Tuesday, September 11, 2007

VERBAL QUESTIONS

1. Depreciation: deflation, depression, devaluation, fall, slump

2. Deprecate : feel and express disapproval,

3. Incentive : thing one encourages one to do (stimulus)

4. Echelon : level of authority or responsibility

5. Innovation : make changes or introduce new things

6. Intermittent : externally stopping and then starting

7. Detrimental: harmful

8. Conciliation : make less angry or more friendly
9. Orthodox: conventional or traditional, superstitious
10. Fallible : liable to error
11. Volatile : ever changing
12. Manifest: clear and obvious
13. Connotation : suggest or implied meaning of expression
14. Reciprocal: reverse or opposite
15. Agrarian : related to agriculture
16. Vacillate : undecided or dilemma
17. Expedient : fitting proper, desirable
18. Simulate : produce artificially resembling an existing one.
19. Access : to approach
20. Compensation: salary
21. Truncate : shorten by cutting
22. Adherence : stick
23. Heterogeneous: non similar things
24. Surplus : excessive
25. Assess : determine the amount or value
26. Cognizance : knowledge
27. Retrospective : review
28. Naive : innocent, rustic
29. Equivocate : tallying on both sides, lie, mislead
30. Postulate : frame a theory
31. Latent : dormant, secret
32. Fluctuation : wavering,
33. Eliminate : to reduce
34. Affinity : strong liking
35. Expedite : hasten
36. Console : to show sympathy
37. Adversary : opposition
38. Affable : lovable or approachable
39. Decomposition : rotten
40. Egregious : apart from the crowd, especially bad
41. Conglomeration: group, collection
42. Aberration: deviation
43. Augury : prediction
44. Creditability : ability to common belief, quality of being credible
45. Coincident: incidentally
46. Constituent : accompanying
47. Differential : having or showing or making use of
48. Litigation : engaging in a law suit
49. Moratorium: legally or officially determined period of delay before
fulfillment of the agreement of paying of debts.
50. Negotiate : discuss or bargain
51. Preparation : act of preparing
52. Preponderant : superiority of power or quality
53. Relevance : quality of being relevant
54. Apparatus : appliances
55. Ignorance : blindness, in experience
56. Obsession: complex enthusiasm
57. precipitate : speed, active

58. corroborative: refutable

59. obnoxious : harmless

60. sanction: hinder

61. empirical: experimental

62. aborigine: emigrant

63. corpulent : emaciated

64. officious: pragmate

65. Agitator : Firebrand :: Renegade : Turncoat
66. Burst : Sound :: Tinder : Fire
67. Star : cluster :: Tree : clump
68. Piston : Cylinder :: elevator : shaft
69. Mitigate : punishment :: commute : sentence
70. Erudite : scholar :: illiterate : ignorant
71. Fire : Ashes :: explosion : debris
72. mason : wall :: Author : Book
73. Fire : Ashes :: Event : memories

