This post contains a practice set of 50 questions of IBPS SO previous year solved 2016 paper in a single choice. It helps you to analyze your performance while preparing for the Specialist Officers exam.

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Your online test contains 50 multiple choice questions with one correct answer.
Each correct answer carries equal marks i.e. 1.

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1. Which of the following is true about data?

A.It represents raw facts.

B.You cannot enter data in a computer in various formats.

C.It is collected and stored for future reference.

D.Text, audio, video and images are examples of various forms of data.

E.None of these

2. Which of the following is a search engine?

A.Gmail

B.Bing

C.Netscape Navigator

D.Wikipedia

E.None of these

3. Which of the following operating systems is a command-line operating system?

A.Windows 7

B.Windows 10

C.Android 7

D.DOS

E.BOSS

4. Which of the following components of the computer stores the data temporarily?

A.Hard Disk

B.Pen Drive

C.RAM

D.ROM

E.None of these

5. A user working on Windows 7 computer accidentally deletes a file by pressing the delete button. Now, the user wants to restore that file. From which of the following location, the user can restore the deleted file?

A.Recycle Bin

B.My Computer

C.Network

D.Control Panel

E.All of these

6. A computer can perform a variety of tasks in a variety of domains such as healthcare, education, entertainment, etc. Which of the following features describe this capacity of a computer?

A.Reliability

B.Accuracy

C.Consistently

D.Versatility

E.None of these

7. Which of the following operating system is not used in mobile phones?

A.Android OS

B.Bada

C.BlackBerry OS

D.IOS

E.Mac

8. ARPANET stands for __________.

A.Advanced Research for Products Agency Network

B.Advanced Research for Projects Agency Network

C.Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

D.Advanced Research in Project Agency Network

E.None of these

9. Which of the following is an example of a text-based Web browser?

A.Internet Explorer

B.Mozilla Firefox

C.Netscape

D.Lynx

E.All of these

10. Whenever an interrupt is detected by the CPU, which of the following action is taken by it?

A.Discards it

B.Completes it

C.Depends on CPU

D.Saves it

E.None of these

11. Which of the following statement(s) is true about the computer network?

A.Users on the network can share computer resources.

B.Users on the network can share data present in their computers.

C.Users on the network can send and receive messages to each other.

D.Users may lose their data and files if the central server on the network fails.

E.All of these

12. Which of the following is not true about an IP address?

A.It uniquely identifies resources on the network.

B.It is a set of four numbers.

C.The four members are separated by dots.

D.IPv6 and IPv8 are two versions of IP addresses.

E.None of these

13. Which of the following statement(s) is not true about a twisted pair cable?

A.It comprises two identical wires enclosed together in a double helix.

B.It can carry signals up to a large distance without using a repeater.

C.There are two categories of twisted pair cable, namely, shielded twisted pair (STP) cable and unshielded twisted pair(UTP) cable.

D.The maintenance cost of a twisted pair cable is low,

E.None of these.

14. Which of the following language is a client-side scripting language?

A.Javascript

B.Python

C.C#

D.C++

E.Java

15. A network of an organization is arranged in a certain form in which each resource on the network is connected to a central node using a single path. Name the topology used to create such type of network.

A.Bus Topology

B.Ring Topology

C.Tree Topology

D.Star Topology

E.None of these

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16. Which of the following statement(s) is true about e-mail?

A.It saves paper.

B.It allows you to modify messages easily.

C.It allows a single message to be transmitted to multiple users.

D.It stores incoming and outgoing messages for future reference.

E.All of these

17. A software that is used to convert high level language into machine language is known as a/an ___________.

A.Compiler

B.Interpreter

C.Assembler

D.Both Interpreter and assembler

E.None of these

18. A program has compiled and executed successfully but is not giving the desired results. The program has __________.

A.Compile-Time Error

B.Run-Time Error

C.Logical Error

D.Execution-Time Error

E.None of these

19. You can connect to the internet by __________.

A.Using cable modem

B.Using digital subscriber line

C.Using satellite

D.Using fibre cable

E.All of these

20. Which of the following symbols is recognised as a decision box in a flowchart?

21. Two cellphones can transfer data to each other using Bluetooth technology. Which type of network do they establish to transfer data?

A.LAN

B.MAN

C.PAN

D.WAN

E.None of these

22. In which of the following linked lists, the link of the last item points to the first element as the next item?

A.Singly Linked List

B.Doubly Linked List

C.Circular Linked List

D.Complex Linked List

E.None of these

23. In OOP, non-essential details of an object are generally hidden from the user and only essential details are shown to the user. Which of the following concepts present in OOP allows this?

A.Encapsulation

B.Modularity

C.Inheritance

D.Abstraction

E.Polymorphism

24. Which of the following concepts in OOP allows different objects of the same class to behave differently to the same message?

A.Encapsulation

B.Modularity

C.Inheritance

D.Abstraction

E.Polymorphism

25. Which of the following trees examines the height of left sub-trees and right sub-trees and ensures that the difference between their heights is not greater than 1?

A.AVL

B.MST

C.B+

D.A+

E.B+ and A+

26. The concept of inheritance in OOP allows a class to acquire features of another class. The class that acquires features is known as ___________.

A.Superclass

B.Subclass

C.Parent Class

D.Lower Class

E.None of these

27. Which type of data structure is used to represent the internal storage of data in RDBMS efficiently?

A.Stack

B.B+ Tree

C.Circular Queue

D.Linked List

E.None of these

28. Which of the following tags are used for writing Javascript statements in HTML code?

A.$< Program > ....... < / Program > $

B.$< Code > ....... < / Code > $

C.$ < Script > ....... < / Script > $

D.$< JS > ....... < / JS > $

29. Which of the following decimal numbers is represented by the binary number $1001.01_{2}$?

A.$ 9.25_ {10} $

B.$ 8.51_ {10} $

C.$ 7.56_ {10} $

D.$ 6.25_ {10} $

E.None of these

30. Which of the following language is a markup language?

A.Javascript

B.VBScript

C.C#

D.CSS

E.HTML

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31. Which data structure is capable of performing recursion?

A.Stack

B.Tree

C.Pointer

D.Queue

E.None of these

32. Which will be the decimal equivalent of the octal number $157_{8}$?

A.$129_{10}$

B.$191_{10}$

C.$121_{10}$

D.$111_{10}$

E.None of these

33. Identify the empty tag among the following tags in HTML?

A.$< BR > $

B.$< HEAD > $

C.$ < HTML >$

D.$< TITLE > $

E.All of these

34. Which dialog box is used to display a warning message to a user in Javascript?

A.Prompt

B.Confirm

C.Text Box

D.Alert

E.None of these

35. In a programming language, which of the following statements is generally used for preventing the cases in the switch statements to run one after another automatically?

A.CONTINUE

B.GOTO

C.BREAK

D.GOTO and BREAK

E.None of these

36. Which of the following is the latest version of HTML language?

A.HTML 5

B.HTML 6

C.HTML 7

D.HTML 8

E.HTML 10

37. Which of the following files are created by websites on a user's computer to recognise him/her on revisit?

A.Cookies

B.KitKat

C.Marshmallow

D.Lollipop

E.None of these

38. Which of the following malicious programs replicates itself and sends its replicated copies over the network to harm the resources present on the network?

A.Virus

B.Worms

C.Trojan Horses

D.Spam

E.None of these

39. Which of the following is/are the advantage(s) of a DBMS?

A.DBMS reduces data redundancy

B.DBMS reduces data inconsistency

C.DBMS allows data sharing

D.DBMS ensures data security

E.All of these

40. Which of the following is created by a user to retrieve specific data from tables present in a database?

A.Queries

B.Forms

C.Wizard

D.Forms and Wizard

E.None of these

41. Which of the following requires human characteristics for authentication?

A.Firewall

B.Biometric

C.Antivirus

D.Smart Cards

E.None of these

42. In which of the following approaches in SDLC, the steps of software development must be repeated in a circular manner?

A.Sequential Approach

B.Iterative Approach

C.Evolutionary Approach

D.Linear Approach

E.None of these

43. In the context of software engineering, RAD stands for __________.

A.Rapid Application Development

B.Ready for Application Development

C.Rapid Apps Development

D.Rapid Application Design

E.None of these

44. Which of the following signifies scanning of a network either from inside or outside or both without having proper authority to gather information as much as possible?

A.Confidentiality

B.Authenticity

C.Availability

D.Reconnaissance

E.None of these

45. Which of the following is/are type(s) of hackers?

A.White Hat

B.Black Hat

C.Grey Hat

D.Suicide Hackers

E.All of these

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46. Which of the following statements in SQL suspends the execution of a stored procedure or transaction for a specified time?

A.BREAK

B.GOTO

C.RETURN

D.WAITFOR

E.None of these

47. Which of the following connectors is used as a phone connector?

A.RJ 45

B.RJ 41

C.RJ 11

D.RJ 10

E.None of these

48. The physical address can be retrieved from the logical address provided by CPU by using ____________.

A.TLB

B.MAR

C.Overlays

D.MMU

E.None of these

49. Name the location where the operands of the zero-address instruction method get stored.

A.Registers

B.Accumulators

C.Push down stack

D.Cache

E.None of these

50. Which of the following cables is also known as Ethernet Cable?

A.CAT 1

B.CAT 2

C.CAT 3

D.CAT 4

E.CAT 5

IBPS SO Previous Year Solved Paper 2016

General Instructions:

Your online test contains 50 multiple choice questions with one correct answer.

Each correct answer carries equal marks i.e. 1.

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