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
Norway is known as
A)
Land of thousand lakes
B)
Land of midnight sun
C)
Land of maples
D)
Paradise on earth
Norway is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun.
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 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
“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
IAEA means
A)
International Automobile Exporting Agency
B)
International Automobile Export Agency
C)
International Atomic Examination Agency
D)
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency.
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
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
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
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
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
The present Chairman of African Union is
A)
Mr. Robert Mugabe
B)
Mr. Edgar Lungu
C)
Atul Khare
D)
Madido
At the time, Robert Mugabe was the Chairperson of the African Union.
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
Lek is the currency of which country?
A)
Libya
B)
Spain
C)
Malaysia
D)
Albania
Lek is the currency of Albania.
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 • 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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.
