1. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
(A) speed
(B) accuracy
(C) reliability
(D) cost
ANSWER: B
2. The basic unit within a computer that is capable of holding a single unit of data is
(A) register
(B) ALU
(C) Control unit
(D) Store location
ANSWER: D
3. The hard drive is normally located
(A) next to the printer
(B) plugged into the back of the computer
(C) underneath the monitor
(D) inside the system base unit,
ANSWER:D
4. A machine cycle refers to
(A) fetching an instruction
(B) clock speed
(C) fetching, decoding and executing an instruction
(D) executing an instruction
ANSWER:C
5. A dot matrix printer
(A) is an input device
(B) is an output device
(C) cannot print alphabet
(D) None of these
ANSWER: B
6. Memory that cannot be processed directly by CPU is
(A) Internal memory
(B) External memory
(C) Cache memory
(D) System memory
ANSWER: B
7. Conversion of decimal number (71)10 to its binary number equivalent is
(A) ( 110011)2
(B) (1110011)2
(C) (0110011)2
(D) ( 1000111)2
ANSWER: D
8. Addition of (10)2 and (01)2 is
(A) (10)2
(B) (01)2
(C) (11)2
(D) (101)2
ANSWER: C
9.Which of the following is used to instruct the computer, what to do and how to do it ?
(A) Hardware
(B) Operation System
(C) Software
(D) Device Driver
ANSWER: C
10. A computer virus that actively attacks antivirus program or programs in an effort to prevent detection is
(A) Worm
(B) Retrovirus
(C) Trojan
(D) Ghost virus
ANSWER: B
11. What is true about assembly language ?
(A) It is easy to understand and use
(B) It is not a machine dependent
(C) It is a group of languages.
(D) All of these
ANSWER: C
12. Which operating system, is used by Macintosh computers ?
(A) Windows
(B) Linux
(C) Unix
(D) MAC Operating System
ANSWER: D
13. Which command in DOS is used to set a name to a disk?
(A) LABEL
(B) VOL
(C) VOLUME
(D) DISKLABEL
ANSWER: A
14. In MS-Windows, notification area is a feature of which bar ?
(A) Title
(B) Menu
(C) Task
(D) Status
ANSWER: C
15. What is the benefit of 64-bit windows over 32-bit windows?
(A) Supports more hard drives
(B) Fewer lockups
(C) Supports more memory
(D) Supports more monitors
ANSWER: C
16. In MS Word, user can use which button to Cancel the last editing ?
(A) Ctrl + U
(B) Undo
(C) Redo
(D) Shift+U
ANSWER: B
17. What happens, if you press Ctrl+Shift+F8?
(A) It activates extended selection
(B) It activates the rectangular selection
(C) It selects the paragraph on which the insertion line is
(D) All of these
ANSWER: B
18. In MS Excel, cut, copy, paste are features of which menu ?
(A) File
(B) Edit
(C) Insert
(D) View
ANSWER: B
19. In MS Excel which button do you click to add up a series of numbers ?
(A) The Auto Sum Button
(B) The Formula Button
(C) The Quick Total Button
(D) The Total Button
ANSWER: A
20.In MS Excel, the cell F5 refers to
(A) Row F column 5
(B) Column Frow 5.
(C) function available in cells
(D) Function key F4
ANSWER: B
21. In MS Excel, the result of a formula in a cell is the
(A) label
(B) value
(C) range
(D) displayed value
ANSWER: B
22.Function that converts negative value into positive value in MS Excel is
(A) NOW
(B) ROUND
(C) TODAY
(D) ABSOLUTE
ANSWER: D
23. Which is used to insert new worksheet in current workbook in MS Excel ?
(A) Alt + Shift + FI
(B) Ctrl+Shift+F1
(C) F1
(D) Ctrl + F1
ANSWER: A
24. In MS PowerPoint, to view headers and footers, you must switch to
(A) Normal View
(B) Print Layout View
(C)Print Preview Mode
(D) Both (B) and (C)
ANSWER: D
25.In MS PowerPoint, which of the following provide(s) a printed copy of your presentation?
