QUIZ-14

Q1. India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual-use technologies. Who is the present Prime Minister of Japan?

(a) Shinzo Abe

(b) Yoshihiko Noda

(c) Naoto Kan

(d) Xi Jinping

(e) Yukio Hatoyama

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual-use technologies. The two countries resolved to ramp up overall military engagement under the bilateral special strategic framework. Shinzo Abe is the present Prime Minister of Japan.

Q2. The book of Former Foreign Secretary named “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”- was launched recently. The book is written by __________.

(a) Ranjan Mathai

(b) Chokila Iyer

(c) Shyam Saran

(d) Lalit Mansingh

(e) Nirupama Rao

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The book of Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran named “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”- was launched by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Q3. NITI Aayog has recently constituted an Expert Task Force to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports. The Task Force will be headed by ____________.

(a) Arvind Panagariya

(b) Rajiv Kumar

(c) Amitabh Kant

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) Shereen Bhan

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. NITI Aayog has constituted an Expert Task Force to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports. It will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar.

Q4. The defence entity of which of the following company had signed an MoU with Rosoboronexport, Russia, to supply tracked vehicle solutions to the armed forces?

(a) TATA Power

(b) Bharat Earth Movers

(c) Heavy Vehicles Factory

(d) Ashok Leyland

(e) Reliance Defence Services

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The defence entity of Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland had signed an MoU with Rosoboronexport, Russia, to supply tracked vehicle solutions to the armed forces.

Q5. Which of the following countries will host the 2019 edition of the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships?

(a) Australia

(b) Japan

(c) China

(d) USA

(e) India

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. India will host the 2019 edition of the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships. The Executive Board of Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation met at Gold Coast, Australia and decided to allot the 2019 edition of the competitions to India.

Q6. Name the Bollywood actress who has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador in 'Friends of Australia' (FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia.

(a) Priyanka Chopra

(b) Parineeti Chopra

(c) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

(d) Diya Mirza

(e) Neha Dhupia

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador in 'Friends of Australia' (FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia.

Q7. Name the telecom company of India that has entered into an agreement with US-based networking solutions provider Coriant to chart the path to 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) in India.

(a) MTNL

(b) Reliance Communications

(c) BSNL

(d) Tata Teleservices

(e) Bharti Airtel

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered into an agreement with US-based networking solutions provider Coriant to chart the path to 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) in India.

Q8. In which of the following country, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power has launched UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All) Scheme?

(a) Singapore

(b) Myanmar

(c) Nepal

(d) Malaysia

(e) Bangladesh

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power, Government of India has launched UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All) Scheme in the State of Melaka, Malaysia.

Q9. Exide Life Insurance has announced a partnership with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank) to offer its protection and savings products to the latter’s customers. Exide Life Insurance is head quartered in __________.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Jaipur

(c) Ahmedabad

(d) Kolkata

(e) Mumbai

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Exide Life Insurance has announced a partnership with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank) to offer its protection and savings products to the latter’s customers. It is head quartered in Bengaluru. Kshitij Jain is the MD and CO of Exide Life Insurance.

Q10. India’s first operational Smart City and IFSC, GIFT City has won the prestigious Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Services Excellence Award. GIFT City is situated in ______________.

(a) Karnataka

(b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Punjab

(e) Goa

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. India’s first operational Smart City and IFSC, Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City), has won the prestigious Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Services Excellence Award.

Q11. A joint military training exercise will be conducted in this month in Washington, USA between India and the USA. The exercise is named as ____________.

(a) Exercise Varuna-XII

(b) INDUS-X

(c) Exercise Parakram 2017

(d) Malabar Exercise-X

(e) Yudh Abhyas-2017

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. A joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas-2017 will be conducted at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, USA from 14 to 27 September 2017 between India and the USA.

Q12. Name the Insurance Company that has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) of up to Rs 8,400 crore.

(a) Sun Life Financial

(b) MetLife

(c) SBI Life Insurance

(d) AXA Life Insurance

(e) Prudential

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. SBI Life Insurance has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) of up to Rs 8,400 crore ($1.3 billion).

