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Entrance Test
(Sample Paper)
General Instructions
1. This test booklet contains four sections with a total of 60
questions.
2. Each section has 15 questions with each carrying one mark.
3. Answers are to be written in the last sheet of the test booklet by
giving the appropriate choice among the given options.
4. All Sections are compulsory.
5. For every incorrect answer, there will be a negative marking
of -1/2.
6. Calculators and mobile phones are not allowed.
7. All rough work should be done only on the blank pages
provided for this purpose.
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Questions 3 6: Each of the following sentences contains one or two blanks; each blank
corresponds to a word or a set of words that has been left out. Select the alternative
from the ones given below each sentence that best complete the sentence
3) Those interested in learning more about how genetics applies to trees will have to _______
the excellent technical journals where most of the pertinent material is ________.
A) subscribe to ignored
B) suffer through located
C) rely on unrepresented
D) resort to found
E) see through published
4) Rent control restrictions on small apartment owners may unfortunately _______ rather
than alleviate housing problems.
A) resolve; B) diminish; C) castigate; D) minimize; E) exacerbate
5. COMMAND: REQUEST
(A) presume: inquire
(B) recommend: propose
(C) summon: invite
(D) refuse: rebel
(E) authorize: permit
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8. In a code, South-East becomes West; North-East becomes South and so on. What will
West become?
(A) South-East. (B) East (C) North-East (D) North
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10. If both a and b belong to the set {1,2,3,4}, then the number of equations of the form
2 + + 1 = 0 having real roots is
A. 6
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
11. Three mangoes and three apples are in box. If two fruits are chosen at random, the
probability that one is a mango and other is an apple is
A. 2/3
B. 3/5
C. 1/3
D. None of these
12. A box contains fifteen cards numbered consecutively from 1 to 15. If 9 cards are taken
random from this box without replacement, what is the probability that the median of the
numbers selected is 7?
A. 6/143
B. 30/143
C. 8/121
D. 5/19
E. None of these
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Q. 15-17: Study the following line graph which show the production n (in000 units) and
percentage exported of scooter, motorbikes and cars respectively over the years.
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15. In which of the following years was the production of cars more than 50% of the total
production?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 1998
(D) 1996
16. Find the total number of automobiles exported in the year 1999:
(A) 2, 27,600
(B) 2, 07,600
(C) 2, 17,600
(D) 2, 20,000
17. Find the ratio of cars, scooters and motorbikes exported in 1996:
(A) 25:16:19
(B) 16:25:19
(C) 19:16:25
(D) 6:5:1