What is NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science) and what is its full form?

NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science) stands for National Aptitude Test (NAT). It is conducted by National Testing Service (NTS Pakistan) for Admissions to NTS-Associated Universities for 12-Year Undergraduate Programs.

What is the official syllabus and test pattern for NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science)?

The examination comprises 90 Marks (90 MCQs) to be completed within 120 Minutes (2 Hours). The test pattern consists of standardized objective multiple-choice questions mapped according to official syllabus weightages. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.

What are the passing marks and qualifying criteria for NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science)?

The prescribed passing benchmark is 50% Qualifying Standard. However, final admission or interview shortlisting is determined based on competitive merit and aggregate rankings among all appearing candidates.

How long is the NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science) score valid?

The official scorecard is valid for 1 Year from test date from the official result declaration date.

How can I practice the most repeated past paper questions for NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science)?

Apex Rankers Academy provides 200+ verified most repeated past paper questions for NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science) with authentic paper session citations (2019–2026), step-by-step mathematical proofs, and full-length timed mock tests with instant national ranking.

Is there any negative marking in NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science)?

No Negative Marking. Candidates are advised to attempt all questions systematically within the allocated 120 Minutes (2 Hours).

NAT-ICS (National Aptitude Test - Computer Science) (2026) - 200 Most Repeated Past Paper MCQs, Syllabus & Online Practice

Syllabus Subject / Area	Official Weightage	Available Question Pool	Action
Computer Aptitude Test	30%	1502 MCQs	📖 Prepare 🎯 Practice (1502)
Quantitative Aptitude Test	30%	717 MCQs	📖 Prepare 🎯 Practice (717)
English Language Comprehension	20%	2736 MCQs	📖 Prepare 🎯 Practice (2736)
Intelligence Tests	20%	784 MCQs	📖 Prepare 🎯 Practice (784)

🏷️ HEC HAT-I • Oct 2024 (Morning Batch) Quantitative Reasoning

Question 1 of 200

A train 180 meters long is traveling at a constant speed of 54 km/h. How many seconds will it take to completely pass a railway platform of length 270 meters?

(A) 25 seconds

(B) 30 seconds

(C) 35 seconds

(D) 40 seconds

🏷️ HEC HAT-General • Aug 2024 (Session-1) Quantitative Reasoning

Question 2 of 200

Pipe A can fill a water tank in 10 hours, while Pipe B can fill the same tank in 15 hours. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank completely?

(A) 5 hours

(B) 6 hours

(C) 7.5 hours

(D) 8 hours

🏷️ NTS NAT-IE • July 2024 Official Paper Quantitative Reasoning

Question 3 of 200

The present ratio of ages of father and son is 7 : 3. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 1. What is the present age of the father?

(A) 42 years

(B) 49 years

(C) 56 years

(D) 70 years

🏷️ HEC USAT-E • June 2024 (Batch-1) Quantitative Reasoning

Question 4 of 200

If the price of petroleum increases by 25%, by what percentage must a motorist reduce consumption so that the overall expenditure remains unchanged?

(A) 16.67%

(B) 20%

(C) 25%

(D) 33.33%

🏷️ NTS GAT-A • April 2024 Official Paper Quantitative Reasoning

Question 5 of 200

In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk to water is 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be made 1 : 2, how much water (in liters) must be added?

(A) 40 liters

(B) 60 liters

(C) 80 liters

(D) 90 liters

🏷️ HEC USAT-COM • May 2024 Quantitative Reasoning

Question 6 of 200

What is the compound interest on a principal sum of Rs. 10,000 at 10% per annum compounded annually for a duration of 3 years?

(A) Rs. 3,000

(B) Rs. 3,310

(C) Rs. 3,450

(D) Rs. 3,600

🏷️ HEC HAT-II • March 2024 Quantitative Reasoning

Question 7 of 200

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?

(A) 360

(B) 720

(C) 120

(D) 180

🏷️ HEC HAT-III • Nov 2023 Quantitative Reasoning

Question 8 of 200

A card is drawn at random from a standard, well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is either a King or a Heart?

(A) 4/13

(B) 17/52

(C) 16/52 (4/13)

(D) 1/4

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2023 Quantitative Reasoning

Question 9 of 200

If log₁₀(x) = 3 and log₁₀(y) = 2, what is the value of log₁₀(x² / y)?

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 8

🏷️ HEC USAT-CS • Aug 2023 Quantitative Reasoning

Question 10 of 200

Find the sum of the infinite geometric series: 18, 6, 2, 2/3, ...

(A) 24

(B) 27

(C) 36

(D) 54

🏷️ HEC HAT-General • Oct 2024 Analytical Reasoning

Question 11 of 200

Five executives (P, Q, R, S, T) sit in a circular conference table facing the center. P is between S and T. Q is immediately to the left of T. Who is sitting immediately to the right of P?

(A) S

(B) T

(C) Q

(D) R

🏷️ HEC HAT-I • Aug 2024 Analytical Reasoning

Question 12 of 200

If all Zips are Zaps, and some Zaps are Zops, which of the following conclusions MUST be true?

