SampleQuestionsofMT2012

CommonforallDisciplines

English
Q1:Findoutthecorrectmeaningofidiomaticexpressionamongthegivenoptions
Tocrywolf
A. Togivefalsealarm
B. Toshoutvehemently
C. Toturnpale
D. Tolisteneagerly
CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Choosetheoptionwhichistheclosestantonymofgivenword
POLEMIC
A. Friendship
B. Amity
C. Cooperation
D. Agreement
CorrectAnswer:C

GeneralKnowledge
Q1:WhichoneofthefollowingPrimeMinistersofIndiahasnotpresentedthebudget?
A. JawaharlalNehru
B. MorarjiDesai
C. IndiraGandhi
D. Allhadpresentedthebudget
CorrectAnswer:B
Q2:OneofmodernIndiasbiggestschemesUniqueIdentificationNumberhasbeennamed
as
A. Sweekar
B. Aadhar
C. Alaya
D. Parichay
CorrectAnswer:B

Reasoning/QuantitativeAptitude
Q1:DissisterofF.MisbrotherofDandsonofT.RiswifeofT.HowisFrelatedtoT?
A. Son
B. Daughter
C. SonorDaughter
D. Datainadequate
CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Iftheratiooftwonaturalnumbersxandyisaandthatofyandxisb,thenwhatisthe
valueof(a+b)?
A. Equalto1
B. Lesserthan1
C. Lesserthan2
D. Greaterthanorequalto2
CorrectAnswer:D

Disciplinewise
01 Mining
Q1:Runawayswitchisusedinconnectionwith
E. DirectropeHaulage
F. EndlessHaulage
G. GravityHaulage
H. TailropeHaulage
CorrectAnswer:A
Q2:SideDischargeLoaderisa
A. Crawlermountedmachine
B. Tyremountedmachine
C. BothAandB
D. Railmountedmachine
CorrectAnswer:A
02MECHANICALENGINEERING
1. Therelationbetweenthenumberofpairs(p)formingakinematicchainandthenumberof
links(k)isgivenby

A. K=p=1
B. K=2p2
C. K=2p3
D. K=2p4

CorrectAnswer:A

2. Hartnellgovernorisa

A. Pendulumtypegovernor
B. Inertiatypegovernor
C. Springloadedtypegovernor
D. Deadweighttypegovernor
CorrectAnswer:C
03Electrical
Q1:TheFunctionofShuntinanAmmeteris
A. Tobypassthecurrent
B. ToincreasetheResistanceofthemeter
C. Todecreasethevoltagedrop
D. Toincreasethecurrentinthemetercoil
CorrectAnswer:A
Q2:Inasynchronousalternator,thearmaturereactionissolelydeterminedby
A. Powerfactoroftheload
B. Amountofcurrentdrawnfromthealternator
C. Speedoftheprimemoverdrivingthealternator
D. Excitationvoltage
CorrectAnswer:A
04Civil
Q1:Afirstclassbrickimmersedinwaterfor24hours,shouldnotabsorbwatermorethan
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 20%
D. 25%
CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Peltonwheelisaturbinewith
A. Axialflow
B. Radialflow
C. Mixedflow
D. Tangentialflow
CorrectAnswer:D
05Chemical/Mineral
Q1:Considerthefollowingreactions:
1.Knoevenagelcondensation
2.Cannizzaroreaction
3.Benzoincondensation
4.Perkinreaction
Thereactionsusedforthesynthesisof,unsaturatedcarboxylicacidsinclude
A. 1AND3
B. 1AND4
C. 1,2AND3
D. 1,2,3AND4
CorrectAnswer:B
06IndustrialEngineering
Q1:Zeroinventorysystem(ZIT)issimilartotheconventional
A. Batchshopprocedures
B. Jobshopormaketoorderprocedure
C. Flowshopprocedures
D. Machineshopprocedures
CorrectAnswer:B
Q2:Panelconsensusisbasedontheassumptionthat
A. Severalexpertscanarriveatabetterforecastthanoneperson
B. Minimizethebiasesinthesubjectivemethods
C. Thecollectionofinformationisgatheredfromarepresentativesample
D. Theforecastisdoneonanadhocbasis
CorrectAnswer:A
07Environment
Q1:TheBODremovalinanoxidationpondmaybeupto
A. 100%
B. 97%
C. 94%
D. 90%
CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhenChlorideisaddedtosewagebothatthebeginningaswellasattheendofthetreatment
process,thephenomenoniscalled:
A. Postchlorination
B. Superchlorination
C. Splitchlorination
D. Noneofthese
CorrectAnswer:C
08ElectronicsandTelecommunications
Q1:AZenorDiodeisinvariablyusedwith
A. Forwardbias
B. Reversebias
C. Zerobias
D. EitherofAorC
CorrectAnswer:B
Q2:Whichoneofthefollowingisnotasemiconductor?
A. Diamond
B. GaltiumArsenide
C. Silicon
D. Germanium
CorrectAnswer:A

