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Post NameJUNIOR INSTRUCTOR-MECHANIC COMPUTER HARDWARE
DepartmentINDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Question Paper Code038/2015
Date of Test27 February 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Rectifiers are used to convert :
Answer
A. AC to DC
2
OC Language was developed by : :
Answer
C. Dennis Richie
3
Cache memory acts between :
Answer
C. CPU and RAM
4
Who invented analytical Engine?
Answer
A. Charles Babbage
5
2p² − 15p + 25 =
Answer
D. (p − 5)(2p − 5)
6
Which of the following is not a bus interface?
Answer
B. Timer
7
Give example of passive component:
Answer
A. Resistor
8
Avariable in C language cannot start with :
Answer
D. Both
9
The decimal number 127 may be represented by :
Answer
B. 0111 1111b j
10
What is the content of stack pointer?
Answer
C. Address of top element of the stack
11
Unit of mductance :
Answer
B. Henry
12
What is the result of the following C language statement? ¥ =++x; |
Answer
D. x=1ll,y=11
13
The digital logic family which has minimum power dissipation is :
Answer
A. CMOS
14
Memory unit accessed by content is called :
Answer
C. Associative memory
15
Which of the following is a motherboard form factor?
Answer
C. c) NLA
16
What is the maximum memory that a 32 bit machine can access? ;
Answer
B. 4GB
17
Name a sequential access storage device :
Answer
D. magnetic tape
18
The nucleus of hydrogen atom has :
Answer
B. one proton only ;
19
Which of the following is not an antivirus software?
Answer
D. WINRAR
20
Which of the following is NOT a prime number?
Answer
B. 21
21
Who invented computer mouse?
Answer
C. Douglas Engelbart
22
Name a language used to describe and format plain text files on the web: |
Answer
A. HTML
23
Name a type of network in which any computer can act as both a server and client : :
Answer
B. peer to peer
24
A device for encoding computer generated data in a form suitable for transmission through domestic telephone network and for decoding data received by a computer system through a telephone network :
Answer
B. modem
25
Intel 8257 is
Answer
A. :
26
A unit of information storage equal to 1048476 bytes :
Answer
C. c) one MB
27
A program that remains in memory after being loaded and can be reactivated by a predetined keystroke sequence or other operation while another program 1s. active :
Answer
B. TSR program
28
The colour bands on a fixed carbon resistor are red, brown and black. Its value is :
Answer
C. 21lohm
29
What is the output of the following program? main() {int c=1: while (e<=100) | printf (“% d”, ¢); ener |
Answer
D. infinite loop
30
Dynamic RAM consumes ————————— power and —-———————— than static RAM.
Answer
A. less, slower
31
The time required to reach a particular storage location and obtain its content in a disk is :
Answer
A. access time |
32
An external signal applied to the microprocessor to suspend the program that is currently executing is:
Answer
C. interrupt
33
Who was the founder of IBM corporation? :
Answer
A. Herman Hollerith
34
What is the value of u in the sequence 2, 7, 14, 23, 34, u?
Answer
C. 47
35
Which of the following is not a nonconventional sources of energy?
Answer
D. petrol
36
PARAM is
Answer
B. Parallel computer
37
‘The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to - |
Answer
A. length
38
In simplex transmission :
Answer
C. data transmission is one way
39
Answer
B. loss of electrons by a substance
40
Which of the following computers was the first to use a stored program?
Answer
D. EDSAC A 7 aaf/2015 | | [P.T.0.]
41
The acid used in lead acid storage cell ia:
Answer
A. sulphuric acid 1
42
Find u8 given that u1 = 1, u2 = 8, u3 = 27, u4 = 64, u5 = 125, u6 = 216 and u7 = 343:
Answer
A. 512
43
Emission of electrons from a metal surface when light of suitable energy falls on it is:
Answer
D. photo electric effect
44
Technology which is the engineering of the functional system at the molecular scale :
Answer
B. nano technology
45
The properties associated with Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle :
Answer
A. position and momentum
46
Classes are some times —————————- Thursday. '
Answer
D. held on
47
Which of the following is an allotropic form of carbon?
Answer
C. graphite
48
Animpact printer creates characters by using:
Answer
C. an inked ribbon and print head _
49
What is the unit of momentum?
