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| 5851. |
Cesaria Evora, a popular singer from an island country …………… recently passed away. (She was also nicknamed ‘Barefoot Diva’ for performing without shoes). |
| A. | Cape Verde |
| B. | Cyprus |
| C. | Fiji |
| D. | Nauru |
| Answer» B. Cyprus | |
| 5852. |
Turbo switch on computer is in... |
| A. | front panel |
| B. | back panel |
| C. | is not there |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. back panel | |
| 5853. |
The second generation computers were based upon? |
| A. | chips |
| B. | transistors |
| C. | ICs |
| D. | valves |
| Answer» C. ICs | |
| 5854. |
Which Dhrupad maestro passed away on July 27th, 2011? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar |
| C. | Ustad Bismillah Khan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Ustad Bismillah Khan | |
| 5855. |
The first generation of computers were based upon? |
| A. | Chips |
| B. | transistors |
| C. | lC’s |
| D. | valves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5856. |
Which of the following British singers died in July, 2011? |
| A. | Jeff Conaway |
| B. | Amy Winehouse |
| C. | Dan Peek |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Dan Peek | |
| 5857. |
Which of the following was not amongst the works of George Varghese Kakkanadan, an iconic Malayalam writer who passed away in October, 2011? |
| A. | Sakshi |
| B. | Jaappaana Pukayila |
| C. | Barsaathi |
| D. | Chemmeen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5858. |
Jacob E. Goldman, who breathed his last in December, 2011 is credited with the formation of |
| A. | Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) |
| B. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| C. | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| D. | U.S. National Agricultural Library |
| Answer» B. Jet Propulsion Laboratory | |
| 5859. |
Name the Libyan military chief, who was killed in July, 2011? |
| A. | Abdel-Fattah Younis |
| B. | Mohd. Isbah Ul-Haq |
| C. | Mohd. Ishfaq Qureshi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Mohd. Isbah Ul-Haq | |
| 5860. |
Satyadev Dubey, a legendary theatre actor, director and writer, who passed away recently had earlier been conferred |
| A. | Padma Vibhushan |
| B. | Padma Bhushan |
| C. | Bharat Ratna |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Bharat Ratna | |
| 5861. |
Hargobind Khorana, an Indian-born American biochemist who passed away recently, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in |
| A. | 1992 |
| B. | 1969 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 5862. |
Bhupen Hazarika, a legendary singer, lyricist and music director who passed away recently was not a recipient of which of the following awards? |
| A. | Padma Vibhushan |
| B. | Padma Shri |
| C. | Padma Bhushan |
| D. | Asom Ratna |
| Answer» B. Padma Shri | |
| 5863. |
Which of the following films was not directed by Jagmohan Mundhra, the iconic filmmaker who breathed his last on September 4th, 2011? |
| A. | Bawandar |
| B. | Provoked |
| C. | Monsoon |
| D. | Apartment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5864. |
Daniel Clive Wheldon recently succumbed to injuries following a fatal car accident at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship. He was a/an |
| A. | British racing driver |
| B. | Spanish racing driver |
| C. | Italian racing driver |
| D. | American racing driver |
| Answer» B. Spanish racing driver | |
| 5865. |
This well known Bengali singer passed away recently. |
| A. | Kanika Benerjee |
| B. | Dhananjay Bhattacharya |
| C. | Pannalal Bhattacharya |
| D. | Mrinal Chakraborty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5866. |
Steve Jobs, who passed away in October, 2011 was suffering from |
| A. | Lung Cancer |
| B. | Pancreatic Cancer |
| C. | Diabetes |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Diabetes | |
| 5867. |
Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of... |
| A. | hacking |
| B. | spooling |
| C. | Identity theft |
| D. | spoofing |
| Answer» D. spoofing | |
| 5868. |
Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was assassinated on September 20th, 2011 was the erstwhile President of |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» B. Syria | |
| 5869. |
Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla, Chief Justice of …………… High Court was elevated to Supreme Court in March, 2012. |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Jammu u0026 Kashmir |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 5870. |
Which former Supreme Court judge has been appointed as the head of monitoring authority to supervise the investigation into the fake encounter cases in Gujarat? |
| A. | Justice Aftab Alam |
| B. | Justice (retd.) K.G. Balakrishnan |
| C. | Justice (retd.) H.S. Bedi |
| D. | Justice (retd.) R.C. Lahoti |
| Answer» D. Justice (retd.) R.C. Lahoti | |
| 5871. |
A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a.... |
| A. | database |
| B. | file manager |
| C. | field |
| D. | record |
| Answer» B. file manager | |
| 5872. |
When is ‘National Law Day’ celebrated in India? |
| A. | November 29th |
| B. | November 26th |
| C. | December 10th |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. December 10th | |
| 5873. |
Where is theSurvey Departmentof India situated __________ in Uttarakhand ? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Nainital |
| C. | Almora |
| D. | Pithoragarh |
| Answer» B. Nainital | |
| 5874. |
Who has recently been appointed as the President of International Court of Justice (ICJ)? |
| A. | Hisashi Owada |
| B. | Bernardo Amor |
| C. | Peter Tomka |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 5875. |
Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961, which has recently been notified, gives all the advocates the right to |
| A. | Appear before a Court even without clearing the Bar Exam |
| B. | Practise before any court or tribunal to which the Act extends |
| C. | Give free legal aid to deserving clients |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Give free legal aid to deserving clients | |
| 5876. |
A Website’s main page is called its.... |
| A. | search place |
| B. | home page |
| C. | bookmark |
| D. | browser page |
| Answer» C. bookmark | |
