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5751.

He is one of the best players of Singapore and he takes pride of it.

A. at
B. for
C. on
D. in
Answer» E.
5752.

If ¾ of the number is 40 more than 40% of the same number.What is the number?

A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 400
Answer» D. 400
5753.

A number, on subtracting 15 from it, reduces to its 80%.What is 40% of that number?

A. 90
B. 60
C. 45
D. 30
Answer» E.
5754.

I accused her with stealing my wallet but she insisted about her innocence.

A. at
B. in
C. about
D. on
Answer» E.
5755.

My parents are not in good terms so we tried to patch things on.

A. from
B. in
C. on
D. at
Answer» D. at
5756.

If 37% of a number is 990.86, what will be approximately the 19% of that number.

A. 700
B. 600
C. 400
D. 500
Answer» E.
5757.

On winning the 2011 French Open, who became the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam in singles category?

A. Saina Nehwal
B. Sania Mirza
C. Li Na
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5758.

For all that excitement. I had forgotten to take my present for him.

A. on
B. from
C. for
D. at
Answer» C. for
5759.

He was scolded from the teacher for failing to pass the test.

A. on
B. from
C. in
D. by
Answer» E.
5760.

I left home at Sunday morning to catch a flight for England.

A. on
B. in
C. at
D. from
Answer» B. in
5761.

It is important to take pride of whatever we do on life.

A. in
B. on
C. from
D. at
Answer» B. on
5762.

I tried to interrupt into their conversation but was told (on).

A. off
B. on
C. in
D. out
Answer» B. on
5763.

Jyoti Amge has been named as the world’s shortest woman by the Guinness Book of World Records. She suffers from a condition named …………… which makes it almost impossible for her to grow further.

A. Achondroplasia
B. Polio
C. Hypochondroplasia
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Polio
5764.

Name the first general purpose electronic computer.

A. ADVAC
B. ADSAC
C. UNIVAC
D. EDVAC
Answer» D. EDVAC
5765.

Which phone giant overtook Nokia in 2011 to become the world’s highest Smartphone manufacturer?

A. Apple
B. Dell
C. LG
D. RIM
Answer» B. Dell
5766.

Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of...

A. Memory
B. CPU
C. ALU
D. Control unit
Answer» C. ALU
5767.

Which swimmer recently set a world record in 200-m individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships, 2011?

A. Ryan Lochte
B. Beth Barr
C. Michael Phelps
D. Nicholas Biondi
Answer» B. Beth Barr
5768.

The term gigabyte refers to....

A. 1024 gigabytes
B. 1024 bytes
C. 1024 kilobytes
D. 1024 megabytes
Answer» E.
5769.

Who was recently elected as Thailand’s first woman Pr ime Minister?

A. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
B. Dilma Rousseff
C. Julia Gillard
D. Yingluck Shinawatra
Answer» E.
5770.

A regular sub query can be processed?

A. From the top down
B. From the bottom up
C. By nesting
D. From the right up
Answer» C. By nesting
5771.

M.O.H. Farook, who passed away on January 26th, 2012, was the incumbent Governor of

A. Jharkhand
B. Kerala
C. Puducherry
D. Bihar
Answer» C. Puducherry
5772.

Runako Morton, former member of the national cricket team of …………… recently succumbed to injuries following a car crash.

A. New Zealand
B. West Indies
C. England
D. Pakistan
Answer» C. England
5773.

Harish Sharma, former Chief Executive of …………… breathed his last in February, 2012.

A. Sports Authority of India
B. Hockey India
C. Indian Olympic Association
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
5774.

Arfa Karim, a Pakistani teenager who breathed his last in January, 2012, was

A. The youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the World
B. The youngest Lawyer in Asia-Pacific
C. The youngest person to hold dual degrees
D. All of the above
Answer» B. The youngest Lawyer in Asia-Pacific
5775.

Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the....

A. Database is relatively small
B. Database is structured
C. Database is well-designed
D. Database has no data
Answer» E.
5776.

Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is?

A. Access time
B. Time sharing
C. Random
D. Direct access
Answer» E.
5777.

Padma Shri awardee Mathoor Krishnamurthy, who breathed his last in October, 2011, was the former Director of

A. Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Mumbai
D. Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
Answer» B. IIT Madras
5778.

