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Sunday, November 21, 2010

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1. In which decade was the AIEE (now the IEEE) founded?

A. 1850s B. 1880s

C. 1930s D. 1950s

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).

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2. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

A. Report B. Field

C. Record D. File

Answer: Option B

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3. If the picture is stretched or distorted up and down like a fun house mirror the circuit to adjust or repair is...?

A. Vertical

B. Tuning

C. Horizontal

D. Filament

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Improper vertical linearity would describe this symptom.

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4. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A. Order of Significance

B. Open Software

C. Operating System

D. Optical Sensor

Answer: Option C

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5. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?

A. 1850s B. 1860s

C. 1870s D. 1900s

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

On December 12, 1901, a radio transmission received by Guglielmo Marconi resulted in the first transmission of a transatlantic wireless signal (Morse Code) from Poldhu, Cornwall, to St. John's, Newfoundland.

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6. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Image file

B. Animation/movie file

C. Audio file

D. MS Office document

Answer: Option B

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7. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?

A. 1950s

B. 1960s

C. 1970s

D. 1980s

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was introduced in May 1972 by the University of Berkeley, California.

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8. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?

A. Sound

B. Remote control

C. Color balance

D. High voltage

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Some authorities are recommending TV's, VCR's and Stereo's be connected to power strips with switches and turned off when not in use to save energy. Your remote will not work until power is switched back on.

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9. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?

A. Flash B. Flange

C. Fury D. FRAM

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

It's commonly used for MP3 players, computer BIOS code and "thumb" drives. Originally developed in Japan by Toshiba, it has become quite popular for products requiring non-volatile erasable memory. Flash devices have a limited number of erase cycles (typically 10,000 to 1,000,000 cycles) so they're not as good a choice for applications in which the data changes constantly. However, since it has no moving parts (unlike a hard disk) it is an excellent choice for storing the operating code for small personal electronics like PDAs, cell phones, digital cameras, and the data in items like MP3 players.

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10. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

A. To decrease the current

B. To increase the current

C. To decrease the voltage momentarily

D. To increase the voltage momentarily

Answer: Option D

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11. '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. WordPerfect Document file

B. MS Office document

C. Animation/movie file

D. Image file

Answer: Option C

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12. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes, created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?

A. Alan Turing

B. Jeff Bezos

C. George Boole

D. Charles Babbage

Answer: Option A

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13. Who developed Yahoo?

A. Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson

B. David Filo & Jerry Yang

C. Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn

D. Steve Case & Jeff Bezos

Answer: Option B

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14. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?

A. Choke

B. Inductor

C. Resistor

D. Capacitor

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

So named because it resists (or inhibits) the flow of current.

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15. The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...?

A. Video Home System

B. Very high speed

C. Video horizontal standard

D. Voltage house standard

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

JVC (Japan Victor Corporation) and Matsushita (Panasonic) developed the VHS format to compete with Sony which developed the Beta format as the first home video cassette recorder. VHS originally stood for Vertical Helical Scan, but now means Video Home System.

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16. What does VVVF stand for?

A. Variant Voltage Vile Frequency

B. Variable Velocity Variable Fun

C. Very Very Vicious Frequency

D. Variable Voltage Variable Frequency

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

It is a method of controlling the speed of an AC induction motor, whereby speed, current and torque can all be accurately controlled.

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17. What frequency range is the High Frequency band?

A. 100 kHz

B. 1 GHz

C. 30 to 300 MHz

D. 3 to 30 MHz

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The HF band is based on frequencies 3 to 30 Mhz. AM radio stations are in the HF band but normally are stated in kilohertz.

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18. The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?

A. Pumping

B. Exciting

C. Priming

D. Raising

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A collection of atoms or molecules that can be excited to a higher energy state is called an active medium. Before lasing can occur, the active media is "pumped". The process of raising the atoms in the active media from a lower energy state to a higher state is like pumping water up from a well.

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19. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?

A. R = s2

B. R = s

C. R > s

D. R = 1/s

Answer: Option D

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20. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?

A. Permanent magnet motor

B. Series motor

C. Squirrel cage motor

D. Synchronous motor

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The squirrel cage motor is the only one without any connection to the armature.

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21. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency...?

A. Fourier

B. Foundation

C. Fundamental

D. Field

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's fundamental frequency. Harmonics are generated when there are non-linearities in an amplifier (there are always non-linearities). The worse the non-linearities, the more harmonics. A signal at 27.5 MHz (approximate frequency for US citizen's band) would have a second harmonic at 55.0 MHz (on US channel 2!). Can you see why there might be problems? A CB operator might do well to place a low-pass filter on his radio.

