CUSAT CAT 2018 Question Paper MVOC Mobile

Subject Code : 621 Section Code : -Select- Difficulty: 1

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621 4351 (D)

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

Eigen values of a square symmetric matrix are always

(A) Positive

621 4352 (B) Real and imaginary (C)

(C) Real

(D) Negative

Sum of three prime numbers is 100. If one of them exceeds another by 36, then one of the numbers is

(A) 7

621 4353 (B) 29 (D)

(C) 41

(D) 67

Newton-Raphson method is applicable to the solution of

(A) Both algebraic and transcendental Equations

621 4354 (B) Both algebraic and transcendental and also used when the roots are complex (A)

(C) Algebraic equations only

(D) Transcendental equations only

The area enclosed between the straight line y = x and the parabola y = x 2 in the x -y plane is

(A) 1 / 6

621 4355 (B) 1 / 4 (A)

(C) . 1 / 3

(D) 1 / 2

A box contains 4 red balls and 6 black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another,
without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black balls is

(A) 1 / 20
621 4356 (D)
(B) 1 / 12

(C) 3 / 10

(D) 1 / 2

621 4357 The product of two complex numbers 1 + i and 2 − 5 i is (A)

(A) 7 − 3 i

(B) 3 − 4 i

(C) − 3 − 4 i

(D) 7 + 3 i

The inverse Laplace transform of 1 / ( s 2 + s ) is

(A) 1 − e t

621 4358 (B) 1 + e t (C)

(C) 1 − e − t

(D) 1 + e − t

The standard deviation of a uniformly distributed random variable between 0 and 1 is

(A) 1/√12

621 4359 (B) 1/ √3 (A)

(C) 5/ √12

(D) 7/√12

Stokes theorem connects

(A) a line integral and a surface integral

621 4360 (B) a surface integral and a volume integral (A)

(C) a line integral and a volume integral

(D) gradient of a function and its surface integral

The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and the variance is 6.80. Then which one of the following gives
possible values of a and b?

(A) a = 0, b = 7
621 4361 (C)
(B) a = 5, b = 2

(C) a = 3, b = 4

(D) a = 2, b = 4

If (1 – p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + px + (1-p) = 0 , then its roots are

(A) 0, 1

621 4362 (B) -1, 2 (C)

(C) 0, -1

(D) -1, 1

At an election, where there are two candidates only, a candidate who gets 43 per cent of the votes is rejected by
a majority of 420 votes. Then total number of votes recorded assuming that there was no void vote is

(A) 3200
621 4363 (B)
(B) . 3000

(C) 2800

(D) 2700

621 4364 Three bachelors, A ,B and C rented a house for a year.. But, A left after 4 months, B stayed for 8 months and (A)

only C stayed for the entire year. If the annual rent was Rs.6000, then share of A is

(A) 1000

(B) 2000

(C) 3000

(D) 4000

If Logx (1 / 8) = - 3 / 2, then x is equal to

(A) -4

621 4365 (B) 4 (B)

(C) 1/4

(D) 10

The exam scores of all 500 students were recorded and it was determined that these scores were normally
distributed. If Jane's score is 0.8 standard deviation above the mean, then how many, to the nearest unit, students
scored above Jane?

(A) 394
621 4366 (D)
(B) 250

(C) 400

(D) 106

The probability that an electronic device produced by a company does not function properly is equal to 0.1. If
10 devices are bought, then the probability, to the nearest thousandth, that 7 devices function properly is

(A) 0.057
621 4367 (A)
(B) 0.478

(C) 0.001

(D) 0

The expression 3 + 4i is a complex number. Compute its absolute value

(A) 4

621 4368 (B) 5 (B)

(C) 6

(D) 7

Given the equations: x + y + z = 2, 3x – y – 2z = 4, 5x – 2y + 3z = -7. Solve for y by determinants.

