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NTS SampleQuestions

SAMPLE PAPER 1


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ENGLISH

Complete the sentences by choosing the mostappropriate word, from the given lettered choices (Ato D) below each.

1. Contrary to popular opinion, ats are not !enerally a!!ressi"e an# rai#$

most are s%y an# &&&&&&&.

A. pompous'. #is(i!ure#

C. pun)tual*. %armless

E. )orrupt

+. A))or#in! to a re)ent sur"ey, &&&&&&&&&& #o)tors #o not %a"e apersonal p%ysi)ian.

A. a lar!e amount o(

'. lar!e amount o(C. a lar!e numer o(

*. lar!e numer o(

Each question below consists of a related pair ofwords, followed by ve lettered pairs of words. !electthe lettered pair that best e"presses a relationshipsimilar to that e"pressed in the original pair.

. STERILI-ATIN$ MICRRGANISMS$$

A. amnesty$ #eserters'. #e(amation$ enemies

C. ino)ulation$ "a))ine

*. #e(orestation$ treesE. assassination$ mur#erers

/. CARPENTER$ SA0$$

A. steno!rap%er$ typeriter

'. painter$ rus%C. layer$ rie(

*. tailor$ s)issorsE. runner$ snea2ers

3. METAPHR$ LITERAL$$

A. io!rap%y$ a))urate

'. melo#y$ spo2enC. poem$ r%yt%mi)

*. ant%em$ patrioti)

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E. allet$ intri)ate

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is mostnearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital

letters.4. INC5RSIN$

A. loss o( respe)t'. la)2 o( resol"e

C. reparation*. relapse

E. retreat

6. E7AGGERATIN$

A. supplement

'. stran!eC. #ire)t route

*. ampli(i)ation

E. un#erstatement

#ead the passage to answer question

No a)tual la)2 %ole %as yet een lo)ate# or stu#ie#, ut t%e )on)ept %aspro"i#e# en#less ima!inati"e (o##er (or s)ien)e (i)tion riters an# en#less

t%eoreti)al (o##er (or p%ysi)ists an# astrop%ysi)ists.'la)2 %oles are one o( t%e more e8oti) t%eoreti)al mani(estations o( !eneral

relati"ity. T%e stan#ar# mo#el (or t%e (ormation o( a la)2 %ole in"ol"es t%e)ollapse o( a lar!e star. 9or e8tremely massi"e stars t%at are (our to (i"e

times t%e mass o( our sun, t%e e8)lusion prin)iple:t%e resistan)e eteent%e mole)ular parti)les it%in t%e star as t%ey are )ompresse#:ill not e

stron! enou!% to o((set t%e !ra"ity !enerate# y t%e star;s on mass. T%estar;s in)reasin! #ensity ill o"er%elm t%e e8)lusion prin)iple. 0%at

(ollos is runaay !ra"itational )ollapse. 0it% no internal (or)e to stop it,t%e star ill simply )ontinue to )ollapse in on itsel(, until it rea)%es a point

o( in(inite #ensity an#


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e8perien)e some "ery stran!e t%in!s, in)lu#in! a)ute time #istortion, %i)%oul# enale %im or %er to 2no, in a (e rie( se)on#s, t%e entire (uture o(

t%e uni"erse in all its #etail.

