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SECTION A

Directions : For each question in this section, select the best of the choices given

main( )
{
int i = 1;
if(!i )
printf(“Recursive calls are real pain!”);
else
{
i = 0;
printf(“Recursive calls are challenging\n”);
main( );
}
}
a) Recursive calls are challenging b) Recursive calls are challenging c) Error d ) None

int i = 0;
main( )
{
printf(“in main i =%d\n”, i);
i ++;
val( );
printf(“in main i =%d\n”, i);
}
val( )
{
int i = 100;
printf(“in val i = %d\n”, i);
i ++;
}
a) 101 1 b) Error message c)1 100 d) None

#define NO
#define YES
main( )
{
int i = 5, j;
if( i > 5)
j = YES;
else
j = NO;
printf(“%d”, j);
}

a) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes b) Error Message c) None d ) No No No

#define AND &&
#define OR ||
#define LE <=
#define GE >=
main( )
{
char ch = ‘D’;
if((ch GE 65 AND ch LE 90) OR (ch GE 97 AND ch LE 122))
printf(“Alphabet”);
else
printf(“Not an alphabet”);
}
a) No Alphabet b) Alphabet c) error d)None

main( )
{
int n[25];
n[0] = 100;
n[24] = 200;
printf(“%d %d”, *n, *(n + 24) + *(n + 0));
}
a) 200 100 b) 100 300 c) 100 200 d) None

main( )
{
int arr[ ] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4};|
int i, *ptr;
for(ptr = arr + 4; ptr = arr; ptr--)
printf(“%d”, *ptr);
}
a) 0 1 2 3 4 b) 4 3 2 1 0 c) 1 2 3 4 0 d)None

main( )
{
static char str[ ] = { 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48};
char *s;
int i;
s = str;
for(i = 0; i <=9; i++)
{
if(*s)
printf(“%c”, *s);
s++;
}
}

a)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 c) 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 d) None

main( )
{
static char str[ ] = { 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48};
char *s;
int i;
s = str;
for(i = 0; i <=9; i++)
{
if(*s)
printf(“%c”, *s);
s++;
}
}
a)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 c) 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 d) None

main( )
{
struct employee
{
char name[25];
int age;
float bs;
};
struct employee e;
e.name = “Hacker”;
e.age = 25;
printf(“%s%d”, e.name, e.age);
}
a) Hacker25 b) Error message c) 25 Hacker d) None

main( )
{
struct s1
{
char*str;
int i;
struct s1*ptr;
};
static struct s1 a[ ] ={
{“Nagpur”, 1, a + 1},
{“Raipur”, 2, a + 2},
{“Kanpur”, 3, a}
};
struct s1*p = a;
int j;
for (j = 0; j <=2; j++)
{
printf(“%d”, --a[j].i);
printf(“%s\n”, ++a[j].str);
}
}
a) 1 aipur b) 0 agpur c) 0 aipur d) None
0 agpur 1 aipur 1 agpur
2 anpur 2 anpur 2 anpur

#define NULL 0
main( )
{
struct node
{
struct node *previous;
int data;
struct node *next;
} ;
struct node *p, *q;
p = malloc(sizeof(struct node));
q = malloc(sizeof (struct node));
p->data = 75;
q->data = 90;
p->previous = NULL;
p->next = q;
q->previous = p;
q->next = NULL;
while(p!=NULL)
{
printf(“%d\n”, p->data);
p =p->next;
}
}
a) 90 b) 75 c) 90 d) None
75 90 90

main( )
{
struct a
{
int i;
int j;
};
struct b
{
char x;
char y[3];
};
union c
{
struct a aa;
struct b bb;
};
union c u;
u.aa.i = 512;
u.aa.j = 512;
printf(“%d%d”, u.bb.x, u.bb.y[0]);
printf(“%d%d”, u.bb.y[1], u.bb.y[2]);
}
a)2020 b) 0022 c) 0202 d) None

main( )
{
int a = 3, b = 2, c =1, d;
d = a| b & c;
printf(“d = %d\n”, d);
d = a| b & ~ c;
printf(“d =%d\n”, d);
}
a) d = 2 b) d = 3 c) d = 1 d) None
d = 2 d = 3 d = 1

main( )
{
static char a[]=”Bombay”;
char *b=”Bombay”;
printf(“%d %d”,sizeof(a),sizeof(b));
}
a. 1 6 b. 1 1 c. 6 6 d. None

main( )
{
int i=3;
i=i++;
printf(“%d”,i));
}
a. 3 b. 4 c. undefined d. Error

What error would the following function give on compilation.
f (int a,int b)
{
int a
a=20;
return a;
}
a. Missing parantheses in return statement.
b. The function should be defined as int f(int a,int b)
c. Redeclaration of a.
d. None of the above.

main( )
{
int b;
b=f(20);
printf(”%d”,b);
}
int f(int a)
{
a>20?return (10):return (20);
}
a. 20 b. 10 c. No output d. Error

#define sqr(x) (x*x)
main( )
{
int a,b=3;
a=sqr(b+2);
printf(“%d”,a);
}
a. 25 b. 11 c. Error d. Garbage value