(A) Outlines
(B) Speaker notes
(C) Audience
(D) All of these
ANSWER: C
26. To start slideshow of a presentation in MS PowerPoint
(A) Press F5 key
(B) From slideshow menu choose view show option menu choose rehearse timing
(C) From slideshow
(D) Both (A) and (B)
ANSWER: D
27. Which command in MS PowerPoint brings you to the first slide in your presentation ?
(A) Next Slide Button
(B) Page Up
(C) Ctrl + Home
(D) Ctrl+End
ANSWER: C
28. What is the shortcut key to open Menu Bar in PowerPoint?
(A) F7
(B) F8
(C) F10
(D) F11
ANSWER: C
29. Processed, organised, structured data is known as
(A) information
(B) data
(C) record
(D) field
ANSWER: A
30. When building a database, the data dealing with an entity is modeled as a
(A) attribute
(B) class
(C) object
(D) table
ANSWER: D
31.In database, customer phone number is called
(A) text
(B) field
(C) record
(D) Both (B) and (C)
ANSWER: B
32.Which field property in MS Access helps in setting data validation in a table?
(A) Caption
(B) Default value
(C) Decimal places
(D) Validation rule
ANSWER: D
33. What determines a tables sort order in MS Access?
(A) Auto Number field
(B) Index field
(C) Field Order
(D) Primary Key
ANSWER: B
34. What type of resource is most likely to be shared as a common resource in a computer network?
(A) Keyboards
(B) Speakers
(C) Floppy Disk Drives
(D) Printers
ANSWER: D
35. A tree topology contains the characteristics of
(A) Star topology
(B) Ring topology
(C) Bus topology
(D) Both (A) and (C)
ANSWER: D
36. How many bits are there in the Ethernet address ?
(A) 64 bits
(B) 48 bits
(C) 32 bits
(D) 16 bits
ANSWER: B
37. Which layer of OSI determines the interface of the system with the user ?
(A) Network
(B) Application
(C) Data link
(D) Session
ANSWER: B
38.A browser is a
(A) tool for creating a database
(B) Software program to view web pages on the Internet
(C) Printing device
(D) Software program to delete a folder
ANSWER: B
39.We can define a protocol as a
(A) Set of information
(B) Set of software and hardware
(C) Set of rules
(D)Set of operating system
ANSWER: C
40.Which term is associated with Internet/E-mail?
(A) Plotter
(B) Slide presentation
(C) Bookmark
(D) Pie chart
ANSWER: C
41.Which is used by the browser to connect to the location of the Internet Resources ?
(A) Linkers
(B) Protocol
(C) Cable
(D) URL
ANSWER: D
42………fulfills the requests of the client (browser).
(A) Web System
(B) Website
(C) Web Page
(D) Web Server
ANSWER: D
43.Which of the following is the word processor in MS-Office?
(A) Word Star
(B) Word Pad
(C) Word
(D)Word Perfect
ANSWER: C
44.The default page size for word document is
(A) Letter
(B) Legal
(C) A4
(D) All of these
ANSWER: A
45. In MS Word, the way text appears on a page is called
(A) Format
(B) Font
(C) Form letter
(D) Form
ANSWER: A
46. How many alignments are there in MS Word ?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
ANSWER: B
47. Computer instructions written in English words instead of binary code is called as
(A) mnemonic code
(B) Symbolic code
(C) gray code
(D) opcode
ANSWER: B
48.Firmware is a combination of software and …………memory.
(A) hardware
(B) software
(C)DVD
(D) external
ANSWER: A
49. ‘Siul’ is a tributary of which river of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Ravi
(B) Beas
(C) Chenab
(D) Satluj
ANSWER: A
50. Which is the largest artificial lake of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Gobind Sagar
(B) Maharaja Pratap Sagar
(C) Renuka
(D) Rewalsar
ANSWER: A
51. Sujanpur sub-division is a part of which district of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Hamirpur
(C) Kangra
(D) Mandi
ANSWER: B
52. Nagini fair is celebrated in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Kangra
(B) Chamba
(C) Kullu.
