August 28, 2025

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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