TANCET exam question Papers

Hello sir I want to appear in TANCET entrance exam so please provide me the question papers of MCA for the preparation of the exam?

[Raman Vij]

Ok fine, TANCET is a Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test for the admissions to the M.Tech programmes in the state of Tamil Nadu. TANCET is conducted by Anna University. Applications for the TANCET 2015 will be available from February First Week, 2015.

TANCET MCA Question Paper 1

1. The number obtained by reverting the digits is 594 less than the original number. The number
is
1) 762 2) 258 3) 528 4) 852
2. Twenty men can finish a piece of work in 30 days. When should 5 men leave the work so that
it may be finished in 35 days
1) 10 days 2) 20 days 3) 25days 4) l5 days
3. The value of a machine depreciates from Rs. 32,768 to Rs. 21,952 in three years. What is the
rate % of depreciation?
1) 11% 2) 12.5% 3) 33% 4) 12.25%
4. If x2 - 3x + 2 is a factor of x4 - px2 +q, then the value of p and q respectively will be
1) -5, 4 2) -5, -4 3) 5, 4 4) 5, -4
5. The rational numbers lying between (1/3) and (3/4) are
1) 117/300, 287/400 2) 97/300, 299/500 3) 99/300, 301/400 4)95/300, 301/400
6. Find the greatest number that will divide 1625, 2281 and 4218 leaving remainders 8, 4, 5
respectively
1) 11 2) 12 3) 13 4) 14
7. The area of a grassy plot is 480 metres. If each side has been 5m longer, the area would have
been increased by 245 sq. m. Find the length of the fence to surround it
1) 87 2) 88 3) 90 4) 92
8. The diagonals of a rhombus are 60 m and 80 m. Its area would be
1) 1000 sq. m 2) 3600 sq. m 3) 2400 sq. m 4) 4800 sq. m
9. A vessel can be filled by one pipe in 8 minutes, by a second pipe in 10 minutes. It can be
emptied by a waste pipe in 12 minutes. In what time will the vessel be filled if all the three be
opened at once?
1) 7 1/17 minutes 2) 6 minutes 3) 10 minutes 4) 8(1/17) minutes
10. The average age of 32 students is 10 years. If the teachers age is also included, the average
age increases by one year. What is the age of the teacher?
1) 50 2) 34 3) 43 4) 32
11. The string of a kite is 150 metres long and it makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, the
height of the kite from the ground would be
1) 130.1m 2) 129.9m 3) 112 m 4) 75 m
12. If x = 21/3 - 2-1/3
F then the value of 2x3 + 6x would be
1) 3 2) 6 3) 9 4) 0
13. If x = (b – c)/a, y = (c – a)/b, z = (a – b)/c, then the value of x + y + z + xyz is
1) 4 2) abc 3) a + b + c 4) 0
14. The value of t he expression √(4 + √15) + √(4 - √15) - √(12 - 4√5) is
1) a natural number 2) a negative number
3) a non- integer rational number 4) a irrational number
15. A∩(B∩C) is same as
1) (AUB) – (A∩C) 2) (A∩B) – C
3) (A∩B) – (A∩C) 4) A – (B∩C)
16. If log10 x + log10 5 = 2, then x equals
1) 25 2) 20 3) 15 4) 100
17. The sum of the square of two consecutive even numbers is 1252. The sum of the numbers is
1) 48 2) 50 3) 52 4) 54
18. If the angles of a pentagon are in the ratio 1:3:6:7:10, then the smallest angle is
1) 32 2) 30 3) 27 4) 20
19. Turn odd man out 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81
1) 61 2) 71 3) 73 4) 81
20. Complete the series 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ………
1) 76 2) 74 3) 75 4) 73
21. The calendar for 1990 is the same as for
1) 1996 2) 1997 3) 1994 4) 2000
22. What is the smallest number by which 3600 is divided to make it a perfect cube?
1) 9 2) 50 3) 450 4) 300
23. What is 25% of 25%?
1) 6.25 2) 0.625 3)0.0625 4) 0.00625
24. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article, costing him Rs.153, to gain 20% after
allowing a discount of 15%
1) Rs. 224 2) Rs. 216 3) Rs. 184 4) Rs. 162
25. If 18 persons can build a wall 140 m long in 42 days, the number of days that 30 persons will
take to complete a similar wall 100m long is
1) 18 days 2) 21 days 3) 24 days 4) 28 days
Directions:
Questions 26, 27 and 28 are based on the passage given. Choose the best answer for each.
Passage: If a person reads a lot he will increase his vocabulary. In doing so he will increase his
speaking and writing power.
26. The argument is based on the assumption
(M) String vocabulary is important for writing and speaking
(N) People should read books containing unfamiliar words
(O) The books to be read should be entertaining
1) (M) only 2) (N) only 3) (M) and (n) only 4) (N) and (O) only
27. Which one of the following would weaken the argument?
1) Educated people can express their thoughts better
2) Only a well read person can make proper use of the English language
3) The style of a person is coloured by the style of the authors he reads
4) Those who passed vocabulary tests could not write well
28. Which will strengthen the argument?

(M) Slow readers cannot do well in competitive exams
(N) Every one must study English
(O) In order to become a good lecturer in English one must increase one’s vocabulary
1) (M) only 2) (N) only 3) (O) only 4) (M), (N) and (O)
Questions 29 to 32
Four cousins, Deepak, Pooja, Saurabh and Gaurau have different hobbies and play different
game. The hobbies they are interested in are story – reading, music, watching TV serials and
going to movies. The children play cricket, badminton, hockey and fly kites. Saurabh and Gaurav
do not like TV serials or movies. Pooja and Saurabh do not play cricket or hockey. Deepak and
Gaurav do not read stories or fly kites. Saurabh does not play badminton. Music lovers does not
Like to play hockey. The badminton player does not watch TV serials
29. What is Deepak’s hobby and which game does he play ?
1) TV serial : hockey 2) Music : badminton
3) Movies : cricket 4) Music : cricket
30. What are Saurabh’s interest?
1) Music : kites 2) Music : badminton
3) Stories : hockey 4) Stones : kites
31. Who likes movies and which game does that person play?
1) Deepak : hockey 2) Pooja : badminton
3) Pooja : cricket 4) Deepak : cricket
32. Who likes music?
1) Gaurav 2) Saurabh 3) Pooja 4) Deepak
Read the following statements and answer the question 33 and 34
Five shirts are placed on a shelf in a heap. Red shirt is above the Blue shirt and Green shirt is
below the Orange shirt. Blue shirt is above the Orange shirt and White is below the Green shirt.
33. The colour of the shirt between Red and Orange shirts is
1) White 2) Green 3) Blue 4) Data is insufficient
34. Which colour shirt is at the bottom ?
1) Red 2) White 3) Orange 4) Cannot be said
35. A person is driving towards west. What sequence of direction should he follow so that he is
driving towards south?
1) left, right, right 2) right, right, left
3) left, left, left 4) right, right, right
36. I was walking in South-Emit direction. After a while I turned 90° to the right and walked
ahead. Later I turned 45° to the right. In which direction am I walking now 7
1) East 2) North-East 3) South-West 4) North
Read the following statements and answer the questions 37 to 39 ;
A is the father of C. But C is not his son.
E is the daughter of C. F is the spouse of A.
B is the brother of C. D is the son of B.
G is the spouse of B. H is the father of G.
37. Who is the son-in-law of H?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D

38. Who is the grand - daughter of A?
1) B 2) H 3) E 4) D
39. Who is the common grand - child of both F and H?
1) B 2) C 3) D 4) H
Directions :
On the basis of the following diagram answer, questions 40 to 43
The rectangle represents the bachelors
The square represents the Delhi Metropolis
The circle represents the English language
The triangle represents the tourists
40. The portion representing bachelor tourists, who know the English language is
1) 2 2) 1 3) 7 4) 4
41. The portion representing bachelor tourists, who know the English language is
1) 6 2) 9 3) 7 4) 8
42. Which of the following is true?
1) Some of the tourists are staying in Delhi Metropolis
2) No person m Delhi Metropolis knows English
3) English is spoken by a few tourists and some persons in Delhi
4) None of the above statements are true
43. Tourists, who are bachelors and do not know the English language is represented by the
section marked
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
44. A hospital always has
1) attendants 2) nurses 3) emergency 4) doctors
43. Blood is formed in the human adult by
1) bone-marrow 2) liver 3) heart 4) Lungs
46. If ACTION is coded as ZXGRLM, then HEALTH will be coded in the same way as
1) SVZOGS 2) TVZOGT 3) RUZPGR 4) QVGOZQ
47. If OUT is coded as 152120, IN will be coded as
1) 1015 2) 1813 3) 819 4) 914
Direction:
Based on the relationship of the two given words, find the missing term from the given option.
48. NATION : ANITNO : : HUNGRY : ?
1) HNUGRY 2) UNHGYR 3) YRNGUH 4) UHGNYR
Direction :
Which of the following groups of letters will complete the given series

