PROPOSED KEY ANSWERS

FOR THE COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION CONDUCTED

FOR THE POSTS OF TYPIST, TELEPHONE OPERATOR,
CASHIER AND XEROX OPERATOR
IN THE MADRAS HIGH COURT SERVICE

(Notification No.2/2024, dated 15.01.2024)

The proposed key answers marked in the Question Booklet

(E1-Series), for the Common Written Examination for the posts of Typist,
Telephone Operator, Cashier and Xerox Operator in the Madras High
Court Service conducted on 05.05.2024 (Sunday) are hosted herewith.

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be sent by the candidates to the Registrar (Recruitment), High Court,
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Dated: 07.05.2024 Sd/-XXX

Place: Chennai. Registrar (Recruitment)
 MHCTY 24 Booklet Series:
E1
Booklet No. Registration No.
46217
Time: 150 Minutes (2% Hours) Total Marks: 125

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 PART — A
Find out the correct word to fit in the blank from the confusable words.

I am going to down for an hour.

(A) lay lie

(C) laid (D) laying

Pick out the correct preposition word from the options to fill in the given
sentence.

We go to school Mondays, but not on Sunday.

(A) at 0 on
(C) by (D) in

Find the apt antonym meaning for the word Groan.

0 an utterance expressing pain (B) an utterance expressing jor

(D) an utterance expressing delight
(C) an utterance expressing fear

Fill in the blank with the correct word that conveys the correct meaning of
the sentence :

The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the

(A) sae (B) see

sea (D) none of the above

Fill in the blank with the correct compound word from the given options:

Never wait for an 'alarm' to wake you up.

(A) watch (B) time

clock (D) second

6. Choose the best conditional clause:

Will it be all right if I a friend tonight?

(A) had brought bring

(C) brought (D) bringing

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7. Join the sentence using the correct option to frame a 'Relative Pronoun'
sentence.
Give me a pen to write a letter. It was gifted to you on your birthday.
(A) whose which
(C) who (D) whom

8. Expand the abbreviated word 'ITT' from the given options:

(A) Indian Institute of Teaching
(B) Indian Institution of Training
Indian Institute of Techn9logy
(D) International Institute ofTechnology

9. Pick out the correct sentence form from the given options:
(A) I get everyday at 6 a.m. (B) I am getting up everyday at 6 a.m.
40 I get up everyday at 6 a.m. (D) I got up everyday at 6 a.m:• 3

10. Complete the following sentence using appropriate preposition from the
options :
He discussed the problem his parents.
with (B) to
(C) for (D) at

11. Choose the right 'Determiner' to complete the sentence:

There isn't traffic on Sundays.
(A) many 4Y much
(C) more (D) any

12. Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector from the
given options :
he is ninety years old, he is in the pink of health.
(A) when (B) since
(C) otherwise
0 though

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13. Complete the following sentence using the noun form from the given options:

It is very difficult to work with so many

(A) distract (B) disturb

distractions (D) disturbing

14. Choose the correct conjunction word to fill in the sentence:

Get ready soon you will miss the bus.

(A) and (B) •but

or (D) than

15. Pick out the correct synonym for the word 'courage'.

valour (B) timid

(C) strong (D) frail

16. Find the apt synonym word for 'Centuries':

(A) a period of several ten years

(B) a period of several two hundred years

a period of several hundred years

(D) a period of several five hundred years

17. Find the plural form for the word furniture from the options:

(A) furnitures furniture

(C) furinture (D) furnituress

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 Complete the following sentence using appropriate confusable words from the
options:

The gas prices continue to

rise (B) raise

(C) rising (D) raised

Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given:

The captain and the co-pilot sit in the

Or'
.(A) call light (B) run way
0 cockpit (D) boarding pass

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb:

Mathematics a branch of study.

are (B) was

is (D) were

Choose the correct conjunction from the options:

Everyone likes him he is very helpful.

