Computer Operator Paper I Mock Test 2 (50 Questions)

The second Constituent Assembly was elected on:

• A) 4 Mangsir 2070 BS ✔
• B) 28 Chaitra 2064 BS
• C) 15 Jestha 2069 BS
• D) 3 Ashwin 2072 BS

Why: The second Constituent Assembly was elected on 4 Mangsir 2070 BS (19 November 2013) and promulgated the 2072 Constitution.

Informal communication in an organisation is called:

• A) Grapevine ✔
• B) Circular
• C) Memo
• D) Tippani

Why: Informal communication that spreads through personal links in an organisation is called the grapevine.

Where is the central office of the Public Service Commission located?

• A) Singha Durbar
• B) Babarmahal
• C) Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu ✔
• D) Lalitpur

Why: The Public Service Commission's central office is at Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu.

The largest river by water flow is the:

• A) Amazon ✔
• B) Nile
• C) Ganges
• D) Yangtze

Why: The Amazon carries the most water of any river in the world.

Postponing a meeting to another time is called:

• A) Adjournment ✔
• B) Resolution
• C) Quorum
• D) Motion

Why: Postponing a meeting to another time is adjournment.

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 2047 was promulgated on:

• A) 23 Kartik 2047 BS ✔
• B) 1 Poush 2047 BS
• C) 3 Ashwin 2047 BS
• D) 7 Falgun 2047 BS

Why: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 2047 was promulgated on 23 Kartik 2047 BS (9 November 1990).

The Antarctic Circle lies at:

• A) 66.5° S ✔
• B) 66.5° N
• C) 23.5° S
• D) 90° S

Why: The Antarctic Circle lies at about 66.5° south latitude.

Alpine areas above 4,000 m mainly have:

• A) Dense sal forests
• B) Shrubs, grasses and herbs ✔
• C) Bamboo forests
• D) Mangroves

Why: Above 4,000 m it is too cold for trees, so alpine areas have shrubs, grasses and herbs.

The Constitution of Nepal 2072 is which number constitution in Nepal's history?

• A) Fifth
• B) Sixth
• C) Eighth
• D) Seventh ✔

Why: It is the seventh constitution, after 2004, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2047 and 2063.

The Cabinet in Nepali is:

• A) मन्त्रिपरिषद् ✔
• B) प्रतिनिधि सभा
• C) राष्ट्रिय सभा
• D) सर्वोच्च अदालत

Why: The Cabinet is मन्त्रिपरिषद् in Nepali.

Which region of Nepal is the main food producer?

• A) Terai ✔
• B) Mountain
• C) Trans-Himalaya
• D) Kathmandu valley only

Why: The flat, fertile Terai is Nepal's main food-producing region, often called its grain basket.

Which body runs Hello Sarkar?

• A) Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers ✔
• B) Nepal Police
• C) Election Commission
• D) Nepal Telecom

Why: Hello Sarkar is run by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

FIFA's headquarters is in:

• A) Zurich ✔
• B) Lausanne
• C) London
• D) Paris

Why: FIFA's headquarters is in Zurich, Switzerland.

Reference number and date of the original letter appear in the:

• A) Background ✔
• B) Proposal
• C) Decision
• D) Bodhartha

Why: The background part of a tippani gives the reference number and date of the original letter.

Krishna Mandir of Patan was built by:

• A) Siddhi Narasimha Malla ✔
• B) Bhupatindra Malla
• C) Jaya Prakash Malla
• D) Ranajit Malla

Why: Siddhi Narasimha Malla built the Krishna Mandir of Patan.

The 3Rs of waste management are:

• A) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ✔
• B) Read, Write, Repeat
• C) Remove, Return, Refill
• D) Repair, Replace, Rebuild

Why: The 3Rs of waste management are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

The idea of separation of powers is linked with:

• A) Montesquieu ✔
• B) Rousseau
• C) Voltaire
• D) Napoleon

Why: Montesquieu developed the idea of separation of powers in The Spirit of the Laws (1748).

Which is the largest continent?

• A) Africa
• B) Asia ✔
• C) North America
• D) Europe

Why: Asia is the largest continent by area and population.

Before whom does the Vice-President take the oath?

• A) President ✔
• B) Chief Justice
• C) Speaker
• D) Prime Minister

Why: The Vice-President takes the oath before the President.

Who was the first Rana Prime Minister?

• A) Chandra Shumsher
• B) Jung Bahadur Rana ✔
• C) Ranodip Singh
• D) Bir Shumsher

Why: Jung Bahadur Rana was the first Rana Prime Minister, after the Kot Parva of 1903 BS.

A comment in HTML is written as:

• A) // comment
• B) /* comment */
• C) ‹!-- comment --› ✔
• D) # comment

Why: An HTML comment is written between <!-- and -->.

In a database table, a column is called a:

• A) Record
• B) Report
• C) Macro
• D) Field ✔

Why: A column in a database table is a field.

Twisted pair cables commonly used in LANs are:

• A) Coaxial only
• B) UTP (Cat 5e/Cat 6) ✔
• C) Fiber only
• D) HDMI

Why: LANs commonly use UTP twisted pair cables such as Cat 5e and Cat 6.

Which shortcut centres the selected text?

• A) Ctrl + C
• B) Ctrl + E ✔
• C) Ctrl + J
• D) Ctrl + R

Why: Ctrl + E centres; Ctrl + C copies, Ctrl + J justifies and Ctrl + R aligns right.

