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  • Question
  • In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?


  • Options
  • A. 1950s
  • B. 1960s
  • C. 1970s
  • D. 1980s

  • Correct Answer
  • 1950s 

    Explanation
    On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby demonstrated the first working IC while working for Texas Instruments, although the U.S. patent office awarded the first patent for an integrated circuit to Robert Noyce of Fairchild.

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    • Options
    • A. Ram
    • B. Jaganath
    • C. Shiva
    • D. Vishnu
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    • 2. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is


    • Options
    • A. 25 years
    • B. 21 years
    • C. 18 years
    • D. 35 years
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    • 3. FFC stands for

    • Options
    • A. Foreign Finance Corporation
    • B. Film Finance Corporation
    • C. Federation of Football Council
    • D. None of the above
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    • 4. Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?

    • Options
    • A. Dalal Street
    • B. Business Standard
    • C. Euromoney
    • D. Money Matters
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    • 5. Amalgams are

    • Options
    • A. highly coloured alloys
    • B. alloys which contain mercury as one of the contents
    • C. alloys which have great resistance to abrasion
    • D. alloys which contain carbon
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    • 6. Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?

    • Options
    • A. Iron, Zinc, Titanium
    • B. Iron, tin
    • C. Iron, Brass, Tin
    • D. Copper, Tin
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    • A. Badminton
    • B. Golf
    • C. Bridge
    • D. Polo
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    • 8. World Human Rights Day is observed on

    • Options
    • A. April 8
    • B. December 10
    • C. December 7
    • D. September 5
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    • Options
    • A. the Consolidated Fund of India
    • B. the Contingency Fund
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    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The national anthem was written by


    • Options
    • A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
    • B. Rabindranath Tagore
    • C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
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