SYSTEM ANALYST / PROGRAMMER – KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 17/2019/OL
Category Code: 021/2018
Exam: System Analyst/Programmer
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 25-05-2019
Department KPSC
Alphacode A
Question1:-Which among the following is not a fundamental right?
A:-Right to equality
B:-Right against exploitation
C:-Right to freedom of religion
D:-Right to acquire wealth
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-The union list given in __________ schedule of Indian Constitution.
A:-5th schedule
B:-6th schedule
C:-7th schedule
D:-8th schedule
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-The objective of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is _________
A:-Skill training to youth
B:-Eradication of urban unemployment
C:-Basic education to rural children
D:-Employment guarantee to women
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Who among the following is not related to ‘Mappilapattu’?
A:-Moyinkutty Vaidyar
B:-Edarikkode Alikutty Kurikkal
C:-O.M. Karuvarakundu
D:-Chakkeeri Moideenkutty
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-Who won the ‘Man Booker Prize 2018’?
A:-Anna Burns
B:-Richard Powers
C:-Daisy Johnson
D:-Chethan Bagath
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question6:-Who was the Indian flag bearer of 2018 common wealth games closing ceremony?
A:-P.V. Sindhu
B:-Abhinav Bindra
C:-Jeenson Joseph
D:-Mary Kom
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-Who is the author of ‘Aarachaar’?
A:-Sara Joseph
B:-Subash Chandran
C:-K.R. Meera
D:-M. Mukundan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-Who is the author of ‘Muslim Janavum Vidyabhyasavum’ (Muslims and Education)
A:-Vakkom Moulavi
B:-Makthi Thangal
C:-K.M. Moulavi
D:-E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-Name the Malayali woman congress leader imprisoned along with her two month old baby during civil
disobedience movement
A:-Kuttimalu Amma
B:-Akkama Cheriyan
C:-Arya Pallam
D:-Lalitha Prabhu
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-How many people signed in Ezhava memorial?
A:-11218
B:-12178
C:-13276
D:-13176
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-Who started the daily ‘Paschimodayam’?
A:-Benjamine Baily
B:-Hermen Gundert
C:-K.P. Kesava Menon
D:-Mamman Mappila
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-Who is the founder of ‘Samatwa Samajam’?
A:-Sri Narayana Guru
B:-Ayyankali
C:-Vaikunda Swamikal
D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-Who was the first signatory of ‘Malayali Memorial’?
A:-K.P. Sankara Menon
B:-G.P. Pillai
C:-Dr. Palpu
D:-C. Kesavan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-Mampuram Thangal came to India from _______
A:-Saudi Arabia
B:-Yemen
C:-Iraq
D:-Egypt
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Who is the lone dissenter of Sabarimala temple women entry verdict of supreme court?
A:-Dipak Misra
B:-R.F. Nariman
C:-A.M. Khawilkar
D:-Indu Malhothra
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question16:-Who issued temple entry proclamation?
A:-Swathi Thirunal
B:-Sri Moolam Thirunal
C:-Sri Chithira Thirunal
D:-Ayilyam Thirunal
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-Which among the following was ‘Melmundu Samaram’?
A:-Paliyam Satyagraha
B:-Kuttamkulam Satyagraha
C:-Vaikom Satyagraha
D:-Shanar Agitation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-Who is known as the father of library movement in Kerala?
A:-K.M. Panikkar
B:-K.N. Panikkar
C:-P.N. Panikkar
D:-K.P. Panikkar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-Who is the author of the drama, ‘Koottukrishi’?
A:-M.P. Battathiripad
B:-Edasseri Govindan Nair
C:-K. Damodaran
D:-V.T. Battathiripad
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-Who among the following is not included modern Triumvirate of Malayalam poetry?