49. ab-ccca-bccc-bbcc-
1) abbc 2) bbac 3) bbca 4) cabc
50. If ÷ Means +, × Means -, + Means ×, - Means ÷ then 8÷15-3×4+2 = ?
1) 18 2) 5 3) 23/24 4) 23/6
Direction :
For questions 51 to 54, in each questions are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be True even if they seem to be
at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly
known facts
Given answer
1. if only conclusion I follows
2. if only conclusion II follows
3. if either I or II follows
4. if neither I nor II follows
51. Statements : All politicians are intelligent
Some women ore politicians
Conclusion: I Some women are intelligent
II All those intelligent women
52. Statements : Some teachers are adults
Some adults are poets
Conclusion: I Some teachers are poets
II Some poets are teachers
53. Statements : Lawyers married only fair girls
Shoba is very fair
Conclusion : I Shoba was married to a lawyer
II Shoba was not married to a lawyer
54. Statements : Some dogs are rats
All rats ere horses
Conclusion : I All dogs are horses
II Some horses are dogs
Directions (Q. 55 - 56)
Out of the five statements, there are logically compact. From the answer choices pick up the one
which give three logically compact statements.
55. (1) Some caps are tanks
(2) Some bulbs are not caps
(3) All caps ore bulbs
(4) All tanks are caps
(5) Some bulbs are tanks
1) (3), (5), (4) 2) (1), (3), (4) 3) (1), (2), (3) 4) (1), (3), (5)
56. (1) All birds are rings
(2) No wing is bird
(3) Some rings are wings
(4) No ring is wing
(5) Some birds are not rings

1) (5), (2), (1) 2) (2), (3), (4) 3) (1), (4), (2) 4) (2), (4), (5)
Direction for Q. (57 - 60)
In each of the questions one or more statements have been given followed by four interferences.
Find out the interference that definitely follows from the given statements
57. Soldiers serve their country
1) Those who serve the country are soldiers
2) Women do not serve their country because they are not soldier
3) Men generally serve the country
4) Some men who are soldiers serve their country
58. Many smokers get cancer
1) Most cancer patients are smokers
2) Smoking may lead to cancer
3) Most smokers get cancer
4) Smoking always leads to cancer
59. All business men are dishonest
All business men are fraudulent
1) Either all fraudulent persons are dishonest or all dishonest are fraudulent
2) Some dishonest persons are fraudulent
3) Generally fraudulent persons are dishonest
4) Fraud and dishonesty go together
60. All men are vertebrates
Some mammals are vertebrates
1) All men are mammals
2) All mammals are men
3) Some vertebrates are mammals
4) All vertebrates are men
Directions : Each of the questions 61 to 65 is followed by two Arguments numbered I and II.
You are to decide which one is strong and which is week. Mark
1) if argument I is strong
2) if argument II is strong
3) if neither I nor II is strong
61. Question : Should all the elected legislative members be put through compulsory training
for running the government?
Arguments : I Yes, it will certainly be helpful.
II No, people elect only matured individuals who are able to hold the office
62. Question : Should primary education be made free in India?
Arguments : I Yes, in a welfare state it is the duty of the government to impart primary
education.
II No, India does not have adequate number of primary schools to
accommodate all.
63. Question : Should the degree be de-linked from job ?
Arguments : I Yes, because such a step would discourage students from joining universities
II No, because well educated are the backbone of democracy.
64. Question : Is a coalition government suitable for democracy ?

Arguments : I Yes, because; such government cannot become dictorial
II No, because such government cannot be stable
65. Question : Should rural banks be abolished ?
Arguments : I Yes, because they are not run properly
II No, because they will develop villages
Directions :
Each of the question 66 to 70 consists of a question statement and two data statements numbered
I and II Read both and Mark
1. If data 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
2. If data II alone is sufficient to answer the question
3. If both data I and II taken together is sufficient
4. If both data I and II taken together is not sufficient
66. Statement : Which day will be the last day of the month of March ?
Data : I The first day of March and the year are given
II The first day of the year given
67. Statement : A is taller than C and D is shorter than E who among them is the shortest
Data : I D is taller than A
II C is shorter than E
68. Statement : 'A' and 'B's salaries are in proportion 4 : 3 respectively. What is A's salary?
Data : I B's salary is 75% of A's salary
II B's salary is 4,500 p.m.
69. Statement : Many pick pockets have been arrested ?
Data : I Picking pocket is a cognisable offence
II Police arrest those who commit this offence
70. Statement : Nuclear war will leave no victor and no vanquished
Arguments : I There are victors and vanquished after war
II Nuclear war is destructive
Directions:
For question 71 to 75 a statement is followed by two conclusions. Point out
1. If only first conclusion is true
2. If only second conclusion is true
3. If both the conclusions are true
4. If neither of the conclusion is true
71. Statement : The increase in adult literacy will lead to country's development and progress.
Conclusions: I The educated people offer less resistance to new innovations
II The literacy rate is higher in developed countries.
72. Statement : Crime is a function of criminals biological make up and his family relations
Conclusions: I The incidence of crime is higher in identical twins then in fraternal twins
II Families in which parents lack warmth and affection fail to build a moral
conscience in children.
73. Statement : Education is in the concurrent list. The State Government cannot bring reforms
in education without the consent of the Central Government
Conclusions: I For bringing about quick reforms in education, it should be in the state list
II States are not willing to bring about quick reforms in education.

74. Statement : Douglas is my cousin. A cousin may be a sister's son or an uncle's son or
brother's son
Conclusions: I Douglas is my sister's son
II Douglas is my uncle's son
75. Statement : The negotiations failed. There was an atmosphere of tension. The parties
withdrew to their old positions
Conclusions: I In the atmosphere of tension negotiations cannot succeed
II Had the negotiations been successful they would have taken new positions.
76. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer?
1) Super-micro 2) Superconductor
3) Supercomputer 4) Megaframe
77. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
1) Entry codes 2) Passwords
3) Security commands 4) Code words
78. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is
1) EFTS 2) MPG 3) MIPS 4) CPS
79. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called silicosapiens ?
1) Monitor 2) Hardware 3} Robot 4) Computer
80. A software package generally used with in a distributed word processing system is
1) ATMS 2) DWPS 3) RPG 4) DBMS
81. Which was the first company in the world to build computer for sale?
1) International Business Machines 2) Remington Rand Corporation
3) English Electric Computers 4) Sperry Univac
82. The first movie released in 1982 with terrific computer animation and graphics was
1) Star wars 2) Tron 3) Forbidden planet 4) Dark star
83. Which of the following is an example of nonvolatile memory ?
1) ROM 2) RAM 3) LSI 4) VLSI
84. In virtual storage, program segments stored on disk during processing are called
1) sections 2) partitions 3) sectors 4) pages
85. Which of the following is not an alternate name for primary memory ?
1) Main memory 2) Primary storage 3) Internal storage 4) Mass storage
86. What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code ?
1) 64 2) 256 3) 128 4) 512
87. The word length of a computer is measured in
1) bits 2) bytes 3) millimetres 4) metres
88. What does the acronym ISDN stands for
1) Indian Standard Digital Network 2) Integrated Services Digital Network
3) Intelligent Services Digital Network 4) Integrated Services Data Network
89. A network which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users
owning micro computers is called
1) WAN 2) MAN 3) LAN 4) VAN

90. The operating system for the laptop compi called Machite is
1) Windows 2) DOS 3) MS-DOS 4) OZ
91. The errors that can be pointed out by compiler are
1) Syntax errors 2) Semantic errors 3) Logical errors 4) Intemal errors
92. Which of the following colour graphics dia adapter has the highest resohition ?
1) CGA 2) HGA 3) EGA 4) VGA
93. The programming language used in Artil Intelligence and expert system developmc
1) RPG 2) PROLOG 3) FORTRAN 4) C + +
94. Whose trademark is the operating sy: UNIX?
1) BELL Laboratories 2) Ashton Tate
3) Microsoft 4) Motorola
95. Which tanguage has recently becamt defacto standard for interfacing applic programs ivith
relational database systen
1) ORACLE 2) SQL 3) dBASE 4) 4GL
96. The naine given to a program uncitten in any one of the high level languages is
1) Object program 2) System program 3) Source program 4) Compiler program
97. The MIS structure with one main computer system is called a
1) distributed MIS structure 2) hierarchical MIS structure
3) centralised MIS structure 4) decentralised MIS structure
98. A language for simulating models of business activity is
1) SPSS 2) DL/1 3) COBOL 4) GPSS
99. Graphic interfaces were first used in a xerox product called
1) Ethernet 2) Inter LISP 3) Smalltalk 4) Zeta LISP
100. What console command displays the server name and LAN configuration ?
1) VER 2) CONFIG 3) N CONFIG 4) N DIR/LAN
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TANCET MCA Question Paper 2


