THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. (A Government of India Enterprise) FLEET PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT Regd. Office ­ “Shipping House”, 245, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai ­ 400 021.www.shipindia.com RECRUITMENT OF GRADUATE MARINE ENGINEER­2015 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION SR.NO. NAME OF TEST
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Professional Knowledge (Mech.Engg.)
English Language
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Ability
SAMPLE QUESTIONS Professional Knowledge (Mechanical Engineering) 1. The force, by which the body is attracted, towards the centre of the earth is called A) Mass B) Impulsive force C) Momentum D) Weight 2. A redundant frame is also called……………… frame? A) Imperfect B) Perfect C) Deficient D) None of these 3. Strain re‐setters are used to A) Measure volumetric strain B) Measure shear strain C) Measure linear strain D) Relieve strain 4. Rivets are generally specified by A) Diameter of head B) Overall length C) Thickness of plates to be joined D) Shank diameter 5. Couple is a A) Bound Vector B) Free Vector C) Fixed Vector D) Sliding Vector 6. The four consecutive colour bands of a carbon resistance are red, red, orange and lastly a golden band. What is its resistance? (a) 22K‐Ohms with 10% tolerance, (b) 33K‐Ohms with 5% tolerance, (c) 22K‐Ohms with 5% tolerance, (d) 11K‐Ohms with 10% tolerance. 7. Fluidized bed combustion has ________________ effect on SOx and NOx emissions A)
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Increased No effect Decreased Depends on type of solid fuel used 8. __________ is generally placed after the economizer A) Air preheater B) Superheater C) Evaporator D) None of these 9. The chief alloying elements of stainless steel are A)
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Chromium and nickel Chromium and tungsten Nickel and vanadium Nickel and tungsten 10. The filaments of lamps bulbs are made of A) Nickel B) Chromium C) Tungsten D) tin ENGLISH LANGUAGE Same Meaning 1) Effusive A) Impartial B) Decorate C) Lifeless D) Confused 2) Oblique A) Not Clear B) Slanted C) Follower D) Straight Opposite Meaning 3) Erudite A) Unimaginative B) Ignorant C) immature D) Professional 4) Spurious A) Bogus B) Authentic C) Forged D) Simulated In the following four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicized and underlined in the sentence. choose the alternative which best express the meaning of idiom/phrase. 5. He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a tangent A)
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Change the subject immediately Forget things in between Go on at great length Become boisterous 6) The popularity of the Yesterday’s superstar is on the wane . A.
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at rock bottom at its beak growing more growing less In questions given below out of four alternatives. choose the one which can be substituted for the given word /sentence. 7) A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge. A) pedantic B) pompous C) verbose D) ornate 8) One who eats everything A) Insolvent B) Omnivorous C) Omniscient D) Irresistible Choose the appropriate word to complete the sentence 9) The revolution in art has not lost is steam , it ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ on as fiercely as ever. A) ambles B) trudger C) meandess D) Rages 10) One ……….. the new sachem is that it might actually …………. just those applicants that it has intended to encourage. A) feature of, attract B) problem with, induce C) highlight of, stimulate D) drawback of, daunt Quantitative Aptitude 1) Salaries of Ravi and Sumit an in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs.4000/‐ the new ratio become 40:57 what’s sumit’s salary? A) Rs. 20,000/‐ B) Rs. 17,000/‐ C) Rs. 25,500/‐ D) Rs. 38,000/‐ 2) Fine compound interest of Rs. 7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years compounded annually ? A) Rs. 312/‐ B) Rs. 412/‐ C) Rs. 512/‐ D) Rs. 615/‐ 3) A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is A) 22 years 4)
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B) 14 years C) 20 years D) 18 years A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work? A) 7 days B) 5 days C) 8 days D) 6 days 300 meter long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a post in 18 seconds. what is the length of the platform? 150m 600m 350m 420m Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 of their L.C.M. is 48. What is sum of the numbers? A) 42 B) 64 C) 28 D) 40 Reasoning Ability 1. A man said to a lady ‘ your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt. How is that lady related to that man ? A) Daughter B) Sister C) Grand Daughter D) Mother 2. In a certain code, PRODUCTS is NPMBSARQ. How is COMPREHENSION written in that code ? A) AMKNPCFCLOMLQ B) AMKNPCFCLQGNL C) AMKNPCFCLQGML C) AMNKNPCFCKOML 3. Going 50m to the South of her house Radhika turns left and goes another 20m. Then, turning to the North she goes 30m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she facing now ? A) North B) North‐West C) South D) South‐East In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. 4. Statement: The Secretary lamented that the electronic media was losing its credibility and that it should try to regain it by establishing better communications with the listeners and the viewers. He also emphasised the need for training to improve the functioning. Courses of Action: Efforts should be made to get organised feed back on the programme. The critical areas in which the staff requires training should be identified. A)
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Both I and Ii follow Only I follows Only I follows Either I or Ii follows 5. Find which Venn diagram suits best to the statement DOG, HORSE, SPARROW (ANSWER –D ) Arrange in given words in alphabetical order. 6. a) Hamper b) Hollow c) Hunter d) Hesitate A) a, d, b, c B) a, c, d, b C) b, d, c, a D) d, a, c, b 7. If in a certain code “ N “ is written as “ Z ”, “ U “ is written as “ P ”, “ E “ is written as “ L “, “ G “ is written as “ D “, “ D “ is written as “ N ”, then find the code for “ NUDGE” A) ZPNDL B) NPZLD C) PNDZL D) DZPLN Direction for Questions Nos. 8 to 10 Select the related words/letters/numbers from given alternatives. 8. KMF : LLG : : SUH : ? A) TVJ B) TTI C) ITT D) TVG 9. 9 : 15 : 21 : : ? A) 7 : 21 : 28 B) 4 : 10 : 16 C) 10 : 14 : 16 D) 8 : 12: 12 10. Polar Bear : Greenland : Snow Leopard : ? A) Australia B) Afghanistan C) South Africa D) England