GATE CSE 2021 SET-1

Question 1
Suppose that L_1 is a regular language and L_2 is a context-free language. Which one of the following languages is NOT necessarily context-free?
A
L_1\cap L_2
B
L_1\cdot L_2
C
L_1 - L_2
D
L_1\cup L_2
Theory of Computation   Context Free Language
Question 2
Let P be an array containing n integers. Let t be the lowest upper bound on the number of comparisons of the array elements, required to find the minimum and maximum values in an arbitrary array of n elements. Which one of the following choices is correct?
A
t \gt 2n-2
B
t \gt 3\lceil \frac{n}{2}\rceil \text{ and } t\leq 2n-2
C
t \gt n \text{ and } t\leq 3\lceil \frac{n}{2}\rceil
D
t \gt \lceil \log_2(n)\rceil \text{ and } t\leq n
Data Structure   Array
Question 3
Consider the following three functions.

f_1=10^n\; f_2=n^{\log n}\;f_3=n^{\sqrt {n}}

Which one of the following options arranges the functions in the increasing order of asymptotic growth rate?
A
f_3, f_2, f_1
B
f_2, f_1, f_3
C
f_1, f_2, f_3
D
f_2, f_3, f_1
Algorithm   Asymptotic Notation
Question 4
Consider the following statements.

S1: The sequence of procedure calls corresponds to a preorder traversal of the activation tree.
S2: The sequence of procedure returns corresponds to a postorder traversal of the activation tree.

Which one of the following options is correct?
A
S1 is true and S2 is false
B
S1 is false and S2 is true
C
S1 is true and S2 is true
D
S1 is false and S2 is false
Compiler Design   Runtime Environment
Question 5
Consider the following statements.

S1: Every SLR(1) grammar is unambiguous but there are certain unambiguous grammars that are not SLR(1).
S2: For any context-free grammar, there is a parser that takes at most O(n^3) time to parse a string of length n.

Which one of the following options is correct?
A
S1 is true and S2 is false
B
S1 is false and S2 is true
C
S1 is true and S2 is true
D
S1 is false and S2 is false
Compiler Design   Parsing
Question 6
Let the representation of a number in base 3 be 210. What is the hexadecimal representation of the number?
A
15
B
21
C
D2
D
528
Digital Logic   Number System
Question 7
Let p and q be two propositions. Consider the following two formulae in propositional logic.

S1: (\neg p\wedge(p\vee q))\rightarrow q
S2: q\rightarrow(\neg p\wedge(p\vee q))

Which one of the following choices is correct?
A
Both S1 and S2 are tautologies.
B
S1 is a tautology but S2 is not a tautology
C
S1 is not a tautology but S2 is a tautology
D
Niether S1 nor S2 is a tautology
Discrete Mathematics   Propositional Logic
Question 8
Consider the following two statements.

S1: Destination MAC address of an ARP reply is a broadcast address.
S2: Destination MAC address of an ARP request is a broadcast address.

Which one of the following choices is correct?
A
Both S1 and S2 are true
B
S1 is true and S2 is false
C
S1 is false and S2 is true
D
Both S1 and S2 are false
Computer Network   Data Link Layer
Question 9
Consider the following array.

\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline 23&32&45&69&72&73&89&97 \\ \hline \end{array}

Which algorithm out of the following options uses the least number of comparisons (among the array elements) to sort the above array in ascending order?
A
Selection sort
B
Mergesort
C
Insertion sort
D
Quicksort using the last element as pivot
Algorithm   Sorting
Question 10
A binary search tree T contains n distinct elements. What is the time complexity of picking an element in T that is smaller than the maximum element in T?
A
\Theta(n\log n)
B
\Theta(n)
C
\Theta(\log n)
D
\Theta(1)
Data Structure   Binary Search Tree
There are 10 questions to complete.

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  1. I’m unable to Attempt this one as Mock Test as whenever i solved que from 1 page & moge to nxt page it get again reset previous solved record so i couldn’t figerout proper marks of Full length Paper as Test

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