SYNERGY MOCK QUESTION PAPERTIME: 02 hours

1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A. 120 metres B. 180 meters C. 324 metres D. 150 metres
2. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54
km/hr,what is the length of the platform?
A. 120 m B. 240 m C. 300 m D. None of these
3. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A. 3.6 B. 7.2 C. 8.4 D. 10
4. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus
stopper hour?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 20
5. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C,
theycompleted the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
A. Rs. 375 B. Rs. 400 C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800
6. 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. 8 years C. 10 years D.None of these
7. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the
son'sage five years back was:
A. 14 years B.19 years C.33 years D.38 years
8. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become
11 : 9respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?
A. 24 B. 27 C. 40 D. Cannot be determined E. None of these
9. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed.
Thenumber is:
A. 18 B. 24 C. 42 D. 81
10. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park and rest of the park
hasbeen used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road?
A. 2.91 m B. 3 m C. 5.82 m D. None of these
11. A and B together have Rs. 1210. If of A's amount is equal to of B's amount, how much amount does B have?
A. Rs. 460 B. Rs. 484 C. Rs. 550 D. Rs. 605
12. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated the side of 3 cm to form a cone. The volume of the cone so formed is:
A. 12π cm3 B. 15 π cm3C. 16 π cm3 D. 20 π cm3
13. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then
the weight of the pipe is:
A. 3.6 kg B. 3.696 kgC. 36 kg D. 36.9 kg
14. 66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be:
A. 84 B. 90C. 168 D. 336
15. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on
thecommittee. In how many ways can it be done?
A. 564 B. 645 C. 735 D. 756 E. None of these
16. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
A. 210 B. 1050 C. 25200 D. 21400 E. None of these
17. In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
A. 72 B. 144 C. 360 D. 720 E. None of these
SYNONYMS
18. CORPULENT
A. Lean B. Gaunt C. Emaciated D. Obese
19. EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate B. Balance C. Remunerate D. Clear
20. ALERT
A. Energetic B. Observant C. Intelligent D. Watchful
COMPREHENSION 1
I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that
there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into ans out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon,
looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular
bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south
pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
21. The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with
A.an alarming journey B. a commanding situation C. a journey into outer space D. a frightful battle
22. Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?
A.There was a shower of debris.B.Jack was yelling.C.A catastrophe was imminent. D.The moon was looming close and big.
23. The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
A. that the sun was very hot B. that there was no strong windC. that the air was unpolluted D. none of above
COMPREHENSION 2
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him b0eating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied
grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never
wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to
act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had
been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to
him.
24. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies
A. being totally unconcerned B.Pretending to be very busy C.A very superior attitude D. Calm, dignified and affectionate disposition
25. From the passage it appears that the author was
A. an inexperienced hunter B. kind and considerate C. possessed with fear D. a worried man
26. The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
A. was afraid of itB. did not have the experience of shooting big animals
C. did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm D. did not find the elephant to be ferocious
IDIOMS / PHRASES
27. To keeps one's temper
A. To become hungry B. To be in good mood C. To preserve ones energy D. To be aloof from E. None of these
28. To catch a tartar
A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To meet with disaster D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match E. None of these
29. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D(all subscripts)
A. B2C2D B. BC3D C. B2C3D D. BCD7
30. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
A. JAK B. HAL C. HAK D. JAI
31. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
A. GRR B. GSS C. ISS D. ITT
32. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?
A. 20 B. 22 C. 23 D. 26
33. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. inch B. ounce C. centimeter D. yard
34. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. tyre B. steering wheel C. engine D. car
35. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. rye B. sourdough C. pumpernickel D. loaf
36. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence
1. Key 2.Door 3. Lock4. Room 5. Switch on
A. 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 B. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3 C. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 D. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
37. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Police 2. Punishment 3.Crime 4.Judge 5.Judgement
A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 B. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 C. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
38. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Family 2. Community 3.Member 4.Locality 5. Country
A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 B. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 C. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5 D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
39. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Poverty 2. Population 3.Death 4.Unemployment 5. Disease
A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 B. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 C. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
40. 120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?
