msc_gen_aptit_comp_app_ques_ans_2017

Year :M.Sc.
2017
Subject: General Aptitude and Computer Applications
1. A byte consists of
a) One bit
b) Eight bit
c) Four bit
d) Ten bit
2. VPN means
a) Vital Private Network
b) Virtual Private Network
c) Virtual projection Network
d) Vital Projection Network
3. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office

a) Office XP
b) Office Vista
c) Office 2007
d) Office 2011
4. CD-ROM stands for

a) Compactable Read Only Memory
b) Compact Data Read Only Memory
c) Compatible Disk Read Only Memory
d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
5. The ____________, also called the brain of the computer, is responsible for processing
data.
i) motherboard
ii) memory
iii) RAM
iv) central processing unit (CPU)
6. The word FTP stands for

i) File Translate Protocol
ii) File Transit Protocol
iii) File Transfer protocol
iv) File typing protocol
7. Siachen is a
A. desert frontier zone between India and Pakistan
B. frontier zone between China and India
C. frontier zone between India and Myanmar
D. glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan
8. The statement that best describes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) is
A. It is a leading international body for the assessment of climate change.
B. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
C. Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the
IPCC.
D. All of the above
9. Identify the incorrect match of the authors and book

A. Fall of the sparrow- Dr Salim Ali
B. The deer and the tiger- Goerge Schaller
C. How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed – Peter Diamond
D. Silent Spring- Rachel Carson
10. Identify the correct environmental movements with their objectives

A. Chipko Movement - Protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes
B. Save Silent Valley movement- protection from the impacts of hydroelectric
dams
C. Jhola Aandolan a mass movement against use of plastic carry bags
D. All of the above
11. Which one of the following committee was constituted to review environmental laws
in the country?
A. Subramanian Committee
B. Kasturi Rangan Committee
C. Madhav Nair Committee
D. Ullas Karanth Committee
12. Garampani sanctuary is located at

A. Junagarh, Gujarat
B. Diphu, Assam
C. Kohima, Nagaland
D. Gangtok, Sikkim
13. .In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically
most dissimilar?
A. Sugar and paper
B. Butter and paraffin wax
C. Chalk and marble
D. Charcoal and diamond
14. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
A. Methane
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Helium
15. Which of the following personalities inspired Green Revolution in India ?

A. R.A. Kidwai
B. N.E. Borlaug
C. K.M. Panikkar
D. M.S. Swaminathan
16. According to latest tiger census report (2015), which among the following states has
recorded highest number of tigers?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
17. Which among the following is world’s largest Mangrove forest?

A. Sundarbans
B. Pichavaram
C. Bhitarkanika
D. Malayan Peninsula mangroves
18. A perfectly symmetrical data set will have skewness of_____________________

a. 0
b. 3
c. - 3
d. 1
19. Presence of pesticides contamination in animal tissue can be estimated using

_________________ instrument
a. Thin-layer Chromatography
b. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
c. Gas Chromatography
d. Bomb colorimeter
20. Lux meter is a device used to measure____________________

a. Intensity of sound produced by animals
b. Intensity of light falling on the vegetation
c. Water velocity
d. Wind velocity
21. The following one is the probability sampling methods used for collection of
scientific data
a. Quota sampling
b. Convenience sampling
c. Stratified sampling
d. Snowball sampling
22. One of the important assumption of mark-recapture technique is _____________

a. Marked individuals represents the entire population size
b. Marked individuals become completely mixed in the population
c. Population should be open
d. Sampling time must be random time intervals
23. ________________ is one of the best methods for estimation of forests birds
density
a. Direct count
b. Quadrate method
c. Point count method
d. Mist netting method
24. If the chance of happening the event is very rare that case what probability
distribution will apply
a. Binomial distribution
b. Normal distribution
c. Poisson distribution
d. Rare event distribution
25. What is the probability of getting a King card in deck of playing cards
_____________
a. 0.077
b. 0.153
c. 0.230
d. 0.307
26. Fill in the correct choice of word from the options
It can have a damaging ___________________on the victim's personal

relationships with others.
a) affect
b) effect
c) impact
d) influence
27. Identify the correct option
a) His mother excepts french-fries from her definition of "nutritional vegetables".
b) His mother accepts french-fries from her definition of "nutritional vegetables".
c) His mother except french-fries from her definition of "nutritional vegetables".
d) His mother accept french-fries from her definition of "nutritional vegetables".
28. 'Hear it on the grapevine' means

a) to hear rumors' about something or someone
b) to learn about a secret
c) to make a choice about something based upon advertisement
d) get the information from a popular TV channel
29. cardinal means :

a) enormous
b) assistant
c) fundamental
d) tiny
30. Identify the sentence with a correct conjunction

a) John looks very fit in spite of his age.
b) John looks very fit despite of his age.
c) John looks very fit notwithstanding his age.
d) John looks very fit because of his age.
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Answer Keys
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. C
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. A
29. C
30. A

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Year :M.Sc.

Subject: General Aptitude and Computer Applications

3. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office

4. CD-ROM stands for

6. The word FTP stands for

9. Identify the incorrect match of the authors and book

10. Identify the correct environmental movements with their objectives

12. Garampani sanctuary is located at

15. Which of the following personalities inspired Green Revolution in India ?

17. Which among the following is world’s largest Mangrove forest?

18. A perfectly symmetrical data set will have skewness of_____________________

19. Presence of pesticides contamination in animal tissue can be estimated using

20. Lux meter is a device used to measure____________________

22. One of the important assumption of mark-recapture technique is _____________

26. Fill in the correct choice of word from the options

It can have a damaging ___________________on the victim's personal

28. 'Hear it on the grapevine' means

29. cardinal means :

30. Identify the sentence with a correct conjunction

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