(D) Una
ANSWER: A
53. Lossar festival is celebrated in which district of Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) Solan
(B) Shimla
(C) Kinnaur
(D) Chamba
ANSWER: C
54. Lal Chand Prarthi, a famous personality belong to which district of Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) Kullu
(B) Lahaul-Spiti
(C) Shimla
(D) Mandi
ANSWER: A
55. Pin Valley National Park is located in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Kullu
(B) Sirmaur
(C)Shimla
(D) Lahaul-Spiti
ANSWER: D
56.Guler princely state was founded by
(A) Hari Chand
(B) Sibran Chand
(C) Karam Chand
(D) Anand Chand
ANSWER: A
57. Panchvaktar temple is located at which place in Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) Bharmaur
(B) udaipur
(C) Manali
(D) Mandi
ANSWER: D
58.The old name of Nalagarh was
(A) Hindur
(B) Kehloor
(C) Kirgram
(D) Brahmpur
ANSWER: A
59. Dhami Firing Tragedy took place in which year?
(A) 1933
(B) 1935
(C) 1937
(D) 1939
ANSWER: D
60.Himalayan Riyasti Praja Mandal was founded in which year ?
(A) 1939
(B)1942
(C) 1945
(D) 1948
ANSWER: A
61. Which is the executing agency of Parbati-II hydroelectric project?
(A) NHPC
(B) HPSEB
(C) NTPC
(D) SJVNL
ANSWER: A
62. HRTC came into existence in which year?
(A) 1971
(B) 1972
(C) 1973
(D) 1974
ANSWER: D
63. Nuala is a folk dance of which valley of Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) Kunihar
(B) Doon
(C) Kiarda Doon
(D) Chamba
ANSWER: D
64. Who among the following was a lexicographer?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Dandin
(C) Amarasimha
(D) Panini
ANSWER: C
65.Founder of Nanda University was
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Dhana Nand
(C) Ashoka Nanda
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
66.Who amongst the following brothers of Aurangzeb was condemned to death?
(A) Dara Shikoh
(B) Shah Shuja
(C) Murad Shah
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
67.Who among the following called himself as the ‘Second Alexander’ ?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Kanishka
ANSWER: A
68.Who among the following gave a detailed account of Nalanda University?
(A) Hiuen T-sang
(B) Fahien
(C) Megasthenes
(D) Te-tsing
ANSWER: A
69.Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilize public opinion in favour of the Indian National Movement?
(A) Gopal Krishna
(B) D.E. Wacha
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
ANSWER: D
70.Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Hardinge
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Irwin
ANSWER: C
71.Who is the first law officer of Government of India ?
(A) Law Minister
(B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Attorney General of India
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
72.The Basic Structure Doctrine was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the
(A) Golak Nath case
(B) Maneka Gandhi case
(C) Keshavananda Bharati case
(D) S. R. Bommai case,
ANSWER:C
73.President can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the
(A) advice of the Prime Minister
(B) advice of the Chief Justice of India
(C) recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
(D) recommendation of the Lok Sabha
ANSWER:A
74.Which amendment of the Constitution of India limits the number of ministers ?
(A) 73rd
(B) 86th
(C) 87th
(D) 91th
ANSWER: D
75. Which state is called the “Rice-Bowl’ of India?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra
(D) Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: C
76.Whose signature appears on ten rupee currency notes?
(A) Minister of Finance
(B) Governor of RBI
(C) Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(D) None of these
ANSWER: B
77.The rationale of Distribution System is
(A) to control prices
(B) to reduce fluctuation in prices
(C) to ensure equitable distribution of essential
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
78.India’s largest run off river is
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C)Mahanadi
(D) Godavari
ANSWER: A
79.Which sea-port is in Gulf of Kutch?
(A) Paradeep
(B) Marmagao
(C) Kandla
(D) Cochin
ANSWER: C
80.The first electric train of India was run between
(A) Bombay and Surat
(C) Kalyan and Pune
(B) Howrah and Delhi
(D) New Delhi and Madras
ANSWER: C
81.The Principal Cashew Processing Centre of India is in.
(A) Goa
(B) Cochin
(C) Madras
(D) Quilon
ANSWER: D
82. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: A
83. The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as
(A) Westerlies
(B) Trades
(C) Doldrums
(D) Monsoon
ANSWER: B
84.Sickle cell anemia is
(A) genetic disorder
(B) viral disease
(C) bacterial disease
(D) vitamin deficiency disease
ANSWER:A
85.The green fodder plants for animals which are used in winter are
(A) Sorghum and Maize
(B) Bajra and Jowar
(C) Maize and Jowar
(D) Berseem and Lucerne
ANSWER: D
86.Who among the Following laid down the foundation of nuclear science in the country?
