Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Which of the following is a temporary memory?
A)
ROM
B)
RAM
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
None of these
RAM is volatile temporary memory.
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
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 called “Big Apple”?
A)
London
B)
New York
C)
Delhi
D)
Mysore
New York is the 'Big Apple'.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Which of the following Indian Football teams won the Federation Cup, 2015?
A)
Bengaluru FC
B)
Mumbai FC
C)
Dempo FC
D)
Goa FC
Bengaluru FC won the 2015 Federation Cup.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
“Land of White Elephants” refers to
A)
Bhutan
B)
Korea
C)
Finland
D)
Thailand
Thailand is historically referred to as the Land of White Elephants.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
The capital of Chile is
A)
Thimphu
B)
Santiago
C)
Nicosia
D)
Porto Novo
Santiago is Chile's capital.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Who among the following is the Formula One World Champion, 2014?
A)
Lewis Hamilton
B)
Nico Rosberg
C)
Sebastian Vettel
D)
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton was the 2014 Formula One World Champion.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A)
Stephenson
B)
L.E.Waterman
C)
William Murdoch
D)
Thomas Alva Edison
L.E. Waterman is credited with the modern fountain pen.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
In network, SAP refers to
A)
Smart Access Point
B)
Service Access Point
C)
Service at Point
D)
Service Access Permission
SAP in networking is generally Service Access Point.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
NPCIL stands for
A)
National Programme for Cholera Infection Limiting
B)
National Programme for Chemical Importing Limited
C)
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
D)
Nuclear Power Control in India Limited
NPCIL = Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Mr. L.K.Advani was awarded Padma Vibhushan 2015 in the field of
A)
Public Affairs
B)
Defence
C)
Arts
D)
Literature and Education
L.K. Advani received the Padma Vibhushan for public affairs.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Who is the present Chairman of Mizoram Public Service Commission?
A)
Dr. Kenneth Chawngliana
B)
Rev. Zosangliana Colney
C)
Andrew Lalherliana
D)
C.Zorammuana
The cited 2015 MPSC source lists Andrew Lalherliana as its intended chairperson answer.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
CBEC refers to
A)
Central Board of Excise and Customs
B)
Central Board of Exchanges and Currency
C)
Central Board of Experts in Consumers
D)
None of these
CBEC = Central Board of Excise and Customs.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Pasteurization was invented by
A)
Johann Gutenberg
B)
Louis Pasteur
C)
James Puckle
D)
Edward Teller
Louis Pasteur developed pasteurisation.
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
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
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).