Eva Ekvall, who died of breast cancer in December 2011, was the former

A. Miss Canada
B. Miss India
C. Miss Netherlands
D. Miss Venezuela
Answer» E.
5779.

Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., who breathed his last in November 2011 was awarded the Nobel Prize in …………… in 1989.

A. Physics
B. Medicine or Physiology
C. Chemistry
D. Literature
Answer» B. Medicine or Physiology
5780.

Dennis Ritchie, who expired on October 12th, 2011 was instrumental in the development of which programming language?

A. ALGOL 68
B. Fortran
C. C
D. Eiffel
Answer» D. Eiffel
5781.

Failure of passwords security due to exposure can result from....

A. Electronic monitoring
B. Visual
C. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
D. Light
Answer» D. Light
5782.

Data security threats include.....

A. Fraudulent manipulation of data
B. Hardware failure
C. Privacy invasion
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
5783.

Joe Frazier, a legendary heavyweight boxing champion, succumbed to

A. Diabetes
B. Pancreatic Cancer
C. Liver Cancer
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5784.

Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folder etc. are?

A. Icons
B. Task bar
C. Windows
D. Desktop
Answer» B. Task bar
5785.

Viruses, Trojan horses and worms are?

A. Harmless applications resident on computer
B. Able to harm computer system
C. Unable to detect if affected on computer
D. User-friendly applications
Answer» C. Unable to detect if affected on computer
5786.

Marie Colvin, an award winning American journalist whose death in Syria has caused international outrage, was the correspondent of

A. The Sunday Times
B. The New York Times
C. The Washington Post
D. None of the above
Answer» B. The New York Times
5787.

The simultaneous processing of two or morePrograms by multiple processors is?

A. Multiprocessing
B. Multiprogramming
C. Multitasking
D. Time-sharing
Answer» B. Multiprogramming
5788.

Adam Gondvi, a well known …………… recently passed away.

A. Hindi Poet
B. Lyricist
C. Painter
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Lyricist
5789.

Peter Roebuck was recently found dead in his hotel room. He was a noted

A. Cricket coach
B. All-rounder
C. Newspaper columnist
D. Physician
Answer» D. Physician
5790.

Evelyn Lauder, who passed away in November 2011, was known for popularizing the pink ribbon as a symbol for awareness of

A. Lung Cancer
B. AIDS
C. Breast Cancer
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5791.

The shortcut key to print documents is?

A. Ctrl + C
B. Ctrl + A
C. Ctrl + B
D. Ctrl + P
Answer» E.
5792.

In MICR, C stands for?

A. Character
B. Code
C. Colour
D. Computer
Answer» B. Code
5793.

To move the cursor to the end of the documentpress.........

A. (d)
B. Ctrl + End
C. Ctrl + Esc
D. Ctrl + B
Answer» C. Ctrl + Esc
5794.

Muammar Gaddafi, the erstwhile autocratic Libyan ruler, was killed in

A. Sirte
B. Tripoli
C. Butnan
D. Jafara
Answer» B. Tripoli
5795.

One kilobyte = ? byte

A. 1000
B. 1250
C. 2088
D. 1024
Answer» E.
5796.

Steve Jobs, who expired in October, 2011 had not been in the Board of Directors of which of the following companies?

A. Gap
B. Pixar
C. Walt Disney
D. Open
Answer» E.
5797.

Marco Simoncelli, a (an) ............... motorcycle racer recently died after an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.

A. British
B. German
C. Italian
D. Chinese
Answer» D. Chinese
5798.

C. Bhaskaran, first all-India President of ………… breathed his last in April, 2011

A. Students’ Federation of India
B. Youth for Equality
C. All India Revolutionary Students’ Federation
D. Democratic Students Union
Answer» B. Youth for Equality
5799.

M.F. Hussain, who breathed his last in June, 2011 had recently acquired the citizenship of

A. Canada
B. England
C. Nepal
D. Qatar
Answer» E.
5800.

Bhajan Lal, who breathed his last in June, 2011 was the erstwhile Chief Minister of

A. Chhattisgarh
B. Orissa
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer» E.