Computer Awareness Quiz 2010 - II

1.      For the purposes of defining data needs, a responsibility area is

a) Marketing b) Personnel c) Administration d) Finance e) None

2.      The problem statement should include all of the following except:

a) Input. b) Output. c) Processing d) Storage e) None

3.      Hotmail, a free web-based email service operated by which company

a) Apple b) Rediff c) Microsoft d) Yahoo e) Google

4.      A collection of 4 binary digits is known as

a) Half Bit b)1/2 KB c) Byte d) Nibble e) None

5.      How many types of arithmetic operations does the ALU of all computers perform?

      a)     2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 5

6.      Which of the following is not a part of the CPU?

a) Arithmetic and Logic Unit

b) Storage Unit

c) Program Unit

d) Control Unit

e) None

7.      Which of the following is not a unit of measurement in computer systems?

a)DPI b)PPI c)API d)Bd e)MB

8.      In Windows XP, which shortcut is used to cycle through opened items in taskbar?

a) Ctrl + Tab

b) Alt + Tab

c) Ctrl + Esc

d) Alt + Esc

e) None

9.      A digital computer compute the value of expression 2 * 5 - 2 >2 inside

a) RAM b) CPU Chip c) Hard Disk d) Floppy Disk e) MS-Excel

10. To produce a high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a

a)Virtual Printer b)Laser Printer c)Ink-jet Printer d)Plotter e)RGB Monitor

11. Which of the following is fastest memory ?

a) DDR RAM b) DDR2 RAM c) DDR3 RAM d) Swap Memory e) Buffer Memory

12. Which protocol is used by operating system to generate error message like

‘Host Unreachable’ over a TCP/IP network?

a) HTTP/1.1 b) ICMP c) PPP d) ICGM e) TCP/IP

13. What does SNMP stands for?

a) Simple Network Mail Protocol

b) Single Network Mail Protocol

c) Single Network Message Protocol

d) Simple Network Management Protocol

e) None

14. On a school computer, Tina learned how to copy programs. A classmate asked her to copy a program for his home use. Her most ethical response would be which of the following?

a) I'll copy it, but you have to promise not to tell anyone.

b) I don't know how to copy disks.

c) I can't copy it because it will break copyright laws.

d) I'll copy it for you, but you can't copy it for anyone else.

e) None

15. Which of the following is not true?

a)LOGO stands for Live On Google’s Orkut

b)BIOS is a system software

c)GRUB is a Linux bootloader

d)Ruby is a web scripting language

e) LILO is a Linux bootloader

16. What is the function of Drop Cap?

a) It does not allow capital letters to be used in the documents.

b) It makes first letter of each word capital letter in the documents

c) It lets you begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital letter.

d) It automatically starts all paragraphs and sentences with capital letters.

e) None

17. What is Mail-Merge?

a) a web based e-mail service with no spam

b) a name of Yahoo! MINDSET search feature

c) a new virus-hoax which can delete data from mail-inbox

d) a feature of MS-Word used to create multiple documents like letters,

mailing labels, name tags etc.

e) None

18. In MS-Excel 2003, the default workbook sheet contain maximum………

a) 65535 Rows b) 65536 Rows e) 1048576 Rows e) 65537 Rows c) None

19. In MS-Word, a menu item in dim color (gray) indicate that the menu is ?

a) Toggle Menu

b) Unavailable for current context

c) Not much required menu

d) Over Used Menu

e) None

20. Hot-Key is a

a) FireWire port

b) Alternate Key

c) Keyboard Shortcut

d) Primary Key

e) None

Note: Submitted by Narendra.

Quiz on Computer Awareness for Bank Exams - 2010

1. A file containing relatively permanent data is

a)Random file    b)Master file    c)Transaction file    d)Sequential file   e) None

2. One million bytes of information is abbreviated as

a) Bit   b) KB   c) MB   d) GB   e) None

3. Bing is also known as

a) MSN Search   b) Live Search   c) Windows Live Search   d) All   e) None

4. Microsoft’s latest operating system is

a)Vista   b)Vista Advanced   c)Windows XP   d)Windows 7   e)None

5. AltaVista is a

a)Search engine   b)Windows OS   c)Browser   d)Virus   e)Vista Theme

6. What is other name of LAN Card

a)MODEM   b)NIC   c)Internet Card   d)Network Connector   e)None

7. Which is the latest type of printer interface?

a)Serial   b)DVI   c)Parallel   d)USB   e)none

8. In Windows XP, which shortcut is used you lock the computer?

a) Ctrl + L

b) Windows key + K

c) Ctrl + K

d) Scroll Lock key

e) Windows key + L

9. The maximum number of IDE devices that can be installed in an ATX computer is

a) 1   b) 2   c) 3   d) 4   e) 5

10. When using characters in Windows, what code does Windows use?

a)ASCII   b)UNICODE   c)MORSE   d)IDBC   e)WESTRN

11. Which protocol provides name resolution for host and domain names for a TCP/IP

network?

