HPCET 2023 Question Paper for MCA

Entrance Exam
2024

QUESTION
PAPER

Common Entrance Examination-2023
(Admission for M.C.A.)
Time : 2:00 Hrs. Booklet No.
Maximum Marks : 400

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6. There are a total of 100 questions carrying 400 marks. All these questions are of Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQs). Each question has only one correct answer.
7. Question 1 to 25 pertain to Verbal Ability, questions 26 to 50 pertain to Quantitative Ability.
questions 51 to 75 belong to Data Interpretation and Reasoning, questions 76 to 100
pertain to Computer Awareness and each question carries 4 marks.
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MCA
Section A (Verbal Ability)
[Question No. 1 to 25]

1. Find the correctly spelt words
a. Efficient b. Treatmeant
e. Beterment d. Employd
2. Which is the exact OPPOSITE of ENORMOUS
a. Soft b. Average
c. Tiny d. Weak
3. Below passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the
beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These
are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S 1: Calcutta unlike other cities kept its trams.
P: As a result there was horrendous congestion.
Q: It was going to be the first in South Asia.
R: They run down the centre of the road
S: To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.
S6 The foundation stone was laid in 1972.

The Proper sequence should be:
a. PRSQ b. PSQR
c. SQRP d. RPSQ
4. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
That which cannot be corrected.
a. Unintelligible b. Indelible
c. illegible d. Incorrigible
5. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
a. Expert b. Intellectual
c. Snob d. Literate

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Q. 6-7: Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom,
6. To catch a tartar
a. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
b. To catch a dangerous person
c. To meet with disaster
d. To deal with a person who is more than one's match
7. To have an axe to grind
a. A private end to serve b. To fail to arouse interest
c. To have no result d. To work for both sides
8. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.
1. I 2. immediately 3. Salary 4. my 5. Want
a. 43152 b. 15432
c. 25143 d. 43251
9. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.
a. I could not put up in a hotel.
b. because the boarding and lodging charges
c. were exorbitant.
d. No error.
10. 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.”
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.”
11. Find the subject of the sentence. "The boat sank in the river"
a. The boat b. Sank
c. In d. The river
12. Identify the feminine gender noun from the given sentence.
a. All the girls were dolled up for the party.
b. All the students were ready for the party.
c. All the boys were ready for their performance.
d. All the people listened carefully.

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13. Find the correctly spelt word.
a. Reannaisance b. Renaissance
c. Rennaissance d. Renaisance
14. She lived __________ the expectations
a. As per b. Upto
c. On d. At
15. The Himalayas are located ________ the northern frontier of India.
a. Along b. Aside
c. In d. Above
16. The boy was frightened by the _________ of elephants that came running towards him.
a. Herd b. Group
c. Number d. Bunch
17. In the sentence given below, replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence
grammatically correct. “The woman to who I sold my house was a criminal”.
a. to whom I selled b. to whom I sell
c. to whom I sold d. no correction required.
18. After the heavy rains, the river overflowed its ........... and flooded the nearby villages.
a. Surface b. Edges
c. Corners d. Banks
19. Alice dances very well and .................. does Maria.
a. Too b. So
c. Even d. Also
20. Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
1. India is a
2. cannot be denied
3. and this fact
4. developing country

a. 3, 2, 4, 1 b. 1, 4, 3, 2
c. 1, 2, 4, 3 d. 4, 3, 1, 2
21. Identify the type of sentence. “What are you doing?”
a. Assertive sentence b. Imperative sentence
c. Interrogative sentence d. Exclamatory sentence

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22. Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.
"The life history of a person written by an author is called as _____________”
a. Autobiography b. History
c. Bibliography d. Biography
23. Synonym of Garrulity is
a. Credulity b. Speciousness
c. Loquaciousness d. Conciseness
24. Choose the appropriate meaning of the phrase: "A man of straw"
a. a worthy fellow b. a man of no substance
c. a very active man d. a selfish person
25. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in
Indirect/Direct speech. “She said to her friend, “I know where is everyone”
a. She told that she knew where was everyone.
b. She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.
c. She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
d. She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.

