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ENGLISH Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word, from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. I intend to remain true to my principles and _____ the _____ of my conscience. A. B. C. D. obey mandate listen voice follow dictates explain meaning

Each question below consists of a related pair of words, followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
2. ILLUSION: REALITY:: A. B. C. D. fancy: fact sky: earth ethereal: real dream: work

3. CLASSROOM: TEACHER:: A. B. C. D. student: examination bishop: diocese employment: interview ballot: election

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
4. Moral: A. B. C. D. ethical honest vicious upright

Read the passage to answer question 5-7

Exercise and vitamin D increase the amount of calcium in your bones. You can get all the vitamin D you need from simply being outdoors for thirty minutes. Milk is fortified with vitamin D, and drinking nonfat milk gives you calcium, vitamins, and energy. However, if you decide to take supplemental vitamin D, 400 to 800 IU per day will safely prevent any deficiencies. 5. The word fortified is closest in meaning to: 2 Sample Paper PVTC

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A. B. C. D.

blended flavored irradiated enhanced

6. The word supplemental is closest in meaning to: A. B. C. D. additional special natural concentrated

7. The word deficiencies is closest in meaning to: A. B. C. D. abnormalities insufficiencies illnesses excesses

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ANALYTICAL REASONING Questions 8-10

A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme. Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme. Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice. Sage must not be harvested first. 8. Which of the following is an acceptable order for the harvesting of the five spices? A. B. C. D. E. nutmeg, sage, allspice, cloves, thyme sage, nutmeg, thyme, allspice, cloves allspice, sage, thyme, cloves, nutmeg cloves, nutmeg, allspice, sage, thyme allspice, cloves, thyme, sage, nutmeg

9. If nutmeg is the fourth spice harvested, which of the following must be false? A. B. C. D. E. All spice is the first spice harvested. Sage is harvested immediately after cloves. Exactly one crop is harvested between sage and thyme. Nutmeg is harvested immediately after cloves. Thyme is the last spice harvested.

10.If sage is the second spice harvested, allspice must be which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. the the the the the first or the third spice harvested first or the fourth spice harvested third or the fourth spice harvested third or the fifth spice harvested fourth or the fifth spice harvested

Although air pollution was previously thought to exist almost exclusively in our nation's cities, the recent increase in the number of persons suffering from illnesses attributed to excessive air pollution leaves us no choice but to conclude that ether, non-urban areas are now affected. 11.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion of the argument above? A. B. C. D. E. The nation's cities have seen a marked decrease in their levels of air pollution. The nation has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of people moving out of its cities. Illnesses due to air pollution are among the least common causes of death to urban dwellers. Many illnesses previously thought unrelated to air pollution are now considered to be caused by it. As a result of the problems in urban areas, non-urban areas have passed strict pollution control measures. 4

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QUANTITATIVE
12.During a certain week, a post office sold Rs.280 worth of 14-paisas stamps. How many of these stamps did they sell? A. B. C. D. E. 13. 20 2,000 3,900 20,000 39,200

2 x 12 equals: 3

A. B. C. D.

4 6 8 18

14.5 is to 7 as x is to 35. x =? A. B. C. D. 7 12 25 49

15.If 3 (x + 5y) = 24, find y when x = 3. A. B. C. D. 1 3 33 5 7

16.Which one is the value of the expression 4x + 6x +3 at x= 2? A. B. C. D. 35 45 15 None of the above

17.What is the effect on area of circle if its radius is cut down to half? A. B. C. D. remains same becomes half becomes quarter may or may not change

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18.Information is stored and transmitted inside a computer in ________. A. B. C. D. binary form ASCII code form decimal form alphanumeric form

19.A floating-point unit: A. B. C. D. makes integer arithmetic faster makes pipelining more efficient increases RAM capacity makes some arithmetic calculations faster

20.A gigabyte represents: A. B. C. D. E. 1 billion bytes 1024 kilobytes 1 million bytes 1024 bytes 1024 MB

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Answer Keys
Q #. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Right Choice A A D C D A B A D C B B C C A D C A D E

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