Q13. The Andhra Pradesh government has recently signed an MoU with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) to build India's first Hyperloop system. HTT is a company based in ______________.

(a) Russia

(b) France

(c) China

(d) USA

(e) Japan

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) to build India's first Hyperloop system. The planned project is aimed at connecting cities Amaravati and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, supposedly covering the distance of over 35 km in just five minutes.

Q14. Who is the present Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City?

(a) Sanjeev Mathur

(b) Ajay Pandey

(c) Arun Gupta

(d) Arjun Singh

(e) Kapil Tiwari

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ajay Pandey is the Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City. GIFT City, India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

Q15. Who is the present Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL?

(a) Sandeep Jajodia

(b) Rajiv Kumar

(c) Anupam Shrivastava

(d) Deepak Kumar

(e) Anil Jyoti

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The present Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL is Shri Anupam Shrivastava.

QUIZ-14

Q1. Name the Bank that was recently included by RBI in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) Punjab and National Bank

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) Allahabad Bank

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. RBI included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified as D-SIBs in 2015. With the inclusion of HDFC Bank in the list, there will now be three 'too big to fail' financial entities in the country.

Q2. DBS Bank India has recently received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India. DBS Bank is headquartered in ____________.

(a) Switzerland

(b) Netherlands

(c) Singapore

(d) New Zealand

(e) Russia

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. DBS Bank India, part of Singapore-based financial services group DBS Group Holdings, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its existing India franchise to a locally incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.

Q3. External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was on a three-day visit to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum which was held in __________.

(a) France

(b) Russia

(c) Japan

(d) China

(e) South Africa

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj arrived in Russian port city of Vladivostok on a three-day visit to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum which will deliberate on pressing issues relating to global trade. Delegates from at least 24 countries are attending the gathering.

Q4. In which of the following city, Metro Rail service has been flagged off recently?

(a) Varanasi

(b) Jodhpur

(c) Jaipur

(d) Kochi

(e) Lucknow

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and UP CM Yogi Adityanath jointly flagged off its commercial run. The 8.5-km 'priority corridor' from Transport Nagar to Charbagh will be operational from 6 am to 10 pm daily. Rs. 6,00,080crore has been spent in the Lucknow Metro Project.

Q5. Name the country that has banned individuals and organizations from raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) or Cryptocurrencies.

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) USA

(d) Indonesia

(e) Oman

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. China has banned individuals and organizations from raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), or launches of digital currencies, saying the practice constituted illegal fund-raising.

Q6. Name the Infosys co-founder who has been recently conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize.

(a) Vishal Sikka

(b) K. Dinesh

(c) N R Narayana Murthy

(d) Nandan Nilekani

(e) S. Gopalakrishnan

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and Mumbai-born scientist Veena Sahajwalla have been conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize. PLuS Alliance Prize is a prestigious honour that recognises Research Innovation, Education Innovation, Global Leadership and Global Innovation.

Q7. The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise has begun recently in Saljhandi, Nepal. What is the name of this historic exercise?

(a) Indo-Nepal JME

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) SIMBEX

(d) Nag-Al

(e) Surya Kiran

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 12th edition of India-Nepal joint military exercise- Surya Kiran XII was held at Nepal Army Battle School (NABS) in Saljhandi, Nepal. The 14-day exercise focused on skills required counter-terrorism and counter-terror, forest fighting and natural disaster management operations.

Q8. The 9th BRICS Summit was concluded recently in Xiamen, China. Who was the representative from the side of Brazil?

(a) Vladimir Putin

(b) Michel Temer

(c) Jacob Zuma

(d) Joaquim Rodrigues

(e) Pedro de Araujo

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 9th BRICS Summit was concluded recently in Xiamen, China. The representative from the side of Brazil was its President Michel Temer.

Q9. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded its first international project in Myanmar to ___________.