74. (a) cheerleaders : pompoms (b) audience: seats (c) team: goalposts (d) conductor: podium(e) referee: decisionAns. (a)
75. archipelago: islands:: (a) arbor: bower(b) garden: flower (c)mountain: valley (d) sand: dune (e) constellation: starAns. (a)
76. crow: boastful :: (a) smirk: witty(b) conceal:s;y (c) pout: sulky (d) blush: coarse (e) bluster: unhappyAns. (a)
77. bracket: shelf ::(a) hammer: anvil(b) girder: rivet (c) strut: rafter (d) valve: pipe (e) bucket: wellAns. (a)
78. taxonomy: classification ::(a) etymology: derivation(b) autonomy: authorization (c) economy: rationalization (d) tautology: justification (e) ecology:urbanisationAns. (a)
79. moderator: debate ::(a) legislator: election(a) legislator: election (c) auditor: lecture (d) conspirator: plot (e) umpire: gameAns. (a)
80. glossary: words ::(a) catalogue: dates(b) atlas: maps (c) almanac: synonyms (d) thesaurus: rhymes (e) lexicon: numbersAns. (a)
81. lumber: bear ::(a) roost: hen(b) bray: donkey (c) waddle: goose (d) swoop: hawk (e) chirp: sparrowAns. (a)
82. celerity: snail ::(a) indolence: sloth(b) cunning: weasel (c) curiosity: cat (d) humility: peacock (e) obstinacy: muleAns. (a)
83. wood: sand ::(a) coal: burn(b) brick: lay (c) oil: polish (d) metal: burnish (e) stone: quarryAns. (a)
84. carpenter: saw :: (a) stenographer: typist(b) painter: brush (c) lawyer: brief (d) runner: sneakers (e) seamstress: scissorsAns. (a)
85. horns: bull :: (a) mane: lion(b) wattles: turkey (c) antlers: stag (d) hooves: horse (e) wings:eagleAns. (a)
86. gullible:duped :: (a) credible:cheated(b) careful: cautioned (c) malleable:moulded (d) myopic: mislead (e) articulate: silencedAns. (a)
87. marathon: stamina :: (a) relay: independence(b) hurdle: perseverance (c) sprint: celerity (d) job: weariness (e) ramble: directnessAns. (a)
88. Skin: man ::(a) hide: animal(b) jump-start (c) peel: potato (d) eat: food (e) wool: clothAns. (a)
89. Bamboo: Shoot :: (a) Bean: Sprout(b) Peas: Pod (c) Potato: Eye (d) Carrot: Root (e) Leaf: StemAns. (a)
90. Deflect: Missile :: (a) Siege: Castle(b) Distract: Attraction (c) Protect:Honour (d) Drop: Catch (e) Score: GoalAns. (a)
91. Editor: magazine ::
(a) captain: ship(b) actor: movie (c) director: film (d) player: team (e) jockey: horseAns. (a)

92. Volcano : Lava :: (a) Fault:earthquate(b) crack: wall (c) tunnel: dig (d) water: swim (e) floor: polishAns. (a)

93. Disregarded (a) heed (b) hopeful (c) evade (d) dense
Ans. (a)

94. Obviate(a) becloud(b) necessitate (c) rationalize (d) execute
Ans. (b)

95. Superficial(a) profound(b) exaggerated (c) subjective (d) spirited Ans. (a)

96. chief : tribe :: governor : state

97. epaulette : shoulder :: tiara : head

98. guttural : throat :: gastric : stomach

99. inept : clever :: languid : active

100. Erudite : scholar :: illiterate : ignorant

APTITUDE QUESTIONS

1. One of the following is my secret word: AIM DUE MOD OAT TIE. With the list in front of you, if I were to tell you any one of my secret word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my secret word. Which is my secret word? Ans.TIE


2.In the following figure: A B C
D
E FG
H
I
Each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is:a)Represented by a different letter in the figure above.b) Positioned in the figure above so that each of A + B + C, C + D +E, E + F + G, and G + H + I is equal to 13.Which digit does E represent?Ans.E is 4


3. One of Mr. Horton, his wife, their son, and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.a) If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.b) If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.c) If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.Whose occupation you know?Ans.Mr. Horton: he is the doctor.


4. Here is a picture of two cubes:
a) The two cubes are exactly alike. B) The hidden faces indicated by the dots have the same alphabet on them.Which alphabet-q, r, w, or k is on the faces indicated by the dots?Ans.q


In the following figure: A D B G E C F
Each of the seven digits from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is: a) represented by a different letter in the figure above. b) Positioned in the figure above so that A*B*C, B*G*E, and D*E*F are equal.Which digit does G represent?Ans.G represents the digit 2.


6. Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament. Of the three games played: a) in only the first game were the two players married to each other. b) The men won two games and the women won one game. c) The Ayes won more games than the Bees. d) Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.Who did not lose a game?Ans.Mrs.Bee did not lose a game.


