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Technology brands and products cover consumer electronics, software history, and the ownership of popular applications. Questions often focus on smart devices, corporate taglines, and major industry acquisitions. This material helps candidates preparing for banking and SSC general awareness sections.

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Technology Brands and Products Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. has

  2. was

  3. could

  4. will
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Going to keep growing is unidiomatic and repetitive. Simple usage is 'will keep'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. leading devices, in US as well which is a key market, for smart-phones

  2. leading devices in US as well, which is a key market for smart-phones

  3. leading devices in US: as well which is a key market, for smart-phones

  4. leading devices in US, as well: which is a key market for smart-phones
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The punctuations taken care of correctly.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. once

  2. wrong

  3. first

  4. right
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence implies that it has never happened before in the last 14 years. This time is the first time.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. Comma required after ‘Nokia’.

  2. Apostrophe not required for ‘world’s’.

  3. Possessive form not required for ‘Samsung’s’.

  4. Comma required after ‘brand’.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Samsungs is the name of the company and does not need an apostrophe.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. leading devices, in US as well which is a key market, for smart-phones

  2. leading devices in US as well, which is a key market for smart-phones

  3. leading devices in US: as well which is a key market, for smart-phones

  4. leading devices in US, as well: which is a key market for smart-phones
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The punctuations taken care of correctly.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. has

  2. was

  3. could

  4. will
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Going to keep growing is unidiomatic and repetitive. Simple usage is 'will keep'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. once

  2. wrong

  3. first

  4. right
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence implies that it has never happened before in the last 14 years. This time is the first time.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Samsung’s has displaced Nokia to become the world’s top mobile brand for the year 2012.
Statement II: This is the one time in 14 years that Nokia is not on top of the global cell-phone business on an annual basis.
Statement III: The market for smart-phones is going to keep growing and this probably explains the rise of Samsung.
Statement IV: Samsung’s Android powered phones are now ____________.                    

  1. Comma required after ‘Nokia’.

  2. Apostrophe not required for ‘world’s’.

  3. Possessive form not required for ‘Samsung’s’.

  4. Comma required after ‘brand’.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Samsungs is the name of the company and does not need an apostrophe.