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Computer Science · 93 of 95 questions publicly available
Held on: 2024-01-07
Sections: Part A · Discipline, Part B · Aptitude
Question 68 Q57749
Temporarily renting the capacity to handle spikes in load is called
- A.
Cloud sharing
- B.
Cloud computing
- C.
Cloud bursting
- D.
Cloud loading
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 75 Q57750
CAPTCHA is used to provide protection from
- A.
Zero day attack
- B.
Buffer overflow
- C.
Automated scripted attack
- D.
Man in the middle attack
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 1 Q56979
Find the minimum spanning distance and the corresponding number of edges for the following graph

- A.
10, 3
- B.
11 ,4
- C.
15, 4
- D.
28, 7
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 2 Q56981
Match the following:
(A) Floyd Warshall | (i) shortest path between two vertices |
(B) Dijkstra | (ii) single source shortest path |
(C) Kruskal's | (iii) Minimum spanning tree |
(D) Bellman ford | (iv) solving all pair shortest path |
- A.
(A)-(iii), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(i)
- B.
(A)-(iv), (B)-(i), (C)-(iii), (D)-(ii)
- C.
(A)-(i), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iii), (D)-(iv)
- D.
(A)-(ii), (B)-(iii), (C)-(i), (D)-(iv)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 3 Q57756
Time complexity to find the diameter of a binary tree having n nodes is
- A.
O(n2)
- B.
O(n)
- C.
O(1)
- D.
O(logn)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 4 Q57767
The preorder traversal of a binary search tree is (10, 5, 1, 7, 40, 50). The postorder traversal is
- A.
(1, 5, 7, 10, 40, 50)
- B.
(50, 40, 10, 7, 5, 1)
- C.
(1, 7, 5, 10, 40, 50)
- D.
(1, 7, 5, 50, 40, 10)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 5 Q57769
What is the minimum number of arithmetic operations required to evaluate the expression f(z) = 8z3 + 3z + 12?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
3
- D.
6
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 6 Q57658
Maximum number of Simple graphs possible with n vertices
- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 7 Q57660
Consider the NFA with epsilon-transitions below, which is meant to accept strings corresponding to a lexical token id. Here the token digit corresponds to the extended regular expression [0-9] and letter corresponds to [a−zA−Z]. In the diagram, a small incoming edge indicates a start state while a double circle indicates a final state.
Which of the following extended regular expressions corresponds to the token id?

- A.
letter (letter | digit)*
- B.
(letter I digit)* letter
- C.
(letter | digit)*
- D.
letter (letter* | digit*)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 8 Q56903
Consider the context-free grammar G below for arithmetic expressions :
E→E+E|E×E| id
Which of the following statements is TRUE:
- A.
The string "id +id×id " has no parse tree according to G
- B.
The string "id +id× id" has only one parse tree according to G
- C.
The string "id +id×id " has exactly two parse trees according to G
- D.
The string "id +id×id " has more than two parse trees according to G
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 9 Q56905
Which of the following heap memory E allocation strategies is likely to exploit spatial locality of memory accesses in a program, the most?
- A.
Best Fit
- B.
First Fit
- C.
Next Fit
- D.
Last Fit
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 10 Q56985
Which sequence below best describes the order in which the phases of a compiler typically work?
- A.
Syntax analysis, lexical analysis, χ semantic analysis, code optimization, intermediate code generation
- B.
Lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, code optimization, intermediate code generation
- C.
Syntax analysis, lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, syntax analysis,intermediate code generation, code optimization
- D.
Lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, intermediate code generation, code optimization
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 11 Q56989
In the context of parsing techniques, LL(1) refers to:
- A.
Grammars that parse the input from left to right, produce a rightmost derivation, with a lookahead of 1 symbol.
- B.
Grammars that parse the input from left to right, produce a leftmost derivation, with a lookahead of 1 symbol.
- C.
Grammars that parse the input from left to right, and backtrack at most once.
- D.
Grammars that parse the input from right to left, produce a leftmost derivation, and backtrack at most once.
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 12 Q57773
A host in one organisation is connected to a host in another organisation by a 1 Gbps link with a 25 ms round-trip time. The network administrator sets the packet size to 1000 bytes to transfer large files. Assuming ACK packets have no impact, what window size (in packets) is the smallest listed choice that achieves at least 96% channel utilisation?
- A.
2000 packets
- B.
2400 packets
- C.
3000 packets
- D.
4000 packets
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 13 Q57775
In a computer network using CSMA/CD, the minimum frame size for data transfer is 1500 bytes. What will be the data transfer speed in this network over 1 Km cable, if the signal speed in the cable is 250000 Km/sec and no repeaters are used in this network?
- A.
1 Gbps
- B.
100 Mbps
- C.
500 Mbps
- D.
1.5 Gbps
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 14 Q57661
For internal data communication through a computer network, a 5-layer protocol hierarchy is proposed. Applications used in this network generate 270-byte messages. At each layer, a 6-byte header is added. What fraction of network bandwidth (in %) is wasted due to headers?
- A.
5%
- B.
20%
- C.
10%
- D.
15%
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 15 Q57684
Match the following :

