Q. No.

1 - 25 Carry One Mark Each

2.

The eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric matrix are

(A) always zero

(B) always pure imaginary

(C) either zero or pure imaginary

(D) always real

The trigonometric Fourier series for the waveform f(t) shown below contains

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1.

~t)

3T

~T

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T
2

'

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(A) only cosine terms and zero value for the de component

(B) only cosine terms and a positive value for the de component
(C) only cosine terms and a negative value for the de component

n(x)
L2

= 0 where L is a
dx
constant. The boundary conditions are: n(O)=K and n (co) = 0. The solution to this
equation is

n(x)

(B) n(x) ~ Kexp(-x/,/L)

K exp(x/L)

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(C) n(x) ~ K exp(-x/L)

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d'n(x)

A function n(x) satisfied the differential equation

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3.

(D) only sine terms and a negative for the de component

(D) n(x)

K exp(-x/L)

For the two-port network shown below, the short-circuit admittance parameter
matrix is
o.sQ

o.sQ~

1'0

(A) [ 4 -2Js
-2 4

fosQ

I
(B) [-~ 5 -~5] 5

o2'

(C) [ 1

0.5

o;5]s

(D) [;

!]s

For
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

parallel RLC circuit, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
The bandwidth of the circuit deceases if R is increased
The bandwidth of the circuit remains same if Lis increased
At resonance, input impedance is a real quantity
At resonance, the magnitude of input impedance attains its minimum value.

6.

At room temperature, a possible value for the mobility of electrons in the inversion
layer of a silicon n-channel MOSFET is
(B) 1350 cm'(V_,
(C) 1800 cm'(V_, (D) 3600 cm'(V_,
(A) 450 cm'(V_,

7.

Thin gate oxide in a CMOS process in preferably grown using

(A) wet oxidation
(B) dry oxidation
(C) epitaxial deposition
(D) ion implantation

8.

In the silicon BJT circuit shown below, assume that the emitter area of transistor
Ql is half that of transistor Q2.

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R=9.3K0

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f---L-----1(

Q1

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(~1=700)

The value of current 10 is approximately

(A) 0.5 mA
(B) 2mA

v
(C) 9.3 mA

Vcc=9V

Re=800K

(D) 15mA

The amplifier circuit shown below uses a silicon transistor. The capacitors Cc and
CE can be assumed to be short at signal frequency and the effect of output
resistance r0 can be ignored. If CE is disconnected from the circuit, which one of
the following statements is TRUE?

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-10

Q2
(~2=715)

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(A) The input resistance R increases and the

decreases
(B) The input resistance ~ decreases and the
decreases
(C) Both input resistance R and the magnitude of
(D) Both input resistance~ and the magnitude of

magnitude of voltage gain Av

voltage gain Av decrease

voltage gain Av increase

Assuming the OP-AMP to be ideal, the voltage gain of the amplifier shown below is

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10.

magnitude of voltage gain Av

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(B) -

(A) - R,
(C)-

R,IIR,

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Match the logic gaStes in Column A with their equivalents in Column B.

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R,

R,

=D-

=[)--

=I:>

=I>

(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

(C) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1

Column B

=r>
=L>-

=D-

D(B) P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3

(D) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

12.

For the output F to be 1 in the logic circuit shown, the input combination should be

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c ---------'
(A) A= 1, B= 1. C = 0
(C) A= 0, B= 1. C = 0

In the circuit shown, the device connected toYS can have address in the range

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(B) A= 1, B= O,C = 0
(D) A= 0, B= 0, C = 1

AS
A9

To device

A10

Chip S02Iect

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3-tn-8
decoder

(A) 2000 - 20FF

15.

16.

