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System Analyst (BS-18) MCQs
Practice System Analyst (BS-18) multiple-choice questions for FPSC competitive exams. Each question includes the correct answer and a short explanation, and past-paper questions are marked so you can revise both repeated and fresh material in one place.
Charitable
Complicated
Deceitful
Ancient
الشرحRelates to charity.
Were he to
understand the code
would not have
deleted it
الشرحMixed conditional. Should be 'would not delete it'.
Mournful
Cheerful
Clumsy
Heavy
الشرحLugubrious means sad; Cheerful is opposite.
A weapon of great power
An imminent, ever-present threat
A decisive action
A victory that costs too much
الشرحAn imminent, ever-present threat.
against
to
for
from
الشرحImpervious is followed by 'to'.
I insist that the developer tests the module.
I insist that the developer test the module.
I insist that the developer will test the module.
I insist the developer testing the module.
الشرحSubjunctive uses base form 'test'.
did
has
had
does
الشرحInversion required: 'Not only did...'
Surrepticious
Surreptitious
Surreptitios
Surreptishious
الشرحSurreptitious (kept secret).
Flattery
Rebellion
Ignorance
Transparency
الشرحObsequious behavior; flattery.
Dog : Pack
Bird : Flock
Fish : School
All of the above
الشرحAll are correct animal group names.
has
have
is having
having
الشرحRelative pronoun 'who' refers to plural 'engineers', so 'have'.
Exhaust
Invigorate
Confuse
Determine
الشرحEnervate means to drain energy; Invigorate means to give energy.
Having compiled successfully, the developer pushed the code.
The developer pushed the code after compiling it.
Having compiled successfully, the code was pushed.
After successful compilation, the code was pushed.
الشرحImplies the developer compiled, not the code.
To cut down trees
To waste time on an imaginary enemy
To attack an ally
To build infrastructure
الشرحPursuing an impossible task.
from
of
for
with
الشرحAbsolve takes 'of'.
Stagnant
Harsh
Harmonious
Complex
الشرحSweet or musical; harmonious.
A new data center is being built.
A new data center was being built.
A new data center has been built.
A new data center is built.
الشرحPresent continuous becomes 'is being built'.
The criteria
for selecting
is
highly rigorous
الشرحCriteria is plural; verb must be 'are'.
Clarify
Confuse
Bury
Intensify
الشرحObfuscate means to obscure; Clarify is opposite.
With the necessary changes having been made
In equal fault
From the beginning
By the fact itself
الشرحLatin for 'necessary changes made'.
Each of the nodes are failing.
Each of the nodes is failing.
Each of the node is failing.
Each nodes are failing.
الشرح'Each of' takes a plural noun but singular verb.
Helpful
Harmless
Gradually harmful
Loud
الشرحHaving a harmful effect in a gradual way.
Enduring
Transient
Pervasive
Robust
الشرحLasting for a very short time.
To pass a point of no return
To sign a peace treaty
To build a bridge
To forgive an enemy
الشرحTo make an irrevocable decision.
Intensify
Subside
Prolong
Instigate
الشرحTo become less intense.
Noise
Harmony
Dissonance
Clamor
الشرحCacophony is harsh sound; harmony is opposite.
A hidden curse
Something good not recognized at first
A blatant lie
An obvious advantage
الشرحGood result from apparent misfortune.
on
for
in
about
الشرحInsist is followed by 'on'.
are
were
is
have been
الشرحSubject 'bouquet' is singular.
Carpenter : Wood
Author : Book
Tailor : Needle
Chef : Recipe
الشرحPrimary tool analogy.
She
does not
knows
how to swim
الشرحBase verb 'know' must follow 'does not'.
Confusing
Clear
Dark
Heavy
الشرحExpressed clearly.
Thrifty
Economical
Extravagant
Miserly
الشرحFrugal is sparing; Extravagant is reckless.
To adopt a pet
To reveal a secret
To misplace something
To get angry
الشرحReveal a secret accidentally.
in
with
by
into
الشرحAbsorbed 'in' something.
Weak
Yielding
Persistent
Fragile
الشرحKeeping a firm hold.
The meal was cooked by the chef.
The meal cooked the chef.
The chef is cooking the meal.
The meal had been cooked.
