ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY

APTITUDE TEST

Candidate/Admit Card Number. __________________________________

Date: _____________________

INSTRUCTIONS:
 All questions carry equal marks
 Questions to be attempted ONLY on response sheet with provided pencil
 Paper comprises of sections in Biology/Mathematics, Physics, General
knowledge and English
 Time allowed is 90 minutes

SECTION - I: BIOLOGY

1. The study of fossils is called:

a) Environmental Biology
b) Historical biology
c) Palaeontology
d) Social biology

2. Oxygen accounts for ____ % of totals human body mass

a) 65%
b) 18%
c) 10%
d) 3%

OR

SECTION - I: MATHEMATICS

1. If z = a + bi, then |𝒛| =

a) 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
b) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
c) √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
d) √𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

2. Which of the following sets has only one subset.

a) {Y, Z}
b) {Y}
 c) {0}
d) { }

SECTION - II: PHYSICS

1. Which one is not a branch of physical sciences?

a) Chemistry
b) Astronomy
c) Geology
d) biology

2. Newtons laws do not hold good for particles

a) At rest
b) Moving slowly
c) Move with high velocity
d) Move with velocity comparable to velocity of light
SECTION - III: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / APTITUDE

Note:
In this part of the test consist of General Knowledge/Current affairs/Aptitude

3. The South Pole of the Earth is located in?

a) Arctic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Antarctica
d) Norway

4. Who won Pakistan Super League 2019 ?

a) Peshawar Zalmi
b) Quetta Gladiators
c) Karachi Kings
d) Islamabad United

SECTION - IV: ENGLISH

Note:
In this part of the test consist of Basic grammar, preposition, article, words meaning, synonyms & antonyms
and Comprehension etc.

Choose the correct synonyms

5. Car
a) Plane
b) Ship
c) Vehicle
d) Carriage

Choose the correct meaning.

6. Lack Luster
a) Large
b) Lazy
c) Lawful
d) Literary

Choose the most suitable answer.

7. I did my homework____________ I could go and play.

a) so,
b) but,
c) when, or, while and
d) before.
COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and had a wife by the name of
Anne Hathaway. He was an accomplished playwright and actor. His plays are
performed all around the world. Shakespeare spent much of his working life with a
company of actors at the Globe theatre in London. During his time, all classes of people
loved watching plays and Shakespeare seemed to be very popular with them. As a
result, he was able to retire and return to his hometown. Quite comfortably off.

Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays. Some are not often performed. The famous ones
may be classified into groups. These are the historical plays like 'Julius Caesar' and
'Henry V'; the comedies like 'As you like it' and 'Twelfth Night' and the tragedies like
'Hamlet', 'Macbeth' and 'King Lear'. There are other plays which could not be put into
these classes. They form another group. These are plays like 'Romeo and Juliet' and
'The Merchant of Venice'. Shakespeare also wrote several beautiful long poems. These
poems appeared to be addressed to a certain person but nobody knew who that was.

William Shakespeare was__________

12.
a) a bachelor
b) a hermit
c) a married man
d) a widower

13. He wrote ___________.

a) poems and plays
b) only plays
c) stories for all ages
d) tales and fables

14. The phrase, 'quite comfortably off' in paragraph 1 means that Shakespeare ____
a) was poor
b) was very excited about his retirement
c) had more than enough money
d) had left the theatre

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