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DIRECTIONSFORQ12
Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Beneathinsentencearefiveletteredwordsorsetsofwords.Choosethewordorsetof
wordsthatbestfitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.

Q1TheSelectioncommitteefortheexhibitwasamazedtoseesuchfineworkdonebyamere________.
a.Connoisseurb.Artistc.Amateur
d.Entrepreneure.Exhibitionist

Q2UnlikeW.E.BDubois,whowas________ofthevocationalemphasisinblackeducation,BookerT.Washingtonfavored________thelimitedfundsavailableforeducatingblacksto
programsthatpreparedpeopleforpracticaljobs.
a.Critical.restricting
b.Aware..confining
c.Suspiciousdenying
d.Protective.allotting
e.Appreciativeallocating

Q3IllicitMeans:
a.drawoutb.barelyperceivable
c.notnecessaryd.notlicensed

Q4Hewasthefirstexplorertogoaroundtheworld.Explorermeans:
a.Apersonwhotravelsaroundtheworld.
b.Apersonwhodiscoversnewplaces.
c.Apersonwholooksfornewbusiness.
d.Apersonwhodiscoversoldplaces.

ANALOGY
Direction
Eachquestionbelowconsistsofarelatedpairsofwordsorphrases,followedbyfiveletteredpairsofwordsorphrases,Selecttheletteredpairthatbestexpressesarelationshipsimilarto
thatexpressedintheoriginalpair.

Q5FISH:TROUT
a.Ocean:wave
b.Mammal:whale
c.Bird:aviary
d.Antenna:insect
e.Stag:doe

ANTONYM


Directions:
Ineachofthefollowingantonymquestions,awordprintedincapitallettersprecedesfiveletteredwordsorphrases.Fromthesefiveletteredwordsorphrases,picktheonemost
nearlyoppositeinmeaningtothecapitalizedword.

Becausesomeofthequestionsrequireyoutodistinguishfineshadesofmeaning,besuretoconsiderallthechoicesbeforedecidingwhichoneisbest.

Q6GRANDIOSE

a.docileb.unlikelytooccur
c.simpleandunimposingd.lightinweight
e.uncommunicative

Readthebrieftextandthentickthebestanswer.
Q7KilimsareoneoftheunknownartsofTurkey.Thesesmoothfloorcoverings,arefineexamplesoffolkart.Theweaverworksonmakingcolorfuldesigns,orpatterns,outofpiecesof
wool.Sittingatasmall,simpleloomoutsideherhouse,shemakessomethingbothusefulandbeautiful.Theproductofherworkwillbothwarmandbrightenherhome.Itwouldalso
interesttheartcollectorofafarawaycountry.
Akilimisa:
a.personb.placec.thing

MATHEMATICS

Selectthemostappropriatechoice:

Q8Whichofthefollowingisincorrect?
a.Volumeofarectangularsolid=lengthxwidthxlength
b.Volumeofacube=(lengthofanyfaceofthecube)3
c.Volumeofarightcircularcylinder= (radius)2.height
d.Volumeofarightprism=(Areaofbase).Height
e.Allarecorrect

Q9Findthesolutionsetofx+y=5,2xy=7
a.(1,4)b.(2,3)c.(4,1)d.(1,4)

Q10AsquarematrixAissymmetricifA=?
a.At b.Ac.Ad.A1

Q11Howmanynumbersconsistingoftwodigitscanbeformedfrom2,35,7.Eachintegeristobeusedonlyonce.
a.10b.12c.14d.16

Q12Findtheangleofelevationofthesunwhena6mhighpolemakesshadowoflength23monthehorizontalplane.
a.30 0b.45 0c.60 0d.90 0

Q13Foranypositiverationalnumberk,andanyrealnumberc,whichofthefollowingisincorrect?

a.

c=cb.

d.

c=cc.

=0

=0e.Allarecorrect

Q14

lnxdx=?

a.lnxx+Cb.lnx+Cc.x.ln
e.Noneofthese

+C(*)d.xlnx+C

PHYSICS

Q15Whenaforceisappliedtoabody,severaleffectsarepossible.WhichofthefollowingeffectscouldNOToccur?
a.Thebodyspeedsup.b.Thebodyrotates.c.Themassofthebodydecreases.
d.Thebodychangesdirection.e.Thebodyremainsasitwas.

Q16Whatarethemainenergychangesinahydroelectricpowerstation?
a.electricalkineticheat
b.potentialkineticelectrical
c.kineticlightelectrical
d.heatelectricalkinetic
e.heatkineticelectrical

Q17Isobarsareanimportantfeatureshownonweathermaps.Theyjoinuppointswhichhaveequalvaluesof
a.pressureb.rainfallc.temperatured.sunshinee.windspeed

Q18Anunlitmatchisheldnear(nottouching)toanextremelyhotbunsenflame.ThematchdoesNOTgethotenoughtolightbecause
a.theflameisnothotenoughb.airisabadconductorofheat
c.thematchheadreflectsradiationd.theflamedoesnotradiateanyheatsideways.

Q19Whatwouldadrummerdotomakethesoundofadrumgiveanoteoflowerpitch?
a.hitthedrumskinwithalargerforceb.hitthedrumskinwithasmallerforce
c.hitthedrumskinnearertheedged.loosenthedrumskin

CHEMISTRY

Q20Pepsin(theenzymeinstomach)hasanoptimumpHof:
a.1b.1.2c.1.4d.1.6

Q21Whichofthefollowingisnotanorganiccompound:

Q21Whichofthefollowingisnotanorganiccompound:
a.sugarb.alcoholc.plasticsd.seawater

Q22Whichofthefollowingsaturatedhydrocarbonisgasatroomtemperature?
a.CH4b.C2H6c.C3H8d.Allofthese

Q23Whichofthefollowingpairshavesameatomicradius
a.CrandCob.FeandCoc.FeandMnnd.Noneofthese

Q24Surfactantsusedindetergentsare:
a.anionicb.cationicc.nonionicd.allofthese

COMPUTERSCIENCE(FORBECOMPUTERSOFTWARECANDIDATESONLY)

Q25Internetisbeingusedasatooltoletthepeople:
a.SharecomputerCRTs
b.Sharecomputerresources
c.Shareoutputdevices
d.Shareinputdevices

Q26Translationofafileintoacodedformatthatoccupieslessspacethantheoriginalfileiscalled:
a.filedecompression
b.fileexpansion
c.filecompression
d.filecommunication

Q27Yourcomputercangetavirusby:
a.executingThunderbyteprogramfromtheharddisk
b.executingNortonAntivirusprogramfromtheharddisk
c.usingfloppydisksofyourfriends
d.runninganexecutablefileaftercheckingitthroughMcafee

Q28Thereasonforcompressingafileis:
a.tosavespaceonthedisk
b.toquicklyinstallthewebbrowser
c.toquicklyrunthesearchengine
d.noneofthese

Q29_____isasinglecellintheworkareaofspreadsheetinwhichauseriscurrentlypositioned:
a.currentcell
b.activecell
c.botha&b
d.noneofthese

Q30Theith(irangesfrom1tothetotalnumberofelementsinthearray)elementofanarraycisreferredtoas:

Q30Theith(irangesfrom1tothetotalnumberofelementsinthearray)elementofanarraycisreferredtoas:
a.c[i]b.c(i)
c.c[i1]d.c[i+1]
OR

Whatwillbetheresultaftertheexecutionofthefollowingcode

SubShowDate()
MsgBoxDate()
EndSub

a.GenerateError*b.Displaycurrentdate
c.Displaycurrenttimeanddated.Displaydatewhichisinputbyuser