation
in cryptocurrencies?
A. IFAD
B. UNICEF
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Ans. B
Explanation: UNICEF is the United Nations Children's Fund is the agency
of the United Nations and has become the first UN organisation to hold
and make transactions in cryptocurrency.
These are some questions based on science and technology recent
developments. Hope, this quiz will help in the preparation of competitive
examination and also increase knowledge.

16 Which naturally occurring element in the rice husk makes it termite resistant?
– Silicon
17 Which quantity remains constant in a step-down transformer? – Power
18. In the extraction of zinc the formation of blue flame is due to the burning of
which gas? – CO
19 What number of essential amino acid is found in man? – 20
20. Which of the following potassium compounds is known as ‘Pearl ash’?
– K2CO3
21. By which is the amount of light entering into the eye controlled? – Iris
22. Over the last 100 years global sea level has risen by about howmany cm?
– 10-12. 5 cm
23. Whose statement is this? “Algebraic sum of the current meeting at a node is
zero”– – Kirchhoff’s law
24. What is formed when white phosphorus is heated at 540 K in the absence of
air? – Red phosphorus
25. Which tissue help in keeping the body warm? – Fatty tissue

26 Which one of the following waves are used by the common TV

remote control?
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[Link] waves

Ans. C
27Given bellow are the psychological manifestations of noise
pollution.
(i)Constriction of blood vessels
(ii)Increase in the rate of heart beat

(iii)Digestive spasms

(iv)Dilation of pupil of the eye

Select the correct options
A.(i) and (ii) are correct

B.(i) and (iii) are correct

C.(ii) and (iv) are correct

D.(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

Ans. D
28 Which gas is safe and an effective extinguisher for all confined
fires?
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[Link] Oxide

Ans. B
29 Which one of the following statements is incorrect about laser?
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infrared radiation of different wavelength.

[Link] in diamond laser beam can drill a hole.

C.A variety of lasers have been made from solids like the ruby crystal and
semi conducting materials, liquids and gases.

[Link] waves in laser, travel in phase.

Ans. A
30Which one of the following elements the drum of a Photostat
machine is made up of:
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Ans. B
31 If we say the child has an IQ of 100, what does this means?
[Link] performance of the child is below average.

[Link] performance of the child is above average.

[Link] mental age of the child is equal to his actual age.

[Link] performance of the child cannot be better.

Ans.  C
32 Which bacteria is responsible for the formation of curd?
[Link] acid bacteria

[Link] Acidophillus

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[Link] radicicola
Ans. B
33 Which one of the following bacteria present in the soil
produces a peculiar smell if it rains on perched soil?
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Ans. A
34 In poorly ventilated buildings which one of the following inert
gases can be accumulated?
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Ans. D
35 Honey is sweeter than cane sugar or corn syrup. Which one of
the following carbon sugars is responsible for this?
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Ans. B

36 If you hang a towel outside on a sunny day after washing it, why does it go stiff?

a. UV light changes the chemical composition of the detergent

b. Dust particles blow into the fibres
c. Salt crusts are formed due to lack of movement

Answer:c

37 How are you able to make a water drop sit on top of a water surface indefinitely?

a. By vibrating the water

b. By making the water surface flow
c. By heating the water surface

Answer:a

38 What causes champagne bubbles to prickle your tongue?

a. The popping of the bubbles

b. The temperature of the bubbles
c. A chemical substance in the bubbles

Answer:c

39 Anaurora is the phenomenon known on Earthas the northern or southern lights. On what planets
can aurorae occur?

a. On any planet with an atmosphere

b. On any planet with a magnetic field
c. On planets withoxygen or nitrogen in their atmosphere

Answer:a

40 A magician shuffles a standard deck of 52 playing cards and you pick one at random. They get to
ask one question before trying to guess your card. Which of the following questions should they ask
to have the best chance of guessing your card correctly?
 a. Is it a black card?
b. Is it the 2 of spades?
c. Either, it makes no difference

Answer:c

41. What is the chemical name of Vitamin E?

Alpha tocopherol
 

42. Which Vitamin is also known as retinol?

Vitamin A
 

43. What is Calciferol?

Vitamin D
 

44. What is the other name of thiamine?

Vitamin B1
 

45. Which Vitamin is called niacin?

Vitamin B3
 

46. Which element is excreted through human sweat?

Sulphur
 

47. Pollution of water bodies by which element causes Minamata disease?

Mercury
 

48. Accumulation of which chemical leads to kidney stones?

Calcium Oxalate
 
49. Which heavy metal causes Itai Itai disease?
Cadmium
 

50. Which chemical was used earlier for giving anesthesia to patients?
Diethyl ether

51. Which planet has the highest number of moons ?

A. Uranus
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Jupiter has 67 moons or satellites. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in
the Solar System.

52. Phobos is related to ………………..

A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Saturn
D. Neptune

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Mars has two known satellites, Phobos and Deimos.

