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Answer key for post Computer Assistant Set 1
Answer key for the post of Computer Assistant Grade -A in Department of Information Technology in the Andaman & Nicobar Administration- Paper 1
General English
1.
Choose the correct antonym of the given word “Callous”
(A)
Compact
(B)
Hardened
(C)
Sensitive
(D)
Soft
Ans:: Soft
2.
Choose the correct synonym of the given word: “Qualm”
(A)
Attribute
(B)
Altercation
(C)
Scruple
(D)
Crisis
Ans:: Scruple
3.
My cousin has invested a lot of money _ farming.
(A) into
(B) in
(C) on
(D) for
Ans:: in
4. The scientist made a discovery for which he was honored.
(A)
sensual
(B)
sensuous
(C)
sentimental
(D)
sensational
Ans:: sensational
5.
I am playing cricket.
(A)
Cricket had been being played be me.
(B)
Cricket is being played by me.
(C)
Cricket was being played be me.
(D)
Cricket has been played be me.
Ans:: Cricket is being played by me.
6.
Face the music
(A)
Listen to the music
(B)
Feel sorry
(C)
Get finished
(D)
Get reprimanded
Ans:: Get reprimanded
7.
INGENUITY
(A)
Dullness
(B)
Skillfulness
(C)
Certainty
(D)
Sentimental
Ans:: Dullness
8.
Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
(A)
Why did not you speak
(B)
Why you did not speak
(C)
That why did you not speak
(D)
No improvement
Ans:: Why you did not speak
9.
Food : Hungry :: :
(A)
Thought : Politics
(B)
Rest : Weary
(C)
Water : River
(D)
Wine : Intoxication
Ans:: Rest : Weary
10.
In each of the following questions, four words are given of which two words are nearly the same or
opposite in meaning.
(A) BenevolentÂ
(B) AlarmingÂ
(C) CharitableÂ
(D) Stupendous
(A)
A-C
(B)
C-D
(C)
B-C
(D)
A-B
Ans:: A-C
11.
Choose the correctly spelt word?
(A)
Neccessary
(B)
Necesarry
(C)
Necesary
(D)
Necessary
Ans:: Necessary
12.
Choose the mis-spelt word?
(A)
Creativity
(B)
Negligence
(C)
Affinity
(D)
Wisedom
Ans:: Wisedom
13.
You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence.
(P) different payment services and a bank account
(Q) is considered indispensable
(R) Banks provide
(S) by most business and individuals
(A)
SRQP
(B)
QPSR
(C)
SRQP
(D)
RPQS
Ans:: RPQS
14.
Sivakumar where are you? , up this tree.
(A) There am I
(B) There I am
(C) Here I am
(D) Here am I
Ans:: Here I am
15. Person who looks at the dark side of everything
(A) Naturalism
(B) Optimist
(C) Idealist
(D) Pessimist
Ans:: Pessimist Numerical Ability
16. Ajit has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth innings, he scores 100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. His new average is:
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 28
(D) 32
Ans:: 28
17. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
(A) 2 hours
(B) 3 hours
(C) 4 hours
(D) 5 hours
Ans:: 4 hours
18. An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon?
(A) 144º
(B) 150º
(C) 168º
(D) 180º
Ans:: 180º
19. Evaluate: (2.39) 2− (1.61) 2 2.39−1.61
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
Ans:: 4
20. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
(A) 173 m
(B) 200 m
(C) 273 m
(D) 300 m
Ans:: 273 m
21. Find the simple interest on Rs. 5200 for 2 years at 6% per annum.
(A) Rs. 450
(B) Rs. 524
(C) Rs. 600
(D) Rs. 624
Ans:: Rs. 624
22. Find the remainder when 73 × 75 × 78 × 57 × 197 × 37 is divided by 34.
(A) 32
(B) 30
(C) 15
(D) 28
Ans:: 32
23. 1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:
(A) 6%
(B) 10%
(C) 60%
(D) 90%
Ans:: 60%
24. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit’s age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit’s age?
