KNOWLEDGE OF PUNJAB

Punjab, the richest state in India that throbs with the vibrant culture of equally vibrant people, has always moved on the path of prosperity despite all odds. A state where dreams of moving with the times have blossomed among the lush green fields and fertile soil. With its inimitable style of transforming every potential opportunity into a success story through enterprise and endeavor Punjab has always been at the forefront in the development story of India. Punjab – The Food basket and Granary of India", has been awarded National Productivity Award for agriculture extension services for consecutively ten years from 1991-92 to 1998-99 and 2001 to 2003-04.

Punjab is now well on its way to rapid industrialization through coordinated development of Small, Medium and Large scale industries. Punjab has been declared one of the best States in India in terms of rail, road and transport network as per National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), 2007. Ludhiana (Punjab) has been adjudged as the best place for doing business in India as per the World Bank Study, 2009. With the up-gradation of Amritsar International Airport & another International Airport coming up in Mohali, Punjab is geared to be one of the finest and easily accessible tourist as well as business destinations in South Asia.  State Government has undertaken setting up of new power projects at Gidderbaha, Talwandi Sabo, Rajpura and Goindwal Sahib which will make Punjab a power surplus state by 2012. Punjab is already home to many large Indian Companies & MNCs like Ranbaxy, Hero Group, Avon Cycles, Gujarat Ambuja, Trident Group, Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala), Sonalika, M & M, Godrej, Phillips, Oswal Woolen Mills, HCL, Nestle, Smithkline Beecham, ICI, Quark, Dell, IDS Infotech, etc. to name a few.

The area of Punjab can be divided into

Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. People of Malwa are known for being great fighters, and warriors. The Malwa area makes up majority of the Punjab region consisting 11 districts. Cities such as Ludhiana, Patiala, Bhatinda and Mohali located in the Malwa region

Majha is a historical region of the Indian Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.  It lies between two of the five great rivers of the Punjab: the Ravi and the Sutlej.

Doaba is the region of Indian Punjab surrounded by the rivers Beas and Sutlej. The name "Doaba" literally translates to "land of two rivers" ("Do" two, "Ab" river; Punjabi). It is one of the most fertile regions of the world, and was the centre of the Green Revolution in India. To this day, it remains one of the largest per capita producers of wheat in the world. The biggest cities in Doaba are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Adampur, Nawansher and Phagwara.

Geographical area

The geographical area of Punjab is 50,362 sq. km (1.5% of India's total IT lies in North-west of India. Its average elevation is 300 m from the sea level.

Location

Punjab extends from the latitudes 29.30° North to 32.32° North and longitudes 73.55° East to 76.50° East. It is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the northeast by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan. Due to the presence of a large number of rivers, most of the Punjab is a fertile plain. The southeast region of the state is semi-arid and gradually presents a desert landscape. A belt of undulating hills extends along the northeastern part of the state at the foot of the Himalayas.

State Capital

The state capital of Punjab is Chandigarh.

Cities/ Towns

There are 14 cities and 157 towns in Punjab. Punjab has some very valuable historical, colorful great cities .The major cities in Punjab are Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Mohali, Bathinda. The State of Punjab in western India is one of the most fertile regions of the earth. The cities have rich culture of self dependence, self reliance and hard work.

Literacy Rate

The literacy rate in Punjab is 76.7%

Urban-Rural ratio

Being an agricultural state, a large part of the population lives in the rural area. Approx. 66% of people live in rural areas while the rest 34% is urban resident.

Sex ratio

Sex ratio defined as number of females per 1000 males in the population. According to the 2011 census there are 893 females per 1000 males in Punjab.

Religion

Sikhism is the most practiced faith in Punjab, and roughly 60% of the population belongs to the Sikh faith. 37% of the population practices Hinduism. The Punjabi language, written in the Gurmukhi script is the official and most commonly used language in the state. Other languages that are spoken in Punjab are Hindi, and English.