(A) Vikram sarabhai
(B) Homi J. Bhabha
(C) M.G.K.Menon
(D) Raja Ramanna
ANSWER: B
87. Which is used as magnifying glass?
(A) Plane Mirror
(B) Concave mirror
(C) Converging lens
(D) Diverging lens
ANSWER: C
88. Sea water is saltier than rain water because
(A) sea animals are salt producing.
(B) rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into sea.
(C) sea beds have salt producing mines.
(D) the air around sea is saltish.
ANSWER: B
89. Which country holds the G-20 presidency in 2022?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Indonesia
(D) Sri Lanka
ANSWER: C
90. India recently signed a memorandum of understanding with which country on biodiversity conservation?
(A) Japan
(B) Nepal
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Australia
ANSWER:B
91. Which Indian State/UT has recently inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’ ?
(A) Assam
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Telangana
ANSWER: B
92.Who has recently become first Indian player to have played 100 matches each in all three formats of the game?
(A) M.S. Dhoni
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Rohit Sharma
(D) Shikhar Dhawan
ANSWER: B
93. The 300-metre long ‘Atal Bridge’ for pedestrians and cyclists has been recently inaugurated in which city?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Lucknow
(C) Patna
(D) Mumbai
ANSWER: A
94.Ocean: Water :: Glacier: ?
(A) Refrigerator
(B) Ice
(C) Mountain
(D) Cave
ANSWER: B
95.Which of the following will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following letter-number series? M3V O5U R7T T9S W11R ?
(A) Y13Q
(B) Z13Q
(C) Y150
(D) Y13P
ANSWER: A
96.If EHFNRQ is the code for BECKON, which word has the code QDFWXULQ?
(A) NCAUTIRN
(B) NACUTIRN
(C) NATCRIUN
(D) NACTURIN
ANSWER: D
97. In a row of girls standing from left to right facing North, Sushma is 15th from the left. Sushma, when shifted to her right by three places, becomes third to the left of Rubina, who is 17th from the right. How many girls are standing in the row?
(A) 37.
(B) 36.
(C) 38
(D) Data inadequate
ANSWER: A
98. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Rajesh said, “She is my grandfather’s only son’s mother.”. How is the woman related to Rajesh?.
(A) Daughter
(B) Sister
(C) Mother
(D) Grandmother
ANSWER: D
99. Synonym of ‘Repercussion’ is
(A) Remuneration
(B) Consequence
(C) Reaction
(D) Recollection
ANSWER: C
100.Antonym of ‘Lend’ is
(A) Hire
(B)Pawn
(C) Cheat
(D) Borrow
ANSWER: D
101. One word substitution for ‘To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle’ is
(A) Align
(B) Collocate
(C) Deploy
(D) Disperse
ANSWER: C
102.The title of ‘Bharat Ratna’ was conferred……. ceremony him at a colorful.
(A) at
(B)over
(C) to
(D) on
ANSWER: D
103. Meaning of the idiom ‘To give chapter and verse for a thing’ is
(A) To produce the proof of something
(B) To eulogize the qualities of a thing
(C) To make publicity of a thing
(D) To attach artificial value to a thing
ANSWER: A
104. ‘अजातशत्रु’ में समास है
(A) द्वन्द्व
(B) तत्पुरुष
(C) अव्ययीभाव
(D) बहुब्रीहि
ANSWER: D
105. ‘अन्वित’ का सन्धि विच्छेद है :
(A) अनु +इत
(B) अनु + ईत
(C)अ: + वित
(D) अन् + इत
ANSWER: A
106. खून का विशेषण है:
(A) खूनीबाज
(B) खूनकर्ता
(C) खूनी
(D) खून
ANSWER: C
107.’अक्लमन्द’ में प्रत्यय है :
(A) अ
(B)अक्ल
(C) मन्द
(D) आ
ANSWER: C
108. ‘लुहार’ का पर्यायवाची है:
(A) गुहेर
(B)केवट
(C)प्रतिहार
(D) चिपिटक
ANSWER: A
109. ‘C’ is a
(A) Low level language
(B) High level language
(C) Medium level language
(D) None of these
ANSWER:C
110. How many whitespace characters are allowed in ‘C’ language ?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
ANSWER: D
111.To develop which operating system, ‘C’ language was invented ?