(B) 2DOO - 2DFF

Consider the z-transform X(z) = Sz 2 + 4z- 1

is
transform x[n]
(A) 5o[n + 2] + 3o[n] + 4o[n - 1]
(C) 5 u[n + 2] + 3 u[n] + 4 u[n - 1]

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Vee

GND

(C) 2EOO - 2EFF

+ 3;

(D) FDOO - FDFF

O<lzl <co. The inverse z-

(B) 5o[n - 2] + 38[n] + 4o[n + 1]

(D) 5 u[n - 2] + 3 u[n] + 4 u[n + 1]

Two discrete time systems with impulse responses h 1 [n] = o[n -1] and h2 [n] = o[n
- 2] are connected in cascade. The overall impulse response of the cascaded
system is
(B) o[n- 4]
(A) o[n- 1] + o[n- 2]
(C) o[n- 3]
(D) o[n- 1]o[n- 2]

For an N-point FFT algorithm with N =2m which one of the following statements is
TRUE?
(A) It is not possible to construct a signal flow graph with both input and output in
normal order
(B) The number of butterflies in the m 1h stage is N/m

(C) In-place computation requires storage of only 2N node data

(D) Computation of a butterfly requires only one complex multiplication
The transfer function Y(s)/R(s) of the system shown is
R(s)

l:

Y(s)

~.,

',/l:

the input signal x(t) = p cos( 2t

.J3

(B)

-~J.

2:.]

_3._

Then, the system parameter 'p' is

(A)

.J3

(C) 1

(D)

.J3
2

For the asymptotic Bode magnitude plot shown below, the system transfer function
can be

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19.

(D) _2_
s+3

A system with transfer function Y ((s)) = _s_ has an output y(t) = cos(2tfor
X s
S+P
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(C) _2_
S+l

(B) _1_
S+l

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(A) lOs+ 1
O.ls + 1

20.

0
0.001

10

0.1

(B) lOOs+l
O.ls+l

lOOs
(C) lOs +1

1000

(D) O.ls +1
lOs+ 1

Suppose that the modulating signal is m(t) = 2cos (2rc fmt) and the carrier signal is
Xc(t) = Ac cos(2rcfct), which one of the following is a conventional AM signal
without over-modulation?
(A) x(t) = A,m(t) cos(2nf,t)
(B) x(t) =A,[!+ m(t)]cos(2nf,t)
A
m(t) cos(2nf,t)
(C) x(t) = A, cos(2nf,t) +

(D) x(t) = Accos(2rcfmt) cos(2rcfct)

+ Acsin(2rcfmt)

sin(2rcfct)

Consider an angle modulated signal x(t)

4cos(8000pt)] V. The average power of x(t) is.

21.

(A) lOW

(B) !SW

6cos[2rcx10 6 t+2sin(8000rct)

(C) 20W

If the scattering matrix [5] of a two port network is

22.

(D) 28W

[5]= [ 0 2 L 0 o

L9ol

0 9
then

0.9L90 0.1L90

(A) lossless and reciprocal

(B) lossless but not reciprocal

(C) not lossless but reciprocal

(D) neither lossless nor reciprocal

A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50 Q and a resistance of 0.1

Q ;m. if the line is distortion less, the attenuation constant (in Np/m) is
(A) 500

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the network is

(B) 5

(C) 0.014

(D) 0.002

Consider the pulse shape s(t) as shown. The impulse response h(t) of the filter
matched to this pulse is

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s(t)

(A)

(B)

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h(t)

1 --------------

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(C)

(D)

h(t)

h(t)

The electric field component of a time harmonic plane EM wave traveling in a

nonmagnetic lossless dielectric medium has an amplitude of 1 V/m. If the relative
permittivity of the medium is 4, the magnitude of the time-average power density
vector (in W/m 2 ) is
(A) _1_
30n

1
(C) 120n

(B) _1_
60n

1
(D) 24 0n

Q. No. 26 - 51 Carry Two Marks Each

26.

If eY =

'
xx,

then y has a

(A) maximum at x= e

A fair coin is tossed independently four times. The probability of the event "the
number of time heads shown up is more than the number of times tails shown up"
is
(A)

J_

(B)

16

28.

