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M.Sc. Cyber Security-NFAT Mock Test

NFAT Entrance Exam Mock Test for M.Sc. Cyber Security 2025

Technical Subjects (60 Questions)

1. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for reliable data transfer between end systems?

A) Physical Layer
B) Data Link Layer
C) Transport Layer
D) Application Layer

2. What is the primary function of ARP in networking?

A) Translates IP addresses to MAC addresses
B) Routes packets between networks
C) Encrypts data packets
D) Manages DNS queries

3. What is the purpose of a subnet mask in networking?

A) To encrypt data
B) To divide an IP address into network and host portions
C) To route packets
D) To compress data

4. Which protocol is used for secure file transfer?

A) FTP
B) SFTP
C) HTTP
D) SMTP

5. Which networking device operates at the Data Link Layer?

A) Router
B) Switch
C) Gateway
D) Hub

6. What is the purpose of DNS in networking?

A) Encrypts data packets
B) Translates domain names to IP addresses
C) Routes traffic between networks
D) Compresses data

7. In Linux, which command displays the process list?

A) ls
B) ps
C) pwd
D) cd

8. What is a deadlock in operating systems?

A) A process running indefinitely
B) A situation where processes wait for resources held by each other
C) A memory overflow error
D) A hardware failure

9. What is paging in operating systems?

A) A memory management technique
B) A file compression method
C) A networking protocol
D) A database query

10. Which command in Linux changes file permissions?

A) chmod
B) chown
C) chgrp
D) ls

11. Which data structure follows the Last In, First Out (LIFO) principle?

A) Queue
B) Stack
C) Array
D) Linked List

12. Which data structure is best suited for implementing a priority queue?

A) Stack
B) Linked List
C) Heap
D) Array

13. What is the time complexity of a binary search algorithm?

A) O(n)
B) O(log n)
C) O(n^2)
D) O(1)

14. Which data structure is used in breadth-first search?

A) Stack
B) Queue
C) Tree
D) Graph

15. In assembly language, which instruction moves data between registers?

A) MOV
B) ADD
C) JMP
D) CMP

16. What does the JMP instruction do in assembly language?

A) Adds two values
B) Transfers control to another part of the program
C) Compares two values
D) Moves data to memory

17. What is the output of the C code: int x = 5; printf("%d", x++);?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 4
D) Undefined

18. In Java, which keyword is used to inherit a class?

A) implements
B) extends
C) super
D) this

19. Which Python data type is mutable?

A) Tuple
B) String
C) List
D) Integer

20. In C++, what is the purpose of the 'virtual' keyword?

A) To define a constant
B) To enable polymorphism
C) To allocate memory
D) To declare a variable

21. In Python, how do you open a file in read mode?

A) open("file.txt", "w")
B) open("file.txt", "r")
C) open("file.txt", "a")
D) open("file.txt", "x")

22. In C, what is the purpose of the 'malloc' function?

A) To free memory
B) To allocate memory dynamically
C) To copy memory
D) To initialize memory

23. Which key uniquely identifies a record in a table?

A) Foreign Key
B) Primary Key
C) Candidate Key
D) Composite Key

24. Which SQL command retrieves data from a database?

A) INSERT
B) UPDATE
C) SELECT
D) DELETE

25. What is the purpose of normalization in database design?

A) Increase data redundancy
B) Reduce data redundancy
C) Encrypt data
D) Compress data

26. What does ACID stand for in database management?

A) Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability
B) Access, Control, Integration, Data
C) Analysis, Consistency, Isolation, Design
D) Atomicity, Control, Integration, Durability

27. What does HTTP stand for?

A) HyperText Transfer Protocol
B) HyperLink Transmission Protocol
C) HighText Transfer Protocol
D) HyperText Transport Protocol

