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The means of communication for local mail is called _________.

  1. Green Channel

  2. Satellite Channel

  3. Metro Channel

  4. Rajdhani Channel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For quick and easy deliver of mails in towns and cities different channels have been introduced like Rajdhani channel, Metro channel and Green channel

Green channel exists in all major cities for delivering of local mails. A mail from a town posted to the same town is delivered the next day through the green channel. Green post boxes are installed for this purpose.

In the context of error detection in satellite transmission, ARQ stands for

  1. Automatic Repeat Request

  2. Automatic Relay Request

  3. Accelerated Recovery Request

  4. Automatic Radiation Quenching


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It stands for Automatic Repeat Request or Automatic Repeat Quary. It is a scheme proposed for satellite communications. It is an error control mechanism for data transmission. 

The first  geostationary satellite was launched in

  1. 1954

  2. 1964

  3. 1988

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was syncom 3. It was launched in 1964. This was launched in the orbit near the International Date Line had the addition of the wideband channel for television. It was used to telecast olympics in Tokyo in 1964.

What was the theme of road safety week 2017?

  1. Walk for Road Safety

  2. Your safety, secures your family-Be cautious on Roads

  3. Stay Alive, dont drink and drive

  4. Build a Safety Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first week of every year, the Road Transport departments all over the country celebrate Road Safety Week. On this occasion, they give guidelines to people to follow traffic rules. The theme for road safety week 2017 was “Your safety, secures your family-Be cautious on Roads”.

Bhimbetka in Uttar Pradesh is a Paleolithic site.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The rock shelter site of Bhimbetka ranges from the Paleolithic period to the Historic period.

In India, the cave drawings of the prehistoric period are found at ________ in Madhya Pradesh.

  1. Hunasagi

  2. Bhimbetka

  3. Kurnool

  4. Raichur


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The relics of the hunting and food-gathering man are available in Bimbetka, Hunasagi and Kurnool in India. There are many other sites in which such remains have been found. Most of these sites have been discovered along the banks of rivers and lakes. 

The period prior to the development of the art of writing is known as _________.

  1. Stone Age

  2. Modern Age

  3. Prehistoric Age

  4. Medieval Age


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is so because we do not find evidence to the linguistic development or to the use of script. We do not find any written records for the study of history of this period. 

What is Prehistory period ?

  1. Period for which there are no written records

  2. Period for which written records are available

  3. Period during which a culture or civilisation had some semblance of written record but not understood

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Period for which there are no written records are called Prehistory. Prehistory is the period that begins with the appearance of the human being, about five million years ago , and finishes with the invention of writing , about 6,000 years ago.It is a long period divided into three stages i.e Palaeolithic Age , Neolithic Age and the Metal Age.

What is a Microlith?

  1. Microliths were small , polished , sharp stone tools

  2. Rock painting

  3. Large stone tools

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Microliths were small , polished and sharp stone tools. They were marked for their fine edge. They were too small to be used by themselves and would have been set into wooden or bone handles to make composite tools. Microliths were formed from prismatic blades, using the sharp unmodified lateral edges as the cutting edge.