1. Flowers in a basket double after every minute. In an hour, the basket is full. The basket
would have been half full after.......minutes.
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 58 (d) 59
2. The average of nine numbers 6, 2-x, 8, 3x-2, 5, 9, 2, 7, 18 is 11. Then x equals:
(a) 20 (b) 5.5 (c) 13 (d) 22
3. If log Y + 3 log x = 2, then Y equals:
(a) 2/3x (b) 2/x3 (c) 100/x3 (d) x3 - 100
4. If log4 (x2 + x) - log4 (x + 1) = 2, x equals:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 16
(625) 6.25 . (25) 2.60
5. When simplified ------------------------ equals:
(625)6.75 .(5)1.20
(a) 625 (b) 6.25 (c) 25 (d) 0.25
6. If HCF and LCM of 77, 99 and x are respectively 11 and 3,465 then x is equal to:
(a) 33 (b) 44 (c) 55 (d) 66
7. In order to compute 0.15% of a number, the number must be multiplied by:
(a) 0.0015 (b) 0.015 (c) 0.15 (d) 1.5
8. p is 95% of q. What percentage of p is q?
(a) 95% (b) 105% (c) 105.3% (d) 195%
9. The sum of two numbers is 10; their product is 20. The sum of their reciprocals is:
(a) 2 (b) ½ (c) 1/10 (d) 1/30
10. If 4x - 4 x-1 = 24, then (2x)x equals:
(a) 1 (b) 125 (c) √5 (d) 25√5
11. [(22)2]-1, when simplified, equals:
(a) 16 (b) -16 (c) - 0.0625 (d) 0.0625
12. If a Solid block is cut by horizontal plane, the cross-section is a circle. And if it is cut by a
vertical plane, the cross-section is a square. That block is a:
(a) Sphere (b) Cone (c) Cylinder (d) None of the above
13. A dealer buys a lot of 50 chairs for Rs 5,000 but 20 of them are damaged. He decides to sell
each damaged one at three-fourths the price of the normal one. To make a profit of 35% on the
whole, the selling price of a chair should be:
(a) Rs 135 (b) Rs 150 (c) Rs 160 (d) Rs 175
14. A sum of money at compound interest, compounded annually, amounts in 2 years to Rs
2,704 and in 3 years to Rs 2,812.16. The rate of interest is:
(a) 8% (b) 6% (c) 4% (d) 5%
15. If a sum of money double itself in 16 years at a certain rate of interest, it will become .........
times itself in 8 years at die same rate.
(a) 1(1/2) (b) 1(1/4) (c) 1(1/3) (d) 1(1/5)
16. A clerk borrowed a sum of money at compound interest from a credit society. He had to pay
it back in two equal yearly instalments of Rs 4,410 each. If the rate of interest was 5% per
annum, the money borrowed by him was:
(a) Rs 8,820 (b) Rs 8,400 (c) Rs 8,000 (d) Rs 8,200
17. If Sunil Kumar travels at the rate of 3 kmph, he reaches his office 15 minutes late. If he
travels at the rate of 4 kmph, he reaches his office 15 minutes earlier. The distance of his office is
........... km,
(a) 3.5 (b) 7 (c) 2 (d) 6

18. A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20%. How much
pure glycerine should be added to bring the percentage of impurity down to 5%?
(a) 60 litres (b) 40 litres (c) 150 litres (d) 190 litres
19. A cistern without lid containing 8,000 litres of water measures externally 3m 3dm ×2m 6dm
× lm 1 dm, the sides being 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom of the cistern is:
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 1 dm (c) 1 cm (d) 5 cm
20. Raman Kumar has a garden 30 m long and 20 m broad. He decides to increase the length by
6 m. By how many metres should he increase the breath so that the garden remains similar in
shape?
(a) 4 m (b) 6 m (c) 22 m (d) 24 m
21. The area of a right triangle is S sq cm and one of the sides containing the right angle is l cm.
The altitude on the hypotenuse is:
(a) 25/t cm (b) (S2 - t2) cm
(c) √ [t2 + (4S2)/t2] cm (d) 2St √ [t4 + (4S2)/t] cm
22. The side of a square is 2 dm. Semi-circles are constructed on each side of the square. The
area of the whole figure in dm2 is:
(a) 4 + 2π (b) 4 + 4π (c) 4 π (d) 8 π
23. In a chess board, eight rooks are to be placed such that no two rooks are in the same row or in
the same column. In how many ways the eight rooks can be placed in the chess board?
(a) 64 (b) 5040 (c) 40320 (d) 16777216
24. A and B are two single digit number. If A73B92 is divisible by 99, then
(a) A = 9 and B = 6 (b) A = 6 and B = 9
(c) A = 5 and B = 1 (d) A = 4 and B = 2
25. There are two outlet taps, A and B in a tank. When both taps are opened, the tank with full of
water is drained in 45 minutes. If the tap A is opened and the tap B is closed, the tank will be
drained in 1 hour. If the tap B is opened and the tap A is closed, how long will it take to drain the
tank?
(a) 2 hrs. (b) 3 hrs. (c) 2 hrs. 30 min. (d) 4 hrs.
26. There are 100 students in a class and they were given two tests. In the first test, only 37
passed whereas in the second test 49 passed. At least how many students failed in both the tests?
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 43 (d) 51
27. Which of the following statements are true?
A) If a perfect square is divided by 3, the remainder is always 0 or 1
B) If a perfect square is divided by 7, the remainder can never be 3 or 5
C) If a perfect cube is divided by 5, the remainder can never be 2 or 3
D) If a perfect cube is divided by 9, the remainder is always 1 or 8
(a) A and B only (b) A and C only (c) B and D only (d) C and D only
28. Which of the following three measures cannot be sides if a triangle?
(a) 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm (b) 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm
(c) 4 cm, 8 cm, 5 cm (d) 7 cm, 11cm, 15 cm
29. How many times 7 appear when the integers between 10 and 100 are written?
(a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20
30. If f(x) denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to the cube root of 3x, then the sum of
the series ∑f(n) where n varies from 1 to 10 is
(a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 39
Directions for Questions 31 to 33:
In the following questions each questions each letter has rupee value following some uniform
pattern. Find the cost of the given items. { Hints L = Rs 24, R = Rs.36, W = Rs.46}

31. If SOFA is valued at Rs. 82, find the cost of CAMERA.
(a) Rs. 84 (b) Rs. 72 (c) Rs. 82 (d) Rs. 92
32. If MOBILE costs Rs. 110, what would a FLOPPY costs?
(a) Rs. 168 (b) Rs. 178 (c) Rs. 152 (d) 208
33. If CLOCK costs Rs.86, what would a TREE cost?
(a) Rs. 92 (b) Rs. 96 (c) 106 (d) Rs. 84
Directions for questions 34 to 37:
If in a certain language PARAMOUNT is coded as 921026812711 and DRIVE is coded as
3105124 how would the following words coded in that language?
34. DIVINE
(a) 5312574 (b) 3513574 (c) 5743513 (d) 1335574
35. VNARMED
(a) 127410645 (b) 97210654 (c) 89729642 (d) 127210643
36. VIDEO
(a) 135348 (b) 98542 (c) 54389 (d) 1352884
37. ARRIVE
(a) 2885124 (b) 210105134 (c) 3665134 (d) 2771312
Directions for questions 38 to 41:
In the following questions one term is missing from the series, Tick the option that you think fits
in the blank space to complete the series.
38. AGM, BHN, ( ----), DSP, EKQ, FLR
(a) OIC (b) CIO (c) IOU (d) LXR
39. BL4, CM9, DN16, (---), FP36, GQ49
(a) DF64 (b) EO49 (c) EO25 (d) OE52
40. DEBc, JKHi, (---), VWTu,
(a) QPOn (b) XWUv (c) PQNo (d) UTRn
41. ABBA, EFFE, IJJI, (---), QRRQ, UVVU
(a) MNMN (b) XNNM (c) NMNM (d) KLLK
Directions for Questions 46 to 53:
A basket contains certain number of apples. Anita takes 1 less than 50% of the apples. Then
Banu takes 1 less than 50% of the left out. Then Chitra takes 1 less than 50% of the balance.
Finally only apples are left out in the basket.
46. How many apples were there in the beginning in the basket?
a) 10 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
47. How many apples that Banu has taken?
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
48. The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, .......... is
a) 165 b) 175 c) 180 d) 192
49. Among the four groups of letters, three are alike in some way while one is different. Find the
one which is different
a) CSUF b) LBDO c) PGJS d) UMOX
50. If SHIP is written as PEFM, then BOAT may written as
a) DQCW b) ERDX c) YLXQ d) ZMYR

51. Find the odd man out
a) TESRIS b) HATFER c) HOTREM d) LOVINI
52. Insert the missing number 243 (250) 368 317 ( ) 438
a) 242 b) 323 c) 324 d) 342
53. In the following list, one of the words is my pass word. If 1 were to tell you any letter of my
pass word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my pass word. Which is
my pass word?
a) CASH b) SNOW c) TIME d) IDEA
Directions for questions 42 to 45
In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give
answer
(a) if only conclusion I follows
(b) if only conclusion II follows
(c) if either I and II follows
(d) id neither I and II follows
(e) if both I and II follow
42. Statement : Morning walks are good for health.
Conclusion : I. All healthy people go for morning walks.
II. Evening walks are harmful
43. Statement : Company X has marketed the product. Go ahead, purchase it, if price and
quality are your considerations.
Conclusion : I. The product must be good in quality.
II. The price of the product must be reasonable
44. Statement : The best way to escape from a problem is to slove it.
Conclusion : I. Your life will be dull if you don’t face a problem
II. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions with you
45. Statement : A neurotic is a non-stupid person who behaves stupidly
Conclusion : I. Neuroticism and stupidity go hand in hand.
II. Normal persons behave intelligently.
Directions for Questions 46 to 53:
A basket contains certain number of apples. Anita takes 1 less than 50% of the apples. Then
Banu takes 1 less than 50% of the left out. Then Chitra takes 1 less than 50% of the balance.
Finally only apples are left out in the basket.
46. How many apples were there in the beginning in the basket?
a) 10 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
47. How many apples that Banu has taken?
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
48. The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, .......... is
a) 165 b) 175 c) 180 d) 192
49. Among the four groups of letters, three are alike in some way while one is different. Find the
one which is different
a) CSUF b) LBDO c) PGJS d) UMOX
50. If SHIP is written as PEFM, then BOAT may written as
a) DQCW b) ERDX c) YLXQ d) ZMYR
51. Find the odd man out
a) TESRIS b) HATFER c) HOTREM d) LOVINI
52. Insert the missing number 243 (250) 368 317 ( ) 438

