HPPSC Computer Operator Previous Year Question Paper Solved (Download PDF)
1. Oracle is___________?
(A) An operating system
(B) Word Processor
(C) Database software
(D) None of these
2 Which software is used in word processing?
(A) PageMaker
(B) Word Star
(C) MS-Word
(D) All of these
3. Which software is used for creating resumes?
(A) MS-Word
(B) PageMaker
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Java
4. Restarting a computer that is already ON is referred to as
(A) Shut down
(B) Cold booting
(C) Warm booting
(D) Logging off
5. The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called
(A) assembling
(B) translating
(C) parsing
(D) formatting
6. Start or restart of the computer means
(A) Exit
(B) Kick
(C) Boot
(D) Kick-start
7. A compiler is used to translate a program written in
(A) a low-level language
(B) a high-level language
(C) assembly language
(D) machine language
8. Computer programs are also known as
(A) operating systems
(B) documents
(C) peripherals
(D) applications
9. The operating system is the most common type of
(A) communication software
(B) application software
(C) system software
(D) word processing software
10. The human-readable version of a program is called
(A) source code
(B) program code
(C) human code
(D) system code
11. What disk is used to cold boot a PC?
(A) Setup disk
(B) System disk
(C) Diagnostic disk
(D) Program disk
12. Compiling creates a/an
(A) program specification
(B) algorithm
(C) subroutine
(D) executable program
13. The process of writing out computer instructions is known as
(A) assembling
(B) compiling
(C) executing
(D) coding
14. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
(A) Compiler
(B) Loader
(C) Operating System
(D) Assembler
15. Vendor-created program modifications are called
(A) patches
(B) antiviruses
(C) holes
(D) fixes
16. 'LAN' is useful for
(A) railway
(B) bank
(C) businessman
(D) transport office
17. The first computer network of the world is
(A) NSF net
(B) Arpanet
(C) Viet
(D) None of these
18. Bank's ATM facility is an example of
(A) LAN
(B) WAN
(C) Mixed networking
(D) Multipurpose networking
19. Telephone broadcast is an example of
(A) Simplex transmission
(B) Half-duplex transmission
(C) Full-duplex transmission
(D) Automatic
20. Dumb terminals have terminals and
(A) mouse
(B) speakers
(C) keyboard
(D) None of these
21. Who runs the internet?
(A) I & B
(B) Inter NIC
(C) VSNL
(D) None of these
22. Internet was started in India at
(A) 15 August 1995
(B) 9 August 1995
(C) 15 August 1994
(D) 15 August 1996
23. Inventor of e-mail is
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Timothy Bil
(C) L. Galitobery
(D) Ray Tomlinson
24. The first computer virus seen in India is
(A) C-Brain
(B) Columbus
(C) Mac bug
(D) None of these
25. Junk e-mail is also called
(A) Spam
(B) Spoof
(C) Sniffer script
(D) Spool
26. ICMP is used for
(A) Addressing
(B) Forwarding
(C) Multicasting
(D) Error reporting
27. URL stands for
(A) Universal Resource Locator
(B) Universal Resource Locomotor
(C) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) None of these
28. Founder of Microsoft Company is
(A) Paul Allen
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
29. Windows software was developed by
(A) IBM
(B) Apple Corporation
(C) Wipro
(D) None of these
30. Driver software does not need
(A) Windows-95
(B) DOS
(C) 3D
(D) Photostyler
31. At which button is 'Help Menu' available?
(A) End
(B) Start
(C) Turn off
(D) Restart
32. You can keep your personal files/folders in
(A) My folder
(B) My documents
(C) My files
(D) My text
33. Data that is copied from an application is stored in the
(A) Driver
(B) Terminal
(C) Prompt
(D) Clipboard
34. All the deleted files go to
(A) Recycle bin
(B) Taskbar
(C) Toolbar
(D) My Computer
35. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste?
