Discussion
Consider a system with 'M' CPU processors and 'N' processes then how many processes can be present in ready, running and blocked state at maximum ?
Answer: A
The maxima are N, M, N for ready, running and blocked.
At most one process can run on each processor, so no more than M processes can be running at once (assuming N is at least M). Any process can be waiting for a CPU, so up to all N can be in the ready state at an instant, and any process can be waiting for an event, so up to all N can be blocked.
Options giving M as the maximum for ready or blocked are too small, since those states are not tied to the number of processors. N running is impossible with only M CPUs, and N+M exceeds the number of processes.
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