a) 242 b) 323 c) 324 d) 342
53. In the following list, one of the words is my pass word. If 1 were to tell you any letter of my
pass word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my pass word. Which is
my pass word?
a) CASH b) SNOW c) TIME d) IDEA
For Questions 54 and 58:
54. In the above figure, how many squares are there?
a) 16 b) 20 c) 24 d) 28
55. In the above figure, how many triangles are there?
a) 72 b) 84 c) 96 d) 100
56. Find the missing figure: 3, 7, 17, 39, 85,?
a) 179 b) 189 c) 147 d) 255
57. Find the missing pair of letters: IR LO ? RI UF XC
a) OL b) ON c) NO d) RO
58. Which of the figures 1, 2, 3, 4 given in the answers will logically fit into the next figure in
the following sequence?
59. A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal
grandmother.” How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other
sister?
a) cousin b) sister-in-law c) mother d) mother-in-law
60. Pointing to a lady, a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How
is the lady related to the man?
a) mother’s sister b) grandmother c) mother-in-law
d) sister of father-in-law e) Maternal anut
61. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called
a) Abacus b) Analytical Engine c) Calculator d) Processor
62. If 4A9C in hexadecimal system is x in octal system then x is
a) 43254 b) 45234 c) 11247 d) 74211
63. The parity bit is added for the purpose of
a) coding b) indexing c) error-detection d) controlling
64. ROM is composed of
a) floppy disks b) magnetic cores c) microprocessors d) photoelectric cells
65. A micro computer has primary memory of 640K. What is the exact number of bytes
contained in this memory?
a) 640,000 b) 655,360 c) 65,536 d) 64 x 216
66. Which of the following is the most appropriate unit for measuring the storage capacity of a
hard disk?

a) byte b) megabyte c) bit d) terabyte
67. Find the odd man out
a) coaxial cable b ) optical fibre c) twisted pair wire d) microwaves
68. Which one of the following when added can reduce the processing time of a computer?
a) a buffer b) a converter c) a co-processor d) an EPROM
69. Which of the following hardware components is the most volatile?
a) ROM b) RAM c) PROM d) EPROM
70. What name is given to the collection of facts, items of information or data which are related
in some way?
a) information tree b) information provider c) directory information d) database
71. Who is considered to be the father of Artificial Intelligence?
a) George Boole b) John McCarthy c) Allen Newell d) Alan Turing
72. Which of the following memories is an optical memory?
a) Floppy Disk b) Core Memories c) Bubble Memories d) CD-ROM
73. The only things moving around inside a computer are
a) bytes b) electrons c) l's and 0's d) words
74. Find the odd man out
a) altavista b) google c) java d) lycos
75. What is me name of the network topology in which there are bi-directional links between
each possible node?
a) Ring b) Star c) Tree d) Mesh
76. Which of the following might prevent a program from being modified in the future?
a) logic errors b) lack of program documentation
c) syntax errors d) pseudocode
77. What will be the value returned by calc when it is invoked with n = 10?
a) 10 b)45 c)55 d)90
78. The temperature of 32° C is equal to
a) 0°F b) 89.6° F c) 100° F d) 115.2° F
79. A gallon is approximately equal to
a) 3.5 litres b) 4.0 litres c) 4.55 litres d) 6.25 litres
80. DNS refers to
a) Data Number Sequence b) Domain Name System
c) Disk Numbering System d) Digital Network Service
81. Each high level-language statement is known as
a) assembly language b) machine language
c) programming language d) none of these
82. A ------- is a combinational circuit that converts binary information firm n input lines to a
maximum 2n unique output lines
a) decoder b) encoder c) multiplexer d) none of these
83. Magnetic tape is a ---------- storage device
a) sequential access b) random access c) direct access d) none of these
84. The speed represented with which data can be transferred from the disk to CPU is
a) seek time b) rotational delay c) transfer rate d) none of these
85. The register which holds the address of the location when an instruction is read out or written
in the memory is
a) PC b) MAR c) MBR d) none of these
86. --------- contain a micro processor and internal storage
a) Dumb terminals b) Smart terminal c) Intelligent terminal d) none of these
87. APL is

a) a programming language b) software package
c) Operating system d) none of these
88. A compiler or an interpreter is itself a program written in some language called
a) Assembly language b) Machine language
c) Host language d) none of these
89. A long and complex program is split into a number of smaller programs known as
a) modules b) structured programming
c) top-down design d) bottom-up-design
90. Managing the flow of data and instructions between the I/O units and the primary memory is
a) Job management b) I/O management c) Data management d) none of these
91. ------- provides graphical interface to users
a) MS DOS b) UNIX c) WINDOWS d) none of these
92. The base number in a number system is
a) Radix b) Track c) Bottom d) none of these
93. Which is NOT considered an advantage of an EDP system?
a) low equipment cost b) accuracy and realiability
c) speed d) increased storage capacity
94. Which number system do we use in our day to day activities
a) octal b) analog c) binary d) decimal
95. Which is the “mega flop”?
a) high capacity data transmission b) large storage device
c) one million flooting point operations per second
d) measurement of primary storage capacity
96. ASCII data representation is similar to
a) handwriting b) morse code c) scientific notation d) letters of the alphabet
97. Eight consecutive bits are called a
a) BUS b) byte c) logic gate d) binary digit
98. ISA, EISA, and MICA are terms to describe
a) parallel processors b) tape drives c) types of buses d) serial printer
99. UNIX is a
a) software b) hardware c) A printer d) CPU
100. LET is a(n) ---------- statement
a) assignment b) remark c) conditional d) unconditional

I have completed bachelors degree in computer application and now want to do MCA, So I will take TANCET MCA exam so someone here please share question paper of the TANCET MCA exam with me?

[Raman Vij]

Tamilnadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) is entrance exam for those who are willing to take admission in master degree courses like MCA, MBA, MTech, ME etc.