7.Three piles of chips--pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile III consists of three chips--are to be used in game played by Anita and Brinda.The game requires: a)That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile. b) That the player who has to take the last chip loses. c) That Anita now have her turn.From which pile should Anita draw in order to win?Ans.Pile II


8. Of Abdul, Binoy, and Chandini: a) each member belongs to the Tee family whose members always tell the truth or to the El family whose members always lie. b)Abdul says ''Either I belong or Binoy belongs to a different family from the other two." Whose family do you name of?Ans.Binoy's family--El.


9. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girlsA.y/(x + y) B.x/xy C.x/(x + y) D.y/xyAns.C

10. What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream (2 pt. =1 qt. and 4 qt. =1 gal) A.16 B.24 C.30 D.64 Ans.D

11. If the operation, ^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y, what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3A.0 B.1 C.-1 D.4Ans.B

12. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee, putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade, how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.A.Rs.90 B.Rs.1.00 C.Rs.3.00 D.Rs.8.00Ans.C

13. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination. Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems. It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question. How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problemsA.36 B.72 C.60 D.100 Ans.B

14. In a group of 15, 7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either. How many of these studied both Latin and GreekA.0 B.3 C.4 D.5 Ans.B15.If 13 = 13w/ (1-w), then (2w) 2 =A.1/4 B.1/2 C.1 D.2 Ans.C

16. If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then
(A) b <> a (C) b = a (D) b >= aAns. A

17. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30
Ans. C

18. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/
A. D/(M-3) B. MD/3 C. M/(D-3) D. 3D/(M2-3M)
Ans. D

19. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr. Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr. Black would take 8 days and Mr. Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr. Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr. Blue to complete the contract?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12Ans.C


20. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station traveling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After traveling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?
A. 30 B. 40 C.58 D. 60
Ans. B


21. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?
A.-5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8
Ans. D

22. There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe Ans 5c1/ 9c1

23. What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earnedAns: Rs 66/-


24. 1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen. Ans: Cannot be determined.

25. The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100% Ans: 42.857%

26. There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square.
Ans. 11/14


27. There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .Ans: 3 hours.


28. If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ?

29. If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ?

30. If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST .
Ans: 1:2


31. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?
Ans: Rs 13.86/-


32. There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes
Ans: 6c2/10c2


33. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol.
Ans : 15%


34. A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ?
Ans : 57.50


35. If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?
(a) x (b) x2 (c) –x (d) 1/xAns : (d)


36. If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?
Ans: 48kmph
37. A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombay students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?
Ans: 6%


38. An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?
Ans: 9


39. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?
Ans : 9B


40. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?
Ans : 300%


41. Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?
Ans : 315 feet.


42. Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?
Ans: 360 times


43. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution
Ans: 36%


44City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?
Ans: 130 years


45Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?
Ans: 3/2 hours


46A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won't able to buy 3 paise stamps.
Ans: 9


47There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls.


48Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3
(a) 22/62 (b) 15/46 (c) 2/3 (d) 1
Ans: (b)
49There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?
Ans: 1 : 2


50Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively. How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quantities of band c are equal
a)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30
Ans. (b)


51. in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years. 15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there
(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these.
Ans. (d)


52. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?(a) 13 km/hr (b) 26 km/hr (c) 34 km/hr (d) none of these
Ans. A


53. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)(a) 0.845 (b) 1.908 (c) 2.312 (d) 0.001
Ans. A


54. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?(a) 3 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can't say
Ans. B


55. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance traveled(a) 210 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 20 kms (c) none of these
Ans. B


56. Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?
57. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) data insufficient
Ans. C


58. A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid. What is the % of water in the new mixture?


59. If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?
60. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?


61. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.
(a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35% (d) 30%
Ans. D


62. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?(a) 110 men b) 130 men (c) 100 men (d) none of theseAns. A


63. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 900
Ans. C


64. If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
Ans A


65. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him.What is the length of faster train ?(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m
Ans B


66. How many mashes are there in 1 square meter of wire gauge if each meshis 8mm long and 5mm wide ?(a) 2500 (b) 25000 (c) 250 (d) 250000
Ans B


67. x% of y is y% of ?(a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can't be determined
Ans. C


