1) What is the first step in problem-solving? A) Writing code B) Debugging C) Understanding the problem D) Optimizing the solution Answer: C 2) Which of these is not a step in the problem-solving process? A) Algorithm development B) Problem analysis C) Random guessing D) Testing and debugging Answer: C 3) What is an algorithm? A) A high-level programming language B) A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem C) A flowchart D) A data structure Answer: B 4) Which of these is the simplest data structure for representing a sequence of elements? A) Dictionary B) List C) Set D) Tuple Answer: B 5) What does a flowchart represent? A) Errors in a program B) A graphical representation of an algorithm C) The final solution to a problem D) A set of Python modules Answer: B 6) What is pseudocode? A) Code written in Python B) Fake code written for fun C) An informal high-level description of an algorithm D) A tool for testing code Answer: C 7) Which of the following tools is NOT commonly used in pr...
1) Who is the founder of wikileaks ?
a) Benedict Arnold
b) Edward Snowden
c) Mordechai Vanunu
d) Julian Assange
Answer : Julian Assange
2) What is a major transcript of the Oral Torah ?
a) Ghazal
b) Nabati
c) Mishnah
d) Maqama
Answer : c) Mishnah
3) What do we call animals without a backbone ?
a) Reptiles
b) Mammals
c) Invertebrates
d) Chordates
Answer : c) Invertebrates
4) What puppet state was established in China during its invasion by Japan ?
a) Manchukuo
b) Koshin'etsu
c) Transnistria
d) Zanzibar
Answer : a) Manchukuo
5) In total, there are an estimated 100 - 400 billion stars in the
a) Milky Way
b) Solar System
c) Asteroid belt
d) Universe
Answer : a) Milky Way
6) Which is not a dead language ?
a) Sindhi
b) Dacian
c) Phrygian
d) Illyrian
Answer : a) Sindhi
7) What city is commonly known as Saigon ?
a) Seoul
b) Shanghai
c) Bangkok
d) Ho Chi Minh
Answer : d) Ho chi Minh
8) Guglielmo Marconi was one of the inventors of
a) Steam power
b) Dynamite
c) Radio
d) Electricity
Answer : c) Radio
9) Port wine is produced in ____
a) Portugal
b) France
c) Italy
d) Spain
Answer : a) Portugal
10) In which country do more people live than in Russia ?
a) Bangladesh
b) Mozambique
c) South Africa
d) Turkey
Answer : a) Bangladesh
11) Tornadoes are a very rare phenomenon in _____
a) Indiana
b) Oregon
c) Oklahoma
d) Nebraska
Answer : b) Oregon
12) Where is Chechnya ?
a) Caucasus
b) Taurus
c) Pamir
d) Hindu Kush
Answer : a) Caucasus
13) Which river flows through Angola ?
a) Mekong
b) Araguaia
c) Zambezi
d) Jubba
Answer : c) Zambezi
14) In what direction does Earth rotate ?
a) East
b) West
c) South
d) North
Answer : a) East
15) Which painting was created by Pieter Bruegel the Elder ?
a) The Tower of Babel
b) The Water Ghost
c) The flaying of Marsyas
d) Anatomical pieces
Answer : a) The Tower of Babel
16) On which instrument do you change the pitch by moving a slide ?
a) French horn
b) Soprano clarinet
c) Tenor Trombone
d) Bassoon
Answer : c) Tenor Trombone
17) Which ballroom dance originated in the US ?
a) Waltz
b) Foxtrot
c) Rumba
d) Paso Doble
Answer : b) foxtrot
18) Which of these birds are closely related to pelicans ?
a) Bitterns
b) Penguins
c) Shoebills
d) Falcons
Answer : c) Shoebills
19) Which of these leaders was Macedonian ?
a) Alexander the Great
b) Augustus
c) Justin I
d) Hadrian
Answer : a) Alexander the Great
20) What is part of the endocrine system?
a) Spleen
b) Urinary bladder
c) Spinal cord
d) Pancreas
Answer : d) Pancreas
21) What formed the basis of the economy of the 17th century American colonies ?
a) Rice
b) Steam engine
c) Spinning Jenny
d) Tobacco
Answer : d) Tobacco
22) What is the most abundant element in the sun ?
a) Hydrogen
b) Sulfur
c) Helium
d) Oxygen
Answer : a) Hydrogen
23) Surgery on the heart usually requires a prior ____
a) Cystectomy
b) Vitrectomy
c) Hysterectomy
d) Sternotomy
Answer : d) Sternotomy
24) Which of these is an apex predator ?
a) Dingo
b) Perch
c) Xenopus
d) Chameleon
Answer : a) Dingo
25) Which animals do not have a gut ?
a) Sponges
b) Mussels
c) Beetles
d) Earthworms
Answer : a) Sponges