الشرحObject becomes subject.
Improve
Worsen
Amend
Relieve
الشرحAmeliorate means improve; Worsen is opposite.
Food : Hunger
Sleep : Bed
Fire : Heat
Book : Knowledge
الشرحWater quenches thirst; food satisfies hunger.
Between
you and I
he is
wrong
الشرحPrepositions take objective pronouns: 'you and me'.
To accuse
To clear from blame
To punish
To demand
الشرحTo clear from blame or suspicion.
was
were
is
has been
الشرحVerb agrees with closer subject (students).
Get a headache
Do exactly right
Make a mistake
Work as a carpenter
الشرحDo or say something exactly right.
Deceitful
Frank
Shy
Reserved
الشرحTruthful and straightforward.
by
to
with
in
الشرحComply 'with'.
1
2
4
5
الشرح3^6 = 1 mod 7. 200 = 6*33 + 2. Remainder is same as 3^2 mod 7 = 2.
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
الشرح390 broken mins = 360 real mins = 6:00 PM.
2
4
8
16
الشرحx^4 = 16. The 4th root of 16 is 2.
Article 58
Article 95
Article 112
Article 245
الشرحArticle 95 deals with No-Confidence against the PM.
Khyber Pass
Bolan Pass
Broghil Pass
Khunjerab Pass
الشرحBroghil Pass connects Chitral and Wakhan.
e^(2x)
2e^(2x)
xe^(2x)
e^x
الشرحChain rule yields 2e^(2x).
200m
250m
300m
350m
الشرحSpeed = 20m/s. Platform time = 15s. Length = 300m.
Bletchley Declaration
Kyoto Protocol
Geneva Convention
Rome Statute
الشرحBletchley Declaration on AI safety.
Remote Execution Standard
Representational State Transfer
Reliable Enterprise System
Redundant Environment State
الشرحRepresentational State Transfer.
Mangla Dam
Tarbela Dam
Aswan Dam
Hoover Dam
الشرحTarbela Dam in Pakistan.
5 days
6 days
8 days
12 days
الشرح1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6. Takes 6 days.
Liaquat Ali Khan
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Iskander Mirza
Ayub Khan
الشرحPM Chaudhry Muhammad Ali.
x^2
1/x^2
ln(x)
e^x
الشرحIndefinite integral of 1/x is ln(x) + C.
Astana
Beijing
Islamabad
Moscow
الشرحHosted in Astana, Kazakhstan.
2
3
4
6
الشرح(2/3)πr^3 = 18π -> r^3 = 27 -> r=3.
2008
2010
2012
2015
الشرحApril 2010.
345
445
450
460
الشرح(x * mult) + mult. 88*5 + 5 = 445.
Media Access Control
Machine Access Code
Multiple Access Center
Memory Cache
الشرحMedia Access Control.
21st
24th
25th
26th
الشرح25th Amendment (2018).
20%
25%
15%
10%
الشرحReduction = 25/125 = 20%.
Hissein Brahim Taha
Yousef Al-Othaimeen
Iyad Madani
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
الشرحHissein Brahim Taha (2021-present).
Worm
Ransomware
Trojan Horse
Spyware
الشرحTrojan Horse.
Thar
Cholistan
Thal
Kharan
الشرحKharan Desert.
15%
20%
25%
30%
الشرحProfit = 300. (300/1500)*100 = 20%.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
الشرحArticle 2 of 1973 Constitution.
12
14
16
18
الشرح0.2 * 80 = 16.
20
25
16
30
الشرح9 parts total. 1 part = 5. Boys = 20.
20
25
30
35
الشرح90 * (5/18) = 25 m/s.
63
60
61
65
الشرح(31 * 2) + 1 = 63.
4
5
6
8
الشرحSum is 30. Average is 6.
Brazil & Argentina
Qatar & UAE
US, Canada, & Mexico
Germany & France
الشرحNorth American countries.
Quaid-e-Azam
Liaquat Ali Khan
Iskander Mirza
Ayub Khan
الشرحIskander Mirza (1956).
Punjab
Sindh
Balochistan
KPK
الشرحSindh province.
O2
O3
CO2
H2O
الشرحOzone is O3.
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
الشرحAbsorb CO2 during photosynthesis.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hyper Transfer Text
Hypertext Transmission
Hyperlink Transfer
الشرحHypertext Transfer Protocol.
Read Access Memory
Random Access Memory
Run Access Memory
Rapid Access
الشرحRandom Access Memory.
Sindh
Punjab
Balochistan
KPK
الشرحBalochistan province.
3000
4500
4000
5000
الشرح60/min * 75 = 4500.
0.10
0.025
0.0025
0.05
الشرح0.05 * 0.05 = 0.0025.
89,100
90,000
91,000
100,000
الشرح81000 / 0.9 = 90,000.
35
40
45
50
الشرح45 years.
144
196
216
256
الشرح6^3 = 216.
India
Brazil
South Africa
Indonesia
الشرحBrazil.
26
28
30
32
الشرحNumbers: 20, 22, 24, 26, 28.
India
Iran
China
Afghanistan
الشرحAfghanistan.
Sunday
Monday
Saturday
Friday
الشرحToday is Wed. Yesterday Tue. 3 days before Tue is Saturday.
Karakoram
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Kirthar
الشرحKirthar Mountains.
Indian
Southern
Arctic
Atlantic
الشرحArctic Ocean.
5.6
3.6
4.0
5.0
الشرح(2+3+5+7+11)/5 = 28/5 = 5.6.
ROB
Reservation Stations
Branch Target Buffer
TLB
الشرحReservation Stations hold operands and allow register renaming.
Direct Mapped
Fully Associative
Write-Through
Write-Back
الشرحDirect mapped has only one possible block location. Associative needs LRU.
Total RAM
Set of pages actively referenced
Page table size
Swap space
الشرحEstimates memory required by a process to prevent thrashing.
T=16, I=12, O=4
T=14, I=14, O=4
T=12, I=16, O=4
T=20, I=8, O=4
الشرحBlocks=4096. I=12. O=4. T = 32-12-4 = 16.
Wait-For Graph
Resource Allocation Graph
Banker's Matrix
Ostrich
الشرحMultiple-instance requires matrices (Banker's).
All OS in kernel
Keep essential services in kernel, drivers in user space
Remove kernel
Virtualize
الشرحImproves stability by running most services in user-space.
9 ns
5 ns
31 ns
6.2 ns
الشرحDictated by the slowest stage (9ns).
Zombie
Killed
Adopted by init
Panic
الشرحOrphans adopted by PID 1 to prevent zombies.
2x
4x
10x
Infinite
الشرح1 / 0.5 = 2x max speedup.
High yields to low
Low priority holds lock needed by high
Same priority
Random
الشرحLow-priority task blocks high-priority task holding a mutex.
Thrashing
Belady's Anomaly
Fragmentation
Paging
الشرحAdding more page frames can cause MORE page faults.
FCFS
Round Robin
SJF
Priority
الشرحShortest Job First (SJF) is mathematically optimal.
Deletes file
Creates thread
Creates child process
Terminates
الشرحCreates independent child process.
Memory conflict
Branch instructions
Lack of cache
Division by zero
الشرحBranch instructions cause wrong address fetch.
Clock freq
ILP (Instruction Level Parallelism)
Cache
Seek time
الشرحIssues multiple instructions per clock.
Stop network
Prioritize hardware signals to CPU
Power
Format drives
الشرحHandles IRQs from peripherals.
Mutual Exclusion
Hold and Wait
No Preemption
Circular Wait
الشرحNo Preemption means OS cannot force release.
High temp
Excessive page swapping
Deadlock
Network collision
الشرحOS spends more time swapping than executing.
SJF
Priority
Round Robin
SRTF
الشرحRound Robin guarantees CPU time slice.
Translation Lookaside Buffer
Table Look Buffer
Time Limit Band
Task Logic Block
الشرحCaches virtual-to-physical translations.
RISC uses cache
RISC allows memory ops
CISC allows ops on memory; RISC uses load/store
None
الشرحCISC operates directly on memory.
Simultaneous write
Written to memory only on eviction
Bypass cache
Queued
الشرحModified block written to memory only when evicted.
Faster CPU
I/O accesses memory without CPU
No fragmentation
Compression
الشرحOffloads memory transfers from CPU.
Switching monitors
Saving old process state, loading new
Changing kernel
User to kernel
الشرحStoring CPU state for one process and restoring for another.
Consumes RAM
Terminated but in process table
Virus
Infinite loop
الشرحFinished execution but not reaped by parent.
High clock speed
Processes execute out of order causing unpredictable results
No memory
Routing issue
الشرحTiming/order affects output correctness.
Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line
System Protocol
Synchronous Process
Single Peripheral
الشرحBuffers data for peripherals like printers.
exec()
spawn()
create()
fork()
الشرحfork() duplicates calling process.
Mutex is int, Sem is bool
Mutex allows multiple
Mutex has ownership, Semaphore does not
No difference
الشرحMutex is a locking mechanism with ownership.
Fragmentation
Thrashing
Deadlocks
Access
الشرحKeeps track of active pages to prevent thrashing.
bad_alloc
bad_cast
exception
Nullptr
الشرحThrows `std::bad_cast`.
High-level shouldn't depend on low-level
Single responsibility
Inheritance over composition
Segregate interfaces
الشرحDetails should depend on abstractions.
E+N-2P
E-N+2P
N-E+P
E/N+2P
الشرحV(G) = E - N + 2P.
Factory
Decorator
Strategy
Singleton
الشرحStrategy encapsulates interchangeable algorithms.
Runtime vs no check
Safe conversions vs low-level bitwise casting
Upcast only
Identical
الشرحreinterpret_cast does unsafe bitwise casting.
Variable modified externally; don't optimize reads
Constant
Virtual table
Thread-safe
الشرحTells compiler not to optimize memory reads.
Global vars
Control flag
Share composite data structure, use only part
Modify code
الشرحPassing a whole object when only a single field is needed.
Capacity
Velocity
Throughput
Burn-down
الشرحVelocity adds story points of completed items.
Base first
Derived first, then base
Simultaneous
Only derived
الشرحDerived-to-base.
Garbage collection
Resolving dynamic polymorphism
Multiple inheritance
Templates
الشرحLookup table for dynamic method resolution.
Hiding data
Multiple parents
Objects responding to same method differently
Cross-platform
الشرحMethods do different things based on object.
No return type
Defined as '= 0', makes class abstract
Constant time
Base only
الشرحForces derived classes to implement it.
SRP
OCP
LSP
DIP
الشرحSingle Responsibility Principle.
Stack
Heap
BSS
Data
الشرحDynamic allocation on Heap.
Speed
Modules highly dependent on each other
Single responsibility
Network
الشرحMakes code hard to maintain.
Scrum Master
Dev Team
Product Owner
Stakeholders
الشرحProduct Owner prioritizes backlog.
UI testing
No internal knowledge
Testing based on internal logic
Security only
الشرحInspect and execute internal code paths.
Activity
State Machine
Component
Deployment
الشرحShows states an object goes through.
Waterfall
V-Model
RAD
Cleanroom
الشرحRapid Application Development.
Creates objects
Provides simplified interface to complex subsystem
Single instance
State change
الشرحActs as a wrapper hiding complexity.
One reason
Depend on abstractions
Derived substitutable for base
Segregate
الشرحObjects of superclass replaceable with subclasses.
Waterfall
V-Model
Spiral Model
RAD
الشرحSpiral emphasizes risk assessment.
Structural
Behavioral / Interaction
Implementation
Deployment
الشرحModels flow of messages over time.
Same
Verify: built right; Validate: built right thing
Users vs Devs
Hardware vs Software
الشرحVerify against specs; Validate against user needs.
Unpredictable
Project level
Standardized across organization
Quantitative
الشرحProcesses well characterized and standardized.
Interface has vars
Abstract class can have implemented methods, pure interface cannot
Multiple inherit
Static only
الشرحAbstract classes can provide default implementations.
Same class
Subclasses and friends
Global
Static
الشرحAccessible within class and derived classes.
Smart pointers
'virtual' inheritance
DFS
Pure functions
الشرحEnsures only one copy of base class instantiated.
Default
Parametrized
Copy
Move
الشرحCreates a temporary copy.
Base to derived pointer
Derived to base pointer
Int to float
Override abstract
الشرحConverting derived-class pointer to base-class pointer.
O(n)
O(n^2)
O(1)
O(log n)
الشرحAmortized time is O(1).
Single Left
Single Right
Right-Left
Left-Right
الشرحRight rotation on child, Left rotation on parent.
Dijkstra's
Kruskal's
Bellman-Ford
Tarjan's
الشرحBellman-Ford relaxes edges V-1 times.
Y is prime
X is superkey
X is foreign key
No multi-valued
الشرحDeterminant (X) must be a super key.
Strict releases shared anytime, Rigorous holds ALL locks until commit
Strict prevents deadlocks
Strict for distributed
No diff
الشرحRigorous 2PL holds read and write locks until termination.
MED
Local Preference
AS-PATH
Next-Hop
الشرحLists autonomous systems to detect loops.
192.168.1.128
192.168.1.130
192.168.1.135
192.168.1.0
الشرحBlock size 8. Nearest multiple below 130 is 128.
No handshake
Retransmit after 3 duplicate ACKs
Use UDP
Increase window
الشرحAvoids waiting for timeout.
Queue
Hash Map
Stack
BST
الشرحRelies on a Stack (via DFS) for completion times.
32
64
128
256
الشرح128 bits long.
Read Uncommitted
Read Committed
Repeatable Read
Serializable
الشرحSerializable prevents phantom reads.
Unbalanced
Data exclusively in linked leaf nodes
2 children
Data in root
الشرحOptimizes sequential/range queries.
O(log n)
O(n)
O(n log n)
O(n^2)
الشرحTightly bounds to O(n) time.
Equivalent to serial
Precedence graph is acyclic
Both A and B
No deadlocks
الشرحGraph is acyclic, equivalent to serial execution.
Router dies
Nodes communicate with AP, but cannot hear each other
SSID hidden
Encryption fails
الشرحMitigated by RTS/CTS handshakes.
Bird scheduling
Ignoring deadlocks because they are rare
Fast disk
Cache eviction
الشرحIgnoring exceedingly rare problems.
Moves memory
Copies faster
Casts to rvalue reference
Deletes object
الشرحEnables move semantics.
Heap Sort
Quick Sort
Insertion Sort
Merge Sort
الشرحMerge Sort requires O(n) auxiliary space.
N^2
N(N-1)/2
N-1
N!
الشرحN * (N-1) / 2.
Application
Transport
Network
Data Link
الشرحSecures IP at Network Layer (Layer 3).
Stack
Array
Queue
Heap
الشرحExplores level by level using a Queue.
O(1)
O(log n)
O(n)
O(n log n)
الشرحDegrades to linked list, O(n).
Quick Sort
Merge Sort
Bubble Sort
Insertion Sort
الشرحMerge sort divides and merges.
MST
Max Flow
Single-source shortest path
SCCs
الشرحShortest path from start node to all others.
Chaining
Linear Probing
Double Hashing
Quadratic Probing
الشرحLinear probing steps sequentially.
Primary keys
Partial dependencies
Transitive dependencies
Multi-valued attributes
الشرحEliminates transitive dependencies.
Speed
Committed transactions survive crashes
No deletion
No interference
الشرحSaved permanently even on power loss.
Exclusive
Update
Shared
Intent
الشرحShared Lock.
UPDATE
INSERT
ALTER
MODIFY
الشرحALTER TABLE.
Encryption key
Links to primary key of another table
Allows nulls
Auto-generated
الشرحEstablishes relationship between tables.
Data Link
Network
Transport
Session
الشرحNetwork Layer (Layer 3).
DNS
DHCP
ARP
ICMP
الشرحAddress Resolution Protocol.
255.0.0.0
255.255.0.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.255
الشرح255.255.0.0.
TCP
HTTP
UDP
FTP
الشرحUDP is connectionless, no delivery guarantee.
Star
Bus
Ring
Full Mesh
الشرحFull Mesh.
Routing
Encryption/Compression
MAC addresses
Port numbers
الشرحData representation, encryption, compression.
Connectionless
Connection-oriented
Unreliable
Broadcast
الشرحRequires handshake.
21
25
80
443
الشرحPort 443.
14
16
30
32
الشرح2^4 - 2 = 14.
OSPF
RIP
BGP
IS-IS
الشرحRouting Information Protocol (RIP).
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