General Awareness Questions

Q:

Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

A) Super 3 B) Param 808
C) Super 149 D) Param 8000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param 8000

Explanation:

PARAM 8000 was was the first supercomputer developed by Indian scientists launched on July 01, 1991 is considered India's first supercomputer.

    • It was indigenously built in 1991 by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and was replicated and installed at ICAD Moscow in 1991 under Russian collaboration.

 

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The Basic Architecture of Computer was developed by

A) Charles Babbage B) Blaise Pascal
C) Garden Moore D) John Von Neumann
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Von Neumann

Explanation:

Computer Architecture refers to how a computer system is designed and what technologies it is compatible with. In brief, Computer architecture is a specification detailing how a set of software and hardware technology standards interact to form a computer system or platform.  

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The Von Neumann Architecture, which is also known as the Von Neumann Model and Princeton architecture, is a computer architecture based on the 1945 description of computer by the mathematician and physicist John von Neumann.

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Which of the following diseases is not caused by VIRUS?

A) Chicken Pox B) Dengue
C) Cholera D) Polio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cholera

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Q:

Todar Mal was associated with

A) Land revenue reforms B) Music and Literature
C) Law and Music D) Law and Literature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Land revenue reforms

Explanation:

Todar Mal was associated with land revenue reforms.

 

Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar.

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Q:

The Study of Ancient Societies is called

A) Anthropology B) Archaeology
C) History D) Ethnology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Archaeology

Explanation:

Archaeology is the science which studies ancient societies based on their material remains. Through the analysis of objects and those works constructed by ancient peoples, this science can arrive at conclusions about their culture and their ways of life. There are several branches of Archaeology as well as many tools relevant to this science.

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Name the state that has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters.

A) Tripura B) Mizoram
C) Maharashtra D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

Explanation:

Maharashtra has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgender in the state register as voters in greater numbers.

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Who rules the state in the event declaration of emergency under Article 356?

A) Prime Minister B) Chief Minister
C) Governor D) Chief Justice of the High Court
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Governor

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What is the Tagline of Bank of Baroda?

A) A tradition of trust B) India’s International Bank
C) Relationships beyond Banking D) One Family One Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India’s International Bank

Explanation:

Bank of Baroda is an Indian International banking and financial services company headquartered in Vadodara in Gujarat, India. The Tagline of Bank of Baroda is India’s International Bank.

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