A very slow computer is best improved first by:

• A) Removing unneeded startup programs and scanning for malware ✔
• B) Changing the wallpaper
• C) Increasing screen brightness
• D) Unplugging the mouse

Why: Removing unneeded startup programs and services frees memory and processor time, so it is the best first step.

Print quality is measured in:

• A) ppm
• B) cps
• C) dpi ✔
• D) rpm

Why: Print quality is measured in dpi (dots per inch).

Which institution has declared cryptocurrency transactions illegal in Nepal?

• A) Nepal Telecom
• B) Ministry of Education
• C) Nepal Stock Exchange
• D) Nepal Rastra Bank ✔

Why: Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank, has declared cryptocurrency trading and mining illegal.

The SQL command to create a new table is:

• A) INSERT
• B) SELECT
• C) CREATE ✔
• D) GRANT

Why: CREATE TABLE creates a new table in SQL.

Which company became the first internet service provider of Nepal?

• A) Nepal Telecom
• B) Mercantile Communications ✔
• C) WorldLink
• D) Ncell

Why: Mercantile Communications became Nepal's first internet service provider in 1995.

Total time for the computer skill test:

• A) 10 minutes
• B) 15 minutes ✔
• C) 30 minutes
• D) 45 minutes

Why: The computer skill test in this exam lasts 15 minutes.

Which is NOT a benefit of e-governance listed in the note?

• A) Better records and data for planning
• B) Services reach remote areas
• C) Transparency
• D) Higher fees for every service ✔

Why: Higher fees are not a benefit; the other three are listed benefits.

Which shortcut inserts today's date in a cell?

• A) Ctrl + D
• B) Ctrl + ; ✔
• C) Ctrl + Shift + D
• D) Alt + D

Why: In Excel, Ctrl + ; inserts today's date in a cell.

The 2's complement of 0101 is:

• A) 1010
• B) 0110
• C) 1100
• D) 1011 ✔

Why: 2's complement = 1's complement + 1: 0101 → 1010 → 1011.

Restarting a computer that is already switched on is called:

• A) Cold booting
• B) Warm booting ✔
• C) Shutting down
• D) Logging off

Why: A restart of a running computer is warm booting; starting from power off is cold booting.

Finding and removing errors from a program is called:

• A) Compiling
• B) Debugging ✔
• C) Linking
• D) Coding

Why: Finding and removing errors from a program is debugging.

Fifth generation computers are mainly linked with which idea?

• A) Artificial intelligence ✔
• B) Vacuum tubes
• C) Punched cards only
• D) Mechanical gears

Why: The fifth generation aims at machines with artificial intelligence that can learn and make decisions.

What is the main job of a search engine?

• A) To help find information on the web using keywords ✔
• B) To connect a computer to the power supply
• C) To remove viruses from a computer
• D) To send email

Why: A search engine finds web pages that match the keywords you type.

Software used to view web pages is a:

• A) Web server
• B) Compiler
• C) Spreadsheet
• D) Web browser ✔

Why: A web browser is software used to view web pages.

A single page in a PowerPoint presentation is a:

• A) Slide ✔
• B) Sheet
• C) Page frame
• D) Cell

Why: A single page in a PowerPoint presentation is a slide.

Connecting a phone to wireless earphones with Bluetooth forms a:

• A) PAN ✔
• B) LAN
• C) MAN
• D) WAN

Why: Bluetooth devices around one person form a PAN (Personal Area Network).

In mail merge, the list of names and addresses is called the:

• A) Main document
• B) Data source ✔
• C) Template
• D) Header

Why: The data source holds the changing information such as names and addresses.

A major challenge of e-governance in Nepal is:

• A) Digital divide ✔
• B) Too many trained staff
• C) Free fast internet everywhere
• D) No need for electricity

Why: The digital divide, unequal access to devices, internet and skills, is a major e-governance challenge.

Which tool keeps the heading row visible while scrolling down?

• A) Merge and Center
• B) Freeze Panes ✔
• C) AutoFill
• D) Filter

Why: Freeze Panes on the View tab locks rows or columns in place.

Convert 8 (decimal) into octal.

• A) 11
• B) 7
• C) 20
• D) 10 ✔

Why: 8 = 1 × 8 + 0, so 8 is 10 in octal.

A file named budget.xlsx was most likely created in:

• A) MS Word
• B) MS Excel ✔
• C) MS PowerPoint
• D) Notepad

Why: The .xlsx extension belongs to Microsoft Excel.

Java programs are compiled into:

• A) Machine code directly only
• B) HTML
• C) SQL
• D) Bytecode ✔

Why: Java programs are compiled into bytecode, which the Java Virtual Machine runs.

First generation computers used:

• A) Transistors
• B) Integrated circuits
• C) Microprocessors
• D) Vacuum tubes ✔

Why: First-generation computers (1940s–50s) used vacuum tubes.

Which statement about the internet and the WWW is correct?

• A) The WWW is a collection of linked web pages reached through the internet ✔
• B) The internet and the WWW are exactly the same thing
• C) The WWW is older than the internet
• D) Email is a part of the WWW

Why: The internet is the global network; the WWW is one service on it made of linked web pages.

CSS is mainly used to control:

• A) Database storage
• B) Server security
• C) Program compiling
• D) Presentation and layout ✔

Why: CSS controls the presentation and layout of web pages.

An Access object used to print formatted summaries is a:

• A) Report ✔
• B) Form
• C) Query
• D) Macro

Why: An Access report prints formatted summaries.