Explore topic-wise InterviewSolutions in Current Affairs.

This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which one of the following is used to treat infections caused by gram negative bacteria? (a) kanamycin (b) gentamycin (c) neomycin (d) all the above

Answer»

(d) all the above

2.

What do we learn from the story?

Answer»

Only man can help man to achieve goals. And self-confidence is more important than anything else.

3.

If you were Mr. Kumar, how would you help the boy?

Answer»

would have accompanied Ranji to the maidan and cheered him while playing.

4.

What is the good quality you appreciate in Mr. Kumar?

Answer»

Mr. Kumar inspired Ranji to gain confidence. That helping nature I appreciate in Mr. Kumar.

5.

How did Mr. Kumar console Ranji when he lost the bat?

Answer»

Mr. Kumar said, “A bat has magic only when the batsman has magic! What you needed was confidence, not a bat. Any by believing the bat was the luck you got your confidence back.”

6.

Ranji scored many runs with the new bat given by Kumar. What may be the reason?

Answer»

Ranji believed Mr. Kumar’s bat was really lucky and gained confidence while playing. This confidence made him score many runs.

7.

How did Mr. Kumar help Ranji?

Answer»

Mr. Kumar offered Ranji an old bat and said, “This is the luckiest of all my old bats. This is the bat I made a century with.

8.

Why was Ranji upset after the game?

Answer»

After the game, Patting Ranji on the back, Suraj said, “Never mind, you will do better next time, or you will lose your place in the side.” So Ranji was upset.

9.

What did Ranji do after the last match of the season?

Answer»

After the last match, on his way home, he bought a dozen laddoos. Six for Koki and six for Mr. Kumar

10.

How did Ranji lose the bat?

Answer»

one evening, after a game on the maidan, Ranji decided to catch a bus home. He left the bat in the bus, while getting down from the bus he forgot to took it and lost it forever.

11.

Why was everyone pleased with Ranji after the second match?

Answer»

In the second match, Ranji scored 40 runs, so everyone was pleased.

12.

How many runs did Ranji score in the first match?

Answer»

Ranji scored no runs in the first match.

13.

Who was the youngest member of the team?

Answer»

Ranji was the youngest member of the team, only eleven but strong and bold.

14.

Who was the captain of Ranji’s team?

Answer»

Suraj was the Captain of the Ranji team.

15.

Why did Ranji buy two laddoos?

Answer»

Ranji bought Two laddoos for koki as she was crazy about laddoos.

16.

What did Mr. Kumar give Ranji?

Answer»

Mr. Kumar gave Ranji an old bat of his, by which he scored a century.

17.

The Wonderful Words Poem Summary in English

Answer»

There are so many languages in the world. It is essential that all of us should speak at least one language. The words we speak bring out our thoughts. The words bring good shape to our thoughts. The words help you communicate with others at different situations. Here in the poem “The Wonderful words”, the poetess Mary O’neill describes the importance of the words.

She says that we should never waste away our thought for want of away to say it. She says, “English is wonderful game”. It plays an important role in communication as well as bring out our thoughts. Everyone can speak English and the words of it match to the brightest thoughts that are in our head. Wit the help the words our thoughts come clear and true. The words not only bring thoughts clear and true, but also they clean up, and brighten them. The words feed for many of loveliest things. Many beautiful and lovely things are described with words. Words only can give life to our thoughts.

Words are food and dress of our thoughts, because of their feeding and dressing they become alive and lively. They make the thoughts charming as well as, give life to spread all over. The words can make everyone desire to hear them. Only words can free thought, that is behind our right and make it wonderful new surprise grasping our mind.

18.

Ranji’s Wonderful Bat Summary in English

Answer»

Ranji was eleven years old, schoolboy. A cricket match was going on between two teams. Suraj was the captain of his team. His team scored fifty-three for four wickets. His team needed another sixty runs to win. Suraj, the captain of the school team was out. After the captain was out, it was Ranji’s turn to bat.

