SET 1

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY(MSC)

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Substitute the correct word for each group of words given below.
“People who travel for pleasure”

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Select the word against the correct alternative in the following sentence.
The word “OFFICIOUS” means.

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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS.
Professor Kumar will take_______ as a new principal tomorrow.

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Substitute the correct word for each group of words given below.
“The art of science of cooking and eating good food”

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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS.
Kindly look_______ this word in the dictionary.

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Select the word against the correct alternative in following sentence.
The word “ZEALOUS” means.

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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS.
Please introduce me_______ to your friends.

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Choose the word that gives the correct meaning.
“Revolting”

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Select the word against the correct alternative in following sentence.
The word “PERSECUTE” means.

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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS.
His generosity was such that_______.

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The antonym of the word “Ultimate” is:

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Substitute the correct word for each group of words given below.
“Avoiding waste in the use of money.”

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CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS.
It is very difficult for anyone to part_______ his belongings.

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Substitute the correct word for each group of words given below.
“A person who is kind and helpful to those who are poor.”

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Select the word against the correct alternative in following sentence.
The word “principle” means.

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Y for a certain wire is 6x109 N/m2

It has breaking strain of 0.3%, if its area

of cross section is 2 cm2

. The maximum load is:

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A purse contains two silver and four gold coins. A second purse contains
four silver and three gold coins. If a coin is pulled out random from one of
the two purses, the probability of a silver coin is:

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The points (5,2,4), (6,-1,2) and (8,-7,k) are collinear if k is equal to:

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If the probability of A to fail in an examination is 0.2 and that of B is 0.3,
then the probability that either A fails or B fails is:

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The approximate value of 109/4 after one iteration by bisection method
is:

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Straight line equation y = 5x – 2 has gradient of:

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Evaluate the double integral of r sin u dr du, the limits of r is 0 and cos u
and the limit of u are 0 and π.

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If x = 2 ln cot t and y = tan t + cot t, the value of dy/dx is:

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Find the derivative with respect to x function √(2-3x2)

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A ray of light passes from air (n=1.0) into a material. The angle of incidence
is 40° and the angle of refraction is 27°. What is the refractive index of the
material?

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A function f is such that f’(x) = 3-4x. For what values of x is the function
strictly increasingly?

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Differentiate y = log10 (x2+1)2

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The frequency of the fundamental mode of vibration of an organ pipe is
400 Hz. If one end of the pipe is closed, the fundamental frequency will be:

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A wire of resistance 10 w is elongated by 10%. The resistance of the
elongated wire is:

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Why is AC the current transfer more effectively than DC current transfer over long distances?

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The majority of the useful x-ray beam is composed of mainly:

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The commonly used material for electron emission is:

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The cathode end of the x-ray tube possesses a_______ charge.

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In a departmental store customer arrives at a rate of 20 customers per
hour. The average number of customers that can be processed by the
cashier is 24 per hour. Calculate the probability that the cashier is idle.

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A pendulum suspended from the roof of a train has a period T (when the
train is at rest). When the train is accelerating with a uniform acceleration
‘a’, the time period of the pendulum will:

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A ray of light in air is incident on an air-to-glass boundary at an angle of 30° with the normal. What is the angle of the refracted ray within the glass with respect to the normal?

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A ray of light passes from air (n=1.0) into a material. The angle of incidence is 40° and the angle of refraction is 27°. What is the refractive index of the material?

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A ray of white light, incident upon a glass prism, is dispersed into its various color components. Which one of the following colors experiences the greatest amount of refraction?

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What is the source of X-ray photons in the tube?

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512 calories of radiation is incident on a body. It absorbs 220 calories. The coefficient of emission is:

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Who landed on the mainland of South America for the first time?

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The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was:

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Name the first Indian soap opera which was telecast from July 1984 to
December 1985.

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Who located the magnetic pole?

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Where is Railway Staff College located?

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Marco Polo

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Who is known as the father of English poetry?

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Which was the first feature film shown on the TV in colour?

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In which city was the first underground bazaar constructed?

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Who wrote “Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise”?

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