Years To Remember 4

There are many years to remember in the past for their special events.In this post I am trying to introduce some of those memorable years to the visitors.This is the fourth post of this type.These datas are collected from various compititive exam practice sets. Stay in touch for this kind of post in future.

• The famous Gupta Era (Samvat) was started in 78 A.D.
• The First National Income Committee was constituted in the year of 1949.
• Indian Planning Commission was constituted in 1950.
• The Constitution of India as a whole came into force on 26th Jan, 1950.
• In 1907, Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organizing the agrarian movement in Punjab.
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, the Al-Hilal in 1912.
• After banning of Urdu Weekly, the Al-Hilal by the Government, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad founded the Al-Balagh in 1914.
• High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1861.
• Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by Pratiharas.
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the President of India at the time of proclamation of emergency in the year 1976.
• Israel came into existence as an independent nation in 1948.
• The battle of Plassey took place in 1757.
• It is predicted that oil reserves would finish by 2034.
• In December 2008, leading UK-based Indian industrialist, Lord Swraj Paul, became the first Asian Deputy Speaker of the UK’s House of Lords.
• Miss Russia, Ksenya Sukhinova, is crowned Miss World in 2008.
• Indian historian Romila Thapar received the prestigious Kluge Prize 2008 for Lifetime Achievement in the study of Humanities.
• Noted Pakistani journalist Mr. Najam Sethi awarded Golden Pen Of Freedom Award in 2009.
• Auriga Lader, the world’s first large “Green Ship” which would partially use solar power, is unveiled in 2008 by Japan.
• New York based Financial giant Merrill Lynch bough up by Bank of America Corp. in January, 2009.
• Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon before 1972.
• In 1980, Icelanders elected Vigdis Finnbogadottir as the world’s first female head of state.
• Pakistan qualified for the Golf World Cup for the first time in 2009.
• Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 1956.
• Tea was introduced to the Sri Lanka in 1867, while rubber was brought here in 1876.
• Since 1833, Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum dynasty.

General Knowledge Set-1

Dear visitors, after the two posts on computers, this time I'm posting some questions and answers on general knowledge. These facts are are important and also interesting. I hope people may like it.

• Which was the first stock exchange in India to list Currency Futures?
Ans: National Stock Exchange.

• What does the letter “R” refer to in PRAN (Permanent __________Account Number )?
Ans: Retirement.

• On which date, World Forestry Dates is observed?
Ans: March 21.

• In which year, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was conferred Bharat Ratna?
Ans: 1992.

• Who has written “Bharat Durdasha”?
Ans: Bharatendu Harishchandra (1875).

• Which king of Ancient India has been given the title” Indian Nepoleon” by VA Smith?
Ans: Samudragupta.

• Which among the following is the National Sports of USA?
Ans: Baseball.

• What is the National Floor Level Minimum Wage in India at present?
Ans: Rs. 115.

• Indian singers and dancers are traditional participants at “Sharq Taronalari” film festival which is held biennially in _________?
Ans: Samarkand.

• Who was conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009?
Ans: Angela Merkel.

• Ollanta Humala is the President Elect of which Latin American Country?
Ans: Peru.

• NATRIP is a Flagship programme of which department?
Ans: Department of Heavy Industry.

• Jagdish Khebudkar was a renowned poet and lyricist of which language?
Ans: Marathi.

• Which is the first state in India to make voting compulsory?
Ans: Gujarat.

• The Indian rupee sign has been placed at which among the following in the Unicode character set?
Ans: U+20B9.

• 47. Which vitamin is stored in the human liver?
Ans: Vitamin A.

• 50. Who was the first cricketer to have the attribute ‘ Night ‘?
Ans: Don Bradman.

• 49. Who footballer is famous as ‘Junior Ronaldo‘?
Ans: Ronaldhinho.

• 46. Which hormone is found in every place of the body?
Ans: Prostaglandin hormone.

• 48. Who hosted the 2006 Football World Cup tournament?
Ans: Germany.

Multiple Choice Question On Computer Set-2

Dear visitors, this time I'm posting some important multiple choice questions related to computers. These are very much common in various compitative exams. This is the second post of this kind.

