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UPSSSC Sub Engineer Exam Paper I - English
Duration: 120 ยท Questions: 175 ยท Max Marks: 375 ยท Language: 1
General English
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I go to Madurai by —– Vaigai Express
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Have the car stolen!
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The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
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I had to stop all my work to complete this project.
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They have published the names of all the successful candidates.
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The online shopping site lowered the prices.
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Who taught you to drive a truck ?
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We shall invite Suresh.
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Dark clouds have overcast the evening sky.
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The partners will celebrate their triumph tomorrow.
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Why did break the vase?
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Mariam was writing a note to her boss.
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The baby really enjoys that music.
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The weather disrupted the final match.
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The management committee is required to publish a report every year.
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Preeti ran the race in record time.
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I shall have written the full thesis by December
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One must keep one’s promises.
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I read the story in one night.
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We must take care of the old.
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My father generously donated money to the church.
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We will send you your laboratory reports as soon as they are ready
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I saw the master conducting the orchestra.
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The dog is being fed by us.
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When did Rohit return my bike?
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They are going to watch a drama tomorrow.
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The event manager is making all the reservations.
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The Marathas surrendered their fort to the Mughals after the war.
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Mother filled dark filtered coffee in the cup.
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The most useful gift of my wedding was given to me by my aunt.
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The painting had not been painted by the famous painter.
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The Kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.
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The painters painted the entire building.
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The office boy vacuums and dusts the office every morning.
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I will wash the car every Sunday.
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The owners remodelled car to help it sell
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I used (A)/ a pair of black trousers (B) / for a week (C)/ No error (D)
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The seawater eventually corroded the pillars of the bridge.
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The teacher will give you instructions.
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It is impossible to do this job.
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Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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Jayesh has sent the email
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are regional variations of a language.
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Sunny was driving the car so fast that it slipped at the turn.
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Can we send this container by ship?
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My father decorated the entire house.
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Some farmers raise sugarcane in Kerala.
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Sahil said, “Where will I be this time next year!”
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Who ate the last pastry?
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He said,“I bought an iPhone 6 yesterday.”
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Someone gave the old man a push.
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My father is going to build a six bedroom bungalow.
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Ravi had committed a mistake
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‘Are you coming with us?’ Isha asked Nisha.
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My sister will bake a dozen cakes for the fair.
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The holy prophet said, “God helps those who help others.”
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My daughter wrote a beautiful poem.
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We have finished the assignment.
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The flood destroyed the whole town.
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The professor said to the students, 'Work hard if you want to pass the test.'
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Mrs. Vaijanthi teaches us literature.
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The coach said, “Bravo! Puneet, you have done well.”
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The professor said to the student, ‘Post this letter at once’.
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The primary objective of a socialist government is to the miseries of the poor.
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Rupa said to the driver, “Can you take me to the doctor now?”
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The union allows the employees to bargain for higher wages.
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The corrupt officer was ato the department.
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Dia said to Pari, “Do you like oranges?”
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I said to Arun, “What do you want?”
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The Director said, “Can you dance” and she said “No”.
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Siddhartha______________his wife and children, and left for mountains
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Anil says, “I am glad to be here this morning”
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I said, “My grand-father snored throughout the night.”
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The majestic Himalayas are revered, for from them the life sustaining river, mother Ganga.
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“How often do you go to the gym?” said Deepak to Juned.
General Intelligence
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
2
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
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How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
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How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
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How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ‘LMEA’ using each letter only once in each word?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word TEMPORAL, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer.
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If the letters of the word HANDOVER are arranged alphabetically from left to right how many letters will remain at the same position?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXCURSION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the third, the sixth and the eighth letters of the word DEVIATION first letter of that word is your answer? If more than one such word can be made formed your answer is ‘A’ and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘B’.
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If each alternate letter beginning with the first in the word WORKING is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet and each of the remaining letters is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the fourth from the right and after the replacement ?
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How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘SHIFTED’ each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between in the English alphabet?
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Statement: Is common currency a necessary ingredient for Europe’s growth ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, A common currency will enable entire Europe to market itself as one .
II. No, Similar experiments by Latin America countries have not affected their economies .
Arguments :
I. Yes, A common currency will enable entire Europe to market itself as one .
II. No, Similar experiments by Latin America countries have not affected their economies .
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the fifth, the sixth, the tenth and the eleventh letters of the word EXCEPTIONAL using each letter only once, first letter of that word is your answer. If no such word can be made formed your answer is ‘X’ and if more than one such word can be formed your answer is ‘Y’.
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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters RAE using each letter only once in each word?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word WONDERS, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabet?
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the second, the fifth, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word PHYSICAL, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer is M. if no such word can be formed your answer is N.