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22. In which year was MIDI(dress) introduced?

A. 1987 B. 1983

C. 1973 D. 1977

Answer: Option B

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23. What does the term PLC stand for?

A. Programmable Lift Computer

B. Program List Control

C. Programmable Logic Controller

D. Piezo Lamp Connector

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Used in manufacturing, engineering, and process operations.

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24. When measuring the characteristics of a small-signal amplifier, say for a radio receiver, one might be concerned with its "Noise..."?

A. Fundamental B. Fall

C. Force D. Figure

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

"Noise figure" is one critical parameter for determining the "quality" of a low-noise, small-signal, amplifier, and perhaps more importantly, the sensitivity of the overall receiver system. It is especially important for VHF (very high frequency) - and higher frequency - designs where most of the undesired "noise" (noise that masks or overpowers the desired signals) is generated internal to the electronics itself. In HF (high frequency) applications, atmospheric noise plays a much larger role in determining overall useful sensitivity, so a circuit's "noise figure" is less important.

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25. 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A. Database

B. Double Byte

C. Data Block

D. Driver Boot

Answer: Option A

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26. '.INI' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Image file

B. System file

C. Hypertext related file

D. Image Color Matching Profile file

Answer: Option B

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27. The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...?

A. 48.4 kHz

B. 22,050 Hz

C. 44.1 kHz

D. 48 kHz

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

CDs reproduce 44,100 samples per second. Which has a maximum frequency reproduction of 22,050 Hz, or just a hair past the upper limit of human hearing. In this way CDs can theoretically reproduce any frequency in the human hearing range.

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28. Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

A. Paul Zimmerman

B. Tim Berners-Lee

C. Marc Andreessen

D. Ken Thompson

Answer: Option A

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29. What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.

A. URL (Universal Resource Locator)

B. LAN (Local Area Network)

C. WAN (Wide Area Network)

D. World Wide Web

Answer: Option C

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30. After the first photons of light are produced, which process is responsible for amplification of the light?

A. Blackbody radiation

B. Stimulated emission

C. Planck’s radiation

D. Einstein oscillation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The word "laser" is actually an acronym for light amplification by stimulated electron radiation. Atoms or molecules of the active medium that have been excited to a higher energy level are stimulated by a passing photon to relax to a lower energy level and emit a photon that is indistinguishable from the passing photon, thereby increasing the number of photons like the incident one.

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31. Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area?

A. Power Poles

B. Power Skirting

C. Flush Floor Ducting

D. Extension Cords

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Extension cords can be a tripping hazard, and can be easily damaged, causing an unsafe situation. There are many ways of safely getting power to each work place, where wiring is protected and concealed.

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32. Sometimes computers and cash registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

A. United Parcel Service

B. Uniform Product Support

C. Under Paneling Storage

D. Uninterruptable Power Supply

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is a backup power supply, such as a battery, that provides emergency power in the event that power is lost from the main supply.

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33. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?

A. Shawn Fanning

B. Ada Byron Lovelace

C. Sabeer Bhatia

D. Ray Tomlinson

Answer: Option C

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34. '.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Compressed Archive file

B. Image file

C. Temporary file

D. Audio file

Answer: Option C

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35. In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?

A. Neon Lighting

B. High Pressure Sodium Lighting

C. Water Features

D. Hotel Rooms

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Neon lighting runs at a high voltage, typically above 1000 Volts. A fireman's switch protects a fireman from receiving a shock when a water jet is sprayed onto the installation. The switches are red, and mounted in a conspicuous position. (This is specified by IEE Regulations (Europe), SANS (South Africa), UK Electricity regulations and many Asian countries. I am unable to confirm other countries' requirements, so feel free to let me know.)

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36. The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?

A. Transformer B. Yoke

C. Capacitor D. Diode

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Twisting the yoke will tilt the picture. A projection color television uses three picture tubes and yokes for red, green and blue light.

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37. In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?

A. PAL B. NTSC

C. SECAM D. RGB

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

PAL and SECAM are standards used in other countries. RGB stands for red, green, and blue - the colors of light used to create an image in a color tv set and is often used as a format name for computer monitors.

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38. In a color television set using a picture tube a high voltage is used to accelerate electron beams to light the screen. That voltage is about...?

