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WIMAX stands for

A) Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access B) Wired Interoperability for Microwave Access
C) Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access D) Worldwide Infrastructure for Microwave Access
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wired Interoperability for Microwave Access

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

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•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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The    Indian    Navy    in    October    2016 commissioned   the   highly   maneuverable fast  attack  craft  INS  Tihayu.  INS  Tihayu would be based in

A) Kochi B) Panaji
C) Visakhapatnam D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Visakhapatnam

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The Indian Navy commissioned the highly   manoeuvrable   fast   attack craft  INS  Tihayu  at  the  Eastern Naval   Command   on   19   October 2016.  The  ship  was  commissioned at  Visakhapatnam  under  the  Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and  would  be  deployed  for  coastal patrol  and  surveillance  operations along the Eastern Coast.

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Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world?

A) Lake victoria B) Lake Erie
C) Lake Superior D) Lake Ontario
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lake Superior

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The first democratically elected female President of Africa is from

A) Nigeria B) Liberia
C) Tanzania D) Kenya  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Liberia

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech . Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. 

 

"What did you eat last night?" asked my mother.

A) My mother said to me what did I eat last night. B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.
C) My mother said what did you eat last night. D) My mother questioned me what I ate last night.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

 

We may only be here in the blink of an eye, (1)/ but the way we live our lives will stay (2)/ with the universe forever. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The carpenters will take a month's time to make the furniture.

A) A month's time is took by the carpenter to make the furniture. B) The carpenters to make the furniture will take a month's time.
C) A month's time will be taken by the carpenter to make the furniture. D) Making of the furniture by the carpenters will take a month's time.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A month's time will be taken by the carpenter to make the furniture.

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