A:-Cherusseri
B:-Kumaran Asan
C:-Vallathol
D:-Ulloor
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-Let A, B and C are three finite sets. Find |A| if |A| = |B|, |A`uu`B| = 2a + 3b, and |A`nn`B| = b
A:-a+2b
B:-2a+b
C:-2a+2b
D:-a+b
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question22:-Let X = {2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48}, and ≤ be the partial order defined by X ≤ Y if X divides Y. Number of edges in the
Hasse diagram of (X, ≤) is
A:-4
B:-6
C:-5
D:-8
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-A box contains 8 red and 6 yellow balls. The probability of drawing two balls of the same colour is
A:-42/98
B:-43/95
C:-43/91
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-A die is tossed. If the number is odd, what is the probability that the number is prime?
A:-1/3
B:-2/3
C:-4/3
D:-3/4
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-Let `P(K)=1+3+5….+(2K-1)=3+K^2` . Then which of the following is true?
A:-Principle of mathematical induction can be used to prove the formula
B:-P(1) is correct
C:-P(k) implies P(k+1)
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question26:-Three bags P, Q and R contains 20%, 40% and 40% of the total eggs produced in an industry. Past experience
shows that 5%, 4% and 2% of the eggs contained in the respective bags are defective. If an egg was found to be defective,
what is the the probability that the egg was from the bag P?
A:-10/36
B:-8/36
C:-10/34
D:-4/35
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question27:-For the set {1, 2, 3, 4}, which of the following is true for the relation R = {(1,3), (1,4), (2,3),(2,4), (3,1), (4,1),
(4,2), (3,4), (3,2)}
A:-R is symmetric
B:-R is transitive
C:-R is antisymmetric
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question28:-A correlation coefficient of 1 means that
A:-For every positive increase in one variable, there is a positive increase in a fixed proportion of the other variable
B:-For every positive increase in one variable, there is a negative decrease in a fixed proportion of the other variable
C:-For every positive increase in one variable, there is no change in a fixed proportion of the other variable
D:-There is no relation between the variables
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Multiple regression is used
A:-To predict scores on an independent variable from scores on multiple dependent variables
B:-To predict scores on an dependent variable from scores on multiple dependent variables
C:-To predict scores on an dependent variable from scores on multiple independent variables
D:-To predict scores on an independent variable from scores on multiple independent variables
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-Which of the following is not true when conducting multiple regression?
A:-Data must be free from outliers for a multiple regression
B:-Data must be heterogeneous for a multiple regression
C:-Multiple regression can be used to access linear relationships
D:-Data must be normally distributed for multiple regression
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-As compared to TTL, CMOS logic has
A:-Higher speed of operation
B:-Higher power dissipation
C:-Smaller physical size
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Pin 21 of 8086 microprocessor is used for the signal
A:-READY
B:-ALE
C:-RESET
D:-QS1
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question33:-Assume that the following jobs are to be executed on a single processor system
Job identifier CPU-Burst Time
P1 4
P2 1
P3 8
P4 1
P5 2
The jobs are assumed to have arrived at time 0 and in the order P1, P2, P3, P4, P5. Calculate the departure completion time
for job P1 if scheduling is round robin with time slice 1.
A:-4
B:-10
C:-12
D:-11
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-The Banker’s algorithm is used
A:-To prevent deadlock in operating systems
B:-To detect deadlock in operating systems
C:-To avoid deadlock in operating systems
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-The performance of a digital computer improves when its RAM size increases. This is because
A:-Size of virtual memory increases
B:-Number of page faults are less
C:-Larger RAMS are very faster
D:-Number of segment faults are less
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Multiplier Quotient register is placed in
A:-Main Memory
B:-CPU
C:-I/O Equipment
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Which of the following is/are not true in contiguous allocation of disk space
A:-Size of the file is to be declared in advance
B:-There is no external fragmentation
C:-Difficulty in finding space for a new file
D:-Both 2 and 3
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question38:-Interrupt latency for real time OS should be
A:-Maximum
B:-Zero
C:-Minimal
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-Which of the following is an invalid shell variables?
A:-india_15
B:-_15_india
C:-15_india
D:-Both 2 and 3
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question40:-The output of the following shell programming is
var_1 = good
Readonly var_1
var_1= morning
echo $var_1
exit 0
A:-good
B:-morning
C:-program will generate an error message
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-The time complexity of building a heap with ‘n’ elements is
A:-O(n)
B:-O(log n)
C:-`O(n^2)`
D:-O(n log n)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-Which of the following is false regarding AVL trees?