53. Which of the following is the second largest moon in the solar family?

A. Ganymede
B. Deimos
C. Titan
D. Triton

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Titan (or Saturn VI) is the largest moon of Saturn. It is the second-largest moon in the Solar
System, after Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
54. ………………….. was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered

A. Charon
B. Pluto
C. Ceres
D. Haumea

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. It was the first
Kuiper belt object to be discovered.

55. Miranda is the moon of which planet ?

A. Uranus
B. Neptune
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Miranda or Uranus V is the smallest and innermost of Uranus’s five-round satellites. Like the
other large moons of Uranus, Miranda orbits close to its planet’s equatorial plane.

56. Which of the following has no moons ?

A. Eris
B. Haumea
C. Makemake
D. Ceres

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Among the other dwarf planets, Ceres has no known moons. It is 90 percent certain that
Ceres has no moons larger than 1 km in size, assuming that they would have the same albedo
as Ceres itself.

57. ……………….is a photograph of the Earth

A. Blue Ball
B. Blue Wall
C. Blue Marble
D. Blue circle
Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Blue Marble is a photograph of the Earth, taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the
Apollo 17 spacecraft, at a distance of about 45,000 kilometers (28,000 miles).

58. NASA Satellite Camera Provides “EPIC” View of Earth. What is EPIC?

A. Earth Poly Imagine Camera

B. Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
C. Earth Polarise Imaging Camera
D. Earth Popular Imagination Camera

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The color image of Earth was taken by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
(EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope. The image was generated by
combining three separate images to create a photographic- quality image. The image was
taken on July 6, 2015,showing North and Central America.

59. Which planet is also called as ‘ Lord of Heavens’?

A. Saturn
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Uranus

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Jupiter, because it is named after the Roman God Jupiter, who was “Lord of the Heavens.”

60. ……………. is also called as Green Planet

A. Earth
B. Neptune
C. Jupiter
D. Pluto

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Neptune is called a green planet because of the colors of the planets the greeny grass in the
atmosphere of the frozen planet Uranus and the pure iceball that is Neptune.
61. The communication satellite GSAT -18 was launched in

A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2014
D. 2012

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

India’s Communication satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched from the European
space pad of Kourou in French Guiana on October 6, 2016

62. Space lab Tiangong-2 is related to which country?

A. China
B. Russia
C. North Korea
D. Japan

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

China’s experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board
has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer on October
26, 2016.

63. Which of the following is India’s weather satellite?

A. SRE – 1
B. INSAT – 4CR
C. INSAT – 3DR
D. INSAT – 4B

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-
F05(GSLV-F05) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh, carrying with it the INSAT- 3DR weather satellite on September 8, 2016

64. World’s 1st Hack-Proof Communications Satellite launched by

A. Iran
B. China
 C. USA
D. India

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

China on August 16, 2016, successfully launched the world’sa first quantum satellite which
boasts of establishing “hack- proof” communications between space and the ground as it is
equipped with security features to prevent wiretapping and [Link] satellite was
launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern Gobi Desert

65. Falcon 9 rocket was launched by

A. ISRO
B. SpaceX
C. NASA
D. CNSA

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its unmanned Falcon 9 rocket on a floating
platform in the Atlantic Ocean early on Friday after launching a Japanese communications
satellite into orbit.

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Ques1: A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane

and another tensile stress of 600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the
former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400 MPa on the same
planes. The maximum normal stress will be

1. 400 MPa
2. 500 MPa
3. 900 MPa
4. 1400 MPa
Ans: 4

Ques 2: A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

1. less than unity

2. unity
3. between 1 and 6
4. more than 6
Ans: 1

Ques 3: The kinematic viscosity is the

1. ratio of absolute viscosity to the density of the liquid

2. ratio of density of the liquid to the absolute viscosity
3. product of absolute viscosity and density of the liquid
4. product of absolute viscosity and mass of the liquid
Ans: 1

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Ques 4: Discharge of a centrifugal pump is

1. directly proportional to diameter of its impeller

2. inversely proportional to diameter of its impeller
3. directly proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller
4. inversely proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller
Ans: 4

Ques 5: One litre of water occupies a volume of

1. 100 cm3
2. 250 cm3
3. 500 cm3
4. 1000 cm3
Ans: 4

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Ques 6: When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors,

the total resistance

1. increases by one-fourth
2. increases
3. decreases
4. remains the same
Answer: Option 2

Ques 7: A string of five series resistors is connected across a 6 V battery.