(D) minimum at x= e- 1

If

A= xy ax + x ay
2

then

(C)

(D) 2_
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(B) minimum at x= e
1

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(C) maximum at x= e-

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~ A.dT over the path shown in the figure is

c y

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(B)

_3_

~ -~and
2'

1
3
(C) - -1 and-2'
2

(C) 1

(D) 2../3

../3

The residues of a complex function X(z) =

(A)

1-12z
)(

z z-1 z-2

.
)at 1ts poles are

1
1
(B) ---and -1
2' 2
(D)

,-1 and

30.

Consider differential equation

d~~x) -y

(x) = x with the initial condition y(O) = 0.

Using Euler's first order method with a step size of 0.1, the value of y (0.3) is

31.

Given f(t)

(B) 0.031

L- 1 [

3
1
] If lim f(t)
s+
s3 + 4s2 + (K- 3)s
x---?OO

(A) 1
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(C) 0.0631

(B) 2

(D) 0.1

1, then the value of K is

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(A) O.Ql

(C) 3

(D) 4

In the circuit shown, the switch Sis open for a long time and is closed at t=O. The
current i(t) for t;:::o+ is

s
!.SA

100

!SmH

t=O

100

(A) i(t)=0.5-0.125e-""'A

(D) i(t)=0.375e- 10001A

The current I in the circuit shown is

20mH

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(B) i(t)=1.5-0.125e-""'A

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i(t)~

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100

10

20.:SPV

SOuF

ro = 1<Yrad Is

(A) -j !A

(B) J!A

(C) OA

(D) 20A

34.

In the circuit shown, the power supplied by the voltage source is

10
10

10

~ lOV

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!A

10
10
(B) SW

35.

In a uniformly doped BJT, assume that NE, Ns and Nc are the emitter, base and
collector dopings in atoms/cm 3 , respectively. If the emitter injection efficiency of
the BJT is close unity, which one of the following conditions is TRUE?

(A) N,=Ne=Nc

(B) NENs and Ns>Nc

(C) NE=Ns and Ns<Nc

(D) NE<Ns<Nc

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(D) !OOW

(C) lOW

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(A) OW

Compared to a p-n junction with NA=ND=10 14/cm 3 , which one of the following
statements is TRUE for a p-n junction with NA=N 0 =10 20 /cm 3 ?

(A) Reverse breakdown voltage is lower and depletion capacitance is lower

(B) Reverse breakdown voltage is higher and depletion capacitance is lower
(C) Reverse breakdown voltage is lower and depletion capacitance is higher

Assuming that flip-flops are in reset condition initially, the count sequence
observed at QA in the circuit shown is

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(D) Reverse breakdown voltage is higher and depletion capacitance is higher

D,

Output

Q,

De

<

j-

D,

Qe

---<
-

Qs

Q,

Qc

Clo ck

(A) 0010111..

(B) 0001011...

(C) 0101111..

(D) 0110100 ..

38.

The transfer characteristic for the precision rectifier circuit shown below is (assume
ideal OP-AMP and practical diodes)

+20V

vO
(A)

-----

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vO

(B)

10

-----

-5 0

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vO

(C)

~~7-~------~vl
-10 -5
0

-10

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~~~~~----~vl

vO

(D)

------~~----vl

+5

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39.

The Boolean function realized by the logic circuit shown is

Io
I,

r-D''-<I

4xl

MUX

F(A,B,C,D)

}- I,
I

(A) F=l:m(0,1,3,5,9,10,14)
(C) F=l:m(1,2,4,5,11,14,15)

A B

(B) F=l:m(2,3,5,7,8,12,13)
(D) F=l:m(2,3,5,7,8,9,12)

For the 8085 assembly language program given below, the content of the
accumulator after the execution of the program is

A,
B,

45H
A

(B) 45H

(A) OOH
41.

MVI
MOV
STC
CMC
RAR
XRA

(C) 67H

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3000
3002
3003
3004
3005
3006

(D) E7H

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40.