(A) 2 times
(B) 2 1 2 times
(C) 2 3 4 times
(D) 3 times
Ans:: 2 times
25. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
(A) 120 metres
(B) 180 metres
(C) 324 metres
(D) 150 metres
Ans:: 150 metres
26. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is:
(A) 45 : 56
(B) 45 : 51
(C) 47 : 56
(D) 47 : 51
Ans:: 45 : 56
27. How many terms are there in 20, 25, 30 . . . . . . 140?
(A) 22
(B) 25
(C) 23
(D) 24
Ans:: 25
28. If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to
(A) 2 : 1
(B) 14 : 3
(C) 7 : 2
(D) 1 : 2
Ans:: 2 : 1
29. Two buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/h at interval of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at interval of 8 minutes?
(A) 3 km/h
(B) 4 km/h
(C) 5 km/h
(D) 7 km/h
Ans:: 5 km/h
30. If A and B together can complete a piece of work in 15 days and B alone in 20 days, in how many days can A alone complete the work?
(A) 60
(B) 45
(C) 40
(D) 30
Ans:: 60
General Knowledge
31 India recently decided to elevate bilateral relations with which c country to a strategic partnership?
(A) Egypt
(B) UAE
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans:: Egypt
32. ‘Districts as Export Hubs Initiative’ is implemented by which Union Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Rural Development and Entrepreneurship
(D) Ministry of Finance
Ans:: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
33. Which Indian bank launched a ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ exclusively for the transgender community?
(A) ESAF Small Finance Bank
(B) AU Small Finance Bank
(C) Yes Bank
(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans:: ESAF Small Finance Bank
34. Which country leads the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime military exercise?
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) Canada
Ans:: USA
35. Which state/UT is expected to be the most climate-vulnerable region in India, as per a recent report?
(A) Bihar
(B) New Delhi
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Maharashtra
Ans:: Bihar
36. Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:: Maharashtra
37. ‘Baibhav, Saurav and Gaurav’ are the civilian awards provided by which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Assam
C) Odisha
(D) Jharkhand
Ans:: Assam
38. Khuvsgul lake National Park, which was recently added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves, is located in which country?
(A) Ukraine
(B) Mongolia
(C) Chile
(D) Mexico
Ans:: Mongolia
39. When is the ‘World Senior Citizen’s Day’ celebrated?
(A) August 18
(B) August 21
(C) August 23
(D) August 27
Ans:: August 21
40. Which city is the host of the fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
(A) Mysuru
(B) Bhopal
(C) Guwahati
(D) Shimla
Ans:: Bhopal
41. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project between USA and which country? (A) India
(B) Germany
(C) Japan
(D) France
Ans:: Germany
42. Which is the venue of the ‘International Conference on Responsible Packaging’?
(A) Pune
(B) Mysuru
(C) New Delhi
(D) Hyderabad
Ans:: New Delhi
43. Where is the headquarters of the Theosophical Society (TS) located?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha
Ans:: Tamil Nadu
44. Who was the ninth Guru of the Sikh religion?
(A) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(B) Guru Nanak
(C) Guru Har Gobind
(D) Guru Ram Das
Ans:: Guru Tegh Bahadur
45. The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) is an alpha-numeric number with how many digits? (A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 18
Ans:: 14
46. Which is the headquarters of ‘Utkarsh Small Finance Bank’?
(A) Aluva
(B) Varanasi
(C) Chennai
(D) Bengaluru
Ans:: Varanasi
47. Which institution released ‘A Breakthrough For People and Planet’ report?
(A) UN
(B) WEF
(C) IMF
(D) ADB
Ans:: UN
48. Talcher Coalfields, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Chhattisgarh
Ans:: Odisha
49. Which country hosts the ‘Special Olympics World Summer Games’?
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Australia
Ans:: Germany
50. Which country organised the ‘Cities Creditworthiness Academy Workshop.’?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) India
Ans:: India
Computer Knowledge
51. UNIVAC is
(A) Universal Automatic Computer
(B) Universal Array Computer
(C) Unique Automatic Computer
(D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
Ans:: Universal Automatic Computer
52. Which is the biggest unit of data storage in the following list?
(A) Kilobyte
(B) Byte
(C) Megabyte
(D) Gigabyte
Ans:: Gigabyte
53. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
(A) ROM
(B) RAM
(C) EPROM
(D) PROM
Ans:: PROM
54. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
(A) First Generation
(B) Second Generation
(C) Third Generation
(D) Fourth Generation
Ans:: Fourth Generation
55. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
(A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
(B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
(C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframeuses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
(D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframeuses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
Ans:: Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
56. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?
