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Sunday, August 23, 2015

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. ______ printer is used for fax machines.
a) Line
b) Dot matrix
c) Laser
d) Inkjet
e) Thermal

2. What does AMD stands for?
a) Advanced Mainframe Devices
b) Advanced Micro Devices
c) Advanced Mini Devices
d) Advanced Monitor Devices
e) Advanced Major Devices

3. _______ provides electronic data interchange facility.
a) ISDN
b) LAN
c) VAN
d) CAN
e) DAN

4. Language based on graphics for use in education is called
a) PROLOG
b) LOGO
c) COBOL
d) BASIC
e) PASCAL

5. When a picture or other graphic image is placed in the report header section it will appear____
a) Once in the beginning of the report
b) At the top of every page
c) Every after record break
d) On the 1st and last pages of the report
e) None of these

6. Query design window has two parts. The upper part shows
a) Name of fields, field type and size
b) Tables with fields and relationships between tables
c) Criteria
d) Sorting check boxes
e) None of these

7. To create a new table, in which method you don’t need to specify the field type and size?
a) Create table in Design View
b) Create Table using wizard
c) Create Table by Entering data
d) All of above
e) None of these

8. Which of the following is not a database object?
a) Tables
b) Queries
c) Relationships
d) Reports
e) None of these

9. Which of the field has width 8 bytes?
a) Memo
b) Number
c) Date/Time
d) Hyperlink
e) None of these

10. When you add fields in ____, a Field List pane displays.
a) Design View
b) Layout View
c) Print Preview
d) Report View
e) None

11. Which of the following is NOT possible when printing Forms?
a) Print page 1, 3 and 5
b) Print pages 1 through 5
c) Print selected records
d) Print only the third record
e) None

12. Which of the following database object produces the final result to present?
a) Forms
b) Reports
c) Queries
d) Tables
e) Cells

13. What is the maximum length a text field can be?
a) 120
b) 255
c) 265
d) 75
e) 65

14. The most popular commercial DBMS.
a) Microsoft SQL Server
b) Microsoft Access
c) MySQL d) Oracle
e) All of the above

15. What is the keyboard shortcut to move to the last records in a table?
a) [Tab]
b) [Shift]+[Tab]
c) [Ctrl]+Home]
d) [Ctrl]+[End]
e) None of these

16. The process of checking the validity of information held in a transaction file is
a) Verification
b) Test data
c) Validation
d) Updating
e) None of these

17. Which of the following is not a function of the control unit?
a) Read instructions
b) Execute instructions
c) Interpret instructions
d) Direct operations
e) None of these

18. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(n)______.
a) Operating system
b) Database
c) Database program
d) Data warehouse
e) None of these

19. SUM (B1:B8) is an example of a ______
a) Function
b) Formula
c) Cell address
d) Value
e) None of these

20. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?
a) They are the same; just two different terms used by different manufacturers
b) A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot
c) A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from
d) A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW
e) None of these

21. Documents converted to______ can be published to the Web.
a) .doc file
b) Http
c) Machine language
d) HTML
e) None of these

22. All are included in removable media except the following:
a) CD-ROMs
b) Diskette
c) DVDs
d) High disk drive
e) None of these

23. Straight and Uniform margins on both the sides indicate that there is ______ in the document
a) Full justification
b) Full alignment
c) Left justification
d) Right justification
e) None of these

24. A person need to design invitation card. What type of computer program is suitable?
a) MS-Word
b) Desktop Publishing
c) Simulation
d) Accounting
e) None of these

25. To select or unselect one word to the right
a) CTRL+SHIFT
b) CTRL+SHIFT+ Up Arrow
c) CTRL+SHIFT+ Down Arrow
d) CTRL+SHIFT+ Right Arrow
e) None of these

26. To maximise or restore a selected window.
a) CTRL+ F7
b) CTRL+ F10
c) CTRL+ F8
d) CTRL+ F9
e) None of these

27. _______ is the functional key to display save-as box
a) F5
b) F6
c) F9
d) F12
e) None of these

28. To copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard.
a) ALT+TAB
b) CTRL+TAB
c) ALT+ Print screen
d) Both a and b
e) None of these