(A) File
(B) Edit
(C) Tools
(D) Table
36. Date and Time are available on the desktop at
(A) Keyboard
(B) Recycle bin
(C) My Computer
(D) Taskbar
37. A collection of related files is called
(A) Character
(B) Field
(C) Database
(D) Record
38. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a
(A) cell
(B) empty space
(C) record
(D) Record
39. Main folder on a storage device is called
(A) Root directory
(B) Interface
(C) Device driver
(D) Platform
40. A file is often referred to as a/an
(A) Wizard
(B) Document
(C) Device
(D) Documentation
41. Excel workbook is a collection of
(A) Chart
(B) Wordbook
(C) Worksheet
(D) None of these
42. Microsoft office is an example of a
(A) closed source software
(B) open-source software
(C) horizontal market software
(D) vertical market software
43. Which of the following is not related to text formatting?
(A) Line spacing
(B) Text spacing
(C) Margin change
(D) Searching
44. To correct the spelling in MS-Word, we use
(A) Spellpro
(B) Spellcheck
(C) Outlook express
(D) None of these
45. A default file extension for all Word documents is
(A) .TXT
(B) .WRD
(C) .FIL
(D) .DOC
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46. A directory within a directory is called
(A) Mini directory
(B) Junior directory
(C) Part directory
(D) Subdirectory
47. MS-Word is an example of
(A) An operating system
(B) A processing device
(C) Application software
(D) An input device
48. The blinking point which shows your position in the text is called
(A) Blinker
(B) Cursor
(C) Causer
(D) Pointer
49. Which application is commonly used to prepare a presentation/slide show?
(A) Photoshop
(B) PowerPoint
(C) Outlook Express
(D) None of these
50. Meaningful file name helps in easy file
(A) Storing
(B) Accessing
(C) Identification
(D) Printing
51. What menu is selected to print?
(A) File
(B) Tools
(C) Special
(D) Edit
52. A saved document is referred to as a
(A) File
(B) Word
(C) Folder
(D) Project
53. Numbers in table columns are usually
(A) right-aligned
(B) left aligned
(C) justified
(D) centered
54. Files may be organized by storing them in
(A) archives
(B) folders
(C) indexes
(D) lists
55. The main folder on a storage device is called
(A) Platform
(B) Interface
(C) Root directory
(D) Device driver
56. What menu is selected to change font and style?
(A) Tools
(B) File
(C) Format
(D) Edit
57. Items such as names and addresses are considered
(A) information
(B) input
(C) records
(D) data
58. Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called
(A) labels
(B) numeric entries
(C) intersection
(D) text
59. Which of the following is in the ascending order of the Data hierarchy?
(A) Bit – Byte – Field – Record
(B) Bit – Byte – Record – Field
(C) Field – Byte – Bit – Record
(D) Byte – Bit – Field – Record
60. Computer for personal use is
(A) Minicomputer
(B) Microcomputer
(C) Mainframe computer
(D) Supercomputer
61. Father of computer is called
(A) Marconi
(B) Addison
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) None of these
62. Modern computer was developed in.
(A) 1946
(B) 1950
(C) 1960
(D) 1965
63. Which material is layered at a magnetic disk?
(A) Iron oxide
(B) Phosphorous Pentaoxide
(C) Magnesium oxide
(D) None of these
64. The digital computer is worked on the theory of.
(A) Calculation
(B) Measurement
(C) Logical
(D) None of these
65. Who designed the first electronic computer – ENIAC?
(A) Van Neumann
(B) Joseph Jacquard
(C) P. Eckert & John Mauchly
(D) None of these
66. Which type of device is the computer monitor?
(A) Input
(B) Output
(C) Processing
(D) Software
67. In a computer, which device is functionally opposite to a keyboard?
(A) Joystick
(B) Trackball
(C) Mouse
(D) Printer
68. A joystick is primarily used to/for.
(A) Print text
(B) Computer gaming
(C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures
69. With a CD you can.
(A) read
(B) write
(C) read and write
(D) either read or write
70. RAM is a/an.
(A) external memory
(B) auxiliary memory
(C) internal memory
(D) main memory
71. The most common type of storage devices are
(A) Persistent
(B) Optical
(C) Magnetic
(D) Flash
72. The instructions for starting the computer are housed in
(A) RAM
(B) CD-ROM
(C) ROM chip
(D) None of these
73. A permanent storage device is
(A) floppy disk
(B) monitor
(C) RAM
(D) hard disk
74. The language which is understood by computers is
(A) Machine language
(B) Secret language
(C) American language
(D) None of these
75. A computer works on which of the following systems?
(A) Decimal
(B) Octal
(C) Hexadecimal
(D) None of these
76. Information on a computer is stored as
(A) analog data
(B) digital data
(C) modem data
(D) None of these
77. The main purpose of the software is to convert data into
(A) website
(B) information
(C) program
(D) object
78. In a computer which is the main part of system software?
(A) Compiler
(B) Interpreter
(C) Operating System
(D) Package
79. What is the turnkey system?
(A) Complete software
(B) Complete hardware
(C) Complete language
(D) Complete hardware and software
80. Which state is located to the South of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Punjab
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
81. Which of the following towns do not fall in the Shivalik hills?
(A) Dalhousie
(B) Bhartiya
(C) Rampur
(D) Church
82. The lake 'Kumarwah' is located in which of the following districts of H.P.?
(A) Kullu
(B) Mandi
(C) Solan
(D) Hamirpur
83. 'Sach Pass' is located in which of the following districts of H.P.?
