Beaconhouse National University

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND IT

SAMPLE PAPER FOR ADMISSION TEST 2015

For BSc (Hons) in MBC, FBC, SE programs

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

1. The objective of the Admission Test is to determine the aptitude of
candidates for the BSc (Hons) programs of the School of IT. For those
who qualify the test, the merit for admission will be determined on the
basis of their previous academic record.
2. The Admission Test will consist of questions divided into three
sections relating to IQ/General Knowledge (Section I), Mathematics
(Section II-A OR II-B) and English (Section III). This document gives
the syllabus of the Admission Test along with sample questions.
3. The duration of the Test will be 1 hour 35 min divided as follows:
Section I (25 min), Section II-A OR II-B (35 min), Section III (35 min).
4. Candidates should note the following instructions for taking the Test:
a. Read each question carefully before answering it. Work out the
solution in the space provided in the Test Booklet and record your
answer after the word Ans. All answers should be written with ink-pen
or ball pen. Answers written with lead pencil will not be accepted. Use
the right margin of the Test Booklet for additional rough work. The
method of attempting a question is shown by an example below:
(Q) What is 0.005 percent of 50. Give answer correct to three decimal
places.
0.005/100 * 50 = 0.0025
Ans: 0.003
b. If you finish answering questions in a section before the allowed time,
check your work on the attempted section only. Do not refer to any
other section of the Test. Failure to follow this instruction will
result in your disqualification.
c. There is no negative marking i.e. no mark will be deducted for a
wrong answer or for not answering a question.
d. Use of calculators is allowed. Do not bring anything to the test center
except the Admit Card and Pens/Ball pens and a Calculator.
e. Mobile phones must be switched off during the Test.

SYLLABUS FOR ADMISSION TEST

SECTION I IQ/GEN. KNOWLEDGE (25 min, 20 questions, 20 marks)
Test of logical reasoning, Understanding relationship between sets of words and figures, Sequences of
numbers and alphabets, Puzzles and problem solving.
General Knowledge about history, geography, everyday science and current affairs.
SECTION II-A Mathematics (35 min, 20 questions, 20 marks)
(For MBC/FBC) programs)
Arithmetic and Algebra
Fractions, Decimals, Ratio and proportion, Word problems, Percentages, Problem solving using
algebra.
SECTION II-B Mathematics (35 min, 20 questions, 20 marks )
(For SE programs)
Arithmetic and Algebra:
Topics as above.
Higher Maths:
Factorization, Exponents, Simultaneous equations, Quadratic equations, Inequalities Matrices and
determinants, Complex numbers, Exponents and logarithms, Sequences and series, Binomial
theorem, Permutations and combinations, Probability, Trigonometric functions, Identities, Applications
of trigonometry.
Coordinate geometry and Calculus:
Equations of lines and planes. Differentiation and its applications. Integration and its applications.
Differentiation and integration of trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.
SECTION III - English (35 min, 20 marks)
(Sentence Completion,10 questions, 5 marks)
(Reading Comprehension, 10 marks)
(Essay of 150 Words, 5 marks)
Reading Comprehension, Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentence completion, Essay on a topical subject.

SCIT - Sample Test Paper for 2015

SECTION I (IQ/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

No. of Questions: 20
1.

Time Allowed: 25 minutes

What is the greatest number of pieces into which a round cake

can be cut with 3 straight cuts of a knife?
Ans: 7

2.

What is the next letter in the sequence below:

S S M T W T ?
Ans: F (Days of week)

3.

What is the next number in the sequence below:

0 10 10 20 30 50 ?
Ans: 80

4.

White goats eat more than white sheep. Black goats eat more
than white goats. Black goats eat less than black sheep. Which
animal eats the least?
Ans: White sheep

5.

In which sport is the term DEUCE used?

Ans: Tennis

6.

Which company produces the Pentium microprocessor?

Ans: Intel

7.

Which city will host the Olympics games of 2016?

Ans: Rio de Janeiro

8.

What is the capital of Malaysia?

Ans: Kuala Lumpur

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9.

A is to B as C is to ?

Ans:

END OF SECTION I
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SCIT - Sample Test Paper for 2015

SECTION II-A (Mathematics)

For BSc (Hons) in MBC/FBC
No. of Questions: 20
1.

Time Allowed: 35 min

Jamil spent 1/4 th of his money to buy stationery and then spent
3/4 th of the remainder to buy a shirt. What fraction of his money
is left with him?
Ans: 3/16

2.

Which of the following fractions is the largest?

3/8, 4/11, 4/7
Ans: 4/7

3.

In 5 years from now, Salim will be twice as old as he was 3 years

ago. How old is Salim now?
Ans: 11 years

4.

A train travels 3 km in 1.5 minutes. What is its speed in Km per

hour?
Ans: 120 Km/hour

5.

The average age of 15 students in a class is 14 years. A new

student is admitted in the class and the average age becomes
14.1 years. What is the age of the new student?
Ans: 15.6 years

6.

A garden 20 meter long and 15 meter wide has 1 meter wide

walkway all around it. What is the cost of paving the walkway if the
cost of paving is Rs. 500 per square meter.
Ans: Rs. 37,000

END OF SECTION II-A

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SECTION II-B (Mathematics)

For BSc (Hons) in SE
No. of Questions: 20

Time Allowed: 35 min

Note: Three Fourth of questions in this section will be of type

given in Section II-A above. Sample of remaining one fourth
questions is given below.
1.

Factorize the expression:

14m2 + 11m -15

Ans: (7m-5)(2m+3)
2.

Reduce the algebraic expression to its simplest form.

(27 a2 b3)2/3 divided by (8a2 b3)1/3
Ans: 9/2. a2/3.b

3.

If cd= - 5 and (c - d)2 = 18. Find the value of d2+c2 .

Ans: 8

4.

Find the value of in degrees, given that Cos 3 = 1/2

Ans: 200

5.

If 2y=x3 + 2x2, find dy/dx when x=2.

Ans: 10

6.

Find the area enclosed between the curve y=x2 + 2x, the lines x=1
and x=3 and the x-axis.
Ans: 16.67
END OF SECTION II-B
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SECTION III (English)

No. of Questions: 15 + Essay

Time Allowed: 35 min

Q1. In Question 1 to 10, select the word which best fills in the blank left in

the sentence. (5 Marks)

1 Have you heard the _____ news?
(A) new
(B) latest
(C) latter
(D) previous

Answer: B

2 A large crowd _____ in front of the train station.

(A) had gathered
(B) had gathering
(C) will gathering
(D) to gather
Q2.

Answer: A

Read the passage below and then answer the question that follows:
A group of 24 frogs was separated into two equal groups. Group A was placed
in an environment in which the temperature was constant at 350 F. Group B
was placed in a similar environment, except that the temperature was constant
at 650 F.
Equal amounts of food were given to each group at the start of the experiment
and every 24 hours thereafter. Immediately before each daily feeding the
left-over food from the prior feeding was removed and measured. Thus, it was
possible to determine the daily consumption of food by each group. Every day
the frogs in each group were checked for heartbeat rate and breathing rate.

1.

What was the primary question that the scientists were probably studying?
Ans.

Q.

The scientists were probably studying the ways in which frogs adapt to a
change in temperature.

Write an Essay of about 150 words on the following topic:

Challenges of City Life

END OF SECTION III

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SCIT - Sample Test Paper for 2015

SCIT - Sample Test Paper for 2015