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1.

The One to One model allows ___________(a) increased concurrency(b) decreased concurrency(c) increased or decreased concurrency(d) concurrency equivalent to other models

Answer» Correct answer is (a) increased concurrency

Best explanation: None.
2.

Instead of starting a new thread for every task to execute concurrently, the task can be passed to a ___________(a) process(b) thread pool(c) thread queue(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct option is (b) thread pool

Easiest explanation - None.
3.

The model in which one kernel thread is mapped to many user-level threads is called ___________(a) Many to One model(b) One to Many model(c) Many to Many model(d) One to One model

Answer» The correct choice is (a) Many to One model

Easiest explanation - None.
4.

The model in which one user-level thread is mapped to many kernel level threads is called ___________(a) Many to One model(b) One to Many model(c) Many to Many model(d) One to One model

Answer» The correct answer is (b) One to Many model

The explanation: None.
5.

The kernel is _______ of user threads.(a) a part of(b) the creator of(c) unaware of(d) aware of

Answer» Right answer is (c) unaware of

Explanation: None.
6.

If a kernel thread performs a blocking system call, ____________(a) the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution(b) the kernel cannot schedule another thread in the same application for execution(c) the kernel must schedule another thread of a different application for execution(d) the kernel must schedule another thread of the same application on a different processor

Answer» Correct answer is (a) the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution

To explain I would say: None.
7.

With either equal or proportional algorithm, a high priority process is treated ___________ a low priority process.(a) greater than(b) same as(c) lesser than(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» Correct option is (b) same as

Best explanation: None.
8.

In most cases, if a process is sent a signal while it is executing a system call ____________(a) the system call will continue execution and the signal will be ignored completely(b) the system call is interrupted by the signal, and the signal handler comes in(c) the signal has no effect until the system call completes(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» Right option is (c) the signal has no effect until the system call completes

The best I can explain: None.
9.

Thread pools are useful when ____________(a) when we need to limit the number of threads running in the application at the same time(b) when we need to limit the number of threads running in the application as a whole(c) when we need to arrange the ordering of threads(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct choice is (a) when we need to limit the number of threads running in the application at the same time

Explanation: None.
10.

The valid – invalid bit, in this case, when valid indicates?(a) the page is not legal(b) the page is illegal(c) the page is in memory(d) the page is not in memory

Answer» Correct choice is (c) the page is in memory

Explanation: None.
11.

Which of the following is not TRUE?(a) Processes may send each other signals(b) Kernel may send signals internally(c) A field is updated in the signal table when the signal is sent(d) Each signal is maintained by a single bit

Answer» Right answer is (c) A field is updated in the signal table when the signal is sent

Explanation: A field is updated in the process table when the signal is sent.
12.

Signals that occur at the same time, are presented to the process ____________(a) one at a time, in a particular order(b) one at a time, in no particular order(c) all at a time(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» Correct answer is (b) one at a time, in no particular order

For explanation: None.
13.

Cancelling a thread asynchronously ____________(a) frees all the resources properly(b) may not free each resource(c) spoils the process execution(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct choice is (b) may not free each resource

The explanation: None.
14.

The usefulness of signals as a general inter process communication mechanism is limited because ____________(a) they do not work between processes(b) they are user generated(c) they cannot carry information directly(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct option is (c) they cannot carry information directly

The best explanation: None.
15.

Signals are identified by ____________(a) signal identifiers(b) signal handlers(c) signal actions(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct option is (a) signal identifiers

To explain I would say: None.
16.

Signals of a given type ____________(a) are queued(b) are all sent as one(c) cannot be queued(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct option is (b) are all sent as one

To explain I would say: The signal handler will be invoked only once.
17.

When a process blocks the receipt of certain signals?(a) The signals are delivered(b) The signals are not delivered(c) The signals are received until they are unblocked(d) The signals are received by the process once they are delivered

Answer» The correct option is (a) The signals are delivered

The best I can explain: None.
18.

Which productivity tool that manipulates data organized in rows and column is called

Answer»

Answer: Spreadsheet

19.

If a process does not call exec after forking ____________(a) the program specified in the parameter to exec will replace the entire process(b) all the threads should be duplicated(c) all the threads should not be duplicated(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» Correct option is (b) all the threads should be duplicated

For explanation: The new process is purely based on fork, due to no exec command, duplication will be done.
20.

When a web page is loading, and the user presses a button on the browser to stop loading the page?(a) the thread loading the page continues with the loading(b) the thread loading the page does not stop but continues with another task(c) the thread loading the page is paused(d) the thread loading the page is cancelled

Answer» The correct choice is (d) the thread loading the page is cancelled

The explanation is: None.
21.

Any two sources of rightward shift of demand curve of foreign exchange

Answer»

The balance of trade impacts currency exchange rates as supply and demand can lead to an appreciation or depreciation of currencies. A country with a high demand for its goods tends to export more than it imports, increasing demand for its currency.

22.

State two sources of demand for foreign exchange. 

Answer»

Following are the two sources of demand for foreign exchange : 

(i) Imports of goods and services. 

(ii) Remittances to other countries.

23.

All the changes that were done from a transaction that did not commit before the system crashed, have to be _________(a) saved(b) saved and the transaction redone(c) undone(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» Correct option is (c) undone

The best explanation: None.
24.

RAID level 1 refers to ___________(a) disk arrays with striping(b) disk mirroring(c) both disk arrays with striping and disk mirroring(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct answer is (b) disk mirroring

Explanation: A variety of disk-organization techniques is called “redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID)”.
25.

The operating system is responsible for?(a) disk initialization(b) booting from disk(c) bad-block recovery(d) all of the mentioned

Answer» Correct answer is (d) all of the mentioned

Explanation: None.
26.

A swap space can reside in  ___________(a) Separate disk partition(b) RAM(c) Cache(d) None of the mentioned

Answer» The correct option is (a) Separate disk partition

To explain: None.
27.

Which file is a sequence of bytes organized into blocks understandable by the system’s linker?(a) object file(b) source file(c) executable file(d) text file

Answer» Right option is (a) object file

Best explanation: None.
28.

When price of foreign currency falls,the demand for that foreign currency rises.Explain ,why.

Answer»

(i) Now ,imkports become cheaper than before.Accordingly,imports tend to rise,implying a rise in the demand for foreign currency. 

(ii) Travelling abroad now become cheaper ,Accordingly ,demand for the foreign currency rises.

29.

In the token passing approach of distributed systems, processes are organized in a ring structure ____________(a) logically(b) physically(c) both logically and physically(d) none of the mentioned

Answer» The correct choice is (a) logically

For explanation: None.
30.

What is a fixed exchanged rate?

Answer»

Fixed rate of exchanged is a rate fixed and determined by the government of a country and the government alone changes it. 

31.

State two sources of demand for foreign exchange.

Answer»

(i) Paments of international loans. 

 (ii) Gifts and grants to rest of the world. 

32.

What are the important features of capital account ? 

Answer»

Important features of capital accounts :- 

1. All capital transaction causing flow of foreign exchange into the country are recorded as positive items in the capital account of BOP e.g., loans from rest of the world or direct investment by the none resident in our country. 

2. All capital transaction causing flow of foreign exchange out of the country are recorded as negative items in the capital account of BOP e.g., purchase of firm by TATA in rest of the world. 

3. The net value of balances on account of (a) Direct investment and (b) Portfolio investment is recorded as balance on capital account.

33.

What is meant by foreign exchange market ? Explain it’s main functions.

Answer»

Foreign Exchange Market - Foreign Exchange Market refers to the market of trading for different currencies of the world. Buyers and sellers in foreign exchange market wish to buy foreign exchange and sell foreign exchange. 

Function of Foreign Exchange Market - Foreign Exchange Market perform the following functions – 

1- Transfer function – It implies transfer of purchasing power in terms of foreign exchange across different countries of the world. 

2- Credit function – It implies provision of credit in terms of foreign exchange for the export and import of the goods and services across different countries of the world. 

3- Hedging function – It implies protection against the risk related to variations in foreign exchange rate. Demand for and supply of foreign exchange is committed at some commonly agreed rate of exchange even when the commitments are to be honoured on some future date.

34.

(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’)The owner asked the narrator to take off his coat. 

Answer»

Did the owner ask the narrator to take off his coat?

35.

Write an application to the Registrar of your university asking him for an early declaration of result.

Answer»

To,

The Registrar,

Bhoj Open University,

Bhopal (MP)

Sir, 

With due respect I have to state that I want to apply for seeking admission in P.G. Course outside of Bhopal in the best colleges. But the main problem which I have to face is that the result of B.A. Final has not been declared so far. The dead line for applying the course is 15th June.

Kindly declare the aforesaid result as soon as possible so that I may apply for further course.

Thank you.

Date: 11 May, 2012

Yours faithfully

Gaurav Kumar

Student of B.A.Final

36.

Correct the following sentences and rewrite them : Mara did not return back to his hut.

Answer»

Mara didn't return back to his hut.

37.

What is the primary thing you have needed to sent an email to your friend?

Answer»

You have need an email id (address)

38.

Write a letter to your brother advising him to study hard.

Answer»

S-1, Lalit Colony,

Lal Bagh,

New Delhi – 110019

25 November, 2012

My dear Alok,

I am quite well here and hope that you will be in good condition there. I came to know that you are taking less interest in studies than the interest you are taking in games. I have nothing to say against your interest in games for it is necessary. I can only remind you that your final examination is quite at hand. You also know that this is your final year at school, next year you will have to join a good college for further studies.

Your admission to the graduate courses depends on your performance at the coming examination. It is because of this that I ask you to pay a little more attention to your studies and you won’t have to face any difficulty in getting admission to a good college. I hope you will take my advice seriously and will not leave any stone unturned to pass the examination with flying colours.

Please take care of yourself. With love

Yours ever

Sawan Kumar

39.

(Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as the answer)Hanuman found Sanjeevini on the crest of the mountain.

Answer»

Where did Hanuman find Sanjeevini?

40.

Expand The News Headlines:Cops chase down bike on fire, save lives of three.

Answer»

Chennai : A bag attached to the bike, which had three people on it, caught fire on Chennai – Ennore highway. A police van noticed the fire when the bike crossed the police car on a national highway. The police van chased them and helped douse the fire.

41.

Activities based on Contextual Grammar : She remembered she had learnt in the lower classes that plants need light for normal growth. (Pick out the verbs and state their tense.)

Answer»

Had learnt – Past perfect

These are past participle of the verb ‘learn’ and alternative forms for  the past tense. Both are correct, but ‘learned’ is frequently used in both American and British English.

42.

You are rohit Verma living at 27 gandhinagar panipat write a letter to your younger brother who is bookworm persuading him to take part in game

Answer»

27 Gandhi nagar

Panipat

Date- 07-04-2022

Dear Param

We are all fine here and hope you will also be very good. Recently, I have seen your friend's letter, and I was shocked after reading that letter. He has written that, nowadays you have become a bookworm. you are spending all of your time in studies.

But, as a big bro, I am advising you to spend some of your time in playing. infact, I suggest you to play football.

So, don't be bookworm, play sports also.

Your big bro

Rajan

43.

Write a letter to The Manager, Sharada Book House, Gandhi nagar, Bengaluru, requesting him to send some text books to you. Your letter should include the following points:The course you are studying.Name of the textbooks.Number of copies.Address to which books are to be sent.

Answer»

Jayaprakash Hegde

36, B.H. Road

 Vidyanagar Shivamogga.

25 May 2019

The Manager

Sharada Book House Gandhinagar

Bengaluru

Dear Sir, 

This is with regard to the textbooks I need for P.U.C. first year language English. We have two separate books – a textbook and a workbook. They are titled Reflections and Articulation, both published by Cambridge Press. I would be grateful if you could send the books to my address through courier. Hope it wouldn’t take more than a week as our classes begin on the 1st of June 2019.

Please let me know the cost of the books and the delivery charges if any.

I reiterate that the books should be sent within a week.

Thank you,

                                                                    Yours faithfully

                                                                  Jayaprakash Hegde.

44.

Write a letter to your younger brother, advising him to work hard at his studies so that he may get a first class.

Answer»

210, Civil Lines :
Bareilly, 243001
Dated : June 22nd, 20….

Dear Sunny,
I hope this finds you in the best of your spirits. Yesterday I got a letter from Mahesh. He says that you are sure of your success. I am very happy to know this. But you should not be idle. As it is rightly said “Industry is rewarded and idleness punished.” Overconfidence sometimes leads to failure. I know that you are a bright and intelligent student. But you are not diligent. So I advise you to work hard as the examinations are near. Revise your course again and again. Do hard work for the first divison. Nothing less than the first class will satisfy me. Wishing your success and good luck.

Yours loving,
Mukesh

45.

Expand The News Headlines:Ahead of polls, IT raids carried out in Chennai.

Answer»

Chennai: With just a few days left for the elections in Tamil Nadu, a team of officials from the IT department carried out raids in various places in Chennai.

46.

What does M. Joliet’s deeds and words tell us about him?

Answer»

His words and deeds tell that M, Joliet is a chivalrous gentleman. He gallantly asks the ladies to stand aside a little because the rising balloon might throw sand on their hats. It shows how considerate he is to the ladies.

47.

Why does M. Eyries get out of the balloon? Is he regretful? Why?

Answer»

M. Eyries gets out of the balloon because the basket carrying the passengers has become too heavy for the balloon. He is regretful. He had planned for this flight and since he had to abandon it at the last minute he was unhappy. He would miss all the adventure and fun.

48.

Describe the aerial view of Paris.

Answer»

Paris is like a dark bluish patch, cut by its streets. Domes, towers, and steeples of Paris are visible in the sky. Around it there is the plain, traversed by long roads amidst green fields and forests.

49.

Write function of universal joint.

Answer»

Universal joint is used where two shafts are connected at an angle to transmit torque.

50.

The balloon is both a free toy and a slave of the wind. Express your views on this statement

Answer»

The balloon is both a free toy and a slave of the wind. The travellers raise and sink the balloon as they wish making use of the bag of ballast (sand, stones etc.) with them. This way it is a toy for them. But they can do nothing if it is caught by a storm and then the balloon becomes a slave and the travellers lose their control over it.