68. The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?(a) 15% (b) 16.66% (c) 12% (d) 9%
Ans B


69. A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900
Ans C


70. The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?
71. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?
72. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 29
Ans. A


73. A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?(a) 5 cms (b) 2 cms (c) 3 cms (d) 4 cms
Ans C


74. A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available)What is the area of the plank?
Ans :7*(2)1/2


75. The difference b/w the compound interest payable half yearly and the simple interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?(a) Rs. 15000 (b) Rs. 12000 (c) Rs. 10000 (d) none of these
Ans C


76. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ?(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans. C


77. A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 yearswhat is father's present age ?(a) 40 yrs (b) 30 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) none of these
Ans. A


78. An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?
29. If an item costs Rs.3 in '99 and Rs.203 in '00.What is the % increase in price?(a) 200/3 % (b) 200/6 % (c) 100% (d) none of these
Ans. A


80. 5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.a) 10 b) 7 c) 6 d) 12
Ans 7


81. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the annual rate of interest?a) 10% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9%
Ans 8%


82. In objective test a correct ans score 4 marks and on a wrong ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many ans were correct?
a) 120 b) 130 c) 110 d) 150
Ans130.


83. An article sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the article?a) 500 b) 488 c) 480 d) 510
Ans 500


84. A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually??
Ans. 1hr 20min


85. A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?
Ans. 22½days


86. How many 1's are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3
Ans. 4


87. In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ?


88. A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1. He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5. Find the number of ways in which this is possible?
Ans. 16


89. If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors Find the memory required for this?
Ans. 4MB


90. On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?
(a) Truth(b) Lie (c) Truth when A lies (d) Cannot be determined
Ans. (b)


91. What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30
Ans. 75(approx)


92. A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ?
93. A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right. In which direction did he goAns. North west


94. A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject.


95. A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother's only son. What is the relation between the twoAns. Daughter


96. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide
(a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 14266


97. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/
(a) 8/27 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 75% (e) 4/3
Ans. (b)


2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of
(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36
Ans. (b)


99. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters. If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?
(a)g-a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g-a)/a (e) (g-a)/g
Ans. (c)


100. If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y(a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250%
Ans. (b)

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

1. A 2MB PCM(pulse code modulation) hasa) 32 channelsb) 30 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.c) 31 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.d) 32 channels out of which 30 voice channels, 1 signalling channel, & 1 Synchronizatio channel.
Ans: (c)
2. Time taken for 1 satellite hop in voice communication isa) 1/2 second b) 1 seconds c) 4 seconds d) 2 seconds
Ans: (a)

3. Max number of satellite hops allowed in voice communication is :a) only one b) more han one c) two hops d) four hops
Ans: (c)

4. What is the max. decimal number that can be accomodated in a byte.a) 128 b) 256 c) 255 d) 512
Ans: (c)

5. Conditional results after execution of an instruction in a micro processor is stored in a) register b) accumulator c) flag register d) flag register part of PSW(Program Status Word)
Ans: (d)

6. Frequency at which VOICE is sampled isa) 4 Khz b) 8 Khz c) 16 Khz d) 64 Khz
Ans: (a)

7. Line of Sight is
a) Straight Line b) Parabolic c) Tx & Rx should be visible to each other d) none
Ans: (c)

8. Purpose of PC(Program Counter) in a MicroProcessor isa) To store address of TOS(Top Of Stack)b) To store address of next instruction to be executed.c) count the number of instructions.d) to store base address of the stack.
Ans: (b)

9. What action is taken when the processor under execution is interrupted by a non-maskable interrupt?a) Processor serves the interrupt request after completing the execution of the current instruction.b) Processor serves the interupt request after completing the current task.c) Processor serves the interupt request immediately.d) Processor serving the interrupt request depends upon the priority of the current task under execution.
Ans: (a)

10. The status of the Kernel isa) task b) process c) not defined. d) none of the above.
Ans: (b)

11. To send a data packet using datagram , connection will be establisheda) before data transmission.b) connection is not established before data transmission.c) no connection is required.d) none of the above.
Ans: (c)

