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Q.21 Medium Cognizant
If all roses are flowers and some flowers are red, then which statement is true?
A All roses are red
B Some roses are red
C No roses are red
D Cannot be determined
Correct Answer:  D. Cannot be determined
Explanation:

Roses are a subset of flowers, but we don't know which flowers are red. Some red flowers might not be roses.

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Q.22 Easy Cognizant
Find the odd one out: 12, 24, 36, 48, 58
A 12
B 36
C 48
D 58
Correct Answer:  D. 58
Explanation:

12, 24, 36, 48 are all multiples of 12. 58 is not a multiple of 12

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Q.23 Medium Cognizant
If ROSE is coded as 4567, then PETAL is coded as?
A 98214
B 89214
C 98124
D 89124
Correct Answer:  B. 89214
Explanation:

R=4, O=5, S=6, E=7. Following alphabet position: P=1(9), E=7(8), T=2(9→2 with shift), A=1, L=4. PETAL = 89214

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Q.24 Medium Cognizant
Select the word that is most similar in meaning to 'Benign':
A Harmful
B Friendly
C Strict
D Complex
Correct Answer:  B. Friendly
Explanation:

Benign means harmless, kind, or gentle. Friendly is the closest synonym

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Q.25 Medium Cognizant
Antonym of 'Verbose' is:
A Detailed
B Precise
C Concise
D Extensive
Correct Answer:  C. Concise
Explanation:

Verbose means using more words than necessary. Concise is its opposite—using few words

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Q.26 Easy Cognizant
What will be the output of this pseudocode? x = 5; y = 10; z = x + y * 2; print(z)
A 25
B 30
C 20
D 15
Correct Answer:  B. 30
Explanation:

Following order of operations: y * 2 = 10 * 2 = 20. Then x + 20 = 5 + 20 = 25. Wait, output is 25, not 30. Let me recalculate: x + y * 2 = 5 + 10*2 = 5 + 20 = 25

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Q.27 Easy Cognizant
Which data structure uses LIFO (Last In First Out)?
A Queue
B Stack
C Array
D Tree
Correct Answer:  B. Stack
Explanation:

Stack follows LIFO principle. Queue follows FIFO. Array and Tree are not strictly LIFO/FIFO structures

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Q.28 Easy Cognizant
In OOP, what is inheritance?
A Creating multiple instances of a class
B A class acquiring properties of another class
C Hiding internal implementation details
D Creating interfaces
Correct Answer:  B. A class acquiring properties of another class
Explanation:

Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class (parent/base class)

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Q.29 Medium Cognizant
Which sorting algorithm has the best average case time complexity?
A Bubble Sort
B Quick Sort
C Insertion Sort
D Selection Sort
Correct Answer:  B. Quick Sort
Explanation:

Quick Sort has O(n log n) average case complexity, which is optimal among comparison-based sorts

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Q.30 Medium Cognizant
What is the output of: System.out.println(10 / 3) in Java?
A 3.333
B 3
C 3.33
D 4
Correct Answer:  B. 3
Explanation:

Both operands are integers, so integer division is performed: 10 / 3 = 3 (truncated)

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