IPUCET 2023 BCA Question Paper (Available) : Download Solution PDF with Answer Key

The two kinds of main memory are:

• (a) ROM and RAM
• (b) primary and secondary
• (c) floppy disk and hard disk
• (d) direct and sequential

In computer terminology, what is the full form of RAM?

• (a) Random Access Memory
• (b) Repeated Access Memory
• (c) Rapid Access Memory
• (d) Regular Access Memory

Permanent instructions that the computer use when it is turned ON and are not changed by other instructions are contained in:

• (a) ROM
• (b) RAM
• (c) ALU
• (d) SRAM

What is the full form of PROM?

• (a) Programmable Read Only Memory
• (b) Program Read Output Memory
• (c) Program Read Only Memory
• (d) Primary Read Only Memory

Which of the following acts as a buffer between the CPU and the main memory?

• (a) primary memory
• (b) cache memory
• (c) secondary memory
• (d) RAM

The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow from one device to another is termed as:

• (a) chip
• (b) channel
• (c) floppy
• (d) buffer

Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once?

• (a) CD-R discs
• (b) CD-RW discs
• (c) Zip discs
• (d) Optical discs

The term Bit is short for:

• (a) megabyte
• (b) binary language
• (c) binary digit
• (d) binary number

KiloByte equals how many bytes?

• (a) 1000
• (b) 1035
• (c) 1008
• (d) 1024

How many kilobytes make a megabyte?

• (a) 128
• (b) 1024
• (c) 256
• (d) 512

The term 'gigabyte' refers to:

• (a) 1024 byte
• (b) 1024 kilobyte
• (c) 1024 megabyte
• (d) 1024 gigabyte

Which of the following is an octal number equal to decimal number (896)\textsubscript{10}?

• (a) 0061
• (b) 6001
• (c) 1006
• (d) 1600

The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is:

• (a) ASCII
• (b) UNICODE
• (c) BCD
• (d) All of the above

Two inputs A and B of NAND gate have 0 output, if:

• (a) A is 0
• (b) B is 0
• (c) Both are zero
• (d) Both are 1

Which of the following are known as universal gates?

• (a) NAND and NOR
• (b) AND and OR
• (c) XOR and OR
• (d) AND

If A represents '1' and o represents '0'. What will be the one's complement of oAAooA?

• (a) 011001
• (b) 100110
• (c) 101010
• (d) 000000

A collection of various programs that helps to control your computer is called:

• (a) system software
• (b) application software
• (c) Microsoft Excel
• (d) Microsoft Word

Operating system is a:

• (a) application software
• (b) system software
• (c) hardware
• (d) language

A kind of system software, which is responsible for loading and relocating the executable program in the main memory is:

• (a) loader
• (b) linker
• (c) translator
• (d) presentation software

Application software:

• (a) is used to control the operating system
• (b) is designed to help programmers
• (c) performs specific tasks for computer users
• (d) is used for making design only

Which among the following is not an example of system software?

• (a) Operating System
• (b) Debugger
• (c) Software Driver
• (d) Adobe Photoshop

Example(s) of open-source software is/are:

• (a) Linux
• (b) Unix
• (c) MySQL
• (d) All of these

Which of the following is the correct reason to use an operating system?

• (a) To manage resources
• (b) To control the hardware
• (c) To provide an interface between the hardware and user
• (d) All of the above

Which of the following is an operating system?

• (a) Linux
• (b) Debugger
• (c) Mozilla
• (d) Google Chrome

Which one of the following is not an operating system?

• (a) Linux
• (b) Unix
• (c) Intel
• (d) Windows

Which among the following is not a mobile operating system?

• (a) Android
• (b) Safari
• (c) Symbian
• (d) iOS

Python is a:

• (a) low level language
• (b) high level language
• (c) machine language
• (d) assembly language

The central processing unit consist of:

• (a) The arithmetic logic unit
• (b) The registers
• (c) The control unit
• (d) All of the above

The computer keyboard in English normally uses:

• (a) Abcdef base
• (b) QWERTY base
• (c) Asdfg base
• (d) None of the above

Alta Vista is a:

• (a) Virus
• (b) Vista theme
• (c) Windows OS
• (d) Search Engine

The forces acting at a point are called as:

• (a) Collinear forces
• (b) Coplanar forces
• (c) Concurrent forces
• (d) Unit forces

What is the distance between the focus and the pole of the minor is known as?

• (a) Centre of Curvature
• (b) Focal length
• (c) Mirror number
• (d) Radius of curvature

What can be the maximum number of electrons in a shell, if the principal quantum number is n?

• (a) n
• (b) n\textsuperscript{2}
• (c) 2n\textsuperscript{2}
• (d) 3n\textsuperscript{3}

What will be the number of neutrons in an atom having atomic number 35 and mass number 80?

• (a) 35
• (b) 45
• (c) 55
• (d) 80

Who can be associated with the theory of evolution?

• (a) Charles Darwin
• (b) Mendel
• (c) Stanley Miller
• (d) Harold Urey

Which of the following hormones is known to be helpful in coping with stress?

• (a) Serotonin
• (b) Calcitonin
• (c) Melatonin
• (d) Testosterone

Washing soda is used:

1. for removing permanent hardness of water

2. for disinfecting drinking water

3. as a cleaning agent for domestic purpose

Which of the above is/are correct?

• (a) Only 1 and 2
• (b) Only 1 and 3
• (c) Only 2 and 3
• (d) All of the above

The apparent weight of a man in a lift is less than the real weight when:

• (a) the lift is going up with an acceleration
• (b) the lift is going down with uniform speed
• (c) the lift is going up with uniform speed
• (d) the lift is going down with an acceleration

What is the unit for momentum?

• (a) newton second
• (b) joule second
• (c) erg second
• (d) pascal second

Which of these indicates the splitting of different colours of light in a prism?

• (a) Reflection of light
• (b) Dispersion of light
• (c) Diffraction of light
• (d) Refraction of light

Which among the following plays a role in production of alcohol in beer?

• (a) Bacteria
• (b) Protozoan
• (c) Virus
• (d) Yeast

What is the name of eye drops designed to improve age-related near-vision problems that are recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration?

• (a) Vuity
• (b) Vision
• (c) Corneas
• (d) Eye power

Scientists working at which one of the following discovered 'God's particle'?

• (a) NASA
• (b) CERN
• (c) ISRO
• (d) CNES

The additional 8% human genome sequenced account for ........ million new letters added to the existing sequenced DNA.

• (a) 40
• (b) 200
• (c) 280
• (d) 400

Bacteria was first observed in the year:

• (a) 1892
• (b) 1754
• (c) 1676
• (d) 1588

Virus contains ...... number of ribosomes.

• (a) 18
• (b) 22
• (c) 10
• (d) None of the above

Which of the following statements are true or false?

I. Endemic when it spreads across the globe is called a pandemic.

II. Epidemic is a disease that is permanently present in a region or population

Which of the following options is correct?

• (a) Both I \& II are true
• (b) Both I \& II are false
• (c) I is true but II is false
• (d) I is false but II is true

Which taste zone of the human tongue is a sour taste zone?

• (a) Front
• (b) Front sides
• (c) Back
• (d) Back sides

Blockchain Technology has the following hall mark features/s:

• (a) Reliability and consistency
• (b) Flexibility and reliability
• (c) Traceability and reliability
• (d) Traceability but not reliability

Which one among the following is not a characteristic of 'big data'?

• (a) Value
• (b) Veracity
• (c) Consistency
• (d) Velocity