(A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
(C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
(D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
Ans:: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
57. The brain of any computer system is
(A) ALU
(B) Memory
(C) CPU
(D) Control unit
Ans:: CPU
58. What is the device which converts a picture on paper to an electronic image on the computer?
(A) Printer
(B) Photo-relay
(C) Ultra mouse
(D) Scanner
Ans:: Scanner
59. Speed of computer is measured in…
(A) Meter
(B) Watt
(C) Hertz
(D) Liter
Ans:: Hertz
60. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at whichthe different units can handle data is
(A) Memory
(B) Buffer
(C) Accumulator
(D) Address
Ans:: Buffer
61. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
(A) Accuracy
(B) Reliability
(C) Diligence
(D) Versatility
Ans:: Diligence
62. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
(A) First generation
(B) Second generation
(C) Third generation
(D) Fourth generation
Ans:: Third generation
63. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
(A) Hardware
(B) Software
(C) ROM ware
(D) Firmware
Ans:: Firmware
64. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
(A) Static RAM (B) EPROM (C) Dynamic RAM (D) ROM
Ans:: Dynamic RAM
65. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
(A) Minicomputers
(B) Microcomputers
(C) Mainframe computers
(D) Super computer
Ans:: Mainframe computers
66. FORTRAN is
(A) File Translation
(B) Formula Translation
(C) Format Translation
(D) Floppy Translation
Ans:: Formula Translation
Answer key for post Computer Assistant Set 1
67. contains slots for fixing/ connecting processor, main memory (RAM), hard disk, CD/DVD
drive, CMOS, BIOS chip, etc.
(A) Mother board
(B) bread board
(C) key board
(D) dash board
Ans:: Mother board
68.
A stylus used to provide input through CRT monitor is called .
(A)
scanner
(B)
digital tablet
(C)
light pen
(D)
printer
Ans:: light pen
69.
VDU is expanded as .
(A) Visual Display Unit
(B) Virtual Display Unit
(C) Visual Deception Unit
(D) Visual Display University
Ans:: Visual Display Unit
Answer key for post Computer Assistant Set 1
70. In computer monitors, CRT stands for .
(A) Cadmium Ray Tube
(B) Cathode Ray Tube
(C) Cathode Ray Twist
(D)Cathode Rim Tube
Ans:: Cathode Ray Tube
71.
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
(A)
Pictures
(B)
Bytes
(C)
Graphics
(D)
Data
Ans:: Data
72.
Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of COMPUTER?
(A)
Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
(B)
Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
(C)
Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
(D)
Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
Ans:: Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
73.
Which of the following language does the computer understand?
(A)
Computer understands only C Language
(B)
Computer understands only Assembly Language
(C)
Computer understands only BASIC
(D)
Computer understands only Binary Language
Ans:: Computer understands only Binary Language
Answer key for post Computer Assistant Set 1
74.
To access the services of the operating system, the interface is provided by the
(A)
Library
(B)
System calls
(C)
Assembly instructions
(D)
API
Ans:: System calls
75.
Which of the following computer language is written in binary codes only?
(A)
machine language
(B)
pascal
(C)
C
(D)
C#
Ans:: machine language
76.
In fiber optics, the signal source is waves.
(A) light
(B) radio
(C) infrared
(D) very low frequency
Ans:: light
77. The layer is responsible for node to node packet delivery.
(A)
session
(B)
network
(C)
physical
(D)
data link
Ans:: data link
Answer key for post Computer Assistant Set 1
78.
The speed mismatch between the sender and the receiver is called .
(A) error control
(B) speed error
(C) flow control
(D) transmission control
Ans:: flow control
79. FTP runs exclusively over .
(A)
HTTP
(B)
TCP
(C)
SMTP
(D)
HTML
Ans:: TCP
80.
BSC is developed by .
(A) Motorola
(B) IBM
(C) Nokia
(D) Toshiba
Ans:: IBM
81. PNG is a
(A)
Image format
(B)
internet format
(C)
file format
(D)
html format
Ans:: Image format
82.
OSI stands for_____
(A)
Open source index
(B)
Open source image
(C)
Open source initiative
(D)
Open source Instant
Ans:: Open source initiative
83.
The users must agree to the _ terms and agreements when they use an open source software.
(A) System
(B) License
(C) Community
(D) Programmer
Ans:: License
84. Which of the following is not a downside of OSS?
(A) Lack of personalized support
(B) Restricted choice
(C) No warranty
(D) Multiple choices
Ans:: Multiple choices
85. An example of a web design OSS.
(A) Nvu
(B) KOffice
(C) AbiWorld
(D) Open Office
Ans:: Nvu
86. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
(A) KB
(B) Nibble
(C) Byte
(D) Bit
Ans:: Bit
87. Which of the following unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable format?
(A) Input Unit
(B) Output Unit
(C) Memory Unit
(D) Arithmetic & Logic Unit
Ans:: Input Unit
88. Who is the father of computer security?
(A) August Kerckhoffs
(B) Bob Thomas
(C) Robert
(D) Charles
Ans:: August Kerckhoffs
89. Which of the following is defined as an attempt to steal, spy, damage or destroy computer systems, networks, or their associated information?
(A) Cyber attack
(B) Computer security
(C) Cryptography
(D) Digital hacking
Ans:: Cyber attack
90. Which of the following monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems?
(A) LED
(B) LCD
(C) Flat Panel Monitors
(D) CRT
Ans:: CRT
91. Which of the below-mentioned reasons do not satisfy the reason why people create a computer virus?
(A) Protection
(B) Identity theft
(C) Pranks
(D) Research purpose
Ans:: Protection
92. _____ is also known as cavity virus.
(A)
Polymorphic Virus
(B)
Space-filler Virus
(C)
Overwrite Virus
(D)
Non-resident virus
Ans:: Space-filler Virus
93.
_ deletes all the files that it infects.
(A)
Multipartite Virus
(B)
Polymorphic Virus
(C)
Overwrite Virus
(D)
Non-resident virus
Ans:: Overwrite Virus
94. _______ are difficult to identify as they keep on changing their type and signature.
(A)
Polymorphic Virus
(B)
Multipartite Virus
(C)
Boot Sector Virus
(D)
Non-resident virus
Ans:: Polymorphic Virus
95.
__ infects the executables as well as the boot sectors.
(A)
Polymorphic Virus
(B)
Multipartite Virus
(C)
Boot Sector Virus
(D)
Non-resident virus
Ans:: Multipartite Virus
96.
What is the full form of LDAP?
(A)
Light Weight Directory Access Provider
(B)
Light Weight Directory Access Protocol
(C)
Light Weight Directory Access Program
(D)
Light Weight Directory Access Protection
Ans:: Light Weight Directory Access Protocol
97.
What is called the collective terms of malicious software, such as viruses, worms and trojans?
(A)
Spam
(B)
Phishing
(C)
Malware
(D)
Harm
Ans:: Malware
98.
What is the full form of CIA under information security?
(A)
Confidentiality Integrity Availability
(B)
Criminal Investigation Agency
(C)
Cost Information Agency
(D)
Credit Integrity Assement
Ans:: Confidentiality Integrity Availability
99.
What is called periodic assessment of security vulnerability in computer system?
(A)
Threat
(B)
Attack
(C)
Hacking
(D)
Security audit
Ans:: Security audit
100.
What is called a single point of access for several networking services?
(A)
Phishing
(B)
Web service
(C)
Directory service
(D)
Worms
Ans:: Directory service