(A) Mandi
(B) Kinnaur
(C) Shimla
(D) Chamba
84. The ancient name of the 'Kangra' was
(A) Nagarkot
(B) Killer
(C) Jalandhar
(D) Kauravpur
85. Nurpur state was on its zenith during the period of
(A) Bhakt Pal
(B) Jagat Singh
(C) Rup Singh
(D) Mandhata
86. Who founded the Mandi state in around 1200 A.D.?
(A) Bahu Sen
(B) Bir Sen
(C) Kalian Sen
(D) None of these
87. Dhami firing tragedy took place in
(A) 1939
(B) 1942
(C) 1947
(D) 1949
88. Shri Gopal Temple is located at
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Kullu
(C) Chamba
(D) Solan
89. Who installed the idol of Raghunathji in Kullu in 1653 A.D.?
(A) Jagat Singh
(B) Suraj Sen
(C) Sultan Chand
(D) Awadh Singh
90. ‘Betas’ in the Lahaul area are
(A) Professional dancers
(B) Priests
(C) Scholarly men
(D) Warriors
91. ‘Pather-Ka-Khel’ is a famous fair of
(A) Halog
(B) Jali
(C) Narkanda
(D) Mashobra
92. Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute is located at
(A) Rewalsar
(B) Dharmshala
(C) Renuka
(D) Manikaram
93. ‘Saurabh Van Vihar’ is located at
(A) Dhaneta
(B) Manali
(C) Kunihar
(D) Palampur
94. ‘Karan Rai’ is a famous variety of
(A) Tulsi
(B) Mustard
(C) Linseed
(D) Rajesh
95. Which state has become India's first state to set up family welfare
committees?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tripura
96. Which international organization has granted $175,000 for the healthcare of
Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh?
(A) FAO
(B) UNICEF
(C) WHO
(D) UNISDR
97. Which of the following cricket teams are not directly qualified for the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2019?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) South Africa
(C) New Zealand
(D) West Indies
98. Which city hosted the first-ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to
address Under-Nutrition”?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Jaipur
(C) New Delhi
(D) Guwahati
99. Which state government has launched Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana to provide houses to freedom fighters?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
100. India’s first center for Animal Law has opened in which city?
(A) Kanpur
(B) New Delhi
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
101. Which Bollywood personality has been honored with Global Diversity
Award at Britain’s House of Commons?
(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Salman Khan
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
102. Which sportsperson has authored the book 'Unstoppable: My Life So Far"?
(A) Sania Mirza
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Maria Sharapova
103. What is the theme of 2017 International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer?
(A) Ozone: Mission to Protect World
(B) Mission Ozone
(C) Ozone and Climate: Restored by a world united
(D) Caring for all life under the sun
104. The Indravati National Park is located in which of the following states of
India?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
105. ‘Microliths’ are the important tools of the
(A) Old Stone Age
(B) New Stone Age
(C) Middle Stone Age
(D) Late Stone Age
106. Mahavira’s followers were originally known as
(A) Nigranthas
(B) Mahavratas
(C) Anuvratas
(D) Arihants
107. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Yajur Veda
(C) Aranyakas
(D) Upanishad
108. During whose reign did Shivaji come to the forefront?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Dara Shikoh
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) None of these
109. The position of women during the Mughal period was
(A) deteriorated
(B) highly respectable
(C) the same as in the Sultanate period
(D) improved
110. In whose reign did the Moroccan traveler, Ibn Battuta come to Delhi?
(A) Muhammad Tughlaq
(B) Sultan Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Iltutmish
111. The 'Dahsala' system was a further development of
(A) zabti system
(B) NASDAQ
(C) batai
(D) None of these
112. Which one of the following was able to put an end to the Sanyasi revolt?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Warren Hastings
113. Lal, Bal, and Pal were
(A) Extremist national leaders
(B) Moderate national leaders
(C) Believers in the act of terrorism
(D) Active terrorists
114. Which of the following is the largest plateau in India?
(A) Betul Plateau
(B) Deccan Plateau
(C) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Malwa Plateau
115. The queen of the Himalayas is
(A) Dhaulagiri
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) None of these
116. Which of the following areas does not receive orographic rainfall?
(A) the Western Ghats
(B) Shillong Plateau
(C) Assam Valley
(D) None of these
117. Which of the following minerals is not found in black soil?
(A) Iron
(B) Magnesium
(C) Aluminium
(D) Phosphorus
118. The state producing the largest quantity of Soyabean is
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
119. Who of the following has not been a Chief Justice of India?
(A) R.C. Lahoti
(B) G.B. Pattanaik
(C) M.S. Gill
(D) V.N. Khare
120. In which of the following years, was the Indo-China Treaty on Tibet signed?
(A) 1962
(B) 1963
(C) 1954
(D) 1965
121. Who among the following advocated partyless democracy in India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) M.N. Roy