| 5877. |
A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is? |
| A. | write-only |
| B. | read-only |
| C. | memory-only |
| D. | run-only |
| Answer» C. memory-only | |
| 5878. |
Which of the following places is situated at the highest point at Uttarakhand ? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Nainital |
| C. | Mussoorie |
| D. | Ranikhet |
| Answer» D. Ranikhet | |
| 5879. |
Justice B. Sudershan Reddy committee, which has recently submitted its report in the Parliament, was appointed to |
| A. | Unearth the 2G scam |
| B. | Probe misappropriatio n charges against former Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen |
| C. | Probe the Antrix - Devas deal |
| D. | Unearth the NRHM scam |
| Answer» C. Probe the Antrix - Devas deal | |
| 5880. |
Name the salient feature of the India Post Technology Project, 2011-12 undertaken by the Government of India. |
| A. | Under IPTP, all senior executives working in post offices will get a Smartphone with internet connectivity |
| B. | Under IPTP, the government will provide internet connectivity to all the post offices by 2012-13 |
| C. | Both of the above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both of the above | |
| 5881. |
The Finance Ministry has recently sought to raise the IT exemption limit to 5 lakhs. What is the current IT exemption limit? |
| A. | 1.8 lakhs |
| B. | 1.6 lakhs |
| C. | 3.2 lakhs |
| D. | 3 lakhs |
| Answer» B. 1.6 lakhs | |
| 5882. |
Which one of the following was the summer capital during the British period? |
| A. | Mussoorie |
| B. | Shimla |
| C. | Ranikhet |
| D. | Srinagar |
| Answer» C. Ranikhet | |
| 5883. |
Where is the National Indian Military College situated in india ? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Nainital |
| C. | Mussoorie |
| D. | Pithoragarh |
| Answer» B. Nainital | |
| 5884. |
Which one of the following is known as the queen of hills of Uttarakhand ? |
| A. | Mussoorie |
| B. | Ranikhet |
| C. | SriNagar |
| D. | Badri Nath |
| Answer» B. Ranikhet | |
| 5885. |
Which of the following is not a feature of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2011? |
| A. | The Bill seeks to regulate cable operators and digitalize the analog TV networks in a phased manner by July 31, 2012. |
| B. | It allows the government to cancel the license of the cable operators who disobey rules |
| C. | It lays down provisions for monitoring the content of programmes through designated officers |
| D. | All of the above are prominent features of the Bill |
| Answer» B. It allows the government to cancel the license of the cable operators who disobey rules | |
| 5886. |
Which one of the following places is reserved for Scheduled Caste? |
| A. | Tehri |
| B. | Garhwal |
| C. | haridwar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 5887. |
……… is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it. |
| A. | Site-license piracy |
| B. | Software piracy |
| C. | Network piracy |
| D. | Plagiarism |
| Answer» C. Network piracy | |
| 5888. |
Name the head of the four-member committee on integration of thousands of employees after the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, which recently submitted its report. |
| A. | Justice A.K. Ganguly |
| B. | Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari |
| C. | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer |
| D. | Justice R.B. Sawant |
| Answer» C. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer | |
| 5889. |
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) of the Election Commission of India has |
| A. | Statutory Backing |
| B. | No Statutory Backing |
| C. | Moral Backing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Moral Backing | |
| 5890. |
The Pratyush Sinha committee, which recently released its report, was set up to investigate the |
| A. | Antrix-Devas Deal |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh Pulse Scam |
| C. | Goa Mining Scam |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh TET Scam |
| Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh Pulse Scam | |
| 5891. |
Where is the Tapovan at Uttarakhand situated? |
| A. | Nainital |
| B. | Rishikesh |
| C. | Almora |
| D. | Haridwar |
| Answer» C. Almora | |
| 5892. |
A computer-intensive problem runs on a..... |
| A. | super PC |
| B. | server |
| C. | main frame |
| D. | supercomputer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5893. |
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), responsible for implementing the Aadhar scheme, comes under |
| A. | Home Ministry |
| B. | Ministry of Planning |
| C. | Both of the above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both of the above | |
| 5894. |
Where is the museum situated at Uttarakhand ? |
| A. | Dehradun |
| B. | Ranikhet |
| C. | Nainital |
| D. | Mussoorie |
| Answer» B. Ranikhet | |
| 5895. |
A(n)……converts and executes one statement at a time. |
| A. | instructions |
| B. | compiler |
| C. | interpreter |
| D. | converter |
| Answer» D. converter | |
| 5896. |
Where is the Heavy Electrical Limited situated? |
| A. | Haridwar |
| B. | Bhim-Tal |
| C. | Kotdwar |
| D. | Nainital |
| Answer» B. Bhim-Tal | |
| 5897. |
Advocate’s Day is celebrated in India on December 3rd to mark the birth anniversary of |
| A. | R. Venkataraman |
| B. | Chandra Shekhar |
| C. | P. Rangaiah Naidu |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5898. |
The draft National Telecom Policy was unveiled by Communications and IT Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal in October, 2011. Which of the following is not one of the recommendations under the draft policy? |
| A. | Allowing mobile numbers to be ported to any part of the country |
| B. | Removing national roaming charges |
| C. | Doing away with SMS charges |
| D. | Making broadband available on demand |
| Answer» D. Making broadband available on demand | |
| 5899. |
How many Polytechnic colleges are there in Uttarakhand ? |
| A. | 06 |
| B. | 07 |
| C. | 08 |
| D. | 05 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5900. |
Which country recently passed a legislation to impose carbon tax on the nation’s 500 largest polluters? |
| A. | India |
| B. | United States of America |
| C. | China |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» E. | |