A. 500 volts

B. 5 thousand volts

C. 25 thousand volts

D. 100 thousand volts

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

This voltage often remains in storage even if the set is unplugged. Although the voltage is very high it has very low power but it can be dangerous because your body jumps if brought in contact.

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39. The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?

A. Tesla coil

B. Flyback

C. Yoke

D. Van de Graaf

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The flyback is usually connected to the system that pulls the electron beam across the screen in one direction to 'paint' a line of the image and then returns in the other direction much faster.

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40. Which consists of two plates separated by a dielectric and can store a charge?

A. Inductor B. Capacitor

C. Transistor D. Relay

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Useful in tuning and filtering circuits, it blocks DC while passing AC. How much charge a capacitor can store is its capacitance, measured in farads.nn

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41. What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?

A. Inernet

B. Interanet

C. Local Area Network

D. Wide Area Network

Answer: Option C

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42. '.JPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. System file

B. Animation/movie file

C. MS Encarta document

D. Image file

Answer: Option D

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43. What does AM mean?

A. Angelo marconi

B. Anno median

C. Amplitude modulation

D. Amperes

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Amplitude modulation was the first type to be used in radio. It works well with HF and morse code.

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44. In what year was the "@" chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?

A. 1976 B. 1972

C. 1980 D. 1984

Answer: Option B

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45. '.TXT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Text File

B. Image file

C. Audio file

D. Adobe Acrobat file

Answer: Option A

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46. What was the first ARPANET message?

A. "lo"

B. "hello world"

C. "mary had a little lamb"

D. "cyberspace, the final frontier"

Answer: Option A

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47. The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

A. Japan B. France

C. Germany D. England

Answer: Option A

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48. "FET" is a type of transistor, Its full name is ________ Effect Transistor...?

A. Field

B. Factor

C. Flash

D. Force

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The terminals of FETs are called gate, drain and source. You might be more familiar with bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), which have terminals called base, collector and emitter. FETs were conceptualized first, but BJTs were easier to produce and so developed sooner.

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49. What are three types of lasers?

A. Gas, metal vapor, rock

B. Pointer, diode, CD

C. Diode, inverted, pointer

D. Gas, solid state, diode

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first laser was a solid state laser. Solid state refers to any solid material like a glass rod. Diode lasers are very common because they are used to read compact disks and digital video disks in computers, CD players, and DVD players. Before diode lasers, the most common type of laser may have been the helium-neon laser, in which the active medium is a combination of the two gasses helium and neon.

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50. What will a UPS be used for in a building?

A. To provide power to essential equipment

B. To monitor building electricity use

C. To carry messages between departments

D. To control lighting and power systems

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

UPS stands for Uninterruptible Power Supply. Examples of equipment that may require a UPS supply are computers, fire detection systems, hospital operating theatre equipment and escape route lighting.

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TOPIC:

Engineering Students are wasting their Time in Management Studies; they have Another Way to go

Points to remember before you participate in this disuccsion:

Assume, you one of the member of a real group discussion.

Take the initiative to participate and contribute your thoughts.

Express your positive attitude towards providing the solution.

Kalai said:

Hello! I want to initiate the topic "Engineering Students are wasting their Time in Management Studies".

In my opinion, now a days technology is growing very fast not only in development but also in services. Banks, Railways, Telecoms, etc. All the industries from small scale to large scale based on the technology. Therefore to manage such type of industries or organization, technical as well as managerial skills should be necessary, One should not be able to manage the organization until unless he or she doesn't have the technical skills in this HI-TECH world.

In India, Engineering Studies gives the strength to an individual to crack the top level MBA entrance Exams. According to one Statics more then 80% Engineering students get admission in IIM's, thus this statics shows that Engineering students are the only right persons who are eligible for Management Studies.

So, Engineering Students are not wasting their time in Management Studies, but they have other ways also.

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Vjnreddy said:

Some students have the good ideas to make our country at ranking. but they don't know how to apply the thoughts.

M.B.A teaches the leadership qualities and how to manage one organization/institution.

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Radhakrishnan said:

Engineering students should have managing capability in order to steadily cope up with this environment....So M.B.A is the right option to develop their skills,confidence,leadership quality and every thing which leads profit to the corporate industry

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Nitin said:

Hello! good morning one and all. I want to initiate the topic "Engineering Students are wasting their Time in Management Studies".