@. T%e or# (o##er is )losest in meanin! to

A. material'. storiesC. support

*. prolems

B. T%e opposin! (or)e eteen t%e mole)ular parti)les insi#e a star is )alle#

A. !eneral relati"ity

'. t%e e8)lusion prin)ipleC. in(inite #ensity

*. a sin!ularity

1.T%e or# o((set )oul# est e repla)e# y

A. )arry'. arran!e

C. o"er(lo*. )ountera)t

11.It )an e )on)lu#e# (rom para!rap% t%at li!%t

A. #estroys a la)2 %ole

'. )an arely re"eal a la)2 %oleC. #oes not e8ist near a la)2 %ole

*. ori!inates in spa)etime

1+.0%i)% o( t%e (olloin! is NT mentione# as t%e possile (ate o( an

astronaut %o (alls into a la)2 %ole>

A. E8perien)e o( amusement'. *eat% y !amma rays

C. Dnole#!e o( t%e uni"erse

*. *estru)tion y !ra"ity

1.It )an e in(erre# (rom t%e passa!e t%at la)2 %oles are

A. soon to e lo)ate# an# stu#ie#'. a s)ienti(i) impossiility

C. t%e 2ey to t%e entire (uture o( t%e uni"erse*. a sour)e o( inspiration an# entertainment

#ead the passage to answer question

A !reat s)%olar re)o!ni


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opportunity, all #i# not %a"e t%e same )apa)ity. Some %a# t%e aility to earnmore t%an ot%ers. 'ut %e elie"e# t%at t%ose %o %a# talent oul# e

per(ormin! t%e or2 o( so)iety i( t%ey use# t%eir talent isely an# ell. Hesai# t%at %e oul# allo a man o( intelle)t to earn more an# not suppress

%is talent. 'ut it as %is "ie t%at t%e ul2 o( %is lar!er earnin!s s%oul# !oto t%e )ommon (un#. T%ose it% talent an# opportunity oul# (in# t%eir

(ul(illment as trustees.He e8ten#e# t%is )on)ept o( trustees%ip to )o"er all (iel#s o( li(e.

1/.T%e s)%olar mentione# in t%e passa!e ne"er elie"e# in

A. so)ial e?uality

'. e?uality o( opportunitiesC. politi)al e?uality

*. )omplete e?uality in all respe)ts

13.T%e s)%olars trustees%ip )on)ept is

A. a p%ilosop%y

'. appli)ale to so)ial li(e onlyC. appli)ale to all (iel#s o( li(e*. irrele"ant to#ay

14.A))or#in! to %im, one )an ser"e t%e so)iety

A. i( one is talente#

'. i( one use# %is talent iselyC. i( one earne# ell

*. i( one or2e# %onestly

16.T%e passa!e primarily #is)usses t%e s)%olars

A. C%ara)ter

'. FiesC. Ser"i)es

*. Personality

[email protected] elie"e# t%at a man o( intelle)t s%oul#

A. earn as mu)% as %e nee#s

'. earn (or ot%ers, not (or %imsel(C. earn more an# not suppress %is talent

*. li"e on )%arity

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ANALTICAL REASNING

$uestions

T%e super"isor o( a )ommuter airline is s)%e#ulin! pilots to (ly t%e roun#

trip (rom City 7 to City . T%e trip ta2es only to %ours, an# t%e airline %asone roun#trip (li!%t in t%e mornin! an# one roun#trip (li!%t in t%e

a(ternoon, ea)% #ay, Mon#ay t%rou!% 9ri#ay. Pilots must e s)%e#ule# ina))or#an)e it% t%e (olloin! rules$

nly 0, 7, an# )an (ly t%e mornin! (li!%t.

nly F, 7, an# - )an (ly t%e a(ternoon (li!%t.No pilot may (ly ti)e on t%e same #ay.

No pilot may (ly on to )onse)uti"e #ays.7 must (ly t%e 0e#nes#ay mornin! (li!%t.

- must (ly t%e Tues#ay a(ternoon (li!%t.

1B.0%i)% o( t%e (olloin! must e true>

A. 0 (lies t%e Mon#ay mornin! (li!%t'. 7 (lies t%e Mon#ay a(ternoon (li!%t

C. (lies t%e Tues#ay mornin! (li!%t*. 0 (lies t%e T%urs#ay mornin! (li!%t

E. - (lies t%e T%urs#ay a(ternoon (li!%t

+.I( 7 (lies on 9ri#ay mornin!, %i)% o( t%e (olloin! must e true>

A. 7 #oes not (ly on Mon#ay a(ternoon

'. F (lies on 9ri#ay a(ternoonC. 0 (lies T%urs#ay mornin!

