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)

Staff Selection Model Test - 1

Staff Selection Test – Model Paper – 1 (Sourced)

SECTION 1: COMPUTER OPERATIONS

1. You have been given a page, please type that given page in Microsoft word on the computer.

2. You have been given a sheet, please type the given data and use the necessary applications to do the calculation in Microsoft Excel.

3. The Exam Supervisor will read a paragraph which has to be typed by you in Microsoft word.

4. Draft a letter in Microsoft Word to your superior requesting him for an increment in your salary.

SECTION 2: APTITUDE/ G.K.

1. In a Certain code “NOBLE” is written as “OPCMF”, how is “PLATE” written as a code?

a)      QMCUE

b)      QMBUF

c)       PQDNG

d)      All of the above.

2. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)    TV

b)      Computer

c)       DVD Player

d)      Table

3. If cloud is called white, white is called rain, rain is called green, green is called air, air is called blue and blue is called water, where do birds fly in? 

a)      air

b)      cloud

c)       blue

d)      white

4. The average age of a family of 6 members is 25 years. The average age of the family after a 45 years-old member leaves is

a)      20 years

b)      21 years

c)       22 years

d)      23 years

5. At what rate of interest per annum, a sum of Rs. 800 will become Rs. 1200 in 10 years?

a)      10%

b)      15%

c)       5%

d)      20%

6. What is the capital of U.S.A?

a)      Los Angeles

b)      New Delhi

c)       Washington D.C.

d)      Gandhinagar

7. First lady prime minister of India

a) Sushma Swaraj

b) Mayavati

c) Jayalalitha

d) Indira Gandhi

8. Who stays in the White House?

a) Indian President

b) Chinese President

c) American President

d) Russian President

9. What is the full form of UNO?

a) United National Organization

b) United Nations Organization

c) Unit National Organs

d) United Neon Orchestra

10. Surat city is famous for?

a) Gold

b) Diamond

c) Textile

d) Both b and C

SECTION 3: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

11. Simon.... very tall.

a) Is

b) Are

C) Has

d) Will

12. She.... like football very much.

a) Don't

b) Doesn't

C) Hasn't

d) Can’t

13. How.... does one lesson cost?

a) Many

b) Is

c) More

d) Much

14. There.... a big supermarket next to my house.

a) Is

b) Are

c) Have

d) Has

15. I.... agree with you.

a) Doesn't

b) Haven't

c) Don't

d) Does

Spotting the Errors:

16. Each cigarette which a person smokes does some harm and eventually you

                                a                                 b                                              c

may get a serious disease from its effects. No error

                                               d                  e

17. Honestly speaking I like him not because he is handsome and charming

                  a                                        b

 but that he us exceedingly kind. No error

              c            d                        e

18. One should take advantage of opportunities to talk with native speakers                                                                   a                                        b           

If one wants to improve your English. No error

            c                         d                      e

19. The father with the son were mysteriously missing from the house.

                   a                   b                    c                       d

No error

       e

20. Sunil is a best student  in our class at present. No error

              a               b               c             d               e

SECTION 2 AND SECTION 3 ANSWERS

1. b	2. d	3. c	4. b	5. c
6.  c	7. d	8. c	9. b	10. d
11.  a	12. b	13. d	14. a	15. c
16. c	17. c	18. d	19. b	20. a

The Top 5 Inventions of All Times

The Top 5 Inventions of All Time

by Ryan May

While some people are lucky enough to discover the “next” penicillin, most inventions come from those who’ve dedicated their lives, or at least a significant portion of them, to understanding and expertise in a particular field. As you’ll see in the following list, the top 5 inventions of all time are no accident.

Admittedly, there are countless inventions that have had a similarly notable impact – the battery, the camera, GPS – some of which are even incorporated into the below-mentioned inventions. But when considering the developmental impacts resulting from each, the following five inventions are hard to beat.

1. The Internet

Invented in 1969 (and not by Al Gore), the World Wide Web grew from just four users in 1969 to 50,000 in 1988. From there, a million in 1991 and 500 million by 2001. Today there are over 1.2 billion people (roughly 19 percent of the world) connected online. And whether it’s used for social media, shopping or to find information, the Internet has forever changed the landscape of the world, arguably making it considerably smaller in the process.

2. The Barcode

First invented by a student in the early 1950s, barcodes were originally intended to provide a kind of visual Morse code. Retailers were initially slow to adopt the technology, which at the time was somewhat unreliable. But that changed in the early 1970s when the same student, Norman Woodland, devised the Universal Product Code while working for IBM. Since then, the familiar black stripes have appeared on everything from orange juice to a pair of designer sunglasses, revolutionizing sales and inventory management in the space of less than one square inch.

3. Internal Combustion Engine

The significance of the internal combustion engine may have fallen from grace in the hybrid, fuel-efficient world of today. But with its first rumbling in 1859, its significance has left a permanent mark on the development and modernization of society, in particular farming and manufacturing. Without the internal combustion engine, we would not be able to drive, fly or travel by train. We would not be able to build factories, sail across oceans or even cut the grass in our front yards. Étienne Lenoir, a Belgian inventor, gets the credit for producing the first working internal combustion engine. He then converted it to a steam engine in 1859. At the time, it was capable of producing a measly one horsepower and was almost inoperably inefficient. But since then, manufacturers have continuously redefined the basic design, creating the countless generations and billions of engines that have been built since.

4.  LASER

LASER – short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation – is used in everything from home blu ray players to advanced weaponry. Albert Einstein was the first one to initiate its development in 1917 when he proposed that atoms could be stimulated to emit photons in a single direction. Three decades later, this phenomenon was first observed. And in 1960, Theodore Maiman, a physicist, built the first working laser. Maiman’s laser was based around a ruby crystal that was said to emit light “brighter than the centre of the sun.”

5. Mobile Phone

There are now more than two billion mobile phones in the world. And in Europe, the number of mobile phones outnumbers the people living there (in some countries 2 to 1!). The first device was introduced by Bell Laboratories in Missouri in 1947. Since then, similar to any other device that has evolved into modern life, the cell phone has undergone widespread refinements, shrinking in size while increasing in power, range and complexity. Today, everything from modern business negotiations to those long distance calls home at Thanksgiving are made affordable with the technology of the mobile phone.

Facts you may not know

Facts you may not know

1.    State of Alaska now forming a part of USA was originally a part of Russia and the US bought the state from Russia in the year 1867.

2.    The original colour of Coca-Cola was green.

3.    The names of all continents begin and end with the same letter.

4.    The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

5.    You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.

6.    The ‘sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick’ is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

7.    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great kings in history.

a)    Spades – King David

b)    Clubs – Alexander the Great

c)    Hearts – Charlemagne  (This king doesn’t have a moustache)

d)    Diamonds – Julius Caesar

8.    Bullet proof vests, Fire escapes, Wind shield wipers and Laser printers have all one thing in common. They were invented by women.

9.    All polar bears are left handed.

10.  A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

11.  Elephant is the only animal that cannot jump.

12.  Most lipstick contains fish scales.

13.  The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

14.  The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

15.  Shakespeare invented the word ‘assassination’ and ‘bump’.

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