(A) for (B) since

because (D) though

Find the synonym for the word 'nap' from the options:

(A) to sleep for a long time to sleep for a short period'of time
(C) to sleep the whole day (D) to sleep the whole night

Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate prepositional phrase from
the given options :

The trial was conducted the procedure of law.

in accordance with (B) due to

(C) despite of (D) in addition to

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 Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.

•rice in this supermarket is good.

(A) A The

(C) An (D) No article •

Choose the alternative that is the opposite to the word in capitals.

CONCENTRATE

(A) prevent (B) complete

0 distract (D) continue

Choose the appropriate expansion from the given alternatives.

PAN

(A) Public Account Number (B) Post Account Number

Permanent Account Number (D) Private Account Number

Choose the relative pronoun from the given sentence.

This is Varun father is an architect.

(A) who (B) whom

0 whose (D) which

Choose the right modal to fill in the blank:

When she was eighteen, she run fast.

could •(B) should

(C) may (D) might

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 The deer runs than the Ostrich.
(A) fast faster
(C) more fast (D) fastest

Find the part of speech for the word given below from the options :•
Hard

(A) noun (B) verb

(C) adverb adjective

Form the appropriate compound word with the options given below and fill in
the blank:
The patients were asked to sit in the room until the doctor
arrived.

(A) cleaning (B) house

0 waiting (D) walk

Fill in the blank using the right option:

late a of grapes.

(A) group bunch

(C) dozen (D) basket

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition from the options:

The soldier left the house sunrise.
(A) on J before
(C) in (D) about

Choose the right meaning for the given idiom:

At a snail's pace.

(A) completely happy (B) easy walk

moving very slowly (D) movement of a snail

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35. Fill in the blank with the correct tense from the options given:

The train before he reached the station.

(A) was left 0 had left

(C) have left (D) have been left

36. Choose the right conjunction to fill in the blank from the options given:

Shekar is intelligent careless.

(A) and 0 but

(C) than (D) or

37. Choose the right option to complete the sentence:

Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to

(:31 back out (B) back in

(C) back at (D) back up

38. Choose the right word for the given sentence:

An assembly of listeners.

(A) spectators (B) listeners

(C) mob 0 audience

39. Choose the correct abbreviation for the following:

CBI

(A) Central Bureau of Information

(B) Center Bureau of Investigation

Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) Central Beero of Investigation

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40. Fill in the blank by choosing correct prefix to the words given in the sentence:

It is legal to cut sandalwood trees.

(A) un ®il
(C) mis (D) dis

41. Pick the word that means 'trimming a plant'.

(A) chiming 0 pruning

(C) dizzy (D) drenching

42. Pick the right word for the space in the sentence:

a long distance, I felt tired.

(A) Walked (B) Walk

(C) Walking Having walked

43. Pickout the correct sentence from the options given below.

My elder sister is six feet tall

My elder sister is six feet long
My elder sister is six feet high
My elder sister is six feet big.

44. Choose the right expansion for the acronym :-

SIM

(A) Subscriber Identity Model (B) Subscriber Identification Model

(C) Subscriber Identity Module Subscriber Identification Module

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 Supply the missing link for the following sentence:
The dog followed him he went.

(A) whether (B) whence

0 wherever (D) where

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

The rain completely our day.

spoilt (B) is spoiling

(C) is spoilt (D) was spoilt

Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given
below :-
Dixie was feeling very exhausted.

joy (B) wounded

tired (D) rejoiced

Pick the right meaning for the Idiom 'the lion's share'.

(A) watching carefully (B) extremely angry

(C) moving very slowly the biggest part

Complete the given sentence using the right word from the options given
below:
Deserts are the places on Earth.

(A) more hotter (B)hotter

(C) most hottest c) hottest
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below :- -
at the blue bird in the tree.

0 look (B) see

(C) watch (D) none of the above

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 PART — B
A great industrial centre situated near the river Thames in England

London (B) Kaaba

(C) Liverpool (D) Sydney

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(C) eS1Guer661) (D)

In India the judges of Supreme Court are appointed by

(A) The Prime Minister

The President

The Vice President

The Chief Justice

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61/2•- Which is the Eighth member of SAARC?

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(A) Sri Lanka (B) Maldives

Afghanistan (D) Bhutan

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54. Swine Flu is caused by

Rubella virus
Rhino virus
H1N1 virus
(D) Alpha virus

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55. The national fruit which is common for Phillipines, Pakistan and India is

(A) Banana (B) Fig

0 Mango (D) Jack

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56. The greatest number which can divide 1356, 1868 and 2764 leaving the same
remainder 12 in each case is

0 64 (B) 124
(C) 156 (D) 260

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(C) 156 (D) 260

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 A cyclist covers a distance of 5 kms, 3 kms, 2 kms at the speed of 8 kmph,
3 kmph, 2.5 kmph respectively, then his average speed is

(A) 5 kmph 0 5.4 kmph

(C) 4.4 kmph (D) 5.5 kmph

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(C) 4.4 All/woofl (D) 5.5,0LS/wail

P and Q can do a piece of work in 20 days and 30 days respectively. They

started the work together and Q left after some days of work and P finished
the remaining work in 5 days. After how many days from the start did
Q leave?

(A) 5 9
(C) 7 (D) 8

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(A) 5 (B) 9

(C) 7 (D) 8

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59. Which smallest number should be added to 14456 so that the sum is
completely divisible by 6?

(A) 4 (B) 3

(C) 2 1

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(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1

The• least number which is a perfect square and is divisible by each of the
numbers 16, 20 and 24 is

(A) 1600 3600

(C) 6400 (D) 14400

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(C) 6400 (D) 14400

A man goes 18 m due East and 24 m due North. Find the distance of hiS
current position from the starting point?

(A) 36 m (B) 40 m

30m (D) 35 m

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(A) 36 uS (B) 40 LS

(C) 30 uS (D) 35L

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 A positive integer when divided by 88 gives the remainder 67. What will be
the remainder when the same number is divided by 11?
(B) 6
(D) 5

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(C) 1 (D) 5

Find the next term in the series.

12, —20, 30, —42,

56 (B) —56
(C) 72 (D) —72
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12, —20, 30, —42,

(A) 56 (B) —56

(C) 72 (D) —72

Pani needs 4 hours to complete a work. His friend Yuvan needs 6 hours to
complete same work. How long will it take to complete work together?
(A) 2 hr 15 min (B) 2 hr 20 min
0 2 hr 24 min (D) 2 hr 25 min

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(C) 2 wfl 24 OuSl (D) 2 wes61 25 06

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65. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the
numbers, the ratio becomes 4: 5. Find the numbers.

(A) 30, 36 0 40, 48

(C) 50, 60 (D) 60,72

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(C) 50, 60 (D) 60, 72

Five years ago, a man was seven times as old as his son. Five years after, the
man will be four times as old as his son. Find the present age of son.

(A) 25 (B) 22
(C) 19 © 15

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(C) 19 (D) 15

If 20 men can build a wall 56 m long in 6 days, what length of a similar wall
can be build by 35 men in 3 days?

(A) 36m (B) 45m

0 49m (D) 54m

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(A) 36u (B) 451

(C) 49LB (D) 54 LE

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 317
A man ,performs of the total journey by rail, by bus and the remaining
5 20
6.5 km on foot. His total journey is

(A) 65 km (B) 100 km

(C) 120 km 0 130 km

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(C) 120 ED.LIS (D) 130 6g1.6

A man sitting in a train which is travelling at 50 kmph observes that a goods

train, travelling in opposite direction, takes 9 sec to pass him. If the goods
train is 280 m long, find its speed

(A) 56 kmph

62 kmph

112 kmph

72 kmph

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10. The heights of two right circular cones are in the ratio 1 : 2 and the perimeters
of their base are in the ratio 3: 4. Find the ratio of their volumes

(A) 8 : 24 (B) 9 : 29
9 : 32 (D) 8 : 32

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(C) 9 : 32 (D) 8 : 32

71. Find the missing term.

5 21 51

16 109 2 22 53 19 17 9 48

6 15 13

(A) 17 (B) 51
(D) 125
Q 25

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16 109 2 22 53 19 17 48

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(A) 11 (B) 51
(C) 25 (D) 125

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 0.

• 72. Find the next term

999, 730, 511, 314, 215,

(A) 125 (B) 110
126 (D) 102
P_Dp:J6ou arrain-6.

999, 730, 511, 314, 215,

(A) 125 (B) •110
(C) 126 (D) 102

In the following series one term is wrong. Find the wrong term

126, 135, 144, 216, 154, 801

(A) 135 (B) 216
0 154 (D) 801
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126, 135, 144, 216, 154, 801

(A) 135 •(B) . 216
(C) 154 (D) 801

A man started walking West. He turned right, then right again and finally
turned left. Towards which direction was he walking now?
(A) North South
(C) East (D) West
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 Find x

322 —x3 =83 +132

(A) 6 (B) 8

(D) 5
7

x 6-isr wLJU !TUC 6.

322 —x3 = 83 +13'

(A) 6 (B) 8

(C) 7 (D) 5

Simplify : 24 + 2 x 8 + 2 —I

(A) 30 (B) 40

31 (D) 103

6F-05E665 : 24 + 2 x 8 + 2 — 1

(A) 30 (B) 40

(C) 31 (D) 103

If 1600 is divided among A and B in the ratio 3: 5 then, B's share is

(A) 480 (B) 800

1000 (D) 200

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(A) 480 (B) 800

(C) 1000 (D) 200

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78. The data collected by someone else is called

(A) Primary data

Secondary data

Organizing data

Raw data

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19. Which of the following rational numbers is the greatest?

—17 —13
, (B)
24 16

7
(C) (D) 31

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(A) —17
24

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80. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 50% and the denominator is
3
decreased by 20%, then it becomes - . Find the original fraction
5
8
25
15
(C)
25
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15 2
(C) (D)
25 5-
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81. In the figure, find AIR

(A) 20 ft 28 ft
(C) 40 ft (D) 32 ft

uL_OG-i) AR at arraus

(A) 20
(C) 40 .1111_

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 The capacity of a water tank of dimensions 10 mx5mx 1.5 m is

(A) 75 litres (B) 750 litres

(C) 7500 litres 75000 litres

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(A) 75 GOLLjr 750 6-19Li_rr

(C)- 7500 1S LLft (D) 75000 GoLt_jr

The mean of the square of first 11 natural numbers is

(A) 26 46
(C) 48 (D) 52

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(C) 48 (D) 52

The six faces of the dice are called equally likely if the dice is

(A) Small

Fair
Six-faced
Round

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85. Find the number of terms in the A.P. 3, 6, 9, 12....., 111.

37 (B) 38

(C) 35 (D) 34

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(A) 37 (B) 38

(C) 35 (D) 34

86. Which of the following States in India has two capitals?

Himachal Pradesh

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

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87. Which type of soil occupies large area in India?

(A) Red Soil (B) Black Soil

(C) Sandy Soil Alluvial Soil

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 The Central Food Technological Research Institute is in
(A) Delhi Mysore
(C) Bangalore (D) Chennai

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(C) QuitafVr (D) GeFdrcoar

Which metal was first discovered by the Indus people?

(A) Tin (B) Gold

0 Silver (D) Carlinean

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90. The Manchester of South India is

Sivalcasi

Chennai

Kancheepurm
Coimbatore

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 91. The back bone of our country is

Transport
Industries
Agriculture
(D) Trade and Commerce

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92. The last Mauryan king was

(4) Asoka (B) Mahendra

Brahadrath (D) Chandragupta

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93. The First Five Year Plan of India was launched in

(A) 1947 1951

a)
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(A) Haematite (B) Cargolite
Bauxite (D) Feldspar
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Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
Vitamin K

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96. Which one of the following is a non communicable disease?

(A) AIDS 1 Diabetes
(C) Cholera (D) Tuberculosis
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97. Which of the following organisms has no blood but respires?

(A) Cockroach

(B) Earthworm

0 Hydra

(D) Fish

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New York (B) India

(C) Russia (D) China

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99. Who invented the calculator?

(A) Newton Pascal

(C) Edison (D) Aristotle

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100. Which bank is called as the Bankers Bank of India?

0 Reserve Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

State Bank of India

ICICI Bank

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101. Tsunami is a word in which language?

(A) Hindi (B) Urdu "

Japanese (D) French

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102. What is the name of the planet with the shortest day?

(A) Jupiter (B) Mars

Mercury (D) Venus

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(C) 1-1051 (D) QGuth

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103. If X is brother of son of Y's son, then how is X related to Y?

(A) Brother (B) Cousin

0 Grandson (D) Son

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faces towards west, then who faces towards south?

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0 Inside (B) Outside

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106. Name the volatile memory
(A) ROM (B) PROM
(DRAM (D) EPROM
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(A) ROM (B) PROM
(C) RAM (D) EPROM

When a system restarts which type of booting is used?

Warm booting (B) Cold booting
(C) Touch boot (D) Real boot
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(C) Qprr@ Clprri_Zumb (D) Qwuj

Which refers to the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU?

(A) Byte (B) Nibble
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How many bytes does 1 kilobyte contain?

(A) 1000 (B) 8
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110. Which gate is called as the logical converter?

(A) AND (B) OR

0 NOT (D) XNOR

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111. Which of the following is said to be the brain of a computer?

Input device
Output device
Memory device
Microprocessor

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112. Which is the fastest memory?

(A) Hard Disc (B) Main memory

Cache memory '(5) Blue-Ray disc

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113. Operating system is a

(A) Application software (B) Hardware

System software (D) Component

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114. Which of the following operating systems support mobile devices?

(A) Windows 7 (B) Linux

(C) BOSS iOS

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115. Interactive operating system provides

Graphics User Interface (GUI)

Data Distribution

Security Management

Real Time Processing

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 The shortcut key used to rename file in windows
F2 (B) F4
(C) F5 (D) F6

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(C) F5 (D) F6

Which is the default folder for many windows applications to save your file?

0 My document (B) My pictures

(C) Document and settings (D) My Computer

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(C) Document and settings ,(D) My Computer

e-commerce means
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(C) electric data exchange (D) electronic commercialization

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(A) Scam Spam

(C) Fraud (D) Spoofing

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120. A computer network security that monitors and controls incoming and
outgoing traffic is .•-
...I
(A) Cookies (B) Virus
Firewall (D) Worms
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121. The process of converting cipher text to plain text is called

(A) Encryption
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122. To select a Entire document

(A) Ctrl + C (B) Ctrl + D
0 Ctrl + A (D) Ctrl + V
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123. Which of the following is an audio file format?
MP3 (B) AVI
(C) MPEG (D) PNG

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(A) MP3 (B) AVI
(C) MPEG (D) PNG

124. Which one of the following is not the social media?

0 Gmail (B) Facebook
(C) Twitter (D) Linkedin

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125. refers to a payment made from one bank account to another' bank
account using electronic methods.

0 Electronic payment
Direct payment
Indirect payment
None of the above

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 7. Each question has four responses 0 , @, 0 and 0. Candidates have to select ONLY ONE
correct answer and shade without fail with Blue or Black Ball point pen in the OMR Answer
Sheet. In case the candidates feel that there is more than one correct answer, only the answer
which is considered to be the most appropriate shall be shaded. In any case, choose only one
answer for each question. (i.e), if® is the correct answer, candidates have to shade as follows :

0•©
Candidates should not remove or tear off any sheet from the Question Booklet. They are not
allowed to take the Question Booklet and the OMR Answer Sheet out of the Examination Hall
during the time of examination. They are permitted to take the Question Booklet only after
the Examination is completed.

Do not write anything in the Question Booklet, except in the space provided for Rough work.

Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will. render the candidates liable for
action or penalty as the High Court may decide at their discretion.

Using Whitener / Blade / Eraser or any kind of tampering to change the answers in the
OMR answer sheet will lead to invalidation.

Part 'B' is set in both English and Tamil. If there is any inconsistency between
English and Tamil version, English version shall prevail.

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