Zero voltage is measured across all resistors except R3. The voltage
across R3 is

1. 0 V
2. 2 V
3. 6 V
4. 6 V
Answer: Option 3

Ques 8: A series circuit consists of three resistors with values of 120 ,
270 , and 330 . The total resistance is

1. less than 120

2. the average of the values
3. 720
4. 120
Answer: Option 3

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Ques 9: A certain series circuit consists of a 1/8 W resistor, a 1/4 W

resistor, and a 1/2 W resistor. The total resistance is 1200. If each
resistor is operating in the circuit at its maximum power dissipation, total
current flow is

1. 27 mA
2. 7 mA
3. 19 mA
4. 190 mA
Answer: Option 1

Ques 10: Which of the following series combinations dissipates the most

power when connected across a 120 V source?

1. one 220 resistor

2. two 220 resistors
3. three 220 resistors
4. four 220 resistors
Answer: Option 1

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Ques 11:Which one of the following is incombustible?

1. H2
2. CCl4
3. C2H2
4. S
Answer: Option 2

Ques 12: The softness or hardness of a grinding wheel depends upon the

type & amount of bonding material used. For general purpose cutter
grinding __________ grinding wheel is normally used.

1. Hard
2. Soft
3. Silicon Carbide
4. Aluminium Oxide
Answer: Option 4

Ques 13: Tin based white metals are used, where bearings are subjected
to

1. High Pressure & Load.

2. Low Pressure & Load.
3. High Temperature.
4. Large Surface Wear.
Answer: Option 1

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Ques 14:Friction factor for fluid flow in pipe does not depend upon the

1. Pipe Length.
2. Pipe Roughness.
3. Fluid Density & Viscosity.
4. Mass Flow Rate of Fluid.
Answer: Option 1

Ques 15: All of the following alloying elements of steel increases

hardness but sacrifice ductility, except
1. nickel
2. vanadium
3. molybdenum
4. chromium
Answer: Option 1

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Ques 16: A rectangular waveguide, in dominant TE mode, has

dimensions 10 cm x 15 cm. The cut off frequency is

1. 10 GHz
2. 1 GHz
3. 15 GHz
4. 25 GHz
Ans: 2

Ques 17: A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50 Ω and

a resistance of 0.1 Ω/m, if the line is distortion less, the attenuation
constant (in Np/m) is

1. 500
2. 5
3. 014
4. 002
Ans: 4

Ques 18: The resolution of a 4 bit counting ADC is 0.5 volts. For an

analog input of 6.6 volts, the digital output of the ADC will be

1. 1011
2. 1101
3. 1100
4. 1110
Ans: 4

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Ques 19 An ammeter of 0-25 A range has a guaranteed accuracy of 1%

of full scale reading. The current measured is 5 A. The limiting error is
1. 2%
2. 5%
3. 4%
4. 5%
Ans: 4

Ques 20: The coil of a moving iron instrument has a resistance of 500 Ω

and an inductance of 1 H. It reads 250 V when a 250 V dc is applied. If
series resistance is 2000 Ω, its reading when fed by 250 V, 50 Hz ac will
be

1. 260 V
2. 252 V
3. 250 V
4. 248 V
Ans: 4

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Ques 21: Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured

program?

1. PL/1
2. FORTRAN
3. BASIC
4. PASCAL
5. None of the above
Answer: Option 4

Ques 22: A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of
existing or hypothetical systems is

1. Data transmission
2. Data flow
3. Data capture
4. Data processing
5. None of the above
Answer: Option 2
Ques 23: The brain of any computer system is

1. ALU
2. Memory
3. CPU
4. Control unit
5. None of the above
Answer: Option 3

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Ques 24: What difference does the 5th generation computer have from
other generation computers?

1. Technological advancement
2. Scientific code
3. Object Oriented Programming
4. All of the above
5. None of the above
Answer: Option 1

Ques 25:Which of the following computer language is used for artificial

intelligence?

1. FORTRAN
2. PROLOG
3. C
4. COBOL
5. None of the above
Answer: Option 2

26. What building, built to house the headquarters of a large auto

manufacturer, was in a heated race to be the tallest building in
the world in 1930. Its record was short lived since the Empire
State Building surpassed it in 1931 to be the largest in the world
(and the city)?

 Transamerica Building
 Chrysler Building
 Flatiron Building
  John Hancock Center

27. This Washington state suspension bridge was officially known

as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. What nickname did it get after
high winds caused vibrations to build to the point of catastrophic
failure?

 Bronco Billy
 Rambling Wreck
 Brittle Becky
 Galloping Gertie

28. A bridge near Dundee, Scotland famously failed in high winds

in 1879 when a train with 75 passengers was crossing. What body
of water did it span?

 River Clyde
 Firth of Forth
 Firth of Tay
 Loch Ness

29. What man, who spent the Civil War building ironclads for the
US Navy, went on to build the first bridge across the Mississippi
River in 1867? (His middle name came from his mother's cousin
who went on to become president.)

 John Augustus Roebling

 John Ericsson
 John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum
 James Buchanan Eads

30. What man with a colorful name became famous for

extinguishing oil well fires around the world?
  Red Adair
 Red Barber
 Red Auerbach
 Red Skelton

31. General Leslie Groves led the Manhattan Project to build the

first atomic bomb. But before that, what iconic Arlington
landmark's construction did he oversee?

