General Knowledge - 2

General Knowledge - 2

1.     The largest island in the Indian Ocean is – Madagascar

2.     The biggest salt water lake in the world is - Caspian Sea

3.     The highest mountain in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is - Mt. Kilimanjaro

4.     The United Kingdom' consists of:- England and - Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

5.     The most densely populated country of Africa is – Mauritius

6.     The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is - New Guinea

7.     The longest ship canal in the world is the - St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

8.     Which is the Longest River of Europe? – Volga

9.     The largest gulf in the world is - Gulf of Mexico

10.  The largest production of mica in Asia is from – India

11.  As we know lot of new concepts are being used in the field of banking these days. Which of the following is NOT one such concept/product directly associated with banks?
(1) E-payment
(2) SMS Alert
(3) ATM/Debit Card
(4) Demat Account
(5) Number Portabilty

Ans: (5)

12.   The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called:
(A) robotics.
(B) simulation.
(C) computer forensics.
(D) animation.

Ans: (B)

13.  A hacker that changes or forges information in an electronic resource is engaging in __________.
(1) denial of service
(2) sniffing
(3) terrorism
(4) data diddling
(5) None of these

Ans: (4)

14.  Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as:
(A) robotics.
(B) Computer forensics.
(C) simulation.
(D) forecasting.

Ans: (A)

15.  Which of the following is an indirect tax?
(1) Wealth tax
(2) Corporation tax
(3) Excise duty
(4) Capital gains tax

Ans: (3)

16.  The financial results of banks and other organizations normally are expressed in quarters. What does Q-1 means?
(1) Results of January - March
(2) Performance during April - June
(3) Profits during July -September
(4) The period when the profits were highest
(5) None of these

Ans: (2)

17.   An example of False fruit?
(a) mango
(b) orange
(c) apple
(d) tomato

Ans: (d)

18.   The world’s only floating national park is situated in-
(a) Manipur
(b) Kaula lampur
(c) Bilaspur
(d) Dispur
(e) Raipur

Ans: (a)

19.  The Oscar award winning film 'Life of Pie' is based on a fantasy adventure written by-
(a) Mo Yan
(b) Yann Martel
(c) Vikas Swaroop
(d) Herta Müller

Ans: (b)

20.  Satellite communication works through:
(a) Radar
(b) Transponder
(c) Receptor
(d) Transmitter

Ans: (b)