The Exam contains following sections

Quantitative Ability
Analytical reasoning
Logical reasoning
Computer awareness

As per you request, I am giving you TANCET MCA question paper, hope it helps

1 The number of divisors of 2002 excluding 1 and 2002 is
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16
e) Pass
2 The price of an article is decreased by 20% and then increased by 20%.Effectively,the pirceof the article is
a) not changed
b) increased by 4 and 1/6%
c) increased by 2%
d) decreased by 4%
e) Pass
3 The price of an article is decreased by 20% and then increased by 20%.Effectively,the pirceof the article is
a) A = 9 and B = 6
b) A = 6 and B = 9
c) A = 5 and B = 1
d) A = 4 and B = 2
e) Pass
4 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 56.25%
d) 625%
e) Pass
5 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 5 hrs.27 and 3/11 min
b) 5 hrs.29and 1/11 min
c) 5 hrs.25 min
d) 5 hrs.30 min
e) Pass
6 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 2003
b) 2009
c) 2011
d) 2017
e) Pass
7 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm
b) 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm
c) 4 cm, 8 cm, 16 cm
d) 7 cm, 11 cm, 15 cm
e) Pass
8 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 150
b) 0.0384
c) 0.000384
d) 0.000864
e) Pass
9 If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%,the area of the circle is increased by
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
e) Pass
10 The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, .......... is
a) 165
b) 175
c) 180
d) 195
e) Pass
11 If SHIP is written as PEFM,thenBOAT may written as
a) DQCW
b) ERDX
c) YLXQ
d) ZMYR
e) Pass
12 Among the four groups of letters, three are alike in some way while one is different. Find the one which is different
a) CSUF
b) LBDO
c) PGJS
d) UMOX
e) Pass
13 If RS.10,000 is deposited for a period of one year at the rate of 8% per annum and if the interest is accumulated to the capitalevery 6 months, what will be interest for one year?
a) RS 416
b) RS 816
c) RS 832
d) RS 1,632
e) Pass
14 If f(x)denotes the greatest integer less then or equal to the cube root of 3x,then the sum of the series Ef(n) where n varies from 1 to10 is
a) 13
b) 19
c) 20
d) 39
e) Pass
15 A train 250 metres long running at a speed of 60 km/hr crosses a 350 metres long train coming in opposite direction in16 seconds. What is the speed of the other train?
a) 37.5 km/hr
b) 60 km/hr
c) 72km/hr
d) 75km/hr
e) Pass
16 If the cost of cone icecream is RS12,what is the cost of the lower half portion of the icecream in the cone having the vertex?
a) RS.1.50
b) RS.3.00
c) RS.4.50
d) RS.6.00
e) Pass
17 Find the missing number in the sequence 2, 7, 10, 63, ?, 215, 50
a) 26
b) 28
c) 80
d) 126
e) Pass
18 Find the missing figure:3, 7, 17, 39, 85, ?
a) 179
b) 189
c) 147
d) 255
e) Pass
19 Find the missing pair of letters : IR LO ? RI UF XC
a) OL
b) ON
c) NO
d) RO
e) Pass
20 The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called
a) Abacus
b) Analytical Engine
c) Calculator
d) Processor
e) Pass
21 If 4A9C in hexadecimal system is x in octal system then x is
a) 43254
b) 45234
c) 11247
d) 74211
e) Pass
22 The simplified form of the Boolean expression (A+B+C) (A+B+C) (A+B+C) is
a) A+BC
b) A+BC
c) A+BC
d) A
e) Pass
23 The parity bitisaddedforthe purpose of
a) coding
b) indexing
c) error-detection
d) controlling
e) Pass
24 Which of the following isthe most appropriateunit formeasuring thestorage capacity ofahard disk?
a) byte
b) megabyte
c) bit
d) terabyte
e) Pass
25 A temporary storage area,attached tothe CPU,for I/O operations is a
a) buffer
b) channel
c) core
d) register
e) Pass
26 Whichofthe following hardware components is themost volatile?
a) ROM
b) RAM
c) PROM
d) EPROM
e) Pass
27 Which of the following memories is an optical memory?2
a) Floppy Disk
b) Core Memories
c) Bubble Memories
d) CD-ROM
e) Pass
28 The only things movingaround inside acomputer are 1
a) bytes
b) electrons
c) 1s and 0s
d) words
e) Pass
29 What is thename of the networktopology in which there arebi-directional links between eachpossiblenode?
a) Ring
b) Star
c) Tree
d) Mesh
e) Pass
30 What is the primary requisite of a good computer programmer?
a) Mathematical mind
b) Artistic mind
c) Logical mind
d) Scientific knowledge
e) Pass
31 DNS refers to
a) Data Number Sequence
b) Domain Name System
c) Disk Numbering System
d) Digital Network Service
e) Pass
32 Find the odd man out
a) FTP
b) POP
c) SAP
d) TCP
e) Pass
33 Which of the following isascending order ofa data hierarchy?
a) bit-byte-record-field-file-database
b) byte-bit-field-record-file-database
c) bit-byte-field-record-file-database
d) byte-bit-record-file-field-database
e) Pass
34 The binary number representing the hexadecimal number ACE is
a) 101011001110
b) 000000000001
c) 111011001010
d) 101000000000
e) Pass
35 An electric motor
a) generates mechanical energy
b) generates electrical energy
c) converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
d) converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
e) Pass
36 What is the critical temperature of water?
a) 100degree C
b) 0degree C
c) -273degree C
d) 374degree C
e) Pass
37 Who is considered to be the father of medicine?
a) Hippocrates
b) Salk
c) Jenner
d) Redi
e) Pass
38 Water is fluid medium of relatively low
a) viscosity
b) surface tension
c) density
d) specific heat
e) Pass
39 Blood pressure is measured by an instrument called
a) Anemometer
b) Barometer
c) Sphygmomanometer
d) Hygrometer
e) Pass
40 The value of acceleration due to gravity is minimum
a) at the poles
b) at the center of the earth
c) at the equator
d) it is same everywhere
e) Pass
41 The stars are not visible in the day time because
a) they are much smaller in comparison to the sun
b) they are at a very great distance from the earth
c) of suns brightness during day time
d) they appear only during the night time
e) Pass
42 The most liquid of all assets is
a) money
b) shares
c) bonds
d) fixed deposits
e) Pass
43 If the time at Chennai is 6.00 a.m. then the time at the moment at Singapore is approximately
a) 3.30 a.m
b) 8.30 a.m
c) 2.30 a.m
d) 9.30 a.m
e) Pass
44 Ornithology is
a) the study of plants
b) the study of birds
c) the study of bones
d) the study of inscriptions
e) Pass
45 8th March is celebrated as
a) Mother day
b) women day
c) parent day
d) children day
e) Pass
46 The samllest four digit prime number is
a) 1001
b) 1003
c) 1007
d) 1009
e) Pass
47 Find the next term in the sequence 2, 3, 10, 15, 26, 35, .............
a) 46
b) 48
c) 50
d) 52
e) Pass
48 Insert the missing number 47(202)63 57(........)72
a) 292
b) 225
c) 441
d) 127
e) Pass
49 Find the odd man out
a) MAGAM
b) THORN
c) DEALT
d) OMAGE
e) Pass
50 Find out the next in the following letter sequence LUX, NRY, POZ, ...........
a) RNB
b) RLA
c) QNA
d) RMD
e) Pass

Plz sir give me the answer key paper 3 and 4 and 5
TANCET MCA Question Paper 1

1. The number obtained by reverting the digits is 594 less than the original number. The number
is
1) 762 2) 258 3) 528 4) 852
2. Twenty men can finish a piece of work in 30 days. When should 5 men leave the work so that
it may be finished in 35 days
1) 10 days 2) 20 days 3) 25days 4) l5 days
3. The value of a machine depreciates from Rs. 32,768 to Rs. 21,952 in three years. What is the
rate % of depreciation?
1) 11% 2) 12.5% 3) 33% 4) 12.25%
4. If x2 - 3x + 2 is a factor of x4 - px2 +q, then the value of p and q respectively will be
1) -5, 4 2) -5, -4 3) 5, 4 4) 5, -4
5. The rational numbers lying between (1/3) and (3/4) are
1) 117/300, 287/400 2) 97/300, 299/500 3) 99/300, 301/400 4)95/300, 301/400
6. Find the greatest number that will divide 1625, 2281 and 4218 leaving remainders 8, 4, 5
respectively
1) 11 2) 12 3) 13 4) 14
7. The area of a grassy plot is 480 metres. If each side has been 5m longer, the area would have
been increased by 245 sq. m. Find the length of the fence to surround it
1) 87 2) 88 3) 90 4) 92
8. The diagonals of a rhombus are 60 m and 80 m. Its area would be
1) 1000 sq. m 2) 3600 sq. m 3) 2400 sq. m 4) 4800 sq. m
9. A vessel can be filled by one pipe in 8 minutes, by a second pipe in 10 minutes. It can be
emptied by a waste pipe in 12 minutes. In what time will the vessel be filled if all the three be
opened at once?
1) 7 1/17 minutes 2) 6 minutes 3) 10 minutes 4) 8(1/17) minutes
10. The average age of 32 students is 10 years. If the teachers age is also included, the average
age increases by one year. What is the age of the teacher?
1) 50 2) 34 3) 43 4) 32
11. The string of a kite is 150 metres long and it makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, the
height of the kite from the ground would be
1) 130.1m 2) 129.9m 3) 112 m 4) 75 m
12. If x = 21/3 - 2-1/3
F then the value of 2x3 + 6x would be
1) 3 2) 6 3) 9 4) 0
13. If x = (b – c)/a, y = (c – a)/b, z = (a – b)/c, then the value of x + y + z + xyz is
1) 4 2) abc 3) a + b + c 4) 0
14. The value of t he expression √(4 + √15) + √(4 - √15) - √(12 - 4√5) is
1) a natural number 2) a negative number
3) a non- integer rational number 4) a irrational number
15. A∩(B∩C) is same as
1) (AUB) – (A∩C) 2) (A∩B) – C
3) (A∩B) – (A∩C) 4) A – (B∩C)
16. If log10 x + log10 5 = 2, then x equals
1) 25 2) 20 3) 15 4) 100
17. The sum of the square of two consecutive even numbers is 1252. The sum of the numbers is
1) 48 2) 50 3) 52 4) 54
18. If the angles of a pentagon are in the ratio 1:3:6:7:10, then the smallest angle is
1) 32 2) 30 3) 27 4) 20
19. Turn odd man out 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81
1) 61 2) 71 3) 73 4) 81
20. Complete the series 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ………
1) 76 2) 74 3) 75 4) 73
21. The calendar for 1990 is the same as for
1) 1996 2) 1997 3) 1994 4) 2000
22. What is the smallest number by which 3600 is divided to make it a perfect cube?
1) 9 2) 50 3) 450 4) 300
23. What is 25% of 25%?
1) 6.25 2) 0.625 3)0.0625 4) 0.00625
24. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article, costing him Rs.153, to gain 20% after
allowing a discount of 15%
1) Rs. 224 2) Rs. 216 3) Rs. 184 4) Rs. 162
25. If 18 persons can build a wall 140 m long in 42 days, the number of days that 30 persons will
take to complete a similar wall 100m long is
1) 18 days 2) 21 days 3) 24 days 4) 28 days
Directions:
Questions 26, 27 and 28 are based on the passage given. Choose the best answer for each.
Passage: If a person reads a lot he will increase his vocabulary. In doing so he will increase his
speaking and writing power.
26. The argument is based on the assumption
(M) String vocabulary is important for writing and speaking
(N) People should read books containing unfamiliar words
(O) The books to be read should be entertaining
1) (M) only 2) (N) only 3) (M) and (n) only 4) (N) and (O) only
27. Which one of the following would weaken the argument?
1) Educated people can express their thoughts better
2) Only a well read person can make proper use of the English language
3) The style of a person is coloured by the style of the authors he reads
4) Those who passed vocabulary tests could not write well
28. Which will strengthen the argument?