 DC Metro Subway

 The Pentagon
 Washington Monument
 Lincoln Memorial

32. Although not the first attempt,what was the first submarine

to sink a warship in combat?

 USS Holland
 CSS Virginia
 H. L. Hunley
 Turtle

33. The St. Francis Dam failure with great loss of life ended the
career of William Mulholland. For what city was Mulholland the
chief engineer of the Bureau of Water Works and Supply?

 Los Angeles, CA
 Johnstown, PA
 New York, NY
 Sacramento, CA
34. The Mars Climate Orbiter space probe was designed to orbit
Mars to study its weather but crashed into the planet. What was
the cause of the failure of the mission?

 Confusion between English and metric units in thruster subsystem

 Its fuel tank exploded as the thruster ignited
 A solar flare destroyed the electronics in flight
 Mission control lost communication with the probe

35. What ancient Greek mathematician and engineer is credited

with the boast "Give me a place to stand on and I will move the
earth" after investigating the principles of levers?

 Hippocrates
 Sophocles
 Archimedes
 Phidias
36 Who was the French engineer who conceived the idea of the Suez Canal
completed in 1869?

Answer: Ferdinand de Lesseps.

37 What type of bridge is the Tower Bridge in London?

Answer: A bascule bridge.

38 What is mean by pollution-free car?

Answer: The car runs on stored electricity in batteries.

39 Teflon is widely used for making kitchenware. What is the chemical name of
teflon?

Answer: Polytetrafluoroethylene.
 

40 What is an infra-red telescope?

Answer: This telescope makes use of the infra-red radiations of stars and other
objects in the sky to study them.

41 What is microfilming?

Answer: It is a technique of storing large documents in small microfilms by

photographic process.

42 How is the electric power provided to the instruments in a space craft?

Answer: Solar cells that convert sunlight into electrical energy.

43 What is the popular name given to invisible spectacles that correct eye defects?

Answer: Contact Lenses.

45 Some automobile engines are called four stroke engines. What are the names of
these four strokes?

Answer: Intake stroke, Compression stroke, Power stroke and Exhaust stroke.

46 When and by whom was the First laser made?

Answer: Theodore Harold Maiman, USA, 1960.

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47 What are metalloids?

Answer: The elements with properties of metals and non-metals together.

 
48 In countries like Japan, Philippines, and the USA, the heat energy lying deep down
the earth used to produce electricity. What is the energy lying deep down earth
called?

Answer: Geothermal energy.

49 What is the name of photography which can give the picture instantly?

Answer: Polaroid photography.

50 What is the name of battery-like device in which gas or liquid fuels combine
chemically to generate electricity?

Answer: Fuel cell.

51 What is optical communication?

Answer: It is the transmission and reception of information by light.

52 What is the name of the glass that is made by adding boric oxide in melted glass?

Answer: Heat resistant glass.

53 In telecommunication system what does IDDD stand for?

Answer: International Direct Distant Dialing.

54 ) What is the new name of IDDD?

Answer: ISD.

55 What does C A T stand for?

Answer: Computerized Axial Tomography.

 56) Enoscope is used to determine?

Answer: Spot vehicle speed.

MATHS & MANAGEMENT:

1.I am considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity. I

calculated the area under the arc of a parabola and gave
remarkably accurate approximations of pie. [A--------s]

Archimedes

2.I am famous for my incompleteness theorum. Who am I ?

[K--- -----]

Kurt Godel

[Link] in 1707 I was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and

physicist. in 1736 I solved the Seven Bridges of Konigsberg
problem. [Leonhard E----]

Leonhard Euler
4.I published more papers thatn any other mathematician in
history. I died in 1996 [Paul E----]

Paul Erdos

[Link] and Leibniz are both credited with inventing ...

[--------]

Calculus

[Link] is the name for the study of triangles ?

Trigonometry

7.I was born in 1643 and went on to build the first practical
reflecting telescope and develop an entirely new field of
mathematics. [I---- ------]

Isaac Newton

8.I discovered a very useful fact about the sides of right

angle triagles. This theorum bears my name. Who am I ?
[----------]

Pythagoras

9.I am a branch of pure mathematics concerned with the

study of number and integers in particluar. What am I ?
[------ ------]

number theory
[Link] is the missing word ? The highest moments in the
life of a mathematician are the first few moments after one
has proved the result, but before one finds the -------.
[-------]

mistake

11.I am a three volume work on the foundations of math,

published in 1910 by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand
Russell. [P-------- M----------]

Principia Mathematica

[Link] consider me the first of the modern school of

mathematics. I am famous for the statement : I think
therefore I am. [D--------]