A continuous time LTI system is described by

d2y(t) + 4 dy(t) 3y(t) ~ 2 dx(t) + 4x(t)

dt 2
dt
dt

Assuming zero initial conditions, the response y(t) of the above system for the
input x(t)=e- 21 u(t) is given by

(B) (e-'-3-")u(t)

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(A) (e'-e")u(t)
(C) (e-'+e-")u(t)

The transfer function of a discrete time LTI system is given by

2-~z- 1
4

3 -1 1 -2
1 --z +-z
4
8

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H(z) ~

42.

(D) (e'+e")u(t)

Consider the following statements:

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51: The system is stable and causal for ROC:Izl>%

52: The system is stable but not causal for ROC: lzl <%
53: The system is neither stable nor causal for ROC: %< lzl <%
Which one of the following statements is valid?

43.

44.

(A) Both 51 and 52 are true

(B) Both 52 and 53 are true

(C) Both 51 and 53 are true

(D) 51, 52 and 53 are all true

The Nyquist sampling rate for the signal s(t)

sin(SOOrct) x sin(700)rct is given by

rct
rct

(A) 400 Hz

(C) 1200Hz

(B) 600Hz

(D) 1400 Hz

A unity negative feedback closed loop system has a plant with the transfer function
1
G(s) = 2
and a controller Gc(5) in the feed forward path. For a unit set
s +2S+2
input, the transfer function of the controller that gives minimum steady state error
is

(A) G(5)~5+l
c
s+2
(C) G ( 5 )~ (5+1)(5+4)
'
(5 + 2)(5 +3)

(5)~ 5 + 2

s+1

2
(D) G,(5)d+-+35
5

X(t) is a stationary process with the power spectral density Sx(f)>O for all f. The
process is passed through a system shown below.

:r
Delay=O.Sms

d
dt

Y(t)

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X(t)

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45.

(B) G

A plane wave having the electric field component ~ = 24cos(3x10 8 t- py)a, V/m
and traveling in free space is incident normally on a lossless medium with m= m 0
and e=9e0 which occupies the region y;::O. The reflected magnetic field component
is given by
1
8
1
8
(A) -co5(3x10 t + y)a, A/m
(B) -co5(3x10 t + y)a, A/m
10rc
20rc
1
1
(C) - --co5(3x!08 t+y)ih A/m
(D) - --co5(3x10 8 t + y)ih A/m
20n
!On

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Let Sy(f) be the power spectral dens1ty of Y(t). Wh1ch one of the following
statements is correct?
(A) Sy(f)>O for all f
(B) Sy(f)~o for lfl>lkHz
(C) Sy(f)=O for f=nf0 , f0 =2kHz, n any integer
(D) Sy(f)~O for f~(2n+l)f 0 ~lkHz, n any integer

In the circuit shown, all the transmission line sections are lossless. The Voltage
Standing Wave Ration (VSWR) on the 60W line is
Short

Z0 =60

47.

(A) 1.00

(B) 1.64

(D) 3.00

Common Data Questions: 48 & 49

Consider the common emitter amplifier shown below with the following circuit
parameters:
b=100, Qm=0.3861 A/V, r 0 =oo, rp=259 W, Rc=1k W, Re=93K W, R0 =250 W, Rc=1k
W, C1 =co and C2 =4.7mF.
+10V

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R,

c,

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R,

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+
vo

The resistance seen by the source Vs is

49.

(B) 1258

(A) 258

(C) 93 Ko

(D) oo

(C) 13.6 Hz

(D) 16.9 Hz

The lower cut-off frequency due to C2 is

(A) 33.9 Hz

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48.

(B) 27.1 Hz

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Common Data Questions: 50 & 51

The signal flow graph of a system is shown below.

Y(s)

-1

The state variable representation of the system can be

X~ [ 1
y

(C)

X~ [ 1
y

51.