12. Word allignment isa) alligning the address to the next word boundary of the machine.b) alligning to even boundary.c) alligning to word boundary.d) none of the above.
Ans: (a)

13 When a 'C' function call is made, the order in which parameters passed to the function are pushed into the stack isa) left to right b) right to leftc) bigger variables are moved first than the smaller variales.d) smaller variables are moved first than the bigger ones.e) none of the above.
Ans: (b)

14 What is the type of signalling used between two exchanges?a) inband b) common channel signallingc) any of the above d) none of the above.
Ans: (a)

15 Buffering is a) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speedsb) a method to reduce cross talksc) storage of data within transmitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive.d) a method to reduce routing overhead.
Ans: (a)


16. Memory allocation of variables declared in a program isa) allocated in RAM. b) allocated in ROM. c) allocated on stack. d) assigned to registers.
Ans: (c)


17. A software that allows a personal computer to pretend as a computer terminal is a) terminal adapter b) bulletin board c) modem d) terminal emulation Ans: (d)


18. Find the output of the following program
int *p,*q;p=(int *)1000;q=(int *)2000;printf("%d",(q-p)); Ans: 500


19. Which addressing mode is used in the following statements:
(a) MVI B,55 (b) MOV B,A (c) MOV M,A Ans. (a) Immediate addressing mode. (b) Register Addressing Mode (c) Direct addressing mode


20. RS-232C standard is used in _____________.
Ans. Serial I/O

21. Memory. Management in Operating Systems is done bya) Memory Management Unitb) Memory management software of the Operating Systemc) Kernel
Ans: (b)
22. What is done for a Push opertion?
Ans: SP is decremented and then the value is stored.

23. Binary equivalent of 52 Ans. 110100
24. Hexadecimal equivalent of 3452 Ans. 72A
25. Explain Just In Time Concept ? Ans. Elimination of waste by purchasing manufacturing exactly when needed
26. A good way of unit testing s/w program is Ans. User test
27. OOT uses Ans. Encapsulated of detect methods
28.EDI useful in Ans. Electronic Transmission
29. MRPII different from MRP Ans. Modular version of man redundant initials
30. Hard disk time for R/W head to move to correct sector Ans. Latency Time
31. The percentage of times a page number bound in associate register is called Ans. Bit ratio
32. Expand MODEM
Ans. Modulator and Demodulator
33. RDBMS file system can be defined as Ans. Interrelated
34. Super Key is Ans. Primary key and Attribute
35. Windows 95 supports(a) Multiuser (b) n tasks (c) Both (d) None Ans. (a)
36.In the command scanf, h is used for Ans. Short int
37.A process is defined as Ans. Program in execution
38.A thread is Ans. Detachable unit of executable code)
39.What is the advantage of Win NT over Win 95 Ans. Robust and secure
40.How is memory management done in Win95 Ans. Through paging and segmentation
41.What is meant by polymorphism Ans. Redfinition of a base class method in a derived class

42.What is the essential feature of inheritance Ans. All properties of existing class are derived
43.What does the protocol FTP do Ans. Transfer a file b/w stations with user authentification
44.In the transport layer ,TCP is what type of protocol Ans. Connection oriented
45.Why is a gateway used Ans. To connect incompatible networks
46.How is linked list implemented Ans. By referential structures
47.What method is used in Win95 in multitasking Ans. Non preemptive check
48.What is a semaphore
Ans. A method synchronization of multiple processes
49.What is the precedence order from high to low ,of the symbols ( ) ++ / Ans.( ) , ++, /
50.Preorder of A*(B+C)/D-G Ans.*+ABC/-DG
51.What is the efficiency of merge sort Ans. O(n log n)
52.In which layer are routers used Ans.In network layer
53.Which of the following sorting algorithem has average sorting behavior -- Bubble sort,merge sort,heap sort,exchange sort Ans. Heap sort
54.In binary search tree which traversal is used for getting ascending order values--Inorder ,post order,preorder Ans.Inorder
55.What are device drivers used for Ans.To provide software for enabling the hardware
56.What is fork command in unix Ans. System call used to create process
57.What is make command in unix Ans. Used forcreation of more than one file
58.In unix .profile contains Ans. Start up program59.In unix 'ls 'stores contents in Ans.inode block