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Vinoba Bhave
122. Which of the following is different from the rest?
(A) CA
(B) KI
(C) SQ
(D) VX
123. In a code 'REPORT' is denoted by 'PRETOR', then 'PERSON' is denoted in
the same code by
(A) REPNSO
(B) RPENOS
(C) PRENSO
(D) None of these
124. Open your book ________ page ten and start reading.
(A) at
(B) on
(C) upon
(D) over
125. Antonym of 'Repugnant' is
(A) plain
(B) brutal
(C) agreeable
(D) pungent
126. The meaning of the Idiom ‘To draw a line’ is
(A) to fix a limit
(B) to caution someone
(C) to be stern
(D) to insult someone
127. भव शव्द का स्त्रीलिंग रुप है
(A) भगवानी
(B) भावी
(C) भवानी
(D) भवा
128.कलम तोडना मुहावरे का अर्थ है
(A) पेन तोड़ देना
(B) कुछ न लिखना
(C) बढ़िया लिखना
(D) वर्वाद करना
129. तत्सम शब्द है
(A) कटोरा
(B) कबूतर
(C) कोयल
(D) कर्पूर
130. Data going to the computer is called
(A) Algorithm
(B) Input
(C) Calculation
(D) Flowchart
131. The capacity of a computer is
(A) Limited
(B) Unlimited
(C) Low
(D) High
132. The memory unit is one part of
(A) Control unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Input device
(D) Output device
133. The term GIGO is related to
(A) Accuracy
(B) Automatic
(C) Flexibility
(D) Versatility
134. Who invented the punch card?
(A) Pavrus
(B) Jacquard
(C) Pascal
(D) None of these
135. Abacus was developed in
(A) India
(B) China
(C) America
(D) Malasia
136. In which generation of computers was the microprocessor introduced?
(A) Fourth
(B) First
(C) Third
(D) Second
137. 'IMac' is a
(A) Processor
(B) Modem
(C) Network
(D) Machine
138. 'CRAY' is a
(A) Super Computer
(B) Mainframe Computer
(C) Micro Computer
(D) Mini Computer
139. Which of the following is the fastest?
(A) CD-ROM
(B) RAM
(C) Registers
(D) Cache
140. The type of mouse is
(A) Mechanical, general
(B) Optical, mechanical
(C) Full duplex
(D) Automatic
141. The number of function keys in a keyword is
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
142. A character printer prints how many characters per second?
(A) 100 to 200
(B) 5 to 50
(C) 5 to 100
(D) 200 to 4000
143. How many arrow keys are there on a computer?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
144. Which of the following works as a mouse?
(A) Keyboard
(B) Scanner
(C) Icon
(D) Trackball
145. 'LCD' stands for
(A) Lead Crystal Device
(B) Light Central Display
(C) Liquid Central Display
(D) Liquid Crystal Display
146. A scanner scans
(A) Pictures
(B) Text
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
147. Soft copy refers to
(A) Printed output
(B) Music sounds
(C) Screen output
(D) Digitizing
148. 'OCR' stands for
(A) Optical Character Recognition
(B) Optical CPU Recognition
(C) Optimal Character Rendering
(D) None of these
149. Which of the following is not an output device?
(A) Plotter
(B) Printer
(C) Monitor
(D) Touch Screen
150. Which of the following is a point-and-draw device?
(A) Mouse
(B) Scanner
(C) Printer
(D) CD-ROM
151. The USB-type storage device is
(A) Secondary
(B) Auxiliary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Primary
152. The main memory of a computer is
(A) Internal
(B) External
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Auxiliary
153. Flash is
(A) Software
(B) Hardware
(C) ROM
(D) RAM
154. CD is an
(A) internal memory
(B) external memory
(C) auxiliary memory
(D) Both (A) and (B)