- A.
(i) - (S), (ii) - (R), (iii) - (P), (iv) - (Q)
- B.
(S), (ii) −(R), (iii) −(Q), (iv) - (P)
- C.
(i) - (R), (ii) - (S), (iii) - (P), (iv) - (Q)
- D.
(i) −(R), (ii) −(Q), (iii) −(P), (iv) - (S)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 16 Q56918
Which of the following is true?
- A.
Both Parity and Cyclic Redundancy Check are error correcting codes
- B.
Both Parity and Low Density Parity Check Code are error correcting codes
- C.
Both Reed-Solomon code and Low Density Parity Check Code are error correcting codes
- D.
Both Cyclic Redundancy Check and Low Density Parity Check Code are error correcting codes
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 17 Q56913
In Reverse Polish notation, the expression A∗B+C∗D is written as:
- A.
AB∗CD∗+
- B.
A∗BCD∗+
- C.
AB∗CD+∗
- D.
A∗B∗CD+
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 18 Q56914
In a vectored interrupt, which statement describes how the processor identifies the interrupt service routine (ISR)?
- A.
The branch address is assigned to a fixed location in memory
- B.
The interrupting source supplies the branch information to the processor
- C.
The branch address is obtained from a register in the processor
- D.
None of these
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 19 Q56992
For a given finite number of instructions to be executed, which architecture of the processor provides fastest execution?
- A.
ANSA – Advanced Network Systems Architecture
- B.
Super-scalar
- C.
ISA – Instruction Set Architecture
- D.
All of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 20 Q57004
An instruction pipeline can be implemented by means of
- A.
LIFO buffer
- B.
FIFO buffer
- C.
Stack
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 21 Q57007
The operation executed on data stored in registers is called
- A.
Macro-operation
- B.
Micro-operation
- C.
Bit-operation
- D.
Byte-operation
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 22 Q57054
Which of the following methods is used to detect double errors?
- A.
Odd Parity
- B.
Even Parity
- C.
Checksum (CRC)
- D.
Checksum (XOR)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 23 Q57777
The prefix expression is *−+abc+d*ef. Evaluate the expression for a = 10, b = 2, c = 5, d = 3, e = 4, and f = 1.
- A.
3
- B.
4
- C.
10
- D.
49
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 24 Q57779
The asymptotic complexity of 4 functions f₁, f₂, f₃, f₄ are f₁(n) = 2ⁿ; f₂(n) = n^(3/2); f₃(n) = n log n; f₄(n) = n^(log n). Arrange them in increasing order of complexity.
- A.
f2, f3, f4, f1
- B.
f1, f2, f3, f4
- C.
f3, f2, f4, f1
- D.
f3, f1, f2, f4
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 25 Q57782
What is the maximum number of comparisons needed to sort 6 items using radix sort, if each number is a 3-digit decimal number?
- A.
120
- B.
180
- C.
210
- D.
360
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 26 Q57685
What is the inorder predecessor of 15 in the binary search tree shown below?