(A) All Zips are Zops

(B) Some Zips are Zops

(C) Some Zaps are Zips

(D) No Zips are Zops

🏷️ NTS NAT-IE • June 2024 Analytical Reasoning

Question 13 of 200

In a code language, if 'MADRAS' is coded as 'NBESBT', how will 'BOMBAY' be coded in that same system?

(A) CPNCBX

(B) CPNCBZ

(C) CPOCBZ

(D) CQOCBZ

🏷️ HEC HAT-General • Oct 2024 Verbal Reasoning

Question 14 of 200

PROSAIC : POETRY ::

(A) Lethargic : Activity

(B) Pedestrian : Novelty

(C) Mundane : Imagination

(D) Cacophonous : Music

🏷️ NTS GAT-B • Sept 2024 Verbal Reasoning

Question 15 of 200

Select the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to INIMICAL:

(A) Hostile

(B) Friendly & Favorable

(C) Ambiguous

(D) Dangerous

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2025 (Morning Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 16 of 200

Pick up the odd man out in the following group

(A) Telephone

(B) Battery

(C) Transistor

(D) Gear

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2025 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 17 of 200

Тo a certain number 8 is added. The sum is multiplied by 3, then the product is divided by 2 and 7 is subtracted from the quotient. The remainder left is 50. The number is:

(A) 30

(B) 40

(C) 50

(D) 60

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 18 of 200

Insert missing node: 8 0 7, 4 8 3, 2 5 8, 9 3 ?

(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) 5

(D) 3

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2025 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 19 of 200

If the fish were equidistant from the two banks and the birds leave the respective poles simultaneously and reach the fish at the same time, which one of the following statements must be true?

(A) The two birds fly an equal distance before they get to the fish

(B) The speed of bird on the 10-m high pole is less than that of the bird on the 20-m high pole

(C) The two birds have the same speed

(D) The speed of the bird on the 20-m high pole is less than that of the bird on toe 10-m high pole

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2025 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 20 of 200

Expression $x^{2}−3x+5$ has a minimum value for x equal to:

(A) 3.2

(B) Zero

(C) 1.5

(D) 2.4

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 21 of 200

A quotation system obtains potential delivery time data from the:

(A) Production schedule file

(B) Inventory

(C) Product

(D) All of the above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2025 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 22 of 200

Which of the following is not likely to occur in the near future?

(A) The presidential election will be done by pushing buttons at home

(B) The political issue of establishing an information assistance program will be raised

(C) Most workers will choose working at home, so the traditional work place will disappear

(D) Automation will reduce job opportunities thus resulting in a lower standard of living

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 23 of 200

Daisy wheel printer is a type of:

(A) Matrix primer

(B) Impact printer

(C) Laser printer

(D) Manual printer

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2025 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 24 of 200

Serial access memories are useful in applications where:

(A) Data consists of numbers

(B) Short access time is required

(C) Each stored word is processed differently

(D) Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial form

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 25 of 200

The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called:

(A) 8008

(B) 8080

(C) 4004

(D) 8800

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2025 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 26 of 200

In the third Generation of computers:

(A) Distributed data processing first became popular

(B) An operating system was first developed

(C) High level procedural language were- first used

(D) Online real time systems first become popular

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 27 of 200

A IBM System/38 represents the computer class of:

(A) Small scale computer

(B) Medium scale computer

(C) Large scale computer

(D) Super computer

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2025 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 28 of 200

In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the analytical engine, which he showed, at the parts exhibition. In which year was it exhibited?

(A) 1820

(B) 1860

(C) 1855

(D) 1970

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 29 of 200

Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

(A) PDP-I, 1958

(B) IBM System/36, 1960

(C) PDP-II, 1961

(D) VAX 11/780, 1962

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 30 of 200

The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is:

(A) 1.40 MB

(B) 1.44 GB

(C) 1.40 GB

(D) 1.44 MB

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2025 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 31 of 200

Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?

(A) OCR

(B) OMR

(C) MICR

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2025 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 32 of 200

The clothes in that store are a little (old fashioned).

(A) Behind the times

(B) Brand new

(C) Broke

(D) Better off

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2025 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 33 of 200

I had (an accident - almost but not really) this morning when my car almost hit a fence.

(A) A cave in

(B) A change of heart

(C) A close call

(D) Clean slate

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2025 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 34 of 200

It finally (occurred to me) that I had met him before at a party.

(A) Crossed my mind

(B) Cleared the decks

(C) Came clean

(D) Crosses out

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2025 (Official Paper) English Language Comprehension

Question 35 of 200

The tennis match (was canceled) because of the rain.

(A) Came clean

(B) Was called off

(C) Came to the point

(D) Crossed out

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2025 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 36 of 200

I stopped to (rest for awhile) after climbing the stairs.

(A) Clear the air

(B) Catch my breath

(C) Come a long way

(D) Come clean

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2024 (Paper-II) Intelligence Tests

Question 37 of 200

Only birds have feathers. If the statement is true, which of the following statement is automatically true?

(A) Most birds have white feathers.

(B) Birds fly in the air.

(C) All feathers are light.

(D) Snakes do not have feathers.

