Indian Institute of Technology Madras
BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper
BSCS1001 · Computational Thinking
Qualifier · September 2023
Official Paper
Examination Instructions & Guidelines
- Solve on notebook/paper first before checking solutions.
- MCQ: Exactly 1 option is correct. Negative marking applies.
- MSQ: One or more options correct. Select all to score.
- Scientific calculator allowed for all calculations.
- Official answer key is sealed at the end of this sheet.
Useful Reference Data for this Paper

Q1MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- A
- Q2MCQ3 Marks·Choose one option

- A

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- C

- D

- A
- Q3MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q4MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- A

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- C

- D

- A
- Q5MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q6MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option
What will Count represent at the end of execution?- ANumber of words in which the same vowel occurs consecutively exactly once
- BNumber of words in which the same vowel occurs consecutively at least once
- CNumber of words in which the same vowel occurs consecutively exactly twice
- DNumber of words in which the same vowel occurs consecutively at least twice
- Q7MSQ2 Marks·Choose all correct options

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q8MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct options

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q9MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct options

- A

- B

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- D

- A
- Q10MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct options

- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- A
Read the passage below, then answer Q11–Q12

Answer the given subquestions based on the above information.
Q11MCQ3 Marks·Choose one option
- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q12MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
Read the passage below, then answer Q13–Q14

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestion.
Q13MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option
- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q14MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A