(A) Linux
(B) Unix
(C) Android
(D) Mac
ANSWER: B
112. Which tag/element defines the HTML document’s body
(A) <HTML>
(B) <HTMLbody>
(C) <Bdoy>
(D) <Body>
ANSWER: D
113. Who invented HTML ?
(A) Dave Raggett
(B) Tim Berners-Lee
(C) Denis Ritchie
(D) all of these
ANSWER: B
114. HTML tags with no content.
(A) Special tags
(B) Advanced tags
(C) Empty tags
(D) Other tags
ANSWER: C
115.What is MS Word used for ?
(A) Design Pictures
(B) Design Videos
(C) Paint
(D) Design Texts
ANSWER: D
116. Office Button is symbolized with which feature on MS Word ?
(A) Paper
(B) Ribbon
(C) Arrow
(D) Office
ANSWER: B
117. Quick Access Toolbar is present at…….of Office Button in MS Word.
(A) Up
(B) Down
(C) Left
(D) Right
ANSWER: D
118. How many tabs are there in Ribbon in MS Word ?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
ANSWER: B
119.Which of the following tab is the default in MS Word ?
(A) Home
(B) Insert
(C) Page Layout
(D) Reference
ANSWER: A
120.Which of the following tab is used in MS Word to add the document citation ?
(A) Home
(B) Insert
(C) Page Layout
(D) Reference
ANSWER: D
121. Which of the following is a layout tool in MS Word ?
(A) Boundaries
(B) Guides
(C) Rulers
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
122. A…….within the paragraph will select the entire paragraph in MS Word.
(A) Single-click
(B) Double-click
(C) Triple-click
(D) Scroll
ANSWER: C
123. What is the keyboard shortcut to Select All in MS Word ?
(A) Ctrl + R
(B) Ctrl + Alt
(C) Ctrl + Enter
(D) Ctrl + A
ANSWER: D
124. Which option is correct to save the document in MS Word ?
(A) Save
(B) Save As
(C) Ctrl + S
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
125. Which of the following is automatically counted in MS-Word?
(A) Number of Words
(B) Number of Pages
(C) Number of Characters
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
126.What does Justify option do in MS Word ?
(A) It aligns the text to left margin.
(B) It aligns the text to right margin.
(C) It align the text to both left and right margin.
(D) It aligns the text to centre.
ANSWER: C
127. What is the default paper size in
(A) 8×11
(B) 8.5×11
(C) 8x 11.5
(D) 8.5 x 11.5
ANSWER:B
128. Which of the following type of Border can be added in MS Word ?
(A) Colourful
(B) Text
(C) Picture
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
129.Which is the heart of an operating system?
(A) Software
(B) Programs
(C) CPU
(D) Kernel
ANSWER: D
130. A collection of computer programs, libraries and related data are referred to as
(A) Software
(B) Process
(C) Algorithm
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
131. Which memory is placed between The CPU and The main memory ?
(A) Virtual memory RAM
(B) ROM
(C) RAM
(D) Cache
ANSWER: D
132. Why do we need process synchronization ?
(A) To avoid some of the processes
(B) For the easy transfer of process from disk to memory
(C) To avoid the inconsistent result
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
133. The occurrence of deadlock can be detected by the
(A) Long term scheduler
(B) Medium scheduler
(C) Resource scheduler
(D) Short term scheduler
ANSWER: C
134. Which function in Excel tells how may numeric entries are there ?
(A) NUM
(B) COUNT
(C) SUM
(D) CHKNUM
ANSWER: B
135. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a
(A) cell
(B) table
(C) box
(D) column
ANSWER: A
136. How many sheets are there, by default, when we create a New Excel File ?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 10
ANSWER: B
137.Which one is not a function in MS Excel ?