Section B (Quantitative Ability)
[Question No. 26 to 50]
26. Which of the following statements does not show a contrast between two attributes?
a. A naive person does not show maturity.
b. A circuitous route does not have directness.
c. Something conspicuous is not difficult to detect.
d. An innovative idea ought to be original.
27. Sunish needs to decide a gift for his parents' 25th anniversary celebrations. Which of the
following factors is least important in making a decision about this matter?
a. The amount of money he can comfortably spend
b. The personal likings of his parents
c. The place where party is being organised
d. The kind of gift his sister has planned to give
28. A man takes 6 hours 15 minutes in walking a distance and riding back to starting place.
He could walk both ways in 7 hours 45 minutes. The time taken by him to ride back both
ways is:
a. 4 hours b. 4 hours 30 mins
c. 4 hours 45 mins d. 5 hours

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29. P, Q and R are in a cycle race of 4500 meters. P cycles twice as fast as Q. R cycles 1/3rd as
fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then where was Q from the finishing line
when P finished the race?
a. 300 m b. 1500 m c. 2250 m d. 3000 m
30. In an Arithmetic Progression, if a = 28, d = –4, n = 7, then a n is:
a. 4 b. 5 c. 3 d. 7
31. The missing terms in AP:___, 13,____, 3 are:
a. 11 and 9 b. 17 and 9 c. 18 and 8 d. 18 and 9
32. The set O of odd positive integers less than 10 can be expressed by _____________
a. {1, 2, 3} b. {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
c. {1, 2, 5, 9} d. {1, 5, 7, 9, 11}
33. The members of the set S = {x | x is the square of an integer and x < 100} is ________
a. {0, 2, 4, 5, 9, 58, 49, 56, 99, 12} b. {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81}
c. {1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 64, 81, 85, 99} d. {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 121}
34. What will be the probability of getting odd numbers if a dice is thrown?
a. 1/2 b. 2 c. 1/4 d. 2/5
35. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85. What is the probability that it will not
rain tomorrow
a. 0.25 b. 0.145 c. 3/20 d. none of these
36. Two girls and five boys are to be seated in a row such that the girls do not sit together.
How many ways are possible?
a. 3600 b. 5040 c. 1200 d. 7240
37. (sin 30° + cos 60°) – (sin 60° + cos 30°) is equal to:

a. 0 b. 1 2 3 1 3
c. d. 1  3
38. The value of the expression [cosec (75° +  ) – sec (15° –  ) – tan (55° +  ) +
cot (35°–  )] is
a. –1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 3/2
39. If a complex number z lies in the interior or on the boundary of a circle of radius 3 units
and centre (–4, 0), the greatest value of | z + 1 | is
a. 4 b. 6 c. 3 d. 10
2 9
40. Find the coefficient of the x term in (2x – 3)
a. 41472x2 b. 41472 c. –314928x2 d. –314928
41. A boy increases his speed to 9/5 times of his original speed. By this he reaches his school
30 minutes before the usual time. How much time does he take usually?
a. 70.50min b. 54min c. 66.67min d. 67.50min

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42. Expand the expression. (2x + 5)4
a. 2x4 + 40x3 + 300x2 + 1000x + 625
b. 16x4 + 160x3 + 600x2 + 1000x + 625
c. 16x4 + 1000x3 + 600x² + 160x +625
d. None of the above.
43. If the 2nd term of an AP is 13 and the 5th term is 25, then its 7th term is
a. 30 b. 33 c. 37 d. 38
44. If the probability that a bomb dropped from a place will strike the target is 70% and if 10
bombs are dropped, find mean and variance?
a. 4, 1.6 b. 0.4, 0.16 c. 7, 2.1 d. 0.7, 0.21
45. Four small squares of side x are cut out of square of side 12cm to make a tray by folding
the edges. What is the value of x so that the tray has the maximum volume?
a. 1 cm b. 2 cm c. 3 cm d. 4 cm
46. Pairs of natural numbers whose least common multiple is 78 and the greatest common
divisor is 13 are
a. 58 and 13 or 16 and 29 b. 68 and 23 or 36 and 49
c. 18 and 73 or 56 and 93 d. 78 and 13 or 26 and 39
47. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class X, XI and XII respectively. Buses are to be
hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum number of students who can sit
in a bus if each bus takes equal number of students.
a. 52 b. 56 c. 48 d. 63
48. A man borrows 4000 at 8% per annum on compound interest. At the end of every year,
he pays 1500 as part payment of the loan and interest. How much does he still owe to the
bank after 3 such annual payments?
a. 1799 b. 169.25 c. 2000 d. 234.13
49. The amount on 25000 in 2 years at annually compound interest, if the rate for the
successive years be 4% and 5% per annum respectively, is
a. 28500 b. 30000 c. 26800 d. 27300
50. If the dimensions of a room are 2 m, 3 m and 4 m then which of the following is the
1 1 1
number of cubes of size m  m  m which can be placed in the room?
2 3 4
a. 960 b. 672 c. 676 d. 576