(A) 1

621 4369 (B) -2 (C)

(C) 3

(D) 0

Five horses are in a race. Mr. A selects two of the horses at random and bets on them. The probability that Mr. A
selected the winning horse is

(A) 4/5
621 4370 (C)
(B) 3/5

(C) 2/5

(D) 1/5

621 4371 Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the roots of the (D)

quadratic equation

(A) x2 + 18x + 16 = 0

(B) x2 - 18x - 16 = 0

(C) x2 + 18x - 16 = 0

(D) . x2 - 18x + 16 = 0

The area enclosed between the curve y = loge(x + e) and the coordinate axis is

(A) 1

621 4372 (B) 2 (A)

(C) 3

(D) 4

The point diametrically opposite to the point P (1, 0) on the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y − 3 = 0 is

(A) (− 3, − 4)

621 4373 (B) (-3, 4) (A)

(C) (3, 4)

(D) (-4, -1)

The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and the variance is 6.80. Then which one of the following gives
possible values of a and b?

(A) a = 0, b = 7
621 4374 (C)
(B) a = 5, b = 2

(C) a = 3, b = 4

(D) a = 2, b = 4

The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48. If
the terms of the geometric progression are alternately positive and negative, then the first term is

(A) -2
621 4375 (B)
(B) -12

(C) -4

(D) 8

If (1 – p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + px + (1-p) = 0 , then its roots are

(A) 0, 1

621 4376 (B) -1, 2 (C)

(C) 0, -1

(D) . -1, 1

The graph of the function y = f(x) is symmetrical about the line x = 2, then

(A) f(x + 2)= f(x – 2)

621 4377 (B) f(2 + x) = f(2 – x) (B)

(C) f(x) = f(-x)

(D) f(x) = - f(-x)

621 4378 . If 2a + 3b + 6c =0, then at least one root of the equation ax2 + bx + c lies in the interval (A)

(A) (0, 1)

(B) (1, 2)

(C) (2, 3)

(D) (1, 3)

Let A (2, –3) and B(–2, 1) be vertices of a triangle ABC. If the centroid of this triangle moves on the line 2x +
3y = 1, then the locus of the vertex C is the line

(A) 2x + 3y = 9
621 4379 (A)
(B) 2x – 3y = 7

(C) 3x + 2y = 5

(D) 3x – 2y = 3

Consider the following statements(1) Mode can be computed from histogram (2) Median is not independent of
change of scale (3) Variance is independent of change of origin and scale. Which of these is/are correct?

(A) Only (1)
621 4380 (C)
(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (1) and (2)

(D) (1), (2) and (3)

The phenomenon of having a continuous glow of a beam on the screen even after it is removed is called as

(A) fluorescence

621 4381 (B) persistence (C)

(C) phosphorescence

(D) incandescence

Which of the following is not a form of memory ?

(A) Instruction cache

621 4382 (B) Instruction register (C)

(C) Instruction opcode

(D) Both (A) and (B)

The idea of cache memory is based on

(A) The property of locality of reference

621 4383 (B) The heuristic 90-10 rule (A)

(C) The fact that only a small portion of a program is referenced relatively frequently

(D) None of the above

How many RAM chips of size (256K x 1 bit) are required to build 1M Byte memory ?

(A) 8

621 4384 (B) 12 (D)

(C) 24

(D) 32

621 4385 A mathematical-model with a collection of operations defined on that model is called (B)

(A) Data Structure

(B) Abstract Data Type

(C) Primitive Data Type

(D) Algorithm

A logical schema

(A) is the entire database

621 4386 (B) describes data in terms of relational tables and columns, object-oriented classes, and XMLtag (A)

(C) describes how data is actually stored on disk

(D) Both (A) and (C)

SET concept is used in

(A) Network Model

621 4387 (B) Hierarchical Model (A)

(C) Relational Model

(D) None of the above

Relational Algebra is

(A) Data Definition Language

621 4388 (B) Meta Language (C)