- A.
18
- B.
7
- C.
9
- D.
13
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 27 Q57687
Pointer p points to an array of integers where each integer has size 2 bytes. If p is initialized to address 200, what is the value of p + 3?
- A.
206
- B.
203
- C.
212
- D.
204
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 28 Q57688
In a priority queue, insertion and deletion can be done at
- A.
front
- B.
back
- C.
middle
- D.
any position
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 29 Q56921
Worst case time complexity of heap sort for n elements?
- A.
O(n log n)
- B.
O(log n)
- C.
O(n2)
- D.
O(n)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 30 Q56935
Consider a database table T containing two columns X and Y each of type Integer. After the creation of the table, one record (X=1,Y=1) is inserted in the table. Let MX and MY denote the respective maximum values of X and Y among all records in the table at any point in time. Using MX and MY, new records are inserted in the table 128 times with X and Y values being MX+1,2×MY+1 respectively. It may be noted that each time after the insertion, values of MX and MY change. What will be the output of the following SQL query after the steps mentioned above are carried out?
SELECT Y FROM T WHERE X=7;
- A.
127
- B.
15
- C.
129
- D.
257
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 31 Q57055
In SQL the statement select ∗ from R, S is equivalent to
- A.
Select ∗ from R natural join S
- B.
Select ∗ from R cross join S
- C.
Select ∗ from R outer join S
- D.
Select ∗ from R inner join S
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 32 Q57059
Which of the following SQL queries deletes all tuples in the teacher relation for teachers associated with a department located in the building named 'CSE', as recorded in the department relation?
- A.
DELETE FROM teacherWHERE dept_name IN 'CSE'; - B.
DELETE FROM departmentWHERE building = 'CSE'; - C.
DELETE FROM teacherWHERE dept_name IN (SELECT dept_nameFROM departmentWHERE building = 'CSE'); - D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 33 Q10935
Amongst the ACID properties of a transaction, the 'Durability' property requires that the changes made to the database by a successful transaction persist
- A.
Except in case of an Operating System crash
- B.
Except in case of a Disk crash
- C.
Except in case of a power failure
- D.
Always, even if there is a failure of any kind
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 34 Q91395
Fifth normal form is concerned with:
- A.
Join Dependency
- B.
Domain-Key
- C.
Multivalued dependency
- D.
Functional dependency
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 35 Q57689
Which of the following definitions is true? (i) A digital multiplexer takes one input from many inputs and outputs the selected one. (ii) Four select lines are required for 1-16 demultiplexer. (iii) Eight OR gates are required to implement an octal to binary encoder.
- A.
(i) and (ii)
- B.
(ii) and (iii)
- C.
(i) only
- D.
None of these
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 36 Q57692
The time delay obtained through an 8-bit serial register with 400 MHz clock is:
- A.
20 ns
- B.
2.5 µs
- C.
20 µs
- D.
2.5 ns
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 37 Q56947
A full adder circuit requires
- A.
two inputs and two outputs
- B.
two inputs and three outputs
- C.
three inputs and two outputs
- D.
three inputs and one output
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 38 Q56954
The logical operation of the following circuit is

- A.
XOR
- B.
NAND
- C.
AND
- D.
OR
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 39 Q56961
A logic circuit gives a LOW output when both inputs are HIGH or both inputs are LOW. Which gate has this behavior?
- A.
AND
- B.
NAND
- C.
XOR
- D.
XNOR
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 40 Q57076
The resulting logic circuit obtained when both inputs of NOR and NAND gates are connected together is:
- A.
AND
- B.
XOR
- C.
OR
- D.
NOT
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 41 Q57078