(A) SUM
(B) AVG
(C) MAX
(D) MIN
ANSWER: B
138. The……..feature of MS Excel quickly completes a series of data.
(A) Auto Complete
(B) Auto Fill
(C) Fill Handle
(D) Sorting
ANSWER: B
139. Which option creates a Drop Down List of values in MS Access ?
(A) Ole object
(B) Hyperlink
(C) Memo
(D) Lookup Wizard
ANSWER: D
140. The columns in a Microsoft access table are also called
(A) Rows
(B) Records
(C) Fields
(D) Columns
ANSWER: C
141. Which features of MS Access is used to duplicate a control’s formatting ?
(A) Manager
(B) Wizard
(C) Painter
(D)Control
ANSWER: C
142. Which of the following is a method to create a new table in MS Access?
(A) Using Design View
(B) Create Table Wizard
(C) Directly Entering Data
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
143. Which of the following database object in MS Access hold data?
(A) Forms
(B) Reports
(C) Queries
(D) Tables
ANSWER: D
144. Which of the following is not a database object ?
(A) Tables
(B) Queries
(C) Relationships
(D) Reports
ANSWER: C
145. The overall description of a database is called
(A) Data Integrity
(B) Data Manipulation
(C) Database Schema
(D) Data Definition
ANSWER: C
146. In operating system, each process has its own
(A) open Files
(B) pending alarms, signals and signal handlers
(C) address space and global variables
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
147. The main memory accommodates
(A) CPU
(B) User Processes
(C) Operating System
(D) All of these
ANSWER: C
148.The list of coded instructions is called
(A) Computer Program
(B) Algorithm
(C) Flowchart
(D)Utility Program
ANSWER: A
149. Light pen and Joystick
(A) Algorithm
(B) Input devices
(C) Output devices
(D) Portals
ANSWER: B
150.Which HTTP web server ?
(A) Lucene
(B) Fedora
(C) Perl
(D) Apache
ANSWER: D
151.Which programming languages are classified as low level languages
(A) BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
(B) Prolog
(C) C, C++
(D) Assembly languages
ANSWER: D
152. What is the other name for programmed chip ?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) LSIC
(D) PROM
ANSWER: C
153. What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system ?
(A) User logins
(B) Passwords
(C) Computer keys
(D) Access-Control Software
ANSWER: B
154. Micro-processors as switching devices belong to which generation of computers ?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
ANSWER: C
155. What is the full form of USB in computer ?
(A) Universal Security Block
(B) Universal Serial bus
(C) Universal Software Barrier
(D) Universal stage base
ANSWER:B
156. Which of the following is not an Application Software?
(A) Windows NT
(B) Page Maker
(C) Win Word XP
(D) Photoshop
ANSWER: A
157. Which is related to Internet ?
(A) URL
(B) DMP
(C) BPM
(D) URK
ANSWER: A
158. Which toolbar is used to change the font and font size in MS Word ?
(A) Standard toolbar
(B) Formatting toolbar
(C) Font toolbar
(D) Text toolbar
ANSWER: B
159.Pentium is related with which part of the computer ?
(A) DVD
(B) Hard Disk
(C) Micro Processor
(D) Mouse
ANSWER: C
160. ATM networks are
(A) Connection less
(B) Interconnected
(C) Connection oriented
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
161. The internet working protocol is known as
(A) SMTP
(B) PPP
(C) TCS/IP
(D) NNTP
ANSWER: C
162. Network of networks is known as
(A) Intranet
(B) Internet
(C) Local Area Network
(D) WAN
ANSWER: B
163. The inner core of an optical fibre is…….. in composition.
(A) Glass or plastic
(B) Bimetallic
(C) Copper
(D) Liquid
ANSWER: A
164. Which of the following device copies electrical signals from one Ethernet to another ?
(A) Bridge
(B) Repeater
(C) Hub
(D) Passive hub
ANSWER: B
165. The 4 byte IP address consists of
(A) Network address
(B) Host address
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
166.Which refers to the physical or logical arrangement of a network ?
(A) Dataflow
(B) Mode of operation
(C) Topology
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
167.Which topology requires a central controller or hub?