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2024 (Paper-II) Intelligence Tests

Question 38 of 200

Which number is out of step with the others in the following digit groups. 136, 532, 640, 514, 273, 262, 802

(A) 640

(B) 514

(C) 433

(D) 273

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Paper-II) Intelligence Tests

Question 39 of 200

“Boys and girls should never smoke because...”

(A) They are young in age

(B) Father will give them...

(C) It is a foreign habit

(D) It is injurious for health

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Morning Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 40 of 200

“Father reads newspapers daily in the morning because...”

(A) It is his old habit

(B) It is natural for educated men

(C) He is interested in advertisements

(D) He wants to know fresh news

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2024 (Morning Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 41 of 200

A man faces north and covers 12 km. turns west and covers 6 km, then turns South and covers 3 km, and turns west again and covers 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?

(A) 18 km

(B) 10 km

(C) 15 km

(D) 12 km

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2024 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 42 of 200

How much is $\frac{1}{4} of \frac{x}{4}$?

(A) 4x

(B) x

(C) $\frac{1}{x}$

(D) $\frac{x}{16}$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2024 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 43 of 200

Series: 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 19, ——?

(A) 20

(B) 17

(C) 18

(D) 19

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Official Paper) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 44 of 200

Insert the missing figure: 8 0 7 4 8 3 2 5 8 9 3 ?

(A) 5

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 6

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2024 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 45 of 200

A sugar cube carton is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide and 5 inches high. How many sugar cubes will it hold if each cube has an edge of 2 inches?

(A) 12

(B) 9

(C) 8

(D) 16

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2024 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 46 of 200

A student secures an average of 78 percent in four subjects. How many marks must he get in his fifth subject if he is to get average 80 percent in all the five subjects?

(A) 84

(B) 89

(C) 88

(D) 86

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 47 of 200

What is the smallest positive number which gives a remainder of 5, when divided by any of 7, 8 or 9?

(A) 248

(B) 537

(C) 509

(D) 450

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Morning Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 48 of 200

Insert the missing number 7 15 32 __ 138 281

(A) 65

(B) 67

(C) 64

(D) 69

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2024 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 49 of 200

Insert the missing number: 8, 17, 33, 67, 133, __, __

(A) 265, 531

(B) 267, 535

(C) 267, 533

(D) 265, 529

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2024 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 50 of 200

Which mathematical signs must replace the blanks from left to right to make both mathematical equations true? Equation 1: $(18 \ \underline{\text{ A }} \ 9) \ \underline{\text{ B }} \ (211 \ \underline{\text{ C }} \ 107) = 208$ Equation 2: $(310 \ \underline{\text{ D }} \ 15) \ \underline{\text{ E }} \ 3 = 885$

(A) A: $+$ , B: $\times $ , C: $-$ , D: $-$ , E: $\times $

(B) A: $\div $ , B: $\times $ , C: $-$ , D: $-$ , E: $\times $

(C) A: $\div $ , B: $+$ , C: $-$ , D: $+$ , E: $\times $

(D) A: $\times $ , B: $\div $ , C: $+$ , D: $-$ , E: $+$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2024 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 51 of 200

Complete the alphanumeric series: A 5, C 7, F 10, J 14, __

(A) N 18

(B) O 19

(C) P 19

(D) O 20

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 52 of 200

Find the next term in the series: 2 3/4, 3, 3 1/2, 4 1/3, …

(A) 5 1/3

(B) 5 2/3

(C) 6

(D) 6 1/4

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2024 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 53 of 200

Insert the missing number in the node circle: 9, 78, 45, 28, 21, ?

(A) 11

(B) 13

(C) 15

(D) 17

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 54 of 200

How far must the fish be from the higher pole, if the two birds flying at identical speeds leave their respective perches simultaneously and reach the fish at the same time?

(A) 28 m

(B) 20 m

(C) 22 m

(D) 25 m

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2024 (Official Paper) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 55 of 200

The width of a rectangle is 2 cm·less than its length and its length and its perimeter is 12 cm. The rectangle's area is:

(A) $12cm^2$

(B) $24cm^2$

(C) $8cm^2$

(D) $6cm^2$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2024 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 56 of 200

Who invented the microprocessor?

(A) Marcian E Huff

(B) Herman H Goldstein

(C) Joseph Jacuard

(D) None of these

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 57 of 200

One computer that is not considered a portable computer is:

(A) Minicomputer

(B) A laptop computer

(C) Main computer

(D) None of these

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Paper-II) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 58 of 200

Who built the world's first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries:

(A) Claude Shannon

(B) Konrad lues

(C) George Stibits

(D) Howard H. Aiken

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2024 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 59 of 200

Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square root?

(A) Napier

(B) Babbage

(C) Pascal

(D) Leibniz

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2024 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 60 of 200

Most important advantage of an IC is its:

(A) Easy replacement in case of circuit failure

(B) Extremely high reliability

(C) Reduced cost

(D) Low powers consumption

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 61 of 200

Chief component of first generation computer was:

(A) Transistors

(B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves

(C) Integrated Circuits

(D) None of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2024 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 62 of 200

Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers:

(A) First Generation

(B) Second Generation

(C) Third Generation

(D) Fourth Generation

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2024 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 63 of 200

The output quality of a printer is measured by:

(A) Dot per inch

(B) Dot per s. inch

(C) Dots printed per unit time

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 64 of 200

Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not:

(A) Fast

(B) Powerful

(C) Infallible

(D) Cheap

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2024 (Paper-II) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 65 of 200

The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of:

(A) Genetics

(B) Control and communications

(C) Molecular biology

(D) Biochemistry

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2024 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 66 of 200

Which of the following is not a Programming language?

