Important Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: All India Institute of Medical Science

AIIMS is the group of public medical colleges and hospitals of which the New Delhi institute, founded in 1956, is the first.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Research & Analysis Wing

RAW is India's external intelligence agency, formed in 1968.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Radio Detecting and Ranging

RADAR is Radio Detection And Ranging: it both finds an object and measures its distance, from the time the reflected pulse takes to return.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Basic Input Output System

The BIOS is the firmware that starts the machine, tests the hardware and loads the operating system.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Export Import Bank of India

EXIM Bank finances and promotes India's foreign trade.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Personal Digital Assistant

A PDA is a Personal Digital Assistant, the handheld organiser that preceded the smartphone.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Rich Text Format

RTF is Rich Text Format, a document format that carries fonts and styles in plain readable text so that it can pass between different word processors.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Alternating Current

AC is alternating current, which reverses direction periodically, as against direct current, which does not.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Consolidated Banking Statistics

CBS in the reporting context is Consolidated Banking Statistics. The same letters mean Core Banking Solution in the technology context.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Metropolitan Area Network

A MAN is a Metropolitan Area Network, larger than a LAN and smaller than a WAN: it covers a city.