6. When a subroutine is called, the address of instruction following the CALL instruction is stored in/on the—

1. 1. Stack pointer

   
   
   

   2. Accumulator

   
   
   

   3. Program counter

   
   
   

   4. Stack

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

   NA

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7. The instruction RST 7 is a—

1. 1. Restart instruction that begins the execution of a program

   
   
   

   2. One-byte call to the memory address 0038 H

   
   
   

   3. One-byte call to the memory address 0007 H

   
   
   

   4. Hardware interrupt

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

   NA

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8. Whenever the POP H instruction is executed—
   

1. 1. Data bytes in HL pair are stored on the stack

   
   
   

   2. Two data bytes at the top of the stack are transferred to the HL register pair

   
   
   

   3. Two data bytes at the top of the stack are transferred to the program counter

   
   
   

   4. Data bytes in pair on stack are transferred to the HL pair

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

   NA

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9. How many times the following loop will be executed?
   

   LXI	B, 0007 H
   DCX	B
   MOV	A, B
   ORA	C
   JNZ	LOOP

1. 1. 7 times

   
   
   

   2. Can't say

   
   
   

   3. 8 times

   
   
   

   4. Infinitely

   
   
   

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   7 times

   Correct Option: A

   7 times

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10. A stack pointer is—

1. 1. A 16-bit register in the _μP that indicates the begining of the stack memory

   
   
   

   2. A register that decodes and executes 16-bit instruction

   
   
   

   3. The first memory location where a sub-routine address is stored

   
   
   

   4. A register in which flag bits are stored.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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