Some students have the good ideas to make our country at ranking. but they don't know how to apply the thoughts. I don't think the engineers are wasting thier time in management studies. In India,most of the Engineering colleges are giving the strength to an individual to crack the top level MBA entrance Exams.

This is not only the way. They had different ways with thoughts. Thanks for giving me this oppurtunity.

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Mincy said:

Management studies is the right option for the engineering students if they want to come across world wide. Technology is developing now a days.so we also should develop our thoughts world wide. It's correct way to say tat 'my mba study made me to view everythin technically' an not the right way of telling 'it gets wasted'.

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Srividhya said:

According to my opinion Management studies improves the individuals skill,leadership which is in need to overcome the demands found in corporate world. So i think Engineer's are not wasting time in management studies.

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Ramanjaneyulu said:

The engineering students doesn't waste your time to study the engineering because some members are complete engineering course they don't get gobs. India IT(Information Technology) organization very back. So my opinion student study other way CA and MEDICINE these are course to get good jobs after studying. Every students have most important communication skills.

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Braj said:

Of course, day by day no. of students from engineering college in MBA is increasing in India but what happen with them outside the country ?

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Nani said:

As resources and standards of education are lacking, technical students are not getting their correct postion and many other reasons like lab facilities ,quality of faculty also responsible for skilled engineers in india.

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Dev said:

According to my opinion Management studies improves the individuals skill, leadership which is in need to overcome the demands found in corporate world.And after doing both the studies the level of the person increases so he/she has better opportunity of good job having good salary.

So i think Engineer's are not wasting time in management studies.

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Neeraj said:

As a professional engineer you are required to manage your team or else at least interact with people who are managing you. management skills definitely would help and thus it is indeed a good use of time to do a management course.

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Ram Prasad said:

I agree to my friends views, with that I would like to add something new that we need to understand that the sea changes. The transformation from regulation to liberalization, from protection to globalization, from planned economy to market-oriented economy all demand a new approach to deal with all types of problems. So to cope and equip our self we need to have managerial skills by doing management courses only.

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Arjan Singh Grover said:

For our growing infrastructure. Technology, Industry, Engineering and management are both important. For the development of the country. Its not important to make a building but also important to manage them for efficient and effective working of the building. For this we require both engineering and management.

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Stanley said:

Good morning to one and all present here. I'm not going to lecture about this topic I just want to convey my thoughts about this topic in front of you. If engineering studies may waste their time means no more engineering college and courses would not be developed. Each and every students can have a knowledge about what they will do and what they are doing.

Engineering studies provide the knowledge as well as leadership among different categories. So my opinion is engineering studies may not waste their time it may utilise their own time. Thank you.

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Jyothsna said:

Hello good evening everyone according to me engineering students are not wasting their time for management studies, that is because till graduate level they are only with the technical aspects and later they are willing to know about the marketing, sales, dealing people in the society. So I do not support that they are wasting their time.

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Nischala said:

Although there are many other ways for the engineering graduates to go most of them opt for management. Up to me I feel that there is no need for an engineering graduate to go for MBA when they have 1 or 2 management subjects during their graduation.

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Keerthi said:

Good morning to one and all. I am here to express my opinion about the topic.

Most of the engineering graduates have proper knowledge about there future and what they want to do in future. But having technical knowledge is not enough they should be skilled in management too. Management studies not only improves the leadership qualities but also it helps the employee to overtake the problem during crisis by properly managing the company orteam. I accept with one of my friend's opinion that having two three subjects on management it can make an engineering graduate to have some basic knowledge about management.

So I don't think engineering students are wasting time in management studies.

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Krishna said:

Studying MBA after B.TECH is not a bad idea at all. But the thing which effects the decision what we made was the choice of branch in MBA. So if you choose a right choice then you will become the leader in both technical and management business.

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Krithika said:

Engineering students in fact chosen their career as engineers, should go well in their path. Doing MBA lies apart. But since our country need its mind power to be displayed, engineers should do lot in their core to get more advanced technological advancement. Hence my opinion is that as engineers they should contribute to their area.

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Sunita Singh said:

Managent study is an option for engineering students if they think that they can enhance their career in management field in that case it can be a good option and going for a management study might be easier then masters degree of technology.

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Ankit said:

For the purpose for building career purpose doing MBA not but if we think ad a bad idea but as a resource for development of the country it is better to do M. Tech or research work is good for tech students, because our country really need.

