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  1. Section A | English: Vocabulary, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Preposition, Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Articles, Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing), Verbal Analogy (Word Based Analogy)
  2. Section A | Quant Aptitude: Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Mixture and Alligation, Permutation and Combination, Number System, HCF LCM, Sequence and Series (Series), Speed Time and Distance, Arithmetic, Algebra, Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Average, Age Problems, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Time and Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Mensuration and Geometry, Probability, Pipe and Cistern
  3. Section A | Reasoning: Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Coding Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Calendar, Clock, Blood Relations, Directions (Direction Test), Seating Arrangements, Ranking, Order and Sequence, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles)
  4. Section B | C Programming: C Programming by Yash Sir, Coding Questions by Yash Sir
  5. Section B | Data Structures: Algorithm Analysis, Greedy Algorithms, Time Complexity Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs
  6. Section B | OOP (C++): Object Oriented Programming (OOPS), Programming in C++
  7. Section B | OS: Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Deadlock, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling, File Management, Windows OS
  8. Section B | Networking: Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics
  9. Section B | AI & Big Data Basics: AI & ML by Arun Sir, Big Data Systems
  10. Section C | Digital Electronics: Digital Systems & Boolean Basics, Logic Gates & Hardware, Boolean Expression, Boolean Minimization, Combinational Circuit, Sequential Circuits, Number System, Number Representation, Analog-Digital Conversion
  11. Section A, C | Comp. Fundamentals, COA: Basics of COA, Floating Point Rep, Cache Memory Organization, Input Output Organisation, Pipelining, Instr Formats & Modes, Control Unit Design, Register Transfer and Microoperations, Multiprocessors, Programming the Basic Computer
  12. MOCK TEST:
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The video features an educational lecture by Sanchit Jain from Knowledge Gate regarding operating system process states. The central question displayed on the screen asks to identify the specific characteristic of a task currently in a "blocked state". The instructor systematically evaluates four multiple-choice options to determine the correct definition. He begins by analyzing the term "blocked state" and proceeds to eliminate incorrect options based on standard OS process management principles. He explicitly marks options (a), (b), and (c) as incorrect through visual cues. Finally, he identifies option (d) as the correct answer, explaining that a blocked task is waiting for resources.

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    The instructor introduces the question "A task in a blocked state" and underlines the key phrase "blocked state". He reads through four options: (a) is executable, (b) is running, (c) must still be placed in the run queues, and (d) is waiting for some temporarily unavailable resources. He uses red digital ink to cross out options (a), (b), and (c) sequentially, indicating they are false. He concludes by underlining option (d) and placing checkmarks next to it, confirming that a blocked task waits for temporarily unavailable resources.

The lesson progresses from identifying the core concept of a blocked process to eliminating distractors. By visually crossing out options that describe active or ready states, the instructor reinforces the definition of a blocked state as a passive waiting state for resources. This visual elimination process helps students distinguish between running, ready, and blocked states.

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