a)HTTP   b)TELNET   c)SMTP   d)DNS   e)SNMP

12. How fast is Fast Ethernet?

a)10 Mbps   b)100 Mbps   c) 256 Kbps  d)1 Gbps   e)10 Gbps

13. YouTube service of streaming videos online is provided by

a)Google   b)Microsoft   c)IBM   d)Apple   e)Sony

14. Which one is not true?

a)Google is a search engine

b)Ubuntu is a system software

c)Windows XP launched in 2001

d)Buzz is an e-Commerce company

e) None

15. A Laptop or Notebook marked 802.11n in its feature, it means device support

a)Bluetooth   b)WiMAX   c)USB   d)Wi-Fi LAN   e)3G

16. In EXCEL, the default workbook opens with

a) One worksheets

b) Two worksheets

c) Three worksheets

d) Four worksheets

e) None

17. In Excel, this surrounds an active cell.

a) Cell border

b) Cell outline

c) Cell rim

d) Cell selector

e) None

18. In H2O the figure 2 is appeared lowered. Which effect has been applied?

a) Superscript

b) Lowered

c) Subscript

d) Laid down

e) None

19. What is the Thesaurus used for?

a) Grammar options

b) Spelling options

c) Opposite Words

d) Synonyms and Antonyms

d) None

20. What is the shortcut of Research command in MS-Word?

a) Alt + click   b) F3   c) Ctrl + F   d) F7   e) None

Note: This is submitted by Narendra. If you are also interested to send any information that might be useful for bank exams, previous papers, materials ,etc can send to gkquery@gmail.com.

Richest Persons in the World - 2010

Forbes is an American publishing and media company. On 10^th March 2010 Forbes released the Richest Persons in the world.

The List of Richest Persons in the World at present:

1. Carlos Slim

Citizenship – Mexican

Net Worth - $53.5 billion

Source - Telecom

Age – 70.

2.  Bill Gates

Citizenship – American

Net Worth – $53 billion

Source – Microsoft

Age- 54

3. Warren Buffet

 Citizenship - American

Net Worth - $47 billion

Source – Berkshire Hathaway

Age – 79

4. Muhkhesh Ambani

Citizenship –Indian

Net Worth – $29 billion

Source – Petrochemical, oil & Gas

Age – 52

5. Lakshmi Mittal

Citizenship – Indian

Net Worth - $28.7 billion

Source – Steel

Age – 59.

6. Lawrence Ellison (US) - $28 billion

7. Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion

9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion

10. Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion

There are 1,011 billionaires in the world now, up from 793 a year ago. There are two Indians in the list of top 10 richest persons across the world. The United States has 403 billionaires, the most in the world, followed by China that beat out Russia to grab the second spot. Although China has more billionaires than India (which has 23 billionaires), ten of Asia's top 25 are Indian, while one is Chinese. The only woman to be on the top ten list, at number ten, is German entrepreneur Karl Albrecht.

For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.

In 2008 Release, Warren Buffet Occupies No.1 Position.

In 2009 Release, Bill Gates Occupies No.1 Position.

In 2010 Release, Carlos Slim Occupies No.1 Position.

Quiz on General Awareness 26

1. How many Public Sector Banks are there in India excluding the associates of SBI?

a)18   b)19   c)20   d)21   e)27

2. Recently which bank has announced a special home loan scheme with interest rate of 8%?

a)ICICI Bank   b)Canara Bank   c)Yes Bank   d)Andhra Bank   e)Axis Bank

3. Mutual Funds are regulated by __________ in India?

a)RBI   b)SEBI   c)Mutual Funds Authority   d)AMFI   e)Finance Commission


4. Which of the following pairs is not true?

a)HDFC - Aditya puri

b)TVS - Venu Srinivasan

c)Bharti Airtel – Lakshmi Mittal

d)Apple – Steve Jobs

e)Microsoft – Steve Balmer

5. China has offered a ____ billion (100 Crores) of preferential loans to Africa?

a)$1   b)$5   c)$8   d)$10   e)$15

6. Recently which country decided to impose a 2% tax on all foreign exchange inflows?

a)India    b)Brazil   c)China    d)US   e)none

7. Who penned the book ‘Straight from the Heart’ ?

a)Kapil  Dev   b)Ravi Shastri   c)Sunil Gavaskar   d)Sachin Tendulkar   e)Mohinder Amarnath

8.’ Double Fault’ is the term used in which of the following sport?