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Svg said:

The person who gets in into MNC as software trainee doesn't want to stay just there!he wants to grow and reach the top level of that venture. !For this he must have managerial skills. !but I don't say that you need always a degree in management for that. You gonna learn it over the time through experience and observation of the trends in corporate world!.

So the bottom line is the if there well and good if not then also not bad!.

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P.Khilar said:

What I think is that, Engineering and Management are like brothers. Without the technology knowledge we cannot manage an organisation. So they are co-related. D reverse without d knowledge of management we cant improve our position in this world.

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Biswajit Sahoo said:

In my views, engineering study is required to tackle the top level of the management studies. Also engineering students having more knowledge to manage any type of company. It is also enhance our skills, personality, wisdom, thinking power to put our brain in any type of corporate world. In this modern era, we engineering students urged to persuading management studies. Also we will get more power and money after doing management studies. We will be also more secure after management studies.

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Kritika said:

Hello everyone, what I think is doing a mba after b-tech is really a big +point as it enhances not only our technical skills but on the other side managerial skills also.

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Uday Bhan Singh said:

Good evening every body. I think this is right, engineers is wasting their time in management, now technology is growing fast day by day, world needs high skilled engineers, it doesn't mean man can growth after MBA. Growth is depend upon their knowledge not their degree. Degree has values for those who don't have capability to reach higher post in organization and one more thing management skills not come by taking MBA degree, it is depend upon the persons. For example most of our political leader does not have any management degree but they are running our country. So management degree does not need for engineering students.

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Su01 said:

Hi friends, According to me I feel there is nothing wrong in an engineering student obtaining a MBA degree. MBA will actually polish their skill set. Along with their technical skills they get to learn management, leadership, organisation etc. So with both technical and managerial abilities they can even start up their own firms. It doesn't mean that only with a MBA degree you can start your business but if engineering students are interested in getting an MBA degree there is no harm.

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Brahma said:

Good evening one and all. Yes my thinking also same. Now a days every engineering student must have the management skill then only they get good future. My opinion is learning skill is not the waste of time.

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Srikant said:

Engineering students are not waisting their time they know their better choice for future. In any organisation or company technical knowledge not enough to handle all the situation. They need well leadership, good managing ability to solve this challenge.

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Soumik said:

Technology is advancing rapidly and engineers/technologists are the pioneer of this rapid technological advancement, besides this it is true that to work in a organization some basic/fundamental managerial skills are required. Now the topic is "engineers are wasting time doing MBA"it sounds that engineers are doing MBA that does'n work for their career, but it is not true because if we look at the statistics then we can see that most of the students who are getting admitted in IIM's or B-Schools are from engineering background, and they are able to complete MBA, and are highly successful-so it depicts that "they are not wasting time doing MBA". The main stream discipline is engineers is engineering/technology. So I think they should concentrate on technology, and it's good to have few subjects on fundamentals/basics on management in syllabus of engineering. So that they can put their technical skill in a organization efficiently and effectively, and our society will be benefited from technological advancement more.

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Sneha said:

Engineers know what to do but how to do and when to do it can be done only by a managers, so only B.tech degree will not help us in the long run, thats why b, tech s are doing MBA, definitely that is a wastage of time.

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Sakshi Singhal said:

Engineering course develops Analytical and logical skills in an individual and when these skills are combined with managerial skill-It becomes an Unbeatable combination.

Statistics also prove this fact as most of the students who cracks CAT and other exams are engineers.

For any foundation your base should be strong, and engineering provides us with this as in engineering we learn technology and in MBA we learn how to implement these technology in various aspects of organization.

Also today is the world of globalization that involves not only transfer of technology, products and goods but also services that involves human interaction, so MBA that teach us all this with Engineering becomes a best suited Combination.

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Shilpa Deol said:

In my opinion, opting for an management studies is ones personal interest, it does not mean that one who does engineering and opted for management will have good knowledge of handling an organization, I have seen many of them who is not from a managerial background but still running a big organization.

Now a days not only in engineering we find technical knowledge but we also get it from other casual degrees also.

Being an engineering student, I disagree that when I go for management studies only then ill get leadership qualities.

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TOPIC:

Examinations - has it killed education

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

PLACEMENT PAPERS 12

CTS aptitude questions

SECTION I - 8 questions based on series.

1. These questions involve interchange of letters in a word

at particular locations and also interchanging letters

adjacent to those particular locations.Certain other

conditions may also be given

For eg.

Let the word be ABBAABA

If we apply 25 on this, it means we have to interchange the

letters at positions 2 and 5, also we have to change the

letters adjacent to positions 2 and 5 i.e.from A to B and B

to A.

