dcpune.ac.in MPHIL Entrance General Aptitude Test Sample Question Paper : Deccan College

Name of the Organization : Deccan College
Name of the Exam : M.A/M.PhilEntrance Test
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Department : M.A/M.Phil Postgraduate and Research Institute
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Deccan College M.A/M.Phil Entrance Test Question Paper

Time: 1 Hr
Marks: 50

Instructions

i. Full marks for each question are indicated on the right.
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Return the answer paper to the supervisor before you leave the Examination Hall.

General Aptitude Test

1. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are
a) Khajuraho temples
b) Jama Masjid
c) Sun temple
d) Mahabalipuram temples

2. Film and TV institute of India is located at
a) Pune (Maharashtra)
b) Rajkot (Gujarat)
c) Pimpri (Maharashtra)
d) Perambur (Tamilnadu)

3. Which of the following is a source of non verbal communication
a) To give examples
b) To tell stories
c) To ask questions
d) Pictorial representation

4.Art and life are interdependent –It means to say
a) They are separate from each other
b) They are dependent upon each other
c) They are dependent upon different principles
d) They are essentials of life

5.India’s first satellite is named after
a) Aryabhatta
b) Bhaskara II
c) Bhaskara I
d) Albert Einstein

6.National Institute of Oceanography is located at
a) Panaji (Goa)
b) Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
c) Pune (Maharashtra)
d) Nagpur (Maharashtra)

7.The ‘Black flag’ signifies
a)revolution/danger
b) peace
c)protest
d) truce

8.Soft is related to Sponge; then Sharp is related to
a) Cut
b) butter
c) knief
d) hard

9.Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark
College:student ; Hospital : ?
a) Nurse
b) Doctor
c) Treatment
d) Patient

10.If in a certain language KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475, then how is GENERAL coded in that language.
a) 7545993
b) 7969393
c) 755591
d) 7555913

11.Find the odd one: 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21
a) 21
b) 17
c) 14
d) 3

12.An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon?
a)144º
b)150º
c)168º
d)180º

13.The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
a) 4 years
b)8years
c)10 years
d)None of these

How many rectangles are there in the following figure
Figure-
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) 18

16.If sky is called as sea, sea is called as air, air is called as water, water is called as cloud and cloud is called as river then what we drink when thirsty?
a) Sea
b) Air
c) Water
d) Cloud

17.Which is the number that comes next in this sequence 9, 8, 8,8,8,7,8,6,..
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) 4

18.Find out the lost number , 5 ;16 ; 49 ; 148 ; ? ; 1336
a) 600
b) 148
c) 445
d) 181

19.Choose the odd one in the given option
a) Sambhar
b) Dal
c) Soup
d) rice

20.Sagar is brother of Sanket and sudha is sister of Sharad ,Sanket is son of Sudha then how Sagar is related to Sudha
a) Brother
b) Nephew
c) Son
d)Father

21.In a certain language CAT is coded as 24, then BAT will be
a) 32
b) 21
c) 23
d) 42

22.Field study is related to –
a) Real life situations
b) Experimental situations
c) Laboratory situations
d) None of the above

23.An example of scientific knowledge is
a) Authority of the prophet or great man
b) Social traditions and customs
c) Religious scriptures
d) Laboratory and field experiments

24.Good teacher is one who ,
a) Explains concept and principles
b) Gives printed notes to students
c) Inspires students to learn
d)Gives useful information

25.Each word of a research should be
a) Justifiable
b) Full of wisdom
c) Enjoyable
d)Entertaining