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Section-C (Data Interpretation and Reasoning)
[Question No. 51 to 75]
Q. 51-54: The following bar graph shows the Income and Expenditures (in million US $) of five
companies in the year 2021. The percent profit or loss of a company is given by

51. The companies M and N together had a percentage of profit/loss of?
a. 12% loss b. 10% loss
c. 10% profit d. There was no loss or profit
52. In 2021, what was the approximate percentage of profit/loss of all the five Companies
taken together?
a. 5% profit b. 6.5% profit c. 4% loss d. 7% loss
53. If the income of Company Q in 2021 was 10% more than its income in 2020 and
the Company had earned a profit of 20% in 2020, then its expenditure in 2020 (in million
US $) was?
a. 28.28 b. 30.30 c. 32.32 d. 34.34
54. For Company R, if the expenditure had increased by 20% in year 2021 from year 2020
and the company had earned profit of 10% in 2020, what was the Company's income in
2020 (in million US $)?
a. 35.75 b. 37.25 c. 38.5 d. 41.25

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Q. 55-58: Study the following graphs carefully and answer the questions given below: Percentage
of different types of employees in a company in two successive years. Total number of employees
in 1997 and 1998 is 42,980 and 48,640 respectively.

55. The number of A type employees in 1998 was approximately what percentage of A type
employees in 1997?
a. 115 b. 140 c. 125 d. 130
56. If there were 5,000 D type employees in 1998, what would have been its approximate
percentage in the company?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 14 d. 10
57. In the case of which of the following type of employees was there maximum change in the
number from 1997 to 1998?
a. B b. D c. C d. A
58. Approximately, what was the difference in the number of B type employees between 1997
and 1998?
a. 2285 b. 2325 c. 2085 d. 2620
59. A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How is the lady related
to the man?
a. Mother b. Sister c. Daughter d. Aunt
60. Pointing to a man, Rohan said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father."
How is the Rohan related to the man?
a. Father b. Grandson c. Uncle d. Nephew

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61. Assertion (A): Till now, no vaccine has been invented that can cure AIDS.
Reason(R): The genetic code of AIDS changes very frequently.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
62. Assertion (A): Ebonite handles are used in the pressure cookers.
Reason(R): Materials like Ebonite is very strong.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
63. Assertion (A): During the night time, the breeze from the sea does not blow.
Reason(R): Land of beach gets cold faster than water of sea.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
64. Which of the following is NOT an example of a partial measure of quality?
a. Customer query time b. Warranty claims
c. Scrap level d. Number of defects per unit
65. Which symbol will be opposite to symbol “%”?

a. + b. – c. × d. 
66. Which figure is opposite to ?

a. b. c. d. None of these

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67. If * stands for 'addition', / stands for 'subtraction', + stands for 'multiplication', and
– stands for 'division', then 20 * 8 / 8 – 4 + 2 = ?
a. 80 b. 25 c. 24 d. 5

68.

a. b. c. d.

69. Statement: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six
months.
Conclusions:
1. Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
II. The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.
a. conclusion I follows. b. conclusion II follows.
c. I or II follows. d. I nor II follows.
70. Statement: I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
Conclusions: I. Writer's knowledge is very poor.
II. The world of knowledge is too vast to be explored by a single person.
a. conclusion I follows. b. conclusion II follows.
c. I or II follows. d. I nor II follows.
71. Statement: The New Zealand cricket team scored 240 runs out of which Daniel Vettori
scored 94 runs.
Conclusion: I. Daniel Vettori scored the highest runs.
II. The New Zealand team will win the match.
a. conclusion I follows. b. conclusion II follows.
c. I or II follows. d. I nor II follows.
72. Find the missing letter from the following:

a X b. W c. V d. U

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73. Persons X, Y, Z. and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a
sequence on a street. Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue
house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is the only house in between the
green and red house. The colour of the house X lives in is:
a. Blue b. Green
c. Red d. Not possible to determine
74. If TOUR is written in a certain code as 1234, CLEAR as 56784 and SPARE as 90847,
what will be the 5th digit for SCULPTURE in the same code?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 0
75. In a code language, PERMUTATION is written as IBKFRMXMFLG. How will
PUBLICSECTOR be written in that language?
a. ICUFEVLBVNLK b. ICUFEVLBVMLJ
c. IRUEFVLBVMLK d. IRVEFVLBVMLK