A B B A A B after Step 1 i.e interchange of 2 and 5 becomes

AABABB

Now change adjacent elements of 2 and 5...finally answer

becomes

Ans: B A A B B A

Questions 1-5 are based on the pattern with changed numbers

as described above

Questions 6-8 are of the following type

To get AAABBD from BBBAAA what number should be applied:-

a) 25

b) 34

c) 25 & 34

d) none

SECTION II

CTS numerical ability questions

1. Given the following functions

(1) f(n a b c ) = ac if n=1

(2) f(n a b c) = f( n-1 a c b) + f( 1 a b c) + f( n-1 b a

c ) if n > 1

Then what is the value f( 2 a b c ) = ?

Ans: f( 2 a c b ) = ab + ac + bc.

2. Similar question on functions.

3. [ Based on the function in the first question] For the

function f( 4 a b c ) the number of terms is...?

Hint f( 4 a b c ) = f( 3 a c b ) + f( 1 a b c ) + f( 3 b a

c ) etc.

4. What is the value of the function f( 5 a b c ) = ?

SECTION III

CTS mathematical questions

Permutations and Combinations.

8 Questions.

1. r = number of flags;n = number of poles;

Any number of flags can be accommodated on any single pole.

1) r=5,n=5 The no. of ways the flags can be arranged ?

Questions 2-5 are based on the above pattern

6. r = 5 n = 3 . If first pole has 2 flags, third pole has

1 flag

How many ways can the remaining be arranged?

Questions 7.& 8. are similar to Question 6.

SECTION IV

Question consisting of figures - Pattern-matching type.

Refer R.S Agarwal's book on Analytical Reasoning & TMHs

Quantitative ability book by Edgar Thorpe.

SECTION V

Aptitude questions

In this section first part of compound word is given.

Select meaning of the second part from the choice given:

1. Swan

2. Swans

3. Fool

4. Fools

5. Stare

6. Lady

For all above 4 choices are given.....

Eg. Swan ---> Swansong (compound word)

a) category b) music c) television d) none

Ans: Swansong is compound word. But song is not given as an

option. so (b) music is the answer.

PLACEMENT PAPERS 11

2010 Accenture Placement Paper

1)APTITUDE TEST:

Questions = 55 ; time limit = 60 minutes...along with that an essay to write in the

same sheet in another 10 minutes. No sectional cut off , no negative marking. Offline

(paper & pen) test

Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.

1. I will be here __________- Thursday and Friday.

A. During

B. for

C. until

D. after

Ans: A

2. I have been here ______ three years

A. since

B. from

C. for

D. none of the above

Ans: C

3. The sun rose ______the horizon.

A. below

B. over

C. in

D. above

Ans: D

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in

ITALICS from the given options.

4. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

A. Range

B. Acrimony

C. Asperity

D. Passion

Ans: A

5. Malice is a feeling that we should always avoid.

A. Spite

B. Envy

C. Hatred

D. Cruelty

Ans: A

6. He was punished for shirking his official work

A. Delegating

B. Slowing

C. avoiding

D. Postponding

Ans: C

Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the

blank.

7. Seiko is______ practicing Buddhist

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. none of these

Ans:C

8. ___________ awards ceremony at Kremlin would not normally have attracted so

much attention .

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. All the above

Ans: B

9.He spilled ___________ milk all over the floor

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. none of these

10. I saw _________ movie last night. _____ movie was entertaining.

A. the,A

B. A,the

C. An,A

D. the,the

Directions for Questions 11-14: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of

heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a

millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of

the air is close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these

differences might be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air

near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and

lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind

mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and

consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed

understanding of this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum

from wind to water, which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and

complicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfers

important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the

production of turbulence.

11. This passage principally intends to:

A. resolve a controversy

B. attempt a description of a phenomenon

C. sketch a theory

D. reinforce certain research findings

E. tabulate various observations

Answer : B

12. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following according

to the given passage?

I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.

II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean

and the air.

III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

E. I, II, and III

Answer : A

13. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and

moisture transfer from the ocean to air as

A. revolutionary

B. inconsequential

C. outdated

D. derivative

E. incomplete

Answer : E

14. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until

there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur?

A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated

with water vapor.

B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface.

C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air

closest to the ocean surface.

D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture

transfer.

E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air

higher up would be the same.