Answer
D. kg m/s 38/2015 8 A ne
50
The area of a circle is 314 cm². If pi = 3.14 then its diameter is:
Answer
B. 20 cm
51
What is the molecular formula of phosphor? |
Answer
A. Ps
52
On the PC side the printer port is a:
Answer
D. 25 pin female parallel connector
53
Who was awarded the 1921 Nobel prize in physics for his services to theoretical physics and especially for his discovery of the law of photo electric effect?
Answer
C. Albert Kinstein
54
Which of the following is not in OST model? |
Answer
B. internet layer
55
What kind ofa car? |
Answer
C. she has
56
eg. The slowest transmission speeds are those of :
Answer
A. twisted pair cable :
57
What does FDISK do?
Answer
C. create partitions on the hard drive
58
Which of the following is an output device? }
Answer
D. plotter
59
A device mounted on a communication satellite which receives, amplifies and retransmits signals from earth stations :
Answer
B. transponder _
60
When n is divided by 4, the remainder is 3. What.is the remainder when 2n is divided by 4:
Answer
B. 2 |
61
The product of two numbers is 120 and sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the number is :
Answer
C. 23
62
A method in which a communication channel is shared by number of messages : '
Answer
A. multiplexing
63
125% is equivalent to :
Answer
C. 0.125
64
Which of the following is a version of Linux?
Answer
D. All of the above
65
An Ethernet port is used to connect your computer to :
Answer
A. network
66
Which of the following statement about hard disk is true?
Answer
D. Hard disks are considered non vola tile storage devices
67
Which of the following is an internet access methods? |
Answer
D. All of the above
68
You won't lose any weight ---——————_ you start eating healthier food.
Answer
A. unless
69
Device which enables movement of data from one network to other network :
Answer
B. router
70
Built in software that performs basic computer hardware functions is : |
Answer
C. c) BIOS
71
When the chairman ———————— the room everybody stopped talking.
Answer
A. entered —
72
ATX SMPS has ————————— pin power connector.
Answer
B. 20
73
Internet originated from the network :
Answer
D. ARPANET
74
Write the odd one out:
Answer
B. SRAM
75
Which of the following is the file format of sound?
Answer
D. wav
76
Which of the following is not a computer language? |
Answer
D. LOTUS
77
Which of the following is a package used for presentation? .
Answer
C. POWERPOINT
78
The output of NOR gate is hich if:
Answer
C. all inputs are low
79
Which of the following is not a hard disk interface? —
Answer
D. None of these
80
Who is the founder of GOOGLE corporation?
Answer
A. Larry Page & Sergey Brin
81
“Reaching families through women and reaching communities through families’ is the slogan of which programme?
Answer
B. Kudumbasree
82
According to 2011 census which state has the highest density of population :
Answer
B. Bihar ni
83
Which of the following is known as ‘Venice of the East’?
Answer
C. c) Allapuzha
84
‘Kaladi’ the birth place of Sree Sankaracharya is situated on the bank of :
Answer
D. Periyar
85
The First Indian Governor General of independent India -
Answer
A. C. Raja Gopalachari
86
“Freedom is my birth right will have it” who said this?
Answer
C. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
87
Which soil is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
Answer
D. Regur soil |
88
‘Mullaiperiyar Dam’ is situated in which district? |
Answer
B. Idukki
89
The biggest ‘Back Water’ of Kerala :
Answer
C. Vembanattu
90
Which is known as “Tropical Paradise”?
Answer
D. Lakshadweep
91
Whois known as ‘KERALA KESARI”?
Answer
A. Mannathu Padmanabhan
92
Sanskrit school founded by blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara is at: i
Answer
B. Mannanam
93
Author of the book ‘Adukkalyilninnu Arangathekkw' :
Answer
C. V.T. Bhattathirippad *
94
The birth place of chattampi swamikal : _
Answer
A. Kannamoola
95
In 1888 Sree Narayana Guru consecrated a temple for the worship of the Ezhavas and other low castes at:
Answer
D. Aruvipuram
96
How many teams are participated in 2014 world cup foot ball tournament? |
Answer
C. 32 |
97
Union Minister for ‘women and child development’ :
Answer
B. Maneka Gandhi
98
Which of the following is the mother country of Pope Franeise I?
Answer
D. Argenteena
99
World non-violence day :
Answer
A. October 2
100
The 29% state of India:
Answer
C. Telugana -

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