A. 35 B. 38 C. 39 D. 40
41. 125,80,45,20,?
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
42. Which digit will appear on the face opposite to the face with number 4?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 2/3
43. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
A. Brother B. Uncle C. Cousin D. Father
44. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
A. Physics and Chemistry B. Physiology or Medicine C.Literature, Peace and Economics D. All of the above
45. Entomology is the science that studies
A. Behavior of human beings B. Insects C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms D. The formation of rocks
46. What Galileo invented?
A. Barometer B. Pendulum clock C. Microscope D. Thermometer
47. What James Watt invented?
A. Diving bell B. Steam boat C. Hot air balloon D. Rotary steam engine.
48. Who invented Jet Engine?
A. Sir Frank Whittle B. Gottlieb Daimler C. Roger Bacon D. Lewis E. Waterman
49. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with
A. zones of climate B. zones of oceans C. zones of land D. zones of cyclonic depressions
50. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
A. latitudes B. longitudes C. geographic grids D. None of the above
51.The purpose of an air cooler in a supercharging system is to:
A. Reduce temperature of supercharged air in order to condense and remove maximum possible moisture from the air prior entry to the
engine
B. Reduce the temperature of the supercharged air in order to increase the density & also to cool down below dew point to remove
moisture from air prior entry to the engine
C. Cool supercharged air to increase its density such that the dew point is not reached to avoid entry of moisture into the engine
D. Cool supercharged air to increase it???s density and also to keep the peak temperature and exhaust gas temperature within limits
52. Use of Halon as fire extinguishing medium has been discontinued because
A. It is highly toxic B. It is expensive C. It has high Ozone depleting potential D. It leads to acid rains
53. In a 2-stroke marine diesel engine if the o-ring for Jacket cooling water sealing is leaking then
A. The water will leak directly into the crankcase B. The water will leak into the under piston spaceC. The water will come out through
tell-tale hole provided between the two o-rings D. The water will come out from the top of cylinder jacket
54. The coating which is provided on the valve stem of exhaust valves of modern marine diesel engines is of:
A. NickelB. StelliteC. ChromiumD. Nimonic
55. Even if there is an oil mist concentration inside a crankcase, and there is also a hot spot, crankcase explosion will only take place
when
A. The hot spot provides the ignition temperature for the oil mist concentration
B. When the oil mist - air mixture is in the flammable range C. Both A and B D. None of the above
56.A large, low-speed, main propulsion diesel engine uses sea water to directly cool the
A. cylinder heads B. exhaust valves C. scavenging air D. injectors
57. After prolonged operation, jerk type fuel pumps wear on the top edge of plunger and edges of spill ports and helix due to erosion
by high pressure fuel as it spills. This wear would result in
A. Late start of injection and early end of injection B. Early start of injection and late end of injection
C. Early start of injection and early end of injection D. Late start of injection and late end of injection
58. Which of these fuel oil impurities can cause maximum abrasive damage?
00A. Water B. Ash C. Catalytic fines D. Sodium
59. Irregular circumferential wear of liner due to diminishing neutralizing capacity of cylinder oil away from lubricating holes is known
as:
A. Micro seizure B. Scuffing C. Scoring D. Clover leafing
60. Which of the following specifications/qualities of cylinder oils counter corrosive wear?
A. Viscosity B. TBN C. Detergency D. Specific gravity
61. After maintaining correct discharge pressure , soon ceases to discharge water what are possible cause?
A. Pressure gauge wrong B. Pump sucking air C. Discharge valve throttled D. Casing wear ring is worn
62. Increasing the rotational speed of a cargo pump the pump flow rate will:
A. Increase in direct proportion to the increase in speed B. Decrease in direct proportion to the increase in speed
C. Flow rate doesn’t depend upon speed D. Flow
63. The flow rate through a F.O. transfer pump will not be affected by which of the following factors?
A. Low F.O. temp B. Low sounding in F.O. tank C. Internal leakage within the pump D. Leaking discharge valve
64. Which of the following can be done to reduce the cold corrosion of Main Engine cylinder liners using high sulphur fuel oil :-
A. Increasing cylinder oil feed rate B. Using high TBN cylinder oil
C. Increasing scavenge air temperature D. decreasing cylinder oil feed rate
65. Which of the following valves are designed to have valve seat in pairs - one facing the inlet side and the other facing the outlet side
within the valve body?