#define str(x) #x
#define Xstr(x) str(x)
#define oper multiply
main( )
{
char *opername=Xstr(oper);
printf(“%s”,opername);
}
a. oper b. multiply c. Error d. None

main( )
{
printf(“%c”,7[“sundaram”]);
}
a. S b. m c. \0 d. Error

main( )
{
int a[ ]={10,20,30,40,50};
char *p;
p=(char *)a;
printf(“%d”,*((int *)p+4));
}
a. 50 b. 10 c. Error d. None

main( )
{
printf(“%c”,”abcdefgh”[4]);
}
a. a b. e c. Error d. None

main( )
{
printf(“%d %d %d”,sizeof(‘3’),sizeof(“3”),sizeof(3));
}
a. 1 1 1 b. 2 2 2 c. 1 2 2 d. 1 1 1
Note: Assume size of int is 2 bytes.

main( )
{
struct emp{
char n[20];
int age;}
struct emp e1={“david”,23};
struct emp e2=e1;
if(e1= = e2) printf(“structures are equal”);
}
a. structures are equal
b. No output
c. Error
d. None

main( )
{
char a[ ];
a[0] = ‘A’;
printf(“%c”, a[0]);
}
a) Compilaltion Error
b) No output
c) A
d) None

Section B

For each question in this section, select the best of the answer choices given

What is the name of the programming technique, which emphasizes breaking large and complex tasks into successively smaller sections?
a. Scrambling
b. Structured Programming
c. Micro Programming
d. Sub Programming

Data integrity refers to
a. Privacy of data
b. The simplicity of data
c. The validity of data
d. The security of data

Which data communication method is used for sending data in both directions at the same time?
a. Super duplex
b. Simplex
c. Half duplex
d. Full duplex

What is the usual number of bits transmitted simultaneously in parallel data transmission used by microcomputers?
a. 6
b. 9
c. 8
d. 7

The transfer of data from a CPU to peripheral devices of a computer is achieved through
a. Modems
b. Computer ports
c. Interface
d. Buffer memory

The channel in the data communication model can be
a. Postal mail services
b. Telephone lines
c. Radio signals
d. all the above

The systematic access of small computers in a distributed data processing system is referred to as
a. dialed service
b. multiplexing
c. polling
d. conversational mode

A characteristic of a multi programming system is
a Simultaneous execution of Program instructions from two applications
b. Concurrent processing of two or more programs
c. Multiple CPU’s\
d. All the above

In the IBM PC - AT, What do the words AT stand for
a. Additional Terminal
b. Advance Technologies
c. Applied Technologies
d. Advanced terminology

Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
a. Conductors
b. Buses
c. Connectors
d. Connectivity

Execution of instructions from different and independent programs by a computer at the same instant time is called
a. Multiprogramming
b. Multiprocessing
c. Concurrent Programming
d. Multitasking

Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
a. non-volatile
b. permanent
c. Control unit
d. Temporary

Which of the following are true?
a. Fields are composed of bytes
b. Fields are composed of characters
c. Records are composed of fields
d. All the above

Which of the following hardware component is most volatile?
a. ROM
b. RAM
c. PROM
d. EEPROM

Which of the following affects the processing power?
a. Data bus capacity
b. Addressing scheme
c. Register size
d. All the above

Section C

The following set of Questions is based on a brief premise and a set of rules. For each question, select the be
answer from the five choices.

A particular seafood restaurant serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday. The restaurant is closed on Monday. 5 entrees – Egg, Chicken, Mutton, Fish and Lamb – are served each week according to the following restrictions.

Chicken is served on 3 days each week, but never on a Friday

Mutton is served on 1 day each week

Fish is served on 3 days each week but never on consecutive days

Chicken and Egg are both served on Saturday and Sunday

Lamb is served 5 days each week

No more than 3 different entrees are served on any given day

41. On which of the following pairs of days could the restaurant’s menu of entrees be identical?
a. Friday and Sunday
b. Tuesday and Wednesday
c. Saturday and Sunday
d. Wednesday and Friday
e. Thursday and Friday

Which of the following is a complete and accurate list of the days on which Chicken and Mutton may be served?
a. Tuesday, Thursday
b. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
c. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
d. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
e. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

If Fish is served on Saturday, it could be true that
a. Egg and Fish are both served on Sunday
b. Egg and Chicken are both served on Tuesday
c. Mutton and Chicken are both served on Thursday
d. Lamb and Egg are both served on Saturday
e. Mutton and Egg are both served on Friday

Which of the following statements provide sufficient information to determine on which 3 days Chicken is served?
a. Fish and Mutton are served on same day
b. Mutton and Egg are both served on Tuesday
c. Lamb is served on Saturday and Mutton is served on Tuesday
d. Fish is served on Saturday and Egg is served on all but one of the six days
e. Lamb is served on Sunday and Egg is served on Tuesday and Thursday