Answer : A

Directions for Questions 15-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many

previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than sociopolitical

criteria to its subject. Rosenblatt points out that criticism of Black writing has very

often served as a pretext for an expounding on Black history. The recent work of

Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clearly political

standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it

propounds.

Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in

ideological ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories

primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise.

Affinities and connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenblatt's

literary analysis; these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored

by solely political studies.

The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving

satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a

sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping

together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from

other modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work

Rosenblatt demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an

identifiable, coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and

designs, which are independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past

eighty years. These concerns and designs are thematic, and they come form the

central fact of the predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the

novel are situated irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or

they rebel against it.

Rosenblatt's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis

allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to

judge the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially

since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example,

certain novels have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the

authors working out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart

from this, the style of certain Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on

expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the

prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a

theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expressions?

Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenblatt talks about in his work makes for

an astute and worthwhile study. His book very effectively surveys a variety of

novels, highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon

Johnson's Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Black Fiction is tightly

constructed, and levelheaded and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its

forthright and lucid style.

15. The author of the passage raises and objection to criticism of Black fiction like

that by Addison Gayle as it:

A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works

B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction

C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction

D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction

E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black

identity exhibited in such fiction.

Answer : D

16. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is:

A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism

B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject

C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism

D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism

E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of criticism.

Answer : A

17. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been

improved had Rosenblatt:

A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and

historical aspects of Black Fiction

B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black

authors

C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in

Black fiction throughout its history

D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique

literary tradition

E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed

thematically.

Answer : E

18. Rosenblatt's discussion of Black Fiction is :

A. Pedantic and contentious

B. Critical but admiring

C. Ironic and deprecating

D. Argumentative but unfocused

E. Stilted and insincere.

Answer : B

19. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to

approve of which among the following?

A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology

of Black writers

B. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to

the autobiographies of Black authors

C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems

according to the political acceptability of their themes

D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the

context of Black history

E. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic

qualities unique to Black fiction.

Answer : C

20. From the following options, which does the author not make use of

while discussing Black Fiction?

A. Rhetorical questions

B. Specific examples

C. Comparison and contrast

D. Definition of terms

E. Personal opinion.

Answer : D

Section 2 -Analytical Ability

No. of Questions: 20

Duration in Minutes: 20

21. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can

complete the same work in 12 days. If all

the 10 men and 15 women work together , in how many days will the

work get completed?

A. 6

B. 6 1/3

C. 6 2/3

D. 7 2/3

Ans: C

22. if Kamal says ," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my

mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?

A. grandfather

B. father

C. brother

D. none of these

Ans: D

23. If Ramola ranks 14th in a class of 26, what is her rank from the

last?

A. 13

B. 14

C. 15

D. 12

Ans: A

24. If Kalpana remembers that her mother's birthday is after 11th

August but before 15th August and her brother

Ramesh remembers that the birthday is before 20th August but

after 13th August. If both of them are correct,

when does the birthday of their mother fall?

A. 14th August

B. 15th August

C. 13th August

D. 16th August

Ans: A

25. A fort has enough food for 45 days for 175 soldiers. If after 15 days 100 soldiers

leave the fort, for how many

more days the food will last?

A. 60

B. 70

C. 80

D. 75

Ans: B

26. The price of petrol is increased by 10%. By how much percent

the consumption be reduced so that the

expenditure remains the same?

A. 8.5

B. 7

C. 10

D. 9

Ans:D

27 A train 120 meters long passes an electric pole in 12 seconds and

another train of same length traveling in

opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train is

A. 60 Km

B. 66 Km

C. 72 Km

D. 80 Km

Ans: C

28.A person travels through 5 cities - A, B, C, D, E. Cities E is 2 km

west of D. D is 3 km north-east of A. C is 5

km north of B and 4 km west of A. If this person visits these

citiesin the sequence B - C - A - E - D, what is

the effective distance between cities B and D?

A. 13 km

B. 9 km

C. 10 km

D. 11 km

Ans: A

29. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry

in how many minutes will the

remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ?

A. 5 minutes

B. 10 minutes

C. 15 minutes

D. 20 minutes

E. None of the above

Ans : C

30. If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of

p would r2 = s2?

A. 1q/5

B. 10 - 3q/2

C. q - 1

D. 3q

E. 9q/2 - 9

Ans : A

Direction(31-34): In each question below are given three statement

followed by 4 conclusions-I,II,III and IV. You have to take the given

statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with

commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide

which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given

statements disregarding commonly known facts.