*. (lies T%urs#ay mornin!

E. Neit%er 0 nor (lies T%urs#ay mornin!

+1.I( 7 (lies only one mornin! (li!%t #urin! t%e ee2, %i)% o( t%e (olloin!must e true>

A. 0 (lies e8a)tly to #ays #urin! t%e ee2

'. 7 (lies e8a)tly t%ree #ays #urin! t%e ee2C. (lies only one #ay #urin! t%e ee2

*. - (lies Mon#ay a(ternoon an# 9ri#ay a(ternoonE. 7 (lies more times #urin! t%e ee2 t%an F

++.I( 0 is not s)%e#ule# to (ly at all #urin! t%e ee2, all o( t%e (olloin!

must e true E7CEPT

A. 7 (lies on Mon#ay mornin!'. F (lies on Mon#ay a(ternoon

C. (lies on T%urs#ay mornin!*. - (lies on 9ri#ay a(ternoon

E. 7 (lies on 9ri#ay mornin!

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S%oul# present tren#s )ontinue, it%in (i"e years it ill e )%eaper (orau#io ent%usiasts to uil# t%eir stereo systems aroun# sets o( separate,

%i!% ?uality tuners an# ampli(iers, rat%er t%an aroun# inte!rate# tunersan# ampli(iers, 2non as re)ei"ers. 0%ile re)ei"ers %a"e een )onsi#ere#

t%e ne)essary )ompromise (or t%ose it% u#!et restri)tions, re)enttren#s in retail pri)in! seem #estine# to )%an!e t%at per)eption. T%e

a"era!e retail pri)e o( a %i!%?uality tuner %as #e)line# at a rate o( +per)ent ea)% o( t%e last to years, an# t%e a"era!e retail pri)e o( a %i!%

?uality ampli(ier %as #e)line# at t%e rate o( 3 per)ent (or ea)% o( t%oseyears. At t%e same time, t%e a"era!e retail pri)e o( inte!rate# re)ei"ers

%as #e)line# only 1+ per)ent.

+.In e"aluatin! t%e )laim ma#e in t%e passa!e ao"e, in(ormation aout

%i)% o( t%e (olloin! oul# e most use(ul>

A. t%e a"era!e li(e e8pe)tan)y o( stereo tuners as )ompare# to t%e

a"era!e li(e e8pe)tan)y o( stereo ampli(iers'. t%e numer o( inte!rate# re)ei"ers sol# ea)% year an# t%e

numer o( sets o( separate tuners an# ampli(iers sol# ea)% yearC. t%e present a"era!e retail pri)e o( an inte!rate# re)ei"er an#

t%e present a"era!e retail pri)e o( a tuner an# ampli(ier set*. t%e numer o( separate tuner an# ampli(ier sets e8pe)te# to e

pur)%ase# o"er t%e ne8t (i"e years an# t%e numer o( inte!rate# re)ei"ers e8pe)te# to e pur)%ase# o"er t%e ne8t (i"e

yearsE. t%e per)enta!e o( au#io ent%usiasts %o pre(er separate tuner

an# ampli(ier sets to inte!rate# re)ei"ers

$uestionsAn e#itor must )%oose (i"e arti)les to e pulis%e# in t%e up)omin! issue o(

an arts re"ie. T%e only arti)les a"ailale (or puli)ation are t%eater arti)les9, G, H an# , an# #an)e arti)les D, L, M an# .

At least t%ree o( t%e (i"e pulis%e# arti)les must e #an)e arti)les.

I( is )%osen, t%en M )annot e.I( 9 is )%osen, t%en must also e )%osen.

+/.I( M is not )%osen (or t%e issue, %i)% o( t%e (olloin! must e )%osen>

A. 9

'. GC. H

*. E. D

+3.Ho many a))eptale !roupin!s o( arti)les in)lu#e >

A. ne

'. ToC. T%ree

*. 9ourE. 9i"e

+4.T%e )%oi)e o( %i)% arti)le ma2es only one !roup o( arti)les a))eptale>

A. 9

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'. GC.