If det|P| denotes the determinant of matrix P, then which of the following is true:
- A.
det|P| is indeterminate
- B.
det|P| is negative
- C.
det|P|=0
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 42 Q57597
Which of the following are true? (i) In a graph G with ‘n’ vertices and ‘e’ edges, sum of degrees of vertices = 2*e. (ii) Eccentricity of a connected graph can never be equal to radius of the graph. (iii) Girth of a graph is the total number of edges in the shortest cycle of the graph. (iv) Graph with equal degree for all vertices is multigraph.
- A.
(i), (ii), (iii)
- B.
(ii), (iii), (iv)
- C.
(i), (iii), (iv)
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 43 Q57598
If there are five faces and nine vertices in an undirected planar graph, then number of edges is
- A.
14
- B.
16
- C.
12
- D.
none of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 44 Q57599
If a bag contains 6 blue balls, 5 white balls and 4 yellow balls and if a ball is drawn out at random, probability of not getting a white ball is
- A.
2/3
- B.
1/3
- C.
1/5
- D.
none of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 45 Q57695
The complexity of matrix multiplication of two matrices A and B whose orders are m×n and n×p respectively is
- A.
O(m×p)
- B.
O(m×n2×p)
- C.
O(m×n×p2)
- D.
O(m×n×p)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 46 Q102613
From a character string of length m, the number of sub-strings of all lengths that can be formed are:
- A.
m²
- B.
m
- C.
m(m+1)/2
- D.
m(log m)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 47 Q57698
A truth table will need how many rows if there are n variables.
- A.
2*n
- B.
n
- C.
2n
- D.
none of these
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 48 Q56965
Which of the following multithreading model is followed in Linux OS?
- A.
One User Thread mapping to One Kernel Thread
- B.
Many User Threads mapping to One Kernel Thread
- C.
One User Thread mapping to Many Kernel Threads
- D.
Many User Threads mapping to Many Kernel Threads
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 49 Q56967
Purpose of priority inheritance protocol in synchronization mechanisms is
- A.
To prevent priority inversion in systems having two or lesser priorities for a resource
- B.
To provide mutual exclusion between threads and prevent data corruption
- C.
To prevent priority inversion and ensure fairness in resource allocation
- D.
To allow multiple threads to access any resource simultaneously
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 50 Q57081
As part of segmentation memory allocation strategy, which of the following assigns segment numbers for various segments of a program like code segment and data segment?
- A.
Compiler
- B.
Assembler
- C.
Loader
- D.
Linker
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 51 Q57082
Which of the following is false about interrupts?
- A.
Interrupts can be triggered by a hardware or by a software
- B.
Hardware interrupts may be triggered by sending a signal to CPU through a system bus
- C.
Software interrupts may be triggered by executing system calls
- D.
Trap is a hardware generated interrupt
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 52 Q57600
| Process Scheduler Type |
| Activity |
(i) | Long Term Scheduler | (P) | executes much faster to reduce wastage of CPU time |
(ii) | Medium term scheduler | (Q) | controls degree of multi programming |
(iii) | Short Term scheduler | (R) | is associated with swapping |
with respect to Process Schedulers of an operating system mentioned above in the table, which of the following statements is correct?
- A.
(i) – (R), (ii) – (P), (iii) – (Q)
- B.
(i) – (Q), (ii) – (R), (iii) – (P)
- C.
(i) – (P), (ii) – (R), (iii) – (Q)
- D.
(i) – (R), (ii) – (Q), (iii) – (P)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 53 Q57701
In a producer-consumer scenario also known as Bounded-Buffer Problem, what would be the most appropriate synchronization primitive to ensure that the consumer waits when the buffer is empty?
- A.
Spinlock
- B.
Mutex lock
- C.
Semaphore
- D.
Monitors
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 54 Q57703
Any attempt by a process to access memory allocated to the OS or to the process of another user results in
- A.
Trap to OS
- B.
Context Switching
- C.
Page fault
- D.
Invocation to Scheduler Despatch
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 55 Q56969
Consider the deterministic finite-state automaton (DFA) below. The alphabet is {a,b}. The state with a small incoming arrow is the initial state, while the double circle state denotes a final state.

Which of the following regular expressions defines the language accepted by the DFA?
- A.
ab*
- B.
a*b*
- C.
(ab)*
- D.
a*b
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 56 Q57084
Consider the Nondeterministic Finite State Automaton (NFA) below. State with a small incoming arrow are initial states while a double circle state denotes a final state.

The number of states in the MINIMAL Deterministic Finite-State Automaton (DFA) for this language is:
- A.
2
- B.
4 - C.
6
- D.
8
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 57 Q57595
Consider the context-free grammar G below. Here S is the starting non-terminal symbol, while a and b are terminal symbols.

The language generated by G is:
- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 58 Q57601
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
- A.
If a language is recursive its complement is recursive
- B.
If a language is recursive its complement is recursively enumerable
- C.
If a language and its complement are recursively enumerable it is recursive
- D.
If a language is recursively enumerable its complement is also recursively enumerable
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 59 Q57649
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
- A.
The intersection of a regular language and a context-free language is context-free
- B.
The intersection of a regular language and a context-free language is regular
- C.
The union of two context-free languages is context-free
- D.
The union of two regular languages is regular
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 60 Q57706
Consider the context-free grammer G below. There S is the starting non terminal symbol, while a and b are terminal symbols.
S→aaSb|T
T→Tb|a
Which of the following statments is true about the language L(G) generated by G?
- A.
aabbaabb belongs to L(G) but aabb does not
- B.
aaaaabbb belongs to L(G) but aaaabb does not
- C.
aaaabb belongs to L(G) but aabbaabb does not
- D.
aaabb belongs to L(G) but aaaaabbb does not
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 61 Q57715
Which of the following is not a connective of First Order Logic with reference to AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
- A.
∧
- B.
∨
- C.
<>
- D.
¬
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 62 Q57738
A hybrid Bayesian network contains
- A.
Only continuous variables
- B.
Only discrete variables
- C.
Both discrete and discontinuous variables
- D.
Both continuous and discrete variables
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 63 Q56970
Which of the following scenario may not be a good fit for HDFS in Big data paradigm?
- A.
HDFS is not suitable for scenarios requiring multiple/simultaneous writes to the same file
- B.
HDFS is suitable for storing data related to applications requiring high-throughput sequential reads of large files
- C.
HDFS is suitable for storing data related to applications requiring high latency data access
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 65 Q56973
Which of the following clustering technique is used by K- Means Algorithm:
- A.
Hierarchical Technique
- B.
Partitional technique
- C.
Divisive
- D.
Agglomerative
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 66 Q57093
Which type of data storage system is Cassandra?
- A.
Distributed
- B.
Centralized
- C.
Parallel
- D.
Dumb
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 67 Q57745
The cloud infrastructure solely for a single organisation within its premises is
- A.
public cloud
- B.
private cloud
- C.
common cloud
- D.
hybrid cloud
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 69 Q57650
State whether true or false:
Virtualization facilitates multiple OS simultaneously on the same hardware
In dual boot, multiple OS can run simultaneously
- A.
(i) True (ii) False
- B.
(i) False (ii) True
- C.
(i) True (ii) True
- D.
(i) False (ii) False
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 71 Q57652
Which of the following is the cause of Ping of death issue related to ICMP packets?
- A.
Buffer overflow
- B.
Divide by ZERO
- C.
Missing input sanitisation
- D.
Privilege escalation
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 72 Q57740
Match the following and select the correct option:
(i) | Encryption | (P) | Manipulation of identification of a host (through NIC identifier) |
(ii) | MAC Cloning | (Q) | Determining version and name of OS and OS utilities |
(iii) | ARP Spoofing | (R) | Protecting the confidentiality |
(iv) | Finger printing | (S) | Poisoning the IP to MAC address mapping |
- A.
(i) – (R), (ii) – (P), (iii) – (S), (iv) – (Q)
- B.
(i) – (P), (ii) – (R), (iii) – (S), (iv) – (Q)
- C.
(i) – (R), (ii) – (S), (iii) – (P), (iv) – (Q)
- D.
(i) – (R), (ii) – (Q), (iii) – (S), (iv) – (P)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 73 Q56975
Match the following context of information Secuirty which are closely associated
Matching
(i) | Ingress Filtering | (P) | Data Leakage Prevention |
(ii) | Egress Filtering | (Q) | Hiding indentity of systems |
(iii) | NAT | (R) | Keep Track of TCP/IP connections |
(iv) | Stateful firewall | (S) | Malicious traffic prevention |
- A.
(i) - (S), (ii) - (P), (iii) - (Q), (iv) - (R)
- B.
(i) - (P), (ii) - (R), (iii) - (S), (iv) - (Q)
- C.
(i) - (S), (ii) - (R), (iii) - (P), (iv) - (Q)
- D.
(i) - (R), (ii) - (Q), (iii) - (S), (iv) - (P)
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 74 Q56976
Asymmetric encryption is not suitable for
- A.
Confidentiality
- B.
Authentication
- C.
Key Exchange
- D.
Prevention of Denial of Service
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 76 Q57752
The MCDC software testing technique stands for
- A.
Multiple Conditions Decision Coverage
- B.
Multiple coverage Decision conditions
- C.
Modified Condition Decision Coverage
- D.
none of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 77 Q57753
Regression testing focuses on validating
- A.
module structure
- B.
module interfaces
- C.
software changes
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 78 Q57653
HIPO chart is also known as
- A.
UML diagram
- B.
Structure chart
- C.
DFD
- D.
None of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 79 Q57655
McCabe's cyclomatic complexity number of a program control graph 'G' with e edges, n nodes and p disconnected paths is defined as
- A.
n−e+2p
- B.
e−n+2+p
- C.
e−n+2p
- D.
n−e+p
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 80 Q57657
Entity Relationship model shows the
- A.
Static view
- B.
Functional view
- C.
Dynamic view
- D.
All of the above
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 81 Q56739
Which option replaces the question mark?

