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World's smallest Computer is unveiled by

A) Infosys B) Intel
C) IBM D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IBM

Explanation:

IBM has unveiled the world's smallest computer - a device no bigger than a grain of salt. Presented at the company's Think 2018 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, the unit measures just 1mm by 1mm but has the same processing power as the x86 chip that ran early Nineties IBM desktop computers.

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What is the theme of the 2017 World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) ?

A) Together for Humanity B) Access to Safe & Effective Drugs in Thalassaemia
C) Patients Rights Revisited D) Thalassemia: Knowledge is Strength
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Together for Humanity

Explanation:

The World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 8 to spread awareness about this deadly disease and the importance of blood donation and how it helps the millions of people suffering from Thalassemia worldwide. Thalassemia is genetic blood disorders characterised by reduction in the synthesis or absence of haemoglobin in the body. According to a WHO report, more than 90% patients with thalassaemia in western countries lead a normal life, whereas in India, roughly half of all patients die before reaching adulthood. Approx 3.9% of India’s population is a carrier for thalassemia. The 2017 theme ‘Together for Humanity’ highlights the need for unity and the efforts that are required to fight this fatal disease.

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What are the rungs of the DNA ladder made of?

A) phosphates and sugars B) nitrates and sugars
C) nitrates and phosphates D) sugars and hydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nitrates and phosphates

Explanation:

The rungs or the sides of the DNA ladder is made of Deoxyribose, which is a pentose, and a phosphate group are the two molecules together form the two sides of the DNA i.e, A sugar (deoxyribose) and a phosphate.

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Breaking of relationships is allowed once referential integrity on a database is enforced

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Breaking of relationships is prevented once referential integrity on a database is enforced

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Where does the Real mode on the CPU come from?

Answer

The original 8086, which only had 1 MB of memory. This megabyte is split into low memory for IRQ tables, application memory and high memory.

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What is a 'Cosmic year'?

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The time taken for the earth and the solar system to complete one journey round the Milky Way.

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The constitution of India is 

A) Rigid B) Flexible
C) Very rigid D) Partly rigid, partly flexible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Partly rigid, partly flexible

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What cannot be performed from the windows task manager?

A) Open a program B) Check recent CPU usage
C) Delete a program from the hard drive D) View what applications are running in the background
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Delete a program from the hard drive

Explanation:

The task manager enables you to monitor processes, applications and services currently running on your computer. You can use it to start and stop programs and processes. In addition, you can use the task manager to show informative stats about your PC’s performance and network.

 


Hence, to delete a program from the hard drive, you have to go to the control panel to uninstall an application properly.

 

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