Important Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

ICICI was set up in 1955 to provide long-term finance to Indian industry, and later became a commercial bank.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Random Access Memory

RAM is Random Access Memory - any location can be reached in the same time, as against the sequential access of tape. It is volatile, so it loses its contents when power is removed.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Visual Studio

VS is Visual Studio, Microsoft's integrated development environment.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Postal Index Number

The PIN code is the six-digit Postal Index Number used to sort mail in India. It is unrelated to the personal identification number of the same abbreviation.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Extensible Markup Language

XML is Extensible Markup Language: unlike HTML it defines no tags of its own, leaving the vocabulary to be chosen for each application.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Standard Generalized Markup Language

SGML is Standard Generalized Markup Language, the ISO standard from which both HTML and XML descend.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

IRBM - the class with a range of roughly 3,000 to 5,500 km, between the medium-range and intercontinental classes. The word abbreviated is Range.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Multiple Access

MA denotes multiple access - several stations sharing one medium, as in CSMA, TDMA and CDMA.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation

HSBC is the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, founded in 1865 to finance trade between China and Europe.

Answer: A

Correct answer: All India Council for Technical Education

AICTE is the statutory body that regulates technical education in India.