29. A compiler in computing means
____ .
a) A programmer
b) Aperson who compiles source program
c) Keypunch operator
d) A gaming software
e) Aprogram which translates source program into object program

30. The digital telecommunication term ISDN is an abbreviation for _______
a) Internet Services Data Network
b) International Services Digital Network
c) Integrated Services Digital Network
d) Interactive Standard Dynamic Networks
e) Integrated Standard Digital Networks

31. How to specify cell range from A10 to A25 in MS Excel?
a) (A10-A25)
b) (A10 to A25)
c) (A10:A25)
d) (A10.A25)
e) (A10 A25)

32. A result of a computer virus cannot lead to ______
a) Disk crash
b) Mother Board Credits
c) Corruption of programs
d) Deletion of files
e) None of the above

33. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?
a) Floppy disk
b) Magnetic disk
c) Magnetic tape
d) Optical disk
e) None of the above

34. What is the other name of LAN Card?
a) MODEM
b) Network connector
c) Internet card
d) NIC
e) None of the above

35. _______ is known as father of World Wide Web.
a) Robert Cailliau
b) Tim Thompson
c) Charles Darwin
d) Tim Berners-Lee
e) None of these

36. What type of information should you avoid including on your Web site?
a) Links to sites of interest
b) Private personal information
c) Work and academic experience
d) Graphical
e) None of these

37. Which of the following web elements should you know about before building your web site?
a) The web audience
b) The operating environment of your ISP
c) The operating system of your visitor
d) Each consideration should determine your web design choices
e) None of these

38. Which of the following is best suitable for remote administration of a computer?
a) Telnet
b) WAIS
c) Browsers
d) HTML
e) None of these

39. If you wanted to create text that was a different color or font than other text in your Web page, what type of tag would you use?
a) Layout
b) Basic formatting
c) Design
d) Outline
e) None of these

40. When creating a Web document, what format is used to express an image's height and width?
a) Centimeters
b) Pixels
c) Dots per inch
d) Inches
e) None of these

Answers:
1) e; 2) b; 3) c; 4) b; 5) a; 6) b; 7) c; 8) c; 9) c; 10) b;
11) a; 12) d; 13) d; 14) b; 15) b; 16) c; 17) d; 18) c; 19) b; 20) c;
21) d; 22) d; 23) a; 24) b; 25) d; 26) b; 27) d; 28) c; 29) e; 30) c;
31) c; 32) b; 33) a; 34) d; 35) d; 36) b; 37) a; 38) a; 39) b; 40) b.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

National Insurance Company Limited (NICIL) AO Exam (Administrative Officer) General Awareness Solved Paper (Exam Held on: 12-04-2015)

1. Which of the following is the largest general insurance company of India on the basis of gross premium collection inclusive of foreign operations? 
(a) United India Insurance Company Limited 
(b) Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company Limited 
(c) New India Assurance Company Limited 
(d) Agriculture Insurance Company of India 
(e) National Insurance Company Limited 
(Ans : c)

2. The proposed Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA Bank) will have a Credit Guarantee corpus of– 
(a) Rs. 15000 crore 
(b) Rs. 10000 crore 
(c) Rs. 3000 crore 
(d) Rs. 20000 crore 
(e) Rs. 5000 crore 
(Ans : c)

3. The chemical name of ‘caustic soda’ is– 
(a) potassium hydroxide 
(b) aluminium oxide 
(c) sodium hydroxide 
(d) sodium chloride 
(e) sodium bicarbonate 
(Ans : c)

4. The term ‘Front-end load’ is associated with– 
(a) term deposits 
(b) term loans 
(c) insurance policies 
(d) mutual funds 
(e) government securities 
(Ans : d)

5. When an insurer passes some part of or all risks to another insurer called Re-insurer, this type of insurance is called– 
(a) Self Insurance 
(b) Dual Insurance 
(c) Void Insurance 
(d) Two Fold Insurance 
(e) Re-insurance 
(Ans : e)

6. The capital of the ‘People’s Republic of China’ is– 
(a) Taiwan 

(b) Hong Kong 
(c) Shanghai 
(d) Beijing 
(e) Shenzhen 
(Ans : d)

