SNMV College of Arts and Science

Research & Development Forum

Faculty Buzz A Quiz Program
Name of Faculty: (with Department) 1. _____________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________

1. Researchers use ___________ statistical methods to summarize and present their data. a. Descriptive b. Significant c. Inferential d. Standard 2. Which of the following best describes a hypothesis? a. Statement that you set out to prove b. Tested by collecting only the data that support it. c. Proposed before a good research question can be developed. d. Posits a clear relationship between different factors 3. Experimental methods can typically be described by which of the following? a. Descriptive b. Cause and effect c. Correlational d. Qualitative 4. Which of the following does a research proposal not attempt to communicate? a. Purpose of the intended study b. Results of the Study, along with a discussion about them c. Importance of Intended Study d. Step - by - Step plan for Conducting the Study

5.

Which one of the following Union ministers is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)? a. Ministry of Agriculture b. Ministry of Science and Technology c. Ministry of New and Renewable energy d. Ministry of Rural Development 6. Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding a. Chlorine b. Washing soda c. Potassium permanganate d. Bleaching powder 7. When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed? a. Without any change in the weight of the nail b. With decrease in the weight of the nail c. With increase in the weight of the nail d. Without any change in colour or weight of the nail

8. a. b.
c.

d.

What is meant by MLA Modern Language Association Modern Linguist Association Modern Language Academy Modern Learners Association

9.

Against whom did Nestle win trademark battle over KitKat chocolate bars 4fingered and 3-dimensional shape? a. Five Star b. Milky Bar c. Perk d.Cadbury

10.

When UGC was formally established? a. 1954 b. 1955 11. Who wrote the book Life of Pi? a. Murel Cheng b. Allen Dury

c. 1956

d. 1957

c. Yann Martel

d.Seymour Hersh

12. Find out the Missing one.

13. Find out the next series:

14. Processor speed is measured in a. Megabit b. Megahertz

c. Gigabyte

d. Megabyte

15. What is the common name for software whose source code is publicly available for inspection, use, modification and redistribution? a. Open source b. Freeware c. Software d. Hardware 16. Which one of the following is a term for systems used to store, retrieve, process and transmit data? a. Internet & Communication Technology. b. Internet & Information Technology. c. Information & Communication Technology. d. Information & Computer Technology. 17. 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, ? a. 19 b. 21 c. 23 d. 27

18. A Bag contains 6 White and 4 Black Balls. 2 Balls are drawn at Random. Find the Probability that they are of same colour. a. 4/5 b. 7/15 c. 6/19 d. 1/18 19. The Present age of a Father is 3 years more than three times the age of his Son. Three years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. Find the present age of the Father. . a. 30 Yrs b. 45 Yrs c. 33 Yrs d. 25 Yrs 20. Name the state that has been the fastest growing states, between 2006 to 2010 as per the data released by the Planning Commission of India? a) Gujarat b) Bihar c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 21. The speaker of Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to the----------a. Prime Minister of India b. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha c. President of India d. Vice-President of India 22. ISRO has launched software in competition of google earth. What is it? a. Parivarthana b. Bhuvana c.Globe 23. Expansion of XML a. Extensible Markup Library b. Extensible Markup Loop c. Extensible Markup Language d. Extensible Markup List 24. In which city The Wall Street Journal is published? a. Washington b. New York

d. Bhoomi

c. Boston

d. London

25. In which year, the first person to person SMS from phone to phone was sent?

a.

1990

b. 1991

c. 1993

d. 1994