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ENGLISH
Complete the sentences by choosing the most
appropriate option, from the given lettered choices (A
to D) below each.
1. Earthquakes cause vibrations to pass _____ around the earth in wave
form.
A.
B.
C.
D.

through
through the
through an
through and

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. MAN: ROBOT::
A.
B.
C.
D.

original: counterfeit
true: sham
brain: computer
object: image

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most

nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters.
3. COVETOUS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Greedy
sympathetic
generous
niggardly

Read the passage to answer question 4-7

Since the 1980s, the biggest influence on business has been electronic
technology.
Computers are being used for inventory control, sales analysis and
forecasting, distribution control, and budget analysis. At-home electronic
shopping is becoming commonplace. With this system, consumers view
merchandise on a computer monitor and then use a modem, which links the
computer to a telephone line, to signal the goods they want to order. Just as
traveling salesman once brought wares to the home, electronic technology
makes it possible for modern consumers to see and select from any array of
goods in their homes.
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4. The word forecasting is closest in meaning to:

A.
B.
C.
D.

prediction
efficiency
accounting
decision making

5. The word modem refers to a type of:

A.
B.
C.
D.

electronic shopping
electronic device
telephone
computer screen

6. The word wares is closest in meaning to:

A.
B.
C.
D.

clothing
items for sale
messages
household appliances

7. The word array is closest in meaning to:

A.
B.
C.
D.

pair
container
category
collection

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ANALYTICAL REASONING
According to Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity, time travel is
theoretically possible. Assuming that time travel were to be made possible
through some technological breakthrough, it would be advantageous to
send someone back in time to prevent the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand in 1914 and thus keep World War I from ever occurring.
8.

The argument above makes which of the following assumptions?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

It is not possible to alter a significant current in world history

merely by changing a single event
The technology necessary for time travel is likely to be
developed in the near future
If Franz Ferdinand had not been assassinated, some other
catalytic event would have led to the start of World War I
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the crucial event that
triggered the start of Word War I
If time travel were to be developed in the future, evidence of
time travelers would be apparent to those living today

Questions 9-14
In a telecommunications-cable assembly plant, cables are assembled by
twisting plastic-coated wires together. There are wires of exactly six
different solid colors red, yellow, violet, green, white, and black. Wires must
be assembled into single cables according to the following rules:
Each cable must contain at least three wires and wires of at least three
different colors.
At most two wires in a single cable can be black.
At most two wires in a single cable can be white.
There can be at most one wire of each of the other colors in a single cable.
If one wire is red, then one wire must be yellow.
If one wire is violet, then no wire can be green.
9. Which of the following could be the-complete set of wires in an
acceptable cable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

A green wire, a white wire, and a violet wire

A violet wire, a black wire, and a white wire
A red wire, a black wire, and a green wire
A yellow wire and exactly two black wires
Exactly two black wires and exactly two white wires

10.The maximum number of wires that can be used in an acceptable cable is

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

8
7
6
5
4

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11.If exactly one black wire and exactly one white wire are used in an
assembled cable, which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

The
The
The
The
The

cable
cable
cable
cable
cable

contains no more than five wires

contains exactly six wires
contains a yellow wire
does not contain a red wire
does not contain a violet wire

12.If a white wire and a violet wire must be among the wires chosen for a
particular cable, any of the following pairs of wires could complete the
cable EXCEPT a:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

black wire and a second white wire

yellow wire and a second white wire
yellow wire and a black wire
red wire and a yellow wire
red wire and a black wire

13.If an assembled cable consists of exactly five wires, each a different

color, it could be true that a color NOT used is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

black
white
green
red
yellow

14.If there is an additional requirement that violet must be used if yellow is

used, which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

No cable contains fewer than six wires

No cable contains more than five wires
Green is never used if red is used
Red is always used if violet is used
Black is used exactly once if yellow is used

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QUANTITATIVE
15.Find a fraction which bears the same ratio to 1/27 that 3/7 does to 5/9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1/35
5/3
3/5
5/7
5/21

16.If a = 3(2c 2 +3c+4) then what is the value of a when c = -1?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
17.4

1
3
6
9
-9

1
% of ? = 45
6
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

108
1.08
216
10.8
1,080

18.A boy walks at a rate of 5 mph for 2 hours and then rides his bike at a
rate of 12 mph for 3 hours. What is distance of entire trip?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

10
17
27
36
46

miles
miles
miles
miles
miles

19.What will be the perimeter of a circle of 56 cm diameter?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

176 cm
144 cm
88 cm
204 cm
154 cm

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COMPUTER
20.Which one is the device that is the "brain" of a computer system?
A.
B.
C.
D.

CPU
CD-ROM
Mouse
Scanner

21.What does the Ctrl + I shortcut key accomplish in Ms-Word?

A.
B.
C.
D.

It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same
font.
It adds a line break to the document.
It makes the selected text bold.
It applies Italic formatting of the selected text.

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SUBJECT
22.A strategic business has three characteristics, which of the following is
one of those characteristics?
A.
B.
C.
D.

it is a collection of unrelated businesses

it has no defined set of competitors
it is a simple business or a collection of businesses that can be
planned separately
it should not have a manager who is responsible for planning
and profit performance

23.Some of the ways that a company can seek to increase their profits and
sales by searching for new customers include all of the following except:
A.
B.
C.
D.

ads
reading the obituaries
direct mail
phone calls

24.Accounting profit is different from the Economic profit due to

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

rename
income
opportunity cost
expenditure cost difference
functional relationship

25.Profit and loss of a business is determined at a point of

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

social cost
fixed cost
average cost
explicit cost
implicit cost

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