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INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY COMMON ENTRANCE TESTGENERAL KNOWLEDGE&MARINE REASONING APTITUDE

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Introduction4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT3In almost all Competitive Exams, Entrance Exams, Service Commission Exams, Recruitment Exams General Knowledge is a part of Assessment.It is a way of filtering the Candidate, appearing for the Exams.The easy way to crack such kind of Exams areBrush up the Daily Newspapers.Can buy/borrow GK books from the Market/Library and shall learn.Pick the most relevant answers, from the available options to the question.

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT41 . Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world ' sA. largest railway stationB. highest railway stationC . longest railway stationD. N o ne of the above Answer: Option A2 . Entomology is the science that studiesA. Behavior of human beingsB. InsectsC . The origin and history o f technical and scientific termsD. The formation o f rocksAnswer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT53. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent ofA. Asia B. AfricaC . Europe D. AustraliaAnswer: Option B4. Garampani sanctuary is located atA. Junagarh, GujaratB. Diphu, AssamC . Kohima, NagalandD. Gangtok , SikkimAnswer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT65. F o r which o f the following disciplines is N o b el Prize awarded?A. Physics and ChemistryB. Physiology or MedicineC . Literature, Peace and EconomicsD. All o f the aboveAnswer: Option D6. Hitler p arty which came into power in 1933 is known asA. Labour PartyB. Nazi PartyC . Ku- Klux- KlanD. Democratic P artyAnswer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT77. FFC stands forA. Foreign Finance CorporationB. Film Finance CorporationC. Federation of Football CouncilD. None of the aboveAnswer: Option B8. Fastest shorthand writer wasA. Dr. G. D. Bist B. J.R.D. TataC. J.M. Tagore D. Khudada KhanAnswer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT89. Epsom (England) is the place associated withA.Horse racing B.PoloC.Shooting D.SnookerAnswer: Option A10. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted inA.1967 B.1968C.1958 D.1922Answer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT911. Galileo was an Italian astronomer whoA. developed the telescopeB. discovered four satellites of JupiterC. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurementD. All of the aboveAnswer: Option D12. Habeas Corpus Act 1679A. states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the chargeagainst himB. provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bailC. safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's ordersD. All of the aboveAnswer: Option D

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1013. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health becauseA. the infrared light kills bacteria in the bodyB. resistance power increasesC. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tanD. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin DAnswer: Option D14. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?A.USA B. FijiC. India D.UKAnswer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1115. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known asA. Letter of Credit (L/C)B. laissezfaireC. inflationD. None of the aboveAnswer: Option A16. First Afghan War took place inA.1839 B.1843C.1833 D.1848Answer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1217. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed byA. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab EmiratesB. Second World NationsC. Third World NationsD. Fourth World NationsAnswer: Option A18. First China War was fought betweenA. China and BritainB. China and FranceC. China and EgyptD. China and GreekAnswer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1319. Dumping isA. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market priceB. the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better priceC. prohibited by regulations of GATTD. All of the aboveAnswer: Option D20. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court areA.26 m x 14 m B.28 m x 15 mC.27 m x 16 m D.28 m x 16 mAnswer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1421. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners ofA.Tennis B.VolleyballC.Basketball D.CricketAnswer: Option B22. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated onA.May 8 B.May 18C.June 8 D.June 18Answer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1523. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD 1050 AD areA. Khajuraho templesB. Jama MasjidC. Sun templeD. Mahabalipuram templesAnswer: Option A24. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to removeA. SOxB. NOxC. suspended particulate matterD. COAnswer: Option C

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1625. Guwahati High Court is the judicature ofA. NagalandB. Arunachal PradeshC. AssamD. All of the aboveAnswer: Option D26. Friction can be reduced by changing fromA. sliding to rollingB. rolling to slidingC. potential energy to kinetic energyD. dynamic to staticAnswer: Option A

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1727. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)B. Second Permanent Station 'MaitreeC. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri'D. None of the aboveAnswer: Option A28. From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?A. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.D. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim.Answer: Option B

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1829. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?A. TaoismB. JudaismC. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)D. ShintoismAnswer: Option C30. Film and TV institute of India is located atA. Pune (Maharashtra)B. Rajkot (Gujarat)C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)Answer: Option A

4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT1931. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO inA.1991 B.1992C.1993 D.1994Answer: Option B32. Guru Gobind Singh wasA. the 10th Guru of the SikhsB. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699C. author of Dasam GranthD. All the aboveAnswer: Option D

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT2033. Hermann Scheer(Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 forA. his indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwideB. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictatorsC. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food securityD. None of the aboveAnswer: Option A34. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I endedA. January 19, 1918B. May 30, 1918C. November 11, 1918D. February 15, 1918Answer: Option C

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT2135. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?A.1940 B.1941C.1942 D.1943Answer: Option A36. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize forA. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980B. Physics in 1956 and 1972C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911Answer: Option A

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT221. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?A.1850s B.1880sC.1930s D.1950sAnswer: Option B2. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?A. Report B. FieldC. Record D. FilAnswer: Option B

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT233. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?A. Order of SignificanceB. Open SoftwareC. Operating SystemD. Optical SensorAnswer: Option C4. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?A.1850s B.1860sC.1870s D.1900sAnswer: Option D

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT245. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?A. Image fileB. Animation/movie fileC. Audio fileD. MS Office documentAnswer: Option B6. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?A.1950s B.1960sC.1970s D.1980sAnswer: Option C

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT257. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?A. SoundB. Remote controlC. Color balanceD. High voltageAnswer: Option B8. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?A. Flash B. FlangeC. Fury D.FRAMAnswer: Option A

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT269. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?A. To decrease the currentB. To increase the currentC. To decrease the voltage momentarilyD. To increase the voltage momentarilyAnswer: Option D10. '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?A. WordPerfect Document fileB. MS Office documentC. Animation/movie fileD. Image fileAnswer: Option C

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT2711. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes, created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?A. Alan TuringB. Jeff BezosC. George BooleD. Charles BabbageAnswer: Option A12. Who developed Yahoo?A. Dennis Ritchie & Ken ThompsonB. David Filo & Jerry YangC. Vint Cerf & Robert KahnD. Steve Case & Jeff BezosAnswer: Option B

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT2813. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?A. Choke B. InductorC. Resistor D. CapacitorAnswer: Option C14. The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...?A. Video Home SystemB. Very high speedC. Video horizontal standardD. Voltage house standardAnswer: Option A

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT2915. What does VVVF stand for?A. Variant Voltage Vile FrequencyB. Variable Velocity Variable FunC. Very Very Vicious FrequencyD. Variable Voltage Variable FrequencyAnswer: Option D16. What frequency range is the High Frequency band?A. 100 kHzB. 1 GHzC. 30 to 300 MHzD. 3 to 30 MHzAnswer: Option D

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT3017. The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?A. Pumping B. ExcitingC. Priming D. RaisingAnswer: Option A18. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?A. R = s2B. R = sC. R > sD. R = 1/sAnswer: Option D

TECHNOLOGY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE4/30/2015IMU : CET - DBRAIT3119. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?A. Permanent magnet motorB. Series motorC. Squirrel cage motorD. Synchronous motorAnswer: Option C20. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency...?A. Fourier B. FoundationC. Fundamental D. FieldAnswer: Option C

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