A:-AVL tree is more balanced than binary search tree
B:-AVL tree is more space efficient than binary search tree
C:-AVL tree is more time efficient than binary search tree
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-What is the worst case complexity of quicksort?
A:-O(n log n)
B:-O(n)
C:-`O(n^2)`
D:-O(log n)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-Which data structure can be used to efficiently implement dijkstra’s algorithm?
A:-Double ended queue
B:-Priority queue
C:-Stack
D:-Binary search tree
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-Which data structure is well suited for separate chaining?
A:-Singly linked list
B:-Doubly linked list
C:-Circular linked list
D:-Binary trees
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-In the following code, how many times the program will print “Hello”?
#include
int main()
{
printf(“Hello”);
main();
return 0;
}
A:-Infinite times
B:-32767 times
C:-65535 times
D:-till stack overflows
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-What will be output if you will compile and execute the following c code?
#include “string.h”
void main()
{
printf(“%d%d”,sizeof(“program”),strlen(“program”));
getch();
}
A:-8 7
B:-7 8
C:-8 8
D:-7 7
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question48:-Predict the outputs of following C program.
int main()
{
int x = -20;
while (x++ !=1);
printf(“%d”, x);
return 0;
}
A:-2
B:-1
C:–1
D:-infinite
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-What is the return type of malloc()?
A:-void*
B:-pointer of allocated memory type
C:-void**
D:-int*
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-What does the following declaration mean?
int (*ptr)[20];
A:-ptr is array of pointers to 20 integers
B:-ptr is a pointer to an array of 20 integers
C:-ptr is an array of 20 integers
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question51:-If class C is derived from another class B which is derived from class A, which class will have minimum level of
abstraction?
A:-Class A
B:-Class B
C:-Class C
D:-All have same level of abstraction
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question52:-Which of the following statement is false?
A:-An abstract class is a class which cannot be instantiated
B:-Creation of an object is not possible with abstract class but it can be inherited
C:-An abstract class can contain only Abstract method
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question53:-Which is the necessary condition for virtual function to achieve late binding?
A:-Virtual function is to be accessed with direct name
B:-Virtual functions is to be accessed using base class object only
C:-Virtual function is to be accessed using pointer or reference
D:-Virtual function is to be accessed using derived class object only
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-Operator overloading is
A:-Making c++ operator works with objects
B:-Giving new meaning to existing operator
C:-Adding operation to the existing operators
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question55:-What are all the operators that cannot be overloaded?
A:-Scope Resolution (::)
B:-Member Selection (.)
C:-New operator (new)
D:-Both 1 and 2
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-Which two of the following methods are defined in class Thread?
A:-Start and wait
B:-Start and run
C:-Wait and notify
D:-Start Only
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-Which of these class object cannot be used to form a dynamic array in JAVA?
A:-ArrayList
B:-Map
C:-Vector
D:-ArrayList and Vector
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question58:-Predict the output of the following code
public class Check
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String s1 = “test”;
String s2 = new String(s1);
System.out.println(s1==s2);
}
}
A:-true
B:-false
C:-0
D:-test
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-In java applet programs, the applet life cycle functions are called in which order?
A:-start(), init(), paint(), destroy(), stop()
B:-init(), run(), start(), stop(), destroy()
C:-init(), start(), paint(), stop(), destroy()
D:-start(), run(), paint(), destroy(), stop()
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question60:-The three notion of java virtual machine are
A:-class, object, variable
B:-specification, implementation, instance
C:-primitive, referential, user defined
D:-byte code, object code, executable
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question61:-Collection of entities that have the same attributes are called
A:-Domain
B:-Value set
C:-Entity set
D:-Entity type
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question62:-Which of the following key is related with referential integrity constraint?