Section D - General Knowledge and Computer Awareness
[Question No. 76 to 100]
76. Which is India's first large State to record 100 per cent first-dose vaccinations?
a. Telangana b. Odisha c. Tamil Nadu d. Karnataka
77. The GST Council has decided to defer the increase in GST Rate on which product?
a. Textile b. Automobile c. Mobile Phones d. Cotton
78. ‘Natya-Shastra’ the main source of India's classical dances was written by
a. Nara Muni b. Bharat Muni c. Abhinav Gupt d. Tanda Muni
79. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
a. The people b. Lok Sabha
c. Elected members of the legislative assembly
d. Elected members of the legislative council
80. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
a. Isaac Newton b. Albert Einstein
c. Benjamin Franklin d. Marie Curie
81. The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade
are
a. Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
b. Chili, France and Japan
c. New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
d. All of the above

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82. The octal equivalent of 1100101.001010 is ____________
a. 624.12 b. 145.12 c. 154.12 d. 145.21
83. Which of the following is not a type of computer code?
a. EDIC b. ASCII c. BCD d. EBCDIC
84. Which of the following is known as the interval between the instant a computer makes a
request for the transfer of data from a disk system to the primary storage and the instance
the operation is completed?
a. Disk utilization time b. Drive utilization time
c. Disk access time d. Disk arrival time
85. Which of the following is the first neural network computer?
a. AN b. AM c. RFD d. SNARC
86. What is the standard form of S-R flip flop?
a. Set Reset b. Simple-Reset
c. Single-Reset d. None of the above
87. What would be the characteristic equation of SR latch corresponding to the K-map
schematic shown below?

a. S  RQ n b. S  RQ n c. S  RQ n d. S  RQ n
88. In Operating Systems, which of the following is/are CPU scheduling algorithms?
a. Priority b. Round Robin
c. Shortest Job First d. All of the mentioned
89. Where is the operating system placed in the memory?
a. Either low or high memory (depending on the location of interrupt vector)
b. In the low memory
c. In the high memory
d. None of the mentioned
90. BIOS is used?
a. By operating system b. By compiler
c. By interpreter d. By application software

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91. Banker's algorithm is used?
a. To prevent deadlock b. To deadlock recovery
c. To solve the deadlock d. None of these
92. The operating system and the other processes are protected from being modified by an
already running process because ___________
a. Every address generated by the CPU is being checked against the relocation and
limit registers
b. They have a protection algorithm
c. They are in different memory spaces
d. They are in different logical addresses
93. Which of the following cannot be a variable name in C?
a. volatile b. true c. friend d. export
94. What is the output of C Program with Functions.?
int main()
{
void show()
{
printf("HIDE");
}
show():
return 0;
}
a. No output b. HIDE c. Compiler error d. None of the above
95. What is the output of a C program with functions.?
void show();
void main()
{
show();
printf("RAINBOW");
return;
}
void show()
{
printf("COLOURS");
}
a. RAINBOW COLOURS b. COLOURS RAINBOW
c. COLOURS d. Compiler error

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96. Which of the following function can be used to write an entire array or a structure in a
single call?
a. writeblock( ) b. write() c. fwrite() d. WRITE()
97. How can you catch a computer virus?
a. Sending e-mail messages b. Using a laptop during the winter
c. Opening e-mail attachments d. Shopping on-line
98. What is the output of C Program with functions.?
int show();
void main()
{
int a;
printf(“PISTA COUNT=");
a=show();
printf("%d", a);
}
int show()
{
return 10;
}

a. PISTA COUNT=
b. PISTA COUNT = 0
c. PISTA COUNT=10
d. Compiler error
99. Which of the following declaration is not supported by C language?
a. String str;
b. char *str;
c. float str=3e2;
d. Both "String str," and "float str = 3e2;"
100. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called __________ keys.
a. Function b. Modifier
c. Alphanumeric d. Adjustment

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