(A) Mesh
(B) Star
(C) Bus
(D) Ring
ANSWER: B
168. In the TCP/IP protocol suite a port number is the identifier at the
(A) Application layer
(B) Transport layers
(C) Network layer
(D) Physical layers
ANSWER: B
169. Which of the following data structure is linear type ?
(A) Strings
(B) Lists
(C) Queues
(D) All of these
ANSWER: D
170. What characteristic of RAM memory makes it not suitable for permanent storage?
(A) too slow
(B) unreliable
(C) it is volatile
(D) too bulky
ANSWER: C
171. The circuit used to store one bit of data is known as
(A) Register
(B) Encoder
(C) Decoder
(D) Flip-Flop
ANSWER: D
172. Which of the following is lowest in memory hierarchy ?
(A) Cache memory
(B) Secondary memory
(C) Registers
(D) RAM
ANSWER: B
173.Cache memory acts between
(A) CPU and RAM
(B) RAM and ROM
(C) CPU and Hard Disk
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
174. The circuit converting binary data into decimal is
(A) Encoder
(B) Multiplexer
(C) Decoder
(D) Code Converter
ANSWER: D
175. A binary digit is called a
(A) Bit
(B) Byte
(C) Number
(D) Character
ANSWER:A
176.The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
(A) Machine language
(B) Application software
(C) System program
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
177. Which device can be used to directly input printed text ?
(A) OCR
(B) OMR
(C) MICR
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
178. Bug means
(A) A logicaherror in a program
(B) Documenting programs using an efficient documentation too
(C) A difficult syntax error in a program
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
179.The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
(A) Syntax errors
(B) Semantic errors
(C) Logical errors
(D) None of these
ANSWER: A
180.Which of the following is not hardware ?
(A) Magnetic tape
(B) Printer
(C) VDU terminal
(D) Assembler
ANSWER: D
181.In binary number system a digit ranges from
(A) 0 to 9
(B) 0 to 1
(C) 0 to 15
(D) 0 to 7
ANSWER: B
182.What is the hex equivalent of 916, a 4-bit binary number?
(A) 11112
(B) 10012
(C) 01102
(D) 11002
ANSWER: B
183. ASCII code is required for representing more than…… characters.
(A) 16
(B) 8
(C) 64
(D) 32
ANSWER: C
184. Software required to run the hardware is known as
(A) Device Driver
(B) Program Manager
(C) Task Bar
(D) Task Manager
ANSWER: A
185. Which is volatile memory ?
(A) ROM
(B) EPROM
(C) RAM
(D) None of these
ANSWER: C
186. VLSI is used in which generation of computers ?
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
ANSWER: C
187. Which device is required for the Internet Connection ?
(A) Joystick
(B) Modem
(C) CD Drive
(D) NIC Card
ANSWER: B
188. Junk e-mail is also called
(A) Spam
(B) Spoof
(C) Sniffer Script
(D) Spool
ANSWER: A
189. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the
(A) Compiler
(B) Loader
(C) Operating System
(D) Assembler
ANSWER: C
190.In analogue computer
(A) Input is first converted to digital form (B) Input is never converted to digital form
(C) Output is displayed in digital form
(D) All of these
ANSWER: B
191. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
(A) Interpreter
(B)Simulator
(C) Compiler
(D) Commander
ANSWER: C
192.The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called
(A) Downloading
(B) Uploading
(C) FTP
(D) JPEG
ANSWER: A
193.Malicious software is known as
(A) Badware
(B) Malware
(C) Maliciousware
(D) Illegalware
ANSWER: B
194. The structure or format of data is called
(A) Syntax
(B) Semantics
(C) Struct
(D)Formatting
ANSWER: A
195. A…….is the physical path over which a message travels.
(A) Path
(B) Medium
(C) Protocol
(D) Route
ANSWER: B
196. Transport layer protocols deal with
(A) Application to Application communication
(B) Process to Process communication
(C) Node to Node communication
(D) Man to Man communication
ANSWER:B
197. Multiplexing is used in
(A) Packet switching
(B) Circuit Switching
(C) Data switching
(D) None of these
ANSWER: B
198. Which is not a application layer protocol ?
(A) HTTP
(B) SMTP
(C) FTP
(D) TCP
ANSWER: D
199. A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as
(A) System Software
(B) Software tool
(C) Applications program
(D) Utility program
ANSWER: B
200.Which was the first electronic / electric programmable computing device ?
(A) Enigma
(B) ENIAC
(C) Colossus
(D) Bombesm
ANSWER: C
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