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5801.

Sailendra Nath Manna, who passed away in February, 2012 held the record for playing for which club continuously for the period of 19 years?

A. Churchill Brothers
B. Mohun Bagan
C. Air India
D. East Bengal
Answer» C. Air India
5802.

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, who breathed his last in March, 2011, was the erstwhile Prime Minister of …………… and played a prominent role in transitioning Nepal from an absolute mo narchy to a democratic multiparty system.

A. Mongolia
B. Nepal
C. Malaysia
D. Sri Lanka
Answer» C. Malaysia
5803.

H.R.F. Keating, noted British …………… passed away in March, 2011.

A. Writer
B. Cricketer
C. Film Critic
D. Playwright
Answer» B. Cricketer
5804.

Jyotrimoy Dey, shot dead in Powai, Mumbai in June, 2011 was a correspondent of

A. Mumbai Mirror
B. Mid-Day
C. The Times of India
D. The Hindu
Answer» C. The Times of India
5805.

Arjun Singh, former Chief Minister of …………… passed away on March 4th, 2011.

A. Punjab
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Jharkhand
Answer» C. Chhattisgarh
5806.

Ustad Shamim Ahmed Khan, a noted …………… and considered as one of the finest exponent of Hindustani instrumental music passed away on Feb 14th, 2012.

A. Sitar player
B. Lyricist
C. Sarangi player
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Lyricist
5807.

V.S. Acharya, a prominent politician and a senior BJP leader, who breathed his last in February, 2012 was the incumbent Higher Education Minister of

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Goa
C. Karnataka
D. Bihar
Answer» D. Bihar
5808.

Sukumar Azhikode, an eminent Malayalam writer who breathed his last on January 24th, 2012, was the erstwhile Chairman of

A. National Book Trust
B. AIIMS
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
Answer» B. AIIMS
5809.

Homai Vyarawalla, who passed away on January 15th, 2012 was the first woman …………… of India.

A. Journalist
B. Professional Photographer
C. Photojournalist
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5810.

When you start spelling checker, it starts checking the spellings....

A. from the insertion point
B. from the end of the document to upward
C. from the beginning of the document and downward
D. None of the above
Answer» B. from the end of the document to upward
5811.

Eminent Indian nuclear physicist P.K. Iyengar, who passed away on December 21st, 2011 was the former Chairman of

A. Atomic Energy Commission of India
B. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
C. Department of Atomic Energy
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
5812.

Kim Jong-il, who breathed his last in December, 2011 was the supreme leader of North Korea and belonged to

A. Korean Social Democratic Party
B. General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
C. Workers’ Party of Korea
D. Independents
Answer» D. Independents
5813.

Akhlaq Mohammed Khan, a noted academician, poet and film lyricist who passed away in February 2012, wrote under the pen name

A. Gulzar
B. Shahryar
C. Saki
D. Sayey
Answer» C. Saki
5814.

Selection of text involves only?

A. paragraph or paragraphs and complete document
B. single word
C. line or multiple lines
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
5815.

Vaclav Havel, who breathed his last on December 18th, 2011 was the …………… President of Czechoslovakia

A. First
B. Ninth
C. Second
D. Last
Answer» E.
5816.

Eminent Hindi litterateur Kumar Vimal, who passed away recently, was the erstwhile Vice-Chancellor of

A. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
B. Nalanda Open University
C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
5817.

‘Replace’ option is available in

A. Insert menu
B. Edit menu
C. File menu
D. Tools menu
Answer» C. File menu
5818.

A file name cannot contain........ in MS-Word database file.

A. space
B. a letter
C. number
D. underscore
Answer» B. a letter
5819.

Mario de Miranda, who passed away recently, was an iconic

A. Economist
B. Cartoonist
C. Business analyst
D. Writer
Answer» C. Business analyst
5820.

Ustad Sultan Khan recently passed away. He was an expert

A. Tabla player
B. Sarangi player
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
5821.

By default the bottom margin in the word document is?

A. 1.5 inch
B. 2 inch
C. 1 inch
D. 3 inch
Answer» D. 3 inch
5822.

C. Achutan, who passed away in September, 2011 was the former presiding officer of

A. Securities Appellate Tribunal
B. Debt Recovery Tribunal
C. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Debt Recovery Tribunal
5823.

To open a new file in MS-Word, the shortcut key is?