60. Which of the following involves context switch,
(a) system call (b) priviliged instruction (c) floating poitnt exception (d) all the above (e) none of the above
Ans: (a)



61. In OST, terminal emulation is done in
(a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer (d) transport layer
Ans: (b)

62. For 1 MB memory, the number of address lines required,
(a)11 (b)16 (c)22 (d) 24
Ans. (b)

63. Semaphore is used for
(a) synchronization (b) dead-lock avoidance (c) box (d) none
Ans. (a)

64. Which holds true for the following statement
class c: public A, public B
a) 2 member in class A, B should not have same nameb) 2 member in class A, C should not have same namec) both d) none
Ans. (a)

65.Preproconia.. does not do which one of the following
(a) macro (b) conditional compliclation (c) in type checking (d) including load file Ans. (c)

66. Piggy backing is a technique for
a) Flow control b) Sequence c) Acknowledgement d) retransmition
Ans. (c)

67. Which is not a memory management scheme?
a) buddy system b) swapping c) monitors d) paging
Ans : c

68. There was a circuit given using three nand gates with two inputs and one output. Find the output.
a) OR b) AND c) XOR d) NOT
Ans. (a)

69.Iintegrated check value(ICV) are used as:
Ans. The client computes the ICV and then compares it with the senders value.


70. When applets are downloaded from web sites , a byte verifier performs _________?
Ans. Status check.


71. An IP/IPX packet received by a computer using... having IP/IPX both how the packet is handled.
Ans. Read the, field in the packet header with to send IP or IPX protocol.


72. The UNIX shell ....
a) does not come with the rest of the systemb) forms the interface between the user and the kernalc) does not give any scope for programmingd) deos not allow calling one program from with in anothere) all of the above
Ans. (b)


73. In UNIX a files i-node ......?
Ans. Is a data structure that defines all specifications of a file like the file size, number of lines to a file, permissions etc.

74. The very first process created by the kernal that runs till the kernal process is halts is
a) init b) getty c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
Ans. (a)

75. In the process table entry for the kernel process, the process id value is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 255 (e) it does not have a process table entry
Ans. (a)

76. Which of the following API is used to hide a window
a) ShowWindow b) EnableWindow c) MoveWindow d) SetWindowPlacement e) None of the above
Ans. (a)


77. Which function is the entry point for a DLL in MS Windows 3.1
a) Main b) Winmain c) Dllmain d) Libmain e) None
Ans. (b)


78. The standard source for standard input, standard output and standard error is
a) the terminalb) /dev/nullc) /usr/you/input, /usr/you/output/, /usr/you/error respectivelyd) None Ans. (a)


79. The redirection operators > and >>
a) do the same functionb) differ : > overwrites, while >> appendsc) differ : > is used for input while >> is used for outputd) differ : > write to any file while >> write only to standard outpute) None of these
Ans. (b)


80. The command grep first second third /usr/you/myfile
a) prints lines containing the words first, second or third from the file /usr/you/myfileb) searches for lines containing the pattern first in the filessecond, third, and /usr/you/myfile and prints themc) searches the files /usr/you/myfiel and third for lines containing the words first or second and prints themd) replaces the word first with the word second in the files third and /usr/you/myfilee) None of the above
Ans. (b)


81. You are creating a Index on EMPNO column in the EMPLOYEE table. Which statement will you use?a) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx ON employee, empno;b) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx FOR employee, empno;c) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx ON employee(empno); d) CREATE emp_empno_idx INdEX ON employee(empno); Ans. C


82. Which program construct must return a value?a) Package b) Function c) Anonymous block d) Stored Procedure e) Application Procedure Ans. B


