Questions

Q:

What George Westinghouse invented?

A) Electric razor B) Light bulb
C) Railway air brakes D) Refrigerator
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Railway air brakes

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Inventions

1 3753
Q:

__________________will confer a doctorate on former sprint queen PT Usha, who missed a medal by a whisker at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

A) IIT, Kanpur B) IIT, Kharagpur
C) IIT, Delhi D) IIT, Bombay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IIT, Kanpur

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will confer a doctorate on former sprint queen PT Usha, who missed a medal by a whisker at the 1984, Los Angeles Olympics. The degree, Doctor of Science (honoris causa – a degree awarded as a mark of esteem) will be conferred on June 16 to mark the 50th convocation of the prestigious institute of the country. This is her second doctorate – in 2002, Kannur University had conferred D.Lit on her.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Honours and Awards
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Bank PO

4 3753
Q:

Which of the following is true?

A) It is appropriate to use assertions to validate arguments to methods marked public B) It is appropriate to catch and handle assertion errors
C) It is NOT appropriate to use assertions to validate command-line arguments D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It is NOT appropriate to use assertions to validate command-line arguments

Explanation:

A is incorrect. It is acceptable to use assertions to test the arguments of private methods.

 

B is incorrect. While assertion errors can be caught, Sun discourages you from doing so.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Programming

0 3752
Q:

How many times the following program would print 'Jamboree'?

main()

{

     printf ( "\nJamboree");

     main ();

}

Answer

Till the stack doesn't overflow

Report Error

View answer Workspace Report Error Discuss

Subject: Programming

2 3752
Q:

IP address of a packet is normally analyzed by

A) Modem B) Router
C) Hub D) CPU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Router

Explanation:

The IP address of a packet is normally analyzed by Router.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

6 3752
Q:

Which group 4A element has the highest ionization energy?

A) Silicon B) Tin
C) Lead D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Carbon

Explanation:

As the ionization energies of the elements decreases down the group carbon has got the highest ionization energy in the group being at the top of the group.

Carbon is on the top of the group 4 among the given elements. Hence, Carbon has the highest ionization energy.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 3752
Q:

Which country has replaced China as the top retail destination in 2017 Global retail development index ?

A) Russia B) India
C) Japan D) USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Economy
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

8 3752
Q:

Which of the following is an example of system software?

A) Microsoft word B) Calculator
C) Operating system D) RAM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Operating system

Explanation:

In a brief, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications. System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs.

 

Examples : OS, System utilities, BIOS like mouse, keyboard, hard disc, Device drivers, Assembler,...

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

4 3750