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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Computer Knowledge · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Who coined the term artificial intelligence?
- A) John McCarthy ✔
- B) Alan Turing
- C) Charles Babbage
- D) Tim Berners-Lee
Why: John McCarthy coined the term 'artificial intelligence' and is called the father of AI.
The Turing Test, proposed in 1950, checks whether:
- A) A network is secure
- B) Data is correct
- C) A computer is fast
- D) A machine can show human-like intelligence ✔
Why: Alan Turing proposed the test to judge whether a machine can think like a human.
Face unlock on a mobile phone is an example of:
- A) General AI
- B) Narrow (weak) AI ✔
- C) Super AI
- D) Quantum computing
Why: It does one specific job, so it is narrow AI. All AI in use today is narrow AI.
Which statement is correct?
- A) AI is a part of deep learning
- B) Machine learning is a part of deep learning
- C) Deep learning is a part of machine learning ✔
- D) They are unrelated
Why: Deep learning is part of machine learning, which is part of AI.
Learning from labelled data, such as emails marked spam or not spam, is called:
- A) Unsupervised learning
- B) Cloud learning
- C) Reinforcement learning
- D) Supervised learning ✔
Why: Supervised learning trains a model on labelled examples, such as emails already marked spam or not spam.
Learning by trial and error with rewards and penalties is:
- A) Reinforcement learning ✔
- B) Unsupervised learning
- C) Supervised learning
- D) Data mining
Why: Reinforcement learning learns by trial and error, getting rewards for good actions and penalties for bad ones.
ChatGPT was developed by:
- A) Google
- B) Microsoft
- C) OpenAI ✔
- D) IBM
Why: ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022.
Nepal's National Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2082 was approved by the government in:
- A) 2019
- B) 2025 ✔
- C) 2022
- D) 2023
Why: Nepal's government approved the National Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2082 in 2025.
Gmail and Google Docs are examples of which cloud service model?
- A) IaaS
- B) SaaS ✔
- C) PaaS
- D) DaaS
Why: Complete software used through a browser is Software as a Service (SaaS).
In cloud computing, IaaS stands for:
- A) Internet as a Service
- B) Integration as a Service
- C) Information as a Service
- D) Infrastructure as a Service ✔
Why: IaaS is Infrastructure as a Service: renting servers, storage and networks from a cloud provider.
A cloud used by only one organisation is called a:
- A) Private cloud ✔
- B) Public cloud
- C) Hybrid cloud
- D) Community cloud
Why: A private cloud is used by only one organisation.
Which is NOT a cloud service provider?
- A) Amazon Web Services
- B) Microsoft Azure
- C) Adobe Photoshop ✔
- D) Google Cloud
Why: Adobe Photoshop is image-editing software, not a cloud service provider like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
The term Internet of Things was first used by:
- A) Satoshi Nakamoto
- B) Vint Cerf
- C) Kevin Ashton ✔
- D) Bill Gates
Why: Kevin Ashton first used the term 'Internet of Things' in 1999.
A smart watch that tracks heart rate and sends data to a phone is an example of:
- A) Internet of Things ✔
- B) Blockchain
- C) Virtual reality
- D) Big data
Why: It is an everyday object with sensors connected to the internet, which is IoT.
Blockchain is best described as a:
- A) Central database controlled by a bank
- B) Web browser
- C) Type of computer virus
- D) Distributed and decentralised digital ledger ✔
Why: Blockchain is a distributed, decentralised digital ledger in which records are linked and hard to change.
Bitcoin was introduced by a person or group using the name:
- A) Vitalik Buterin
- B) Satoshi Nakamoto ✔
- C) Linus Torvalds
- D) Elon Musk
Why: Bitcoin was introduced in 2008–09 by a person or group using the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
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.
In the Vs of big data, Velocity refers to:
- A) The size of data
- B) The different types of data
- C) The speed at which data is produced and processed ✔
- D) The accuracy of data
Why: Velocity is the speed of data; Volume is size, Variety is type and Veracity is accuracy.
A technology that adds digital images on top of the real world seen through a phone camera is:
- A) Augmented reality ✔
- B) Virtual reality
- C) Quantum computing
- D) Edge computing
Why: Augmented reality adds digital content to the real view; virtual reality replaces it fully.
Quantum computers use units of information called:
- A) Bits
- B) Qubits ✔
- C) Bytes
- D) Pixels
Why: Qubits can be 0 and 1 at the same time, unlike ordinary bits.
The term AI was coined at the Dartmouth conference in:
- A) 1956 ✔
- B) 1950
- C) 1969
- D) 1989
Why: The term AI was coined at the Dartmouth conference in 1956.
Industry 4.0 is also called the:
- A) Fourth Industrial Revolution ✔
- B) Green Revolution
- C) Information Age 1.0
- D) Digital Divide
Why: Industry 4.0 is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, based on AI, IoT, robotics and data.
Nepal's Digital Nepal Framework was launched in:
- A) 2019 ✔
- B) 2010
- C) 2025
- D) 2015
Why: Nepal launched the Digital Nepal Framework in 2019.
Machine learning is a branch of:
- A) Artificial intelligence ✔
- B) Accounting
- C) Biology
- D) Geography
Why: Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence.