(M) Slow readers cannot do well in competitive exams
(N) Every one must study English
(O) In order to become a good lecturer in English one must increase one’s vocabulary
1) (M) only 2) (N) only 3) (O) only 4) (M), (N) and (O)
Questions 29 to 32
Four cousins, Deepak, Pooja, Saurabh and Gaurau have different hobbies and play different
game. The hobbies they are interested in are story – reading, music, watching TV serials and
going to movies. The children play cricket, badminton, hockey and fly kites. Saurabh and Gaurav
do not like TV serials or movies. Pooja and Saurabh do not play cricket or hockey. Deepak and
Gaurav do not read stories or fly kites. Saurabh does not play badminton. Music lovers does not
Like to play hockey. The badminton player does not watch TV serials
29. What is Deepak’s hobby and which game does he play ?
1) TV serial : hockey 2) Music : badminton
3) Movies : cricket 4) Music : cricket
30. What are Saurabh’s interest?
1) Music : kites 2) Music : badminton
3) Stories : hockey 4) Stones : kites
31. Who likes movies and which game does that person play?
1) Deepak : hockey 2) Pooja : badminton
3) Pooja : cricket 4) Deepak : cricket
32. Who likes music?
1) Gaurav 2) Saurabh 3) Pooja 4) Deepak
Read the following statements and answer the question 33 and 34
Five shirts are placed on a shelf in a heap. Red shirt is above the Blue shirt and Green shirt is
below the Orange shirt. Blue shirt is above the Orange shirt and White is below the Green shirt.
33. The colour of the shirt between Red and Orange shirts is
1) White 2) Green 3) Blue 4) Data is insufficient
34. Which colour shirt is at the bottom ?
1) Red 2) White 3) Orange 4) Cannot be said
35. A person is driving towards west. What sequence of direction should he follow so that he is
driving towards south?
1) left, right, right 2) right, right, left
3) left, left, left 4) right, right, right
36. I was walking in South-Emit direction. After a while I turned 90° to the right and walked
ahead. Later I turned 45° to the right. In which direction am I walking now 7
1) East 2) North-East 3) South-West 4) North
Read the following statements and answer the questions 37 to 39 ;
A is the father of C. But C is not his son.
E is the daughter of C. F is the spouse of A.
B is the brother of C. D is the son of B.
G is the spouse of B. H is the father of G.
37. Who is the son-in-law of H?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D

38. Who is the grand - daughter of A?
1) B 2) H 3) E 4) D
39. Who is the common grand - child of both F and H?
1) B 2) C 3) D 4) H
Directions :
On the basis of the following diagram answer, questions 40 to 43
The rectangle represents the bachelors
The square represents the Delhi Metropolis
The circle represents the English language
The triangle represents the tourists
40. The portion representing bachelor tourists, who know the English language is
1) 2 2) 1 3) 7 4) 4
41. The portion representing bachelor tourists, who know the English language is
1) 6 2) 9 3) 7 4) 8
42. Which of the following is true?
1) Some of the tourists are staying in Delhi Metropolis
2) No person m Delhi Metropolis knows English
3) English is spoken by a few tourists and some persons in Delhi
4) None of the above statements are true
43. Tourists, who are bachelors and do not know the English language is represented by the
section marked
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
44. A hospital always has
1) attendants 2) nurses 3) emergency 4) doctors
43. Blood is formed in the human adult by
1) bone-marrow 2) liver 3) heart 4) Lungs
46. If ACTION is coded as ZXGRLM, then HEALTH will be coded in the same way as
1) SVZOGS 2) TVZOGT 3) RUZPGR 4) QVGOZQ
47. If OUT is coded as 152120, IN will be coded as
1) 1015 2) 1813 3) 819 4) 914
Direction:
Based on the relationship of the two given words, find the missing term from the given option.
48. NATION : ANITNO : : HUNGRY : ?
1) HNUGRY 2) UNHGYR 3) YRNGUH 4) UHGNYR
Direction :
Which of the following groups of letters will complete the given series

49. ab-ccca-bccc-bbcc-
1) abbc 2) bbac 3) bbca 4) cabc
50. If ÷ Means +, × Means -, + Means ×, - Means ÷ then 8÷15-3×4+2 = ?
1) 18 2) 5 3) 23/24 4) 23/6
Direction :
For questions 51 to 54, in each questions are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be True even if they seem to be
at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly
known facts
Given answer
1. if only conclusion I follows
2. if only conclusion II follows
3. if either I or II follows
4. if neither I nor II follows
51. Statements : All politicians are intelligent
Some women ore politicians
Conclusion: I Some women are intelligent
II All those intelligent women
52. Statements : Some teachers are adults
Some adults are poets
Conclusion: I Some teachers are poets
II Some poets are teachers
53. Statements : Lawyers married only fair girls
Shoba is very fair
Conclusion : I Shoba was married to a lawyer
II Shoba was not married to a lawyer
54. Statements : Some dogs are rats
All rats ere horses
Conclusion : I All dogs are horses
II Some horses are dogs
Directions (Q. 55 - 56)
Out of the five statements, there are logically compact. From the answer choices pick up the one
which give three logically compact statements.
55. (1) Some caps are tanks
(2) Some bulbs are not caps
(3) All caps ore bulbs
(4) All tanks are caps
(5) Some bulbs are tanks
1) (3), (5), (4) 2) (1), (3), (4) 3) (1), (2), (3) 4) (1), (3), (5)
56. (1) All birds are rings
(2) No wing is bird
(3) Some rings are wings
(4) No ring is wing
(5) Some birds are not rings

1) (5), (2), (1) 2) (2), (3), (4) 3) (1), (4), (2) 4) (2), (4), (5)
Direction for Q. (57 - 60)
In each of the questions one or more statements have been given followed by four interferences.
Find out the interference that definitely follows from the given statements
57. Soldiers serve their country
1) Those who serve the country are soldiers
2) Women do not serve their country because they are not soldier
3) Men generally serve the country
4) Some men who are soldiers serve their country
58. Many smokers get cancer
1) Most cancer patients are smokers
2) Smoking may lead to cancer
3) Most smokers get cancer
4) Smoking always leads to cancer
59. All business men are dishonest
All business men are fraudulent
1) Either all fraudulent persons are dishonest or all dishonest are fraudulent
2) Some dishonest persons are fraudulent
3) Generally fraudulent persons are dishonest
4) Fraud and dishonesty go together
60. All men are vertebrates
Some mammals are vertebrates
1) All men are mammals
2) All mammals are men
3) Some vertebrates are mammals
4) All vertebrates are men
Directions : Each of the questions 61 to 65 is followed by two Arguments numbered I and II.
You are to decide which one is strong and which is week. Mark
1) if argument I is strong
2) if argument II is strong
3) if neither I nor II is strong
61. Question : Should all the elected legislative members be put through compulsory training
for running the government?
Arguments : I Yes, it will certainly be helpful.
II No, people elect only matured individuals who are able to hold the office
62. Question : Should primary education be made free in India?
Arguments : I Yes, in a welfare state it is the duty of the government to impart primary
education.
II No, India does not have adequate number of primary schools to
accommodate all.
63. Question : Should the degree be de-linked from job ?
Arguments : I Yes, because such a step would discourage students from joining universities
II No, because well educated are the backbone of democracy.
64. Question : Is a coalition government suitable for democracy ?

Arguments : I Yes, because; such government cannot become dictorial
II No, because such government cannot be stable
65. Question : Should rural banks be abolished ?
Arguments : I Yes, because they are not run properly
II No, because they will develop villages
Directions :
Each of the question 66 to 70 consists of a question statement and two data statements numbered
I and II Read both and Mark
1. If data 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
2. If data II alone is sufficient to answer the question
3. If both data I and II taken together is sufficient
4. If both data I and II taken together is not sufficient
66. Statement : Which day will be the last day of the month of March ?
Data : I The first day of March and the year are given
II The first day of the year given
67. Statement : A is taller than C and D is shorter than E who among them is the shortest
Data : I D is taller than A
II C is shorter than E
68. Statement : 'A' and 'B's salaries are in proportion 4 : 3 respectively. What is A's salary?
Data : I B's salary is 75% of A's salary
II B's salary is 4,500 p.m.
69. Statement : Many pick pockets have been arrested ?
Data : I Picking pocket is a cognisable offence
II Police arrest those who commit this offence
70. Statement : Nuclear war will leave no victor and no vanquished
Arguments : I There are victors and vanquished after war
II Nuclear war is destructive
Directions:
For question 71 to 75 a statement is followed by two conclusions. Point out
1. If only first conclusion is true
2. If only second conclusion is true
3. If both the conclusions are true
4. If neither of the conclusion is true
71. Statement : The increase in adult literacy will lead to country's development and progress.
Conclusions: I The educated people offer less resistance to new innovations
II The literacy rate is higher in developed countries.
72. Statement : Crime is a function of criminals biological make up and his family relations
Conclusions: I The incidence of crime is higher in identical twins then in fraternal twins
II Families in which parents lack warmth and affection fail to build a moral
conscience in children.
73. Statement : Education is in the concurrent list. The State Government cannot bring reforms
in education without the consent of the Central Government
Conclusions: I For bringing about quick reforms in education, it should be in the state list
II States are not willing to bring about quick reforms in education.

