Sample Questions

English


Question 1:
Choose the correct verb to fill the gap. By the end of the year, she _______ with a degree in business.
  1. already graduates
  2. already graduated
  3. will have already graduated
  4. has already graduated
Question 2:
Choose the synonym for the following word Hallowed
  1. Sacred
  2. Old
  3. Inactive
  4. Effective
Question 3:
As _______ cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson’s.
  1. anyone
  2. someone else’s
  3. no one else
  4. everyone
Question 4:
Mohit _______ his century before it is the end of the match.
  1. will score
  2. will have scored
  3. has scored
  4. scores

Question 5:
Which word is a adverb in this sentence?
There are no interesting programmes tonight.

  1. interesting
  2. programmes
  3. there
  4. tonight

Physics


Question 1
An earthquake emits both S-waves and P-waves which travel at different speeds through the Earth. A P-wave travels at 9,000 m/s and an S-wave travels at 5,000m/s. If P-waves are received at a seismic station 1.00 minute before an S-wave arrives, how far away is the earthquake center?
  1. 1,200 km
  2. 675 km
  3. 88.9 km
  4. 240 km
Question 2
All people come very close to being able to float in water. What therefore is the volume (in cubic meters) of a 50-kg woman?
  1. 0.035
  2. 0.050
  3. 0.007
  4. 0.070
Question 3
A horizontal meter stick supported at the 50-cm mark has a mass of 0.50 kg hanging from it at the 20-cm mark and a 0.30 kg mass hanging from it at the 60-cm mark. Determine the position on the meter stick at which one would hang a third mass of 0.60 kg to keep the meter stick balanced.
  1. 65 cm
  2. 70 cm
  3. 74 cm
  4. 86 cm
Question 4
Two stars of masses M and 6M are separated by a distance "D". Determine the distance (measured from M) to a point at which the net gravitational force on a third mass would be zero.
  1. 0.41 D
  2. 0.37 D
  3. 0.33 D
  4. 0.29 D
Question 5
What is the technique used to find the age of prehistoric fossils?
  1. Paleontology
  2. Radio Carbon dating
  3. Radio Isotope dating
  4. None of these

Chemistry


Question 1
In terms of the "Collision Theory of Chemical Kinetics", the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to:-
  1. The number of product molecules
  2. The number of collisions per second
  3. The change in free energy per second
  4. The change in temperature per second
Question 2
If a system loses 250 kJ of heat at the same time that it is doing 500 kJ of work, what is the change in the internal energy of the system?
  1. +750 kJ
  2. +250 kJ
  3. -750 kJ
  4. -250 kJ
Question 3
The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is:-
  1. 2.0
  2. 1.5
  3. 1.0
  4. Infinity
Question 4
Which statement is incorrect about zeolites?
  1. No zeolites occur naturally
  2. A zeolite functions as an acid catalyst, e.g. in the alkylation of aromatic compounds
  3. Each zeolite contains channels of a specific size
  4. Zeolites are aluminosilicates
Question 5
If a polymer sample has polydispersity index > 1, it indicates that:-
  1. The polymer chains are uniform in length
  2. The number average molecular weight is equal to the weight average molecular weight of the polymer
  3. The polymer chain lengths vary over a wide range of molecular masses
  4. The polymer under consideration is a natural polymer

Mathematics


Question 1:
The number of elements in the power set P(S) of the set S = {2,{1,4}} is:-
  1. 8
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. None of these
Question 2:
If A = {1,2,3,4} and R = {(1,3),(3,4),(1,4)}, then R is:-
  1. Symmetric
  2. Transitive
  3. Reflexive
  4. None of these
Question 3:
If |z| = |z - 1|, then:-
  1. Re(z) = 1
  2. Im(z) = 1
  3. Re(z) = 1/2
  4. Im(z) = 1/2
Question 4:
If the system of equations x+2y-3z=1, (p+2)z=3, (2p+1)y+z=2 is inconsistent, then what is the value of p?
  1. -1/2
  2. 2
  3. -2
  4. 0
Question 5:
If f(x) = |x + 2|, then:-
  1. f(|x|) = |f(x)|
  2. f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y)
  3. f(x.y) = f(x).f(y)
  4. None of these