1. Virtual memory is typically located:

A. on a floppy disk.
B. in the CPU.
C. in a flash card.
D. on the hard drive.
Answer: D
    

2. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:

A. maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the 
printer.
B. hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual memory 
when it can’t fit in RAM.
C. prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment.
D. allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out 
simultaneously.
Answer: B
    

3. The definition of thrashing is:

A. swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too 
frequently.
B. insufficient hard disk space.
C. too many processors being managed by the operating system.
D. inaccurate information stored in the registry.
Answer: A
    

4. All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT:

A. Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode.
B. Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons.
C. Safe Mode allows users to troubleshoot errors.
D. Safe Mode loads only the most essential devices.
Answer: B
    

5. Verification of a login name and password is known as:

A. configuration.
B. accessibility.
C. authentication.
D. logging in.
Answer: C
    

6. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer’s:

A. CPU.
B. platform.
C. BIOS.
D. CMOS.
Answer: B
    

7. The following message generally means:

A. a nonsystem floppy has been left in the floppy disk drive.
B. the CD drive is not functioning.
C. the BIOS is corrupted.
D. there is a problem loading a device.
Answer: A
    

8. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process?

A. Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? 
Check configuration settings
B. Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Load operating system ? 
Check configuration settings
C. Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? 
Check configuration settings
D. Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settings ? Perform 
POST ? Load operating system
Answer: B
    

9. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:

A. load the operating system into RAM.
B. the power-on self-test.
C. activate the basic input/output system (BIOS).
D. load application programs.
Answer: D
    

10. The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.

A. BIOS
B. API
C. device driver
D. supervisor program
Answer: A
    

11. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in:

A. RAM.
B. ROM.
C. the CPU.
D. the hard drive.
Answer: B
    

12. Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational is the ____________ process.

A. configuration
B. CMOS
C. POST
D. ROM
Answer: C
    

13. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the:

A. registry.
B. API.
C. CMOS.
D. kernel.
Answer: D
    

14. Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?

A. The ScanDisk utility begins to run.
B. The video card and video memory are tested.
C. The BIOS identification process occurs.
D. Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working 
properly.
Answer: A
    

15. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT:

A. any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory.
B. the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate 
to virtual memory can be manually changed.
C. this temporary storage is called the swap file 
(or page file).
D. virtual memory is physical space on the hard drive.
Answer: A
    

16. The operating system allows users to organize the computer’s contents in a hierarchical structure of directories that include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. files.
B. folders.
D. drives.
D. systems.
Answer: D
    

17. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT:

A. windows are an example of a command-driven environment.
B. windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop.
C. more than one window can be open at a time.
D. toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows.
Answer: A
    

18. All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT:

A. A file is a collection of related pieces of information 
stored together for easy reference.
B. Files can be generated from an application.
C. Files are stored in RAM.
D. Files should be organized in folders.
Answer: C
    

19. Using Windows Explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates:

A. an open folder.
B. the folder contains subfolders.
C. a text file.
D. a graphics file.
Answer: B
    

20. . In Windows XP, if you want to see the file size and modified dates of all files in a folder, the best viewing option is the __________ view.

A. List
B. Thumbnails
C. Details
D. Icon
Answer: C
    

Multiple Choice Question On Computer Set-1

Dear visitors, this time I'm posting some important multiple choice questions related to computers. These are very much common in various compitative exams. This is the first post of this kind.

1. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a ___ wavy underline appears below the word.

A. red
B. green
C. blue
D. black
E. None of these
Ans: A
    

2. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.

A. Search
B. Cut
C. Document
D. Undo
E. None of these
Ans: D
    

3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered ___

A. a formula
B. text
C. a name
D. a title
E. None of these
Ans: B
    

4. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.

A. Word processing
B. Presentation graphics
C. Database Management Systems
D. Electronic Spreadsheet
E. None of these
Ans: C
    

5. A _________ represent approximately one billion memory locations.

A. kilobyte
B. megabyte
C. gigabyte
D. terabyte
E. None of these
Ans: C
    

6. ______ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.