(C) Procedural query Language

(D) None of the above

Consider the join of a relation R with relation S. If R has m tuples and S has n tuples, then the maximum size of
join is

(A) mn
621 4389 (A)
(B) m+n

(C) . (m+n)/2

(D) 2(m+n)

A computer system has 6 tape drives, with 'n' processes competing for them. Each process may need 3 tape
drives. The maximum value of 'n' for which the system is guaranteed to be deadlock free is

(A) 4
621 4390 (C)
(B) 3

(C) 2

(D) 1

The main activity of the design phase of the system life cycle is to

(A) propose alternatives to the current system

621 4391 (B) . understand the current system (A)

(C) develop and test the new system

(D) replace the old system with the new on

621 4392 A graphic representation of an information system is called (B)

(A) flowchart

(B) data flow diagram

(C) pictogram

(D) None of the above

During what phase, the requirements analysis is performed?

(A) System design phase

621 4393 (B) System development phase (C)

(C) System analysis phase

(D) System investigation phase

To run the old system and the new system at the same time for a specified period, the system implementation
approach used is

(A) phased
621 4394 (C)
(B) pilot

(C) parallel

(D) direct

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is executed called

(A) " Compile and GO " loader

621 4395 (B) Boot strap loader (B)

(C) Boot loader

(D) Relating loader

Scissoring enables

(A) a part of data to be displayed

621 4396 (B) entire data to be displayed (A)

(C) full data display on full area of screen

(D) no data to be displayed

In networking terminology UTP means

(A) Unshielded Twisted pair

621 4397 (B) Ubiquitious Teflon port (A)

(C) Uniformly Terminating port

(D) Unshielded T-connector port

Start and stop bits are used in serial communication for

(A) error detection

621 4398 (B) error correction (C)

(C) synchronization

(D) slowing down the communication

In a broad sense, a railway track is an example of

(A) simplex

621 4399 (B) half-duplex (B)

(C) full-duplex

(D) All of the above

621 4400 A bridge has access to which address of a station on the same network? (A)

(A) Physical

(B) Network

(C) Service access point

(D) All of the above

Euclidean distance measure is

(A) A stage of the KDD process in which new data is added to the existing selection

(B) The process of finding a solution for a problem simply by enumerating all possible solutions according to
621 4401 (C)
some pre-defined order and then testing them

(C) The distance between two points as calculated using the Pythagoras theorem

(D) None of the above

Machine learning is

(A) An algorithm that can learn

(B) A sub-discipline of computer science that deals with the design and implementation of learning algorithms
621 4402 (B)
(C) An approach that abstracts from the actual strategy of an individual algorithm and can therefore be applied
to any other form of machine learning.

(D) None of the above

In which of the following gates, the output is 1, if and only if at least one input is 1?

(A) NOR

621 4403 (B) AND (C)

(C) OR

(D) NAND

The time required for a gate or inverter to change its state is called

(A) Rise time

621 4404 (B) Decay time (C)

(C) Propagation time

(D) Charging time

A combinational circuit is one in which the output depends on the

(A) input combination at the time

621 4405 (B) input combination and the previous output (A)

(C) input combination at that time and the previous input combination

(D) present output and the previous output

621 4406 (B)

(A) . 0, 0 and 1, 0

(B) 0, 0 and 0, 1

(C) 0, 1 and 0, 0

(D) 1, 0 and 0, 0

C++ was originally developed by

(A) Clocksin and Mellish

621 4407 (B) Donald E. Knuth (D)

(C) Sir Richard Hadlee

(D) Bjame Stroustrup

Overloading is otherwise called as

(A) virtual polymorphism

621 4408 (B) ad-hoc polymorphism (B)

(C) pseudo polymorphism

(D) transient polymorphism

Forgetting to include a file (like cmath or math.h) that is necessary will result in

(A) compilation error

621 4409 (B) warning when the program is run (C)

(C) error at link time

(D) warning when the program is compiled

The parameter passing mechanism for an array is

(A) call by value

621 4410 (B) call by reference (B)

