Which of the following statements is/are FALSE? I. XML overcomes the limitations in HTML to support a structured way of organizing content. II. XML specification is not case sensitive while HTML specification is case sensitive. III. XML supports user defined tags while HTML uses pre-defined tags. IV. XML tags need not be closed while HTML tags must be closed.

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Official answer: C) II and IV only

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Evaluating each statement [2]:

Statement I is TRUE: XML was designed to transport and store structured data independently of display format, addressing HTML's limitation as a presentation-only language.
Statement II is FALSE: XML is strictly case-sensitive, whereas HTML is case-insensitive.
Statement III is TRUE: XML allows authors to define their own custom tags, whereas HTML uses a fixed set of predefined tags.
Statement IV is FALSE: XML strictly requires all elements to be properly closed (well-formedness rule), whereas HTML permits certain unclosed tags (e.g., <br>, <img>).

Therefore, statements II and IV are false, which corresponds to (C).

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This DNS and HTTP previous year question is Q15 of the GATE CSE 2015 Set 1 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on DNS and HTTP in Computer Networks, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.

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