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VERBAL
Complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate word,
from the given lettered choices (A to D) below each.
1. Earthquakes cause vibrations to pass _____ around the earth in wave
form.
A.
B.
C.
D.
through
through the
through an
through and
Each question below consists of a related pair of words,
followed by five lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair
that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in
the original pair.
2. MAN: ROBOT::
A.
B.
C.
D.
original: counterfeit
true: sham
brain: computer
object: image
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite
in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. COVETOUS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Greedy
sympathetic
generous
niggardly
Choose the word most similar in meaning to the capitalized
ones.
4. BATTERY:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ambush
corner
precarious
group
delirium
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Read the passage to answer question 5-8
Since the 1980s, the biggest influence on business has been electronic
technology.
Computers are being used for inventory control, sales analysis and
forecasting, distribution control, and budget analysis. At-home electronic
shopping is becoming commonplace. With this system, consumers view
merchandise on a computer monitor and then use a modem, which links the
computer to a telephone line, to signal the goods they want to order. Just as
traveling salesman once brought wares to the home, electronic technology
makes it possible for modern consumers to see and select from any array of
goods in their homes.
5. The word “forecasting” is closest in meaning to
A.
B.
C.
D.
prediction
efficiency
accounting
decision making
6. The word “modem” refers to a type of
A.
B.
C.
D.
electronic shopping
electronic device
telephone
computer screen
7. The word “wares” is closest in meaning to
A.
B.
C.
D.
clothing
items for sale
messages
household appliances
8. The word “array” is closest in meaning to
A.
B.
C.
D.
pair
container
category
collection
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ANALYTICAL REASONING
According to Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity, time travel is
theoretically possible. Assuming that time travel were to be made possible
through some technological breakthrough, it would be advantageous to
send someone back in time to prevent the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand in 1914 and thus keep World War I from ever occurring.
9.
The argument above makes which of the following assumptions?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
It is not possible to alter a significant current in world history
merely by changing a single event
The technology necessary for time travel is likely to be
developed in the near future
If Franz Ferdinand had not been assassinated, some other
catalytic event would have led to the start of World War I
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the crucial event that
triggered the start of Word War I
If time travel were to be developed in the future, evidence of
time travelers would be apparent to those living today
Questions 10-15
In a telecommunications-cable assembly plant, cables are assembled by
twisting plastic-coated wires together. There are wires of exactly six
different solid colors red, yellow, violet, green, white, and black. Wires must
be assembled into single cables according to the following rules:
Each cable must contain at least three wires and wires of at least three
different colors.
At most two wires in a single cable can be black.
At most two wires in a single cable can be white.
There can be at most one wire of each of the other colors in a single cable.
If one wire is red, then one wire must be yellow.
If one wire is violet, then no wire can be green.
10.Which of the following could be the-complete set of wires in an
acceptable cable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A green wire, a white wire, and a violet wire
A violet wire, a black wire, and a white wire
A red wire, a black wire, and a green wire
A yellow wire and exactly two black wires
Exactly two black wires and exactly two white wires
11.The maximum number of wires that can be used in an acceptable cable is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
8
7
6
5
4
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12.If exactly one black wire and exactly one white wire are used in an
assembled cable, which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The
The
The
The
The
cable
cable
cable
cable
cable
contains no more than five wires
contains exactly six wires
contains a yellow wire
does not contain a red wire
does not contain a violet wire
13.If a white wire and a violet wire must be among the wires chosen for a
particular cable, any of the following pairs of wires could complete the
cable EXCEPT a:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
black wire and a second white wire
yellow wire and a second white wire
yellow wire and a black wire
red wire and a yellow wire
red wire and a black wire
14.If an assembled cable consists of exactly five wires, each a different
color, it could be true that a color NOT used is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
black
white
green
red
yellow
15.If there is an additional requirement that violet must be used if yellow is
used, which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
No cable contains fewer than six wires
No cable contains more than five wires
Green is never used if red is used
Red is always used if violet is used
Black is used exactly once if yellow is used
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QUANTITATIVE
16.The circumference of a circle whose diameter is 7 inches is
approximately:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
22 inches
28 inches
38 inches
154 inches
14 inches
17.What is 15% of 32?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
3.50
4.80
3.80
18.Solve the following equation for x:
3x-5=3+2x
A.
B.
C.
D.
8
10
6
14
19.At a dairy it takes 90 seconds to fill 30 one-gallon jugs of milk. How
many minutes does it take to fill 90 jugs of milk?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
3
3.5
4
4.5
20.A number that is divisible by both 6 and 8 is also divisible by:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
5
9
11
16
24
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ECONOMICS
21.In his General Theory of Employment, Keynes pointed out that:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
the economy automatically tends toward full employment
equilibrium
if there is unemployment, there is also likely to be inflation
the economy may be in equilibrium at less than full
employment
the interest rate is insignificant
with flexible wages and prices, fluctuations in unemployment
would disappear
22.The average tax rate is equal to the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Total tax liability divided by taxable income
Rate that will be paid on the next dollar of taxable income
Median marginal tax rate
Percentage increase in taxable income from the previous
period
23.The rate at which a firm can substitute one factor for another while still
producing the same level of output is known as the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Degree of returns to scale
Marginal rate of substitution
Marginal rate of technical substitution
Marginal physical product
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STATISTICS
24.Zahid received the following scores on his math tests during the last
semester: 82, 83, 78, 90, 94, 91, 91, 89, 82. What was his median score?
A.
B.
C.
D.
83.5
86
86.6
89
25.The probability of ‘happening’ or ‘not happening’ of an event is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
2
1/3
5
8
26.The relationship between mean, median and mode for moderately
distribution is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mode
Mode
Mode
Mode
=
=
=
=
median – 2mean
2median – mean
3median – 2mean
2median – 3mean
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MATHEMATICS
27.If two rows in a square matrix are identical, the value of the determinant
of that matrix is _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
28. 
Not possible
Zero
Positive
Negative
1
dx = _____.
x
A.
B.
C.
D.
x 2
x0
0
lnx
29.If slopes of the two lines are equal then lines must be _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parallel
Perpendicular
Intersecting
Not parallel
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