GATE Questions

---

The `fork()’ used to create a new process from an existing process. The new process is called the child process, and the existing process is called the parent. We can tell which is which by checking the return value from `fork()’. The parent gets the child’s pid returned to him, but the child gets 0 returned to him.

Process Dispatcher,Vhand,Dbflush are the children of Scheduler

A shell is an interactive user interface to an operating system services that allows an user to enter commands as character strings or through a graphical user interface. The shell converts them to system calls to the OS or forks off a process to execute the command. System call results and other information from the OS are presented to the user through an interactive interface. Commonly used shells are sh,csh,ks etc.

In argument[0] = args;, the reference variable arg[0], which was referring to an array with two elements, is reassigned to an array (args) with three elements.
Output:
$ javac main_arguments.java
$ java main_arguments
1 2 3

The fruit content in both the fresh fruit and dry fruit is the same.

Given, fresh fruit has 68% water.so remaining 32% is fruit content. weight of fresh fruits is 100kg

Dry fruit has 20% water.so remaining 80% is fruit content.let weight if dry fruit be y kg.

Fruit % in freshfruit = Fruit% in dryfruit 

Therefore, (32/100) x 100 = (80/100 ) x y 

we get, y = 40 kg.

Two sub groups of Himalayan Rivers are Trans Himalayan Rivers and Himalayan Rivers.

• Trans Himalayan Rivers :

These rivers originate beyond the Himalayas. They are The Indus, The Sutlej and The Brahmaputra Rivers.

• Himalayan Rivers :

These are the rivers originate from Himalayas. They are The Ganga, The Yamuna and their tributaries.

Second is the ultimate source for the first.

That is, Battery is the source of motorcycle. Similarly, Sun is the ultimate source of life.

Hence, Motorcycle : Battery :: Life : Sun.

Second is a bony protective covering for the first. Here pericardium protects Heart and Cranium protect Brain.

Hence, Heart : Pericardium :: Brain : Cranium.