28. Which protocol is used for secure email transmission?

A) SMTP
B) IMAP
C) POP3
D) S/MIME

29. Which protocol is used for remote login to a server?

A) FTP
B) SSH
C) HTTP
D) SMTP

30. What is the output of an AND gate with inputs A=1 and B=0?

A) 0
B) 1
C) Undefined
D) Both 0 and 1

31. What does a flip-flop store in digital electronics?

A) A byte of data
B) A single bit of data
C) A word of data
D) A block of data

32. What is the function of a multiplexer?

A) Selects one input from multiple inputs
B) Amplifies signals
C) Stores data
D) Generates clock signals

33. What is the function of a decoder in digital electronics?

A) Converts binary data to a specific output
B) Amplifies signals
C) Stores data
D) Generates clock signals

34. Which HTML tag creates a hyperlink?

A) <link>
B) <a>
C) <href>
D) <url>

35. Which CSS property controls text size?

A) font-size
B) text-style
C) font-weight
D) text-align

36. Which JavaScript method adds an element to the end of an array?

A) pop()
B) push()
C) shift()
D) unshift()

37. Which JavaScript function parses a JSON string?

A) JSON.stringify()
B) JSON.parse()
C) JSON.convert()
D) JSON.encode()

38. Which technology is associated with distributed ledger systems?

A) Artificial Intelligence
B) Blockchain
C) Virtual Reality
D) Quantum Computing

39. Which technology is used for real-time data processing in big data systems?

A) Hadoop
B) Spark
C) MySQL
D) MongoDB

40. Which Python library is used for web scraping?

A) Pandas
B) NumPy
C) BeautifulSoup
D) Matplotlib

41. Which model follows a sequential process in software engineering?

A) Agile Model
B) Spiral Model
C) Waterfall Model
D) V-Model

42. What is the purpose of version control systems?

A) To manage database schemas
B) To track changes in code
C) To encrypt files
D) To compress files

43. What is a use case in software engineering?

A) A programming language
B) A description of system behavior
C) A database schema
D) A testing tool

44. What is the purpose of a test case in software engineering?

A) To write code
B) To verify system functionality
C) To design databases
D) To manage networks

45. What is a flowchart used for in system analysis?

A) To store data
B) To represent process flow
C) To encrypt data
D) To compress data

46. Which system design approach focuses on breaking a system into smaller modules?

A) Top-Down Design
B) Bottom-Up Design
C) Modular Design
D) Flat Design

47. What is scalability in system design?

A) The ability to handle increased load
B) The ability to encrypt data
C) The ability to compress data
D) The ability to store data

48. What does ALU stand for in computer organization?

A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
B) Address Lookup Unit
C) Application Layer Unit
D) Array Logic Unit

49. What is the role of cache memory in computer architecture?

A) To store permanent data
B) To speed up data access
C) To manage network traffic
D) To encrypt data

50. In C, what is the purpose of a pointer?

A) To store data
B) To store memory addresses
C) To execute functions
D) To define arrays

51. What is the simplified form of the Boolean expression A + AB?

A) A
B) B
C) AB
D) A + B

52. What is the output of a NOR gate with inputs A=0 and B=0?

A) 0
B) 1
C) Undefined
D) Both 0 and 1

53. Which automaton accepts regular languages?

A) Pushdown Automaton
B) Turing Machine
C) Finite Automaton
D) Linear Bounded Automaton

54. What is a Turing Machine?

A) A physical computer
B) A mathematical model of computation
C) A database system
D) A networking protocol

55. In Python, what is the output of: x = [1, 2, 3]; print(x[1])?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Error

56. In Java, what is the purpose of the 'finalize' method?

A) To initialize objects
B) To clean up resources before garbage collection
C) To compile code
D) To allocate memory

57. In C++, what is the default access specifier for class members?

A) public
B) private
C) protected
D) None

58. In Python, which module is used for regular expressions?

A) re
B) os
C) sys
D) math

59. What is the purpose of a firewall in network security?

A) To encrypt data
B) To filter network traffic
C) To compress data
D) To store data

60. Which HTML tag defines a table row?

A) <tr>
B) <td>
C) <table>
D) <th>

Reasoning, English Grammar, General Knowledge, and General Awareness (40 Questions)

61. If A is B’s brother, C is B’s mother, and D is A’s father, how is D related to C?

A) Husband
B) Son
C) Brother
D) Father

62. Find the missing number: 2, 5, 10, 17, ?

A) 24
B) 26
C) 28
D) 30

63. If CAT is coded as 3120, how is DOG coded?

A) 4157
B) 4167
C) 4156
D) 4168

64. In a certain code, FLOWER is written as EKRZLU. How is GARDEN written?

A) FJHLTK
B) FJHLTK
C) FJHLTK
D) FJHLTK

65. If the day after tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is it today?

A) Monday
B) Tuesday
C) Sunday
D) Saturday

66. If 3 pencils cost 15 rupees, how much will 5 pencils cost?

A) 25 rupees
B) 20 rupees
C) 30 rupees
D) 35 rupees

67. In a group of 5 people, how many handshakes occur if each shakes hands with every other person once?

A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25

68. If A is taller than B, and B is taller than C, who is the shortest?

A) A
B) C
C) B
D) Cannot determine

69. In a certain code, PQR is written as STU. How is XYZ written?

A) ABC
B) YZA
C) ZAB
D) WXY

70. In a certain code, APPLE is written as BQQMF. How is ORANGE written?

A) PSBOHF
B) PSBOIF
C) PSBOHF
D) PSBOJF

71. Identify the grammatically correct sentence:

A) She don’t like to read books.
B) She doesn’t like to read books.
C) She not like reading books.
D) She doesn’t likes to read books.

72. Fill in the blank: The meeting was ___ due to lack of quorum.

A) adjourned
B) conducted
C) initiated
D) completed

73. Choose the correct form of the verb: She ___ to the market every Sunday.

A) go
B) goes
C) going
D) gone

74. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “Candid”:

A) Deceptive
B) Honest
C) Reserved
D) Shy

75. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “Big”:

A) Large
B) Small
C) Huge
D) Giant

76. Identify the error: He have two cats and a dog.

A) He
B) have
C) two
D) dog

77. Choose the correct form of the verb: They ___ playing football yesterday.

A) was
B) were
C) are
D) is

78. Choose the correctly spelled word:

A) Recieve
B) Receive
C) Receeve
D) Recive

79. Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ singing.

A) in
B) at
C) on
D) with

80. Choose the correct article: ___ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article

81. Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?

A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Patel

82. What is the capital city of Australia?

A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra
D) Perth

83. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Mercury

84. What is the currency of Japan?

A) Yuan
B) Yen
C) Won
D) Ringgit

85. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?

A) Japan
B) France
C) Brazil
D) China

86. What does UNESCO stand for?

A) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
B) United Nations Economic and Social Council
C) United Nations Environment and Sustainability Organization
D) United Nations Emergency Services Organization

87. What is the largest continent by land area?

A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe

88. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?

A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Argon

89. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

A) Au
B) Ag
C) Fe
D) Cu

90. Which organization is responsible for international public health?

A) WHO
B) UNESCO
C) UNICEF
D) WTO

91. What is the longest river in the world?

A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi

92. Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?

A) Gujarat
B) Punjab
C) Rajasthan
D) Haryana

93. Who wrote the national anthem of India?

A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Subhas Chandra Bose

94. Which is a renewable source of energy?

A) Coal
B) Natural Gas
C) Solar Energy
D) Nuclear Energy

95. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The movie was so ___ that I fell asleep.

A) exciting
B) boring
C) thrilling
D) amazing

96. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “Happy”:

A) Joyful
B) Sad
C) Excited
D) Content

97. Choose the correct sentence:

A) I has two books.
B) I have two books.
C) I having two books.
D) I am have two books.

98. If the sequence is 1, 4, 9, 16, what is the next term?

A) 20
B) 25
C) 30
D) 36

99. If 4 workers can complete a task in 8 days, how many days will 8 workers take?

A) 4 days
B) 6 days
C) 8 days
D) 10 days

100. Fill in the blank: The sun ___ in the east.

A) rise
B) rises
C) rising
D) risen

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