31. Statements

Some books are pens.

all pens are chairs

some chairs are tables

Conclusions

I. some books are chairs

II. Some chairs are books

III. all tables are chairs

IV. Some tables are chairs

A. All follow

B. Only I,II, and III follow

C. Only I,II, and IV follow

D. Only I,III, and IV follow

Ans: C

32. Statements

All cars are jeeps

All jeeps are buses

All buses are trucks

Conclusions

I. All trucks are buses

II. All buses are jeeps

III. All jeeps are cars

IV. All cars are trucks

A. None follows

B. all follow

C. Only III and IV follow

D. Only IV follow

Ans: D

33. Statements

Some trees are flowers

Some flowers are pencils

Some pencils are tables

Conclusions

I. Some tables are flowers

II. Some pencils are trees

III. Some tables are trees

IV. Some trees are pencils

A. All follow

B. Only I and III follow

C. Only IIand IV follow

D. None follows

Ans: D

34. Statement

All towns are villages

No village is forest

Some forests are rivers

Conclusions

I. Some forests are villages

II. Some forests are not villages

III. Some rivers are not towns

IV. All villages are town

A. all follow

B. Only either I or II follow

C. Only either I or II or III follow

D. none of these

Ans: D

35. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be

transferred to cube-shaped

tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 16

D. 21

E. 39

Ans : B

36. The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 years. When

the weight of the teacher is also included, the

average weight increases by 1kg. What is the weight of the

teacher?

A. 60 kgs

B. 61 kgs

C. 37 kgs

D. None of these

Ans : B

37. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3.

A mixture comprising of equal quantities of

all 3 samples is made. The proportion of milk and water in the

mixture is

A. 2:1

B. 5:1

C. 99:61

D. 227:133

Ans : D

38. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in

the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of the mixture is removed

and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once

more. At the end of the two removal and

replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant

mixture?

A. 17 : 3

B. 9 : 1

C. 3 : 17

D. 5 : 3

Ans : B

39. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which

one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how

many ways can they travel?

A. 9

B. 26

C. 126

D. 3920

Ans : C

40. One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The

servant leaves after 9 months and recieves Rs.

120 and a shirt.Then find the price of the shirt.

A. Rs. 80

B. Rs. 100

C. Rs. 120

D. Cannot be determined

Ans :C

Directions for Questions 41-45: Follow the directions given below to

answer the questions that follow. Your answer for each question

below would be: A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are

exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly

ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if

only the SECOND and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL

THREE items are DIFFERENT.

41)LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E

Ans: A

42) 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E

Ans: A

43) NIINIININN, NIININNINN ,NIINIININN

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E

Ans:C

44) 4665.8009291, 4665.7999291, 4665.8009291

A) A

B) B

C)C

D)D

E)E

Ans:C

45)808088080.8080, 808008080.8080, 808088080.8080

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E

Ans:C

46) If * stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +,

then 9/8*7+5-10=?

A) 13.3

B) 10.8

C) 10.7

D) 11.4

47) If* stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +,

then 9/15*9+2-9=?

A) 14.7

B) 15.3

C) 14.1

D) 16.2

48) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +,

then which of the following is TRUE?

A) 36/12*4+50-8 =-106

B) 12*8/4+50-8 =45.5

C) 36*4/12+36-8 = 4.7

D) 8*36/4+50-8 = 300

49. If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z,

which of the following must be a positive odd integer?

A. xyz

B. (x - y) (y - z)

C. x - yz

D. x(y + z)

E. x + y + z

Ans : B

50. The average age of a group of 12 students is 20years. If 4 more students join the

group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new students is

A. 24

B. 26

C. 23

D. 22

Ans : A

Directions for Questions 51-55: Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R -

are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and

each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.Committee A

should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.

It is possible that there are no members of committee C.

Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.

Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.

Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.

51. In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of

the nine individuals should serve on committee C?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. 7

Ans : B

52. Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on

committee C is

A. 9

B. 8

C. 7

D. 6

E. 5

Ans : D

53. In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among

the following should serve on committee A?

A. W and S

B. V and U

C. V and T

D. U and S

E. T and S

Ans : E

54. In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among

the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A?

A. Z

B. Y

C. W

D. T

E. S

Ans : C

55. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the

total membership of committee C should be:

A. Z and Y

B. Z and W

C. Y and V

D. Y and U

E. X and V

Ans : A