Biotech


Question 1
What is a smear?
  1. A smear is a preparation process in which a specimen is dyed
  2. A smear is a process used to identify a specimen
  3. A smear is a process in which a specimen is moved beneath a microscope
  4. A smear is a preparation process in which a specimen is spread on a slide
Question 2
Why is a bacterium called a prokaryotic organism?
  1. A bacterium is a multicell organism that does not have a distinct nucleus
  2. A bacterium is a multicell organism that has a distinct nucleus
  3. A bacterium is a one-cell organism that has a distinct nucleus
  4. A bacterium is a one-cell organism that does not have a distinct nucleus
Question 3
What microorganisms can use oxygen when it is present and continue to grow without it?
  1. Obligate aerobes
  2. Obligate anaerobes
  3. Free radicals
  4. Facultative anaerobes
Question 4
All of the following associations are true except one:-
  1. Poliovirus can cause paralytic disease
  2. Mumps virus can cause meningitis
  3. Astrovirus causes gastroenteritis only in adults
  4. EBV can cause nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Question 5
Which of the following is most effective for sterilizing mattresses and plastic Petri plates?
  1. Ethylene oxide
  2. Ultraviolet radiation
  3. Autoclave
  4. Chlorine

Microbiology


Question 1
Following person recognised the significance of microbes in disease for the first time:-
  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Kircher
  3. Robert Koch
  4. None of these
Question 2
Germ Theory is:-
  1. Germs cannot be killed
  2. Presence of pathogen in infected animals
  3. Spores
  4. None of these
Question 3
Theory of fermentation says that fermentation is the:-
  1. Effect of a specific microbe
  2. Destruction of microbes
  3. Radiation
  4. None of these
Question 4
One way to determine the size, cell morphology and grouping of bacterial cells is to:-
  1. Streak plate
  2. Phenol red
  3. Simple stain
  4. None of these
Question 5
When many bacterial cells are embedded in a continuums matrix the material is called:-
  1. Capsule
  2. Microcapsule
  3. Slime
  4. Spore

Botany


Question 1:
A medullated protostele is
  1. Dictyostele
  2. Siphonostele
  3. Solenostele
  4. Protostele
Question 2:
The closed ascocarp is termed:-
  1. Apothecium
  2. Cleistothecium
  3. Perithecium
  4. Hysterothecium
Question 3:
In Gymnosperms the only mode of pollination is:-
  1. Anemophily
  2. Hydrophily
  3. Zoophily
  4. Entomophily
Question 4:
Double fertilization in angiosperms was discovered by:-
  1. J.C. Bose
  2. Strasburger
  3. Maheshwari
  4. Nawaschin
Question 5:
Before a carbohydrate is utilized as an energy source, it gets first converted into:-
  1. Oligosaccharide
  2. Triose sugars
  3. Monosaccharide
  4. Disaccharide

Biochemistry


Question 1
Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration around a single carbon atom are termed as:-
  1. Optical isomers
  2. Stereoisomers
  3. Epimers
  4. Anomers
Question 2
In EM pathway enolase converts 2-phosphoglycerate to:-
  1. Phospho enol pyruvate
  2. Enol pyruvate
  3. 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate
  4. Dihydroxy acetone phosphate (DHAP)
Question 3
The standard free energy of hydrolysis of terminal phosphate group of ATP is:-
  1. - 7,300 cal/mol
  2. +7,300 cal/mol
  3. 10,000 cal/mol
  4. - 8,300 cal/mol
Question 4
Tertiary structure of a protein describes:-
  1. Loop regions of proteins
  2. The ways of protein folding
  3. Location of disulphide bonds
  4. The order of amino acids
Question 5
The enzymes of urea synthesis are found in:-
  1. Both mitochondria and cytosol
  2. Mitochondria only
  3. Cytosol only
  4. Nucleus

Zoology


Question 1
The Sol-gel nature of protoplasm is due to:-
  1. Its colloidal nature
  2. Presence of living cell inclusions
  3. Pressure of inorganic salts
  4. Presence of water
Question 2
What is the latest model that is proposed to explain the structure of plasma membrane or the latest view of molecular organization of biomembrane is based on?
  1. Fluid mosaic model
  2. Unit membrane model
  3. Thin lipid layer concept
  4. Artificial model systems
Question 3
The number of autosomes in a human male is:-
  1. 43
  2. 22 pair
  3. 45
  4. 46
Question 4
The snakes living in the deserts are mainly:-
  1. Aminotelic
  2. Uricotelic
  3. Ammonotelic
  4. Ureotelic
Question 5
Genes are involved in turning on or off the transcription of set of structural genes are called:-
  1. Operator genes
  2. Redundant genes
  3. Polymorphic genes
  4. Regulatory genes

Agriculture


Question 1
Farming System Research is not:-
  1. Farmer participatory
  2. System oriented
  3. Client non-specific
  4. Gender sensitive
Question 2
Actual mechanism of processes is not disclosed in which Crop Modeling?
  1. Stochastic model
  2. Statistical empirical model
  3. Dynamic model
  4. Mechanistic model
Question 3
Glyphosate herbicide trade name is:-
  1. Killer
  2. Captain
  3. Round Up
  4. Maxim
Question 4
The botanical name of 6 row barley is:-
  1. Hordeumdistichon
  2. Hordeumvulgare
  3. Hordeumplantae
  4. Hordeumirregulare
Question 5
Legume is characteristic of:-
  1. Fabaceae
  2. Euphorbiaceae
  3. Malvaceae
  4. Musaceae