 

iNautix Paper General - other - 21 July 2004

PATTERN:
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1.TECHNICAL(10 QA)
2.QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE(20 QA)
3.C PROGRAMMING(20 QA)
TOTAL-50 QA(50 MINUTES)
THERE IS NO MINIMUM CLEARANCE PER SECTION. BUT THE
OVERALL MARK SHOULD REACH ABOVE 25 MARKS.EACH SECTION IS OF OBJECTIVE TYPE.
IT WILL BE BETTER IF YOU CONCENTRATE EQUALLY ON ALL THE THREE AREAS.
TIME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR.BETTER FIRST MAKE AN ATTEMPT ON THE C QA
FOR 20 MIN,THEN THE TECNICAL FOR 10 MIN AND FINALLY THE APTITUDE FOR20 MINS.
HERE ARE THE QA:

TECNICAL (COMPUTER AWARENESS)
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1.inode is used in case of(ANS:file)
2.order of the binary search tree?
3.why the boundary values are alwaya tested?
4.which of the following is not true about i/o mapped i/o? (four options given)
5.I there are 132 instruyctions in a processor and there are 7 registers.
If 14 of the ins share the address of the regiters then the no of bits in each inst will be?
1.132
2.8
3.11
4.64
6.If there are 12 address lines and if 2 more i/o devices are to be
added ,then the no of address lines (excluding the circuit for the i/o devices is
1.2 power 12-2
2.2 power 12
3.2 power 11
4.2 power 10
ans: 2 power 11
7.context switching means..
8.abCD+abcD+abCd+...
compliment of a is A(similar type of qa)
ans:ab
9.conversion of a binary number to base 7.
10.Which of the following is not a protocol?
1.ICMP
2.UDP
3.SNMP
4.RFC
ans:RFC

SECTION 2:(APTITUDE)-20 qa
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ENTIRELY ASKED FROM R.S.AGGARWAL(16 QA) and EDGAR THORPE(4 QA)
1.There are eight flats(storeyed).8 people are living there.
the qa is about critical reasoning
two qa based on this
1. ans: mathur
2. ans :3
3.A man is moving 50 m north.He turns left and walks 30 m.again he turns left and walk for 50m.He turns left and walks 50.What is the distance from his starting point?
1.25m
2.50m
3.35m
4.none of the above(ans)
4.Reshma is standing in front of her room.Ramu is coming from north towdars her and he can see
his shadow falling on his right.In which direction she is standing?
1.north east
2.east
3.south east
4.west
ans:west
5.one qa based on boats and stream
6.Two qa on the age problems
8.what is the prob of getting more than 8 when throwing two dice?
9.Instead of multiplying by 53,Narmada multiplied it by 35 and got the answer as 1206.What is the exact number to be multiplied?
1.77
2.67
3.87
4.97
ans:67
10.If ,mafaja, means ,Happy birth day,,,pamaja, means Happy new year,,then what is for ,birth,? (I cant remember the qa correctly)
ans:ja
11.8I,11L,14O,17R..
1.20U
2.21U
3.20V
4.21V
ans:20U
12.Karthik is selling a product at a rate 0f 200.If he lost 10% in selling ,what is the rate he should sell inorder to get 20%gain?
ans:240
13.There is an amount of 330.110 boys share it with each boy getting rs 3.50 and each girl is getting rs 2.40.Then the no of girls are?
ans:50
14.Find the missing no:
42 44 38
23 ? 28
1.66
2.44
3.55
4.33
15.Find the correct sequence from the four given figures(2 qa based on this)
17.one qa related to area of the cube
18.one qa from percentage
19.one qa from time and work.
20.one qa from numbers.

SECTION 3:(C PROGRAMMING)
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1.Declaration - 1 qa
2.Function - 2 qa
3.C preprocessor - 1 qa
4.Pointers - 3 qa
5.Arrays - 3 qa
6.Structure - 2 qa
7.String - 3 qa
8.Macro - 2 qa
9.Memory allocation - 2 qa
10.Bitwise AND is used for
1.comparison
2.Masking
3.Shifting
4.Deleting
no questions are asked from "test ur c skills" by kanetkar.I think u can better refer pointers in C by kanetkar,Let us C and schaum series.
C qa are quite tough. Some qa (more than five qa) occupied more than a page!.

GENERAL:
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1.There is no negative marking.
2.Work as quick as possible.(very important)
3.Use the space given for rough work.

In our campus nearly 81 people are selected for G.D from the shortlisted 140
candidates.Then from the G.D they selected 49 people for the interview.The interview results are yet to be announced on friday(23/07/04).
g.d topics:(given for us)
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1.kumbakonam fire tragedy
2.Mass media - an attraction for the youngsters
3.Election 2004
and another two topics(all are general)
g.d of inautix:
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1.Don,t worry if u didn,t started the g.d
2.Speak fluently what u are speaking.
3.Don,t speak too much in the g.d, then they will catch in the H.R
4.They will give for every one to conclude.
Interview:
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1.Be very strong in area of ur interest.
2.Mostly C qa in interview will be asked from pointers,malloc,recursion&strings.
3.They will touch DBMS,C++,Java(basic) and Unix.
BE CONFIDENT IN URSELF.NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCEEDING WITH THE SELF CONFIDENCE.

BE WELL PREPARED.DEFINITELY U CAN GET IN TO THE FAMILY OF INAUTIX.