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What is an operating system?

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An operating system is a program that acts as an intermediary between the user and the computer hardware. The purpose of an OS is to provide a convenient environment in which user can execute programs in a convenient and efficient manner. It is a resource allocator responsible for allocating system resources and a control program which controls the operation of the computer hardware.

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What has holes but holds water?

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A sponge has many holes but it absorbs water and can hold them in it.

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The Shiites believed that the Umayyad

A) should pray more B) should not be in power
C) got special treatment D) should rule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) should not be in power

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PM Narendra Modi inaugerated the first ever airport of this state?

A) Odisha B) Sikkim
C) Assam D) Chattisgarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sikkim

Explanation:

PM inaugurates Sikkim's first airport, the Pakyong airport in Sikkim is located around 60 km from the India-China border in the village Pakyong near Gangtok the Sikkim's capital city.

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Which year was declared as the National Mathematical Year as a tribute to Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan?

A) 2012 B) 2013
C) 2011 D) 2010
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2012

Explanation:

Dr Manmohan Singh also announced that the year 2012 would be celebrated as the National Mathematics Year. The Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 and died on 26 April 1920.

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The goal of a command economy is to

A) create equality within a society B) mixed-market
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) create equality within a society

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

When it rains, it pours

A) one getting much less than what one expected B) calamity always occurs in bad times
C) you always fall into trouble when you are least prepared D) When something bad occurs, it usually occurs more than once
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) When something bad occurs, it usually occurs more than once

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

The punishment of being kept in school after hours.

A) Pretension B) Isolate
C) Detention D) Blender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Detention

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