An attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity is an electronic communication is termed as

A - Spooling

B - Tracking

C - Bugging

D - Phishing

Answer : D

Explanation

A bug refers to an error, fault or flaw in any computer program or a hardware system.

Who is considered to be the first programmer?

A - Ada Lovelace

B - Alan Turing

C - Charles Babbage

D - Von Newman

Answer : A

Explanation

Father of computer science is Alan Turing. Father of computer architecture is John Von Newman.

An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called?

A - Malware attack

B - Worms attack

C - Denial of servive attack

D - Adware attack

Answer : C

Explanation

a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet..

Let us go for a walk, Question tag?

A - do we?

B - shall we?

C - don't we?

D - didn't we?

Answer : B

Explanation

For imperetative sentence beginning with let us, when a seuggestion or proposal is being made the question tag will be 'shall we?'.

Which Constitutional Amendment made right to free and compulsory education as a fundamental right?

A - 73

B - 86

C - 52

D - 74

Answer : B

Explanation

The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right.

The National Human Rights Commission was established in the year?

A - 1993

B - 1975

C - 2001

D - 1996

Answer : A

Explanation

Head Quarters of National Human Rights Commission - Manav Adhikar Bhavan, Newdelhi.

The Public Service Commission in India, as the Union Public Service Commission was first called, was established in the year?

A - 1919

B - 1926

C - 1947

D - 1950

Answer : B

Explanation

Sir Ross Barker was the first Chairman of the UPSC.

In which year the National Development Council (NDC) was established?

A - 1948

B - 1950

C - 1952

D - 1957

Answer : C

Explanation

NDC was formed during the First Five Year Plan.

Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

A - The President

B - The Vice President

C - Loksabha Speaker

D - The Governor

Answer : B

Explanation

Article 80 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Rajyasabha.

Which of the following Article of the constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizens?

A - Article 51 A

B - Article 29 B

C - Article 21 A

D - Article 39 C

Answer : A

Explanation

The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committe.

The authority to issue 'Writs' for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests with?

A - The Parliament

B - The President

C - The Supreme Courts and High Courts

D - The CBI

Answer : C

Explanation

There are five types of Writs - Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo warranto..

The Fundamental Rights of the Indian Citizens are enshrined in?

A - The Preamble

B - Part 3

C - Part 4

D - Part 5 A

Answer : B

Explanation

Part 4 - Directive Principle of State Policy.

K.S.E.B was formed in the year

A - 1957

B - 1956

C - 1958

D - 1959

Answer : A

Explanation

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) became an autonomous corporation on 1 April 1965.

In which district Mangalavanam, the smallest wild life sanctuary in Kerala situated?

A - Eranakulam

B - Thrissur

C - Wayanad

D - Idukki

Answer : A

Explanation

Mangalavanam bird sanctury is known as the green lungs of Kochi.

Gaythripuzha is the tributary of which river?

A - Periyar

B - Bharathapuzha

C - Chaliyar

D - Pamba

Answer : B

Explanation

Kannadipuzha, Gayathripuzha, Thoothapuzha, and Kalpathipuzha are the major tributaries of Bharathapuzha.

Who founded Jatinasini Sabha?

A - Anandatheerthan

B - Chattambi Swamikal

C - Pandit Karuppan

D - Thycadu Ayya

Answer : A

Explanation

Jathinashini Sabha was founded in 1833.

The original name of Vagbhatanandan, the famous social reformer in Kerala?

A - Kelu Kurupp

B - Kunji Kannan

C - Krishnan Ayyan

D - Kutti Krishnan

Answer : B

Explanation

The childhood name of Dr Palpu is Kuttiyappi.

Who wrote the famous book 'A short History of the Peasant Movement in Kerala?

A - E M S Namboothiripad

B - C Achyutha Menon

C - P K Vasudevan Nair

D - Pattom Thanu Pillai

Answer : A

Explanation

E M S was the first communist Chief Minister in India.

Kochi Rajya Praja Mandalam was formed in the year?

A - 1940

B - 1941

C - 1942

D - 1943

Answer : B

Explanation

V R Krishnan Ezhuthachan was the founder general secretary of Kochi rajaya prajamandalam which was constituted on 26 January 1941.

Who founded 'Ananda Mahasabha' in 1918?

A - Sahodaran Ayyappan

B - Vagbhadananthan

C - Brahmananda Shivayogi

D - Agamananda Swami

Answer : C

Explanation

Brahmanada Shivayogi is known as Alathur Swamikal or Sidhamuni.