Computer Basics

1.The earliest calculating device is abacus.

2.Punched cards were first introduced by Hollerith.

3.First generation computers used Vacuum tubes.

4.The first machine which would be called the prototype of the modern computer was analytic engine.

5.Cursor is a thin blinking line.

6.Backspace key is a control key.

7.Programs stored in ROM are called firmware.

8.A binary system has two symbols 0 and 1

9.BCD stands for Binary Coded Decimal.

10.RAM stands for Random Access Memory.

Geography

1. In which continent is Atacama desert situated ?
South America.

2.Land of 'Rising Sun' is Japan.

3.Land of 'White Elephant' is Thailand.

4.Land of 'Thousand Lakes' is Finland.

5.Zaire is the new name of Congo.

6.Yellow river is Hwang-Ho.

7.Roof of the world is The Pamirs.

8.Sugar bowl of the world is Cuba.

9.There are 12 major ports in India.

10.90 degree of latitude are there between the north pole and the equator.

Cultivation

1.The country which produces coffee in abundance is Brazil

2.The country which stands first in wheat production is India

3.The concentration of jute industry is in Tamil Nadu

4.Cultivation of groundnuts requires moist climate

5.Jute requires Cold Climate

6.The state which produces barley aboundantly is Madhya Pradesh

7.Rice is produced more in West Bengal

8.Tea is grown much in Assam

9.Rabi Season is October - April

10.Kharif Season is June - September

Invention

1.Who invented electric guitar ?
Adolph Rickenbacker

2.What was invented by Alfred Nobel, of peace-prize fame ?
Dynamite

3.What invented by Henry Brearley changed cutlery forever ?
Stainless Steel

4.What spread the word about its inventor Gutenberg ?
Printing Press

5.Who designed the original AK47 ?
Mikhail Kalashnikov

6.Which element was discovered on the sun, 19 years before it was found on earth ?
Helium

7.Which British inventor produced light bulbs at the same time as Edison or before him ?
Swan

8.Which medical instrument, today Y-shaped was invented by Rene Laennac in 1816 ?
The Stethoscope