Descartes
13.I developed the Mathematica software application. In
2002 I published a book called A New Kind of Science, it was
intended to bring about a change in paradigm. I am ...
[S------ W------]

Stephen Wolfram

14.I am famous for my last theorum. Who am I ? [P----- --

F-----]

Pierre de Fermat

15.I invented the first calculating machine in 1645. My

gambling led me to study probability. I am french. Who am
I ... [B----- P-----]

Blaise Pascal
16. Wha t is four-fifths as a decimal?
0.8
17. What is the volume of a cube which has edges measuring 5cm?
125cm³ (centimetres cubed)
18. How many months are there in twelve years?
144
19. What is the next number in the series: 2, 9, 30, 93, …?
282 (multiply the previous number by three and then add three)
20. If y=10x − 1 and the value of x is 10, what is the value of y?
99
21. If a recipe requires 400 grams of potatoes for four people, how many kilograms
would be required for twelve people?
1.2kg (Note difference in measurement – question given in grams and answer requires
conversion to kilograms)
22. A dress has a thirty percent discount applied and is on sale for £63. What was the
original price of the dress before the reduction?
£90
23. Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and then divides the result by
three. His answer is 25. What number did he start with?
80
24. What is nine-tenths of 2000?
1800
25. 3 − 7 × 4 = ?
-25 (minus 25 – multiplication should be completed before subtraction

26. What is the denomination of the currency to be soon put in

circulation by Reserve Bank of India?
a) Re. 1

b) Rs. 30

c) Rs. 20

d) Rs. 50
27. Which bank has entered into a distribution agreement to sell
the mutual fund products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd
(HDFCAML) during exchanged the memorandum of
understanding?
a) Syndicate Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) Karnataka Bank Ltd

d) Catholic Syrian Bank

28. Who is the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI?

a) Urjit Patel

b) R Gandhi

c) BP Kanungo

d) None of these

29. Who is the MD of HDFC bank?

a) Mahabaleshwara MS

b) Aditya Puri

c) Chanda Kocchar

d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

30. Which bank has rolled out their first set of co-branded debit
cards for farmers in collaboration with IFFCO?
a) Bank of Baroda

b) Bank of India

c) State Bank of India

d) Punjab National Bank

Guess the Logo of Foreign Banks

31. Where is the headquarter of Bank of Baroda?
a) New Delhi
b) Vadodara

c) Mumbai

d) Pune

32. Which bank has launched a new trading platform called

“Selfie” for customers in association with Geojit?

 
a) Corporation Bank

b) Federal Bank

c) Yes Bank

d) HDFC Bank

33. Which life insurance provider has announced the launch of an

artificial intelligence-based application 'SPOK'?
a) Aegon Life Insurance Company Limited

b) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Company Limited

c) Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited

d) HDFC Life Insurance Company

34. Which bank has recently entered into a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of
India for selling life insurance products of LIC?
a) Karnataka Bank Ltd

b) Syndicate Bank

c) Bank of Maharashtra

d) Allahabad Bank

35. How much investment has been made by Softbank in mobile

payments provider Paytm in the recent funding round?
a) Rs 8,000 crore 

b) Rs 9,000 crore 

c) Rs 7,000 crore 

d) Rs 6,000 crore 

MBA Business Quiz from May 06 to May 12

36. Who is the CEO and Founder of Paytm?
a) BP Kanungo

b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma

c) CVR Rajendran

d) None of these

37. Who is the MD and CEO of UCO Bank?

a) Aditya Puri

b) BP Kanungo

c) Ravi Krishan Takkar

d) CVR Rajendran

38. Name the first company to received nod from RBI to launch

Payment Bank?
a) Department of Post

b) Paytm

c) Reliance

d) Airtel

39. How much hike has been approved by the Employees

Provident Fund Organisation for investment limit in exchange
traded funds (ETFs)?
a) 15 per cent
b) 20 per cent

c) 5 per cent

d) 10 per cent

40. India has extended line of credit to Mauritius of how much

amount?
a) $500 million

b) $200 million

c) $150 million

d) $250 million

MBA Business Quiz from April 29 to May 05

41. Who is the current President of Mauritius?
a) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

b) Pravind Jugnauth

c) Anerood Jugnauth

d) None of these

42. Which company has become India’s most profitable state-

owned company?  
a) Reliance Industries

b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

c) Indian Oil Corporation

d) Tata Consultancy Services

43. Who is the current Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd?

a) Mukesh Ambani

b) Natarajan Chandrasekaran

c) Dinesh K. Sarraf

d) Mr. B. Ashok
44. On which stock exchange Union Minister of Road Transport
and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) Masala Bond?
a) Shanghai Stock Exchange

b) Amsterdam Stock Exchange

c) London Stock Exchange

d) Shenzhen Stock Exchange

45. In which country Apple has opened its 1st Southeast Asia
store?
a) India

b) Indonesia

c) Singapore 

d) Malaysia

Answers of MBA Business Quiz

1 A 11 B
2 C 12 C
3 C 13 D
4 B 14 A
5 A 15 A
6 B 16 A
7 B 17 C
8 D 18 D
9 A 19 B
10 B 20 C

46. A marketing survey is required for____________

(1) Deciding marketing strategies

(2) Deciding product strategies

(3) Deciding pricing strategies

ADVERTISEMENTS:

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

47 A ‘Call’ in marketing language means__________

ADVERTISEMENTS:

(1) Calling on a salesperson

(2) Calling on a customer

(3) Making a phone-call

(4) All of these

ADVERTISEMENTS:

(5) None of these

Ans. (5)

48 The target group for Education loan is_________

(1) All colleges

ADVERTISEMENTS:

(2) All parents

(3) Research scholars

(4) Meritorious students seeking higher education

(5) None of these

ADVERTISEMENTS:

Ans. (4)
49. Cross-selling means______________

(1) Selling with a cross face

(2) Cross country marketing

ADVERTISEMENTS:

(3) Selling other products to existing customers

(4) Selling to employees

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

50. ‘Customization’ means____________

(1) Tailor-made products for each customer

(2) Customers selling goods

(3) Tailor-made products for each staff

(4) A selling process

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

51. Market segmentation is useful for____________

(1) Preferential marketing

(2) Targeting existing clients

(3) Identifying prospects

(4) Knowing customers’ tastes

(5) All of these

Ans. (5)
52. Home loans are granted to:

(1) Individuals

(2) Institutions

(3) Builders

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

53. Market Segmentation can be resorted to by means of

(1) Segmenting by age

(2) Segmenting by income

(3) Segmenting by geographically

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

54. The target group for a Car loan is_____________

(1) All auto drivers

(2) All auto dealers

(3) All car owners

(4) Any individual needing a car

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

55. Market information means______________

(1) Knowledge of industries

(2) Knowledge of households

(3) Knowledge of peers

(4) Knowledge of customer’s tastes

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

56. Market share can be increased

by________________

(1) Increasing the number of sales persons

(2) Increasing the sales volume

(3) Increasing the products

(4) Increasing production

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

57. Market segmentation means

(1) Segmentation of sales teams

(2) Allocation of territory

(3) Sales arrangement

(4) Segmentation of target group according to their needs

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

58. Referral means_____________

(1) Sales person

(2) All customers

(3) Lead provided by operation staff

(4) Calling the existing purchasers

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

59. “USP” in marketing means

(1) Unique Selling Practices

(2) Uniform Selling Practices

(3) United Sales Persons

(4) Unique Selling Proposition

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

60. The meaning of “Conversation” in terms of sales is

(1) Designing new products

(2) Converting Purchasers into sellers

(3) Converting sellers into purchasers

(4) Converting perspective customers into purchasers

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

EXTRA QUESTIONS:

16. Online Marketing is mostly useful for marketing of

(1) Saving Accounts

(2) Credit cards

(3) Home loans

(4) NRI deposits

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

17. Cross selling means

(1) City to city sales

(2) Selling with cross face

(3) Selling with crossed finger

(4) Selling products to existing customers

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

18. Marketing Strategy means:

(1) Ideas for new employment

(2) Old techniques of selling

(3) Techniques for improving marketing activities

(4) Techniques for increasing production

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

19. Target group means:

(1) All purchasers

(2) All sales persons

(3) Targeted purchasers

(4) All consumers

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

20. What is the USP of saving accounts?

(1) High rate of interest

(2) Easy operation

(3) Risky transactions

(4) Expensive transactions

(5) None of these

Ans. (2)

21. Marketing decisions are very critical because

(1) Helps in achievement of marketing objective

(2) Success of enterprise depends on it

(3) Purchase depends on it

(4) Only 1 and 2

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

22. Relationship marketing means?

(1) Selling to relatives

(2) Selling by relatives

(3) After sales service

(4) Cross-selling

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

23. Closing the sales means?

(1) Close down marketing functions

(2) Stop selling

(3) Successful completion of call

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

24. Which business strategy seems to be good for long

run?

(1) To increase sales

(2) To give more profit

(3) To increase price

(4) To increase profit margin

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

25. Which of the following is a type of decision?

(1) Major

(2) Minor
(3) Routine

(4) Rare

(5) All of the above

Ans. (5)

26. Marketing Planning helps to minimise future

uncertainties because?

(1) Future is uncertain

(2) Future is bright

(3) Future is Dark

(4) Future is vast

(5) None of these

Ans. (1)

27. Public relation is:

(1) Part of customer service

(2) Part of marketing

(3) Part of image building

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

28. Promotion of marketing means:

(1) Passing an exam

(2) Elevation from one grade to another

(3) Selling the products through various means

(4) Selling the product in specific area

(5) None of these

Ans. (3)

29. Short term planning focuses on:

(1) Functional Plans

(2) Long term objectives

(3) Specific goals

(4) Both 1 and 3

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)

30. Which factor is/are responsible for Effective Market

Segmentation?