(C) call by value-result

(D) None of the above

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621 4411 Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life. (C)

(A) with

(B) over

(C) on

(D) round

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I saw a ...... of cows in the field

(A) group

(B) herd

(C) swarm

(D) flock

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621 4413 Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone. (D)

(A) at

(B) over

(C) for

(D) on

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621 4414 A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin. (C)

(A) was just swallowing

(B) swallowed

(C) had just swallowed

(D) just swallowed

In the question below the sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. After driving professor Kumar to the
museum she dropped him at his hotel

(A) After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel
621 4415 (A)
(B) Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel

(C) After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel

(D) After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

In the question below the sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. They greet me cheerfully every
morning

(A) Every morning I was greeted cheerfully
621 4416 (B)
(B) I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning

(C) I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning

(D) Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me

621 4417 In the question below the sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose (A)
the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. The doctor advised the patient not to
eat rice

(A) The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice

(B) The patient was advised by the doctor that he should not eat rice

(C) The patient was being advised by the doctor that he should not rice by the doctor

(D) The patient has been advised not to eat rice by the doctor

In question given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence. That which cannot be corrected

(A) Unintelligible
621 4418 (D)
(B) Indelible

(C) Illegible

(D) Incorrigible

In question given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence. The study of ancient societies

(A) Anthropology
621 4419 (B)
(B) Archaeology

(C) History

(D) Ethnology

In question given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence. One who sacrifices his life for a cause

(A) Patriot
621 4420 (C)
(B) Revolutionary

(C) Martyr

(D) Soldier

In the question below the sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. His father ordered him to go to his
room and study

(A) His father said, "Go to your room and study."
621 4421 (A)
(B) His father said to him, "Go and study in your room."

(C) His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room"

(D) His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room."

In the question below the sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said that her brother was getting
married

(A) She said, "Her brother is getting married."
621 4422 (C)
(B) She told, "Her brother is getting married."

(C) She said, "My brother is getting married."

(D) She said, "My brother was getting married."

In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word. ENORMOUS

(A) Soft

621 4423 (B) Average (C)

(C) Tiny

(D) Weak

621 4424 In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word. COMMISSIONED (D)

(A) Started

(B) Closed

(C) Finished

(D) Terminated

In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word. ARTIFICIAL

(A) Red

621 4425 (B) Natural (B)

(C) Truthful

(D) Solid

In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word. EXODUS

(A) Influx

621 4426 (B) Home-coming (A)

(C) Return

(D) Restoration

In the following question choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given word. RELINQUISH

(A) Abdicate

621 4427 (B) Renounce (C)

(C) Possess

(D) Deny

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621 4428 The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them (C)

(A) hell bent on getting

(B) hell bent for getting

(C) hell bent upon getting

(D) No improvement

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621 4429 If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time. (A)

(A) Had the room been brighter

(B) If the room are brighter

(C) If the room was brighter

(D) No improvement

621 4430 **** CASE QN **** (B)

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The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge. then Viceroy of India,
shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

(A) improved

(B) broken

(C) bettered

(D) No improvement

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621 4431 his powerful desire brought about his downfall (B)

(A) His intense desire

(B) His desire for power

(C) His fatal desire

(D) No improvement

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621 4432 Will you kindly open the knot? (A)

(A) untie

(B) break

(C) loose

(D) No improvement

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The small child does whatever his father was done
621 4433 (C)
(A) has done

(B) did

(C) does

(D) had done

621 4434 **** CASE QN **** (A)

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There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only

(A) initials

(B) signatures

(C) pictures

(D) middle names

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They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.
621 4435 (D)
(A) were shocked at all

(B) had all shocked at

(C) had been all shocked on

(D) No correction required

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Ramesh is as tall if not, taller than Mahesh.
621 4436 (C)
(A) not as tall but

