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Past Questions — 2018
The revolver was invented by
A)
Samuel Colt
B)
Eli Whitney
C)
W.H.F. Talbot
D)
George Stephenson
The revolver is credited to Samuel Colt, who developed and patented the Colt revolver in the 1830s. Eli Whitney was an inventor and industrialist, W.H.F. Talbot was known for photography and optics, and George Stephenson was a pioneer of railway engineering. Hence, the correct answer is Samuel Colt.
The perimeter of a rectangular plot of land is 80 m. If its breadth is 16 m, then the length of the land is
A)
40 m
B)
32 m
C)
24 m
D)
20 m
For a rectangle, perimeter = 2(length + breadth). Given perimeter = 80 m and breadth = 16 m:
80 = 2(L + 16)
=> 40 = L + 16
=> L = 24 m.
So the correct option is (c) 24 m. Other options do not satisfy the perimeter formula.
What is the full form of ‘COMSAT’?
A)
Communication Skill
B)
Common Self Admission Test
C)
Communications Satellite
D)
Commodity Service
‘COMSAT’ stands for ‘Communications Satellite’. It refers to a satellite used for telecommunication purposes. The other options are unrelated expansions and are incorrect.
Arrange the numbers in ascending order: -3/5, 7/-10, 8/7, -5/-3, -5/7
A)
-10/7, 8/5, 8/5, -10/7
B)
-3/7, 7/-5, -3/-5, 7/8
C)
-10/8, 5/8, 5/-10
D)
5/-10, 8/5, 8/-10
Convert values: -0.7, -0.6, -0.4286, 0.875, 1.6667. The listed ascending sequence with these values corresponds to option B only approximately; source options appear malformed.
Technology used to provide internet by transferring data over wires of telephones network is?
A)
Transmitter
B)
Diodes
C)
HHL
D)
DSL
DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. It is the technology used to provide internet access by transmitting data over existing telephone wires. The other options are not internet access technologies: transmitter is a generic device, diodes are electronic components, and HHL is not a standard broadband technology in this context.
An example of an input device is a
A)
Digital camera
B)
Optical disc
C)
Monitor
D)
Plotter
An input device is used to enter data into a computer. A digital camera captures images and sends them to the computer, so it is an input device. Optical disc is a storage medium, monitor is an output device, and plotter is also an output device used for printing graphics.
Where is RAM located?
A)
Expansion Board
B)
External drive
C)
Mother Board
D)
All of these
RAM (Random Access Memory) is installed on the motherboard of a computer. It is a primary memory component directly connected to the CPU through the motherboard. Expansion boards and external drives are not the usual location of RAM, so options (a), (b), and (d) are incorrect.
System operator is abbreviated as
A)
Sope
B)
Systop
C)
Syop
D)
Sysop
‘System operator’ is commonly abbreviated as ‘sysop’ in computer terminology, especially in relation to bulletin board systems and administrators. The other options are not standard abbreviations.
What is the full form of HTTP?
A)
High-Throughput Transfer Protocol
B)
Hybrid Text Transfer Protocol
C)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
D)
Hypertransport Transfer Protocol
HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is the standard protocol used for transferring web pages and related resources over the internet. The other options are incorrect expansions and are not the accepted meaning of HTTP.
Which operation was started by India to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
A)
Operation Rohingya
B)
Operation Manavta
C)
Operation Refugee
D)
Operation Insaniyat
India launched **Operation Insaniyat** to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The name is associated with relief material such as food, clothing, and other essentials sent by India. The other options are not the officially reported operation names for this aid effort.
What is the full form of SIPMIU?
A)
Source Investing Part Management and Implementation Unit
B)
Source Investing Programme Management and Implementation Unit
C)
State Investment Programme Management and Implementation Unit
D)
State Investing Part Management and Implementation Unit
SIPMIU stands for State Investment Programme Management and Implementation Unit. The other options are incorrect because they use wrong words such as 'Source' or 'Part' instead of 'State', 'Investment', and 'Programme'.
Which Cricket team won the under-19 Youth Asia Cup 2017?
A)
Pakistan
B)
India
C)
Afghanistan
D)
Sri Lanka
The Under-19 Youth Asia Cup 2017 was won by India. India defeated Pakistan in the final to lift the title. Pakistan were runners-up, while Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were also participants in the tournament.
Mary Kom has won gold medal in which category at 2017 Asian Women’s Boxing Championship?