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word JUSTIFY, each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
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If the alphabets are assigned values as A=3, D=6, G=8, I=2, L=4 and T=5 then what is the sum of values of all the alphabets in the word DIGITAL?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EDUCATION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
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Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet ?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MEASURE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LMAE using each letter only once in each word?
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If each consonant in the word EXPLORATION is replaced by previous the alphabet and each vowel replaced by alphabet following it in the English alphabetic series, and then the order of the alphabets thus formed is reversed, which of the following from the right?
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If the letters in the word AMONGST are arranged in the English alphabetical order, the position of how many letters will remain unchanged?
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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ACRS using each letter only once in each word?
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How many such pairs of letters there in the word, UNWANTED, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets?
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How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters EIND using each letter only once in each word?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word, ‘TROUBLE’, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabet?
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How many such pairs of letters there in the word DOUBTS each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabet?
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How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters ESDO using each letter only once in each word?
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How many such pairs of letters there in the word, BONDING each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabets?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CHARGES each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabets?
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How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters EDSU using each letter only once in each word?
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How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters RTOU using each letter only once in each word?
General Knowledge
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Yojna a weekly journal
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Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
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Devaluation of a currency means
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In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
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Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
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What is Net National Product
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National income is the
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Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
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During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest
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Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax
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Copper tools from which age were found in Meerut and Saharanpur?
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Which of the following centres of Uttar Pradesh is not related to Indus valley Civilization?
1. Kalibanga 2.Lothal
3. Alamgirpur 4.Hulas
1. Kalibanga 2.Lothal
3. Alamgirpur 4.Hulas
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Which site was discovered by Bharat Sevak Samaj on the bank of river Hindon?
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Kosala (Ayodhya) mentioned Rama story' was related to which of the following dynasties?
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Which of the following Buddhist Literatures mentions the Mahajanapadas?
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Mahajanapadas are contained in which of the Jain Literature?
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How many Mahajanapadas are related to Uttar Pradesh ?
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During the period of Mahajanapadas, Mathura was the capital of
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The capital of Shurasena Mahajanpada was?
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During the Mahajanapadas period, the capital city of Kosala was
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What is the theme of the ‘National Science Day 2022’?
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What does ‘S’ Stand for in ‘SWIFT’ Financial messaging service ?
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The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) announced a research collaboration with which company to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 ?
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Name the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, that is set to become power-positive ?
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Name the operation launched by Indian Government for the evacuation of Indian National from Ukraine due to Russia -Ukraine war.
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Name the Indian boxer who has won the gold in 52 kg category in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria ?
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Sadia Tariq is associated with which sports who won Gold medal recently in a world championship ?
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What is the theme of the Rare Diseases Day 2022 ?
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Who has won the 2022 Mexican Open Tennis Tournament ?
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Pooja Jatyan is associated with which sports who scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a silver in an individual event ?
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Which state Police has launched three new digital initiatives including ‘Anubhuti, a QR code-based feedback system, and e-Chittha portal in February 2022 ?
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Which of the following portal has been integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to help in reducing the ogistics cost ?
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Which petroleum company has partnered with solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for Cooperation and Collaboration in the field of renewable energy in February 2022 ?
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Who among the followings has been appointed as the Director and Chairperson of L & T Finance Holdings Ltd (LTFH) in February 2022 ?
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Which company has partnered with Esports Federation of India (ESFI) to popularize and grown esports in the country ?
Computer Knowledge
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Which Windows interface element typically appears to display information, a warning, an error message, or a request for confirmation?
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What is active desktop ?
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What is meant by an active window?
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What was America Online (AOL) primarily known for during the early popularization of consumer Internet access?
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An application is
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Which of the following programs enables you to calculate numbers related to rows and columns?
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The term Briefcase is used for
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In a graphical user interface, what is a button primarily used for?
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A channel (in windows terminology) is
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What does a checked checkbox generally indicate in a graphical user interface?
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The term classic style implies
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The term click implies
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What is the primary function of the Close button marked with an X on a window?
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A command button
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What is smallest unit of the information?
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A cursor is
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What is a Database Management System (DBMS)?
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The meaning of cut is
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A setting or action predetermined by the program unless changed by the user is called as
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The search back ground and main area of windows where you can open and manage files and programs is
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What is a dialog box in a graphical user interface?
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A letter, memo, proposal, or other that is created using Microsoft word is called as
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The meaning of double click is
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The term drag and drop means
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What does dragging with a mouse mean?
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What is the purpose of a drop-down list in a graphical user interface?
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The default name for a desktop icon that opens an explore window displaying information about your system’s disk drives and also special system folders like printers and control panel
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________________ means to enlarge window to its maximum area so that it will full entire desktop
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What is HTML primarily used for?
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What is the process of visually emphasizing selected text or an object on a computer screen commonly called?