7. A complaint can be lodged with the insurance ombudsman by an aggrieved– 
(a) corporate policy holder 

(b) trust/association holding an insurance policy 
(c) sole-proprietor of a firm holding the insurance policy 

(d) individual policy holder 
(e) partnership firm 

(Ans : d)

8. Which of the following teams won the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition in Indian Football? 
(a) Punjab 

(b) Asom 
(c) Services 
(d) West Bengal 
(e) Maharashtra 
(Ans : c)

9. ‘Joko Widodo’ has been elected as President of– 
(a) Indonesia 

(b) Mexico 
(c) Argentina 
(d) Ukraine 
(e) Austria 
(Ans : a)

10. The FIBA Cup is associated with which among the following sports? 
(a) Table tennis 

(b) Basketball 
(c) Hockey 
(d) Football 
(e) Cricket 
(Ans : b)

11. An agency which holds electronic records of insurance policies issued to individuals, is known as–
(a) Insurance Depository 

(b) Insurance Attorney 
(c) Stock Insurance Company 
(d) Insurance Actuary 

(e) Insurance Repository 
(Ans : e)

12. A life insurance policy which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of times, is known as– 
(a) Whole Life Insurance 

(b) Variable Universal Life Insurance 
(c) Term Life Insurance 
(d) Universal Life Insurance 

(e) Permanent Life Insurance 
(Ans : c)

13. ‘Tribhuvan International Airport’ is situated in– 
(a) Port Louis (Mauritius) 

(b) Paro (Bhutan) 
(c) Jakarta (Indonesia) 
(d) Kathmandu (Nepal) 

(e) Bangkok (Thailand) 
(Ans : d)

14. Under the recently re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) for senior citizens, the insured person can receive a monthly pension ranging from 
(a) Other than those given as options– 
(b) Rs. 100 to Rs. 5000 

(c) Rs. 500 to Rs. 5000 
(d) Rs. 1000 to Rs. 10000 

(e) Rs. 50 to Rs. 500 
(Ans : c)

15. Lia Van Leer of Israel, who recently died at the age of 90 years, is a pioneering figure in the field of– 
(a) cultural studies 

(b) farm productivity and profitability 
(c) human computer protection 
(d) film programming and archiving 

(e) film photography 
(Ans : d)

16. Against a global average of 50%, the female labour force participation rate in India is found to be– 
(a) 23% 

(b) 53% 
(c) 33% 
(d) 63% 
(e) 13% 
(Ans : c)

17. Who amongst the following has recently been appointed by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region as the Brand Ambassador of the North-East region? 
(a) Mary Kom 

(b) Sarjubala Devi 
(c) Suman Bala Devi 
(d) M. Thomas Meiter 

(e) Likhmabam Sushila 
(Ans : a)

18. The Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation in the Union Council of Ministers, is– 
(a) Ananth Kumar 

(b) Radha Mohan Singh 
(c) Anant Geete 
(d) Jual Oram 

(e) Ashok Gajapati Raju 
(Ans : e)

19. It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), one of India’s leading housing finance institution and– 
(a) Standard Life 

(b) Prudential Life 
(c) Sun Life 
(d) Max Life 

(e) Aviva India 
(Ans : a)

20. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which one of the following is the world’s biggest importer of arms during the five year period from 2010 to 2014? 
(a) India 

(b) Iran 
(c) Germany 
(d) Pakistan 
(e) China 
(Ans : a)

21. Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first of the eight Coastal Surveillance Radar Systems (CSRS) being set-up by India in which of the following countries? 
(a) Mauritius 

(b) Sri Lanka 
(c) Maldives 
(d) Seychelles 
(e) Philippines 
(Ans : d)

22. The traditional new year celebrations ‘Rongali Bihu’ which is celebrated with fun in abundance by all people irrespective of caste, creed and belief in the Indian State of– 
(a) Goa 

(b) Asom 
(c) Telangana 
(d) Andhra Pradesh 
(e) Odisha 
(Ans : b)

23. The ‘Kaziranga National Park’ is situated in the Indian State of– 
(a) Asom 

(b) West Bengal 
(c) Uttarakhand 
(d) Chhattisgarh 
(e) Bihar 
(Ans : a)

