Important Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: Electro Cardiogram

An ECG records the electrical activity of the heart over time, from electrodes placed on the skin.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Educational and Research Network

ERNET is the Indian academic and research network, begun in 1986.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is the principal federal investigative agency of the United States.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Free On Board

FOB is a shipping term: the seller's responsibility and cost end once the goods are loaded on board, after which the risk passes to the buyer.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Computer Aided Design

CAD is the use of software to create and modify designs, replacing the drawing board.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Criminal Investigation Department

The CID is the investigative branch of a state police force in India.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Compact Disc Re-Writable

A CD-RW can be erased and written again, unlike a CD-R, which can be written only once.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

A CD-ROM is pressed with its data at manufacture and can only be read.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Compact Disc Recordable

A CD-R can be written once by the user and then only read; a CD-RW can be rewritten.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

CSIR is India's largest network of publicly funded research laboratories, founded in 1942.