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Basics

Official curriculum roadmap, subject/topic distribution, negative marking rules, pacing guidelines, and solved sample questions.

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78 MCQs
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📊 Question Pool Structure
78 MCQs across fundamental, intermediate, and advanced concept tiers.
⚡ Recommended Pacing
45 to 60 seconds per MCQ. Flag complex problems and preserve 10 minutes for final revision.
⚖️ Scoring & Negative Marking
+1 mark per correct answer. In competitive tests with negative marking, -0.25 applies for incorrect guesses.

💡 Strategic Preparation & Exam Hall Guidelines

To maximize your score on Basics, candidates are advised to follow a structured three-pass approach. In the First Pass, solve all direct recall and formula-based questions within 30 seconds each to secure foundational marks. In the Second Pass, tackle multi-step analytical and quantitative reasoning problems. In the Third Pass, review marked questions and verify calculations.

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Sample Question 1
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
Expert systems are part of the general area of research known as
A AI
B ES
C STUDENT
D RAND
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: A - AI
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the broad field that encompasses the development of expert systems.
Sample Question 2
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
In the future, users of a computer system may identify themselves by entering a:
A Hard print
B Soft print
C Voice print
D Digital
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: C - Voice print
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Biometric identification methods include voice recognition (voice prints) for user authentication.
Sample Question 3
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
The most prominent system in the retail sales industry is the ________ system:
A POS (point-of-scale)
B COBOL
C ACM
D PC/XT
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: A - POS (point-of-scale)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Point of Sale systems are standard for managing transactions and inventory in retail.
Sample Question 4
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
The integration of the computer with manufacturing is called CIM or
A CAM
B CAD
C Computer manufacturing
D All the above
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: C - Computer manufacturing
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) refers to the full automation of a manufacturing facility.
Sample Question 5
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
A ________ purpose computer is designed for a specific application:
A Special
B Analog
C Hybrid
D Digital
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: A - Special
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Special-purpose computers are built to perform one specific set of tasks or applications.
Sample Question 6
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
Actuarial accounting system is associated with the ________ industry:
A Insurance
B Reliable
C Consistent
D Exhaustive
E None of the above
✓ Correct Answer: A - Insurance
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Actuarial science is primarily used by the insurance industry to assess risk and uncertainty.
Sample Question 7
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
The process of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called:
A Duping
B Booting
C Padding
D All of above
✓ Correct Answer: B - Booting
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Booting loads the OS.
Sample Question 8
Basics Hard • Computer Aptitude Test
In the third Generation of computers:
A Distributed data processing first became popular
B An operating system was first developed
C High level procedural language were- first used
D Online real time systems first become popular
✓ Correct Answer: D - Online real time systems first become popular
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
The third generation of computers (roughly 1964–1971) was defined by the introduction of Integrated Circuits (ICs). This massive jump in processing speed and memory management allowed computers to handle multiple tasks simultaneously through timesharing, which made online, real-time operating systems widely popular and commercialized for the first time.
Sample Question 9
Basics Medium • Computer Aptitude Test
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of:
A Speed
B Accuracy
C Reliability
D Cost
✓ Correct Answer: B - Accuracy
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
While digital computers are precise, analog computers deal with continuous variables which can offer direct physical accuracy.
Sample Question 10
Basics Medium • Computer Aptitude Test
FORTRAN is:
A File Translation
B Format Translation
C Formula Translation
D Floppy Translation
✓ Correct Answer: C - Formula Translation
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
FORTRAN is a high-level programming language developed by IBM for numeric and scientific computing.
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