24. The Japanese encephalitis, a virus born disease, which claimed many deaths in India recently, affects which part of the human body? 
(a) Kidney 

(b) Brain 
(c) Lungs 
(d) Intestine 
(e) Heart 
(Ans : b)

25. The ‘Pudhu Vezhvu Scheme’ is an empowerment and poverty reduction initiative launched by– 
(a) Tamil Nadu 

(b) Andhra Pradesh 
(c) Kerala 
(d) West Bengal 
(e) Telangana 
(Ans : a)

26. Which of the following noted Gandhians, is known for his rendition of Gandhi katha-stories on the Mahatma’s life, which he look across the world and received much acclaim for it? 
(a) SN Subbarao 

(b) Rajmohan Gandhi 
(c) ManadevDesai 
(d) Narayan Bhai Desai 

(e) Chandi Prasad Bhatt 
(Ans : d)

27. Which of the following organisation process insurance claims or certain aspects of employed benefit plans for a separate entity? 
(a) Insurance broker 

(b) Insurance surveyor 
(c) Third party owner 
(d) Insurance agent 

(e) Third party administrator 
(Ans : e)

28. The ‘National De-worming Day’ is observed in India every year on– 
(a) June 10 

(b) April 10 
(c) March 10 
(d) February 10 
(e) May 10 
(Ans : d)

29. Under the Sukayana Samridhi Yojana (SSN), the interest is payable by the Bank at the rate of– 
(a) 8% 

(b) 8.7% 
(c) 8.5% 
(d) 8.9% 
(e) 9.1% 
(Ans : e)

30. What is the minimum number of employees is a firm covered by the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for providing social security net? 
(a) Ten 

(b) Twenty 
(c) Thirty 
(d) Fifteen 
(e) Forty 
(Ans : a)

31. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a trade and investment agreement under negotiation between the– 
(a) European Union and the USA 

(b) European Union and India 
(c) World Trade Organisation and India 

(d) European Union and China 
(e) India and the USA 

(Ans : a)

32. The currency ,of , the ‘Republic of Mauritius’ is– 
(a) Other than those given as options 

(b) Mauritian Riyal 
(c) Mauritian Rial 
(d) Mauritian Rupee 

(e) Mauritian Rufiyaa 
(Ans : d)

33. ‘One Life is Not Enough’ is an autobiography of– 
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

(b) Natwar Singh 
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh 
(d) Sharad Pawar 

(e) APJ Abdul Kalam 
(Ans : b)

34. Future Group is an Indian private conglomerate, which is known for having a significant prominence in Indian retail and fashion sector, with popular supermarket chain– 
(a) Hyper City 

(b) Easy Day 
(c) More 
(d) D-Mart 
(e) Big Bazaar 
(Ans : e)

35. In the recent Finance Bill-2016 place before parliament, government proposed the merging of commodity futures market regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with– 
(a) IRDA 

(b) PFRDA 
(c) SEBI 
(d) RBI 
(e) FLSRC 
(Ans : c)

36. An insurance purchased by agricultural producers to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters or loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities, is known as– 
(a) Crop Insurance 

(b) Third Party Insurance 
(c) Gap Insurance 
(d) Marine Insurance 

(e) Auto Insurance 
(Ans : a)

37. Discovered in 1866, the ‘Mesabi 1ron Range’ is the chief deposit of iron-ore in– 
(a) South America 

(b) Russia 
(c) Australia 
(d) Europe 
(e) the USA 
(Ans : e)

38. According to latest Economic Census released by National Statistical Association, which State has emerged top among states having more household enterprises? 
(a) Haryana 

(b) Maharashtra 
(c) Tamil Nadu 
(d) Karnataka 
(e) Rajasthan 
(Ans : c)

39. ‘Tasmania’ is an island State and is part of the– 
(a) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

(b) Commonwealth of Marina Islands 
(c) Commonwealth of Australia
(d) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

(e) Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
(Ans : c)

40. ‘United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’ that promotes industrial development is the specialised agency of the United Nations. It is headquartered in– 
(a) Rome (Italy) 

(b) New York (USA) 
(c) Vienna (Austria) 
(d) Paris (France) 

(e) Gland (Switzerland) 
(Ans : c)