KDRB System Manager Previous Year Question Paper

Question 1

What was the early name of Volleyball?

A

Mintonette

B

Soccer

C

Rounders

D

Pulu

Question 2

Who among the following received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020?

A

Andrea M Ghez

B

Robert B Wilson

C

Jennifer Doudna

D

Louise Gluck

Question 3

Who is the author of the work, The Blue Umbrella?

A

Chetan Bhagath

B

Ruskin Bond

C

R.K. Narayan

D

Charles Dickens

Question 4

Where is the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research situated ?

A

Chennai

B

Pune

C

Bhubaneswar

D

Bengaluru

Question 5

Where is the headquarters of FICCI ?

A

Bengaluru

B

Kolkata

C

Mumbai

D

New Delhi

Question 6

Which is the first solar powered Airport in the world?

A

Cochin International Airport

B

JFK International Airport, New York

C

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

D

Heathrow Airport.

Question 7

The Blue Revolution denotes :

A

Pollution free sky

B

Aquaculture production

C

Removal of E-waste

D

Space Technology

Question 8

73rd constitutional amendment refers to:

A

Educational Rights

B

RTI Act

C

Panchayathi Raj

D

Nagarapalika

Question 9

When did "The Right to Food Act' come into existence?

A

2013

B

2009

C

2021

D

None of the above

Question 10

The Parambikkulam dam is situated in …………. district.

A

Pathanamthitta

B

Kollam

C

Ernakulum

D

Palakkad

Question 11

Who is the author of Janani Navaratna Manjari?

A

Nirmalananda Swami

B

Vaikunta Swamikal

C

Chattampi Swamikal

D

Sri Narayana Guru

Question 12

Who is the founder of 'Atma Bodhodaya Sangham' ?

A

Poikayil Kumara Guru

B

Subhananda Guru

C

Sadananda Swami

D

K. Kelappan

Question 13

Which among the following is not a 'Jyothirlingapitha' ?

A

Vindhyachalam

B

Somanatham

C

Sreesailam

D

Rameswaram

Question 14

How many chapters are there in 'Devi Mahathmyam' ?

A

9

B

15

C

13

D

11

Question 15

What was the early name of Sister Nivedita ?

A

Annie Besant

B

Margaret Elizabeth Noble

C

Sarah Bernhard.

D

Emma Calve

Question 16

Which among the following is a pilgrimage centre included in 'Char Dham'?

A

Pandharpur

B

Ayodhya

C

Dwaraka

D

Gaya

Question 17

Who is the author of Tiruvaimozhi ?

A

Tirumankai Alvar

B

Nammalvar

C

Tiru Kannappar

D

Poikai Alvar

Question 18

Who among the following was a Nayanar saint?

A

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

B

Andal

C

Ramanuja

D

Bhogar

Question 19

Who is the author of Tiruppugazh ?

A

Tirumular.

B

Agasthya

C

Arunagirinathar

D

Kapilar

Question 20

Who among the following was a saint from Assam?

A

Sur Das

B

Jayadeva

C

Mahapurusha Achyutananda.

D

Srimantha Sankardev

Question 21

ANSI stands for:

A

American National Standards Infrastructure

B

American National Science Institute

C

American National Standards Institute

D

American National Scientists Incorporation

Question 22

Which of the following is/are procedural languages?

A

Pascal

B

Smalltalk

C

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 23

‘b' in C character constant means:

A

Form feed

B

Backspace

C

Backslash

D

Carriage return

Question 24

The 'for' loop is/are:

A

Entry-controlled loop

B

Exit-controlled loop

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above.

Question 25

Deriving one sub-class from many base classes is called :

A

Multi-level inheritance

B

Hybrid inheritance

C

Multiple inheritance.

D

Hierarchical inheritance

Question 26

The maximum number of nodes in a binary tree of height h is:

A

h²

B

2h-1

C

h²+1

D

2h+1-1

Question 27

The memory address of the first element of an array is called:

A

Start address

B

Base address

C

First address

D

Floor address

Question 28

Linked list is/are best suited:

A

For relatively permanent collections of data

B

For the size of the structure and the data in the structure are constantly changing

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 29

Queue is a ………….. list.

A

LIFO

B

LILO

C

FIFO

D

FILO

Question 30

Which of the following sorting algorithms can be used to sort a random linked list with minimum time complexity?

A

Quick sort

B

Insertion sort

C

Heap sort

D

Merge sort

Question 31

Which among these instructions does not belong to machine control instructions?

A

NOP

B

STI

C

HLT

D

LOCK

Question 32

ISR stands for:

A

Internal Signal Request

B

Interrupt Service Request

C

Interrupt Signal Routine

D

Interrupt Service Routine

Question 33

In 8086 processor, the port reserved for CLK is:

A

20

B

17

C

19

D

22

Question 34

The fastest data access is provided by using:

A

Caches

B

DRAM's

C

SRAM's

D

Registers

Question 35

The last on the hierarchy scale of memory devices is:

A

Secondary memory

B

Main memory

C

TLB

D

Flash drives

Question 36

To overcome the lag in the operating speed of the I/O device and the processor we use:

A

Buffer spaces

B

Status flags

C

Interrupt signals

D

Exceptions

Question 37

The method of synchronizing the processor with the I/O device in which the device sends a signal when it is ready is:

A

Signal handling

B

Exceptions

C

DMA

D

Interrupts

Question 38

The last statement of an assembly language source program should be:

A

Stop

B

OP

C

Return

D

End

Question 39

TII stands for:

A

Table of Incomplete Instructions

B

Translation of Instructions Information

C

Table of Information Instructions

D

Translation of Information Instructions

Question 40

Which of the following is the important characteristics of computers ?

A

Accuracy

B

Speed

C

Storage

D

All of the above

Question 41

Identify false statement:

A

You can find deleted files in recycle bin

B

You can restore any files in recycle bin if you ever need

C

You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin

D

You can right click and choose empty recycle bin to clean it at once

Question 42

You should save your computer from:

A

Viruses

B

Worms

C

Time bombs

D

All of the above

Question 43

World Wide Web is being standard by:

A

W3C

B

World Wide Consortium

C

World Wide Web Standard

D

World Wide Corporation

Question 44

A process can be:

A

Single threaded

B

Multithreaded

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 45

The register context and stacks of a thread are deallocated when the thread:

A

Terminates

B

Blocks

C

Unblocks

D

Spawns

Question 46

Messages sent by a process:

A

Have to be of a fixed size

B

Have to be of a variable size

C

Can be of fixed or variable sized

D

None of the above

Question 47

Deadlocks can be described more precisely in terms of a directed graph called :

A

Bar graph

B

Line graph

C

System resource allocation graph

D

World Cloud

Question 48

The wait for graph can be obtained from resource allocation graph by :

A

Removing the resource nodes and collapsing the appropriate edges

B

Collapsing the resource nodes and removing the appropriate edges

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 49

Which of the following commands can be used to get information about yourself?

A

who am i

B

i/u

C

pwd

D

which

Question 50

Which option will be used with ps command to slow the entire command line of the process being run?

A

-4

B

-1

C

-f

D

-2

Question 51

Redundancy is minimized with a computer based database approach:

A

True

B

False

C

Sometimes true or sometimes false

D

Can't predict

Question 52

The hybrid inheritance is a mixture of :

A

Multiple and hierarchical inheritance

B

Single and multiple inheritance

C

Multi-level and hierarchical inheritance

D

Multiple and multi-level inheritance

Question 53

A ………… ensures that transactions execute automatically:

A

Integrity control algorithm

B

Local applications

C

Concurrency control algorithm

D

None of the above

Question 54

Goals for the design of the logical schema include:

A

Being able to access data efficiently

B

Being able to construct queries easily

C

Avoiding data inconsistency

D

All of the above

Question 55

An operation that increase the length of a list in database is :

A

modify

B

insert

C

look-up

D

All of the above

Question 56

RAID stands for:

A

Rapid Action In Disaster

B

Random Access Internal Disks

C

Rapid Application Interface Design

D

Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks

Question 57

Oracle supports :

A

inner join and outer join

B

outer join and semi join

C

inner join, outer join and semi join

D

inner join, outer join, semi join and anti join

Question 58

There exists a construct which returns a value 'true' if the argument subquery is :

A

Empty

B

An error

C

Non-empty

D

None of the above

Question 59

In order to use a DBMS, it is important to understand:

A

Physical schema

B

One subschema

C

All subschemas that the system supports

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 60

Report generators are used to:

A

Store data input by a user

B

Retrieve information from the files

C

Answer queries

D

Both (B) and (C)

Question 61

Which layer of OSI determines the interface of the system with the user?

A

Application

B

Session

C

Network

D

Data link

Question 62

In a ………… Link, the only traffic is between the two connected devices.

A

Secondary

B

Primary

C

Dedicated

D

None of these

Question 63

Local Area Networks can transmit:

A

Slower than telecommunications over public telephone lines

B

Faster than telecommunications over public telephone lines

C

Using twisted pair wiring or Coaxial cables

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 64

Which topology feature is a point-to-point line configuration?

A

Mesh

B

Ring

C

Star

D

All of the above.

Question 65

For pure ALOHA, the maximum channel utilization is:

A

100%

B

18%

C

50%

D

36%

Question 66

The network that requires human intervention to route signals is called a:

A

Bus network

B

Star network

C

T-switched network

D

Ring network

Question 67

ISDN stands for:

A

Indian Standard Digital Network

B

Integrated Services Digital Network

C

Intelligent Services Digital Network

D

Integrated Services Data Network

Question 68

The program used to determine the round trip delay between a workstation destination address is:

A

Tracert

B

Traceroute

C

Ping

D

Pop

Question 69

A not work which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users owning microcomputers in called:

A

WAN

B

LAN

C

MAN

D

VAN

Question 70

Which of the following TCP/IP protocols is used for file transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhend?

A

RARP

B

FTP

C

TFTP

D

TELNET

Question 71

Level 0 DFD is similar to:

A

Use case diagram

B

Context diagram

C

System diagram

D

None of these

Question 72

Project risk factor is considered in:

A

Waterfall model

B

Build and fix model

C

Spiral model

D

RAD

Question 73

Software engineering primarily aims at :

A

Reliable software

B

Cost effective software

C

Reliable and cost effective software

D

None of the above

Question 74

Software design phase will usually be:

A

Top-down

B

Bottom-up

C

Random

D

Centre fringing

Question 75

In an object oriented software design, inheritance is a kind of:

A

Module

B

Relationship

C

Optimization

D

Testing

Question 76

Waterfall model has …………. steps/phases.

A

4

B

8

C

6

D

7

Question 77

During validation:

A

Process is checked

B

Product is checked

C

Developer's performance is evaluated

D

Customer checks the product

Question 78

SDLC stands for:

A

Software Design Life Cycle

B

Software Development Life Cycle

C

Software Description Life Cycle

D

Software Design Levels Cycle

Question 79

Which one is not a requirement elicitation technique ?

A

FAST

B

QFD

C

DFD

D

Interviews

Question 80

Software quality is:

A

Conformation to requirements

B

Level of satisfaction

C

Fitness for the purpose

D

All of the above

Question 81

Text within <EM> ………. </EM> is displayed as.

A

Bold

B

Italic

C

List

D

Intended

Question 82

<UL> …………. </UL> tag is used to.

A

Display the numbered list

B

Display the bulleted list

C

Underline the text.

D

None of the above

Question 83

What is the correct way of describing XML data?

A

XML uses DTD to describe data

B

XML uses a description node to describe data

C

XML uses XSL to describe data

D

XML uses a validator to describe data

Question 84

The XML DOM object is:

A

Entity

B

Entity reference

C

Comment reference

D

Comment data.

Question 85

………… is a sub interface of ServletRequest.

A

HttpServletRequest

B

HttpServlet

C

HttpServletResponse

D

Servlet

Question 86

Suppose the two parameters in the doGet or doPost methods is request and response. To send a cookie to a client, use:

A

response.addCookie(cookie)

B

response.send Cookie(cookie)

C

request.addCookie(cookie)

D

request.send Cookie(cookie)

Question 87

Which is the client side JavaScript object?

A

Database

B

Cursor

C

Client

D

File UpLoad

Question 88

……….. keyword is used to declare variables in JavaScript.

A

var

B

dim

C

string

D

None of the above

Question 89

Find the value of Math.round(-20.5).

A

-21

B

-20

C

20

D

21

Question 90

Which of the following is an anti-virus program?

A

Norton

B

Quick Heal

C

K7

D

All of these

Question 91

Computer viruses are:

A

Naturally occurring

B

Manmade

C

Machine made

D

All of the above

Question 92

Files can have :

A

Read access

B

Copy access

C

Write access

D

All of the above

Question 93

Packet filtering firewalls are deployed on:

A

Repeaters

B

Routers

C

Hubs

D

Switches

Question 94

Which hash algorithm is used by DSS?

A

SHA-1

B

SHA-2

C

MD5

D

Does not use hash algorithm

Question 95

What is the size of the RSA signature hash after the MD5 and SHA-1 processing?

A

32 bytes

B

36 bytes

C

42 bytes

D

48 bytes

Question 96

FDDI is a :

A

Ring network

B

Star network

C

Mesh network

D

None of the above

Question 97

Where is an IPS commonly placed in a network?

A

In the front of the firewall

B

In line with the firewall

C

Behind the firewall

D

On the end user's device

Question 98

Compiler can identify :

A

Syntax error

B

Logical error

C

Semantic error

D

All of the above

Question 99

In which of the following, a person is constantly followed/chased by another person or group of several peoples?

A

Phishing

B

Bulling

C

Stalking

D

Identity theft

Question 100

Comments in XML document is given by :

A

< ? ______ >

B

< ! _______ ! >

C

< ! ______ >

D

< / ____ >

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