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ENGLISH
Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word,
from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. I intend to remain true to my principles and _____ the _____ of my
conscience.
A.
B.
C.
D.
obey … mandate
listen … voice
follow … dictates
explain … meaning
Each question below consists of a related pair of words,
followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in
the original pair.
2. ILLUSION: REALITY::
A.
B.
C.
D.
fancy: fact
sky: earth
ethereal: real
dream: work
3. CLASSROOM: TEACHER::
A.
B.
C.
D.
student: examination
bishop: diocese
employment: interview
ballot: election
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite
in meaning to the word in capital letters.
4. Moral:
A.
B.
C.
D.
ethical
honest
vicious
upright
Read the passage to answer question 5-7
Exercise and vitamin D increase the amount of calcium in your bones. You
can get all the vitamin D you need from simply being outdoors for thirty
minutes. Milk is fortified with vitamin D, and drinking nonfat milk gives you
calcium, vitamins, and energy. However, if you decide to take supplemental
vitamin D, 400 to 800 IU per day will safely prevent any deficiencies.
5. The word “fortified” is closest in meaning to:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
blended
flavored
irradiated
enhanced
6. The word “supplemental” is closest in meaning to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
additional
special
natural
concentrated
7. The word “deficiencies” is closest in meaning to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
abnormalities
insufficiencies
illnesses
excesses
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ANALYTICAL REASONING
Questions 8-10
A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The
spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed
before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are
allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme.
Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme.
Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice.
Sage must not be harvested first.
8. Which of the following is an acceptable order for the harvesting of the
five spices?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
nutmeg, sage, allspice, cloves, thyme
sage, nutmeg, thyme, allspice, cloves
allspice, sage, thyme, cloves, nutmeg
cloves, nutmeg, allspice, sage, thyme
allspice, cloves, thyme, sage, nutmeg
9. If nutmeg is the fourth spice harvested, which of the following must be
false?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All spice is the first spice harvested.
Sage is harvested immediately after cloves.
Exactly one crop is harvested between sage and thyme.
Nutmeg is harvested immediately after cloves.
Thyme is the last spice harvested.
10.If sage is the second spice harvested, allspice must be which of the
following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
the
the
the
the
the
first or the third spice harvested
first or the fourth spice harvested
third or the fourth spice harvested
third or the fifth spice harvested
fourth or the fifth spice harvested
Although air pollution was previously thought to exist almost exclusively in
our nation's cities, the recent increase in the number of persons suffering
from illnesses attributed to excessive air pollution leaves us no choice but to
conclude that ether, non-urban areas are now affected.
11.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the
conclusion of the argument above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The nation's cities have seen a marked decrease in their levels
of air pollution.
The nation has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of
people moving out of its cities.
Illnesses due to air pollution are among the least common
causes of death to urban dwellers.
Many illnesses previously thought unrelated to air pollution are
now considered to be caused by it.
As a result of the problems in urban areas, non-urban areas
have passed strict pollution control measures.
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QUANTITATIVE
12.During a certain week, a post office sold Rs.280 worth of 14-paisas
stamps. How many of these stamps did they sell?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
13.
20
2,000
3,900
20,000
39,200
2
x 12 equals:
3
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
6
8
18
14.5 is to 7 as x is to 35. x =?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7
12
25
49
15.If 3 (x + 5y) = 24, find y when x = 3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
3
33
5
7
16.Which one is the value of the expression 4x + 6x +3 at x= 2?
A.
B.
C.
D.
35
45
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None of the above
17.What is the effect on area of circle if its radius is cut down to half?
A.
B.
C.
D.
remains same
becomes half
becomes quarter
may or may not change
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IT
18.Information is stored and transmitted inside a computer in ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
binary form
ASCII code form
decimal form
alphanumeric form
19.A floating-point unit:
A.
B.
C.
D.
makes integer arithmetic faster
makes pipelining more efficient
increases RAM capacity
makes some arithmetic calculations faster
20.A gigabyte represents:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1 billion bytes
1024 kilobytes
1 million bytes
1024 bytes
1024 MB
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