A)
52 kg
B)
57 kg
C)
42 kg
D)
48 kg
Mary Kom won the gold medal at the 2017 Asian Women’s Boxing Championship in the 51 kg/featherweight category? Wait, the specific competition here refers to the Asian Women’s Boxing Championship where Mary Kom was associated with the 48 kg category earlier, but in 2017 she won gold in the 48 kg light flyweight category at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championship held in Vietnam. Among the given options, the correct weight class is 48 kg. The other options do not match her gold-medal category in that championship.
The first state in India to have industrial Policy exclusively for women entrepreneurs
A)
Odisha
B)
Gujarat
C)
Goa
D)
Maharastra
Goa is recognized as the first state in India to announce an industrial policy exclusively for women entrepreneurs. The other options are not known for being the first to introduce such a women-specific industrial policy. Therefore, the correct answer is Goa.
Which International group of campaigners won the Nobel Peace Prize on 6th Oct.2017?
A)
PETA
B)
ICAN
C)
ICIJ
D)
Act for Peace
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons. Among the given options, ICAN is the correct international group of campaigners. PETA, ICIJ, and Act for Peace were not the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winners.
India’s first mobile food testing lab was launched in which state?
A)
Punjab
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Goa
D)
Uttar Pradesh
India’s first mobile food testing laboratory was launched in Goa. Hence option (c) is correct. The other states listed are not associated with the launch of India’s first mobile food testing lab.
A gun is fired at a distance of 3.32km from Peyton. She hears the sound 10 seconds later. The speed of the sound is
A)
303m/s
B)
332m/s
C)
342m/s
D)
342m/s
Distance = 3.32 km = 3320 m. Time taken = 10 s. Speed of sound = Distance / Time = 3320 / 10 = 332 m/s. Therefore the correct option is (b) 332m/s. Option (a) is too low, and options (c) and (d) do not match the calculation.
Who won 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on behavioural economics?
A)
John Stuart Mill
B)
Milton Friedman
C)
Adam Smith
D)
Richard H Thaler
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics (officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) was awarded to Richard H. Thaler for his contributions to behavioural economics. The other options are not correct: John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith were classical economists from earlier centuries, and Milton Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976.
Which one is called ‘Blue Mountains’?
A)
Tiger Hills
B)
Shivalik Hills
C)
Anamalai Hills
D)
Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Hills are called the ‘Blue Mountains’ because when viewed from a distance, they appear blue due to the haze and the bluish bloom of the kurinji flowers in the region. Tiger Hills, Shivalik Hills, and Anamalai Hills are not known by this name.
What is the position of India among 119 countries on Global Hunger Index 2017?
A)
97
B)
98
C)
99
D)
100
The Global Hunger Index 2017 ranked India at 100th among 119 countries in the earlier commonly cited publication? However, for the 2017 report, India’s position among 119 countries is 100? Wait—exam options suggest the intended answer is 97/98/99/100. The correct published rank for India in GHI 2017 is 100th? Actually, the 2017 GHI report placed India at 100 among 119 countries. So the correct option is (d) 100.
Which country has officially recognised Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel?
A)
United Kingdom
B)
USA
C)
Germany
D)
Japan
The United States officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017, when it also announced plans to move its embassy there from Tel Aviv. The UK, Germany, and Japan have not officially recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in the same way.
What should come in place of both x in the equation x/128 = 162/x?
A)
144
B)
169
C)
13
D)
12
Given x/128 = 162/x. Cross-multiply: x² = 128 × 162 = 20736. Taking square root, x = √20736 = 144. Hence the correct option is (a) 144. The other options do not satisfy the equation.
The 2017 Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated on which date in India?
A)
December 6
B)
December 7
C)
December 8
D)
December 9
Armed Forces Flag Day is observed in India every year on 7 December. Therefore, for 2017 also it was celebrated on December 7. The other dates are incorrect because the observance has a fixed annual date, not December 6, 8, or 9.
According to UNDP, which is world’s most violent region for women?
A)
N. America
B)
S. America
C)
Latin America
D)
Libya
UNDP has identified Latin America as the world’s most violent region for women. Among the options, this matches option (c). N. America and S. America are broader continental divisions, and Libya is a country, not a region.
Father is 5 years older than mother and the mother’s age now is thrice the age of the daughter. The daughter is now 10 years old. What was the father’s age when the daughter was born?
A)
23 years
B)
25 years
C)
26 years
D)
28 years
Daughter’s present age = 10 years. Mother’s present age is thrice the daughter’s age, so mother’s age = 3 × 10 = 30 years. Father is 5 years older than mother, so father’s present age = 30 + 5 = 35 years. When the daughter was born, that was 10 years ago, so father’s age then = 35 − 10 = 25 years. Hence the mathematically correct answer is 25 years, which corresponds to option (b). The given option (d) = 28 years does not match the data.