(1) Measurability

(2) Easy Accessibility

(3) Sustainability

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

Ans. (4)
1. Who invented Compact Disc?
Ans : James T Russel
 

2. Which day is celebrated as world Computer Literacy Day?

Ans : December 2
 

3. Who invented Java?

Ans : James A Gosling
 

4. Longhorn was the code name of ?

Ans : Windows Vista

5. Who is known as the Human Computer of India?

Ans : Shakunthala Devi
 

6. What is mean by Liveware?

Ans : People who work with the computer
 

7. Which computer engineer got Nobel Prize for literature in 2003?

J.M. Coetzee
 

8. 'Weaving The Web' was written by.....

Ans : Tim Burners Lee
 

9. What is Beta Test?

Ans : Trial test of a computer or software before the commercial launch
 

10. 'Do no evil' is tag line of ......

Ans : Google
 

11. First Indian cinema released through internet is .....

Ans : Vivah
 

12. [Link] was founded by.....

Ans : Ajith Balakrishnan and Manish Agarwal
 

13. What is the extension of PDF?

Ans : Portable document format
 
14. Mows is a type of mouse for ........ people
Ans : Physically handicapped people
 

15. Expand RDBMS?

Ans : Relational Data Base Management System
 

16. Difference engine was developed by.....

Ans : Charles Babbage
 

17. [Link] is now owned by ......

Ans : Google
 

18. World's first microprocessor is .....

Ans : Intel 4004
 

19. What is SQL?

Ans : Structured Query Language
 

20. What is the expansion of COBOL?

Ans : Common Business Oriented Language
 

21. What is the expansion of SMS?

Ans : Short Message Service
 

22. Which IT company's nickname is ' The Big Blue ' ?

Ans : IBM
 

23. What is the full form of  IEEE?

Ans : Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers
 

24. Who developed COBOL?

Ans : Grace Murry Hopper
 
25. Email was developed by......
Ans : Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (Ray Tomlinson)
 

26. Green dam is ......

Ans : Web Filter
 

27. What is the expanded form of CMOS ?

Ans : Complementary Metal Oxide Semoconductor
 

28. Who is Netizen ?

Ans : Net Citizen (Citizen who uses internet)
 

29. What is Scareware?

Ans : Fake antivirus softwares
 

30. When was the first smart phone launched?

Ans : 1992 (IBM Simon)

1. Which of the following has partnered will UNESCO to adopt technology in classrooms?
A
Samsung
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
DELL
.
ANs-D

2. Which of the following launched India's First Service Audio Service 'Suno'?
A
Netflix
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Facebook
.
Ans-B

3. FSSAI to develop app to prevent food wastage in partnership with whichcompany?

A
Google
.
[Link] Foundation
[Link]
D TCS
 .
Ans-B

4. Government launched '[Link]' portal is developed by which of the following

institutes?
A
IIT Kharagpur
.
[Link] Kanpur
[Link] Bombay
D
IIT Delhi
.
Ans-C

.5 Researchers of which institute has designed a paper-based sensor to detect the quality of
milk?
A
IIT Hyderabad
.
[Link] Bombay
[Link] Guwahati
D
IIT Delhi
.
Ans-C

6. ISRO has plans to set up India's own space station by ________.

A
2025
.
B.2026
C.2030
D
2032
.
Ans-C

7. What is the name of audio guide facility app launched by Ministry of Tourism?
A
Audio Odigos
.
[Link] Guide
[Link] Guide
D
Guide to Ride
.
Ans-A

8. What is the name of the space docking experiment that ISRO has planned to carry out in
2020?
A
Vikram
.
[Link]
[Link]-Tech
D
Unix
.
Ans-B
9. Scientists from which institute have developed the biggest-ever computer chip using
carbon nanotubes (CNT)- RV16XNano?
A
Yale University
.
[Link] Institute of Technology (MIT)
[Link] University
D
Stanford University
.
Ans-B

10. Which of the following Indian Mobile app clinched the bronze medal at the Technovation
Challenge?
A
Maitri
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
YatraMiTR
.
Ans-A

11. Name the India's 1st FinTech centre of excellence, which was set up by the Software
Technology Parks of India (STPI) in association with Electronics Corporation of Tamil
Nadu(ELCOT) .
A
FinPark
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
FinBlue
.
ANs-D

12 What is the name of the mobile application launched for locating outlets and searching
Generic medicine?
A
JanaushadhiSugam
.
[Link]
[Link] India
D
KumbhJioPhone
.
Ans-A

