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| 14851. |
A bag contains one rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise coins in the ratio 2 : 3 5. Their total value is Rs. 114. The value of 50 paise coins is? |
| A. | 28 Rs. |
| B. | 49 Rs. |
| C. | 72 Rs. |
| D. | 50 Rs. |
| Answer» B. 49 Rs. | |
| 14852. |
Which Islands in India were declared as the world biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the Month of May 2013? |
| A. | Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| C. | Andaman Islands |
| D. | Daman and Diu |
| Answer» B. Lakshadweep Islands | |
| 14853. |
Our major foods, spices,fruits and beverage crops are? |
| A. | Bryophytes |
| B. | Flowering plants |
| C. | Gymnospermous plants |
| D. | Pteridophytes |
| Answer» C. Gymnospermous plants | |
| 14854. |
Name the asteroid, big enough to wipe out whole human civilization that passed relatively close to Earth on 31 May 2013? |
| A. | Asteroid 2013 QE2 |
| B. | Asteroid 1998 EQ2 |
| C. | Asteroid 2013 EQ2 |
| D. | Asteroid 1998 QE2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14855. |
Endospermic seeds are found in? |
| A. | Pisum sativum |
| B. | Gourd |
| C. | Pisum sativum |
| D. | Carica papaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14856. |
The sum of three consecutive natural numbers each divisible by 3 is 72. What is the largest among them? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» D. 30 | |
| 14857. |
V. Narayanasamy inaugurated _________, established at Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) complex at Byalalu. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option? |
| A. | Astronautical Society of India (ASI) Centre |
| B. | Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) |
| C. | ISRO Navigation Centre (INC) |
| D. | Navigation Satellite System |
| Answer» D. Navigation Satellite System | |
| 14858. |
The numerator of a non-zero rational number is five less than the denominator. If the denominator is increased by eight and the numerator is doubled, then again we get the same rational number. The required rational number is: |
| A. | 1/8 |
| B. | 4/8 |
| C. | 2/8 |
| D. | 3/8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14859. |
Name the centuries-old frozen plants that were revived by the researchers from Teardrop Glacier? |
| A. | Arctic plants |
| B. | Bryophytes |
| C. | Canadian Arctic plants |
| D. | Teardrop plants |
| Answer» C. Canadian Arctic plants | |
| 14860. |
An error in a computer program is referred as? |
| A. | bug |
| B. | bit |
| C. | virus |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. bit | |
| 14861. |
India, the United States and Australia in the third week of May 2013 came together to develop new _____________ of rice and wheat, two of the major crops in the world? |
| A. | Snow-resilient varieties |
| B. | Climate-resilient varieties |
| C. | Winter-resilient varieties |
| D. | Heat-resilient varieties |
| Answer» C. Winter-resilient varieties | |
| 14862. |
IMF in May 2013 lowered its forecast of Chinese Economic Growth Rate at _______? |
| A. | 6.40 percent |
| B. | 8 percent |
| C. | 7.75 percent |
| D. | 7.80 percent |
| Answer» D. 7.80 percent | |
| 14863. |
Mali's Presidential election will be held on 28 July 2013, on the basis of the draft law adopted by the cabinet as the nation struggles to move on from ___________? |
| A. | War and an 18-month political crisis |
| B. | War |
| C. | Political crisis of 6 months of the country |
| D. | The 3 years of political crisis and war in the nation |
| Answer» B. War | |
| 14864. |
India and Saudi Arabia on 26 May 2013 decided to further strengthen and deepen their counter-terrorism cooperation. This was decided during the visit of ___________ to Saudi Arabia? |
| A. | Vice President of India Hamid Ansari |
| B. | Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh |
| C. | Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Sinde |
| D. | External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14865. |
The smallest flowering plant is? |
| A. | Erecta indica |
| B. | Amorphophallus |
| C. | Wolffia arrhiza |
| D. | Azadaachta indica |
| Answer» D. Azadaachta indica | |
| 14866. |
A network geometric arrangement in which a single connecting line is shared by a number of nodes is called– |
| A. | Car Topology |
| B. | Bus Topology |
| C. | Truck Topology |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Truck Topology | |
| 14867. |
Name the organization that has offered help to Pakistan for Polio Vaccination? |
| A. | Rotary International's India National Polio Plus Committee |
| B. | AIIMS |
| C. | Apollo India |
| D. | Red Cross Society of India |
| Answer» B. AIIMS | |
| 14868. |
