VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE

VELAMMAL NAGAR, SURAPET, CHENNAI

APTITUTE (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

All Questions Carries equal marks

1) Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the
ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman?
A. 3:4
B. 4:3
C. 5:3
D. Data inadequate

2) 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
3) If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is
A. 35
B. 36
C. 45
D. 54
4) On dividing a number by 68, we get 269 as quotient and 0 as remainder. On dividing the same number by 67, what
will the remainder?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

5) Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. log10 10 = 1
B. log (2 + 3) = log (2 x 3)
C. log10 1 = 0
D. log (1 + 2 + 3) = log 1 + log 2 + log 3
6) A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
A. 145º
B. 150º
C. 155º
D. 160º
7) Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes
Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on
the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.
A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
8) All the offices on the 9th floor have wall-to-wall carpeting.
No wall-to-wall carpeting is pink J
None of the offices on the 9th floor has pink wall-to-wall carpeting.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
9) SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
A. CMN
B. UJI
C. VIJ
D. IJT
10) lightning
A. electricity
B. thunder
C. brightness
D. rain
11) A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is
white?
A. 3/4
B. 4/7
C. 1/8
D. 3/7
12) DA train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks
at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both
the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
A. 66 km/hr
B. 72 km/hr
C. 78 km/hr
D. 81 km/hr
13) DTwo trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice
as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
A. 30 km/hr
B. 45 km/hr
C. 60 km/hr
D. 75 km/hr
14) The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is:
A. 9000
B. 9400
C. 9600
D. 9800
15) 252 can be expressed as a product of primes as:
A. 2x2x3x3x7
B. 2x2x2x3x7
C. 3x3x3x3x7
D. 2x3x3x3x7
16) A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252
seconds, B in 308 seconds and c in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they again at the
starting point?
 A. 26 minutes and 18 seconds
B. 42 minutes and 36 seconds
C. 45 minutes
D. 46 minutes and 12 seconds
17) Which number replaces the question mark?

A. 6
B. 11
C. 5
D. 2
18) Which number replaces the question mark?

A. 14
B. 20
C. 11
D. 7

19) Which letter replaces the question mark?

A. D
B. C
C. F
D. G
20) F In a division sum, the remainder is 0. As student mistook the divisor by 12 instead of 21 and obtained 35 as
quotient. What is the correct quotient?
A. 0
B. 12
C. 13
D. 20

21) F /* Missing Statement ? */

public class foo
{
public static void main(String[]args)throws Exception
{
 java.io.PrintWriter out = new java.io.PrintWriter();
new java.io.OutputStreamWriter(System.out),true);
out.println("Hello");
}
}
What line of code should replace the missing statement to make this program compile?
A. No statement required.
B. import java.io.*;
C. include java.io.*;
D. import java.io.PrintWriter;
22) Which of the following are Java reserved words?
1. run
2. import
3. default
4. implement

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
23) What will be the output of the program?
public class Foo
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try
{
return;
}
finally
{
System.out.println( "Finally" );
}
}
}
A. Finally
B. Compilation fails.
C. The code runs with no output.
D. An exception is thrown at runtime.1 and 2
24) Which two are valid constructors for Thread?
1. Thread(Runnable r, String name)
2. Thread()
3. Thread(int priority)
4. Thread(Runnable r, ThreadGroup g)
5. Thread(Runnable r, int priority)
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 2 and 5
25) class X implements Runnable
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
/* Missing code? */
}
public void run() {}
}

Which of the following line of code is suitable to start a thread?

A. Thread t = new Thread(X);
B. Thread t = new Thread(X); t.start();
C. X run = new X(); Thread t = new Thread(run);
D. Thread t = new Thread(); x.run();
26) malloc() returns a float pointer if memory is allocated for storing float's and a double pointer if memory is allocated
for storing double's.
A. True
B. False
27) When we dynamically allocate memory is there any way to free memory during run time?
A. Yes
B. No
28) System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and ________ software to
work together
A. Management
B. Processing
C. Utility
D. Application
29) In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the ___ can transmit data
A. Packet
B. Data
C. Access method
D. Token
30) The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from:
A. The hard disk
B. Cache memory
C. RAM
D. Registers
31) A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?
A. Manages file operations and is shared on a network
B. Manages file operations and is limited to one PC
C. Acts as fat client and is shared on a network
D. Acts as fat client and is limited to one PC
32) If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a
A. repeater
B. router
C. gateway
D. switch
33) (A repair for a known software bug,usually available at no charge on the internet, is called
A. Version
 B. Patch
C. Tutorial
D. FAQ
34) What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called?
A. System Address
B. SYSID
C. Process ID
D. IP Address
35) Which of the following organizations looks at standards for representation of data on the Internet?
A. ISOC
B. W3C
C. IEEE
D. IETEf
36) Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
A. Memory
B. CPU
C. ALU
D. Control unit
37) ____________ is the science revolving around the use of nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small
scale.
A. Nanotechnology
B. Micro-technology
C. Computer forensics
D. Artificial intelligence
38) This.............tier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data
A. Client
B. Applications/Web server
C. Enterprise server
D. DBA
39) RSA is—
A. Symmetric Cryptosystem
B. Asymmetric Cryptosystem
C. Block Cypher
D. Digital Signature
40) (Which of the following is a general-purpose programming language, designed by Sun Microsystems, and well
suited for use on the Web?
A. VB Script
B. Java Script
C. CSS
D. Java
41) DThe altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is—
A. Biometrics
B. Compression
C. Encryption
D. Ergonomics
42) …………allows wireless mobile devices to access the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail
A. TCP/IP
B. WAP
C. Ethernet
 D. Token ring
43) The____________ contains data descriptions and defines the name, data type, and length of each field in the
database
A. Data dictionary
B. Data table
C. Data record
D. Data field
44) A Proxy server is used for which of the following?
A. To provide security against unauthorized users
B. To process client requests for web pages
C. To process client requests for database access
D. To provide TCP/IP
45) Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This
technology is known as
A. robotics.
B. Computer forensics.
C. Simulation.
D. Forecasting.
46) ________ are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic
thermostat
A. Servers
B. Embedded computers
C. Robotic computers
D. Mainframesns
47) A database management system (DBMS) is a............
A. hardware system used to create , maintain and provide controlled access to a database
B. hardware system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.
C. software system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.
D. software system used to create, maintain, and provide controlled access to a database
48) A Proxy server is used for which of the following?
A. To provide security against unauthorized users
B. To process client requests for web pages
C. To process client requests for database access
D. To provide TCP/IP) programming languageD
49) Which of the following is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection?
A. Cable
B. DSL
C. Dial-up
D. Satellite
50) The contents of information are stored in
A. Memory data register
B. Memory address register
C. Memory access register
D. Memory arithmetic register