Duration: 60 minutes Max Marks: 50 Test ID-101

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1. The test is of 60 minutes duration and consists of 50 questions of 1 mark each in 6 sections.

Section 1 (General Awareness): 10 questions Section 2 (English Language): 05 questions Section 3 (Reading Comprehension): 05 questions Section 4 (Reasoning): 10 question Section 5 (Data Interpretation): 10 questions Section 6 (Research Methodology): 10 questions

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Research Aptitude Test (RAT)-2017 – PART A

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SECTION 1: General Awareness

Q.1) Which Indian institute won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system? A. IIT-Kanpur

B. IIT-Bombay

C. IIT-Madras

D. IIT-Delhi

Q.2) Who won the National Film Award for Best Actor

in 2017? A. Anil Kapoor

B. Akshay Kumar

C. Amitabh Bachchan

D. Manoj Bajpai

Q.3) What is Earth Hour?

A. A symbol of commitment to the planet by

turning out non-essential electric lights for an hour

B. A symbol of commitment to the planet by stopping the hunting of animals

C. A symbol of commitment to the planet by encouraging the use of cycles for commute

D. A movement to stop cutting of trees

Q.4) What does CNG stand for? A. Converted Natural Gas

B. Conduced Natural Gas

C. Conducted Natural Gas

D. Compressed Natural Gas

Q.5) Which of the following is not a primary colour?

A. Yellow

B. Blue

C. Green

D. Red

Q.6) Which of the following acquired telecom operator

Telenor India? A. Reliance Communications

B. BSNL

C. Vodafone

D. Bharti Airtel

Q.7) Which team won the Indian Premier League 2017

(IPL2017)? A. Mumbai Indians

B. Kolkata Knight Riders

C. Rising Pune Supergiant

D. Delhi Daredevils

Q.8) As per the Government of India, which of the following 5 Indian cities are included in Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites? A. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and

Mumbai

B. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai

C. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi and Mumbai

D. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai

Q.9) Which of the following cricketers recently

launched his mobile app 100MBCricket?

A. Virendra Sehwag

B. Sachin Tendulkar

C. Virat Kohli

D. Kapil Dev

Q.10) Who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in

Literature?

A. Salman Rushdie

B. Arundhati Roy

C. Bob Dylan

D. Alice Munro

SECTION 2: English Language Q.11) Choose the word which best expresses the

meaning of the word; DILIGENT

A. Intelligent

B. Difficult

C. Sluggish

D. Quick

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Q.12) Choose the correct synonym of the word; IMPLICATE

A. include

B. Entreat

C. Imply

D. Suggest

Q.13) Choose the correct passive voice The teacher punished the boys who had not done their homework.

A. The boys who had not done their homework

had been punished by the teacher.

B. The boys were punished by their teacher who

had not their homework.

C. The boys who had not done their homework

were punished by the teacher.

D. The boys who had not done their homework

were being punished by the teacher.

Q.14) Select the correct direct speech

The traveler enquired of the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn. A. The traveler said to the farmer, “Where is the

nearest inn?”

B. The traveler said to the farmer, “Which is the

way to the nearest inn?”

C. The traveler said to the farmer, “Can you tell

me the way to the nearest inn?”

D. The traveler said to the farmer, “Can you tell

me where the nearest inn is?”

Q.15) Pick out the most effective word to replace the underlined.

The old man was fond of giving homilies whenever we went to him with a problem.

A. Alternative

B. advice

C. suggestions

D. sermon

SECTION 3: Reading Comprehension Carefully read the following paragraph and answer the questions (Q.15- Q.20)

Joseph Pulitzer was born in 1847 in Makó, Hungary. He immigrated to the United States when he was seventeen years old, and was naturalized on his twentieth birthday. He spent his career in journalism working in the mid-west and New York. From 1871 he was also the owner or part-owner of many newspapers. His most famous newspaper was the New York World (which many believe was the model for the Daily Planet of the Superman stories). The World campaigned against corruption, and exposed many scandals. It was also a strong supporter of the rights of the working man. In later life, Joseph Pulitzer collapsed from overwork, and lost his sight. He became dedicated to improving the quality of journalism in America, and donated $1 million to Columbia University to found a school of journalism. However, his most significant contribution was the establishment of the Pulitzer prizes in his will. These prizes for excellence in journalism have been given every year since 1917 by Columbia University. Since 1942 there have been extra categories for press photography, and later still for criticism, feature writing and commentary. The prize was originally for $500, but today the winners of the prize receive a gold medal. However, the real value of the prize is that it confirms that the journalist who has received the award is the best American journalist of the year - a fact that is worth much more than $500 to the journalist and to the newspaper that employs him or her.

Q.16) These prizes for excellence in journalism have been given every year since 1917:

A. Harvard University.

B. Leads University.

C. Oxford University.

D. Columbia University.

Q.17) Since _______ there have been extra categories for

press photography, and later still for criticism, feature writing and commentary:

A. 1950

B. 1942

C. 1954

D. 1924

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Q.18) This article is about

A. Journalism in America.

B. The life of Joseph Pulitzer.

C. The Pulitzer prize.

D. B and C together.

Q.19) What did the New York World not do?

A. Investigate wrongdoing by public officials.

B. Establish a famous prize for journalism.

C. Probably provide a model for a famous fictional

newspaper.