He was ready to face the ball. The red ball came speeding towards him. The ball struck Ranji’s pad. The umpire raised his finger and said ‘out’. Ranji walked back slowly. The visiting team won the match. He felt sad on his way back to home, Kumar, the owner of sport’s materials shops called him and asked him why he looked sad. Ranji told him of his failure in batting.

He consoled him for his failure and assured that he would play well in the next matches. He gave him a bat that he had used to bat. He was the player of the state team and scored a century with his bat, that he gave to Ranji. Ranji felt happy. It was on Saturday the match was going to start.

Suraj won the toss and decided to bat first. The visiting team’s bowler bowled well. Two wickets of school team fell in one over. Now it was Ranji’s turn to bat. He played well and scored 58 runs. His school team won the match. In the other two matches, he scored forty and forty-five runs respectively. The coach and the captain of the school team and also Mr. Kumar pleased with his batting. From the maidan after winning the match Ranji caught the bus to go to his home when he was in the room, the bat was not there. He had left it on the bus. He felt very sad.

He went to Kumar’s shop and told him that he lost his bat. Kumar consoled him not to worry about it. He had no other bats in his shop to give him, but he told him that he had the confidence to play with any bat.

Ranji’s school team was playing the last and the important match of the cricket season on Saturday a public school team from Delhi. The day Saturday came. The Match began. His school team lost the first wicket with only two runs. It was Ranji’s turn. He borrowed Suraja’s bat and went to the wicket. The first ball was very speed, Ranji stepped back and pulled it very hard on them to the boundary.

It was six. Everyone stood up and cheered. He hit the ball all over the field and scored. Seventy-five runs. But. the match was a draw. Ranji was the talk of the school. On his way back to home, he bought a dozen laddoos, Mr. Six for Kumar and Six for Koki.

19.

Our philosophy advocates the oness-unanimity of Kay a (work), Wacha (words) and Manasa (thought). How far does this poem support this philosophy?

Answer»

The poem “The Wonderful words”, we see how the words (Wacha) play an important role in making thought (Manasa) alive and brightful. If the thought is true to words, we can play (work) handsomely in our life. Words are the food and dress. This food makes the mind (thought) healthy and sound. The healthy thought or mind resides in sound body. That sound mind or thought makes the body render useful work to the society. Thus the poem somewhat supports thus philosophy of Kayo, Wacha, and Manasa.

20.

A great Indian poet says, “Words alone are good.” can you relate the meaning of the statement with the theme of the poem you have studied?

Answer»

“Words alone are good’” The meaning of this statement can be related to the them of the poem. ‘The wonderful words”. The words alone can make our thoughts alive and charming. We can match the words to brightest thought in our head. So that they come out clear and true they come out clear and true with flying colour.

The words also feed for many loveliest things, words are the food and dress of thought. They make it alive and lovely. The words can free a thought from prison behind our eyes. They make our mind grasp them as splendid and wonderful surprise. In this way words alone are good to do these things.

21.

Which line/lines of the poem strike you the most? For example, in line one the poet says ‘Never let a thought shrivel and die’. This is a though tprovo king line. Can you think of some other line/lines which are highly thought provoking? Discuss in a small group and share your responses.

Answer»

The lines in the poem which are highly thought-provoking are “Words are food and dress of thought. They give it its body and swing.”

22.

The poet mention ‘prison’ in line 16. What according to her is imprisoned?

Answer»

According to her thought is imprisoned, that means a thought which is behind our sight can be freed or brought to our mind by the words only.

23.

What does everyone try to hear and see a fresh?

Answer»

Everyone tries to hear some fresh words (new words) which make thought alive and see beautiful thing through it.

24.

The poet speaks about matching words. What should we match the words with?

Answer»

We should match the words to brightest thoughts in our head.

25.

What has never been said yet, according to the poet?

Answer»

According to the poet the idea the words are the food and dress of thought which give it its body and swing, has never been said yet.

26.

Read lines 11 and 12 in the poem: ‘Words are the food and dress of thought They give it its body and swing’ .What do you understand by these lines?

