Sample Question Paper for ICIT Common Entrance Test

Basics of analog-digital electronic(10marks)

How many flip-flops are required to build a binary counter to
1 a) 6
count from 0 to 1023
b) 8
c) 10
d) 24
The digital logic family which has minimum power
2 a) TTL
dissipation is
b) RTL
c) DTL
d) CMOS
3 A ring counter consisting of five flip-flops will have a) 5 states
b) 10 states
c) 32 states
d) Infinite states
4 The hexadecimal equivalent of decimal number 95.5 is a) 5F.8
b) 9A.B
c) 2E.F
d) 5A.4
5 A device which converts BCD to Seven Segment is called a) Encoder
b) Decoder
c) Multiplexer
d) Demultiplexer
Microprocessor(20marks)
Interrupt whose address is
6 Non-maskable interrupt is a)
known to the processor
interrupt whose address is not
known to the processor and
b)
processor gets it from
nterrupting source
Interrupt that cannot be
c)
disabled by the programmer
Interrupt that can be disabled
d)
by the programmer
7 A processor is 16-bit implies a) The address bus is 16 bit
 b) The data bus is 16 bit
ALU can process 16-bit data
c)
simultaneously
d) None of above
8 Interrupt is a signal that can be given to microprocessor by a) Hardware
b) Software
c) Program generated exception
d) All of the above
Interrupt whose address is
9 Vectored interrupt is a)
known to the processor
Interrupt that cannot be
b)
disabled by the programmer
Interrupt that can be disabled
c)
by the programmer
d) Interrupt with highest priority
10 16-bit register/ registers in 8085 a) Stack pointer
b) Program Counter
c) IR
d) Both a & b
C-Basics(40 marks)
Comments can go over
11 Which of following about C comments is incorrect ? a)
multiple lines
Comments can start any
b)
where in the line
Comments can occur
c)
within a comment
A line can contain
d) comments with out any
language statements
Which of following is/are true regardless of
12 a) Only i
implementation?
i. sizeof (long) is less than sizeof (int) b) Only i & iii
ii. sizeof (int) equals sizeof (unsigned) c) Only ii
iii. sizeof (double) is less than sizeof (float) d) only iii
13 Which of the following is not primary data type a) char
b) int
c) double
d) structure
Which data type is most suitable for storing a
14 a) short
number 65000 in a 32-bit compiler?
b) int
c) long
 d) char
15 The range of character on Turbo-C compiler is a) 0 to 255
b) -128 to +127
c) -127 to +128
d) -255 to + 255
Communication(10marks)
An FM radio receiver is tuned to 90.6 MHz broadcast
16 a) 110 MHz
station. It will receive an image frequency of
b) 112 MHz
c) 114 MHz
d) 120 MHz
A FM signal is being broadcas in the 88.108 MHz band
17 a) 100%
having carrier swing of 125 kHz. The modulation index is
b) 83%
c) 67%
d) 50%
Compression of modulating
18 Pre-emphasis in FM systems involves a)
signal
exapnsion of the modulating
b)
signal
amplification of lower
c) frequency components of
modulating signal
amplification of higher
d) frequency components of
modulating signal
Independent of the modulating
19 In pahse modulation frequency deviation is a)
signal frequency
inversely proportional to the
b)
modulating signal frequency
directly proportional to the
c)
modulating signal frequency
inversely proportional to
d) square root of the modulating
frequency
20 Which type of modulation is used for vividh Bharati Pune? a) AM
b) FM
c) QAM
d) None of the above
Apptitude(10marks)
21 Which of the following is not a leap year? a) 700
b) 800
c) 1200
d) 2000
22 Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be: a) Wednesday
b) Saturday
 c) Tuesday
d) Thursday
A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In one
23 a) 102 m
kilometre race B beats A by:
b) 100 m
c) 75 m
d) 112.5 m
A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4
24 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate a) 3%
of interest?
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 6%
The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on
25 a) Rs. x
sum of
b) Rs. (100/x)
c) Rs. 100x
d) Rs. (100/x*x)
Numerical ability(10marks)
Find the least value of * for which 7*5462 is divisible
26 a) 3
by 9
b) 12
c) 2
d) None of above
27 If the number 5 * 2 is divisible by 6, then * = ? a) 2
b) 7
c) 3
d) 6
28 What fraction of an hour is a second a) 1/24
b) 1/60
c) 1/120
d) 1/3600
If a - b = 6 and a2 + b2 = 116, then what is the value
29 a) 20
of ab?
b) 40
c) 60
d) 80
30 If x% of a is same as y% of b then z% of b is a) xy/z % of a
b) yz/x % of a
c) xz/y % of a
d) None of above
Answer Key
1 C 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 C
11 C 12 C 13 D 14 A 15 B 16 B
21 A 22 B 23 B 24 D 25 B 26 A

7 C 8 D 9 A 10 D
17 B 18 D 19 C 20 B
27 A 28 D 29 B 30 C