A. Butterfly valve B. Ball Valve C. Globe Valve D. Gate Valve
66. The size of solid particle contaminants in hydraulic systems is measured in:
A. Millimeter cubed B. Nano-millimeter C. Microns D. Micro millimeter
67. Which of the following can lead to short cycling or frequent cutting in and cutting out of a fridge compressor?
A. Dirty condenser B. Air entrapped in refrigerant C. High cooling water temp D. Grossly insufficient charge
68. The attached vacuum pump of a ballast pump operates on the principle of a:
A. Centrifugal pump B. Reciprocating pump C. Gear Pump D. Vane Pump
69. Which of the following instruments is used to measure rudder carrier bearing wear down?
A. Poker gauge B. Telescopic feeler gauge C. Depth gauge D. Trammel
70. The purpose of an evaporator in the domestic refrigeration system is to
A. Transmit latent heat of evaporation B. Absorb latent heat of fusion C. Absorb latent heat of evaporation
D. Transmit latent heat of fusion
71.The water from discharge side of the centrifugal pump is supplied as sealing water to the stuffing box for the pump shaft at:
A. Sealing ring B. Shaft sleeve C. Lantern ring D. Neck bush
72. Which of the following would be the correct way(s) of using a torque wrench?
A. Application of jerk pulls while tightening B. Using an extension C. Tightening beyond the characteristic clicking sound D. None of the
above
73. Correct method of greasing a centrifugal pump bearing is:
A. To pump the grease until you feel high back pressure on the Grease pump
B. To pump the grease for 3-4 pumping strokes of Grease pump for each bearing
C. To pump the grease when the pump is stopped and drain any old grease at the same time by opening the drain plug, giving only 3-4
pumping strokes on Grease pump for each bearing. the drain plug should then be replaced
D. To pump the grease when the pump is running and drain any old grease at the same time by opening the drain plug, until all the old
grease is removed and new grease starts coming out of the drain, repeating same for each bearing. the drain plug should then be
replaced
74. Centrifugal pumps cannot handle air and require priming. But you are aware that centrifugal which on the same principal can
handle air very well. Which two properties of air are responsible because of which the centrifugal pumps cannot handle air:-
A. Fluidity only B. Density only C. Both fluidity and density D. Compressibility
75. Increasing the rotational speed of a cargo pump the pump flow rate will:
A. Increase in direct proportion to the increase in speed B. Decrease in direct proportion to the increase in speed
C. Flow rate doesn’t depend upon speed D. Flow
76. Which type of valve is not rotating type....
A. gate v/v B. butterfly v/v C. ball v/v D. plug v/v
77. Emergency steering testing
A. Weekly B. Monthly C. At least 3 months D. Before arrival n departure
78. Which of the following valves cannot prevent backflow of liquid in a pipeline?
A. Gate valve B. Globe Check Valve C. Swing Check Valve D. Angle check valve
79. The main disadvantages of a reciprocating pump over a Gear pump is that:
A. A gear pump is self priming while a reciprocating pump is not
B. Discharge of a gear pump is not affected by the direction of rotation while that of reciprocating pump is reversed
C. The discharge of reciprocating pump is pulsating and discharge rate is lesser
D. Reciprocating pumps are only available in high capacities and for smaller capacities only gear pumps can be used
80. After cleaning the sea chest filter you have placed the filter in the body and tightened the cover. Which one of the following is the
best alternative?