Answer»

We understand by these lines that words are the food and dress of thought because they make thought alive and make a shape of it is a body to spread from place to place.

27.

Define cube and perfect cube?

Answer»

The cube of a number is the number raised to the power 3, e.g., cube of 8 = 83 = 8 × 8 × 8 = 512.

A natural number n is a perfect cube if there exists a natural number m such that n = m × m × m, i.e., m3 = n. 64 is a perfect cube as 64 = 43 .

28.

What will be  the cube of (i)an even number (ii) an odd number?

Answer»

(i) The cube of an even number is even, i.e., 63 = 216

(ii) The cube of an odd number is odd, i.e., 53 = 125.

29.

The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s(a) with respect to the earth(b) with respect to the sun(c) with respect to a train moving on the earth(d) with respect to a spaceship going in outer space.

Answer» (a) with respect to the earth
(b) with respect to the sun
(c) with respect to a train moving on the earth
(d) with respect to a spaceship going in outer space.
30.

Which of the following methods can be used to measure the speed of light in laboratory ?(a) Roemer method.(b) Fizeau method.(c) Focault method.(d) Michelson method.

Answer» (c) Focault method.
31.

An illuminated object is placed on the principal axis of a converging lens so that a real image is formed on the other side of the lens. If the object is shifted a little,(a) the image will be shifted simultaneously with the object(b) the image will be shifted a little later than the object(c) the image will be shifted a little earlier than the object(d) the image will not shift.

Answer» (b) the image will be shifted a little later than the object
32.

The speeds of red light and yellow light are exactly same(a) in vacuum but not in air(b) in air but not in vacuum(c) in vacuum as well as in air(d) neither in vacuum nor in air.

Answer» (a) in vacuum but not in air
33.

Light passes through a closed cylindrical tube containing a gas. If the gas is gradually pumped out, the speed of light inside the tube will(a) increase(b) decrease(c) remain constant(d) first increase and then decrease.

Answer» (a) increase
34.

Micro organisms are used to make proteins to meet the demand of food for increasing populations.1. Name an alternate source of proteins for animal and human nutrition.2. Is this protein harmful to the environment. Justify.

Answer»

1. SCP – Single Cell Protein

eg: Spirulina.

2. In this process microbs are grown on an industrial scale as a source of good protein. Spirulina can be grown easily on materials like waste water from potato processing plant (containing starch), straw, Molases, The product is rich in protein, minerals, fat, carbohydrates & vitamin. This process reduces environmental pollution.

35.

We should not enter where we see ………….. sign. A) Mandatory B) No entry C) Cautionary D) Information

Answer»

Correct option is B) No entry

36.

Now a days traffic is increasing rapidly. Find out the possible solutions for this.

Answer»

1. Use of public transportation. 

2. Carpooling is a .very good option. 

3 If we want to go for short distance, we should go on foot. 

4. The government has to allocate sites to hospitals, colleges and offices in the outskirts of city. 

5. Government has to increase more number of public transport facilities.

37.

What will happen if someone doesn’t follow traffic signals?

Answer»

If traffic signals are not followed, there can be more accidents.

38.

Name any two types of motherboard.

Answer»

The two types of motherboard are XT and ATX motherboard.

39.

Explain the different components of the motherboard.

Answer»

1. Processor slot:

It is used to install the microprocessor. Different processors use different sockets or slots. Based on the type, there are two main types of slots

a. Socket 7:

Is a 321-pin socket for Pentium class CPUs – Pentium MMX, K5, K6, etc.,

b. Slot 1:
Pentium ll/lll CPUs use slot 1.

2. Basic Input Output System (BIOS):
It is a small chip on the motherboard that loads the hardware settings required to load various devices like keyboard, monitor, or hard disk drives.

3. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor memory (CMOS):
It stores the date, time and system setup parameters. A small Lithium-Ion battery powers the CMOS as well as BIOS.