A. Formatting
B. Merging
C. Embedding
D. Splitting
E. None of these
Ans: B
    

7. The operating system is the most common type of ______________ software.

A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word-processing
E. None of these
Ans: C
    

8. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice , you are ____

A. Primary-clicking
B. pointing
C. Double-clicking
D. Secondary-clicking
E. None of these
Ans: C
    

9. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called ___

A. cells
B. sheets
C. block lines
D. gridlines
E. None of these
Ans: D
    

10. . To delete an incorrect character in a document, __________ to erase to the right of the insertion point.

A. press the left mouse key
B. double-click the right mouse key
C. press the BACKSPACE key
D. press the delete key
E. None of these
Ans: D
    

11. The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT:

A. provide a way for the user to interact with the computer.
B. manage the central processing unit (CPU).
C. manage memory and storage.
D. enable users to perform a specific task such as document
 editing.
Ans: D
    

12. During the boot process, the ____________ looks for the system files.

A. CD
B. BIOS
C. CPU
D. DVD
Ans: B
    

13. ____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.

A. GUIs
B. Icons
C. Menus
D. Windows
Ans: C
    

14. ____________ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time.

A. Multitasking
B. Streamlining
C. Multiuser
D. Simulcasting
Ans: A
    

15. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention is called an:

A. action.
B. event.
C. interrupt.
D. activity.
Ans: C
    

16. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n) ____________ to each task requiring the processor’s attention.

A. CPU
B. slice of time
C. stack
D. event
Ans: B
    

17. . The blocks of code, included in the operating system, that software applications interact with are known as:

A. application programming interfaces (APIs).
B. complimentary metal-oxide conductors (CMOS).
C. device drivers.
D. bootstrap loaders.
Ans: A
    

18. MS-DOS is a ____________ operating system.

A. point-and-click
B. user-friendly
C. command-driven
D. Mac
Ans: C
    

19. An interrupt handler is a(n):

A. location in memory that keeps track of recently generated
 interrupts.
B. peripheral device.
C. utility program.
D. special numeric code that indicates the priority of a
 request.
Ans: D
    

20. A spooler is a(n):

A. location in memory that maintains the contents of a 
document until it prints out.
B. print job.
C. program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting 
to print.
D. message sent from the printer to the operating system when
 a print job is completed.
Ans: C
    

Important Battles Of The World

Dear visitors, few months ago I have posted abuout the important wars effecting India. this time I'm presenting some of the important wars happend various corners of the world.
It is not possible to post all the war details as they are huge in numbers. So if any one knows more, please share it with our viewers.

Battle	Year
Battle of Marathon	490 BC
Battle of Thermopylae	480 BC
Battle of Salamis	480 BC
Battle of Platae	479 BC
Battle of Mycale	479 BC
Spartan War I (Peloponesian War)	459 BC
Spartan War II	431 BC-421
Battle of Arabia	331 BC
Battle of Magnesia	190 BC
Battle of Pharasalus	48 AD
Battle of Hastings	1066
Hundred- year War	1338- 1453
War of the Roses	1455- 1485
Anglo-Spanish War (Spanish armada War)	1588
Battle of Gibraltar Way	1607
Thirty-year War	1618- 1648
Civil War in England	1642- 1649
Battle of Blenheim	1704
War of Austrian Succession	1740- 1748
Seven -Year War (Anglo-French War III)	1756- 1763
Battle of the Nile	1798
Battle of Trafolgar	1805
Battle of Austerliz	1805
Battle of Borodino	1812
Battle of Leipzing	1813
Battle of Waterloo	1815
First Opium War	1840
Crimean War	1854- 1856
American Civil War	1861- 1865
Sino- Japanese War	1894- 1895
Battle of Omdurman	1898
Bear War	1899- 1901
Russo- Japanese War (Battle of Port Arthur& Battle of Yalu)	1904- 1905
Balkan War I	1912
Balkan War II	1913
World War I	1914- 1918
World War II	1939- 1945