The UN Security Council on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the Syrian rebel group, ___________ on account of its links with Al-Qaeda? |
| A. | Syrian Revolution General Commission |
| B. | National Salvation Front in Syria |
| C. | Al-Nusra Front |
| D. | Syrian Islamic Front |
| Answer» D. Syrian Islamic Front | |
| 14869. |
Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C is ? |
| A. | Pellagra |
| B. | Beriberi |
| C. | Night blindness |
| D. | Scurvy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14870. |
India and Thailand signed a treaty after two decades of negotiations. Name the treaty? |
| A. | Free Trade Agreement |
| B. | Extradition Treaty |
| C. | Economic Support Treaty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Economic Support Treaty | |
| 14871. |
China in the month of May 2013 commissioned a satellite data receiving station meant to monitor the___________ where Beijing was involved in maritime disputes with a number of South East Asian countries? |
| A. | Disputed East China Sea |
| B. | Disputed North China Sea |
| C. | Disputed region of Indian Ocean |
| D. | Disputed South China Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14872. |
Parliament of which country that passed a bill that criminalized gay marriage, and made it punishable with a 14-year prison term? |
| A. | South Korea |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Nigeria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14873. |
Buffer is device storage area.... |
| A. | Where data are temporarily stored |
| B. | Where data is permanently stored |
| C. | Where data error occurs |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Where data is permanently stored | |
| 14874. |
China and the US agreed mutually to hold high level, regular negotiations on setting standards for ________________? |
| A. | Commercial spying only |
| B. | Commercial spying as well as cyber security |
| C. | Cyber security only |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Cyber security only | |
| 14875. |
Objects on the slide that hold text are called? |
| A. | Placeholders |
| B. | Object holders |
| C. | Auto layout |
| D. | Text holders |
| Answer» B. Object holders | |
| 14876. |
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) permitted certain companies as well as the research institutes for conducting the field trials of which kinds of crops? |
| A. | Genetically Modified Crops |
| B. | Break Crops |
| C. | Energy Crops |
| D. | Bumper Crops |
| Answer» B. Break Crops | |
| 14877. |
What did the 2013 TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) environmental survey published on 3 June 2013 indicated? |
| A. | Forest Quality |
| B. | Air Quality |
| C. | Water Quality |
| D. | Air and Water Quality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14878. |
India and a top US science body in Month of June 2013 have forged an international organisation to develop space __________. This is an initiative that has that possibly can solve the humanity’s energy needs and greatly extenuating climate change. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option? |
| A. | Lunar Power |
| B. | Magnetic Power |
| C. | Electromagnetic Power |
| D. | Solar Power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14879. |
Where was the Early Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) installed? This system is capable to predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake? |
| A. | Lakshadweep |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 14880. |
Scientists at Jadavpur University in the month of June 2013 discovered that zinc-doped hydroxyapatite (HAP) which is a calcium phosphate-based bioceramic material has a stimulatory effect on _________ formation. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option? |
| A. | Brain |
| B. | Bone |
| C. | Muscles |
| D. | Nerves |
| Answer» C. Muscles | |
| 14881. |
Name the 24 hours news channel which was launched by Media firm TV18 Broadcast on 13 June 2013 in UK? |
| A. | News18 India |
| B. | CNBC Awaaz |
| C. | CNN-IBN |
| D. | CNBC TV18 |
| Answer» B. CNBC Awaaz | |
| 14882. |
Which new feature was introduced by Facebook Inc. on 12 June 2013 for identification of topics for discussions? This feature is already being used by Instagram and Twitter? |
| A. | @ sign (at the rate tags) |
| B. | # sign (Hash tags) |
| C. | * sign (asterisk tags) |
| D. | ! sign (exclamation tags) |
| Answer» C. * sign (asterisk tags) | |
| 14883. |
Which Hollywood actor became the new face of the men’s perfume, Dior Homme on 12 June 2013? |
| A. | Henry Cavill |
| B. | Robert Pattinson |
| C. | Will Smith |
| D. | Paul Walker |
| Answer» C. Will Smith | |
| 14884. |
Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government of India? |
| A. | Thomas Mathew T |
| B. | S B Mainak |
| C. | SK Roy |
| D. | Usha Sangwan |
| Answer» D. Usha Sangwan | |
| 14885. |
Which company on 14 June 2013 unveiled the World’s Largest Container ship? |
| A. | Hong Kong Ferry Company |
| B. | Maersk Line |
| C. | Century Shipyard Pvt. Ltd. |
| D. | IAI Ramta |
| Answer» C. Century Shipyard Pvt. Ltd. | |
| 14886. |
Whlch command brings you to the first slide in your presentation? |
| A. | New slide button |
| B. | Page up |
| C. | Ctrl + home |
| D. | Ctrt + end |
| Answer» D. Ctrt + end | |
| 14887. |
Nuclear Reactors of Areva, the French company will start the production first in China before supplying the production to _____________ in Maharashtra. The French Ambassador to India Francois Richier announced that Areva will facilitate two reactors to China. These reactors are under construction? |
| A. | Jaitapur |
| B. | Nagpur |
| C. | Pune |
| D. | Aurangabad |
| Answer» B. Nagpur | |
| 14888. |
Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to enhance the strength of ___________ from 900 to its authorized strength of 1250 to maintain the peace along Syria-Israel borders in the Golan Heights? |
| A. | United Nation rapid-reaction Forces |
| B. | United Nations World Protection Forces |
| C. | United Nation Protection Forces |
| D. | United Nation Disengagement Forces |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14889. |
The Lower House of the Parliament of Russia on 11 June 2013 approved a bill that stigmatized gay people and banned providing children any information about homosexuality in the country. What is the name of the Lower House of Parliament in Russia? |
| A. | State Duma |
| B. | National Duma |
| C. | State’s Secretariat |
| D. | National Secretariat |
| Answer» B. National Duma | |
| 14890. |
The cash strapped new Government of Pakistan on 12 June 2013 announced hike of ___________ percent in its defence budget to 627 billion rupees for the fiscal 2013-14? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 14891. |
In Microsoft Power Point when you were giving your presentalion, and you need to click a slide that's few slides back. Best way to achieve this is |
| A. | Press ESC to get back into a normal view: click the slide thumbnail in normal view; then click the resume slide show button |
| B. | Press backspace until your desired slide |
| C. | Righi click --u003e Goto Slide --u003e Select Slide |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» D. All of the Above | |
| 14892. |
In Microsoft Power Point good design determines |
| A. | Credibility |
| B. | First impression |
| C. | Readability |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14893. |
In MS-Excel one can copy data or formulas. |
| A. | With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu |
| B. | With commands on the shortcut menu |
| C. | With buttons on the standard toolbars |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14894. |
India in June 2013 offered _______ million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance Account? |
| A. | 160 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 175 |
| D. | 140 |
| Answer» C. 175 | |
| 14895. |
In MS-Excel Rounding errors can occur |
| A. | When you use multiplication, division, or exponentiation in a formula |
| B. | When you use addition and subtraction in a formula |
| C. | Because MS-Excel uses hidden decimal places in computation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula | |
| 14896. |
In MS-Excel Hyperlinks cannot be |
| A. | Special shapes like stars and banners |
| B. | Drawing objects like rectangles, ovals |
| C. | Pictures |
| D. | All can be hyperlinks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14897. |
In a worksheet you can select. |
| A. | Entire worksheet |
| B. | Rows |
| C. | Columns |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14898. |
Union government in month of June 2013 has reconstituted the National Advisory Council by including prominent sociologist _________ into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi? |
| A. | Yogesh Atal |
| B. | Vina Mazumdar |
| C. | Gail Omvedt |
| D. | Virginius Xaxa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14899. |
Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill development scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts. What is the name of this scheme? |
| A. | Ujiyara |
| B. | Suraj |
| C. | Roshni |
| D. | Chamak |
| Answer» D. Chamak | |
| 14900. |
By-election results of five states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and ______________ were announced on 5 June 2013? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |