SampleQuestionsofMT2012

CommonforallDisciplines

English
Q1:Findoutthecorrectmeaningofidiomaticexpressionamongthegivenoptions
Tocrywolf
A.
B.
C.
D.

Togivefalsealarm
Toshoutvehemently
Toturnpale

Tolisteneagerly

CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Choosetheoptionwhichistheclosestantonymofgivenword
POLEMIC
A.
B.
C.
D.

Friendship
Amity
Cooperation
Agreement

CorrectAnswer:C

GeneralKnowledge
Q1:WhichoneofthefollowingPrimeMinistersofIndiahasnotpresentedthebudget?
A.
B.
C.
D.

JawaharlalNehru
MorarjiDesai
IndiraGandhi
Allhadpresentedthebudget

CorrectAnswer:B
Q2:OneofmodernIndiasbiggestschemesUniqueIdentificationNumberhasbeennamed
as
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sweekar
Aadhar
Alaya
Parichay

CorrectAnswer:B

Reasoning/QuantitativeAptitude
Q1:DissisterofF.MisbrotherofDandsonofT.RiswifeofT.HowisFrelatedtoT?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Son
Daughter
SonorDaughter
Datainadequate

CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Iftheratiooftwonaturalnumbersxandyisaandthatofyandxisb,thenwhatisthe
valueof(a+b)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Equalto1
Lesserthan1
Lesserthan2
Greaterthanorequalto2

CorrectAnswer:D

Disciplinewise
01 Mining
Q1:Runawayswitchisusedinconnectionwith
E.
F.
G.
H.

DirectropeHaulage
EndlessHaulage
GravityHaulage
TailropeHaulage

CorrectAnswer:A
Q2:SideDischargeLoaderisa
A.
B.
C.
D.

Crawlermountedmachine
Tyremountedmachine

BothAandB

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.
B.
C.
D.

Tobypassthecurrent
ToincreasetheResistanceofthemeter
Todecreasethevoltagedrop
Toincreasethecurrentinthemetercoil

CorrectAnswer:A

Q2:Inasynchronousalternator,thearmaturereactionissolelydeterminedby
A.
B.
C.
D.

Powerfactoroftheload
Amountofcurrentdrawnfromthealternator
Speedoftheprimemoverdrivingthealternator
Excitationvoltage

CorrectAnswer:A
04Civil
Q1:Afirstclassbrickimmersedinwaterfor24hours,shouldnotabsorbwatermorethan
A.
B.
C.
D.

5%
10%
20%
25%

CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Peltonwheelisaturbinewith
A.
B.
C.
D.

Axialflow
Radialflow
Mixedflow
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.
B.
C.
D.

Batchshopprocedures
Jobshopormaketoorderprocedure
Flowshopprocedures
Machineshopprocedures

CorrectAnswer:B

Q2:Panelconsensusisbasedontheassumptionthat
A.
B.
C.
D.

Severalexpertscanarriveatabetterforecastthanoneperson
Minimizethebiasesinthesubjectivemethods
Thecollectionofinformationisgatheredfromarepresentativesample
Theforecastisdoneonanadhocbasis

CorrectAnswer:A
07Environment
Q1:TheBODremovalinanoxidationpondmaybeupto
A.
B.
C.
D.

100%
97%
94%
90%

CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhenChlorideisaddedtosewagebothatthebeginningaswellasattheendofthetreatment
process,thephenomenoniscalled:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Postchlorination
Superchlorination
Splitchlorination
Noneofthese

CorrectAnswer:C
08ElectronicsandTelecommunications
Q1:AZenorDiodeisinvariablyusedwith
A.
B.
C.
D.

Forwardbias
Reversebias
Zerobias
EitherofAorC

CorrectAnswer:B
Q2:Whichoneofthefollowingisnotasemiconductor?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Diamond
GaltiumArsenide
Silicon
Germanium

CorrectAnswer:A

09Systems
Q1:Whichoneofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
A.
B.
C.
D.

FTPFileTransferProtocol
HTTPHyperTextTransferProtocol
UDPUserDatagramProtocol
IMAPInternetMessageAccountProtocol

CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhichofthefollowingisneverapartofBlackBoxTesting?
A.
B.
C.
D.

BoundaryValueAnalysis
StaticTesting
EquivalencePartitioning
SpecificationBasedTesting

CorrectAnswer:B
10GEOLOGY
Q1:Themostabundantelementintheearthscrustis
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sodium
Potassium
Oxygen
Silicon

CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:Whichofthefollowingenergysourcesdosenotcomeoriginallyfromthesum
A.
B.
C.
D.

Wind
Oceanthermalenergyconversion
Geothermal
Hydroelectric

CorrectAnswer:C
11.LEGAL
Q1:FIRstandsfor
A.
B.
C.
D.

FactInformationReport
FurtherInformationReport
FrequentInformationReport
FirstInformationreport

CorrectAnswer:D

Q2:Ignoranceoflawis
A.
B.
C.
D.

NotanexcuseinIndianLaw
IsanexcuseinIndianLaw
NosuchlegalprincipleisfollowedinIndianLaw
PartlyanexcuseinIndianLaw

CorrectAnswer:A

12MATERIALSMANAGEMENT

Q1:TheMODVATisapartofthe
A.
B.
C.
D.

CentralExciselaw
Salestaxlaw
Purchaselaw
Valueaddedlaw

CorrectAnswer:A
Q2:Panelconsensusisbasedontheassumptionthat
A.
B.
C.
D.

Severalexpertscanarriveatabetterforecastthanoneperson
Minimizethebiasesinthesubjectivemethods
Thecollectionofinformationisgatheredfromarepresentativesample
Theforecastisdoneonanadhocbasis

CorrectAnswer:A
13Sales&Marketing
Q1:WhatisoneofthedifferentmarketingstrategiestowardsMarketSegmentation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Undifferentiated
Differentiated
Concentrated
Allofthese

CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:Inwhichpricingstrategyproducersetahighintroductorypricefortheirproduct?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Penetrationpricing
Priceskimming
Singlepricepolicy
Noneofthese

CorrectAnswer:B

14Personnel/HR
Q1:WhichoneofthefollowingisnotavalidWageTheory?
A.
B.
C.
D.

TheJustWageTheory
SubsistenceTheory
StandardofLivingTheory
BestWageTheory

CorrectAnswer:D
Q2:WhichoneofthefollowingwouldqualifytobeastrategicHRMactivity?
A.
B.
C.
D.

AdministerWage&SalaryProgrammes
PrepareStaffingPlans
Determinethelevel&typeofPerformancethatiscrucialforfirmsgrowth
Usespecificjobskilltraining

CorrectAnswer:C
15Finance
Q1:Underthediminishingbalancemethod,depreciationiscalculatedon
A.
B.
C.
D.

TheScrapValue
TheOriginalCost
BookValue
SalePrice

CorrectAnswer:C
Q2:AProjectisnotacceptableforfinanceifits
A.
B.
C.
D.

BEPishigh
IRRishigherthanthecostofcapital
NAPispositive
NPVisnegative

CorrectAnswer:D