Climate

Punjab is situated in the North-Western part of India. The Punjab Climate is determined by the extreme hot and extreme cold conditions. The region lying near the foot hills of Himalayas receive heavy rainfall whereas the region lying at a distant from the hills, the rainfall is scanty and the temperature is high.

Punjab’s climate comprises of three seasons. They are the summer months that spans from mid April to the end of June. The rainy season in Punjab is from the months of early July to end of September. The winter season in Punjab is experienced during the months of early December to the end of February. The transitional Seasons in Punjab are the post monsoon season and the post winter season.

The state of Punjab has 20 districts which comprise of sub-divisions, tehsils & blocks.

Punjab has 20 districts:

 »         Amritsar

»          Bathinda

»          Barnala

»          Faridkot

»          Fatehgarh Sahib

»          Ferozepur

»          Gurdaspur

»          Hoshiarpur

»          Jalandhar

»          Kapurthala

»          Ludhiana

»          Mansa

»          Moga

»          Muktsar

»          Mohali

»          Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

»          Patiala

»          Rup Nagar

»          Tarn Taran

»          Sangrur

Computer Knowledge(Quiz 3)

1. ______ 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

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

A. CD

B. BIOS

C. CPU

D. DVD

AnS (B)

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

A. GUIs

B. Icons

C. Menus

D. Windows

Answer: C

9. ____________ 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

Answer: A

10. 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.

Answer: C

11. 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

Answer: B

12. 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.

Answer: A

13. MS-DOS is a ____________ operating system.

A. point-and-click

B. user-friendly

C. command-driven

D. Mac

Answer: C

14. 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.

Answer: D

15. 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.

Answer: C

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

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

A. configuration.

B. accessibility.

C. authentication.

D. logging in.

Answer: C

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

UNO (Objective Question Set 5)

1. Which members in the Security Council were conferred upon the veto power:
(A) China, Russia
(B) America, Britain
(C) France
(D) All the above

2. In which country's matter, Security Council has made significant contributions for the cause of world peace
(A) Korea (1948), Indonesia (1949)
(B) Indo-Pak conflicts (1949, 1965 and 1971), Congo (1960-61)
(C) Cyprus (1964), Arab-Israeli conflict 1973, Palestine
(D) All the above

3. Which UN organ separately elects the judges of International Court of Justice:
(A) UN General Assembly
(B) UN Security Council
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

4. To which UN organ, does the Security Council send its annual report :
(A) General Assembly
(B) General Council
(C) Special Council
(D) All the above

5. How many permanent members are required to give their affirmative vote on important decisions taken by the Security Council :
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 2

6. The United Nations Secretarial consists of :
(A) Commissions and Committees
(B) Specialised agencies and related organisations
(C) Secretaries and Secretary General
(D) Departments and Offices

7. Which permanent member of the Security Council used double veto on the question of Greece, Czechoslovakia and Spain :
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) Britain
(D) None of the above

8. Who can challenge the decision of the President of the Security Council :
(A) Developed countries
(B) Developing countries
(C) Permanent members of Security Council
(D) None of the above

9. In which subject, Security Council's recommendation is necessary for UN General Assembly decision :
(A) Admitting a new state of the UN
(B) The suspension and expulsion of UN members
(C) Appointment of Secretary General
(D) All the above

10. What is the present strength of members in the Economic and Social Council of the UN body :
(A) 53
(B) 54
(C) 55
(D) 56

11. Before 31st August, 1965, how many members were in the Economic and Social Council:
(A) 18
(B) 17
(C) 16
(D) 13

12. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Two votes
(B) Three votes
(C) One vote
(D) Five votes

13. Which UN organization may make or initiate studies and forward reports with respect to economic, social, cultural, educational, health and other related matters to the UN General Assembly :
(A) ILO
(B) IMF
(C) Security Council
(D) Economic and Social Council

14. How many Regional Commissions are established by the UN Economic and Social Council :
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 1

15. Which are the regional Commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific
(B) Economic Commission for Africa
(C) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(D) All the above