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 82 Q56721
Which option replaces the question mark?

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 83 Q56793
Which option replaces the question mark?

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): B
Question 84 Q56718
You are a retail clerk who typically works Monday through Friday. You arrive at work and notice the new schedule is posted, and your manager has given you a Saturday shift. It happens to be your son's birthday on Saturday, and you have a party planned. What is the most appropriate response? (1 Mark)
- A.
Speak with your manager and explain you have a birthday party planned for your son on Saturday and ask if they can find someone else or if you can find someone to cover your shift
- B.
Ask your coworkers if they can cover your shift because you have a birthday party for your son planned
- C.
Pretend like you did not see the schedule since you always work Monday through Friday and do not show up on Saturday
- D.
Do not say anything to anyone, and plan on calling in sick on Saturday
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 85 Q56710
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
In a survey of job applicants, two-fifths admitted to being at least a little dishonest. However, the survey may underestimate the proportion of job applicants who are dishonest, because __________.
- A.
some dishonest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest
- B.
some generally honest people taking the survey might have claimed on the survey to be dishonest
- C.
some people who claimed on the survey to be at least a little dishonest may be very dishonest
- D.
some people who claimed on the survey to be dishonest may have been answering honestly
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 86 Q56796
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table.
Out of eight, four persons are sitting at the corners of the table and the other four are sitting at the mid-points of each side of the table.
Persons at the corners are facing the centre while the persons at the mid points of side are facing outside.
S is third to the right of P. P is facing the centre.
Y is not sitting beside P or S.
T is third to the right of R.
R is not sitting at the mid-point of any side of the table.
R is also not beside Y.
There is only one person between P and V.
Q is not sitting beside V.
How many people are there between T and Q ?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
none
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 87 Q56778
Which option replaces the question mark?

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 88 Q56747

Which one will replace the question mark of the given diagram above?
- A.
45
- B.
8
- C.
38
- D.
48
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 89 Q56794
Which option replaces the question mark?

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 90 Q56754
Fact 1: Pictures can tell a story.
Fact 2: All storybooks have pictures.
Fact 3: Some storybooks have words.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
Pictures can tell a story better than words can.
The stories in storybooks are very simple.
Some storybooks have both words and pictures.
- A.
I only
- B.
II only
- C.
III only
- D.
None of the statements is a known fact
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 91 Q56774
Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post-shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.
Courses of Action:
The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.
- A.
Only I follows
- B.
Only II follows
- C.
Either I or II follows
- D.
Neither I nor II follows
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): D
Question 92 Q56783
Find the wrong number in the series.
Series: 7, 8, 18, 57, 228, 1165, 6996
- A.
7
- B.
8
- C.
228
- D.
6996
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 93 Q56713
Directions: The graph given below represents the variations in earnings in rupees over a week. Study the graph and answer questions given below

The difference in earnings was large between
- A.
Sunday – Monday
- B.
Tuesday – Wednesday
- C.
Thursday – Friday
- D.
None of these
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A
Question 94 Q56716
Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it:
Years | Toys | ||||
A | B | C | D | E | |
1982 | 200 | 150 | 78 | 90 | 65 |
1983 | 150 | 180 | 100 | 105 | 70 |
1984 | 180 | 175 | 92 | 110 | 85 |
1985 | 195 | 160 | 120 | 125 | 75 |
1986 | 220 | 185 | 130 | 135 | 80 |
What was the percentage (approximate) increase in production of D type of toys from 1983 to 1985?
- A.
10
- B.
20
- C.
19
- D.
76
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): C
Question 95 Q56785
What is the maximum area of the rectangle with perimeter 620 mm ?
- A.
24,025 mm2
- B.
22,725 mm2
- C.
24,000 mm2
- D.
24,075 mm2
Official answer key
Official answer key (ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC Computer Science 2023 ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC 2023 · Computer Science): A