A. Ctrl + V
B. Ctrl + X
C. Ctrl + N
D. Ctrl + Y
Answer» D. Ctrl + Y
5824.

What is the term used for the word processing programs that show you directly on the PC screen the appearance of your final document as you might expect on the paper?

A. WYSIWYG
B. Search u0026 Replace
C. Pagination
D. Soft Copy
Answer» B. Search u0026 Replace
5825.

Socrates, who expired on December 4, 2011 was a/an …………… footballer.

A. Argentinean
B. English
C. Germen
D. Brazilian
Answer» E.
5826.

Mr. Bhai Manohar Kotwal, who passed away in November, 2011 was one of the founders of

A. Hind Mazdoor Sabha
B. Forward Bloc
C. Hind Mazdoor Panchayat
D. Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat
Answer» B. Forward Bloc
5827.

Sri Lal Shukla, noted hindi writer, who passed away on October 28th, 2011 was recently conferred

A. Lohia Sammaan
B. Vyas Sammaan
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Jnanpith Award
Answer» E.
5828.

What is a collection of facts and figures?

A. processing
B. file
C. data
D. information
Answer» D. information
5829.

T.K. Govinda Rao, who passed away recently, was a ?

A. Classical dancer
B. Veteran actor
C. Carnatic vocalist
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
5830.

which converts accepted instructions into machine language?

A. output unit
B. processing unit
C. memory unit
D. input unit
Answer» C. memory unit
5831.

There are two basic types of disks-floppy; disk and....

A. soft disk
B. low disk
C. hard disk
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
5832.

Debugging tools are there to debug errors in.....

A. language
B. printers
C. keyboards
D. programs
Answer» E.
5833.

Computer program which controls the operations of computer is called....

A. compiler
B. assembles
C. operating System
D. interpreter
Answer» D. interpreter
5834.

System software are of two types; operating systems and.....

A. Utility software
B. applications
C. word processing
D. None of these
Answer» B. applications
5835.

Ramiz Alia, who died on October 7th, 2011 was the first ............... of Albania.

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. Secretary of State
Answer» B. Prime Minister
5836.

Muammar Gaddafi, an autocratic Libyan ruler who was killed recently, was in power since

A. 1969
B. 1978
C. 1965
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 1978
5837.

Track ball has a?

A. track
B. ball
C. football
D. None of these
Answer» C. football
5838.

Dot matrix printer uses what for printing?

A. nibs
B. hammers
C. slugs
D. mouse
Answer» C. slugs
5839.

Samir Khan, editor of ..............., Al-Qaeda’s English language magazine, was killed in a US drone attack in September, 2011.

A. Next
B. Inspire
C. BT Weekly
D. None of the above
Answer» C. BT Weekly
5840.

D.U. Sastry, who passed recently, was predominantly a(an)

A. Industrial Economist
B. Sociologist
C. Criminologist
D. Senior Advocate
Answer» B. Sociologist
5841.

A CD can hold approximately how much of data?

A. 1000 MB
B. 200 MB
C. 700 MB
D. 2000 MB
Answer» D. 2000 MB
5842.

Jahangir Sabavala, who passed away on September 2nd, 2011 was an iconic

A. Music director
B. Lyricist
C. Painter
D. Sufi singer
Answer» D. Sufi singer
5843.

Sarekoppa Bangarappa, who breathed his last in December, 2011 was the former Chief Minister of

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
Answer» E.
5844.

Laser printer is a....... device.

A. output
B. input
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» B. input
5845.

B.G. Deshmukh, who passed away recently, was the former ............... of India.

A. Union Cabinet Secretary
B. Finance Minister
C. Foreign Minister
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Finance Minister
5846.

Printer is a..... device .

A. output
B. input
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» B. input
5847.

In programming, you use the following keys?

A. Num keys
B. Arrow keys
C. Function keys
D. Alpha keys
Answer» D. Alpha keys
5848.

P.C. Alexander, who died on August 10th, 2011 served as the Governor of

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. West Bengal
Answer» D. West Bengal
5849.

Prof. K. Krishnamurty, an eminent …………… passed away in Hyderabad in November, 2011.

A. Economist
B. Politician
C. Scientist
D. Doctor
Answer» B. Politician
5850.

RAM stands for?

A. Random Added Memory
B. Random Allowed Memory
C. Ready Access Memory
D. Random Access Memory
Answer» E.