(A) Basic

(B) FORTRAN

(C) LASER

(D) PASCAL

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2024 (Morning Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 67 of 200

He is always (fighting) with his boss about something.

(A) As usual

(B) At last

(C) At odds

(D) At heart

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2024 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 68 of 200

I would like to buy a new car so I have begun to (economize) on my daily expenses.

(A) Come clean

(B) Count on

(C) Cut out

(D) Cut corners

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2024 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 69 of 200

She has really (advanced) with her typing skills.

(A) Come a long way

(B) Cut down on

(C) Come to the point

(D) Carried through

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2024 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 70 of 200

He has begun to (use less) salt because of his health.

(A) Cash in on

(B) Carry out

(C) Cut down on

(D) Chew the fat on

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2023 (Morning Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 71 of 200

“A starving or a sick beggar should be given alms, because...”

(A) A beggar, too, has a right...

(B) Alms giving... is not forbidden

(C) Beggars should be well-fed...

(D) Every human being is a servant of God...

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2023 (Batch-1) Intelligence Tests

Question 72 of 200

“Schools are closed on all Sundays... because...”

(A) It is the law of all nations

(B) It is the day fixed for social calls

(C) The students and teachers must have a weekly rest-day

(D) All shops are closed

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2023 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 73 of 200

Insert the missing number in Triangle grid [11, 242, 3; 13, 338, 2]

(A) 120

(B) 162

(C) 260

(D) 164

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2023 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 74 of 200

Assign correct mathematical signs and find the missing figure. if 8 _ 2 _ 5 =20 9 _ 3 _ 6 =18 then 6 _ 3 _ 9 =?

(A) 12

(B) 24

(C) 18

(D) 9

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2023 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 75 of 200

Insert the missing number 413 (2420) 70 ... 19 ( ) 16

(A) 165

(B) 180

(C) 175

(D) 190

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2023 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 76 of 200

Insert the missing number: 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, __, __

(A) 25, 26

(B) 29, 30

(C) 28, 29

(D) 29, 34

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2023 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 77 of 200

Find the odd man out: 102, 34, 51, 59, 119

(A) 34

(B) 51

(C) 59

(D) 119

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2023 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 78 of 200

Complete the series: 312, 153, 74, 35, 16, 7, ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2023 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 79 of 200

Sum of whole numbers from 1 to 50?

(A) 1432

(B) 670

(C) 1275

(D) 1435

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2023 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 80 of 200

Missing term in sequence: 2, 7, 22, 76, ... 607

(A) 312

(B) 186

(C) 202

(D) 248

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2023 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 81 of 200

Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as:

(A) PC

(B) Memory address registers

(C) General purpose register

(D) Flags

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2023 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 82 of 200

An integrated circuit is:

(A) A complicated circuit

(B) An integrating device

(C) Consisting on a single transistor

(D) Fabricated on a tiny Silicon chip

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2023 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 83 of 200

What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?

(A) Pixel

(B) Reverse video

(C) Touch screen

(D) Cursor

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2023 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 84 of 200

IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display?

(A) Japan

(B) China

(C) Germany

(D) Taiwan

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2023 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 85 of 200

The system unit of a person computer typically contains all of the following except:

(A) Microprocessor

(B) Disk controller

(C) Serial interface

(D) Modem

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2023 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 86 of 200

She is always (available) when he wants her.

(A) As a rule

(B) At heart

(C) All thumbs

(D) At his beck and call

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2023 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 87 of 200

I don't think that he is (to blame) for breaking the computer.

(A) At last

(B) At fault

(C) All thumbs

(D) Absent-minded

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2023 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 88 of 200

He refused my proposal so I will have to (start over from the beginning).

(A) Go back to the drawing board

(B) Bury the hatchet

(C) By the skin of my teeth

(D) Bring to mind

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2023 (Paper-I) English Language Comprehension

Question 89 of 200

She (separated from) her boyfriend after a big fight last week.

(A) Bailed out

(B) Beat around the bush

(C) Broke down

(D) Broke up with

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2023 (Morning Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 90 of 200

He is (responsible for) buying equipment in his company.

(A) Creeping up on

(B) In care of

(C) Caught short

(D) In charge of

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2023 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 91 of 200

I was (unable to pay) when I went to the store so I went home to get some more money.

(A) Cut out

(B) Crossed my mind

(C) Caught short

(D) On credit

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2023 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 92 of 200

He is (making the decisions) for the new project.

(A) Coming clean

(B) Calling the shots

(C) Cut out

(D) Calling up

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2023 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 93 of 200

It was difficult to go to work during the (cold period).