(B) not so tall but as

(C) as tall as, if not

(D) as if not

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One of my drawbacks is that I do not have to tolerance of ambiguity
621 4437 (A)
(A) do not have

(B) cannot have

(C) am not

(D) did not have to

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621 4438 Even if it rains I shall come means ..... (C)

(A) if I come it will not rain

(B) if it rains I shall not come

(C) I will certainly come whether it rains or not

(D) whenever there is rain I shall come

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621 4439 I felt somewhat more relaxed ...... (D)

(A) but tense as compared to earlier

(B) and tense as compared to earlier

(C) as there was already no tension at all

(D) and tension-free as compared to earlier

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621 4440 Even though it is very large house, ...... (B)

(A) there is a lot of space available in it for children

(B) there is hardly any space available for children

(C) there is no dearth of space for children

(D) the servants take a long time to clean it

Ramesh has 6 friends. In how many ways can he invite one or more of them at a dinner ?

(A) 61

621 4441 (B) 62 (C)

(C) 63

(D) 64

The number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon is

(A) 28

621 4442 (B) 20 (B)

(C) 48

(D) 32

The statement p → (q → p) is equivalent to

(A) p → (p → q)

621 4443 (B) . p → (p ∨ q) (B)

(C) p → (p ∧ q)

(D) p → (p ↔ q)

Let R = {(1, 3), (4, 2), (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1)} be a relation on the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The relation R is

(A) a function

621 4444 (B) reflexive (C)

(C) not symmetric

(D) Transitive

621 4445 What is the Cartesian product of A = {1, 2} and B = { a, b}? (C)

(A) {(1, a), (1, b), (2, a), ( b, b)}

(B) {(1, 1), (2, 2), ( a, a), ( b, b)}

(C) {(1, a), (2, a), (1, b), (2, b)}

(D) {(1, 1), ( a, a), (2, a), (1, b)}

The statement p → (q → p) is equivalent to

(A) p → (p → q)

621 4446 (B) p → (p ∨ q) (B)

(C) p → (p ∧ q)

(D) p → (p ↔ q)

Odometer is to mileage as compass is to

(A) speed

621 4447 (B) hiking (D)

(C) needle

(D) direction

Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to

(A) gloomy

621 4448 (B) mean (A)

(C) petty

(D) helpful

Pen is to poet as needle is to

(A) thread

621 4449 (B) button (D)

(C) sewing

(D) tailor

Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally binding document
that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best example of Violating an Apartment
Lease?

(A) Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested in
renewing his lease when it expires next month.

621 4450 (B) Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the monthly (B)
rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.

(C) Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has agreed to rent
for two years

(D) Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls her
attorney to ask for advice

621 4451 Establishing a Power of Attorney occurs when a legal document is created that gives one individual the (A)
authority to act for another. Which situation below is the best example of Establishing a Power of Attorney?

(A) A. Simone's mother can no longer get to the bank to cash her checks and make deposits, so she has taken
legal steps to enable Simone to do these things for her.

(B) Louise is selling her house and she hires a lawyer to review the contract

(C) Jack's father is elderly and Jack thinks he is no longer able to make decisions for himself.

(D) At her daughter's urging, Mrs.Lenox opens up a retirement account with the local bank

Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes
Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives
on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him. Find the statement that must be true according to
the given information.

(A) It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
621 4452 (D)
(B) Thomas would like to have his own paper route

(C) It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers

(D) Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood

Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha's brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart
are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia does.
Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.

(A) When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses
621 4453 (B)
(B) Of the three, Marsha is the youngest

(C) Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.

(D) Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly

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621 4454 (C)

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Who is the secretary?

(A) David

(B) Cheryl

(C) Alice

(D) Bert

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What color is the vice president's car?

(A) green

(B) yellow

(C) blue

(D) purple

Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were
made by spinners. Conclusions: I. 80% of the team consists of spinners. II. The opening batsmen were spinners.