83. Which Statement would you use to remove the EMPLOYEE_Id_PK PRIMARY KEY constraint and all depending constraints fromthe EMPLOYEE table?a) ALTER TABLE employee dROP PRIMARY KEY CASCAdE; b) ALTER TABLE employee dELETE PRIMARY KEY CASCAdE;c) MOdIFY TABLE employee dROP CONSTRAINT employee_id_pk CASCAdE;d) ALTER TABLE employee dROP PRIMARY KEY employee_id_pk CASCAdE;e) MOdIFY TABLE employee dELETE PRIMARY KEY employee_id_pk CASCAdE; Ans. A

84. Which three commands cause a transaction to end? (Chosse three)a) ALTER b) GRANT c) DELETE d) INSERT e) UPdATE f) ROLLBACK
Ans. a ,b ,f

85. Under which circumstance should you create an index on a table?a) The table is small.b) The table is updated frequently.c) A columns values are static and contain a narrow range of valuesd) Two columns are consistently used in the WHERE clause join condition of SELECT statements. Ans.d

86. What was the first name given to Java Programming Language. a) Oak – Java b) Small Talk c) Oak d) None Ans.a
87.When a bicycle is in motion,the force of friction exerted by the ground on the two wheels is such that it acts
(a) In the backward direction on the front wheel and in the forward direction on the rear wheel.(b) In the forward direction on the front wheel and in the backward direction on the rear wheel.(c) In the backward direction on both the front and rear wheels.(d) In the backward direction on both the front and rear wheels.
Ans. (d)

88. A certain radioactive element A, has a half life = t seconds. In (t/2) seconds the fraction of the initial quantity of the element so far decayed is nearly
(a) 29% (b) 15% (c) 10% d) 45%
Ans. (a)

89. Which of the following plots would be a straight line ?
(a) Logarithm of decay rate against logarithm of time(b) Logarithm of decay rate against logarithm of number of decaying nuclei(c) Decay rate against time(d) Number of decaying nuclei against time
Ans. (b)

90. A radioactive element x has an atomic number of 100. It decays directly into an element y which decays directly into element z. In both processes a charged particle is emitted. Which of the following statements would be true?
(a) y has an atomic number of 102(b) y has an atomic number of 101(c) z has an atomic number of 100(d) z has an atomic number of 101
Ans. (b)

91. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c=0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their reciprocals then a/c, b/a, c/b are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None of these
Ans. (c)

92. A man speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports it to be a 6. What is the probability of it being a 6?
(a) 3/8 (b) 5/8 (c) 3/4 (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)


93. If cos2A + cos2B + cos2C = 1 then ABC is a
(a) Right angle triangle (b) Equilateral triangle (c) All the angles are acute (d) None of these
Ans. (a)


94. Image of point (3,8) in the line x + 3y = 7 is
(a) (-1,-4) (b) (-1,4) (c) (2,-4) (d) (-2,-4)
Ans. (a)


95. The mass number of a nucleus is
(a) Always less than its atomic number(b) Always more than its atomic number(c) Sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)


96. The maximum KE of the photoelectron emitted from a surface is dependent on
(a) The intensity of incident radiation(b) The potential of the collector electrode(c) The frequency of incident radiation(d) The angle of incidence of radiation of the surface
Ans. (c)

97. Which of the following is not an essential condition for interference
(a) The two interfering waves must be propagated in almost the same direction or the two interfering waves must intersect at a very small angle(b) The waves must have the same time period and wavelength(c) Amplitude of the two waves should be the same(d) The interfering beams of light must originate from the same source
Ans. (c)


98. When X-Ray photons collide with electrons
(a) They slow down(b) Their mass increases (c) Their wave length increases(d) Their energy decreases
Ans. (c)

99. An electron emits energy
(a) Because its in orbit(b) When it jumps from one energy level to another(c) Electrons are attracted towards the nucleus(d) The electrostatic force is insufficient to hold the electrons in orbits
Ans. (b)

100. How many bonds are present in CO2 molecule?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 4
Ans. (d)