A:-Primary key
B:-Candidate key
C:-Foreign key
D:-Super key
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question63:-Consider the following table of data r(R) of the relation schema R(XYZ)
X Y Z
x1 y1 z1
x2 y1 z1
x3 y2 z1
Which of the following functional dependency sets are valid
A:-X->Y, Y->Z, Z->X
B:-X->Y, X->Z, Y->Z
C:-Both 1 and 2
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-The SQL aggregate function that returns number of values in a given column is
A:-count( )
B:-count(*)
C:-sum( )
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question65:-Which of the following construct returns true if a given tuple is not present in the subquery
A:-exists
B:-not present
C:-not exists
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-What will be the output of the following query?
CREATE EmployeeView VIEW AS SELECT nothing FROM Employee WHERE ID < 100 A:-EmployeeView will be created with no columns B:-EmployeeView will be created with column nothing C:-Syntax error D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-C Question67:-Consider a relation A with m rows and relation B with n rows. How many rows will be generated if A × B is performed? A:-m B:-m + n C:-m - n D:-m * n Correct Answer:- Option-D Question68:-________ is the statement which specifies when the trigger is to be executed. A:-From B:-Where C:-When D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-C Question69:-Which of the following is true about Atomicity? A:-Smallest unit of transaction B:-Either all of its operations are executed or none C:-Atleast one of the operation should be executed D:-All of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question70:-Which of the following differentiates Two-Phase Locking with Strict Two-Phase Locking in Concurrency control? A:-Release locks after usage B:-Release locks at commit C:-Cascading aborts D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question71:-The middle layer of a three layer client/server architecture is called A:-Presentation layer B:-Application layer C:-Database layer D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question72:-Which of the following element in CSS allows authors to use external style sheets in their pages? A:-position B:-span C:-extern D:-link Correct Answer:- Option-D Question73:-Which of the following object displays prompt dialog in JavaScript? A:-alert B:-prompt C:-document D:-window Correct Answer:- Option-D Question74:-A technology for locating information in an XML document is A:-xPath B:-XSL C:-MathML D:-All of the above Correct Answer:- Option-A Question75:-The method used in PHP to transfer binary data from client to server is A:-GET B:-POST C:-Both 1 and 2 D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question76:-The directive used to specify information needed by ASP.NET to process an ASPX file A:-Page B:-Register C:-Import D:-Master Correct Answer:- Option-A Question77:-Which object in AJAX applications manage asynchronous interaction with the server? A:-HttpURLConnection B:-HttpRequest C:-XMLHttpRequest D:-All of the above Correct Answer:- Option-C Question78:-Cross-Site Scripting attacks are normally initiated by A:-Web Client B:-Web Server C:-Both 1 and 2 D:-None of the above Correct Answer:- Option-A Question79:-Which of the following in ASP.NET is a data source control method? A:-ExecuteReader B:-SqlDataReader C:-SqlCommand D:-SqlConnection Correct Answer:- Option-D Question80:-Which of the following function is used to exit from a PHP Script? A:-exit( ) B:-die( ) C:-both 1 and 2 D:-none of the above Correct Answer:- Option-C Question81:-Which one among the following is a private IP address? A:-11.0.0.1 B:-168.172.29.41 C:-172.15.24.33 D:-192.168.24.40 Correct Answer:- Option-D Question82:-Which layer in the TCP/IP stack is equivalent to the Transport layer in the OSI model? A:-Application B:-Host-to-Host C:-Internet D:-Network Access Correct Answer:- Option-B Question83:-Which among the following describes the DHCP Discover message? i. It uses FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF as a layer 2 broadcast ii. It uses UDP as the Transport layer protocol iii. It uses TCP as the Transport layer protocol iv. It does not use a layer 2 destination address A:-i only B:-i and ii C:-iii and iv D:-iv only Correct Answer:- Option-B Question84:-Among the following IP address classes, which one provides a maximum of only 254 host addresses per network ID? A:-Class A B:-Class B C:-Class C D:-Class D Correct Answer:- Option-C Question85:-You have an IP address of 172.16.13.5 with a 255.255.255.128 subnet mask. What is your class of address, subnet address, and broadcast address? A:-Class A, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.127 B:-Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.127 C:-Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.255 D:-Class B, Subnet 172.16.0.0, Broadcast address 172.16.255.255 Correct Answer:- Option-B Question86:-You have an interface on a router with the IP address of 192.168.192.10/29. Including the router interface, how many hosts can have IP addresses on the LAN attached to the router interface? A:-32 B:-30 C:-8 D:-6 Correct Answer:- Option-D Question87:-The number of unique substitution boxes in DES after the 48 bit XOR operation are A:-4 B:-6 C:-8 D:-12 Correct Answer:- Option-C Question88:-For `p=11` and `q=17`, choose `e=7`. Find the plain text for the Cipher text 11 using the RSA algorithm A:-88 B:-111 C:-122 D:-143 Correct Answer:- Option-A Question89:-Which of the following is true about HTTP headers and connection management? A:-All HTTP responses must either close a connection or include a Content-Length:header to signify to end of a HTTP response body B:-The Host : field in HTTP allows the same web server to server content for multiple domains C:-When transferring many small Web objects, the only performance difference between persistent and non-persistent HTTP connections is related to connection establishment D:-HTTP headers have a fixed size Correct Answer:- Option-B Question90:-Which of the following about UNIX socket programming is true? i. When a TCP sender calls close(), the network stack immediately sends a FIN packet to its peer ii. send() on a TCP socket causes a sender to a generate a TCP/IP packet and send it out the appropriate network interface iii. accept() returns when the receiver completes the three-way TCP handshake iv. The return value of recv() specifies the number of bytes read from a socket, or if the socket was closed or an error was encountered A:-i only B:-i and ii C:-iii and iv D:-iv only Correct Answer:- Option-C Question91:-COCOMO stands for A:-Consumed Cost Model B:-Constructive Cost Model C:-Common Control Model D:-Composition Cost Model Correct Answer:- Option-B Question92:-Which of the following is not defined in a good Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document? A:-Functional Requirement B:-Nonfunctional Requirement C:-Goals of implementation D:-Algorithm for software implementation Correct Answer:- Option-D Question93:-Software process and improvement are assessed by A:-ISO 9000 B:-ISO 9001 C:-SPICE (ISO/IEC15504) D:-Both 2 and 3 Correct Answer:- Option-D Question94:-CMM model in Software Engineering is a technique of A:-Develop the software B:-Improve the software process C:-Improve the testing process D:-All of the above Correct Answer:- Option-B Question95:-Alpha and Beta Testing are forms of A:-Acceptance testing B:-Integration testing C:-System testing D:-Unit testing Correct Answer:- Option-A Question96:-Coupling and cohesion can be represented using a A:-cause-effect graph B:-dependence matrix C:-structure chart D:-SRS Correct Answer:- Option-B Question97:-The tests that run every night during the project development or before a programmer checks in any changes to the global repository are normally characterized as A:-Integration tests B:-Regression tests C:-Validation tests D:-System tests Correct Answer:- Option-B Question98:-Which of the following reason is valid ones for choosing a top-down process? A:-Developers can present a demo of the project to the management faster than using a bottom-up process B:-A top-down process is more time consuming because of the unit tests C:-In a top-down design, if an error is detected its always because a lower-level module is not meeting its specifications (because the higher-level ones are already been tested) D:-A top-down process makes it possible to detect performance problems faster Correct Answer:- Option-A Question99:-Consider the following statements (i) Bottom-up testing is not an effective way to reveal architectural design flaws. (ii) Top-down testing can be time-consuming, because you need to write stubs for many modules. A:-Only (i) is true B:-Only (ii) is true C:-Both (i) and (ii) are true D:-Both (i) and (ii) are false Correct Answer:- Option-C Question100:-Consider the following statements (i) When designing tests, if partitions are chosen perfectly, there is no point to testing boundary values near the edges of the partition. (ii) Glass-box tests designed for one implementation are valid to use when testing another implementation. A:-Only (i) is true B:-Only (ii) is true C:-Both (i) and (ii) are true D:-Both (i) and (ii) are false Correct Answer:- Option-C