(a) Punj Lloyd-Varaha

(b) L&T Engineering & Construction Division

(c) Tata Projects Ltd

(d) IRCON International Ltd

(e) Essar Group

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded its first international project in Myanmar to a joint venture of Punj Lloyd-Varaha. This is for the upgradation of the Yagyi–Kalewa section in Myanmar to two lanes with earthern shoulder in the engineering, procurement, and construction mode.

Q10. Currently, there are how many Banks in India that has been included in the list of 'too big to fail' financial entities in the country?

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 3

(e) 5

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. RBI included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified as D-SIBs in 2015. With the inclusion of HDFC Bank in the list, there will now be three 'too big to fail' financial entities in the country.

Daily GK Update 13th September 2017

1. Japan PM Shinzo Abe in Ahmedabad for India-Japan Annual Summit

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Mr. Abe is in India on a two-day visit to attend the India-Japan annual summit meeting.

ii. The 12th edition of the summit will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
iii. They will also attend a function to mark the commencement of work of India’s first high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Tokyo is the Capital of Japan.
• The Japanese Yen is the third most traded currency in the world.

2. India, Belarus Sign Ten MoUs

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belarus President Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko in New Delhi and discussed various issues of mutual interest of both countries. A number of agreements were signed in several areas after the talks.

ii. Mr. Lukashenko’s visit was significant as it took place in a year when Belarus and India are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

iii. Following Agreements/MoUs were signed:

1. MoU between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus

2. MoU between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for Cooperation in the Field of Vocational Education and Training

3. Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

4. MoU between Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India and Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, Gorki, Belarus for Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Education

5. Protocol amending the Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus signed on April 16, 2007

6. Programme of cooperation between the Government of Republic of India and the Government of Republic of Belarus in the field of culture for 2018-2020

7. MoU between M/o Petroleum & Natural Gas of the Republic of India and Belarusian State Concern of Oil and Chemistry in the Oil and Gas Sector

8. MoU between JSV "Belzarubezhstroy” and National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.

9. MoU between JSC Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) and Indian Potash Ltd (IPL)

10. Agreement on the implementation of MoU signed between OJSC Minsk Tractor Works and Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. India in Pune

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Minsk is the Capital city of Belarus. 
• Its Currency is Belarusian ruble.

3. Sri Lankan President Sacks Deputy Tourism Minister

i. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked his deputy Tourism Minister Arundika Fernando for allegedly defying the party leadership.

ii. He is the second top Minister removed from the government in less than a month. The President’s Office stated Arundika Fernando has been dismissed from his portfolio with immediate effect.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
• This is the administrative capital where most of the administrative institutions exist including Parliament of Sri Lanka.

4. Halimah Yacob- 1st Female President of Singapore

i. Halimah Yacob was sworn-in as the 8th President of Singapore. She became the country’s first female President and the first in five decades to come from the Malay ethnicity.

ii. She was certified by the Presidential Elections Commission as the only eligible candidate, and since she has no opponent, there was no election held.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Halimah Yacob held the key government post of Speaker of Parliament since 2013.
• Singapore dollar is the Currency of Singapore.

5. State Startup Conference in New Delhi

i. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India organized the second State Startup Conference in New Delhi. The Minister of State, C.R. Choudhary inaugurated the conference. The conference was held mainly to deliberate on issues including incubation facilities and making regulations easier for budding entrepreneurs.

ii. The discussions were centered on four main themes related to key components of the startup ecosystem:

1. Governance reforms to be undertaken by states for start-ups.
2. Incubation facilities in India and role of state governments in developing these facilities.
3. Role of state governments in setting up funds for start-ups.
4. Making regulations easier for Start-ups.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Shri Suresh Prabhu is the present Minister of Commerce and Industry.

6. Kochi to Host Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Summit

i. Kochi will host the fifth edition of the ‘Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Summit 2017’. The summit will be an initiative to explore the immense potential of coastal shipping and waterways as well as an effort to build a shared commitment and decipher the role that each stakeholder will have to play in integrating the coastal and waterways transport infrastructure.

ii. Kerala Governor P Sathasivam will present the India Seatrade Award for Excellence in Coastal Shipping & Inland Water Transportation.