*. LE. M

+6.I( G is )%osen (or t%e issue, %i)% o( t%e (olloin! must e true>

A. is not )%osen

'. E8a)tly t%ree #an)e arti)les are )%osenC. H is not )%osen

*. All (our o( t%e #an)e arti)les are )%osenE. 9 is not )%osen

Tra"elers may enter an# remain in t%e Repuli) (or up to 3B #ays. I( atra"eler is to stay (or more t%an se"en #ays, %oe"er, a spe)ial "isa is

re?uire#.

[email protected]( t%e statements ao"e are true, %i)% o( t%e (olloin! must also etrue>

A. A tra"eler %o is stayin! in t%e Repuli) (or 1/ #ays must %a"e

a spe)ial "isa'. Many tra"elers %o stay in t%e Repuli) #o not nee# "isas

C. Some tra"elers %o stay in t%e Repuli) (or more t%an se"en#ays #o not %a"e t%e appropriate "isas

*. Tra"elers %o stay less t%an se"en #ays in t%e Repuli) #o notnee# "isas

E. Tra"elers %o merely pass t%rou!% t%e Repuli) %ile t%isroute to ot%er #estinations #o not nee# "isas

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GENERAL DN0LE*GE

+B.Pa2istan;s %i!%est military aar# is &&&&&&&&&&.

A. Nis%aneHai#er

'. Nis%aneImtia

A. /'. .3

C. /.@*. .@

/1.0%at is t%e e((e)t on area o( )ir)le i( its ra#ius is )ut #on to %al(>

A. remain same

'. e)ome %al( C. e)ome ?uarter

*. may or may not )%an!e

/+.,

+8 1+ e?uals>

A. /

'. 4C. @

*. 1@

/.I( J8 3yK +/, (in# y %en 8 .

A. 1'.

C.3

,,

*. 6

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S5'ECT JCMP5TER ENGINEERINGK

//.T%e (irst element in e"ery array %as in#e8

A. Setup time

'. Hol# timeC. Control pulse i#t%

*. All o( t%e ao"e

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S5'ECT JACC5NTSK

/6.Ho many lines are #ran )ross t%e (a)e o( t%e )%e?ue %en it is)rosse#>

A. ne line'. To linesC. T%ree lines

*. 9our lines

/@.&&&&& a))ount )onsistin! o( a normal )re#it alan)e.

A. An Asset

'. *rain!C. A Re"enue

*. An E8pense

S5'ECT JA5*ITK/B.T%e au#it s%all e or!ani


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*. None o( t%e ao"e

3.Comparison o( (lo pro"in! reports an# meter rea#in!s )an lea# to$

A. *ete)tion o( pil(era!e'. Re)on)iliation

C. *ete)tion ine((i)ien)iesasta!e*. All o( t%e ao"e

S5'ECT JCHEMICAL ENGIMEERINGK

3/.0%en t%e (lo is &&&&&&, (lo patterns are t%e smoot% O t%e layers o((lui# seen to sli#e pass on anot%er li2e playin! )ar#s.

A. Sta!nant

'. 9astC. Slo

*. None o( t%e ao"e

33.&&&&&&&& is an e8ample o( i#eal plasti).

A. Con)entrate# solution o( su!ar'. Sea!e slu#!e

C. 'loo#*. Synt%eti) ruer

34.9or laminar (lo t%rou!% a )ir)ular pipe, t%e a"era!e "elo)ity is e?ual to$

A. Ma8imum "elo)ity

'. Hal( o( ma8imum "elo)ityC. 'ot% A an# '

*. None o( t%e ao"e

S5'ECT JELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGK

36.T%e ele)tri) lines o( (or)e at ri!%t an!le to its len!t% ten# to$

A. Cross ea)% ot%er'. Come )lose to one anot%er

C. Mo"e aay (rom ea)% ot%er*. Mo"e antiparallel

[email protected]%e numer o( state "ariales t%at )an represent a system is &&&&&&&&or#er o( system #e(inin! #i((erential e?uation.

