Important Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

PSLV is ISRO's workhorse launcher, named for the polar sun-synchronous orbits it was designed to reach.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Committee of Direction on Banking Statistics

The CDBS advises the Reserve Bank on the collection and presentation of banking statistics.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Blind Carbon Copy

BCC sends a copy without the other recipients seeing that address - the blind in the name. It survives from the carbon paper of the typewriter age.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Programmable Logic Controller

A PLC is a Programmable Logic Controller - the ruggedised computer that controls machinery in a factory.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Digital Video Disc

DVD was named Digital Video Disc and later, once it was used for data as well, Digital Versatile Disc. It holds about seven times as much as a CD.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Uniform Balance Book

The UBB is the standard format in which cooperative banks record and report their balances.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Local Area Network

A LAN is a Local Area Network - a network confined to one site.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Micro Processor Unit

An MPU is a Microprocessor Unit - the processor itself on a single chip.

Answer: D

Correct answer: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASCII assigns a number to each character. It is a seven-bit code, giving 128 characters, and it underlies every later encoding including Unicode.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Internet Explorer

IE is Internet Explorer, Microsoft's browser, superseded by Edge.