155. Unit of the storage capacity of a computer is
(A) Byte
(B) Bit
(C) Bug
(D) Cubic meter
156. DVD is
(A) Digital Video Disk
(B) Dynamic Versatile Disk
(C) Digital Versatile Disk
(D) Dynamic Video Disk
157. The meaning of IBM is
(A) Indian Business Machine
(B) International Business Machine
(C) International Banking Machine
(D) None of these
158. The first computer language developed for programming is
(A) Fortran
(B) Cobol
(C) C
(D) C++
159. Which language is used in a complex scientific calculation?
(A) Basic
(B) Fortran
(C) Cobol
(D) Pascal
160. The operating system called 'UNIX' is typically used for
(A) desktop computers
(B) laptop computers
(C) supercomputers
(D) web servers
161. Computer language used on the internet is
(A) Basic
(B) Cobol
(C) Java
(D) Pascal
162. In which language is the most appropriate documentation possible?
(A) Fortran
(B) Cobol
(C) Pascal
(D) None of these
163. Logic gate is
(A) a software
(B) a type of circuit
(C) a special CD
(D) a computer game
164. One kilobyte is equivalent to
(A) 1000 byte
(B) 1024 byte
(C) 10000 byte
(D) 10024 byte
165. The largest unit of storage is
(A) GB
(B) KB
(C) MB
(D) TB
166. A process of searching for bugs in software is
(A) Compiling
(B) Testing
(C) Running
(D) Debugging
167. Linux is an example of
(A) Freeware
(B) Open sources software
(C) Shareware
(D) Complimentary
168. Unix was developed in
(A) 1950
(B) 1969
(C) 1961
(D) 1974
169. The basic language of 'Unix' is
(A) Cobol
(B) Basic
(C) Assembly
(D) Java
170. The word CAD is related to
(A) account
(B) design
(C) media
(D) science
(A) An operating system
(B) Word Processor
(C) Database software
(D) None of these
2 Which software is used in word processing?
(A) PageMaker
(B) Word Star
(C) MS-Word
(D) All of these
3. Which software is used for creating resumes?
(A) MS-Word
(B) PageMaker
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Java
4. Restarting a computer that is already ON is referred to as
(A) Shut down
(B) Cold booting
(C) Warm booting
(D) Logging off
5. The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called
(A) assembling
(B) translating
(C) parsing
(D) formatting
6. Start or restart of the computer means
(A) Exit
(B) Kick
(C) Boot
(D) Kick-start
7. A compiler is used to translate a program written in
(A) a low-level language
(B) a high-level language
(C) assembly language
(D) machine language
8. Computer programs are also known as
(A) operating systems
(B) documents
(C) peripherals
(D) applications
9. The operating system is the most common type of
(A) communication software
(B) application software
(C) system software
(D) word processing software
10. The human-readable version of a program is called
(A) source code
(B) program code
(C) human code
(D) system code
11. What disk is used to cold boot a PC?
(A) Setup disk
(B) System disk
(C) Diagnostic disk
(D) Program disk
12. Compiling creates a/an
(A) program specification
(B) algorithm
(C) subroutine
(D) executable program
13. The process of writing out computer instructions is known as
(A) assembling
(B) compiling
(C) executing
(D) coding
14. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
(A) Compiler
(B) Loader
(C) Operating System
(D) Assembler
15. Vendor-created program modifications are called
(A) patches
(B) antiviruses
(C) holes
(D) fixes
16. 'LAN' is useful for
(A) railway
(B) bank
(C) businessman
(D) transport office
17. The first computer network of the world is
(A) NSF net
(B) Arpanet
(C) Viet
(D) None of these
18. Bank's ATM facility is an example of
(A) LAN
(B) WAN
(C) Mixed networking
(D) Multipurpose networking
19. Telephone broadcast is an example of
(A) Simplex transmission
(B) Half-duplex transmission
(C) Full-duplex transmission
(D) Automatic
20. Dumb terminals have terminals and
(A) mouse
(B) speakers
(C) keyboard
(D) None of these
21. Who runs the internet?
(A) I & B
(B) Inter NIC
(C) VSNL
(D) None of these
22. Internet was started in India at
(A) 15 August 1995
(B) 9 August 1995
(C) 15 August 1994
(D) 15 August 1996
23. Inventor of e-mail is
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Timothy Bil
(C) L. Galitobery
(D) Ray Tomlinson
24. The first computer virus seen in India is
(A) C-Brain
(B) Columbus
(C) Mac bug
(D) None of these
25. Junk e-mail is also called
(A) Spam
(B) Spoof
(C) Sniffer script
(D) Spool
26. ICMP is used for
(A) Addressing
(B) Forwarding
(C) Multicasting
(D) Error reporting
27. URL stands for
(A) Universal Resource Locator
(B) Universal Resource Locomotor
(C) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) None of these
28. Founder of Microsoft Company is
(A) Paul Allen
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
29. Windows software was developed by
(A) IBM
(B) Apple Corporation
(C) Wipro
(D) None of these
30. Driver software does not need
(A) Windows-95
(B) DOS
(C) 3D
(D) Photostyler
31. At which button is 'Help Menu' available?
(A) End
(B) Start
(C) Turn off
(D) Restart
32. You can keep your personal files/folders in
(A) My folder
(B) My documents
(C) My files
(D) My text
33. Data that is copied from an application is stored in the
(A) Driver
(B) Terminal
(C) Prompt
(D) Clipboard
34. All the deleted files go to
(A) Recycle bin
(B) Taskbar
(C) Toolbar
(D) My Computer
35. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste?