(A) Cut corners

(B) Call off

(C) Cold spell

(D) Close call

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2022 (Phase-2) Intelligence Tests

Question 94 of 200

IRON is to METAL as BARLEY is

(A) Food

(B) Nail

(C) Cereal

(D) Wheat

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2022 (Phase-1) Intelligence Tests

Question 95 of 200

If the day that will dawn 2 days after tomorrow is Friday, what day of the week dawned two days before yesterday?

(A) Wednesday

(B) Friday

(C) Thursday

(D) Saturday

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2022 (Phase-2) Intelligence Tests

Question 96 of 200

Shakil and Kiran are children of Faisal. Ram is the father of Shakil and Kiran is not the son of Faisal. What is Kiran to Faisal?

(A) Son-in-law

(B) Niece

(C) Daughter

(D) Mother

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2022 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 97 of 200

Insert missing grid: 7 8 1 3 7 4 1 -- 8

(A) 8

(B) 9

(C) 7

(D) 10

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2022 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 98 of 200

What fraction is 50 paise of Rs. 100?

(A) 1/200

(B) 1/100

(C) 200

(D) 1/50

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2022 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 99 of 200

Ajmal was sitting in a row with many other boys. On his right side 15 persons were sitting and on his left 14 persons were sitting. How many boys were sitting there?

(A) 29

(B) 21

(C) 28

(D) 30

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2022 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 100 of 200

Insert mathematical signs: 8 __ 2 __ 2 = 2 15__ 5 __ 4 = 16 8 __ 7 __ 8 = 8

(A) 1st: $(\div, -)$ ; 2nd: $(-, +)$ ; 3rd: $(-, \times)$

(B) 1st: $(\div, -)$ ; 2nd: $(+, -)$ ; 3rd: $(-, \times)$

(C) 1st: $(-, \div)$ ; 2nd: $(+, -)$ ; 3rd: $(\times, -)$

(D) 1st: $(\div, -)$ ; 2nd: $(+, -)$ ; 3rd: $(+, -)$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2022 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 101 of 200

Insert the missing numbers: 7, 9, 18, 24, 51, __, __, 150, 204

(A) 65, 142

(B) 69, 150

(C) 72, 160

(D) 68, 148

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2022 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 102 of 200

Insert the Missing number in Grid: 4 7 3, 32 69 51, 20 48 ?

(A) 36

(B) 42

(C) 45

(D) 39

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2022 (Official Paper) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 103 of 200

Insert the mathematical signs that satisfy: 2 _ 0.5 _ 1.5 _ 0 _ 5 = 5

(A) +, -, +, -

(B) -, -, +, +

(C) -, +, -, +

(D) +, +, -, -

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2022 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 104 of 200

Find the odd man out: 64, 49, 625, 576, 121, 52

(A) 64

(B) 625

(C) 121

(D) 52

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2022 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 105 of 200

Aslam purchased a Chair for Rs. 2,000 and sold it to Arshad at a loss of 10 percent Arshad sold it to Akbar at a loss of 10 percent while Akbar sold it to Qumar at a gain of 10 percent. The amount Qumar paid for it would be Rs......

(A) 1980

(B) 1890

(C) 1782

(D) 1872

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2022 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 106 of 200

A student loses a mark for every wrong answer and scores 2 marks for every correct answer. If he answers all the 60 questions in an exam and scores 39 marks. How many of them were correct?

(A) 31

(B) 37

(C) 33

(D) 27

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2022 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 107 of 200

Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and:

(A) Buffer size

(B) Resolution

(C) Vertical dimensions

(D) None of these

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2022 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 108 of 200

Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?

(A) Static RAM

(B) Dynamic RAM

(C) EPROM

(D) ROM

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2022 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 109 of 200

The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured:

(A) ROM

(B) RAM

(C) PROM

(D) EPROM

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2022 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 110 of 200

The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

(A) ENIAC

(B) Mark-I

(C) Analytic Engine

(D) UNIVAC-1

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2022 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 111 of 200

Personnel who design; program; operate and maintain computer equipment refers to:

(A) Console-operator

(B) Programmer

(C) People-ware

(D) System Analyst

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2022 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 112 of 200

An error in software or hardware is called a 'bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

(A) Leech

(B) Suid

(C) Slug

(D) Glitch

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2022 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 113 of 200

A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a:

(A) Computer

(B) Microcomputer

(C) Programmable

(D) Sensor

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2022 (Paper-II) English Language Comprehension

Question 114 of 200

The teacher said the little boy was (her favorite).

(A) The apple of her eye

(B) An arm and a leg

(C) As well as

(D) At odds

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2022 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 115 of 200

(Without warning) it began to rain.

(A) At his beck and call

(B) All of a sudden

(C) At heart

(D) At fault

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2022 (Morning Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 116 of 200

I wish he would say exactly what he means rather than (talking and not getting to the point).

(A) Biting off more than he can chew

(B) Breaking the news

(C) Bringing the house down

(D) Beating around the bush

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2022 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 117 of 200

They must talk in order to (remove their misunderstanding).

(A) Clear the decks

(B) Come a long way

(C) Cross their mind

(D) Clear the air

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2022 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 118 of 200

Whenever he (faces a great obstacle) he works hard to overcome his problems.

(A) The chips are down

(B) He calls it quits

(C) He clears the air

(D) He cuts the mustard

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2021 (Official Paper) Intelligence Tests

Question 119 of 200

Select the object which is different from others.

(A) Ship

(B) Car

(C) Motor Cycle

(D) Bicycle

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2021 (Batch-2) Intelligence Tests

Question 120 of 200

“Children must play field games, because...”

(A) It is a good pastime

(B) Each evening is meant...

(C) Games provide sturdy health... and skill to mind

(D) They enjoy play in company

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2021 (Evening Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 121 of 200

“For success in life, you should...”

(A) Work hard

(B) Have money to fall back upon

(C) Be honest and sincere

(D) Have many friends

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2021 (Evening Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 122 of 200

A & B start walking in opposite directions. A covers 3 miles and B covers 4 miles. Then A turns right and walks 4 miles and B turns left and walks 3 miles. How far is each from the starting point?

(A) 8 miles

(B) 5 miles

(C) 4 miles

(D) 6 miles

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2021 (Paper-II) Intelligence Tests

Question 123 of 200

A man is always ------ than this son.

(A) Taller

(B) Older

(C) Darker

(D) Wiser

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2021 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 124 of 200

Write the middle figure between 83 and 98.

(A) 90.5

(B) 90

(C) 91

(D) 91.5

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2021 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 125 of 200

Series: 15, 6, 13, 6, 11, 6, __, __

(A) 9, 6

(B) 9, 4

(C) 8, 6

(D) 10, 6

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2021 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 126 of 200

Insert missing numbers: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, __, __

(A) 343, 512

(B) 243, 343

(C) 343, 625

(D) 286, 412

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2021 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 127 of 200

Find the next number in the series: 8, 10, 16, 34, __

(A) 72

(B) 80

(C) 88

(D) 96

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2021 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 128 of 200

Approximately how much distance does each bird fly before it gets to the fish?

(A) 21 m

(B) 30 m

(C) 25 m

(D) cannot be deduced

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2021 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 129 of 200

Minimum value of $x^{3}+10x+7$?

(A) 7

(B) -18

(C) Zero

(D) None of these

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2021 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 130 of 200

Geometric mean of $a^{2n}×b^{2n}$?

(A) $\frac{(a^{2n}b^{2n})}{2}$

(B) $a^nb^n$

(C) $\frac{(a^{2n}+b^{2n})}{2}$

(D) $(ab)^{2n}$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2021 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 131 of 200

Sequence: 2, 5, 28, 17, 126, ...

(A) 217

(B) 35

(C) 37

(D) 43

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2021 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 132 of 200

$2^3⋅2^{−6}+2^{−3}⋅2^6$ is closest to?

(A) 62

(B) 1

(C) 8

(D) 34

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2021 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 133 of 200

The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words a computer is approximately

(A) 16 digits

(B) 6 digits

(C) 9 digits

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2021 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 134 of 200

Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

(A) Magnetic core

(B) Semiconductor

(C) Magnetic tape

(D) Both (a) and (b)

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2021 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 135 of 200

The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal number, is:

(A) False

(B) 1

(C) 1 or 0

(D) True

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2021 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 136 of 200

A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of:

(A) Speed

(B) Accuracy

(C) Reliability

(D) Cost

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2021 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 137 of 200

Who designed the first electronics computer - ENIAC?

(A) Van-Neumann

(B) Joseph M. Jacuard

(C) J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2021 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 138 of 200

A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an:

(A) Interpreter

(B) CPU

(C) Compiler

(D) Simulator

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2021 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 139 of 200

That car must have cost him (an incredibly large amount of money).

(A) At heart

(B) At home

(C) The apple of his eye

(D) An arm and a leg

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2021 (Paper-I) English Language Comprehension

Question 140 of 200

I am going to go to night school to (review) my English.

(A) Bank on

(B) Brush up on

(C) Better off

(D) Bring to mind

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2021 (Batch-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 141 of 200

He always (makes a great effort) to do a good job.

(A) Brings up the rear

(B) Barks up the wrong tree

(C) Burns his bridges behind him

(D) Bends over backwards

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2021 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 142 of 200

You can (be sure of) her helping you with the cleaning.

(A) Cross out

(B) Count on

(C) Come up with

(D) Clear the air with

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2021 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 143 of 200

She was very angry when she heard the news but now she has begun to (quiet down).

(A) Have the cheek to do something

(B) Calm down

(C) Cut corners

(D) Call it quits

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2021 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 144 of 200

The government minister was finally forced to (tell the truth) about the illegal funds.

(A) Call the shots

(B) Chew the fat

(C) Clear the decks

(D) Come clean

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2021 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 145 of 200

Everybody in the class (contributed money) to buy the food for the party.

(A) Came to the point

(B) Cut out

(C) Called their bluff

(D) Chipped in

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2020 (Official Paper) Intelligence Tests

Question 146 of 200

The following jumbled words can be arranged to form a sensible sentence by eliminating an extra word. NEVER WOOD BURN DRY CAN EASILY

(A) Y

(B) N

(C) R

(D) D

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2020 (Batch-1) Intelligence Tests

Question 147 of 200

“Children should not see television regularly for long time because...”

(A) It weakness children’s eye-sight

(B) They find interest in cartoons only

(C) Movies are better pastime

(D) Children are subjected to moral effect of negative character

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2020 (Morning Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 148 of 200

Faisal will be 4 times as old in 30 years as he is now. How old is Faisal now?

(A) 34 years

(B) 30 years

(C) 26 years

(D) 10 years

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2020 (Morning Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 149 of 200

The greatest number of five digits beginning with 5 and ending with 7 is:

(A) 53397

(B) 57897

(C) 58987

(D) 59997

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2020 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 150 of 200

There are a number of birds sitting on a branch of a tree. A hunter fired with his gun, only two birds fell down. How many were left on the tree?

(A) 10

(B) 18

(C) 21

(D) None

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2020 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 151 of 200

A cyclist covers half as much distance again as a tanga, driver and the tanga driver half as much again as a man on foot. If a man can walk a distance of 3 miles in an hour, how long will it take the cyclist to cover a distance of 27 miles?

(A) 3 hrs

(B) 1.5 hrs

(C) 4 hrs

(D) 2 hrs

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2020 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 152 of 200

Insert correct mathematical signs in the following problems: 5 _ 1 _ 6 =11 7 _ 1 _ 6 =13

(A) $(+, \times)$

(B) $(\times, +)$

(C) $(-, +)$

(D) $(\times, \times)$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2020 (Phase-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 153 of 200

If the bird on the higher pole covers 41 m in a second, how much distance will the bird on the other pole cover approximately, in the same time?

(A) 32.5 m

(B) 33.5 m

(C) 34.5 m

(D) 31.4 m

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2020 (Morning Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 154 of 200

The length of a rectangle is increased by 2 cm and its width is decreased by 2 cm. The length of the diagonal of the rectangle (length > width).

(A) decrease

(B) Unchanged

(C) increase

(D) depends

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2020 (Paper-II) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 155 of 200

When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

(A) Hewlett-Packard

(B) Epson, 1981

(C) Laplink traveling software in 1982

(D) Tandy model-2000, 1985

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2020 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 156 of 200

What is meant by a dedicated computer?

(A) Which is used by one person only

(B) Which is assigned one and only one task

(C) Which uses one kind of software

(D) Which is meant for application software

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2020 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 157 of 200

A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an:

(A) Interpreter

(B) Simulator

(C) Compiler

(D) Commander

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2020 (Batch-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 158 of 200

(Usually) I get up and go jogging before breakfast every Sunday.

(A) At heart

(B) All in all

(C) All of a sudden

(D) As a rule

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2019 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 159 of 200

What is $\frac{1}{5}$ of $\frac{x}{5}$?

(A) 25x

(B) $\frac{1}{25}$

(C) $\frac{1}{x}$

(D) $\frac{x}{25}$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2019 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 160 of 200

The average price of 3 books is Rs. 18. Which of the following could be with price of one of the books?

(A) 57

(B) 56

(C) 55

(D) 52

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2019 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 161 of 200

After a 22 percent deduction. A's net salary is Rs. 1,600. A's gross salary is nearly

(A) Rs. 2,000

(B) Rs. 2,025

(C) Rs. 2,051

(D) Rs. 2,078

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2019 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 162 of 200

Ali bought a electric fan priced at Rs. 2,000. He was given two successive discounts of 10 and 5 percent. If he had to pay 10 percent sales tax, the net amount he paid was.

(A) Rs. 2,633.40

(B) Rs. 2,592

(C) Rs. 2,660

(D) Rs. 1,881

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2019 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 163 of 200

Expansion of $(X+3)^{19}$ will contain __ terms?

(A) 19

(B) 21

(C) 20

(D) 18

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2019 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 164 of 200

The process of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called:

(A) Duping

(B) Booting

(C) Padding

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2019 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 165 of 200

The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the:

(A) Block definition

(B) Record contain clause

(C) Blocking factor

(D) Record per block factor

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2019 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 166 of 200

One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is:

(A) Words are usually larger in microprocessors

(B) Words are microprocessors

(C) Microprocessor does not contain (I/O) input/output devices

(D) Exactly the same as the machine cycle time

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2019 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 167 of 200

Which type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

(A) Bus control

(B) Interrupts

(C) Bus arbitration

(D) Status

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2019 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 168 of 200

The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was:

(A) IBM

(B) Super UNIVAC

(C) Radio Shaks

(D) Data General Corporation

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2019 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 169 of 200

Second Generation computers were developed during:

(A) 1949 to 1955

(B) 1956 to 1965

(D) 1970 to 1990

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2019 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 170 of 200

In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed:

(A) Parallel only

(B) Sequentially only

(C) Both sequentially and parallel

(D) All of above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2019 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 171 of 200

Who invented the high level language?

(A) Dennis M. Ritchie

(B) Niklaus Writh

(C) Seymour Papert

(D) Donald Kunth

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2019 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 172 of 200

Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?

(A) Daughter board

(B) Motherboard

(C) Father board

(D) Breadboard

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2019 (Batch-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 173 of 200

Working in an office is definitely (unsuitable for him).