74. Statement : Douglas is my cousin. A cousin may be a sister's son or an uncle's son or
brother's son
Conclusions: I Douglas is my sister's son
II Douglas is my uncle's son
75. Statement : The negotiations failed. There was an atmosphere of tension. The parties
withdrew to their old positions
Conclusions: I In the atmosphere of tension negotiations cannot succeed
II Had the negotiations been successful they would have taken new positions.
76. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer?
1) Super-micro 2) Superconductor
3) Supercomputer 4) Megaframe
77. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
1) Entry codes 2) Passwords
3) Security commands 4) Code words
78. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is
1) EFTS 2) MPG 3) MIPS 4) CPS
79. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called silicosapiens ?
1) Monitor 2) Hardware 3} Robot 4) Computer
80. A software package generally used with in a distributed word processing system is
1) ATMS 2) DWPS 3) RPG 4) DBMS
81. Which was the first company in the world to build computer for sale?
1) International Business Machines 2) Remington Rand Corporation
3) English Electric Computers 4) Sperry Univac
82. The first movie released in 1982 with terrific computer animation and graphics was
1) Star wars 2) Tron 3) Forbidden planet 4) Dark star
83. Which of the following is an example of nonvolatile memory ?
1) ROM 2) RAM 3) LSI 4) VLSI
84. In virtual storage, program segments stored on disk during processing are called
1) sections 2) partitions 3) sectors 4) pages
85. Which of the following is not an alternate name for primary memory ?
1) Main memory 2) Primary storage 3) Internal storage 4) Mass storage
86. What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code ?
1) 64 2) 256 3) 128 4) 512
87. The word length of a computer is measured in
1) bits 2) bytes 3) millimetres 4) metres
88. What does the acronym ISDN stands for
1) Indian Standard Digital Network 2) Integrated Services Digital Network
3) Intelligent Services Digital Network 4) Integrated Services Data Network
89. A network which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users
owning micro computers is called
1) WAN 2) MAN 3) LAN 4) VAN

90. The operating system for the laptop compi called Machite is
1) Windows 2) DOS 3) MS-DOS 4) OZ
91. The errors that can be pointed out by compiler are
1) Syntax errors 2) Semantic errors 3) Logical errors 4) Intemal errors
92. Which of the following colour graphics dia adapter has the highest resohition ?
1) CGA 2) HGA 3) EGA 4) VGA
93. The programming language used in Artil Intelligence and expert system developmc
1) RPG 2) PROLOG 3) FORTRAN 4) C + +
94. Whose trademark is the operating sy: UNIX?
1) BELL Laboratories 2) Ashton Tate
3) Microsoft 4) Motorola
95. Which tanguage has recently becamt defacto standard for interfacing applic programs ivith
relational database systen
1) ORACLE 2) SQL 3) dBASE 4) 4GL
96. The naine given to a program uncitten in any one of the high level languages is
1) Object program 2) System program 3) Source program 4) Compiler program
97. The MIS structure with one main computer system is called a
1) distributed MIS structure 2) hierarchical MIS structure
3) centralised MIS structure 4) decentralised MIS structure
98. A language for simulating models of business activity is
1) SPSS 2) DL/1 3) COBOL 4) GPSS
99. Graphic interfaces were first used in a xerox product called
1) Ethernet 2) Inter LISP 3) Smalltalk 4) Zeta LISP
100. What console command displays the server name and LAN configuration ?
1) VER 2) CONFIG 3) N CONFIG 4) N DIR/LAN
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TANCET MCA Question Paper 2


1. Flowers in a basket double after every minute. In an hour, the basket is full. The basket
would have been half full after.......minutes.
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 58 (d) 59
2. The average of nine numbers 6, 2-x, 8, 3x-2, 5, 9, 2, 7, 18 is 11. Then x equals:
(a) 20 (b) 5.5 (c) 13 (d) 22
3. If log Y + 3 log x = 2, then Y equals:
(a) 2/3x (b) 2/x3 (c) 100/x3 (d) x3 - 100
4. If log4 (x2 + x) - log4 (x + 1) = 2, x equals:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 16
(625) 6.25 . (25) 2.60
5. When simplified ------------------------ equals:
(625)6.75 .(5)1.20
(a) 625 (b) 6.25 (c) 25 (d) 0.25
6. If HCF and LCM of 77, 99 and x are respectively 11 and 3,465 then x is equal to:
(a) 33 (b) 44 (c) 55 (d) 66
7. In order to compute 0.15% of a number, the number must be multiplied by:
(a) 0.0015 (b) 0.015 (c) 0.15 (d) 1.5
8. p is 95% of q. What percentage of p is q?
(a) 95% (b) 105% (c) 105.3% (d) 195%
9. The sum of two numbers is 10; their product is 20. The sum of their reciprocals is:
(a) 2 (b) ½ (c) 1/10 (d) 1/30
10. If 4x - 4 x-1 = 24, then (2x)x equals:
(a) 1 (b) 125 (c) √5 (d) 25√5
11. [(22)2]-1, when simplified, equals:
(a) 16 (b) -16 (c) - 0.0625 (d) 0.0625
12. If a Solid block is cut by horizontal plane, the cross-section is a circle. And if it is cut by a
vertical plane, the cross-section is a square. That block is a:
(a) Sphere (b) Cone (c) Cylinder (d) None of the above
13. A dealer buys a lot of 50 chairs for Rs 5,000 but 20 of them are damaged. He decides to sell
each damaged one at three-fourths the price of the normal one. To make a profit of 35% on the
whole, the selling price of a chair should be:
(a) Rs 135 (b) Rs 150 (c) Rs 160 (d) Rs 175
14. A sum of money at compound interest, compounded annually, amounts in 2 years to Rs
2,704 and in 3 years to Rs 2,812.16. The rate of interest is:
(a) 8% (b) 6% (c) 4% (d) 5%
15. If a sum of money double itself in 16 years at a certain rate of interest, it will become .........
times itself in 8 years at die same rate.
(a) 1(1/2) (b) 1(1/4) (c) 1(1/3) (d) 1(1/5)
16. A clerk borrowed a sum of money at compound interest from a credit society. He had to pay
it back in two equal yearly instalments of Rs 4,410 each. If the rate of interest was 5% per
annum, the money borrowed by him was:
(a) Rs 8,820 (b) Rs 8,400 (c) Rs 8,000 (d) Rs 8,200
17. If Sunil Kumar travels at the rate of 3 kmph, he reaches his office 15 minutes late. If he
travels at the rate of 4 kmph, he reaches his office 15 minutes earlier. The distance of his office is
........... km,
(a) 3.5 (b) 7 (c) 2 (d) 6

18. A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20%. How much
pure glycerine should be added to bring the percentage of impurity down to 5%?
(a) 60 litres (b) 40 litres (c) 150 litres (d) 190 litres
19. A cistern without lid containing 8,000 litres of water measures externally 3m 3dm ×2m 6dm
× lm 1 dm, the sides being 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom of the cistern is:
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 1 dm (c) 1 cm (d) 5 cm
20. Raman Kumar has a garden 30 m long and 20 m broad. He decides to increase the length by
6 m. By how many metres should he increase the breath so that the garden remains similar in
shape?
(a) 4 m (b) 6 m (c) 22 m (d) 24 m
21. The area of a right triangle is S sq cm and one of the sides containing the right angle is l cm.
The altitude on the hypotenuse is:
(a) 25/t cm (b) (S2 - t2) cm
(c) √ [t2 + (4S2)/t2] cm (d) 2St √ [t4 + (4S2)/t] cm
22. The side of a square is 2 dm. Semi-circles are constructed on each side of the square. The
area of the whole figure in dm2 is:
(a) 4 + 2π (b) 4 + 4π (c) 4 π (d) 8 π
23. In a chess board, eight rooks are to be placed such that no two rooks are in the same row or in
the same column. In how many ways the eight rooks can be placed in the chess board?
(a) 64 (b) 5040 (c) 40320 (d) 16777216
24. A and B are two single digit number. If A73B92 is divisible by 99, then
(a) A = 9 and B = 6 (b) A = 6 and B = 9
(c) A = 5 and B = 1 (d) A = 4 and B = 2
25. There are two outlet taps, A and B in a tank. When both taps are opened, the tank with full of
water is drained in 45 minutes. If the tap A is opened and the tap B is closed, the tank will be
drained in 1 hour. If the tap B is opened and the tap A is closed, how long will it take to drain the
tank?
(a) 2 hrs. (b) 3 hrs. (c) 2 hrs. 30 min. (d) 4 hrs.
26. There are 100 students in a class and they were given two tests. In the first test, only 37
passed whereas in the second test 49 passed. At least how many students failed in both the tests?
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 43 (d) 51
27. Which of the following statements are true?
A) If a perfect square is divided by 3, the remainder is always 0 or 1
B) If a perfect square is divided by 7, the remainder can never be 3 or 5
C) If a perfect cube is divided by 5, the remainder can never be 2 or 3
D) If a perfect cube is divided by 9, the remainder is always 1 or 8
(a) A and B only (b) A and C only (c) B and D only (d) C and D only
28. Which of the following three measures cannot be sides if a triangle?
(a) 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm (b) 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm
(c) 4 cm, 8 cm, 5 cm (d) 7 cm, 11cm, 15 cm
29. How many times 7 appear when the integers between 10 and 100 are written?
(a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20
30. If f(x) denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to the cube root of 3x, then the sum of
the series ∑f(n) where n varies from 1 to 10 is
(a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 39
Directions for Questions 31 to 33:
In the following questions each questions each letter has rupee value following some uniform
pattern. Find the cost of the given items. { Hints L = Rs 24, R = Rs.36, W = Rs.46}

