UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 116

Question 116 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q116 · General Science · Science & Technology

   Which one among the following computer languages is the oldest?

   1. Prolog
   2. C++
   3. Java
   4. Fortran

   निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सी कंप्यूटर भाषा सबसे पुरानी है?

   1. प्रोलॉग (Prolog)
   2. C++
   3. जावा (Java)
   4. फोरट्रान (Fortran)
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   Answer: (4) Fortran

   उत्तर: (4) फोरट्रान (Fortran)

   Fortran (FORmula TRANslation), developed by John Backus's team at IBM and released in 1957, is the oldest of these; Prolog appeared in 1972, C++ in 1985 and Java in 1995.

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