A. You can open the filter inlet and outlet valves & directly start using the filter
B. If you do not want to use the sea chest in question, you need not worry and you can open the valves when required
C. Sea Water inlet valve should be crack opened, the filter body should be purged, any leakages and thereafter filter can be kept isolated
or used as required
D. You will close the other side sea chest valves first and then open this side sea chest filter inlet and outlet valves
81. When using the rainwater collection tubes on a liferaft, the FIRST collection should be
A. passed around so all can drink B. poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
C. saved to be used at a later timed. D. used to boil food
82. The maximum allowable weight of a portable fire extinguisher is ______________
A. 13.5 Kgs B. 23 Kgs C. 9 Kgs D. 46 Kgs
83. which of the following is a man overboard maneuver?
A. Neil Robertson turn B. Williamson turn. C. Hard port D. Hard starboard
84. The angular movement of a vessel about a horizontal line drawn from its bow to its stern is
 A. pitching B. rolling C. heaving D. swaying
85. When a vessel is floating upright, the distance from the keel to the metacenter is called the
A. metacentric height B. height of the baseline C. height of the metacenter D. righting arm
86. Prior to entering a cargo pump room, you should ensure that
A. the forced ventilating system is operating B. the cargo pumps are secured
C. no mono carbon gases are present D. the oily water separator is de-energized

87. Which of the following is not found inside a lifeboat?

A. Sea anchor B.Fishing tackle C. Drinking water cans D. Life Jacket
88. In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to personnel who are
A. thirsty B. sick or injured C. wet D. awake
89. Divisions constructed of steel which can withstand a standard fire test for 30min without passage of flame or smokes are classified
as____________________
A. B class divisions B. A class divisions C. A30 class divisions D. B 30 class divisions
90. The atmosphere in a tank is too lean if it is __________.
A. incapable of supporting combustion because the hydrocarbon content is below the LFL
B. capable of supporting combustion because the hydrocarbon content is above the UFL
C. capable of supporting a fire once started D. not safe for ballasting
91. Which of the following statements is true concerning a poly-phase synchronous propulsion motor?
A. The motor is started as an induction motor. B. Resistance is gradually added to the rotor circuit.
C. The starting current is held below the rated current. D. The field winding is energized for starting purposes only.
92. When reading electrical motor controller diagrams, it helps to know that _____
A. current paths in the control circuit are drawn as heavy lines and in the power circuit as lighter lines
B. current paths in the power circuit are drawn as heavy lines and in control circuit as lighter lines
C. circuits subject to 500 volts or greater are drawn as heavy lines and below 500 volts as lighter lines
D. circuits subject to 500volts or greater are drawn as light lines and below 500 volts as heavy
93. Alternating current circuits develop resistance, inductance and capacitance. The inductance of a coil is expressed in
A. ohms B. mhos C. henrys D. farads
94. The direction of magnetic flux changes when the direction of current is reversed.
A. True B. False C. none of the above
95. A molded-case breaker provides protection against short-circuits by using a/an
A. Shading coil. B. Arc quencher. C. Electromagnet. D. Holding coil.
96. Silicon diodes designed for a specific reverse breakdown voltage, become useful as an electronic power supply voltage regulator,
called _____________
A. Tunnel diodes B. hot-carrier diodes C. compensating diodes D. Zener diodes
97. A synchronous motor maintains synchronism with the rotating field because
A. Field strength varies directly with rotors slip
B. DC current applied to the rotor coils causes the rotor magnets to lock in with the rotating flux of the stator
C. the stator poles are dragged around due to the flux created by the excitation current
D. the stator flux rotates in the opposite direction
98. Current in a semiconductor is produced by
A. Electrons B. Neutrons C. Protons D. Holes
99. Which of the following physical character does wound rotor induction motor possess that squirrel cage motor does not
A. Slip rings B. End rings C. A centrifugal clutch D. End plates
100. Determine the order of doping in transistor (from high to low)
A. collector, base, emitter B. Emitter, collector, base C. Base, emitter, collector D. collector, emitter, base

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