16. In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development :
(A) 1964
(B) 1963
(C) 1969
(D) 1967

17. Which of the following is UN Programme and not special agency :
(A) UNEP
(B) UNESCO
(C) WHO
(D) ILO

18. Which of the following is UN special agency and not programme :
(A) UNDP
(B) UNIFEM
(C) IBRD
(D) UNFPA

19. Which of the following is a World Bank group of five institutions :
(A) IMF
(B) IDA
(C) ILO
(D) ITU

20. Which of the following established as the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 :
(A) IMF
(B) ILO
(C) WHO
(D) UNDP

21. When was the first restructured substantive session of the Economic and Social Council held :
(A) 29 April to 31 July 1992
(B) 27 April to 30 July 1992
(C) 27 June to 31 July 1992
(D) None of the above

22. In the UN, how many territories were placed under the trusteeship system :
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D)15

23. Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System :
(A) 78
(B) 79
(C) 75
(D) 74

24. Which are the territories placed under the Trusteeship System :
(A) New Geneva and Nauru (Australia), Rwanda- Urundi (Belgium)
(B) Cameroon and Togoland (France), Someell (Italy), Western Samva (New Zealand)
(C) Cameroon, Togoland and Tanzania, (UK), Pacific Islands Trust Territory (US)
(D) All the above

25. In which year, UN General Assembly terminated South Africa's mandate over Namibia:
(A) 1968
(B) 1966
(C) 1969
(D) 1965

Answers :
1.(D) 2.(D) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(B) 6.(D) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(D) 10.(B) 11.(A) 12.(C) 13.(D) 14.(C) 15.(D) 16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(A) 21.(C) 22.(A) 23.(C) 24.(D) 25.(B)

UNO (Objective Question Set 4)

1. United Nations entities having primary role in providing protection and assistance in humanitarian cribes :
(A) World Food Programme
(B) UNDP
(C) UNICEF
(D) All the above

2. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) Partial Test-Ban Treaty  1963
(B) Antarctic Treaty1965
(C) NPT 1968
(D) CTBT  1996

3. When did International Criminal Police Organisation come into existence :
(A) 1914
(B) 1918
(C) 1917
(D) 1915

4. Which of the following UN organ can impose embargoes and sanctions or authorize the use of force :
(A) General Assembly
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) Secretary General
(D) Security Council

5. What is the official language of INTERPOL :
(A) English, Arabic
(B) French
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above

6. When did INTERPOL obtain observer status by the UN General Assembly :
(A) 15th Oct, 1996
(B) 15th Oct, 1998
(C) 15th Oct, 1997
(D) 15th Oct, 1999

7. Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K
(C) France
(D) Germany

8. When was International Mobile Satellite Organisation set-up :
(A) 1978
(B) 1979
(C) 1977
(D) 1988

9. Where is the headquarters of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation :
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands

10. When was International Telecommunication Satellite Organisation founded :
(A) 1969
(B) 1964
(C) 1965
(D) 1962

11. Which of the following day is designated as the International Day of Peace :
(A) 1 January
(B) 31 December
(C) 21 September
(D) 15 August

12. Where is the headquarters of International Telecommuni- cation Satellite Organisation :
(A) Washington D.C.
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Sweden

13. When was World Tourism Organisation established :
(A) 1921
(B) 1923
(C) 1925
(D) 1929

14. Where the University for Peace is established?
(A) Kenya
(B) Fiji
(C) Switzerland
(D) Costa Rica

15. Where is the headquarters of the World Tourism Organisation:
(A) Spain
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) India

16. When was International Air Transport Association founded:
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1947
(D) 1948

17. Where is the headquarters of International Air Transport Association :
(A) Canada
(B) Singapore
(C) France
(D) None of the above

18. Where is the headquarters of International Road Federation:
(A) Netherlands
(B) Spain
(C) France
(D) Switzerland

19. Where is the headquarters of International Confederation of Free Trade Union :
(A) Belgium
(B) Denmark
(C) Zambia
(D) Namibia

20. When was the World Federation of Trade Union founded :
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1946
(D) 1942