(A) File
(B) Edit
(C) Tools
(D) Table
36. Date and Time are available on the desktop at
(A) Keyboard
(B) Recycle bin
(C) My Computer
(D) Taskbar
37. A collection of related files is called
(A) Character
(B) Field
(C) Database
(D) Record
38. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a
(A) cell
(B) empty space
(C) record
(D) Record
39. Main folder on a storage device is called
(A) Root directory
(B) Interface
(C) Device driver
(D) Platform
40. A file is often referred to as a/an
(A) Wizard
(B) Document
(C) Device
(D) Documentation
41. Excel workbook is a collection of
(A) Chart
(B) Wordbook
(C) Worksheet
(D) None of these
42. Microsoft office is an example of a
(A) closed source software
(B) open-source software
(C) horizontal market software
(D) vertical market software
43. Which of the following is not related to text formatting?
(A) Line spacing
(B) Text spacing
(C) Margin change
(D) Searching
44. To correct the spelling in MS-Word, we use
(A) Spellpro
(B) Spellcheck
(C) Outlook express
(D) None of these
45. A default file extension for all Word documents is
(A) .TXT
(B) .WRD
(C) .FIL
(D) .DOC
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46. A directory within a directory is called
(A) Mini directory
(B) Junior directory
(C) Part directory
(D) Subdirectory
47. MS-Word is an example of
(A) An operating system
(B) A processing device
(C) Application software
(D) An input device
48. The blinking point which shows your position in the text is called
(A) Blinker
(B) Cursor
(C) Causer
(D) Pointer
49. Which application is commonly used to prepare a presentation/slide show?
(A) Photoshop
(B) PowerPoint
(C) Outlook Express
(D) None of these
50. Meaningful file name helps in easy file
(A) Storing
(B) Accessing
(C) Identification
(D) Printing
51. What menu is selected to print?
(A) File
(B) Tools
(C) Special
(D) Edit
52. A saved document is referred to as a
(A) File
(B) Word
(C) Folder
(D) Project
53. Numbers in table columns are usually
(A) right-aligned
(B) left aligned
(C) justified
(D) centered
54. Files may be organized by storing them in
(A) archives
(B) folders
(C) indexes
(D) lists
55. The main folder on a storage device is called
(A) Platform
(B) Interface
(C) Root directory
(D) Device driver
56. What menu is selected to change font and style?
(A) Tools
(B) File
(C) Format
(D) Edit
57. Items such as names and addresses are considered
(A) information
(B) input
(C) records
(D) data
58. Numbers and formulae entered in a cell are called
(A) labels
(B) numeric entries
(C) intersection
(D) text
59. Which of the following is in the ascending order of the Data hierarchy?
(A) Bit – Byte – Field – Record
(B) Bit – Byte – Record – Field
(C) Field – Byte – Bit – Record
(D) Byte – Bit – Field – Record
60. Computer for personal use is
(A) Minicomputer
(B) Microcomputer
(C) Mainframe computer
(D) Supercomputer
61. Father of computer is called
(A) Marconi
(B) Addison
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) None of these
62. Modern computer was developed in.
(A) 1946
(B) 1950
(C) 1960
(D) 1965
63. Which material is layered at a magnetic disk?
(A) Iron oxide
(B) Phosphorous Pentaoxide
(C) Magnesium oxide
(D) None of these
64. The digital computer is worked on the theory of.
(A) Calculation
(B) Measurement
(C) Logical
(D) None of these
65. Who designed the first electronic computer – ENIAC?
(A) Van Neumann
(B) Joseph Jacquard
(C) P. Eckert & John Mauchly
(D) None of these
66. Which type of device is the computer monitor?
(A) Input
(B) Output
(C) Processing
(D) Software
67. In a computer, which device is functionally opposite to a keyboard?
(A) Joystick
(B) Trackball
(C) Mouse
(D) Printer
68. A joystick is primarily used to/for.
(A) Print text
(B) Computer gaming
(C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures
69. With a CD you can.
(A) read
(B) write
(C) read and write
(D) either read or write
70. RAM is a/an.
(A) external memory
(B) auxiliary memory
(C) internal memory
(D) main memory
71. The most common type of storage devices are
(A) Persistent
(B) Optical
(C) Magnetic
(D) Flash
72. The instructions for starting the computer are housed in
(A) RAM
(B) CD-ROM
(C) ROM chip
(D) None of these
73. A permanent storage device is
(A) floppy disk
(B) monitor
(C) RAM
(D) hard disk
74. The language which is understood by computers is
(A) Machine language
(B) Secret language
(C) American language
(D) None of these
75. A computer works on which of the following systems?
(A) Decimal
(B) Octal
(C) Hexadecimal
(D) None of these
76. Information on a computer is stored as
(A) analog data
(B) digital data
(C) modem data
(D) None of these
77. The main purpose of the software is to convert data into
(A) website
(B) information
(C) program
(D) object
78. In a computer which is the main part of system software?
(A) Compiler
(B) Interpreter
(C) Operating System
(D) Package
79. What is the turnkey system?
(A) Complete software
(B) Complete hardware
(C) Complete language
(D) Complete hardware and software
80. Which state is located to the South of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Punjab
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
81. Which of the following towns do not fall in the Shivalik hills?
(A) Dalhousie
(B) Bhartiya
(C) Rampur
(D) Church
82. The lake 'Kumarwah' is located in which of the following districts of H.P.?
(A) Kullu
(B) Mandi
(C) Solan
(D) Hamirpur
83. 'Sach Pass' is located in which of the following districts of H.P.?