a)Football   b)Badminton   c)Golf   d)Hockey   e)Tennis

9. Ram Pradhan Committee is associated to which of the following?

a)Menace of Ragging   b)Mumbai Attacks   c)FDI   d)Women Reservation   e)School system in India

10. India has been ranked at what position in ‘Man-Women equality’ released by WEF?

a)2^nd   b)134^th    c)1^st    d)34^th   e)114^th

11. Who among the following received the Sahara Indian Sports Award 2008-09 ?

a)M S Dhoni   b)Gautam Gambhir   c)Abhinav Bhindra   d)Pankaj Advani   e)Saina Nehwal

12. C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2008-09 has been awarded to________?

a)Mohinder Amarnath   b)Kapil Dev   c)Sunil Gavaskar   d)Gundappa Vishwanath   e)Ravi Shastri

13. India’s export for the year 2008-09 _________?

a)$115 billion   b)$120 billion   c)$185 billion   d)$200 billion   e)$225 billion

14. Sachin Tendulkar created history by making __________ runs in ODI cricket match?

a)15000   b)16000   c)17000   d)18000   e)12000

15. Which of the following rates are not fixed by RBI?

a)SLR   b)PLR   c)CRR   d)Repo rate   e)Bank rate

16. Which of the following pairing is not true?

a)Kapil Sibal – D Purandeshwari

b)S M Krishna – Shashi Tharoor

c)Chidambaram – Ajay Maken

d)Pranab Mukherjee – Pratik Patel

e)A K Antony – Pallam Raju

17. Who won the Asia Cup women’s Hockey Tournament held in Bangkok?

a)China   b)India   c)South Korea   d)Pakistan   e)Thailand

18. With which country India have decided to boost their cooperation in the energy sector as they agreed to complete a key cross-border transmission line by May 2012 ?

a)Bangladesh   b)Pakistan   c)Nepal   d)China   e)Myanmar

19. Who is Mr. India 2009?

a)Pravesh Rana   b)Malkaj Singh   c)Shankhar Rana   d)Sandeep Kumar  e)Nitin Kumar

20. Who is the author of the book ‘Universe in a Single Atom’?

a)Pervez Musharaff   b)Aung San Suu Kyi   c)Barack Obama  d)Mohamed ElBaradei  e)Dalai Lama

Note: 

1) With associates of SBI total no. of PSB's in India is 26(19+SBI+SBI associates(6)).
3)AMFI(Association of mutual funds in India)
4)Sunil Mittal CEO of Bharti Airtel.
11)Mary Kom & Abhinav Bhindra are the receipents of Sahara Indian Sports Award 2008-09.
16)Ministry of State for Finance : Namo Narain Meena.
17)China won by defeating India.

August Current Affairs - 2009

·        Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez has been named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas.

·        The Gujarat government has approved 34 solar power projects at an investment of Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion) over the next few years, to rank it the top Indian state for this clean energy.

·        After months of negotiations over valuation, Mumbai-based Wockhardt Hospitals Pvt. Ltd on Monday said it has agreed to sell 10 of its 17 hospitals to Fortis Healthcare Ltd for Rs909 crore.

·        Madhya Pradesh is called the Heart of India.

·        Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR asks banks to provide Rs 7000 crore farm loans by the end of this month taking the quantum of agriculture credit during the current Kharif to Rs14,100 crore.

·        The World Bank is set to clear funding of $3.2billion (15,500 crore) for capital infusion in public sector banks (9,700 crore or $2 billion) and (IIFC) India Infrastructure Finance Company ($1.2 billion or 5,800 crore).

·        Nokia to enter PC Market with first Net Book running Microsoft’s Windows Operating System.

·        England regains Ashes Series at jubilant Oval.

·        Roger Federer defeated Djokovokic of Serbia to win Cincinnati Masters.

·        Delhi is the 1st city to get KG gas.

·        According to a research by Swiss Banking major UBS, Delhi and Mumbai were at the bottom of the price range in the list of most expensive cities that surveyed 73 places worldwide. On the other hand Oslo(Norway), Zurich(Switzerland) and Copenhagen(Denmark) were ranked among the most expensive places with skyrocketing living costs in the world.

·        Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs.20 crore to two Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s memorials in Gujarat.

·        Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and India's former high commissioner to Britain, has been appointed as the new chancellor of the Queen's University Bellfast.

·        The first batch of indigenously built T-90 tanks "Bhishma" was flagged off at the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) in Avadi near here by Minister of State for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju . The HVF manufactured the Bhishma tanks in collaboration with Russia.

·        Orissa MP Pradeep Majhi nominated to Central Employment Guarantee Council, which is one of the apex bodies in the country to look programmes on rural employment, development and their proper implementation.