(A) Only conclusion I follows
621 4456 (D)
(B) Only conclusion II follows

(C) Either I or II follows

(D) Neither I nor II follows

Statements: 1. The performance of most of the students in final exam of class X in the schools run by the
Government was excellent. 2. Many teachers of the Government schools left the school and joined private
schools.

(A) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
621 4457 (C)
(B) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

(C) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

(D) Both the statements I and II are independent causes

SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

(A) VIJ

621 4458 (B) CMN (A)

(C) UJI

(D) IJT

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the word HARVEST

(A) autumn

621 4459 (B) stockpile (D)

(C) tractor

(D) crop

621 4460 Here are some words translated from an artificial language. hapllesh means cloudburst srenchoch means pinball (B)
resbosrench means ninepin Which word could mean "cloud nine"?

(A) leshsrench

(B) haplresbo

(C) ochhapl

(D) haploch

The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He
wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely.
Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?

(A) A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers
621 4461 (C)
(B) Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored

(C) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack

(D) Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds

Rita, an accomplished pastry chef who is well known for her artistic and exquisite wedding cakes, opened a
bakery one year ago and is surprised that business has been so slow. A consultant she hired to conduct market
research has reported that the local population doesn't think of her shop as one they would visit on a daily basis
but rather a place they'd visit if they were celebrating a special occasion. Which of the following strategies
should Rita employ to increase her daily business?

(A) making coupons available that entitle the coupon holder to receive a 25% discount on wedding, anniversary,
621 4462 (B)
or birthday cakes

(B) placing a series of ads in the local newspaper that advertise the wide array of breads

(C) exhibiting at the next Bridal Expo and having pieces of one of her wedding cakes available for tasting

(D) moving the bakery to the other side of town

In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the
case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in
all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners. This paragraph best
supports the statement that

(A) low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
621 4463 (C)
(B) ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.

(C) ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item

(D) consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

(A) tyre

621 4464 (B) steering wheel (D)

(C) engine

(D) car

A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38
years now, the son's age five years back was

(A) 14 years
621 4465 (A)
(B) 19 years

(C) 33 years

(D) 38 years

621 4466 The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions of its digits (B)
is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number?

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 9

A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number
of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?

(A) 45
621 4467 (D)
(B) . 60

(C) 75

(D) 90

A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of feet equals 140, then the
number of hens will be:

(A) 26
621 4468 (A)
(B) 24

(C) 23

(D) 22

Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be

(A) Wednesday

621 4469 (B) Saturday (B)

(C) Tuesday

(D) Thursday

In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40
overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

(A) 6.25
621 4470 (A)
(B) 6.5

(C) 6.75

(D) 7

Is the following statement a declaration or definition? extern int i;

(A) Declaration

621 4471 (B) Definition (A)

(C) Function

(D) Error

Which of the following correctly shows the hierarchy of arithmetic operations in C?

(A) / + * -

621 4472 (B) * - / + (D)

(C) + - / *

(D) / * + -

621 4473 Which of the following is the correct usage of conditional operators used in C (C)

(A) a>b ? c=30 : c=40

(B) a>b ? c=30

(C) max = a>b ? a>c?a:c:b>c?b:c

(D) return (a>b)?(a:b)

In which header file is the NULL macro defined?

(A) stdio.h

621 4474 (B) stddef.h (C)

(C) stdio.h and stddef.h

(D) math.h

A pointer is

(A) A keyword used to create variables

621 4475 (B) A variable that stores address of other variable (B)

(C) A variable that stores address of an instruction

(D) All of the above

Which of the following function is more appropriate for reading in a multi-word string?

(A) printf();

621 4476 (B) scanf(); (C)

(C) gets();

(D) puts();

In which numbering system can the binary number 1011011111000101 be easily converted to?

(A) Decimal system

621 4477 (B) Hexadecimal system (B)

(C) Octal system

(D) None of the above

Which bitwise operator is suitable for checking whether a particular bit is on or off?

(A) && operator

621 4478 (B) & operator (B)

(C) ll operator

(D) ! operator

What will the function rewind() do?