(A) Mandi
(B) Kinnaur
(C) Shimla
(D) Chamba
84. The ancient name of the 'Kangra' was
(A) Nagarkot
(B) Killer
(C) Jalandhar
(D) Kauravpur
85. Nurpur state was on its zenith during the period of
(A) Bhakt Pal
(B) Jagat Singh
(C) Rup Singh
(D) Mandhata
86. Who founded the Mandi state in around 1200 A.D.?
(A) Bahu Sen
(B) Bir Sen
(C) Kalian Sen
(D) None of these
87. Dhami firing tragedy took place in
(A) 1939
(B) 1942
(C) 1947
(D) 1949
88. Shri Gopal Temple is located at
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Kullu
(C) Chamba
(D) Solan
89. Who installed the idol of Raghunathji in Kullu in 1653 A.D.?
(A) Jagat Singh
(B) Suraj Sen
(C) Sultan Chand
(D) Awadh Singh
90. ‘Betas’ in the Lahaul area are
(A) Professional dancers
(B) Priests
(C) Scholarly men
(D) Warriors
91. ‘Pather-Ka-Khel’ is a famous fair of
(A) Halog
(B) Jali
(C) Narkanda
(D) Mashobra
92. Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute is located at
(A) Rewalsar
(B) Dharmshala
(C) Renuka
(D) Manikaram
93. ‘Saurabh Van Vihar’ is located at
(A) Dhaneta
(B) Manali
(C) Kunihar
(D) Palampur
94. ‘Karan Rai’ is a famous variety of
(A) Tulsi
(B) Mustard
(C) Linseed
(D) Rajesh
95. Which state has become India's first state to set up family welfare
committees?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tripura
96. Which international organization has granted $175,000 for the healthcare of
Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh?
(A) FAO
(B) UNICEF
(C) WHO
(D) UNISDR
97. Which of the following cricket teams are not directly qualified for the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2019?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) South Africa
(C) New Zealand
(D) West Indies
98. Which city hosted the first-ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to
address Under-Nutrition”?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Jaipur
(C) New Delhi
(D) Guwahati
99. Which state government has launched Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana to provide houses to freedom fighters?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
100. India’s first center for Animal Law has opened in which city?
(A) Kanpur
(B) New Delhi
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
101. Which Bollywood personality has been honored with Global Diversity
Award at Britain’s House of Commons?
(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Salman Khan
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
102. Which sportsperson has authored the book 'Unstoppable: My Life So Far"?
(A) Sania Mirza
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Maria Sharapova
103. What is the theme of 2017 International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer?
(A) Ozone: Mission to Protect World
(B) Mission Ozone
(C) Ozone and Climate: Restored by a world united
(D) Caring for all life under the sun
104. The Indravati National Park is located in which of the following states of
India?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
105. ‘Microliths’ are the important tools of the
(A) Old Stone Age
(B) New Stone Age
(C) Middle Stone Age
(D) Late Stone Age
106. Mahavira’s followers were originally known as
(A) Nigranthas
(B) Mahavratas
(C) Anuvratas
(D) Arihants
107. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Yajur Veda
(C) Aranyakas
(D) Upanishad
108. During whose reign did Shivaji come to the forefront?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Dara Shikoh
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) None of these
109. The position of women during the Mughal period was
(A) deteriorated
(B) highly respectable
(C) the same as in the Sultanate period
(D) improved
110. In whose reign did the Moroccan traveler, Ibn Battuta come to Delhi?
(A) Muhammad Tughlaq
(B) Sultan Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Iltutmish
111. The 'Dahsala' system was a further development of
(A) zabti system
(B) NASDAQ
(C) batai
(D) None of these
112. Which one of the following was able to put an end to the Sanyasi revolt?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Warren Hastings
113. Lal, Bal, and Pal were
(A) Extremist national leaders
(B) Moderate national leaders
(C) Believers in the act of terrorism
(D) Active terrorists
114. Which of the following is the largest plateau in India?
(A) Betul Plateau
(B) Deccan Plateau
(C) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Malwa Plateau
115. The queen of the Himalayas is
(A) Dhaulagiri
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) None of these
116. Which of the following areas does not receive orographic rainfall?
(A) the Western Ghats
(B) Shillong Plateau
(C) Assam Valley
(D) None of these
117. Which of the following minerals is not found in black soil?
(A) Iron
(B) Magnesium
(C) Aluminium
(D) Phosphorus
118. The state producing the largest quantity of Soyabean is
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
119. Who of the following has not been a Chief Justice of India?
(A) R.C. Lahoti
(B) G.B. Pattanaik
(C) M.S. Gill
(D) V.N. Khare
120. In which of the following years, was the Indo-China Treaty on Tibet signed?
(A) 1962
(B) 1963
(C) 1954
(D) 1965
121. Who among the following advocated partyless democracy in India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) M.N. Roy