7. FM Constitutes GoM to Monitor IT Challenge in GST

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the implementation of GST.

ii. The GoM will be assisted by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). Besides, a Committee on Exports has also been constituted under the convenorship of the Revenue Secretary Dr.Hasmukh Adhia to look at the issues of export sector and to recommend the GST Council suitable strategy for helping the export sector in the post-GST scenario.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Committees have been set up in pursuance of the decision taken at the 21st Meeting of GST Council held in Hyderabad.
• GST Council is headed by Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley.

8. London- World's Top Financial Center

i. London retained its crown as the world’s top financial center in a ranking that surveys industry professionals, extending its lead over New York and Hong Kong despite ongoing uncertainty about the implications of Brexit.

ii. The U.K. capital fell only two points in the latest Global Financial Centres Index published by Z/Yen and the China Development Institute, the smallest decline among the top 10 centers. New York held on to second place. In Asia, Hong Kong leapfrogged Singapore into third place.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Theresa May is the PM of the United Kingdom.
• London is the capital city of the UK

9. Government Launches Hackathon to Promote App Ideas

i. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched a nationwide Hackathon ‘OpenGovDataHack’ to support and showcase potential ideas/talent from inner India.

ii. As part of the start-up eco-system development program, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) have collaborated to conduct the Hackathon at Jaipur, Chennai, Noida, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Hyderabad, and Surat.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad is the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

10. RBI to Introduce Rs 100 Coin to Mark MG Ramachandran’s Birth Centenary

i. As per the notification of Finance Ministry, the Reserve Bank of India will introduce 100 rupees coin to mark the birth centenary (hundredth anniversary) of AIADMK founder Late Dr. M G Ramachandran.

ii. On the obverse, the face of the coin will bear Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the center with Satyamev Jayate inscribed below on it in Devanagari script. It will also bear the rupee symbol and denominational value of 100.

iii. On the reverse side, the portrait of Dr. MG Ramachandran will be in the center. The standard weight of the coin will be 35 grams.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• RBI Headquarters in Mumbai.
• The 24th Governor of RBI is Dr. Urjit Patel.

11. Turkey Signs Deal to Buy Russian S-400 Missile Systems

i. Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, according to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

ii. The accord for the surface-to-air missile defence batteries is Ankara's most significant pact with a non-NATO supplier.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Turkey is a NATO member since 1952.

12. Bharti Airtel, SK Telecom Team up

i. Telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom of Korea have announced a strategic partnership under which Airtel will leverage the latter's expertise to build advanced telecom network in India.

ii. SK Telecom is Korea’s largest telecommunications company. The two companies will also collaborate on an ongoing basis to evolve standards for 5G and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV).

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• SK Telecom was established in March 1984. 
• Bharti Airtel is Headquartered in New Delhi.
• Gopal Vittal is the MD & CEO (India and South Asia) of Bharti Airtel.

13. Paytm Partners with NPCI

i. Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a RuPay-powered digital debit card. With the PPB Digital debit card, customers will now be able to transact at all merchants who accept credit and debit cards.
ii. Existing Paytm users need to complete a KYC process to become an account holder with PPB. Following this, they will be issued a free digital RuPay card.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• As a payments bank, PPB can take a demand deposit of up to Rs 1 lakh per customer, but it cannot undertake lending activities.
• PPB launched its services in May 2017.
• Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma owns 51 per cent stake in PPB while One97 Communications which runs Paytm owns the remaining 49 per cent.

14. PayU Ties up With IRCTC

i. Payment gateway provider PayU has announced its collaborations with the IRCTC to provide users a safe and secure option to pay for rail tickets booked via the IRCTC website.

ii. PayU will now be available as a payment option under the Multiple Payment Services (MPS) option on the IRCTC website at the payment stage of booking an e- ticket.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• IRCTC stands for Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.
• Shri Piyush Goyal is the present Minister of Railways.

