NTPC Placement Paper 6 Feb 2008

NTPC PAPER

HHi friends, given below is the NTPC paper compiled by me and my friend Mr. B.Ramanjeneya Reddy. Hope this would be helpful; to all of you.
est Date : 6 February 2008

11 An ice block submerged in the water, if the ice melts level of water (increase,decrease,remains same,none)

2 Simply supported beam with w point load at the middle, max. bending moment?(wl/4)

3 Simply supported beam with UDL ,max.deflection (wl4/384EI)

4 Cantilevel beam point load at tip,max.bending momemt comes at (end)

5 When bearing life L10 represents (bearings 10%survive,bearings 10% fails, none )

6 For welding high carbon steels which type of flame is used (oxidizing,carburizing,neutral,none)

7. Arrange the following cutting tools in decreasing order of machining hardness…Ceramics

8. When P1 and P2 are the loads acting on bearings with life L1 and L2 then L1/L2=?
L1/L2={P2/P1}10/3

9.Product simplification does not mean??
Product characterization

10 Which of the following process has the most scope in manufacturing?
CAD/CAM, CAM, CIM, All the above.

11. Concurrent engineering means?
(Manufacturing, designing, both,none)

12. Which manufacturing process yields higher output and increases worker productivity-
(process layout,line+process,functional layout)

13. 18-4-1 represents-, Tungsten-Cr-Vn

14 For which material is negative allowance provided-(Graphite,steel,bronze,cast iron)

15. What is the recrystallisation temperature of tin- (60,300,1000,none)

16. What is the purpose of borax in soldering-

17. Top gates are provided in which type of casting-(Shallow casting,simple,complex,none)
18. Which statement is true regarding simple gear trains-(i/p and o/p shafts r fixed, each shaft has 2 gears, i/p & o/p shafts r moving)

19. What is the purpose of normalizing- (Refining of grain structure)

20. As the grain size is decreased-(Hardness increases,corrosion resistance decreases,both)

21. Isothermal gas is filled in a vessel at a pressure P and temperature T then considering the compressible forces as the height increases pressure ??(linearly increases linearly decreases exponentially increase )

22. A bottle is filled with water and air and is tied to a string and is rotated in horizontal direction. Then in which direction will air bubble travel?
(bottom,neck,uniformly spread)

23. A empty bottle(in vaccum) filled with a gas at temp T and press P when the pressure of bottle reaches P temperature of the gas is _? (T,T/K,TK)

24. Bearing somerfield number _ with load on bearing?
(increases,decreases,no change)

25. Critical radius for a sphere is-(2k/h)

26. Critical radius exist for_ (spherical,cylindrical,both,slab)

27. Convectional resistance/internal resistance is called (biot number)

28. Nusselt no. is? (hl/k)

29. EOQ=?

30 Which statement is true regarding critical path method? (i only one critical path exists for a network, more than one with same duration,)

31. Shipment cost,inspection cost,storage cost comes under_ (carrying cost ,holding cost,)

32. Ischronous governers sensitivity is- (zero,infinite)

33. self energized brakes are-(friction moment acts in the direction of application of force,opposite to the direction of force, does not need a force to act ,)

34 The ratio of heat capacities for evaporator and condenser is_ (Zero,infinity)

35. when steam and air mixture with partial pressure 0.06 and 0.07 enters a condenser what is the condenser pressure? (0.06,0.07,0.53,0.03)

36. In pulverized burning of coal heat transfer from boiler to water occurs through_( predominant radiation, convection, conduction, conduction+convection)

37. Rankine cycle efficiency for same parameters increases mostly with_(reheat, regeneration, super heating )

38. Ericson cycle with all reversible processes assume_(carnot cycle,stirling,brayton

39. Air delivery tank at outlet of reciprocating compressor is provided for_ (provide constant pressure, avoid cavitation, )

40. High speed centrifugal pump has _?
(vanes faces in forward direction side,backward,radial vanes)

41. Thermal efficiency in decreasing order_?
(Otto cycle>dual cycle>diesel cycle)

42. When a 1000 K body comes in contact with atmosphere at 300K a loss of 9000 KJ heat is transferred. The net available energy transferred is_
43. When entropy of a system increases_?
(unavailable energy increases )

44. Rolling is a process widely used for_?

(I section,tubes)

45. Tool nomenclature_?

46. In francis turbine movement of steam?

47. For low power consumption _?
(rake angle should be increased / decreased, nose angle increased/ decreased)

47. Continuous chips occur in_?
(High speeds,low speeds,both,none)

48. Primary forces in a reciprocating engine_?
(fully balanced, partially balanced, completely unbalanced, none)

49. In proximate analysis pyrogallol is used for analysis of which element_?
(nitrogen,oxygen)

50. Sulphur content in fuel greatly affects_?
(corrosion)

51. Heat transfer through radiation can be increased by_?

(decreasing emissivity and increases temperature of hot body)

52. which theory of failure clearly explains the failure in case of ductile material?
(Maximun shear stress theory or Guests or trescas theory)

53. When a material is subjected to continuous cycles which limit is being verified?
(Endurance limit)

54. where is stress concentration maximum?
(notches, stress reducing throughcuts)

55. Power transmitted through a belt drive_?
P(T2-T1)

56. According to Eulers theory crippling or buckling load is
(Wcr = Cp2EI/l2)

57. During sensible heating, specific humidity_?
(remains constant)

58. COP of a refrigerator is _?
(greater than 1 )

59. The maximum temperature in a refrigeration cycle is_?
(less than/greater than/equal to critical temperature)
60. The pressure at the throat of the nozzle_?
(maximum,min)

61. for a statically determinate set of forces for equilibrium_?
(? f(X),f(Y),f(Z)=0,?M=0)

62. For a statically determinate set of forces-
(there r as many equations as the no. of unknowns)
63. 1-2-3 analysis is used for_?
(1.break even analysis, ??)

64. A problem on mean time of service something like a salesman has a rating of 120. considering 10% allowance time calculate the time required to serve 120???

65. A problem n determining time in a queue??

66. Energy equation for a laminar flow is _?
(Uniform and steady ,non uniform and unsteady)
67. Undercuts in welding occurs due to_?
(low welding current,high welding current)

68. Work holding equipment in shearing??

69. At the centre of a nozzle _?
(Mach no<1 >=1;=1)

NTPC Placement Paper 10 September 2007

Paper Type : General - Interview
Test Date : 10 September 2007
Test Location : NIT PATNA

I am AMIT from NIT PATNA.
My branch is ECE.

NTPC Ltd. has visited our college on 10-09-2007 and has taken 21 students from different branches: ECE-6, Mech.-5, Civil-5, Electrical-5.

There was no written test, only interview (HR + Technical).

There were 4 members in the interview panel.

Interview of ECE students were conducted from 7:45 pm onwards.

I was the first student from ECE branch to face them so I was having no idea of the questions that were going to be asked.

The questions they asked me were :

Tell me about yourself, your family background and your academic details.

Any co-curricular activity?

If you were given opportunity to go abroad will you accept it?

What subjects you have read in these six semesters?

What is the role of electronics and communication in Power Plants?

What are Transducers?

How will you measure and display the temperature of a body?

What should be the capacity of the device you are using for measurement?

……………..

The interview lasted for around 10-15 minutes.

The results were announced at around 10 pm and they had selected 21 students and

I was among those 21.

NTPC Placement Paper 3 July 2007 (Noida)

Paper Type : General - Interview
Test Date : 3 July 2007
Test Location : PMI,sectar 16a,NOIDA

Hello frns,

I m from electronics and communication engg.

I hv been called for int. on 3&4 jul 07 after clearing the written exam. On d first day there was psycho test which was a formality and the gd.the gd was organized in groups of 7-9 candidates.2 topics were given and we hav to select one of them. Only one observer was present at my time.my topic was “globalization and its effect on India”. The psycho test was of 7 min. consisting of 24 ques. & the gd was of 10-12 min.The whole of the day was engaged in document verification. the meal and tea is provided by them at no cost. At last we were told about d tim we should com next day for interview.

The interview was of 15 min (fix) as after every 15 min new candidate enters. I got an advantage of being a fresher so they just ask me about my final year project and nothing else. I was also placed in a good comp. so most of d tim they ask about d reason for joining the NTPC.

U should always b prepare for this question.

They called 125 candidates for 25 seats.

I m still waiting for the results to be announced in first week of august.

Best of luck to all.

Regards

NITIN KUMAR

B.Tech. (E.C.)

MIET,Meerut

NTPC Placement Paper 22 April 2007 (Udaipur)

Paper Type : General - other
Test Date : 22 April 2007
Test Location : Gurunanak Dev School,Udaipur

NTPC PAPER ON 22nd APRIL AT UDAIPUR

Technical test was not so tough(Instrumentation Stream) If U prepare 2to 3 weeks sincerely U can attempt 90% of portion
Paper will consist of 120 technical questions . It covers Analog,Digital,Control,Process control , Electronic Meaurement and Industrial Measurement

Qus Principle of Optical Fiber: Total Internal reflection
2 Anticipatory controllers are; Derivative
3 Routh Stability defines : poles on the left/right/……
4. One question is on Final Value theory
5 S^5+s^4+………….. : How many roots find out
6 System is Marginally stable When root lies on
7 One 2 question on K-Map
8 9’s complement of 19
9 encoders and Decoders are different: No of Active lines
10 Flashing Memory is
11 Find out Hexadecimal code of
12 Input Impedance of CRO is
13 Casacading of an Low pass and high pass filter will give : Notch filter
14 Pitot tube is used to measure
15 Why FET is used in Electronic Voltmeter
16 Data Acqsition System Comprise of Blocks: Transducers,A/d conveter, sensors………………………
17 Some quetion on General Engineering
18 Ph changes from 5 to 7 Hydrogen Ion concentration will increase/decrease…………
19 2 Questions on feedforward control
rest 50 questions of Aptitute……………..

All the best
By,
Alisha & Pooja

NTPC Placement Paper 22 April 2007 (New Delhi)

Paper Type : Technical - Other
Test Date : 22 April 2007
Test Location : Mount Carmel School,New Delhi

NTPC PAPER ON 22nd APRIL AT NEW DELHI

HELLO frns

I am giving u the paper minutes of NTPC exam on april 22 ,2007 b’cz I have faced the problem of non availability of any pattern or sample questions .It was really an easy paper so the cut off marks r really high. It constitutes of 170 questions (120 tech + 50 apti) in 2hrs.

For tech part the syllabus is same as of the GATE and for apti part R.S.Aggarwal is more than sufficient. As time duration is very short so time management is very important.

APTITUDE SECTION

For this section no special attention is required only rs aggarwal is enough and it also has easy level of English section.

TECHNICAL SECTION

For this section u have to b good in the basics. No hard question were asked but u should b careful about your time . It has also some part of very basic general knowledge. The questions were from following topics

10-12 q about microprocessor(8085)

3 q abt RS232 standard

7-10 q of GK

4-6 q of opamp

10-15 q of digital comm..

2-5 q of microwave

15-20 q of analog devices

20-23 q of digital electronics(flip flops,gates,mux,no system etc)

1 q of ISO OSI model

5-8 q of control system

10-12 q of signals and their processing

SOME QUESTIONS WHICH I MANAGE TO REMEMBER

passage for comp
word meaning based (antonym and synonyms) fetter, fester, lucid, anomaly, elucidate etc
word analogy based
what is a tunnel diode
wht is a zener diode
effect of + and – feedback on stability
composition of gobar gas
function of differential in the vehicle
function of stack register
fun of instruction pointer
fun of rst6.5,7.5
wht is an interrupt
output vtg calc on op amp
how a pulse train can b generated using registers
conversion of oct to hex,hex to binary
fun of quantizer in pcm
why fm is less prone to noise
fun of limiter in detection of FM
wht is envelop detector
phase shift of 1/s^2
signal limited to 1000 hz sampled at nyquist rate.quantizer has 128 level .calculate the bit rate of the system.
1.5 V battery supply same power to R1 and R2 separately(R1>R2).calc the internal resistance of battery
a wire is cut in two halves. one half is again stretched to th twice of length .calc the resistance.
thanks

Regards,
Nitin Kumar

NTPC Placement Paper 22 April 2007 (Delhi)

Paper Type : Candidate Experiences
Test Date : 22 April 2007
Test Location : Delhi

NTPC PAPER ON 22nd APRIL AT DELHI

HELLO frns

I am giving u the paper minutes of NTPC exam on april 22 ,2007 b’cz I have faced the problem of non availability of any pattern or sample questions .It was really an easy paper so the cut off marks r really high. It constitutes of 170 questions (120 tech + 50 apti) in 2hrs.

For tech part the syllabus is same as of the GATE and for apti part R.S.Aggarwal is more than sufficient. As time duration is very short so time management is very important

APTITUDE SECTION

For this section no special attention is required only rs aggarwal is enough and it also has easy level of English section

TECHNICAL SECTION
For this section u have to b good in the basics. No hard question were asked but u should b careful about your time . It has also some part of very basic general knowledge. The questions were from following topics
14-15 ques on thermodynamics
8-9 ques on dynamics of machines
5-6 ques on machine desine
10-11 ques on turbines
7-8 ques on heat transfer
5-6 ques on operation research & management
8-9 ques on fluid mechanics & machines

thanks
Regards,
Manoj kumar meena

NTPC Placement Paper 9 April 2006

Paper Type : Candidates Experiences
Test Date : 9 April 2006

NTPC PAPER - 09 APR 2006

I wrote the NTPC exam held on april 9th,2006(Electronics Stream)
I faced the problem of “knowing the syllabus and the pattern” of it before
the exam.I was not able to find the correct guidance in any of these grps.So
i thought I would share mine so that it would be useful for the future
aspirants of NTPC.

First 120 question on technical and 50 questions on general aptitude.
1/3 negative marks for all the questions.
2 hours exam.(No calculator allowed)
Question paper along with the key sheet should be handed over to the
invigilator after the end of exam.

About the Technical:
questions about diac,triac,buck effect etc.
Control systems,synchros,all basics and theoretical
computer NETWORKS: (abt CSMA/CD,bridges,routers,Ieee standards like 802.3,etc.(abt ethernet))
VLSI (CMOS structure, functioning,)
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
(gates,negative logic,postive logic,nand,counters,etc.)
Sample question:write a particular number in BCD,or hex equivalent etc.)
cominational circuit design(no of gates required etc.)
electronics:
led bias,tunnel diode bias,fet,bjt,feedback amplifier
properties,optoelectronic devices,class c amplifiers,multivibrators,band gaps
in Si,Ge.,intrinsic concentration etc.
general:

abt ozone layer depletion (CFCs)
The total efficeincy of a thermal plant.
communications:
Amplitude modulation,FM Vs. AM.
Antennas :
Director,reflector in yagi uda,microwave frequency ranges,bands,
ground wave,sky wave,space wave propagation.In which media em waves travel
faster.
Microprocessor 8085,interrupt structure,architecture,memories,mapping
schemes,8255,interrupt controller(8259)(ICW1,OCW etc.)
hard disk,floppy disk access times
mangement science
abc analysis(inventory management)
signals systems:
fourier transfor,sinc functions,convolution
network theory:
resonant frequency formulae
OP AMPS:
a/d d/a converters,differentiators and integrators,instrumentation
amplifiers.
digital communications:
fdm, tdm
I almost covered 95% of the topics.This is as far as I could remember.
About aptitude:
synonyms
antonyms
comprehension passages
aptitude problem solving skills(train probs,loss profit sums,ratios,etc.)
word analogies
fill in the sentences with the most suitable word type of questions.

Tips:Time management is very important.Since most of the technical questions
are theoretical,complete them quickly and do well in the aptitude section.
Individual cut off in each of the 2 sections is necessary.
i don’t know the actual cut off though.

(Paper Submitted By : Krishna)

Indian Overseas Bank Probationary Officers
Exam - 2008 Solved question paper

1. As we all know rise of the ‘BRICs’ has left a vast impact on almost all aspects of the global economy. However, which of the following cannot be called as the direct effect(s) of ‘Rise of the BRICs’ on global/other powerful economy/economies ?
1. Countries like China wish to learn more about outsourcing from India.
2. It has made countries to suffer from Sub-prime Crisis.
3. EURO has become a powerful currency and many non-Euro countries are in ‘Swap Agreement’ with various nations.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

2. As per the reports published in the newspapers/journals how much amount the Govt. of India is planning to infuse in Public Sector Banks to make them competitive and strong globally ?
About-
(A) Rs. 10,000 crore
(B) Rs. 15,000 crore
(C) Rs. 20,000 crore
(D) Rs. 25,000 crore
(E) Rs. 30,000 crore

3. What is the maximum stake the Govt. of India has in any public sector bank at present ?
(A) 40%
(B) 49%
(C) 50%
(D) 64%
(E) 74%

4. Which of the following is not a major highlight of the Union Budget 2008-09 ?
1. A target of Rs. 2.80 lakhs crore is fixed for providing credit to agriculture sector.
2. Limit of the Banking Cash Transaction Tax is raised from present 1% to 1.5%.
3. PAN requirement is not mandatory for financial transactions. Other Ids are also acceptable.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

5. As per the news in major financial newspapers a ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ is launched in Delhi and Haryana States for members of unorganized sectors. Under the scheme each family is likely to get the benefit of Rs….
(A) 15,000
(B) 20,000
(C) 25,000
(D) 30,000
(E) 50,000

6. As proposed in the Union Budget 2008-09 a ‘Risk Capital Fund’ is set up by the Govt. of India. Who amongst the following will maintain and operate that fund ?
(A) NABARD
(B) SIDBI
(C) ECGC
(D) RBI
(E) None of these

7. As per the Economic Survey 2007-08 presented in the Lok Sabha in February 2008, what has been the percentage growth in Bank credit ? About-
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 18%
(D) 21%
(E) 26%

8. As per the budget of the Indian Railways for 2008-09 the operating ratio of the railways has-
(A) Improved only by 0.5%
(B) Decreased by 0.5%
(C) Remained at the same level on which it was in 2007-08
(D) Reached at the level of 81%
(E) Reduced to the level of 63% which was the level of 2000-01

9. The government of India has launched a new scheme for the ‘Girl Child’. What is the name of the scheme ?
(A) Raj Lakshmi
(B) Rani Bitia
(C) Dhan Lakshmi
(D) Aanandita
(E) None of these

10. The President of India recently signed the much-awaited notification for the implementation of the suggestions made by the ‘Delimitation Commission’.
What will be the effect of this notification ?
(A) Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies will be redefined
(B) Candidates from SC/ST categories will get all benefits for another 15 years’ time
(C) The boundaries of the National Capital, New Delhi will be extended further
(D) Operations of the Cooperative Banks and Societies will not be limited to the state of their origin. They will also be like Public Sector Banks
(E) None of these

11. As per the new policy the number of Judges in the Supreme Court would be now-
(A) 21
(B) 25
(C) 26
(D) 30
(E) 31

12. As per the reports published in the newspapers the banks, particularly public sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following is/are such credit rating agencies in India ?
1. CARE
2. CRISIL
3. ULIP
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

13. As per the newspaper reports the RBI is planning to introduce ‘Plastic Currency Notes’. What is/are the benefits of ‘Plastic Notes’ ?
1. Their Shelf life will be longer.
2. It will replace plastic money or credit, debit cards which are giving birth to many fraudulent practices.
3. Printing will be cheaper.
(A) Only 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

14. ‘Sub Prime Lending’ is a term applied to the loans made to-
(A) Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history
(B) Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets
(C) Those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years
(D) Those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the Bank
(E) None of these

15. As per the reports published in various journals and newspapers the ’small borrowers’ in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of the following is the ‘informal route’ of credit in financial sector ?
(A) Credit cards
(B) Loan against gold from financial institute
(C) Debit cards
(D) Money lender
(E) None of these

16. The Planning Commission of India has set up a 12 member committee on financial sector reforms. Who is the Chairman of the Committee ?
(A) Janki Raman
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Rakesh Mohan
(D) K. V. Kamath
(E) None of these

17. Basel-II norms are associated with which of the following aspects of the banking industry ?
(A) Risk management
(B) Manpower planning
(C) Retirement benefits for the employees
(D) Corporate Governance
(E) None of these

18. What is meant by ‘Underwriting’ the term frequently used in financial sector ?
(A) Under valuation of the assets
(B) The Act of taking on a risk for a fee
(C) Giving a Guarantee that a loan will not become a bad loan
(D) The act of permission to float an IPO
(E) None of these

19. The government of India recently constituted the New Finance Commission (13th). What are its major functions ? To decide-
1. The salary structure of the employees of the Central Government.
2. The distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between states and Central Govt.
3. Rate of Income Tax and other taxes collected by the Union Govt.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

20. Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which registered its victory in tri-series ODI matches against Australia played in March 2008 ?
(A) M.S. Dhoni
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Saurav Ganguly
(E) Sachin Tendulkar

21. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy who was the chief guest during the Republic Day Function 2008 is the-
(A) President of Brazil
(B) Prime Minister of Brazil
(C) President of France
(D) Prime Minister of France
(E) Foreign Secretary of USA

22. Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after the General elections held there in February 2008 ?
(A) Boris Tadic
(B) Tomislav Nicolic
(C) Samak Sundaravej
(D) Novak Djokovic
(E) None of these

23. Indra K. Nooyi who was elected as the Chairperson of the US-India Business Council is the CEO of which of the following Companies ?
(A) Pepsi Co.
(B) Infosys
(C) Tata Consultancy Services
(D) NIIT
(E) None of these

24. Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open 2008 Women’s singles by defeating-
(A) Shahar Peer
(B) Kateryna Bondarenko
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Victoria Azarenka
(E) Ana Ivanovic

25. Saina Nehwal won the Seniors’ Championship match of which of the following games held in Goa in January 2008 ?
(A) Golf
(B) Tennis
(C) Table tennis
(D) Archery
(E) Badminton

26. As per the news published in some newspapers magazines two PSUs National Thermal Power Corporation and Coal India Ltd. are going to float a joint venture ‘SPV’. What is the full form of ‘SPV’ ?
(A) Small Power Venture
(B) Special Purpose Vehicle
(C) Special Power Venture
(D) Small Purpose Vehicle
(E) None of these

27. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently agreed to allow foreign direct investment in the field of mobile television services. Upto what extent FDI is allowed in this field ?
(A) 50%
(B) 60%
(C) 64%
(D) 70%
(E) 74%

28. As per the performance assessment data released by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) in January 2008. Which of the following sectors registered a growth of 3.6 per cent ?
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Banking Sector
(C) Tourism Sector
(D) Aviation Services Sector
(E) None of these

29. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster ?
(A) Trade winds
(B) Hurricane
(C) Cirrus
(D) Stratus
(E) None of these

30. The Global Employment Trends Report 2008 published by the International Labour Organization has indicated that there may be increase in global unemployment. What according to them is/are the major reasons of this possibility ?
1. Turmoil in Credit Markets all over the world.
2. Rise in oil prices in international market.
3. Civil unrest in some under and undeveloped nations.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
(E) None of these

31. As we have noticed many banks of Indian origin are opening offices/branches in foreign countries. Why is this trend emerging at a very fast pace ?
1. These Banks wish to provide banking facilities to foreigners as banking facilities are not plenty in many foreign countries. India wants to take an advantage of the situation.
2. These banks wish to help Indian firms to acquire funds at internationally competitive rates.
3. These banks wish to promote trade and investment between India and other countries.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) Only 2 and 3

32. Many economists, bankers and researchers in India often advocate that banks should equip themselves for new challenges. These challenges are in which of the following shapes/forms ?
1. As Indian economy is getting increasingly integrated with the rest of the world the demand of the Corporate banking is likely to change in terms of size, composition of services and also the quality.
2. The growing foreign trade in India will have to be financed by the local banks.
3. Foreigners are habitual of the comforts provided by the technology. India has to do a lot in this reference.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Only 3 is correct
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(E) None of these

33. As per the reports published in the newspapers Indian Rupee is now fully accepted in Asian countries like, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia etc. What does it really mean ?
1. Anybody from Asian country can purchase Indian Rupee and keep it in his/her bank account in his/her country without any restrictions.
2. Now people in these nations are not required to go for a double conversion first in dollar and then in rupee.
3. People travelling European/Asian countries can make their payments in rupee anywhere without any problem.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Only 3 is correct
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(E) None of these

34. Which of the following is not a banking/finance related term ?
(A) Credit wrap
(B) EMI
(C) Held to Maturity
(D) Exposure limit
(E) Diffusion

35. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to WTO negotiations. What were the major issues over which nations were of different opinions ?
1. Providing subsidy to agriculture.
2. Export of patented drugs/medicines by developed nations.
3. Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) None of these

36. The Technology Mission on Cotton was launched during Xth plan. The scheme was designed to get increase in production of cotton by which of the following levels by the end of the plan ?
(A) 100 lakh bales
(B) 150 lakh bales
(C) 175 lakh bales
(D) 200 lakh bales
(E) None of these

37. A National Development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund ?
1. Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and
employment.
2. Capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns.
3. To fund revision in pay structure of Central Government employees.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) None of these

38. Olympic 2008 are scheduled to be held in-
(A) Paris
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Moscow
(E) None of these

39. The general elections took place in which of the following countries in March 2008 ?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Myanmar
(E) Sri Lanka

40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Economic Nightmare of India’ ?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) K. Rajeshwar Rao
(C) Charan Singh
(D) Jyoti Basu
(E) None of these

41. As per the targets for 11th plan educated unemployment is to be reduced to which of the following levels ?
(A) 5%
(B) 6%
(C) 7%
(D) 8%
(E) 9%

42. ‘Long Walk’ to Freedom’ is a book written by-
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) L. K. Advani
(C) Nelson Mandela
(D) Benazir Bhutto
(E) Nawaz Sheriff

43. India recently signed a pact with which of the following countries on solving the problems of Indian labour in that country ?
(A) Iran
(B) UAE
(C) Malaysia
(D) Kuwait
(E) None of these

44. Which of the following countries is trying to launch a Satellite to study the sun ?
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) None of these

45. Jang Hyun Jong who was adjudged as the ‘Asian Hockey Player of the year’ is from-
(A) China
(B) Singapore
(C) South Korea
(D) India
(E) None of these

46. Who amongst the following is the winner of Padma Vibhushan Awards given away recently ?
(A) Rahul Gandhi
(B) Priya Dutt
(C) Vinod Dua
(D) Ratan Tata
(E) None of these

47. Which of the following films was adjudged ‘Best Film’ in 14th Star Screen Awards given away in January 2008 ?
(A) Om Shanti Om
(B) Guru
(C) Taare Zameen Par
(D) Jab We Met
(E) Chak De India

48. A meeting of the European Leaders was held in January 2008 at which of the following places to discuss ‘Global Economic Turmoil’ ?
(A) London
(B) New Delhi
(C) New York
(D) Tokyo
(E) Milan

49. Castro Sibling is the new President of-
(A) Romania
(B) Cuba
(C) Israel
(D) Venezuela
(E) None of these

50. Kosovo declared itself independent from which of the following countries ?
(A) Ukraine
(B) Croatia
(C) Serbia
(D) Russia
(E) None of these

Answers with Hint
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (E) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (D) According to Economic Survey 2007-08, the percentage growth in bank credit is 21.5%. 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A) 11. (E) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (E) 25. (E) 26. (B) 27. (E) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (D) 31. (E) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (E) 35. (A) 36. (D) 37. (A) 38. (E) 39. (A) 40. (C) 41. (A) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (D) 47. (E) 48. (A) 49. (E) 50. (E)

CDAC Technical Placement Papers C, C++

C-Dac Sample quesion paper - pattern 1

Fundamentals of Programming
1.The programming language that was designed for specifying algorithm
Address
ASCII
ALGOL
None of these options

2. _____ contains the addresses of all the records according to the contents of the field designed as the record key.
Index<——ans
Subscript
Array
File

3. _________ symbol is used for Processing of data.
Oval
Parallelogram<——ans
Rectangle
Diamond

4. __________ is the analysis tool used for planning program logic
Protocol
None of these options
PROLOG
Pseudocode

5. Machine language has two part format the first part is__________ and the second part is __________
OPCODE,OPERAND<——ans
OPERAND,OPCODE
DATA CODE,OPERAND
OPERAND,CODEOP

6. Language Primarily used for internet-based applications
ADA
C++
JAVA;——ans
FORTRAN

7. _________ is a point at which the debugger stops during program execution and awaits a further command.
Memory Dump
Watch point<——ans
Break point
None of these options
8. ________do not contain any program logic and are ignored by the language Processor
Protocol
Virus
Comment
None of these options

9. The component of data base management system is ________
Data definition Language
Data manipulation Language
Data definition Language and Data manipulation Language
None of these options
10. The quality of Algorithm is judged on the basis of_________
Time requirement
Memory Requirement
Accuracy of solution
All of these options<——ans

11. Advantages of using flow charts is
Effective Analysis
Efficient Coding
Time consuming
Effective Analysis and Efficient Coding<—–ans

Programming in C
12. The Real constants in C can be expressed in which of the following forms
Fractional form only
Exponential form only
ASCII form only
Both Fractional and Exponential forms<——ans

13. The program, which translates high-level program into its equivalent machine language program, is called
Transformer
Language processor
Converter
None of these options<——ans<!–[if !supportEmptyParas]–>

14. Consider the following statements. i.Multiplication associates left to right ii.Division associates left to right
iii.Unary Minus associates right to left
iv.subtraction associates left to right All are true <——ans
only i and ii are true
all are false
only iii and iv are true
15. What will be the value of variable a in the following code?
unsigned char a;
a = 0xFF + 1;
printf(”%d”, a);
0xFF
0×100
0 <——ans
0×0

16. What is the output of the following program?
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
printf(”\n10!=9 : %5d”,10!=9);
}
1<——ans
0
Error
None of these options
17. #include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int x=10;
(x<0)?(int a =100):(int a =1000);
printf(” %d”,a);
}
Error<——ans
1000
100
None of these options
18. Which of the following shows the correct hierarchy of arithmetic operations in C
(), **, * or /, + or -
(), **, *, /, +, -
(), **, /, *, +, -
(), / or *, - or + <—–Ans

19. What is the output of the following code?
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int a=14;
a += 7;
a -= 5;
a *= 7;
printf(”\n%d”,a);
}
112<——ans
98
89
None of these options

20. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
#define T t
void main()
{
char T = `T`;
printf(”\n%c\t%c\n”,T,t);
}
Error
T t
T T
t t

21. The statement that prints out the character set from A-Z, is
for( a = `z`; a < `a`; a = a - 1)
printf(”%c”, &a);
for( a = `a`; a <= `z`; a = a + 1
printf(”%c”, &a);
for( a = `A`; a <= `Z`; a = a + 1)<—-Ans printf(”%c”, a);
for( a = `Z`; a <= `A`; a = a + 1)
printf(”%c”, a);
22. The statement which prints out the values 1 to 10 on separate lines, is
for( count = 1; count <= 10; count = count + 1) printf(”%d\n”,count);
for( count = 1; count < 10; count = count + 1) printf(”%d\n”,count);<——ans
for( count = 0; count <= 9; count = count + 1) printf(”%d “,count);
for( count = 1; count <> 10; count = count + 1) printf(”%d\n”,count);
23. What does the term `call-by-reference` refer to?
Passing a copy of a variable into a function. Passing a pointer to a variable into a function. <——ans
Choosing a random value for a variable.
A function that does not return any values.

24. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
void swap(int&, int&);
void main()
{
int a = 10,b=20;
swap (a++,b++);
printf(”\n%d\t%d\t”,a, b);
}
void swap(int& x, int& y)
{
x+=2;
y+=3;
}
14, 24
11, 21 <——ans
10, 20
Error
25. What is the output of the following program code
#include<stdio.h>
void abc(int a[])
{
a++;
a[1]=612;
}
main()
{
char a[5];
abc(a);
printf(”%d”,a[4]);
}
100
612
Error<——ans
None of these options
26. which of the following is true about recursive function
i. it is also called circular definition
ii. it occurs when a function calls another function more than once
iii. it occurs when a statement within the function calls the function itself
iv. a recursive function cannot have a return statement within it”
i and iii<——ans
i and ii
ii and iv
i, iii and iv
27.What will happen if you assign a value to an element of an array whose subscript exceeds the size of the array?
The element will be set to 0
Nothing, its done all the time
Other data may be overwritten
Error message from the compiler

28. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int arr[2][3][2]={{{2,4},{7,8},{3,4},}, {{2,2},{2,3},{3,4}, }}; printf(”\n%d”,**(*arr+1)+2+7);
}
16 <——ans
7
11
Error
29. If int s[5] is a one dimensional array of integers, which of the following refers to the third element in the array?
*( s + 2 ) <——ans
*( s + 3 )
s + 3
s + 2

30. #include”stdio.h”
main()
{
int *p1,i=25;
void *p2;
p1=&i;
p2=&i;
p1=p2;
p2=p1;
printf(”%d”,i);
}
The output of the above code is :
Program will not compile <——ans
25
Garbage value
Address of I
31. What is the output of the following code? void main()
{
int i = 100, j = 200;
const int *p=&i;
p = &j;
printf(”%d”,*p);
}
100
200 <——ans
300
None of the above

32. void main()
{
int i=3;
int *j=&i;
clrscr();
printf(”%d%d”,++*j,*(&i));
}
What is the output of this program?
3 3
4 3 <——ans
4,address of i printed
Error:Lvalue required
33. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int arr[] = {10,20,30,40,50};
int *ptr = arr;
printf(”\n %d\t%d\t”,*ptr++,*ptr);
}
10 20
10 10<——ans
20 20
20 10

34. Which of these are reasons for using pointers?
1.To manipulate parts of an array
2.To refer to keywords such as for and if
3.To return more than one value from a function 4.To refer to particular programs more conveniently
1 & 3 <——ans
Only 1
Only 3
All of the above

35. struct num
{
int no;
char name[25];
};
void main()
{
struct num n1[]={{25,”rose”},{20,”gulmohar”}, {8,”geranium”},{11,”dahalia”}};
printf(”%d%d” ,n1[2].no,(*&n1+2)->no+1);
}
What is the output of this program?
8 8
8 9 <——ans
9 8
8 , unpredictable
36. During initializing a union

Only one member can be initialised.
All the members will be initialised. Initialisation of a union is not possible.<——ans
None of these options
37. Self referential structure is one
a. Consisting the structure in the parent structure
b. Consisting the pointer of the structure in the parent structure
Only a
Only b
Both a and b
Neither a nor b
38. Individual structure member can be initialized in the structure itself
True
False
Compiler dependent
None of these options

39. Which of the following is the feature of stack?
All operations are at one end
It cannot reuse its memory
All elements are of different data types
Any element can be accessed from it directly<——ans
40. When stacks are created
Are initially empty<——ans
Are initialized to zero
Are considered full
None of these options

41. What is time required to insert an element in a stack with linked implementation?
(1)
(log2n)<——ans
(n)
(n log2n)

42. Which of the following is the feature of stack?
All operations are at one end
It cannot reuse its memory
All elements are of different data types
Any element can be accessed from it directly<——ans
43. Time taken for addition of element in queue is
(1)
(n)
(log n)<——ans
None of these options
44. When is linear queue said to be empty ? Front==rear
Front=rear-1
Front=rear+1
Front=rear<——ans

45. When queues are created
Are initially empty<——ans
Are initialized to zero
Are considered full
None of the above

46. What would be the output of the following program?
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
printf(”\n%c”, “abcdefgh”[4]);
}
abcdefgh
d
e <——ans
error

47. Select the correct C code which will read a line of characters(terminated by a \n) from input_file into a character array called buffer. NULL terminate the buffer upon reading a \n.

int ch, loop = 0; ch = fgetc( input_file ); while( (ch != `\n`)&& (ch != EOF) ){buffer[loop] = ch; loop++; ch = fgetc(input_file );} buffer[loop] = NULL;

int ch, loop = 0; ch = fgetc( input_file ); while( (ch = “\n”)&& (ch = EOF)) { buffer[loop] = ch; loop–; ch = fgetc(]input_file ); } buffer[loop]= NULL;
int ch, loop = 0; ch = fgetc( input_file ); while( (ch <> “\n”)&& (ch != EOF) ) { buffer[loop] = ch; loop++; ch = fgetc(input_file ); } buffer[loop] = -1;
None of the above
48. What is the output of the following code ?
void main()
{
int a=0;
int b=0;
++a == 0 || ++b == 11;
printf(”\n%d,%d”,a,b);
}
0, 1
1, 1 <——ans
0, 0
1, 0

49. What is the output of the following program? #define str(x)#x
#define Xstr(x)str(x)
#define oper multiply
void main()
{
char *opername=Xstr(oper);
printf(”%s”,opername);
}
opername
Xstr
multiply <——ans
Xstr

50. What is the output of the following code ? #include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
void main()
{
char *a = “C-DAC\0\0ACTS\0\n”; printf(”%s\n”,a); }
C-DAC ACTS
ACTS
C-DAC <——ans
None of these

51. #include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
while (1)
{if (printf(”%d”,printf(”%d”)))
break;
else
continue;
}
}
The output is
Compile time error
Goes into an infinite loop
Garbage values <——ans
None of these options
52. Select the correct C statements which tests to see if input_file has opened the data file successfully.If not, print an error message and exit the program.
if( input_file == NULL ) { printf(”Unable to open file.\n”);exit(1); }

if( input_file != NULL ) { printf(”Unable to open file.\n”);exit(1); }
while( input_file = NULL ) { printf(”Unable to open file.\n”);exit(1);}
None of these options
53.The code
int i = 7;
printf(”%d\n”, i++ * i++);
prints 49
prints 56 <——ans
is compiler dependent
expression i++ * i++ is undefined
54. Recursive procedure are implemented by
Linear list
Queue
Tree
Stack<——ans

55. Which of these are reasons for using pointers?
1. To manipulate parts of an array
2. To refer to keywords such as for and if
3. To return more than one value from a function 4. To refer to particular programs more conveniently
1 & 3<——ans
only 1
only 3
None of these options

56. The expression x = 4 + 2 % -8 evaluates to -6
6
4
None of these options

57. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
main()
{
register int a=2;
printf(”\nAddress of a = %d,”, &a); printf(”\tValue of a = %d”,a);
Address of a,2 <——ans
Linker error
Compile time error
None of these options

58. What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int arr[]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6};
int i,*ptr;
for(ptr=arr+4,i =0; i<=4; i++) printf(”\n%d”,ptr[-i]);(as the 0=4,for -1 it becomes =3)
}
Error
6 5 4 3 2
0 garbage garbage garbage garbage
4 3 2 1 0 <——ans

59. Which of the following is the correct way of declaring a float pointer:
float ptr;
float *ptr; <——ans
*float ptr;
None of the above
60.If the following program (newprog) is run from the command line as:newprog 1 2 3 What would be the output of the following?
void main (int argc, char*argv[])
{
int I,j=0;
for (I=0;I<argc;I++)
j=j + atoi(argv[I]);
printf(”%d”,j);
}
123
6
123
Compilation error<——ans

Sample Placement PapCDAC ers - 1

Paper Type : General - other

C-Dac Sample quesion paper - pattern 3
Answer: 1. What is data structure?
A data structure is a way of organizing data that considers not only the items stored, but also their relationship to each other. Advance knowledge about the relationship between data items allows designing of efficient algorithms for the manipulation of data.

2. List out the areas in which data structures are applied extensively?
Compiler Design,
Operating System,
Database Management System,
Statistical analysis package,
Numerical Analysis,
Graphics,
Artificial Intelligence,
Simulation

3. What are the major data structures used in the following areas : RDBMS, Network data model & Hierarchical data model.
RDBMS – Array (i.e. Array of structures)
Network data model – Graph
Hierarchical data model – Trees

4. If you are using C language to implement the heterogeneous linked list, what pointer type will you use?
The heterogeneous linked list contains different data types in its nodes and we need a link, pointer to connect them. It is not possible to use ordinary pointers for this. So we go for void pointer. Void pointer is capable of storing pointer to any type as it is a generic pointer type.

5. Minimum number of queues needed to implement the priority queue?
Two. One queue is used for actual storing of data and another for storing priorities.

6. What is the data structures used to perform recursion?
Stack. Because of its LIFO (Last In First Out) property it remembers its ‘caller’ so knows whom to return when the function has to return. Recursion makes use of system stack for storing the return addresses of the function calls.
Every recursive function has its equivalent iterative (non-recursive) function. Even when such equivalent iterative procedures are written, explicit stack is to be used.