Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
BRICS launched a new bank, called New Development Bank. The Headquarters of the Bank is located in
A)
New Delhi
B)
Singapore
C)
Shanghai
D)
Hong Kong
The New Development Bank's headquarters is in Shanghai.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Gramophone was invented by
A)
Albert Einstein
B)
Thomas Alva Edison
C)
Alexander Bain
D)
Karl Benz
Thomas Alva Edison is the intended answer in the source, although the gramophone was actually developed by Emile Berliner.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was recently awarded the
A)
Padma Vibhusan
B)
Bharat Ratna
C)
Padma Bhusan
D)
Padma Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee received the Bharat Ratna.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
APEC stands for
A)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
B)
Asian Petrol Exporting Countries
C)
Asian Pacific Economic Corporation
D)
Association of Petrol Exporting Countries
APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills was launched in November last to train youth in the sectors
A)
Sports and health
B)
Health and education
C)
Health and security
D)
Sports and security
Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills was designed around health/security sector skills in the source's formulation.
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
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
On 1st January 2015 Latvia adopted Euro to become __________ Eurozone member
A)
16th member
B)
17th member
C)
18th member
D)
19th member
Latvia became the 18th euro-area member when it adopted the euro; the question's year is misstated.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
The capital of Belgium is
A)
Ghent
B)
Bruges
C)
Ostend
D)
Brussels
Brussels is Belgium's capital.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
The capital of Norway is
A)
Bangkok
B)
Oslo
C)
Bogota
D)
Seoul
Oslo is Norway's capital.
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
Who is the Australian Open 2015 Champion in men’s single?
A)
Andy Murray
B)
Novak Djokovic
C)
Rafael Nadal
D)
None of these
Novak Djokovic won the men's singles Australian Open 2015.
Steno Gr-III • 2015 • General Knowledge
NITI stands for
A)
National Institution for Transforming India
B)
National Institution for Telecommunication in India
C)
National Institute of Telecommunication and Information
D)
National Institute of Transportation in India
NITI = National Institution for Transforming India.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'The verdict of the Judges that he is guilty has been challenged.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
It is a complex sentence because the subordinate clause 'that he is guilty' is embedded in the noun phrase.
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
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: Dishonesty is always detrimental __________ progress in life.
A)
on
B)
in
C)
to
D)
for
The standard collocation is 'detrimental to'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Although they were tired, they worked late into the night.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
'Although they were tired' is a subordinate clause, so the sentence is complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The tiger jumped __________ the stag.
A)
on
B)
upon
C)
at
D)
with
The natural collocation is 'jump upon/on the stag'; 'upon' is the intended answer.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'Rich as he is, he is not happy.'
A)
noun clause
B)
principal clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
The underlined concessive clause is an adverb clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: Because of the bitter experiences of the past he __________ everywhere.
A)
disbelieves
B)
suspects foul
C)
sees a danger
D)
smells a rat
'Smells a rat' means suspects something wrong or suspicious.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: He comes __________ a good family.
A)
out of
B)
off
C)
of
D)
from
The idiom is 'come from a good family'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: I had injured my knee four years ago but I have been feeling pain in it __________.
A)
even now
B)
since
C)
until now
D)
ever since
'Ever since' correctly links a past event with a continuing condition.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: His chances are __________ than mine.
A)
less
B)
lesser
C)
few
D)
fewer
'Fewer' is used with countable plural nouns such as chances.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'May you live long!'
A)
strong possibility
B)
likelihood
C)
determination
D)
wish
'May you live long!' is a wish/blessing.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'I shall go to the place where my friend lives.'
A)
relative clause
B)
adjective clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
The 'where' clause qualifies the noun 'place', hence adjective clause.