(A) Reposition the file pointer to a character reverse.

621 4479 (B) Reposition the file pointer stream to end of file. (D)

(C) Reposition the file pointer to begining of that line

(D) Reposition the file pointer to begining of file.

What is the purpose of fflush() function.

(A) flushes all streams and specified streams.

621 4480 (B) flushes only specified stream (A)

(C) flushes input/output buffer.

(D) flushes file buffer.

621 4481 (C)

(A) Infinite times

(B) 11 times

(C) 0 times

(D) 10 times

Which of the following cannot be checked in a switch-case statement?

(A) Character

621 4482 (B) Integer (D)

(C) enum

(D) Float

What are the different types of real data type in C ?

(A) float, double

621 4483 (B) short int, double, long int (C)

(C) float, double, long double

(D) double, long int, float

The binary equivalent of 5.375 is

(A) 101.101110111

621 4484 (B) 101.011 (B)

(C) 101011

(D) None of above

Which header file should be included to use functions like malloc() and calloc()?

(A) memory.h

621 4485 (B) stdlib.h (B)

(C) string.h

(D) dos.h

What do the following declaration signify?

(A) ptr is a array of 30 pointers to integers.

621 4486 (B) ptr is a pointer to an array of 30 integer pointers. (A)

(C) ptr is a array of 30 integer pointers.

(D) ptr is a array 30 pointers.

621 4487 (A) Integer (B)

(B) Integer pointer

(C) Error in declaration

(D) None of above

621 4488 What is the similarity between a structure, union and enumeration? (C)

(A) All of them let you define new values

(B) All of them let you define new pointers

(C) All of them let you define new data types

(D) All of them let you define new structures

Which of the following statements correct about the below code? maruti.engine.bolts=25;

(A) Structure bolts is nested within structure engine.

621 4489 (B) Structure engine is nested within structure maruti. (B)

(C) Structure maruti is nested within structure engine.

(D) Structure maruti is nested within structure bolts.

621 4490 (D)

(A) -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

(B) -1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5

(C) -1, 0, 6, 2, 3, 4

(D) -1, 0, 6, 7, 8, 9

Which of the following type of class allows only one object of it to be created?

(A) Virtual class

621 4491 (B) Abstract class (C)

(C) Singleton class

(D) Friend class

Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) Base class pointer cannot point to derived class.

621 4492 (B) Derived class pointer cannot point to base class. (B)

(C) Pointer to derived class cannot be created.

(D) Pointer to base class cannot be created

Which of the following concepts means determining at runtime what method to invoke?

(A) Data hiding

621 4493 (B) Dynamic Typing (C)

(C) Dynamic binding

(D) Dynamic loading

Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) C++ allows static type checking

621 4494 (B) C++ allows dynamic type checking. (D)

(C) C++ allows static member function be of type const.

(D) Both A and B.

621 4495 Which of the following provides a reuse mechanism? (B)

(A) Abstraction

(B) Inheritance

(C) Dynamic binding

(D) Encapsulation

Which of the following concepts means wrapping up of data and functions together?

(A) Encapsulation

621 4496 (B) Abstraction (A)

(C) Inheritance

(D) Polymorphism

Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) Constructors cannot have more than one default parameter.

621 4497 (B) Constructors can have default parameters. (B)

(C) Constructors cannot have default parameters.

(D) Constructors can have at most five default parameters.

A constructor that accepts __________ parameters is called the default constructor.

(A) one

621 4498 (B) two (D)

(C) three

(D) no

What happens when a class with parameterized constructors and having no default constructor is used in a
program and we create an object that needs a zero-argument constructor?

(A) Compile-time error.
621 4499 (A)
(B) Preprocessing error.

(C) Runtime error.

(D) Runtime exception.

A class's __________ is called when an object is destroyed.

(A) constructor

621 4500 (B) destructor (B)

(C) assignment function

(D) copy constructor