21. Where are the regional offices of World Federation of Trade Unions :
(A) New Delhi, Havana
(B) Daka, Damascus
(C) Moscow
(D) All the above

22. Where is the headquarters of the World Federation of Trade Union :
(A) Czech Republic
(B) Russia
(C) U.K.
(D) U.S.A.

23. When was European Trade Union Confederation established :
(A) 1974
(B) 1973
(C) 1971
(D) 1978

24. Where is the headquarters of European Trade Union Confederation :
(A) Italy
(B) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(C) Belgium
(D) Albania

25. When was World Confederation of Labour founded :
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1923
(D) 1924

Answers :
1.(D) 2.(B) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(D) 6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(B) 11.(C) 12.(A) 13.(C) 14.(D) 15.(A) 16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(B) 21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(B) 24.(C) 25.(A)

UNO (Objective Question Set 3)

1. Which of the following is not an original member of the UN:
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Poland
(D) Cuba

2. Who is the Secretary General of the UN :
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) Ban Ki Moon
(C) Philippe Couveeur
(D) None of the above

3. When did UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
(A) 15th December, 1948
(B) 10th December, 1948
(C) 30th December, 1948
(D) 25th December, 1948

4. Which articles of the UN Charter mention the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :
(A) 1 to 25
(B) 1 to 26
(C) 1 to 30
(D) 1 to 35

5. When UN General Assembly adopted Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on 26th March, 2002 how many states had signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty :
(A) 165
(B) 164
(C) 168
(D) 169

6. What does Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) prohibit :
(A) Nuclear weapon test explosion
(B) Any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

7. How many numbers of organisations are under UN :
(A) 26
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 24

8. How many members are there in the Executive Board which govern UN Development Programme :
(A) 38
(B) 39
(C) 35
(D) 36

9. Which is the UN agency associated with children's work :
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNFPA
(D) None of the above

10. When was UN Children's Fund establish :
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1946
(D) 1947

11. When was UN Population Fund establish :
(A) 1970
(B) 1969
(C) 1971
(D) 1972

12. In 2000, UN population fund provided assistance to how many developing countries :
(A) 142
(B) 145
(C) 148
(D) 147

13. What is the function of the UN Population Fund for developing nation :
(A) Special emphasis on in- creasing the quality of reproductive health service
(B) Ending the gender discrimination and violence, formulation of effective population policies
(C) Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS
(D) All the above

14. What are the main areas of work by the UN Population Fund :
(A) To help and ensure universal access to reproductive health
(B) Caring form the environment
(C) Sexual Health
(D) All the above

15. When was UN Environment Programme establish :
(A) 1972
(B) 1979
(C) 1978
(D) 1976

16. When was the UN International Drug Control Programme establish :
(A) 1997
(B) 1993
(C) 1991
(D) 1992

17. Where is UN International Drug Control Programme headquarters located :
(A) Vienna
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Switzerland

18. Where is the UN International Crime and Justice Research Institute located :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Rome
(C) Turin
(D) None of the above

19. Where is the head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees :
(A) Rome
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Stockholm

20. Which are the autonomous institutions for training and research within the UN :
(A) UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR)
(B) UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
(C) UN University, University for Peace
(D) All the above

21. Which UN Organization is called as the World Bank :
(A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
(B) International Banking System
(C) International Banking Management System
(D) All the above

22. Where is the headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development :
(A) New York
(B) Washington
(C) Texas
(D) All the above

23. Where is the headquarters of International Finance Corporation :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Washington

24. Which UN Organization provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of disputes between government and foreign investor :
(A) Multilateral investment guarantee agency
(B) International finance corporation
(C) International centre for settlement of investment disputes
(D) None of the above

25. Where is the headquarters of International Civil Aviation Organization :
(A) Canada
(B) Lebanon
(C) Brazil
(D) None of the above

Answers :

1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(C) 6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(A) 10.(C) 11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(A) 16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(C) 20.(A) 21.(A) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(C) 25.(A)