31. If SOFA is valued at Rs. 82, find the cost of CAMERA.
(a) Rs. 84 (b) Rs. 72 (c) Rs. 82 (d) Rs. 92
32. If MOBILE costs Rs. 110, what would a FLOPPY costs?
(a) Rs. 168 (b) Rs. 178 (c) Rs. 152 (d) 208
33. If CLOCK costs Rs.86, what would a TREE cost?
(a) Rs. 92 (b) Rs. 96 (c) 106 (d) Rs. 84
Directions for questions 34 to 37:
If in a certain language PARAMOUNT is coded as 921026812711 and DRIVE is coded as
3105124 how would the following words coded in that language?
34. DIVINE
(a) 5312574 (b) 3513574 (c) 5743513 (d) 1335574
35. VNARMED
(a) 127410645 (b) 97210654 (c) 89729642 (d) 127210643
36. VIDEO
(a) 135348 (b) 98542 (c) 54389 (d) 1352884
37. ARRIVE
(a) 2885124 (b) 210105134 (c) 3665134 (d) 2771312
Directions for questions 38 to 41:
In the following questions one term is missing from the series, Tick the option that you think fits
in the blank space to complete the series.
38. AGM, BHN, ( ----), DSP, EKQ, FLR
(a) OIC (b) CIO (c) IOU (d) LXR
39. BL4, CM9, DN16, (---), FP36, GQ49
(a) DF64 (b) EO49 (c) EO25 (d) OE52
40. DEBc, JKHi, (---), VWTu,
(a) QPOn (b) XWUv (c) PQNo (d) UTRn
41. ABBA, EFFE, IJJI, (---), QRRQ, UVVU
(a) MNMN (b) XNNM (c) NMNM (d) KLLK
Directions for Questions 46 to 53:
A basket contains certain number of apples. Anita takes 1 less than 50% of the apples. Then
Banu takes 1 less than 50% of the left out. Then Chitra takes 1 less than 50% of the balance.
Finally only apples are left out in the basket.
46. How many apples were there in the beginning in the basket?
a) 10 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
47. How many apples that Banu has taken?
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
48. The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, .......... is
a) 165 b) 175 c) 180 d) 192
49. Among the four groups of letters, three are alike in some way while one is different. Find the
one which is different
a) CSUF b) LBDO c) PGJS d) UMOX
50. If SHIP is written as PEFM, then BOAT may written as
a) DQCW b) ERDX c) YLXQ d) ZMYR

51. Find the odd man out
a) TESRIS b) HATFER c) HOTREM d) LOVINI
52. Insert the missing number 243 (250) 368 317 ( ) 438
a) 242 b) 323 c) 324 d) 342
53. In the following list, one of the words is my pass word. If 1 were to tell you any letter of my
pass word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my pass word. Which is
my pass word?
a) CASH b) SNOW c) TIME d) IDEA
Directions for questions 42 to 45
In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give
answer
(a) if only conclusion I follows
(b) if only conclusion II follows
(c) if either I and II follows
(d) id neither I and II follows
(e) if both I and II follow
42. Statement : Morning walks are good for health.
Conclusion : I. All healthy people go for morning walks.
II. Evening walks are harmful
43. Statement : Company X has marketed the product. Go ahead, purchase it, if price and
quality are your considerations.
Conclusion : I. The product must be good in quality.
II. The price of the product must be reasonable
44. Statement : The best way to escape from a problem is to slove it.
Conclusion : I. Your life will be dull if you don’t face a problem
II. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions with you
45. Statement : A neurotic is a non-stupid person who behaves stupidly
Conclusion : I. Neuroticism and stupidity go hand in hand.
II. Normal persons behave intelligently.
Directions for Questions 46 to 53:
A basket contains certain number of apples. Anita takes 1 less than 50% of the apples. Then
Banu takes 1 less than 50% of the left out. Then Chitra takes 1 less than 50% of the balance.
Finally only apples are left out in the basket.
46. How many apples were there in the beginning in the basket?
a) 10 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
47. How many apples that Banu has taken?
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
48. The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, .......... is
a) 165 b) 175 c) 180 d) 192
49. Among the four groups of letters, three are alike in some way while one is different. Find the
one which is different
a) CSUF b) LBDO c) PGJS d) UMOX
50. If SHIP is written as PEFM, then BOAT may written as
a) DQCW b) ERDX c) YLXQ d) ZMYR
51. Find the odd man out
a) TESRIS b) HATFER c) HOTREM d) LOVINI
52. Insert the missing number 243 (250) 368 317 ( ) 438

a) 242 b) 323 c) 324 d) 342
53. In the following list, one of the words is my pass word. If 1 were to tell you any letter of my
pass word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my pass word. Which is
my pass word?
a) CASH b) SNOW c) TIME d) IDEA
For Questions 54 and 58:
54. In the above figure, how many squares are there?
a) 16 b) 20 c) 24 d) 28
55. In the above figure, how many triangles are there?
a) 72 b) 84 c) 96 d) 100
56. Find the missing figure: 3, 7, 17, 39, 85,?
a) 179 b) 189 c) 147 d) 255
57. Find the missing pair of letters: IR LO ? RI UF XC
a) OL b) ON c) NO d) RO
58. Which of the figures 1, 2, 3, 4 given in the answers will logically fit into the next figure in
the following sequence?
59. A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal
grandmother.” How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other
sister?
a) cousin b) sister-in-law c) mother d) mother-in-law
60. Pointing to a lady, a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How
is the lady related to the man?
a) mother’s sister b) grandmother c) mother-in-law
d) sister of father-in-law e) Maternal anut
61. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called
a) Abacus b) Analytical Engine c) Calculator d) Processor
62. If 4A9C in hexadecimal system is x in octal system then x is
a) 43254 b) 45234 c) 11247 d) 74211
63. The parity bit is added for the purpose of
a) coding b) indexing c) error-detection d) controlling
64. ROM is composed of
a) floppy disks b) magnetic cores c) microprocessors d) photoelectric cells
65. A micro computer has primary memory of 640K. What is the exact number of bytes
contained in this memory?
a) 640,000 b) 655,360 c) 65,536 d) 64 x 216
66. Which of the following is the most appropriate unit for measuring the storage capacity of a
hard disk?

a) byte b) megabyte c) bit d) terabyte
67. Find the odd man out
a) coaxial cable b ) optical fibre c) twisted pair wire d) microwaves
68. Which one of the following when added can reduce the processing time of a computer?
a) a buffer b) a converter c) a co-processor d) an EPROM
69. Which of the following hardware components is the most volatile?
a) ROM b) RAM c) PROM d) EPROM
70. What name is given to the collection of facts, items of information or data which are related
in some way?
a) information tree b) information provider c) directory information d) database
71. Who is considered to be the father of Artificial Intelligence?
a) George Boole b) John McCarthy c) Allen Newell d) Alan Turing
72. Which of the following memories is an optical memory?
a) Floppy Disk b) Core Memories c) Bubble Memories d) CD-ROM
73. The only things moving around inside a computer are
a) bytes b) electrons c) l's and 0's d) words
74. Find the odd man out
a) altavista b) google c) java d) lycos
75. What is me name of the network topology in which there are bi-directional links between
each possible node?
a) Ring b) Star c) Tree d) Mesh
76. Which of the following might prevent a program from being modified in the future?
a) logic errors b) lack of program documentation
c) syntax errors d) pseudocode
77. What will be the value returned by calc when it is invoked with n = 10?
a) 10 b)45 c)55 d)90
78. The temperature of 32° C is equal to
a) 0°F b) 89.6° F c) 100° F d) 115.2° F
79. A gallon is approximately equal to
a) 3.5 litres b) 4.0 litres c) 4.55 litres d) 6.25 litres
80. DNS refers to
a) Data Number Sequence b) Domain Name System
c) Disk Numbering System d) Digital Network Service
81. Each high level-language statement is known as
a) assembly language b) machine language
c) programming language d) none of these
82. A ------- is a combinational circuit that converts binary information firm n input lines to a
maximum 2n unique output lines
a) decoder b) encoder c) multiplexer d) none of these
83. Magnetic tape is a ---------- storage device
a) sequential access b) random access c) direct access d) none of these
84. The speed represented with which data can be transferred from the disk to CPU is
a) seek time b) rotational delay c) transfer rate d) none of these
85. The register which holds the address of the location when an instruction is read out or written
in the memory is
a) PC b) MAR c) MBR d) none of these
86. --------- contain a micro processor and internal storage
a) Dumb terminals b) Smart terminal c) Intelligent terminal d) none of these
87. APL is

a) a programming language b) software package
c) Operating system d) none of these
88. A compiler or an interpreter is itself a program written in some language called
a) Assembly language b) Machine language
c) Host language d) none of these
89. A long and complex program is split into a number of smaller programs known as
a) modules b) structured programming
c) top-down design d) bottom-up-design
90. Managing the flow of data and instructions between the I/O units and the primary memory is
a) Job management b) I/O management c) Data management d) none of these
91. ------- provides graphical interface to users
a) MS DOS b) UNIX c) WINDOWS d) none of these
92. The base number in a number system is
a) Radix b) Track c) Bottom d) none of these
93. Which is NOT considered an advantage of an EDP system?
a) low equipment cost b) accuracy and realiability
c) speed d) increased storage capacity
94. Which number system do we use in our day to day activities
a) octal b) analog c) binary d) decimal
95. Which is the “mega flop”?
a) high capacity data transmission b) large storage device
c) one million flooting point operations per second
d) measurement of primary storage capacity
96. ASCII data representation is similar to
a) handwriting b) morse code c) scientific notation d) letters of the alphabet
97. Eight consecutive bits are called a
a) BUS b) byte c) logic gate d) binary digit
98. ISA, EISA, and MICA are terms to describe
a) parallel processors b) tape drives c) types of buses d) serial printer
99. UNIX is a
a) software b) hardware c) A printer d) CPU
100. LET is a(n) ---------- statement
a) assignment b) remark c) conditional d) unconditional[/QUOTE]