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Vinoba Bhave
122. Which of the following is different from the rest?
(A) CA
(B) KI
(C) SQ
(D) VX
123. In a code 'REPORT' is denoted by 'PRETOR', then 'PERSON' is denoted in
the same code by
(A) REPNSO
(B) RPENOS
(C) PRENSO
(D) None of these
124. Open your book ________ page ten and start reading.
(A) at
(B) on
(C) upon
(D) over
125. Antonym of 'Repugnant' is
(A) plain
(B) brutal
(C) agreeable
(D) pungent
126. The meaning of the Idiom ‘To draw a line’ is
(A) to fix a limit
(B) to caution someone
(C) to be stern
(D) to insult someone
127. भव शव्द का स्त्रीलिंग रुप है
(A) भगवानी
(B) भावी
(C) भवानी
(D) भवा
128.कलम तोडना मुहावरे का अर्थ है
(A) पेन तोड़ देना
(B) कुछ न लिखना
(C) बढ़िया लिखना
(D) वर्वाद करना
129. तत्सम शब्द है
(A) कटोरा
(B) कबूतर
(C) कोयल
(D) कर्पूर
130. Data going to the computer is called
(A) Algorithm
(B) Input
(C) Calculation
(D) Flowchart
131. The capacity of a computer is
(A) Limited
(B) Unlimited
(C) Low
(D) High
132. The memory unit is one part of
(A) Control unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Input device
(D) Output device
133. The term GIGO is related to
(A) Accuracy
(B) Automatic
(C) Flexibility
(D) Versatility
134. Who invented the punch card?
(A) Pavrus
(B) Jacquard
(C) Pascal
(D) None of these
135. Abacus was developed in
(A) India
(B) China
(C) America
(D) Malasia
136. In which generation of computers was the microprocessor introduced?
(A) Fourth
(B) First
(C) Third
(D) Second
137. 'IMac' is a
(A) Processor
(B) Modem
(C) Network
(D) Machine
138. 'CRAY' is a
(A) Super Computer
(B) Mainframe Computer
(C) Micro Computer
(D) Mini Computer
139. Which of the following is the fastest?
(A) CD-ROM
(B) RAM
(C) Registers
(D) Cache
140. The type of mouse is
(A) Mechanical, general
(B) Optical, mechanical
(C) Full duplex
(D) Automatic
141. The number of function keys in a keyword is
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
142. A character printer prints how many characters per second?
(A) 100 to 200
(B) 5 to 50
(C) 5 to 100
(D) 200 to 4000
143. How many arrow keys are there on a computer?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
144. Which of the following works as a mouse?
(A) Keyboard
(B) Scanner
(C) Icon
(D) Trackball
145. 'LCD' stands for
(A) Lead Crystal Device
(B) Light Central Display
(C) Liquid Central Display
(D) Liquid Crystal Display
146. A scanner scans
(A) Pictures
(B) Text
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
147. Soft copy refers to
(A) Printed output
(B) Music sounds
(C) Screen output
(D) Digitizing
148. 'OCR' stands for
(A) Optical Character Recognition
(B) Optical CPU Recognition
(C) Optimal Character Rendering
(D) None of these
149. Which of the following is not an output device?
(A) Plotter
(B) Printer
(C) Monitor
(D) Touch Screen
150. Which of the following is a point-and-draw device?
(A) Mouse
(B) Scanner
(C) Printer
(D) CD-ROM
151. The USB-type storage device is
(A) Secondary
(B) Auxiliary
(C) Tertiary
(D) Primary
152. The main memory of a computer is
(A) Internal
(B) External
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Auxiliary
153. Flash is
(A) Software
(B) Hardware
(C) ROM
(D) RAM
154. CD is an
(A) internal memory
(B) external memory
(C) auxiliary memory
(D) Both (A) and (B)
155. Unit of the storage capacity of a computer is
(A) Byte
(B) Bit
(C) Bug
(D) Cubic meter
156. DVD is
(A) Digital Video Disk
(B) Dynamic Versatile Disk
(C) Digital Versatile Disk
(D) Dynamic Video Disk
157. The meaning of IBM is
(A) Indian Business Machine
(B) International Business Machine
(C) International Banking Machine
(D) None of these
158. The first computer language developed for programming is
(A) Fortran
(B) Cobol
(C) C
(D) C++
159. Which language is used in a complex scientific calculation?
(A) Basic
(B) Fortran
(C) Cobol
(D) Pascal
160. The operating system called 'UNIX' is typically used for
(A) desktop computers
(B) laptop computers
(C) supercomputers
(D) web servers
161. Computer language used on the internet is
(A) Basic
(B) Cobol
(C) Java
(D) Pascal
162. In which language is the most appropriate documentation possible?
(A) Fortran
(B) Cobol
(C) Pascal
(D) None of these
163. Logic gate is
(A) a software
(B) a type of circuit
(C) a special CD
(D) a computer game
164. One kilobyte is equivalent to
(A) 1000 byte
(B) 1024 byte
(C) 10000 byte
(D) 10024 byte
165. The largest unit of storage is
(A) GB
(B) KB
(C) MB
(D) TB
166. A process of searching for bugs in software is
(A) Compiling
(B) Testing
(C) Running
(D) Debugging
167. Linux is an example of
(A) Freeware
(B) Open sources software
(C) Shareware
(D) Complimentary
168. Unix was developed in
(A) 1950
(B) 1969
(C) 1961
(D) 1974
169. The basic language of 'Unix' is
(A) Cobol
(B) Basic
(C) Assembly
(D) Java
170. The word CAD is related to
(A) account
(B) design
(C) media
(D) science
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