A. Less t%an'. Greater t%an

C. E?ual to*. Irrele"ant

3B.T%e *IAC is to terminal$

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A. T%ree Layer semi)on#u)tor #e"i)e

'. 'i Layer semi)on#u)tor #e"i)eC. 9our Layer semi)on#u)tor #e"i)e

*. Mono Layer semi)on#u)tor #e"i)e

S5'ECT JELECTRNICS ENGINEERINGK

4.T%e staility o( an LC tune# )ir)uit in os)illator is #epen#ent on its$

A. Quality (a)tor JQ K'. In#u)tor

C. Capa)itor*. Transistor

E. None o( t%e ao"e

41.It is not re)ommen#e# to run t%e &&&&&& motor %en loa# is remo"e#.

A. S%unt'. Series

C. Compoun#*. Lon! s%unt

4+.9ull response pulse s%apes are pulse s%apes %i)% %a"e time support

&&&&&&& t%e symol time.

A. Hal(

'. E?ual toC. +

*. 1it rate

S5'ECT JE7EC5TIFE SECRETARIESK

4.T%e (irst step in t%e )ommuni)ation pro)ess is &&&&&&&&&&&&.

A. In(ormation transmission

'. Messa!e transmissionC. I#ea (ormation

*. Messa!e en)o#in!

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S5'ECT J9INANCEK

43.A )ommer)ial an2 )%ar!es a %i!%er rate o( interest on smaller loans

e)ause$

A. 9i8e# )osts are in"ol"e# in ma2in! an# ser"i)in! loans

'. Fariale )osts are in"ol"e# in ma2in! an# ser"i)in! loansC. 9i8e# "ariale )osts are in"ol"e# in ma2in! an# ser"i)in! loans

*. 'ot% ' an# C

44.*etails o( in#i"i#ual a))ounts are 2ept in a separate re!ister le#!er)alle#$

A. Control A))ount

'. Susi#iary Le#!erC. General ournal

*. General Le#!er

S5'ECT JIT, MISK

46.All o( t%e alloe# "alues o( a parti)ular attriutes o( an entity are 2non

as$

A. *omain

'. Ran!eC. r#er

*. Group

[email protected] ant to ma2e (un)tion %i)% )an )ommuni)ate eteen a )lass an#an outsi#e orl# )lasses. Ho t%is (un)tion oul# e #e)lare#>

A. Prote)te#'. Gloal

C. Pri"ate*. Puli)

FER'AL

Question J1K (olloin! t%e passa!e re(ers to t%enumere# senten)es in t%e passa!e. Anser t%e?uestion y )%oosin! t%e est alternati"e usin! lo!i)an# or!ani


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1. T%e or# in(erior in senten)e 1 s%oul# e

1. Le(t as it is

+. C%an!e# to orse

. C%an!e# to t%e est

/. C%an!e# to anterior

3. C%an!e# to etter

Ea)% o( t%e (olloin! ?uestions )onsists o( a senten)e it% all or part o( t%e

senten)e un#erline#. 9olloin! t%e re?uirements o( stan#ar# ritten

En!lis%, sele)t JAK i( t%e ori!inal is est ot%erise )%oose t%e est p%rase

(rom t%e options

+. 0%en automati) teller ma)%ines ere (irst installe# in t%e 1B@s,an2 o((i)ials promise# t%ey oul# e (aster, more reliale, an# less prone

to ma2e errors t%an t%eir %uman )ounterparts.

1. t%ey oul# e (aster, more reliale, an# less prone to ma2e errors

+. t%ey oul# e (aster, more reliale, an# t%at t%ey oul# e less

prone (or ma2in! errors

. t%e ma)%ines oul# e (aster, more reliale, an# less prone to ma2e

errors

/. t%e ma)%ines ere (aster, more reliale, an# errors oul# o))ur

mu)% less

3. (aster, more reliale ma)%ines, an# t%at errors oul# e less prone

Rea# ea)% !roup o( senten)es, t%en )%oose t%e estanser to t%e ?uestion or t%e est )ompletion o( t%estatement.

