Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- The microcomputer, Intel MCS-80 is based on the widely used Intel.
(A) 8080 microprocessor
(B) 8085 microprocessor
(C) 8086 microprocessor
(D) 8082 microprocessor
Ans: A
- If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then
(A) b < a
(B) b > a
(C) b = a
(D) b >= a
Ans: A
- In a microprocessor, the clock signal is
(A) Is always generated internally
(B) Is always supplied externally
(C) May be generated internally or supplied externally
(D) Is mostly supplied externally
Ans: C
- What is the selling price of a car if the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned?
(A) Rs. 68
(B) Rs. 67
(C) Rs. 69
(D) Rs. 66
Ans: D
- Which of the following identifiers is invalid in Pascal?
(A) BETA
(B) MAX 40
(C) 2ND
(D) A MAX
Ans: C
- Computers 'Basic input-output system' is generally stored in RAM chips.
(A) True
(B) False
Ans: A
- There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draws randomly a shoe, what is the probability of getting a red shoe?
(A) 5C1 / 4C1
(B) 4C1 / 9C1
(C) 5C1 / 9C1
(D) 9C1 / 5C1
Ans: C
- In 8085
(A) The upper 8 address bits appear on address bus and lower 8 bits on address data bus
(B) The lower 8 address bits appear on address bus and the upper 8 address bits appear on address data bus
(C) Either upper or lower 8 address bits may appear at address bus
(D) Either upper or lower 8 address bits may appear at address data bus
Ans: A
- The stack is a data storage area in RAM used by certain microprocessor operations.
(A) True
(B) False
Ans: A
- A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr. Brown can paint a house in 6 days, while Mr. Black would take 8 days, and Mr. Blue 12 days. After 8 days, Mr. Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black works for 6 days. How many days will it take Mr. Blue to complete the contract?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 11
(D) 12
Ans: C
- Which of the following is true?
(A) Intel 8080 was the ancestor of Intel 8085
(B) Intel 8080 was the ancestor of Intel Z 80
(C) Intel 8080 was the ancestor of both Intel 8085 and Z 80
(D) Intel 8085 was the ancestor of Intel 8085
Ans: C
- 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi, a passenger train leaves the same station traveling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After traveling 4 hrs, the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?
(A) 30
(B) 40
(C) 58
(D) 60
Ans: B
- When was the first 8-bit microprocessor introduced?
(A) 1969
(B) 1974
(C) 1979
(D) 1985
Ans: B
- In June, a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its games. After a phenomenal winning streak, the team raised its average to 50%. How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
(A) 12
(B) 20
(C) 24
(D) 30
Ans: C
- Which is a machine-oriented high-level language for the GEC 4080 series machines?
(A) LOGO
(B) SNOBOL
(C) Babbage
(D) ALGOL
Ans: C
- If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7, then 6x-2y=?
(A) -5
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 8
Ans: D
- 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
Ans: B
- The price of a product is reduced by 30%. By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100%?
(A) 42.857%
(B) 43%
(C) 45%
(D) 41%
Ans: A
- A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as
(A) Correlation
(B) Coroutine
(C) Diagonalization
(D) Queue
Ans: B
- The radian of a number system
(A) Is variable
(B) Has nothing to do with digit position value
(C) Equals the number of its distinct counting digits
(D) Is always an even number
Ans: C