Environmental Sciences


Question 1
Which among of the following is a Sedimentary type of cycle?
  1. Nitrogen cycle
  2. Carbon cycle
  3. Sulphur cycle
  4. Oxygen cycle
Question 2
The number of species in a community is called the?
  1. Species richness
  2. Diversity of species
  3. Equal diversity of species
  4. Species abundance
Question 3
Environmental disaster that occurred because of release of energy from earth are termed as:
  1. Metrological disasters
  2. Hydrological disasters
  3. Man-made disasters
  4. Geophysical disasters
Question 4
The number of Bio-geographical Zones in India:
  1. 10
  2. 7
  3. 9
  4. 11
Question 5
Acid rain has pH equal or below:
  1. 6
  2. 6.5
  3. 5.5
  4. 7

Forensic Sciences


Question 1
Hair can be used for analysis of ………. Metallic poison:
  1. Arsenic
  2. Antimony
  3. Phosphorus
  4. Sodium
Question 2
CODIS is:
  1. Combined DNA index system
  2. Combined Digital Identification system
  3. Combined Digital interpretation system
  4. None
Question 3
Temporo-parietal suture is found in
  1. Pelvis
  2. Mandible
  3. Long bones
  4. Skull
Question 4
Hydrocarbons can be detected by …………… in arson cases.
  1. ECD
  2. FID
  3. PMT
  4. None
Question 5
Tongue Flutter is seen in:
  1. Drowning cases
  2. Throttling cases
  3. Hanging cases
  4. All of above

Statistics and Data Analytics


Question 1
  1. -1
  2. -1/2
  3. 1/2
  4. 12
Question 2
If f(x,y) is a homogeneous function of degree n in x and y having continuous first and second order partial derivatives, then:
Question 3
If r=fxx (a,b),s=fxy (a,b),t= fyy (a,b) at a point P(a,b), then the point P(a,b) is said to be point of maxima if and only if:
  1. (rt-s2 )>0,r>0
  2. (rt-s2 )>0,r<0
  3. (rt-s2 )=0
  4. (rt-s2 )<0
Question 4
If A and B are two independent events, then by law of probability:
  1. P(A∪B)=P(A).P(B)
  2. P(A∪B)=1
  3. P(A∩B)=P(A).P(B)
  4. P(A∩B)=0
Question 5
For a Poisson distribution:
  1. Mean > Variance
  2. Mean < Variance
  3. Mean – Variance = 1
  4. Mean = Variance

Nutrition and Dietetics


Question 1:
Which of the following is not an external source of recruitment?
  1. Walk-ins
  2. Professional agencies
  3. Word-of-mouth
  4. Transfer
Question 2:
Light emitted when a substance is heated is called as
  1. Incandescence
  2. Lightening
  3. Combustion
  4. None of these
Question 3:
ICDS was launched in ------- in India
  1. 1955
  2. 1965
  3. 1975
  4. 1985
Question 4:
Due to altered renal function, which of the following production increases during pregnancy
  1. Urea
  2. Creatinine
  3. GFR
  4. All of the above

Question 5:
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Introduction of complementary foods too early may give rise to allergic reactions
  2. Delayed introduction of complementary foods may give rise to growth faltering
  3. Breastfeeding should continue to the age of 2 years or beyond
  4. Low-fat and high-fiber diets are appropriate for infants under the age of 2

Food Science and Technology


Question 1:
What is the active ingredient in baking soda
  1. Sodium chloride
  2. sodium Bicarbonate
  3. Sodium Benzoate
  4. Sodium Sulfide
Question 2:
Which of the following is a disadvantage of food processing?
  1. Canning of food leads to loss of vitamin C
  2. Processed food adds empty calories to food constituting junk
  3. Some chemicals make the human and animal cells grow rapidly which is unhealthy
  4. All of the mentioned
Question 3:
The heat required to bring down the temperature of the food is directly proportional to
  1. Specific heat of the food
  2. Weight of the food
  3. Temperature difference
  4. All of the mentioned
Question 4:
What converts liquid oils into a more solid form?
  1. Unsaturated fatty acids
  2. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
  3. Linoleic acid
  4. Hydrogenation

Question 5:
Which nutrient protect your eye sight as you age?

  1. Zinc
  2. Vitamin C and E
  3. Zeaxanthin and lutein from fruits and vegetables
  4. All of the above