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Computer Questions

Q1. Which of the following is the activity of purchasing items and products form different websites on the internet and using online modes, such as credit cards and debit cards, to make the payments?  
(a) E-banking
(b) Online shopping
(c) Online reservation
(d) M-reservation
(e) None of these

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The activity of purchasing items from different websites on the internet is known as online shopping.

Q2. A commonly used graphic format for the Web is  ______.
(a) GIF
(b) BMP
(c) TXT
(d) LMP
(e) TIF

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is used to save simple Web graphics having limited colours. This image format is usually used for Web buttons, charts and text headings.

Q3. Identify the volatile storage device amongst the following devices? 
(a) RAM
(b) Hard disc
(c) Magnetic tape
(d) ROM
(e) None of these

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. A volatile device is a device that stores data temporarily. An example of a volatile device is RAM.

Q4. Which type of device is used by banking websites to enter the password and prevent keystroke legging?  
(a) Scanner
(b) Reader
(c) Virtual keyboard
(d) Light Pen
(e) None of these

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. A virtual keyboard is used for entering characters in a computer like a regular keyboard. However, unlike a regular keyboard, it is a software component.

Q5. Artificial intelligence is used in which of the following generations of computers?
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth
(e) None of these

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Artificial intelligence is used in fifth generation computers.

Q6. Which of the following computers exhibits the features of both analog the digital computers?  
(a) Hybrid computer
(b) Mini computer
(c) Laptop
(d) Mainframe computer
(e) None of these

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The computer that exhibits the features of both digital and analog computers is known as a hybrid computer.

Q7. These printers do not establish any mechanical contact between the print head and the paper. The examples of such type of printers are  
(a) line printers, drum printers
(b) drum printers and dot-matrix printers
(c) line printers and dot-matrix printers
(d) inkjet and laser printers
(e) All of these

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Non-impact printer does not establish any mechanical contact between the print head and the paper. The well-known non-impact printers are inkjet and laser printers.

Q8. _____________ is a service that allows organisations to make their own website.   
(a) Web hosting
(b) Web surfing
(c) Domain hosting
(d) Linux hosting
(e) Windows hosting

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Web hosting is a service that allows organisations to make their own website accessible through WWW. This service allows you to share the data on the Web or the Internet by storing your Web page on the Internet.

Q9. Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a horizontal line on a Web page? 
(a) <hr>
(b) <tr>
(c) <line>
(d) <hr1>
(e) <line direction = “horizontal”>

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. In HTML, you can create a horizontal line on a Web page by using the <hr>tag. The purpose of the <hr> tag is to separate paragraphs or sections on a Web page.

Q10. Which of the following image formats was developed for CompuServe?
(a) JPEG Image
(b) GIF Image
(c) PNG Image
(d) BMP Image
(e) None of these

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The GIF image format was developed for CompuServe (an online information service). Converting an image to a GIF image format is safe as no data is lost at the time of conversion.

Q11. Which among the following is a Super computer series developed by Indian scientists?
(a) Param
(b) Super30l
(c) Compaq Presario
(d) Cray YMP
(e) Blue Gene

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. PARAM is a series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune, India. The latest machine in the series is the PARAM Kanchenjunga.

Q12. Which of the following is the foray introduced by Microsoft into the gaming console market? 
(a) X-box
(b) Set-up
(c) Multi play
(d) I-phone
(e) None of these

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. In the gaming console market, Microsoft launched its first foray named X-box that is actually a video game console.

Q13. Which of the following statements is correct about EPROM? 
(a) It is a type of ROM from which the stored data cannot be erased
(b) In this memory, data can be erased by electronic emission
(c) It is a type of RAM
(d) Ultraviolet rays are used to erase the data stored in the memory
(e) None of these

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) is a type of ROM from which the stored data can be erased using ultraviolet rays.

Q14. What is the maximum number of lines you can set for a Drop Cap?  
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 56
(e) None of these

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. A drop cap refers to a large letter positioned at the beginning of a text. It can have the depth of a maximum of ten lines of regular text.

Q15. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a _____. 
(a) Repeater
(b) Router
(c) Gateway
(d) Switch
(e) None of these

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol. A repeater is an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, or onto the other side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances.