Types of Networks MCQs: 12 Solved PAN, LAN, MAN and WAN Questions

Types of Networks MCQs can mix geographical scope, transmission technology, device examples and network architecture, so recognising a term alone is not enough. Use the deciding cue in each stem to separate scope classes from technologies and architectures. For broader revision across Computer Networks and other core subjects, use CS Fundamentals for Exams & Placements.

Types of networks MCQs: the scope ladder to apply first

Start with the boundary in the stem. These examples are classification cues, not universal distance cutoffs.

Use PAN < LAN < MAN < WAN as a coverage mnemonic. Identify the geographical or organisational boundary, then whether the stem asks for a class, technology or architecture. Peer-to-peer versus client-server is a separate axis. Common traps include Frame Relay versus LAN technologies, reach versus speed, Bluetooth versus Wi-Fi, and a generic internetwork versus the global Internet.

LAN and MAN MCQs: names, technologies and campus scope

Question 1, HTET 2024

MAN stands for :

A. Mobile Area Network
B. MAN Area Network
C. Metro Area Network
D. Metropolitan Area Network

Answer: D. Metropolitan Area Network

MAN expands to Metropolitan Area Network, not the plausible-sounding “Metro Area Network.” It commonly connects multiple local networks across a metropolitan area.

Question 2, DSSSB 2018

Which of the following is not a LAN technology?

A. Fiber Distributed Data Interface
B. Token Ring
C. Ethernet
D. Frame Relay

Answer: D. Frame Relay

Ethernet, Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface are LAN technologies; Frame Relay is a packet-switched WAN technology. The question tests the technology family, not merely the physical size of one installation.

Question 3, DSSSB TGT Shift 1 2021

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

I. Metropolitan area network is a collection of Local area network .
II. Metropolitan area network support both data and voices transmission.

A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor I

Answer: C. Both I and II

Statement I is true because a MAN can interconnect multiple LANs across a metropolitan area. Statement II is also true because that infrastructure can carry both data and voice traffic. Since both statements hold, option C is correct.

Question 4, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 2023

Garuda Skill Education has set up their new skill training campus in a place near Pune. campus has three close by buildings connected with each other using CAT6 cable. Which type of network is established in the campus?

A. PAN
B. MAN
C. LAN
D. WAN

Answer: C. LAN

Three close-by buildings on one CAT6-linked campus remain within one local boundary: a LAN. Being near Pune does not make it city-wide or a MAN. Continue the wider subject in CS Fundamentals for Placements by Sanchit Sir.

LAN and WAN MCQs: reach, speed and the Internet

Geographical reach defines the class. Speed varies with distance, infrastructure and hops, so no LAN or WAN has one fixed speed.

Question 5, DSSSB 2021

Which statements are true about Wide Area Network (WAN)?
 I. Covers wide geographical area
 II. Communication takes place by way of satellites, microwaves
 III. Relatively faster than local area network

A. I and II
B. only II
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

Answer: A. I and II

I is true because a WAN spans a wide geographical area. II is accepted because satellite or microwave links are possible, not mandatory, long-distance media. III reverses the usual comparison: LANs generally offer lower latency and higher local throughput.

Question 6, DSSSB TGT Shift 5 2021

Which statements are true about Local Area Network (LAN)?
 I. Communication takes place by way of satellites, microwave
 II. Faster than wide area network
 III. Covers limited area

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

Answer: B. II and III

I is false because typical LANs use local wired or short-range wireless links. II is true because local communication is normally faster than WAN communication; III because a LAN covers a limited area.

Question 7, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 2023

Internet is an example of:

A. LAN
B. WAN
C. PAN
D. MAN

Answer: B. WAN

The Internet spans countries and continents, so WAN fits among these classes. Next, solve Subnetting MCQs: 12 Solved IP Addressing Questions.

PAN and wireless-network MCQs: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi cues

The four network classes describe scope, while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi name technologies. A technology can operate within a scope, but it is not another rung.

Question 8, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 2019

Which of the following is the smallest network that may include Bluetooth-enabled or infrared-enabled devices?

A. PAN (Personal Area Network)
B. LAN (Local Area Network)
C. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
D. WAN (Wide Area Network)

Answer: A. PAN (Personal Area Network)

Devices gathered around one person give the decisive PAN cue. A phone, laptop and Bluetooth earbuds around one person form a PAN. A building-wide network would fit the larger LAN scope.

Question 9, UGC NET October 2020

Consider the following incomplete sentence :
Wi-Fi is short for Wireless Fidelity and it is a set of ________ for using short range ________ to allow computing ________ to connect to a LAN or to the Internet.
Complete the above sentence by choosing the correct words in order from the following list :
(A) Standards
 (B) Waves
 (C) Devices
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A. (C), (B), (A)
B. (C), (A), (B)
C. (A), (C), (B)
D. (A), (B), (C)

Answer: D. (A), (B), (C)

Fill the blanks mechanically: a set of standards, using short range waves, allowing computing devices to connect. The sequence is (A), (B), (C). This is the sentence's intended matching exercise, not a claim about the history of the Wi-Fi name.

Network architecture MCQs: peer-to-peer and internetworks

Peer-to-peer versus client-server classifies machine roles. An internet or internetwork connects distinct networks. Neither replaces PAN, LAN, MAN or WAN as a scope classification.

Question 10, UGC NET November 2020

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : In peer-to-peer network, there is no central server instead each computer can act as a server as well as a client.
Statement II : LAN is a computer network created for individual person.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false

Statement I is true because a peer-to-peer network has no dedicated central server, and each computer can provide and request resources. Statement II is false because one person's nearby devices form a PAN. A LAN covers a local area such as a home, office or school.

Question 11, MPPSC 2025

An interconnected set of networks, from a user's point of view, may appear simply as a larger network. However, if each of the constituent network retains its identity, and special mechanisms are needed for communicating across multiple networks, then the entire configuration is often referred to as an

A. Local Area Network (LAN) 
B. Internet (i)
C. Intranet (I)
D.  Extranet (E)

Answer: B. Internet (i)

The option means a lower-case internet, or internetwork. It connects distinct networks that retain their identities, using routers or similar cross-network mechanisms. This generic term is not limited to the public global Internet. For structured Computer Networks study, use GATE Guidance by Sanchit Sir.

Types of networks coverage-order MCQ: solve the labels before the options

For an increasing-order question, first solve the concept ladder and only then substitute the labels. “Increasing” means smallest geographical coverage first.

Question 12, UGC NET January 2026

Arrange the following in increasing order in terms of their coverage:
 A. PAN
 B. MAN
 C. WAN
 D. LAN

A. D, B, A, C
B. A, B, D, C
C. A, D, B, C
D. B, A, D, C

Answer: C. A, D, B, C

Write the concept ladder first: PAN < LAN < MAN < WAN. The question labels are A = PAN, D = LAN, B = MAN and C = WAN. Substitution gives A < D < B < C, so the increasing order is A, D, B, C, which is option C.

Types of networks MCQs: exam traps and the next practice step

Keep four corrections ready: coverage class is not the same as technology; a campus can contain several buildings and still be a LAN; wide reach does not imply higher speed; peer-to-peer describes machine roles, not geographical scope. Redo these 12 and write one cue beside each stem: personal, local, city, wide, technology or architecture. Then practise with TCP and UDP MCQs: 12 Solved Transport Layer Questions