Abbreviations Quiz

1. LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by :
(A) Stimulated Emission of Radio Waves
(B) Stimulated Emission of Radiation
(C) Spontaneous Emission of Radio Waves
(D) Spontaneous Emission of Radiation


2. INTERPOL stands for :
(A) International Criminal Police Organisation
(B) International Political Conference
(C) International Association of Police Officers
(D) None of these


3. MODVAT refers to :
(A) Education Policy
(B) House Tax
(C) Excise Duty
(D) Property tax



4. SFDA stands for :
(A) Small Farmers Development Agency
(B) Sikh Farmers Development Agency
(C) Social Freedom and Democracy Association
(D) None of these


5. IRDP stands for :
(A) International Rural Development Programme
(B) Integrated Rural Development Programme
(C) Indian Rural Development Policy
(D) None of these


6. The acronym ISDN stands for :
(A) International Satellite Data Network
(B) Internet Services Digital Network
(C) Integrated Services Digital Network
(D) None of the above


7. NPC stands for :
(A) National Political Conference
(B) National Philosophy Council
(C) National Productivity Committee
(D) National Productivity Council


8. NCERT stands for :
(A) National Committee of Educational Research and Training
(B) National Council of Educational Research and Training
(C) National Council of Education and Rural Training
(D) National Council of Economic Research and Training


9. The full form of D.D.T. is :
(A) Dichloro-Dimethyl Trichloroethane
(B) Dichloro-Diethyl Trichloromethane
(C) Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloromethane
(D) Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloroethane


10. What is the full form of the term ‘NAFTA’?
(A) North Atlantic Free Trade Association
(B) North America Free Trade Agreement
(C) North Atlantic Free Transport Association
(D) North American Free Trade Association


11. FIPB stands for :
(A) Foreign Investment Promotion Board
(B) Federation of Indian Press Bureau
(C) Free India People’s Bureau
(D) Forum of Indian Progressive Businessmen


12. NTPC stands for :
(A) National Thermal Power Corporation
(B) National Theatre and Peoples’ Coir
(C) National Trade and Petroleum Company
(D) None of the above


13. SETI stands for :
(A) South Eastern Trading Institute
(B) South European Technological Institution
(C) Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
(D) Scientific and Engineering Technological Institution


14. NREP stands for :
(A) National Rural Employment Programme
(B) National Regional Employment Policy
(C) National Rural Employment Policy
(D) None of the above