Name of the University : Azim Premji University
Exam : Postgraduate Programme Admission Test
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Category or Subject : Postgraduate Programmes
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Azim Premji Postgraduate Admission Test Paper
** Azim Premji University was established in Karnataka by the Azim Premji University Act 2010 as a not-for-profit University and is recognized by The University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2F.
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2) Candidates are not allowed to carry any papers, notes, books, log tables, calculators or calculating devices, scanning devices, communication devices like cellular phones/pagers/docupens, etc. to the Examination Hall.
3) Before answering the questions, write your roll number in the space provided in the Question Booklet. On the OMR Answer Sheet, please fill in the necessary details and sign at the appropriate place.
4) All questions are COMPULSORY. Each multiple choice question carries one mark. There will be no NEGATIVE MARKING.
5) Each multiple type question is followed by four options. Please mark the correct/most appropriate option by darkening the relevant OVAL with a BLUE/BLACK ball point pen on the OMR Answer Sheet. Darken ONLY ONE OVAL for each answer so that the letter inside the OVAL is not visible. USE OF PENCILS IS PROHIBITED. The CORRECT and INCORRECT methods of darkening an OVAL are shown here.
PG Entrance Test Sample Paper
Part I :
Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Positioned at the bottom of caste, class and gender hierarchies, Dalit women experience gender and caste discrimination and violence as the outcomes of severely skewed distribution of social, economic, and political power in the society. Their socio-economic vulnerability and lack of political voice, when combined with the dominant risk factors of being Dalit and female, increase their exposure to potentially violent situations while simultaneously reducing their ability to escape
1) Dalit women experience greater violence due to
A) political factors.
B) economic factors.
C) social factors.
D) All of the above.
2) From the above information, the total population of India can be estimated to be
A) 1220 million.
B) 1200 million.
C) 1205 million.
D) 1212 million.
3) The study of 500 Dalit women reveals that ______ is the most frequent form of violence against Dalit women.
A) sexual harassment
B) physical assault
C) verbal abuse
D) domestic violence
4) Out of every 100 accused of crimes against Dalit women, nearly ___ were acquitted (freed) by the courts.
A) 99
B) 1
C) 2
D) 0
5) Out of every 100 cases of violence, Dalit women were prevented by the police, the perpetrators and their supporters, and/or the community from obtaining justice in approximately
A) 54 cases.
B) 44 cases.
C) 34 cases.
D) 0 cases.
Section 2 :
Reasoning
21) How many two digit even numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 120
D) None of the above
22) The following question consists of a related pair of words followed by four options. Select the option that best expresses an analogous relationship.
Exercise is to gym as
A) Eating is to food.
B) Eating is to dieting.
C) Eating is to fitness.
D) Eating is to restaurant.
23) In the following figure, the circle represents ‘Employed People’, the triangle represents ‘Educated People’ and the rectangle represents ‘Rural People’.
How many educated people are employed?
A) 20
B) 18
C) 9
D) 15
24) Statement: Ten new television programmes were launched during the month of September. Five of them were family dramas, three were hour-long comedy serials, and two were news shows. By January, only seven of these new programmes including five family dramas were still on the air.
Which of the following statements agrees with the above statement?
A) Only one of the news shows remained on the air.
B) Only one of the hour-long comedy serials remained on the air.
C) At least one of the programmes that was cancelled was an hour-long comedy serial.
D) Television viewers prefer family dramas over hour-long comedy serials.
25) A shopkeeper sold two items, A at a profit of 50 per cent and B at a loss of 50 per cent. The net profit for the shopkeeper is
A) 0 per cent.
B) Rs.50.
C) the information provided is insufficient to answer the question.
D) 25 per cent.
Section 3 :
General and Social Awareness
41) Which of the following parties/coalitions won the recent elections in Myanmar?
A) National League for Democracy
B) Arakan National Party
C) Union Solidarity and Development Party
D) Zomi Congress for Democracy
42) ‘Glimpses of World History’ was authored by:
A) Ramachandra Guha.
B) B. R. Ambedkar.
C) Jawahar Lal Nehru.
D) Mahatma Gandhi.
43) Which two countries are separated by the Palk Strait?
A) India and Bangladesh
B) Nepal and Bangladesh
C) India and Sri Lanka
D) India and Burma
44) Which sport is Seema Punia associated with?
A) Discus Throw
B) 4 x 100 metre relay running race
C) Cricket
D) Volleyball
45) Which organisation recently banned the registration of new diesel run vehicles in Delhi?
A) Pollution Control Board of India
B) National Green Tribunal
C) Central Pollution Control Board
D) State Green Tribunal
86) Which of the following cities hosted the WTO negotiations held in December 2015?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Paris, France
C) Nairobi, Kenya
D) Kyoto, Japan
87) What is the chemical formula for methane?
A) CH4
B) CO2
C) CCL4
D) CO
88) The “National Day of Letters” is organised by the
A) Association of Indian Writers.
B) Department of Posts.
C) Sahitya Akademi.
D) None of the above.
89) Kidambi Srikanth is
A) a national level badminton player.
B) a cricketer from Tamil Nadu.
C) highest goal scorer in the Indian Soccer League.
D) None of the above.
90) Which of the following is the most abundant element in the universe?
A) Aluminium
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) Carbon