13. The Indian Railway has Indigenously designed and manufactured a high speed
locomotive, with top speed 180 km/hr. In which locomotive workshop is it built?
A
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
.
[Link] Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan.
[Link] Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
D
Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works, Patiala.
.
Ans-B
14 The Indian Railway has Indigenously designed and manufactured a high speed
locomotive, with top speed 180 km/hr. In which locomotive workshop is it built?
A
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
.
[Link] Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan.
[Link] Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
D
Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works, Patiala.
.
Ans-A

15. Name of the programme that is jointly launched by Google India & Tata Trusts to
facilitate digital literacy among women in rural India.
A
Internet Saathi
.
[Link] India
[Link] Power
D
Techie Women
.
Ans-A

16 Name of the virus that hit 1.5 crore android devices across the country recently.
A
Black Horse
.
[Link] Smith
[Link] John
D
Super Bug
.
Ans-B

17. Popshot, the world's first ever interactive browser built for smartphones was launched in
which country?
A
China
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
France
.
Ans-B

18. Name the driving license app, that is introduced by the government recently.
A
G-Yatra
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
m-Parivahan
.
Ans-B

19. Which of the following is a subsidiary of Facebook that is introduced to provide financial

services for users to participate in the Libra network?
A BiyoWallet
 .
[Link]
[Link]
D
Adyen
.
Ans-B

20. Which State topped the 2nd edition of the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) list?
A
Kerala
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Telangana
.
Ans-C

21. Facebook launches cryptocurrency which allows users to make financial transactions

across the globe. It's named as;
A
Dobil
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Digicy
.
Ans-B

22. The interactive game show named "Confetti" was launched by __________.

A
Google
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Apple
.
Ans-B

23. Facebook has confirmed, that the WhatsApp Status will start display ads from
__________.
A
2025
.
B.2022
C.2021
D
2020
.
Ans-D

24. Who registered a new cryptocurrency firm named 'Libra Networks LLC' in Geneva,
Switzerland?
A
BuyUcoin
.
[Link]
[Link]
 D
Phonepe
.
Ans-B

25. India's largest app for financial services thst has integrated with Unified Payment
Interface (UPI) is;
A
Wally
.
[Link]
[Link] Need a Budget
D
ETMONEY
.
Ans-D

26.  Google unveiled new Cloud Platform, to manage apps from anywhere. It was named as;
A
Azure
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Anthos
.
Ans-D

27. Amazon India launched a new seller-funding programme to help the small businesses and
entrepreneurs to raise funds through the crowd funding platform. It was named as;
A
Amazon Connect
.
[Link] Easy
[Link] Fund
D
Amazon Wings
.
Ans-D

28. Which company has banned White Nationalism, White Separatism, recently?

A
Facebook
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Instagram
.
Ans-A

29. Bank of Baroda is set to develop an agriculture digital platform. It was named as;
A
Digital AgriMarket
.
[Link] Crop
[Link] Agro
D
Baroda Kisan
.
Ans-D
30. Recently, Google unveiled a video game streaming service called __________.
A
Pokimane
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
Stadia
.
Ans-D

31. Election Commission of India has developed a mobile app, for the 2019 Lok Sabha
election. It was named as;
A
ECI Authenticator Code
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
ENCORE
.
Ans-B

32. DotBook: India's first Braille laptop created by the students from __________.
A
IIT-Kharagpur
.
[Link]-Kanpur
[Link]-Madras
D
IIT-Delhi
.
Ans-D

33. AntBot is the first walking robot to have navigational capabilities without GPS or
mapping. Who designed it?
A
NREC
.
[Link] & AMU
[Link] of Hertfordshire's Adaptive Systems Research Group
D
The University of Tokyo
.
Ans-B

34. Scientists Develop Artificial Pancreas Smartphone app for whom?

A
Liver Disease
.
[Link] Patients
[Link]
D
Cancer
.
Ans-C

35Who introduced a road safety robot named ROADEO?

A
Hyderabad Traffic Police
.
[Link] Traffic Police
[Link] Traffic Police
D
Chennai Traffic Police
.
Ans-D

36 Turkmenistan launched its first messaging app on 24 December 2018. It was named as;
A
TurTan
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
BizBarde
.
Ans-D

37. Who designed satellite phones NaVIC to fishermen involved in deep sea fishing?
A
Infosys Limited
.
[Link] Space Research Organisation
[Link] of Telecommunications India
D
Reliance Industries Limited
.
Ans-B

38 Smartworks a leading workspaces player, introduced a female AI robot in productivity

mascot. It was named as;
A
Anamika
.
[Link]
[Link] Mitri
D
Anushka
.
Ans-C

39 Name the software launched by Indian Railways that will enable the Union Railway
Minister PiyushGoyal to keep track of punctuality of trains and freight and passenger
earnings from anywhere in India?
A
eDiary
.
[Link]
[Link]
D
RailMoney
.
Ans-C

40 World's first GST calculator was launched by which of the following company?
A
Armani
.
[Link] India
[Link]
D
Festina
.
Ans-B