1. Amcat Placement Questions
Q1. The best sorting methods if number of swapping done is the only measure of efficiency is
1 : Bubble sort
2 : Selection sort
3 : Insertion sort
4 : Quick sort
Q2. log3 7 * log5 x=log5 7 then x equals?
a) 3 b)5 c)7 d)10
Q3. Find the total number of zeros in whole number upto 100.
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 9
Q4. A language has 28 different letters in total. Each word in the language is composed of maximum 7
letters. You want to create a data-type to store a word of this language. You decide to store the word as
an array of letters. How many bits will you assign to the data-type to be able to store all kinds of words of
the language.
1 : 7
2 : 35
3 : 28
4 : 196
Q5. The number obtained by interchanging the two digits of a two-digit number is more than the original number by
27. If the sum of the two digits is 13, what is the original number?
1) 63
2) 74
3) 85
4) 58
2. 5) None of these
Q6. function main()
{
automatic variable var
print var
}
output:
1. 0
2. 1
3. Garbage value
4. This code will generate a compile time error
Q7.Ratio between speeds of 2 trains is 5:3. If the first train runs 350 km in 2 hours, then what is the speed of the
second train?
(a)100 kmph
(b)115 kmph
(c)105 kmph
(d)210 kmph
Q8. consider the steps given below in terms of Doubly linked lists assuming that the variables used have their usual
meaning
1.assign address of new node to next pointer field of current node pointed by the last element of the existing list
2. assign NULL value to the next pointer field of the new node
3. assign the address of the new node to tail variable
4. assign value of tail variable to the previous pointer field of the new node
Arrange them in order when inserting a new node at the end of the list
1. 4,3,1,2
2. 4,3,2,1
3. 3,2,4,1
4. 3,4,2,1
Q9.a writer always is having his own vision of life
3. 1. always has
2. always had
3. always have
4.have always
5. no improvement needed
Q10. The number of possible selections of one or more questions from 8 given questions, each question having an
alternative, is
Op 1: 28-1
Op 2: 38-1
Op 3: 48-1
Op 4: none of these
Q11. Pick one odd word from these words
1.fair
2.pair
3.hair
4.chair
Q12. if 76 and 1 are the two numbers and square of lcm is361.find hcf ?
a)4
b)2
c)9
d)none
Q13. In how many ways can 4 ladies and 4 men form two mixed doubles teams for a tennis match?
1 : 72
2 : 108
3 : 36
4 : 84
Q14.What will be obtained if 8 is subtracted from the HCF of 168, 189, and 231?
1: 15
2: 10
3: 21
4: None of these
Q15. At an election there are five candidates among which three members are to be elected and a voter may vote for
any number of candidates not greater than the number to be elected . then the number of ways in which numbers of
4. ways in which a voter may vote are?
Option
a) 25
b) 30
c) 32
d) None
Q16. What is the probability of getting the sum 5 in two
throws of the dice?
a. 1/12
b. 1/5
c. 1/9
d. None of these
Q17. What is the value of the following expression: 2 log10 5 +
log10 4 ?
a. 2
b. 2.5
c. 3
d. None of these
Q18. If x increases linearly, how will a-x behave (a>1) ?
a. Increase linearly
b. Decrease linearly
c. Increase exponentially
d. Decrease exponentially
Q19. A language has 28 different letters in total. Each word in the language is composed of maximum 7 letters. You
want to create a data- type to store a word of this language. You decide to store the word as an array of letters. How
many bits will you assign to the data-type to be able to store all kinds of words of the language.
Option
1) 7
2) 35
3) 28
4) 196
Q20. If x1(n) is O(y1(n)) and x2(n) is O(y2(n)), then which of the following options is true in context of asymptotic
complexity notations?
5. 1. x1(n) + x2(n) is O(min(y1(n), y2(n)))
2. x1(n) + x2(n) is O(max(y1(n), y2(n)))
3. x1(n) + x2(n) is O(y1(n)*y2(n))
4. x1(n) + x2(n) is O(y1(n)-y2(n))
Q21.What is the value of log(a+b)/c+log c/a.when it is given that 'b' is four times the value of 'a'.
Option
a) log 2
b) log 3
c) log 4
d) log 5
e) log 10
Q22. The success that he has gained, though striking enough, does not, however,
commensurate . . . . the efforts made by him.
a. About
b. From
c. With
d. Beside
e. Over
Q23.cia is only daughter of bob who was celebrating her b'day.A total of 5 member attended the party.Amy was
daughter-in-law of frida who was the wife of Emanuel.Danny was the son of Amy and brother of cia.How is Amy
related to Emanuel??
a)daughter-in-law
b)grand daughter
c)daughter
d)sister
Q24. The sum of five consecutive even numbers is 200. What is the sum of the next
set of the consecutive even numbers?
1)215
2)235
3) 240
4) 250
5) None of these
6. Q25. A 8-bit signed integer has the following range:
a. 0 to 255
b. -128 to 127
c. -255 to 254
d. 0 to 509
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