4. SMPS Power supply connectors:
A power supply unit Switch Mode Power supply (SMPS) converts 230 Volts AC to 5 to 12 V DC Volts and provides regulated power for the functioning of the various components. The wattage of SMPS is around 150 to 500 watts.

40.

Explain the characteristics of the motherboard.

Answer»

The characteristics of motherboard identify different kinds of motherboards, including Physical characteristics, which in combination are called the form factor like XT, AT Baby AT and ATX motherboard; The chipset used, which defines the capabilities of the motherboard such as an AMD, Intel, NVidia, SiS, or VIA chipset; The processors the motherboard supports; Different processors use different sockets or slots. Based on the type, there are two main types of slots

a. Socket 7:
Is a 321-pin socket for Pentium class CPUs – Pentium MMX, K5, K6, etc.,

b. Slot 1:
Pentium ll/IH CPUs use slot 1

The BIOS it uses - System BIOS is a chip located on all motherboards that contain instructions and set up for how your system should boot and how it operates. The phoenix and AMI are the two BIOS manufacturers and the internal and expansion buses that it supports.

41.

Explain the features of AT motherboard.

Answer»

Advanced Technology motherboards has Pin Grid Array (PGA) socket, SDRAM slots, 20 pin power connector, PCI slots, and ISA slots. 

Example: motherboard for Pentium 3 processors.

42.

Explain the features of ATX motherboard.

Answer»

Advanced Technology extended motherboards are comparatively latest boards with MPGA processor sockets, DDR RAM slots, PCI slots, primary and secondary IDE interfaces, SATA connectors, 20 pin, and 24 pin ATX power connectors and USB ports. 

Example, motherboard for P4, Dual-core, Core 2 Duo, Quad-core, i3, i5 processors, etc.,

43.

Which of the following is a characteristic of wind pollinated flowers? (A) Pollen grains are heavy and dry whereas the stigma is short and sticky. (B) Flowers are brightly coloured. (C) Pollen grains are light, small and dusty whereas the stigma is hairy and feathery.  (D) Flowers are small with nectar and fragrance.

Answer»

Correct option (C) Pollen grains are light, small and dusty whereas the stigma is hairy and feathery.    

Explanation:

ln wind pollinated flowers, anthers are light, small and dusty so that they can be carried by wind to distant places. Stigma is hairy and feathery to catch the wind-borne pollen grains.

44.

 Ovaries perform the function of (A) Progesterone secretion (B) Estrogen secretion (C) Ovum formation (D) All of these.

Answer»

Correct option   (D) All of these.

Explanation:

Ovaries are the primary sex organs in human female. Ovaries are responsible for producing female sex hormones (progesterone and estrogen) and ova.

45.

 Seminal vesicle adds........... into semen. (A) Fructose (B) Mucus (C) Sperms (D) Both (A) and (B) 

Answer»

The Correct option is (D) Both (A) and (B) 

46.

Select the viral STD among the following. (A) Gonorrhoea (B) Syphilis (C) Hepatitis B (D) Chlamydiasis

Answer»

Correct option  (C) Hepatitis B 

Explanation:

Hepatitis B spreads through sexual contact is caused by Hepatitis B virus.

47.

Means of ex situ germplasm conservation are …………………. (a) forests and seed banks(b) natural Reserves (c) botanical gardens, seed banks (d) botanical garden and forests

Answer»

Correct answer is (c) botanical gardens, seed banks

48.

Means of in situ germplasm conservation are …………………. (a) forests (b) Natural Reserves (c) botanical gardens, seed banks (d) both (a) and (b)

Answer»

Correct answer is (d) both (a) and (b)

49.

Give definition :Germplasm collection

Answer»

Germplasm collection is the entire collection having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop.

50.

Why do you think people like Ramabai paid special attention to the condition of widows?

Answer»

Many writings tell us about the pitiful conditions of the widows in their families. They suffered because they had no economic freedom and education. The people like Ramabai thought that “it was the biggest sin to endure the ill deeds and not oppose them.” So, they paid special attention to the condition of widows.