(A) In care of him

(B) Not his cup of tea

(C) On credit

(D) Cut out

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2019 (Morning Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 174 of 200

She (thought of) a good idea for the sales convention.

(A) Caught up with

(B) Cut down to size

(C) Came up with

(D) Climbed up the wall

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2018 (Evening Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 175 of 200

There is some similarity in three of the following groups, but the fourth is different in some way. Select the different group.

(A) C D F G H

(B) H I K L M

(C) K L N O P

(D) S T U W X

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2018 (Official Paper) Intelligence Tests

Question 176 of 200

Which letter is out of place in the following series? IMLTNKOJ

(A) O

(B) M

(C) T

(D) L

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2018 (Batch-2) Intelligence Tests

Question 177 of 200

Lahore is famous because:

(A) It is a metropolitan city

(B) It has been the Gateway...

(C) It is the capital of province Punjab

(D) It is the land of gardens

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2018 (Evening Session) Intelligence Tests

Question 178 of 200

“Steam burns the body more severely than boiling because...”

(A) It pierces through skin-pores

(B) Temperature is higher...

(C) Steam can drive engines...

(D) Steam has latent heat...

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2018 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 179 of 200

Series: 16, 23, 20, 27, 24, 31, ——?

(A) 24

(B) 27

(C) 26

(D) 28

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2018 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 180 of 200

Complete the series: 0, 3, 12, 27, __

(A) 36

(B) 42

(C) 48

(D) 54

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2018 (Phase-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 181 of 200

Value of $64×128×512×2^{-3}$ is?

(A) $2^{20}$

(B) $2^{21}$

(C) $2^{19}$

(D) $2^{17}$

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2018 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test

Question 182 of 200

Two wires of radii 01 cm and 0.2 cm are of lengths 20 cm and 10 cm respectively. Their volumes are in the ratio.

(A) 1:4

(B) 1:2

(C) 1:1

(D) 2:1

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2018 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 183 of 200

A turnaround document can be a(n):

(A) Punched card

(B) OCR document

(C) Neither nor (b)

(D) None of the above

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2018 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 184 of 200

The ________ is a business oriented data processing association, which publishes a monthly journal, data management:

(A) DPMA

(B) ACM

(C) IEEE

(D) ASA

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2018 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 185 of 200

The digital computer was developed primarily in:

(A) USSR

(B) Japan

(C) USA

(D) UK

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2018 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 186 of 200

The first computer introduced in Nepal was:

(A) IBM 1400

(B) IBM 1401

(C) IBM 1402

(D) IBM 1402

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2018 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 187 of 200

Which of the following is first generation of computer:

(A) EDSACV

(B) IBM-1401

(C) CDC-1604

(D) ICL-2900

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Aug 2018 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 188 of 200

The computer size was very large in:

(A) First Generation

(B) Second Generation

(C) Third Generation

(D) Fourth Generation

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2018 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 189 of 200

When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc decide to join hands?

(A) 1978

(B) 1984

(D) 1991

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Feb 2018 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test

Question 190 of 200

Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?

(A) Monitor

(B) Hardware

(C) Robot

(D) Computer

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • May 2018 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 191 of 200

He is (not very good) when he tries to repair something in his house.

(A) All thumbs

(B) About time

(C) All ears

(D) An arm and a leg

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2018 (Phase-2) English Language Comprehension

Question 192 of 200

He was (all ready) to leave the house when his friend came over.

(A) As a rule

(B) About

(C) At heart

(D) Absent-minded

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Dec 2018 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 193 of 200

Okay I'm (listening). Please continue with your story.

(A) All ears

(B) All thumbs

(C) As a rule

(D) At heart

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2018 (Paper-II) English Language Comprehension

Question 194 of 200

He is (very forgetful) and is always losing his glasses.

(A) Absent-minded

(B) All thumbs

(C) All ears

(D) As a rule

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Oct 2018 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 195 of 200

He is always spending his money drinking so he is always (without money).

(A) Backed out

(B) Banked on

(C) Broke

(D) Behind the times

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Sept 2018 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 196 of 200

She is (in a better position) since she sold her car.

(A) Blown over

(B) Beating around the bush

(C) Backing out

(D) Better off

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • July 2018 (Evening Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 197 of 200

It is time to (tell) her about the company's plans to move.

(A) Burn the candle at both ends to

(B) Break the news to

(C) Bend over backwards to

(D) Burn the midnight oil to

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Jan 2018 (Morning Session) English Language Comprehension

Question 198 of 200

I think that I (decided to do too much) when I said I'd help with the party.

(A) Bit off more than I can chew

(B) Broke the bank

(C) Brought to mind

(D) Had a brush with the law

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • Nov 2018 (Paper-II) English Language Comprehension

Question 199 of 200

His father must (eliminate) fat from his diet because of his health.

(A) Cancel out

(B) Calm down

(C) Cut out

(D) Carry over

🏷️ NTS NAT-ICS • March 2018 (Phase-1) English Language Comprehension

Question 200 of 200

Let's (stop work) for today and come back tomorrow.

(A) Chip in

(B) clear the air

(C) Call it quits

(D) Come across

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