D. Stand up for the common people

Q.20) The text tells us that

A. Joseph Pulitzer became a patriotic American.

B. later became a member of Columbia University.

C. was one of the richest men in New York.

D. worked very hard

SECTION 4: Reasoning

Q.21) Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions:

I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.

II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.

A. Only conclusion I follow

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Both I and II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

Q.22) Statement: Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas?

Arguments:

I. Yes. Rural people are creative. II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of

unemployment to some extent.

A. Only argument I is strong

B. Only argument II is strong

C. Both I and II are strong

D. Neither I nor II is strong

Q.23) Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A. Acute

B. Right

C. Obtuse

D. Parallel

Q.24) The angle between the minute hand and the hour

hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is: A. 0º

B. 10º

C. 5º

D. 20º

Q.25) A father is now three times as old as his son. Five

years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in years) is A. 12 years

B. 15 years

C. 18 years

D. 20 years

Q.26) Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

A. Wednesday

B. Tuesday

C. Saturday

D. Thursday

Q.27) Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Q.28) Artist is to painting as senator is to

A. Attorney

B. Law

C. Politician

D. Constituents

Q.29) Look at this series: 664, 332, 340, 170, ____, 89,

What number should fill in the blank?

A. 85

B. 97

C. 109

D. 178

Q.30) Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number

should come next?

A. 226

B. 128

C. 429

D. 324

PART 5: Data Interpretation

Directions to answer Q.31) – Q.35): The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and answer the questions that follow.

Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

Q.31) If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?

A. Rs. 19,450

B. Rs. 21,200

C. Rs. 22,950

D. Rs. 26,150

Q.32) What is the central angle of the sector

corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty?

A. 150

B. 240

C. 540

D. 480

Q.33) The price of the book is marked 20% above the

Cost of Production If the marked price of the book is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?

A. Rs. 36

B. Rs. 37.50

C. Rs. 42

D. Rs. 44.25

Q.34) If 5500 copies are published and the

transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?

A. Rs. 187.50

B. Rs. 191.50

C. Rs. 175

D. Rs. 180

Q.35) Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost

by:

A. 5%

B. 33%

C. 20%

D. 25%

Printing Cost, 20%

Transportation

Cost, 10%

Promotion

Cost, 10%Royalty

Cost, 15%

Binding Cost, 20%

Paper Cost, 25%

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Directions to answer Q.36) – Q.40): Following table shows the percentage population of six states below poverty line and the proportion of males and females? Study the table and carefully answer the questions given

Proportion of

male and female

State Percentage

population below poverty line

Below poverty line M: F

Above poverty line M: F

S₁ 16 4:3 3:2 S₂ 18 3:4 5:7 S₃ 26 2:3 4:5 S₄ 28 5:6 1:2 S₅ 12.5 3:2 6:5 S₆ 36 4:5 2:3

Q.36) If the total population of state S₁ is 4400, then

what is the approximate number of females above the poverty line in state S₁?

A. 1478

B. 1578

C. 1484

D. 1487

Q.37) If the total population of state S₃ and s₄ together is

17000, then what is the total number of females below the poverty line in the above-mentioned states?

A. 1320

B. 6820

C. 4850

D. Data inadequate

Q.38) If the population of males below the poverty line in state S₁ is 18000 and that in state S₅ is 24000, then what is the ratio of the total population of state S₁ to that of state S₅?

A. 315:512

B. 316:513

C. 315:513

D. 319:512

Q.39) If the population of males above the poverty line in state S₂ is 4100 then what is the total population of that state?

A. 12500

B. 13000

C. 14000

D. 12000

Q.40) If in state S₆ the population of females above the poverty line in 4800 then what is the population of males below the poverty line in that state?

A. 2400

B. 2000

C. 2500

D. 2800

SECTION 6: Research Methodology

Q.41) The essential qualities of a researcher are

A. Spirit of free enquiry

B. Reliance on observation and evidence

C. Systematization or theorizing of knowledge

D. All the above

Q.42) What is the purpose of research?

A. To describe and explain a new phenomenon

B. To verify what has already been established

C. To reject what has already been accepted as a

fact

D. None of the above

Q.43) Which of the following is the first step in starting

the research process?

A. Searching sources of information to locate

problem.

B. Survey of related literature

C. Identification of problem

D. Searching for solutions to the problem

Q.44) In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis tentatively assumed to be true is

A. the alternative hypothesis

B. the null hypothesis

C. either the null or the alternative

D. None of these alternatives is correct.

Q.45) Questionnaire is a :

A. Research method

B. Measurement technique

C. Tool for data collection

D. Data analysis technique

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Q.46) Determining the relationship between two or more variables occurs in ____________.

A. Correlation research

B. Action research

C. Naturalistic observation

D. Survey research

Q.47) A common test in research demands much priority on

A. Reliability

B. Usability

C. Objectivity

D. All of the above

Q.48) Which of the following is not a way to manipulate an independent variable?

A. Presence technique

B. Amount technique

C. Type technique

D. Random technique

Q.49) Mean, Median and Mode are :

A. Measures of deviation

B. Ways of sampling

C. Measures of control tendency

D. None of the above

Q.50) Which of the following is not a “Graphic

representation”?

A. Pie Chart

B. Bar Chart

C. Table

D. Histogram

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