Doon University, Dehradun

Entrance Test
5-Years Integrated Master in Computer Application (M.C.A.)

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 Section I: Logical Reasoning

7. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.

1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
What number should come next? Raspberries cost more than both strawberries and
a. (1/3) blueberries.
b. (1/8) If the first two statements are true, the third
c. (2/8) statement is
d. (1/16) a. True
b. False
2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... c. Uncertain
What number should come next? d. None of the above
a. 7
b. 10 8. All the trees in the park are flowering trees.
c. 12 Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
d. 13 All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third
3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... statement is
What number should come next? a. True
a. 20 b. False
b. 22 c. Uncertain
c. 23 d. None of the above
d. 26
9. Mara runs faster than Gail.
4. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... Lily runs faster than Mara.
What number should come next? Gail runs faster than Lily.
a. 22 If the first two statements are true, the third
b. 24 statement is
c. 25 a. True
d. 26 b. False
c. Uncertain
5. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... d. None of the above
What number should come next?
a. 12 10. Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost
b. 14 less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.
c. 27 Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than
d. 53 apartments in the Gaslight Commons.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston
Gate costs the most.
Directions to Solve (Question 6-10)
If the first two statements are true, the third
Each problem consists of three statements. Based statement is
on the first two statements, the third statement may a. True
b. False
be true, false, or uncertain
c. Uncertain
d. None of the above
6. Tanya is older than Eric.
Cliff is older than Tanya.
Directions to Solve (Question 11-15)
Eric is older than Cliff.
Find the statement that must be true according to
If the first two statements are true, the third
the given information.
statement is
a. True 11. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning,
b. False he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his
c. Uncertain neighbourhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to
d. None of the above deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has
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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 neighbourhood.
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.
12. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that
grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew
has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a
substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was
discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.
a. Taxol is poisonous when taken by
healthy people.
b. Taxol has cured people from
various diseases.
c. People should not eat the fruit of
the Pacific yew.
d. The Pacific yew was considered
worthless until taxol was
discovered.
13. Erin is twelve years old. For three years,
she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her
parents have told her that they believe a dog would
not be happy in an apartment, but they have given
her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet
decided what kind of bird she would like to have.
a. Erin's parents like birds better than
they like dogs.
b. Erin does not like birds.
c. Erin and her parents live in an
apartment.
d. Erin and her parents would like to
move.
14. Tim's commute never bothered him because
there were always seats available on the train and
he was able to spend his 40 minutes comfortably
reading the newspaper or catching up on
paperwork. Ever since the train schedule changed,
the train has been extremely crowded, and by the
time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat
to be found.
a. Tim would be better off taking the
bus to work.
b. Tim's commute is less comfortable
since the train schedule changed.
c. Many commuters will complain
about the new train schedule.
d. . Tim will likely look for a new job
closer to home.
15. When they heard news of the hurricane,
Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation
plans. Instead of travelling to the island beach
resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in
the mountains. Their plans were a bit more
expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about
the spa and they were relieved to find availability
on such short notice.
a. Maya and Julian take beach
vacations every year.
b. The spa is overpriced.
c. It is usually necessary to book at
least six months in advance at the
spa.
d. Maya and Julian decided to change
their vacation plans because of the
hurricane
Directions to Solve (Question16-20)
In each of the following questions, two statements
numbered I and II are given. There may be cause
and effect relationship between the two statements.
These two statements may be the effect of the same
cause or independent causes. These statements may
be independent causes without having any
relationship. Read both the statements in each
question and mark your answer as
 (A) If statement I is the cause and statement
II is its effect;
 (B) If statement II is the cause and
statement I is its effect;
 (C) If both the statements I and II are
independent causes;
 (D) If both the statements I and II are
effects of independent causes; and
 (E) If both the statements I and II are
effects of some common cause.
16. Statements:
i. The prices of petrol and diesel in the
domestic market have remained unchanged for the
past few months.
ii. The crude oil prices in the international
market have gone up substantially in the last few
months.
a. Statement I is the cause and
statement II is its effect
b. Statement II is the cause and
statement I is its effect
c. Both the statements I and II are
independent causes
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 d. Both the statements I and II are
effects of independent causes
e. Both the statements I and II are
effects of some common cause
17. Statements:
I. The government has recently fixed the fees for
professional courses offered by the unaided
institutions which are much lower than the
fees charged last year.
II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a
severe agitation last year protesting against the
high fees charged by the unaided institutions.
a. Statement I is the cause and
statement II is its effect
b. Statement II is the cause and
statement I is its effect
c. Both the statements I and II are
independent causes
d. Both the statements I and II are
effects of independent causes
e. Both the statements I and II are
effects of some common cause
effects of independent causes
e. Both the statements I and II are
effects of some common cause
20. Statements:
I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this
year over all the earlier years due to an increase
in demand for quality tea in the European
market.
II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the
domestic market during the last two years.
a. Statement I is the cause and
statement II is its effect
b. Statement II is the cause and
statement I is its effect
c. Both the statements I and II are
independent causes
d. Both the statements I and II are
effects of independent causes
e. Both the statements I and II are
effects of some common cause

18. Statements: Directions to Solve (Question 21-25):

I. The Reserve Bank of India has recently put
restrictions on few small banks in the country. Look into the series and fill the missed term/
II. The small banks in the private and co- number.
operative sector in India are not in a position
to withstand the competitions of the bigger in 21. Look at this series: J14, L16, __, P20, R22,
the public sector. . . .What number should fill the blank?
a. Statement I is the cause and a. S24
statement II is its effect b. N18
b. Statement II is the cause and c. M18
statement I is its effect d. T24
c. Both the statements I and II are
independent causes
22. Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, .
d. Both the statements I and II are
effects of independent causes . .What number should fill the blank?
e. Both the statements I and II are a. A16
effects of some common cause b. G4
c. E4
19. Statements: d. E3
I. All the schools in the area had to be kept
closed for most part of the week. 23. Look at this series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, __,
II. Many parents have withdrawn their children XX, . . .What number should fill the blank?
from the local schools. a. IX
b. XXIII
a. Statement I is the cause and c. XV
statement II is its effect d. XVII
b. Statement II is the cause and
statement I is its effect
24. Look at this series: XXIV, XX, __, XII,
c. Both the statements I and II are
independent causes VIII, . . .What number should fill the blank?
d. Both the statements I and II are a. XXII

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 b. XIII a. 22
c. XVI b. 32
d. IV c. 35
d. 24

25. Look at this series: VI, 10, V, 11, __, 12, 32. Insert the missing number: 8 7 9 13 21
III, . . .What number should fill the blank? a. 40
b. 38
a. II
c. 37
b. IV
d. 39
c. IX
d. 14 33. Insert the missing number: 64 48 36 34
a. 33
b. 32
Section-II Basic Mathematics c. 38
d. 30
34. Insert the missing number: 718 (26) 582
26. The number, whose 5% is 10, is
474 (…)226
a. 100 a. 16
b. 200 b. 14
c. 300 c. 18
d. 400 d. 12
35. Insert the missing number: 11 12 14 ? 26 42
27. The difference between simple and
a. 28
compound interest on Rs. 1625 for 3
b. 44
years at 4% per annum in rupees is
c. 18
e. 7.95
d. 32
f. 7.90
g. 7.70
36. Which one number will complete
h. 7
following number series?
8,9,8,7,10,9,6,11,10___12
28. The number, whose 5% is 55,is
a. 11
a. 1100
b. 7
b. 2100
c. 8
c. 1200
d. 5
d. 1300
37. Which number will come next?
29. We covered a 150 km distance of
Series: 1, 3, 7,15, 31, 63,______
Panditwadi road. The total distance is
a. 123
370 km. What percentage of distance
have we covered? b. 125
a. 30% c. 127
b. 40.54% d. 129
c. 67%
38. By selling a fan for Rs. 475, a person
d. 41%
j loses 5%. To get a gain of 5%, he should Sell the
fan for:
30. Which number will come next?
a. 500
1,0,3,2,5,6,______
b. 525
a. 9
c. 535
b. 8
d. 575
c. 7
d. 10
39. The enrolment in a certain secondary
school was 450 in 1979. By 1980 the enrolment
31. Insert the missing number: 4 5 7 11 19
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had increased by 16%, what was the enrolment in 46. Which is the greatest number?
1980? a. 1/4 of 236
a. 512 b. 1/16 of 1028
b. 518 c. 1/9 of 504
c. 522 d. 1/3 of 741
d. 526
47. 10 men can construct a building in 40 days.
How long will it take 20 men to do this work?
40. Which number will come next? a. 20days
5,3,6,2,7,1— b. 30days
a. 0 c. 40days
b. 2 d. 50days
c. 8
d. 4 48. Srihari bought a shirt for Rs.350 and sold it
Rs.300. How much loss did he get?
41. Vinnie Chobey gained 510 marks in a. Rs 40
matriculation examination. What percentage of b. Rs 50
marks did he gain? c. Rs 20
a. 60% d. Rs 80
b. 57%
c. 71% 49. Surender bought a practical copy
d. 73% Rs.60 and sold it Rs.40. How much loss did he get?
a. Rs 600
42. Chote Lal scored 178 marks out of b. Rs 60
300 marks in a certain test. What percentage of c. Rs 40
marks did he score? d. Rs 20
a. 48%
b. 55.41% 50. The number, whose 17% is 51, is
c. 61.41% a. 200
d. 59.33% b. 100
c. 30
43. The price of a book increases from Rs.120 d. 210
to Rs.150. What is the percentage increases?
a. 35% 51. A car washer can wash 8 cars in
b. 25% 18 minutes. At this rate how many cars can be
c. 115% wash, in three hours?
d. 25.25% a. 13
b. 40
44. A cyclist covers 660 feet in 66 c. 80
seconds. How many yards will he cover in d. 125
the same time?
a. 220
b. 600 Section III- General Awareness about
c. 500 Computers
d. 600

45. Girish Chaurasiya ordered a car worth 52. Which of the following languages is more
Rs.600.000 and was given a discount. Given that suited to a structured program?
he paid Rs.57,0000 for his new car, calculate the a. PL/1
percentage discount he received: b. FORTRAN
a. 5% c. BASIC
b. 7% d. PASCAL
c. 9% e. None of the above
d. 10%
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53. A computer assisted method for the e. None of the above
recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical
systems is 60. The time for which a piece of equipment
a. Data transmission operates is called
b. Data flow a. Seek time
c. Data capture b. Effective time
d. Data processing c. Access time
e. None of the above d. Real time
e. None of the above
54. The brain of any computer system is
a. ALU 61. Binary numbers need more places for
b. Memory counting because
c. CPU a. They are always big numbers
d. Control unit b. Any no. of 0's can be added in
e. None of the above front of them
c. Binary base is small
55. What difference does the 5th generation d. 0's and l's have to be properly
computer have from other generation computers? spaced apart
a. Technological advancement e. None of the above
b. Scientific code
c. Object Oriented Programming 62. Which access method is used for obtaining
d. All of the above a record from a cassette tape?
e. None of the above a. Direct
b. Sequential
56. Which of the following computer language c. Random
is used for artificial intelligence? d. All of the above
a. FORTRAN e. None of the above
b. PROLOG
c. C 63. The examination and changing of single
d. COBOL bits or small groups of his within a word is called
e. None of the above a. Bit
b. Byte
57. The binary system uses powers of c. Bit manipulation
a. 2 d. Bit slice
b. 10 e. None of the above
c. 8
d. 16 64. Which computer has been designed to be as
e. None of above compact as possible?
a. Mini
58. Which part interprets program instructions b. Super computer
and initiate control operations? c. Micro computer
a. Input d. Mainframe
b. Storage unit e. None of the above
c. Logic unit
d. Control unit 65. Which method is used to connect a remote
e. None of the above computer?
a. Device
59. The time required for the fetching and b. Dialup
execution of one simple machine instruction is c. Diagnostic
a. Delay time d. Logic circuit
b. CPU cycle e. None of the above
c. Real time
d. Seek time 66. How many bit code is used by Murray code
for TELEPRINTER machines
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 a. 4 e. None of the above
b. 5
c. 9 72. Which device of computer operation
d. 25 dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
e. None of above a. Joystick
b. Light pen
c. Mouse
d. Touch
e. None of the above

73. A program that is employed in the

67. The symbols used in an assembly language development, repair or enhancement of other
are programs is known as
a. Codes a. System software
b. Mnemonics b. Software tool
c. Assembler c. Applications program
d. All of the above d. Utility program
e. None of the above e. None of the above

68. The average time necessary for the correct 74. Any storage device added to a computer
sector of a disk to arrive at the read write head is beyond the immediately usable main storage is
_____ known as
a. Down time a. Floppy disk
b. Seek time b. Hard disk
c. Rotational delay c. Backing store
d. Access time d. Punched card
e. None of the above e. None of the above

69. A number that is used to control the form of 75. Which output device is used for translating
another number is known as information from a computer into pictorial form on
a. Map paper
b. Mask a. Mouse
c. Mamtossa b. Plotter
d. Marker c. Touch panel
e. None of the above d. Card punch
e. None of the above
70. A general purpose single-user
microcomputer designed to be operated by one 76. The list of coded instructions is called
person at a time is a. Computer program
a. Special-purpose computer b. Algorithm
b. KIPS c. Flowchart
c. M d. Utility programs
d. PC e. None of the above
e. None of the above

71. ASCII stands for Section IV: General Knowledge

a. American standard code for
information interchange
b. All purpose scientific code for 77. Recently, which one of the following
information interchange countries has announced a one billion Euros credit
c. American security code for to India to take initiates in the climate control area?
information interchange a. France
d. American Scientific code for b. Brazil
information interchange c. Switzerland
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 d. Germany d. Canada

78. According to ASSOCHAM report, which 85. The Cabomba plant is a/ an ___?
among the following states has recorded the a. Ornamental plant
highest per capita milk availability? b. Source of Bio-diesel
a. Haryana c. Source of Dyes & Pigments
b. Punjab d. Invasive species
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Kerala

79. The Asian Games 2014 will be held in ___?

a. South Korea 86. Which among the following flowers is
b. North Korea closely linked to the ‗Phool Sankranti‘ festival of
c. Japan Uttarakhand?
d. Indonesia
a. Tulip
80. Which among the following states has b. Daffodil
highest share in total milk production in India? c. Rhododendron
a. Andhra Pradesh d. Dahlia
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh 87. Which among the following cities has won
d. Gujarat the ―best city award‖ at the CNBC Awaaz Travel
awards 2014?
81. India‘s Golden Triangle is a famous tourist a. Bangalore
circuit which includes:______? b. Kochi
a. Delhi, Agra and Jaipur c. Mysore
b. Mumbai, Aurangabad and Pune d. Chennai
c. Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai
d. Kolkata, Puri and Konark 88. Recently, Indian sand artist Sudarsan
Pattnaik won the People‘s Choice prize at the
82. Recently, India and which of the following World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 in US. He won
countries released the first encyclopaedia on their prize for his work ____?
age-old cultural contacts, tracing back their history a. Save Tree, Enrich Green
to over 2,000 years? b. Save Tree, Save the Future
a. Sri Lanka c. Save Water, Save the Future
b. China d. Save Water, Save the Life
c. South Africa
d. Russia 89. Who among the following will be honoured
with the ―Legion of France‖ one of the highest
83. The Cetane number is measurement of the civilian awards of France?
combustion quality of.......? a. Shah Rukh Khan
a. Petrol b. Salman Khan
b. Diesel c. Ranbeer Kapoor
c. LPG d. Amir Khan
d. Both Petrol & Diesel
90. The Pongong is a disputed territory
84. The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently between India and ___?
launched on board India's PSLV C-23 flight a. Pakistan
recently belongs to __? b. China
a. Italy c. Bangladesh
b. France d. Bhutan
c. Australia

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91. Which of the following World Heritage 97. Which among the following states will host
Sites and their location is not correct? the 35th edition of the National Games? Gfg
a. Shahr-I Sokhta – Iran a. Kerala
b. The Grand Canal – China b. Odisha
c. Tomioka Silk Mill – South Korea c. Jharkhand
d. Van Nellefabriek – Netherland d. Karnataka

98. The Yoctonewton is a unit used for

measuring ___?
a. Pressure
b. Force
c. Speed
92. India‘s Saina Nehwal clinched the women‘s d. Density
single title at the Australian Badminton Open
Super series by defeating ___? 99. According to United Nations latest report,
a. Carolina Marin which of the following countries each have more
b. LI Xuerui than a million children out of school?
c. Wang Yihan a. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
d. BAE Yeon Ju b. India, Pakistan and Indonesia
c. India, Burundi and Iran
d. India, Ghana and Pakistan
93. The Universal Immunization Programme
(UIP) of India consists of vaccination of eight 100. Which among the following former Soviet
diseases. Which one of the following diseases is countries have signed free trade agreement with
not covered under the UIP? European Union, recently?
a. Tuberculosis a. Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
b. Japanese Encephalitis b. Ukraine, Latvia and Belarus
c. Hepatitis B c. Ukraine, Estonia and Georgia
d. Malaria d. Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus

94. The AMISOM is an active regional

peacekeeping mission operated by African Union
in ___?
a. Kenya
b. Nairobi
c. Somalia
d. Libya

95. In which of the following countries India

has launched year long cultural festival called
―Glimpse of India‖?
a. Mauritius
b. USA
c. China
d. Russia

96. The Pangsau Pass in Arunachal Pradesh

offers boarder trade between India and ___?
a. China
b. Myanmar
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh

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