~]x+[~]u

-1
[0 0.5]x

(B)

x~[=: ~]x+[~]u
y ~ [0 0.5]x

~]x+[~]u

-1
[0.5 0.5]x

(D)

x~[=: ~]x+[~]u
y~[0.5

The transfer function of the system is

(A)

S+l
s2 + 1

(B)

s-1
s2 + 1

(C)

S+l
52 +5+1

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(A)

0.5]x

(D)

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50.

s-1

52 +5+1

Linked Answer Questions: Q.52 to Q.SS Carry Two Marks Each

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Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 52 & 53

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The silicon sample with unit cross-sectional area shown below is in thermal
equilibrium. The following information is given: T = 300K, electronic charge= 1.6xlo19C, thermal voltage=26mV and electron mobility = 1350cm 2 N-s

I
I

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x=O

52.

The magnitude of the electric field at x=O.S 1-1m is

(A) lkV/em

53.

x=lum

(B) 5kV/em

(C) 10 kV/em

The magnitude of the electron drift current density at x=O.S 1-1m is

(A) 2.16xlO' A/em'

(C) 4.32xlO' A/em'

(B) l.OSxlO' A/em'

(D) 6.48xlO' A/em'

(D) 26kV/em

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 54 & 55

Consider a baseband binary PAM receiver shown below. The additive channel noise
n(t) is whit with power spectral density SN(f)=N 0 /2=10- 20 W/Hz. The low-pass filter
is ideal with unity gain and cutoff frequency lMHz. Let Yk represent the random
variable y(tk).
Yk=Nk if transmitted bit bk=O

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Yk=a+Nk if transmitted bit bk=l

n (t)
y(t)

r(t
X (t)

LPF

y(tk)

5/H

The value of the parameter a (in

(B) 10'

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v- 1 )

{1 if y(tk) ~ z
0 if y(tk)< z

Threshol z

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54.

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time
Receiver

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Where Nk represents the noise sample value. The noise sample has a probability
density function, PNk(n)=0.5ue-oclnl (This has mean zero and variance 2/u2 ). Assume
transmitted bits to be equiprobable and threshold z is set to a/2=10- 6V.

The probability of bit error is

(A) O.Sxe-''
(B) O.Sxe'

(C) 1.414x1o-"

(C) O.Sxe'

(D) 0.5xe- 10

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Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the world below:
Circuitous
(A) Cyclic
(B) indirect
(C) confusing
(D) crooked

57.

The question below consists of a pair of related of related words followed by four
pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.
Unemployed: Worker
(A) fallow : land
(B) unaware: sleeper
(C) wit : jester
(D) renovated : house

56.

58.

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the
following sentence:
If we manage to _____ our natural resources, we would leave a better planet
for our children.
(A) uphold
(B) restrain
(C) Cherish
(D) conserve

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the
following sentence:
His rather casual remarks on politics ____ his lack of seriousness about the
subject.
(C) cherish
(D) conserve
(A) masked
(B) belied

60.

25 persons are in a room. 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football and 10
of them play both hockey and football. Then the number of persons playing neither
hockey nor football is:
(A) 2
(B) 17
(C) 13
(D) 3

Q. No. 61 - 65 Carry Two Marks Each

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59.

Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of
civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited
to such warfare; and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who
think that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause.
which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above
passage:
(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife.
(B) Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
(C) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable.
(D) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in war.

62.

If 137+276=435 how much is 731+672?

(A) 534
(B) 1403

(D) 1513

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(C) 1623

5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days; 8 semi-skilled worker can build a wall
in 25days; 10 unskilled workers can build a wall in 30 days. If a team has 2 killed,
6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled workers, how long will it take to build the wall?
(A) 20 days
(B) 18 days
(C) 16 days
(D) 15 days

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61.

Given digits 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4 how many distinct 4 digit numbers greater than
3000 can be formed?
(C) 52
(D) 54
(A) 50
(B) 51

65.

Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (5) are sibiligs (i.e. brothers and sisters). All
were born on P 1 January. The age difference between any two successive siblings
(that is born one after another) is less than3 years. Given the following facts:
i.
Hair's age + Gita's age > Irfan's age + Saira's age.
ii. The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However, Gita is not the
oldest and Sa ira is not the youngest.
iii. There are not twins.
In what order were they born (Oldest first)?
(A) HSIG
(B) SGHI
(C) IGSH
(D) IHSG

64.

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