. E"ery En!lis% tea)%er is #e#i)ate#.

Pro(. Ria< is an En!lis% tea)%er t%ere(ore, %e is )ertain to e #e#i)ate#.

T%e se)on# senten)e

1. (orms a !enerali


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3. is a lo!i)al )on)lusion #eri"e# (rom t%e (irst senten)e

4. 9i(ty years a!o, pro(essional at%letes playe# (or lo"e o( t%e !ame.

To#ay t%e superstars o( aseall, (ootall, an# !ol( are i! usinessmen.

0%at #oes t%e se)on# senten)e #o>

1. It !i"es a #e(inition o( t%e )on)ept.

+. It presents an e8)eption.

. It #ras a )on)lusion.

/. It pro"i#es an e8ample.

3. It ma2es a )omparison.

Rea# t%e passa!e to anser ?uestions 3@

At t%e turn o( t%e tentiet% )entury, peoples attitu#es toar# money ere

(ar more )onser"ati"e t%an t%ey are to#ay. 'orroin! an# ein! in #et

ere "iee# as a moral (ailin!, almost as a #is!ra)e. T%ri(t an# sa"in! ere

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/. People %o orro money (or ne)essities are )areless an# unreliale.

4. 0%at %elpe# money mo"e more ?ui)2ly t%rou!% t%e e)onomy in t%e

1B+s>

1. T%e !rot% o( railroa#s

+. T%e !rot% o( an2s an# (inan)ial institutions

. T%e rate at %i)% people pai# a)2 t%eir loans

/. T%e in)rease in installment pur)%ases

6. T%e aut%or mentions )ars as an e8ample o(

1. A )onsumer !oo#

+. A %ouse%ol# applian)e

. An e8tra"a!ant pur)%ase

/. A ne in"ention

@. A))or#in! to t%e passa!e, %o #i# t%e rise o( )onsumer )re#it )%an!e

peoples attitu#es toar# #et an# spen#in!>

1. Attitu#es toar# #et an# spen#in! e)ame more )onser"ati"e.

+. People use# )re#it to uy only %at t%ey nee#e#.

. E8tra"a!ant orroin! an# spen#in! e)ame %i!%ly pri

1. 1.3

+. /.3

. 1

/. 3

1. I( 1 in)% +.3/ )entimeters, )entimeter e?uals %i)% o( t%e (olloin!

in in)%es>

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1. 4.66

+. .B3

. .B

/. .@3. .13

1. ne numer is 3 times anot%er numer an# t%eir sum is 4. 0%at is

lesser o( t%e to numers>

1. 3

+. 1

. /@

/. 3

+. T%e a"era!e o( 8 numers is 13. I( to o( t%e numers are ea)%

in)rease# y y, t%e ne a"era!e ill e in)rease# y %o mu)%>

1. +y

+. y

. y8

/. +y8

. A (air )oin is tosse# t%ree times. 0%at is t%e proaility t%at at least

one %ea# appears>

1. 1@

+. 6@

. 4@

/. /@

/. A s?uare an# an e?uilateral trian!le %a"e t%e same perimeter. T%e

area o( t%e s?uare is ++3 )m. 0%at is t%e len!t% o( a si#e o( t%e trian!le>

1. [email protected] )m

+. + )m

. +.3 )m

/. ++ )m

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GENERAL DN0LE*GEIQC5RRENT A99AIRS

3. Currently t%e total numer o( European 5nion memer states is$

1. 1

+. +6

. 1@

/. /1

4. 0%o as )alle# t%e S%a2espeare o( Pun=ai Literature>

1. '%uleS%a%

+. Sultan 'a%u

. 0aris S%a%

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