Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Dynamite is invented by
A)
Charles Babbage
B)
Rudolf Diesel
C)
Michael Faraday
D)
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Bharat Ratna, the highest Civilian Award in India is NOT given for excellence in the field of
A)
Art
B)
Literature
C)
Science
D)
Politics
Bharat Ratna is awarded for exceptional service/performance of the highest order, but 'politics' is not a separately specified field of excellence.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
In which year did the UNO adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A)
1945
B)
1946
C)
1947
D)
1948
The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Anil Kumar Sinha came in the news recently for his appointment as new
A)
CBI Director
B)
Goa Governor
C)
Chairman of UPSC
D)
None of these
Anil Kumar Sinha was appointed Director of the CBI.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which country is the main source of finance for the UN?
A)
USA
B)
Russia
C)
France
D)
China
The United States is the largest contributor to the UN budget among the listed countries.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which of the following is not the chief organ of UNO?
A)
Security Council
B)
General Assembly
C)
Economic and Social Council
D)
World Bank
The World Bank is a UN specialised agency, not one of the UN's six principal organs.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Who discovered X-Ray?
A)
Wilhelm K.Roentgen
B)
W.L.Judson
C)
G.Marconi
D)
Elisha Thomson
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
National Award for the Best Representation of the Cause of Safety, Security and Protection of women was awarded to
A)
Rani Mukerji
B)
Aishwarya Rai
C)
Juhi Chawla
D)
Kajol
Rani Mukerji received the cited national award for representation of the cause of women.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
In which year did the UNO come into existence?
A)
1945
B)
1947
C)
1950
D)
1948
The UN came into existence in 1945.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Mr. Aziz Qureshi, just before he was transferred to Mizoram, was the Governor of
A)
Jharkhand
B)
Bihar
C)
Gujarat
D)
Uttarakhand
Mr. Aziz Qureshi served as the Governor of Mizoram from 2011 to 2014. Prior to his appointment as the Governor of Mizoram, he served as the Governor of Jharkhand. He was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand in 2009 and held that position until his transfer to Mizoram. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer. Options (b) Bihar, (c) Gujarat, and (d) Uttarakhand are incorrect as he did not serve as the Governor of those states immediately preceding his tenure in Mizoram.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which of the following cities is also called “City of Skyscrapers”?
A)
Washington DC
B)
London
C)
New York
D)
Rome
New York is nicknamed the City of Skyscrapers.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which of the following cities is called “Big Apple”?
A)
London
B)
New York
C)
Delhi
D)
Mysore
New York is the 'Big Apple'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
USB means
A)
Unicoded Smart Bus
B)
Universal Smart Bus
C)
Unicoded Serial Bus
D)
Universal Serial Bus
USB = Universal Serial Bus.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
PNG is the abbreviated form of
A)
Portable National Graphics
B)
Portable Network Graph
C)
Pretty Network Graphics
D)
Portable Network Graphics
PNG = Portable Network Graphics.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which of the following is not a computer language?
A)
BASIC
B)
COBOL
C)
FORTRAN
D)
LOTUS
Lotus is not a programming language; BASIC, COBOL and FORTRAN are.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
FORTRAN refers to
A)
Formula Train
B)
Formula Translation
C)
Formula Train Network
D)
Formula Translation Network
FORTRAN = Formula Translation.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
What is the full form of BMP?
A)
Byte Map
B)
Bit Map
C)
Byte Map Process
D)
Bit Map Process
BMP = Bitmap.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
In which year was the first laptop introduced?
A)
1980
B)
1981
C)
1982
D)
1979
The first commercially successful laptop is commonly dated to 1981 (Osborne 1).
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: Have you received any letter from your son __________?
A)
lately
B)
late
C)
of late
D)
last
'Lately' means recently and fits the present perfect construction.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the crisis being faced by the cement tile manufacturers as described in the passage?
A)
White cement is priced very low.
B)
White cement prices are very high.
C)
White cement is being exported.
D)
White cement is not of good quality.
The passage describes high white-cement prices as the crisis.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: If a speech is full of pompous words, it is __________.
A)
verbose
B)
bombastic
C)
grandiose
D)
grandiloquent
A pompous, inflated speech is described as bombastic.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: He is very __________ on meeting foreigners and befriending them.
A)
anxious
B)
find
C)
insistent
D)
keen
The correct collocation is 'keen on'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The salt spray has gradually __________ the bridge.
A)
eroded
B)
spoilt
C)
demolished
D)
ravaged
Salt spray corrodes/erodes a bridge; 'eroded' is the best choice.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The prisoner was released on __________ for good behaviour.
A)
probation
B)
bail
C)
parole
D)
guarantee
A prisoner may be released on probation for good behaviour under the relevant arrangement.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'He could not utter a single word to his son who, when he arrived, was in a dejected mood.'
A)
co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
The relative clause describes 'son'.
