SI (Excise) • 2025 • Paper-I (General English)
Synonym for “Precarious”
A)
Unquestionable
B)
Unstable
C)
Reliable
D)
Secure
Option B is correct: Unstable.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
Which one of the following protocols is used for E-mail services?
A)
HTTP
B)
HTTPS
C)
FTP
D)
SMTP
Option D is correct: SMTP.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The ___ is a temporary storage area for files that have been deleted by the user.
A)
Trash Bin
B)
Deleted Bin
C)
Garbage Bin
D)
Recycle Bin
Option D is correct: Recycle Bin.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
What is the purpose of the Recent folder in Windows?
A)
To store files that are currently being used by the system and cannot be deleted
B)
To store system files that are necessary for the operation of Windows
C)
To store files that are no longer needed
D)
To display a list of recently used files
Option D is correct: To display a list of recently used files.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The latest Mac OS version release name is-
A)
Big Sur
B)
Monteray
C)
Sonoma
D)
Vantura
Option C is correct: Sonoma.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A form of microcode or program embedded into hardware devices to help them operate effectively.
A)
Middleware
B)
Package
C)
System Software
D)
Firmware
Option D is correct: Firmware.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
Motion path in MS PowerPoint is-
A)
A type of animation entrance effect
B)
A method of advancing slides
C)
A method of moving items on a slide
D)
All of the above
Option C is correct: A method of moving items on a slide.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
How can you sum the values in cells A1 through A10 in Excel?
A)
=SUM(A1:A10)
B)
=TOTAL(A1:A10)
C)
=ADD(A1:A10)
D)
=SUMMARY(A1:A10)
Option B is correct: =TOTAL(A1:A10).
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The largest natural number which divides every natural number of the form (n^2-n)(n-2), where n is a natural number greater than 2 is -
A)
6
B)
48
C)
12
D)
24
Option A is correct: 6.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The SUMIF function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the sum of values in a range based on which condition?
A)
True
B)
False
C)
True or False
D)
None of the above
Option A is correct: True.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A and B can do a piece of work separately in 30 days and 20 days. How long will it take for both A and B together to do the work?
A)
12 days
B)
20 days
C)
24 days
D)
25 days
Option A is correct: 12 days.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
An extremely fast memory type that acts as a buffer between RAM and the CPU.
A)
Auxiliary
B)
Main
C)
Cache
D)
Virtual memory
Option C is correct: Cache.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
In a college, there are 54 girls who have car. If these constitute one fifth of the girls and the total number of girls is two-fifth of the total number of students in the college, what is the number of boys in the college?
A)
420
B)
410
C)
415
D)
405
Option D is correct: 405.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A huge capital letter with the width of two or more lines of conventional text that appears at the start of a text block or a paragraph in MS Word.
A)
Footnote
B)
Drop cap
C)
Tab stop
D)
Heading
Option B is correct: Drop cap.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A functionality in Excel which helps you organize and analyze data, and lets you add and remove values, perform calculations, and to filter and sort data sets?
A)
Chart
B)
Color Scales
C)
Data bars
D)
Pivot Table
Option D is correct: Pivot Table.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
If a presentation contains one or more macros, PowerPoint automatically saves it as a-
A)
.xps
B)
.pptm
C)
.pptx
D)
.ppt
Option B is correct: .pptm.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
An Excel command which lets you copy formatting from one cell to another.
A)
Copier
B)
Formatter
C)
Format painter
D)
Duplicator
Option A is correct: Copier.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A premade function in Excel, which calculates the average of a range based on one or more true or false condition?
A)
AVERAGEIFS
B)
AVERAGEIF
C)
AVERAGE
D)
AVG
Option A is correct: AVERAGEIFS.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
In MS Word, a text field where you can enter words and phrases about what you want to do next and quickly get to features you want to use or actions you want to perform.
A)
Tellme
B)
Search
C)
Find
D)
Find Me
Option A is correct: Tellme.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A Window OS utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused disk space to optimize operations.
A)
Disk Defragmenter
B)
Task manager
C)
Disk Cleanup
D)
Backup
Option A is correct: Disk Defragmenter.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The first wide-area packet-switched network with distributed control and one of the first networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite.
A)
NSFNET
B)
ARPANET
C)
DDN
D)
SATNET
Option B is correct: ARPANET.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
A typical program creates some remote objects, makes references to these objects accessible, and waits for clients to invoke methods on these objects.
A)
Server
B)
Client
C)
Thread
D)
Agent
Option A is correct: Server.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The main objective of CELL in a cellular mobile system is-
A)
Handoff
B)
Simple modulation technique
C)
Frequency reuse
D)
Higher bandwidth
Option C is correct: Frequency reuse.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
The first web browser was invented in 1990 called World Wide Web which was later renamed to
A)
Nexus
B)
Netscape Navigator
C)
Internet Explorer
D)
Mosaic
Option A is correct: Nexus.
SI (Excise) • 2024 • Paper-I
An industry consortium that seeks to promote standards for the evolution of the Web and interoperability between www products by producing specifications and reference software.
A)
World Wide Web Content
B)
World Wide Web Centre
C)
World Wide Web Consortium
D)
World Wide Web Commission
Option C is correct: World Wide Web Consortium.
