Sonata Placement Paper -: Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning Questions With Answers

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1. If no multivalued attributes exist and no partial dependencies exist in a relation, then the relation is in what normal form?
   (A) First normal form
   (B) Second normal form
   (C) Third normal form
   (D) Fourth normal form
   Ans: B
   


2. Find the output of the following program:
   

         int *p, *q;
         p = (int *)1000;
         q = (int *)2000;
         printf("%d", (q - p));
       

   Ans: 500
3. Which addressing mode is used in the following statements:
   (a) MVI B,55 (Immediate addressing mode)
   (b) MOV B,A (Register Addressing Mode)
   (c) MOV M,A (Direct addressing mode)
   
4. RS-232C standard is used in:
   Ans: Serial I/O
5. Memory Management in Operating Systems is done by:
   (a) Memory Management Unit
   (b) Memory management software of the Operating System (Ans)
   (c) Kernel
6. What is done for a Push operation?
   Ans: SP is decremented and then the value is stored.
7. Binary equivalent of 52:
   Ans: 110100
8. Hexadecimal equivalent of 3452:
   Ans: 72A
9. Explain Just In Time Concept:
   Ans: Elimination of waste by purchasing/manufacturing exactly when needed.
10. Choose the word that best completes the analogy.
    INEPT : SKILL :: FLIMSY :
    (a) Power
    (b) Weight
    (c) Strength (Ans)
    (d) Thickness
    
11. Choose the word or set of words that makes the most sense when inserted into the sentence.
    Many researchers believe that dreamless sleep is largely a period of physical rest, whereas dreaming sleep is a period of mental ________ during which the mind ________ and stores the information acquired during the day.
    (a) relaxation . . . processes
    (b) inactivity . . . categorizes
    (c) fatigue . . . integrates
    (d) restoration . . . sorts (Ans)
    
12. Choose the correct meaning of the proverb/idiom.
    To keep one's temper:
    (a) To become hungry
    (b) To be in a good mood (Ans)
    (c) To preserve one's energy
    (d) To be aloof from
    (e) None of these
    

13. Which of the following is an infix expression?

    a) (a+b)*(c+d)

    b) ab+c*

    c) +ab

    d) abc+*

    Answer: a

    Explanation: (a+b)*(c+d) is an infix expression. +ab is a prefix expression and ab+c* is a postfix expression.

14. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel?
    

    a) Hardware

    b) Software

    c) Programs

    d) Output

    e) None of these

    Answer: a) Hardware
15. A Call in Marketing means:
    

    a) to phone the customers

    b) to visit the customers

    c) to visit the marketing site

    d) to call on prospective customers

    e) None of these

    Answer: d) to call on prospective customers
16. Delivery Channel means:
    

    a) maternity wards

    b) handing over the products to the buyers

    c) places where products are made available to the buyers

    d) All of these

    e) None of these

    Answer: c) places where products are made available to the buyers
17. Processing involves:
    

    a) inputting data into a computer system

    b) transforming input into output

    c) displaying output in a useful manner

    d) providing relevant answers

    e) None of these

    Answer: b) transforming input into output
18. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of Internet Banking:
    

    a) All the customers

    b) All the educated customers

    c) All the computer-educated customers

    d) Only creditors

    e) All of these

    Answer: c) All the computer-educated customers