09Systems
Q1:Whichoneofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
A. FTPFileTransferProtocol
B. HTTPHyperTextTransferProtocol
C. UDPUserDatagramProtocol
D. IMAPInternetMessageAccountProtocol
CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhichofthefollowingisneverapartofBlackBoxTesting?
A. BoundaryValueAnalysis
B. StaticTesting
C. EquivalencePartitioning
D. SpecificationBasedTesting
CorrectAnswer:B
10GEOLOGY
Q1:Themostabundantelementintheearthscrustis
A. Sodium
B. Potassium
C. Oxygen
D. Silicon
CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Whichofthefollowingenergysourcesdosenotcomeoriginallyfromthesum
A. Wind
B. Oceanthermalenergyconversion
C. Geothermal
D. Hydroelectric
CorrectAnswer:C
11.LEGAL
Q1:FIRstandsfor
A. FactInformationReport
B. FurtherInformationReport
C. FrequentInformationReport
D. FirstInformationreport
CorrectAnswer:D

Q2:Ignoranceoflawis
A. NotanexcuseinIndianLaw
B. IsanexcuseinIndianLaw
C. NosuchlegalprincipleisfollowedinIndianLaw
D. PartlyanexcuseinIndianLaw

CorrectAnswer:A

12MATERIALSMANAGEMENT

Q1:TheMODVATisapartofthe
A. CentralExciselaw
B. Salestaxlaw
C. Purchaselaw
D. Valueaddedlaw
CorrectAnswer:A
Q2:Panelconsensusisbasedontheassumptionthat
A. Severalexpertscanarriveatabetterforecastthanoneperson
B. Minimizethebiasesinthesubjectivemethods
C. Thecollectionofinformationisgatheredfromarepresentativesample
D. Theforecastisdoneonanadhocbasis
CorrectAnswer:A
13Sales&Marketing
Q1:WhatisoneofthedifferentmarketingstrategiestowardsMarketSegmentation?
A. Undifferentiated
B. Differentiated
C. Concentrated
D. Allofthese
CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:Inwhichpricingstrategyproducersetahighintroductorypricefortheirproduct?
A. Penetrationpricing
B. Priceskimming
C. Singlepricepolicy
D. Noneofthese
CorrectAnswer:B

14Personnel/HR
Q1:WhichoneofthefollowingisnotavalidWageTheory?
A. TheJustWageTheory
B. SubsistenceTheory
C. StandardofLivingTheory
D. BestWageTheory
CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhichoneofthefollowingwouldqualifytobeastrategicHRMactivity?
A. AdministerWage&SalaryProgrammes
B. PrepareStaffingPlans
C. Determinethelevel&typeofPerformancethatiscrucialforfirmsgrowth
D. Usespecificjobskilltraining
CorrectAnswer:C
15Finance
Q1:Underthediminishingbalancemethod,depreciationiscalculatedon
A. TheScrapValue
B. TheOriginalCost
C. BookValue
D. SalePrice
CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:AProjectisnotacceptableforfinanceifits
A. BEPishigh
B. IRRishigherthanthecostofcapital
C. NAPispositive
D. NPVisnegative
CorrectAnswer:D