Deep learning uses:
- A) Multi-layer neural networks ✔
- B) Spreadsheets
- C) Typewriters
- D) Barcodes only
Why: Deep learning uses neural networks with many layers.
NLP in AI stands for:
- A) Natural Language Processing ✔
- B) New Logic Program
- C) Network Layer Protocol
- D) Neural Learning Process
Why: NLP stands for Natural Language Processing: computers understanding and producing human language.
Chatbots mainly use which AI area?
- A) Natural language processing ✔
- B) Robotics only
- C) 3D printing
- D) Blockchain
Why: Chatbots mainly use natural language processing to understand questions and reply.
Generative AI creates:
- A) New text, images or audio ✔
- B) Only backups
- C) Only hardware
- D) Electricity
Why: Generative AI creates new content such as text, images or audio.
LLM stands for:
- A) Large Language Model ✔
- B) Local Logic Machine
- C) Long Learning Method
- D) Linear Language Matrix
Why: LLM stands for Large Language Model, such as those behind ChatGPT.
A fake video made with AI to imitate a real person is called a:
- A) Deepfake ✔
- B) Cookie
- C) Firewall
- D) Patch
Why: A deepfake is an AI-made fake video or audio imitating a real person.
In cloud computing, SaaS stands for:
- A) Software as a Service ✔
- B) System as a Server
- C) Storage as a Service
- D) Security as a Service
Why: SaaS is Software as a Service: using software over the internet, such as Gmail.
In cloud computing, PaaS stands for:
- A) Platform as a Service ✔
- B) Program as a Software
- C) Private as a Service
- D) Portal as a Service
Why: PaaS is Platform as a Service: a cloud platform for building and running applications.
A cloud that mixes public and private clouds is a:
- A) Hybrid cloud ✔
- B) Community cloud
- C) Edge cloud
- D) Dark cloud
Why: A hybrid cloud mixes public and private clouds.
Which is a major cloud provider?
- A) Amazon Web Services ✔
- B) Adobe Reader
- C) WinZip
- D) VLC
Why: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a major cloud provider.
Nepal government's central data centre is the:
- A) Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC) ✔
- B) NTA cloud
- C) NEA data hub
- D) NRB server only
Why: The Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC) is the central government data centre.
IoT stands for:
- A) Internet of Things ✔
- B) Input Output Technology
- C) Internal Operating Tool
- D) Integrated Online Terminal
Why: IoT stands for Internet of Things: everyday devices connected to the internet.
Kevin Ashton is credited with coining:
- A) Internet of Things ✔
- B) Artificial intelligence
- C) Blockchain
- D) Big data
Why: Kevin Ashton is credited with coining 'Internet of Things'.
Smart home devices like smart bulbs are examples of:
- A) IoT ✔
- B) Blockchain
- C) Quantum computing
- D) Spreadsheet
Why: Smart bulbs and other connected home devices are IoT examples.
Bitcoin was launched in:
- A) 2009 ✔
- B) 2001
- C) 2015
- D) 1995
Why: Bitcoin was launched in 2009.
Ethereum, known for smart contracts, was proposed by:
- A) Vitalik Buterin ✔
- B) Satoshi Nakamoto
- C) Elon Musk
- D) Bill Gates
Why: Ethereum, known for smart contracts, was proposed by Vitalik Buterin.
A self-executing contract stored on a blockchain is a:
- A) Smart contract ✔
- B) Cookie
- C) Firewall
- D) Macro
Why: A smart contract is a self-executing contract stored on a blockchain.
In blockchain, each block is linked to the previous one using a:
- A) Hash ✔
- B) Password
- C) Folder
- D) Printer
Why: Each block contains the hash of the previous block, linking the chain.
In big data, 'Volume' refers to:
- A) The huge amount of data ✔
- B) Speed of data
- C) Types of data
- D) Truth of data
Why: In big data, Volume means the huge amount of data.
In big data, 'Variety' refers to:
- A) Different types of data ✔
- B) Speed
- C) Size
- D) Value
Why: In big data, Variety means the different types of data.
Virtual reality (VR) creates:
- A) A fully simulated environment ✔
- B) Digital images on the real world
- C) Paper prints
- D) Sound only
Why: Virtual reality creates a fully simulated environment. Augmented reality adds digital images to the real world.
3D printing is also called:
- A) Additive manufacturing ✔
- B) Subtractive engraving
- C) Offset printing
- D) Laser scanning
Why: 3D printing is additive manufacturing: objects are built layer by layer.
5G mainly offers:
- A) Higher speed and low latency mobile internet ✔
- B) Satellite TV
- C) Landline calls only
- D) Radio broadcasting
Why: 5G offers much higher mobile internet speed and very low latency.
A qubit can be:
- A) 0, 1 or both at once (superposition) ✔
- B) Only 0
- C) Only 1
- D) Only text
Why: A qubit can be 0, 1 or both at once, which is called superposition.
Edge computing processes data:
- A) Near the source/device ✔
- B) Only in distant clouds
- C) On paper
- D) Only at night
Why: Edge computing processes data near the device or source, reducing delay.
Nepal's law on personal data privacy is the:
- A) Individual Privacy Act 2075 ✔
- B) Electronic Transactions Act 2063 only
- C) Copyright Act 2059
- D) Telecom Act 2053
Why: Nepal's personal data privacy law is the Individual Privacy Act, 2075.