GK Tricks 15 : Based On Information Technology

Multiple Choice General Knowledge Questions
*************** Based On Information Technology ***************
1. This is based on individual who knows how to use information and communication
technologies and those who do not?
(A) Access
(B) Usage
(C) Usage quality
(D) None of the above
Answer: Usage
2. This kind of crime involves altering raw data just before a computer processes it and
then changing it back after the processing is completed:
(A) Data diddling
(B) Data tampering
(C) salami attacks
(D) None of the above
Answer: Data diddling
3. Information Technology Act in India was amended in:
(A) 2000
(B) 2004
(C) 2008
(D) 2010
Answer: 2008
4. This network is an autonomous Inter-University Centre of the University Grants
Commission:
(A) NICENET
(B) BRNET
(C) INFLIBNET
(D) NICNET
Answer: INFLIBNET
5. Which of the following is not a wireless communication device?
(A) Blue tooth
(B) GPS
(C) Infrared communication
(D) None of these
Answer: None of these
6. Computer to computer exchange of business documents is done through:
(A) EDI
(B) ERP
(C) CAM
(D) CAD
Answer: EDI
7. Who started Free Software Foundation?
(A) Linus Torvald
(B) Richard Stallman
(C) Bill Gates
(D) GNU
Answer: Richard Stallman
8. Linux is a ..........
(A) Database Program
(B) Application Program
(C) Operating System
(D) None of the above
Answer: Operating System
9. Which of the following is not an e-governance project in India?
(A) PRAYAN
(B) FRIENDS
(C) Bhoomi
(D) CARD
Answer: PRAYAN
10. The resolution of a monitor is governed by the:
(A) Size of the screen
(B) Cost of the monitor
(C) Contrast of the pixels on the screen
(D) Number of pixels
Answer: Number of pixels

Current Affairs : 3rd April,2014

1. Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday granted banking licences to infrastructure financing firm IDFC and micro finance institution Bandhan from among 25 applicants that included corporate heavyweights ADAG Group, Aditya Birla Group and Bajaj Group.
2. The railway administration will run a super-fast premium express train between Pune and Bilaspur (and vice-verse) via Nagpur to clear the extra rush of summer, a press release said.
3. Credit card base in the country grew 4 per cent in FY'14 to 20.3 million cards, according to the World line India Card Payment Report 2014.
4. ISRO is set to send its second satellite from Sriharikota tomorrow, which would help put in place the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System.
5. Sahara Group on Thursday expressed its inability before the Supreme Court to immediately pay Rs. 10,000 crore for securing bail of its chief Subrata Roy and its two directors, who have been in jail since March 4, 2014.
6. The Tamil Nadu Government has declared a public holiday on April 24 when the state goes for Lok Sabha polls.
7. Ex-Australia test batsman Marcus North says he will retire from first-class cricket to pursue wine industry business interests in Britain and to play limited stints in English county cricket.

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