IUT ADMISSION TEST 2016.

2017
QUESTIONPAPER

PHYSICS
l. A truck is stoppedat a traffic signal. When the light turns green,it accelerates at 2.5 m.s-'. At the sameinstant,
a car passesthe truck going 15 m.s-r.Where doesthe truck catchup with the car?
A) 220 m B) 180m C) 165m D) 195m

2. An airplane flies due west at 185 km.h-t with respectto the air. There is a wind blowing at 85 km.h' to the
northeastrelative to the ground.What is the plane's speedwith respectto the ground?
A) 139kmh-r B) 230 kmh-t C) 239 kmh-t D) 179kmh't

3. A tennis ball is thrown straightup with an initial speedof 22.5 m.s-r.It is caught at the samedistanceabovethe
ground.How high doesthe ball rise?
A) 24.72m B) 23.57m C) 25.83m D) 26.53m

4. Engineersare developing new types of guns that might somedaybe used to launch satellitesas if they were
bullets. One such gun can give a small object a velocity of 3.5 km.s-r, moving it through only 2.0 cm. Over
what time interval doesthe accelerationtake place?
A) 11.43ps B) 13.43ps C) 10.43ps D) 12.43ps

5. On a planet with an unknown value of g, the period of a 0.65 m long pendulum is 2.8 s. What is g for this
planet?
A) 2.27 msz B) 2.95 ms'2 C) 3.95 ms'2 D) 3.27 ms2

6. A studentstandson a bathroomscale in an elevator at rest on the 64e floor ofa building. The scalereads 836
N. As the elevator moves up, the scale reading increasesto 936 N, then decreasesback to 836 N. What is the
accelerationof the elevator?
A) 1.17ms-2 B) !.27 msa c) 1.21ms-2 D) 1.57ms-2

7. As a baseballis being caught,its speedgoesfrom 30.0 m.s-rto 0.0 m.s-rin about 0.0050s. The massof the
baseballis 0.145 kg. What is the magnitudeof the force acting on the player who caught it?
A) 890N B) 870N C) 780 N D) 980N

8. A player kicks a football from ground level with an initial velocity of 27.0 m.s-t, 30o abovethe horizontal.Find
the rangeof ball (assumenegligible air resistance).
A) 63.42m B) 62.42m C) 61.42m D) 64,42m

9. A 5.00g bullet is fired with a velocityof 100.0m.s-rtowarda 10.00kg stationarysolid block restingon a
frictionlesssurface.What is the changein momentumof the bullet if it is embeddedin the block?
A) - 0.45kg.m.s-t B) - 0.55kg.m.s-t C) - 0.50kg.m.s-t D) - 0.65kg.m.s-l

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10. A 750 kg car moving at 23 m.s-t brakes to a stop. The brakes contain about 15 kg of iron,
which absorbs the energy. What is the increasein temperatureof the brakes?Specific heat of iron is
450 J.(kg"C)-'.
A) 29.40"C B) 39.40"C C) 4s.40'C D) 19.40'C

li. An electric motor develops65 kW of power as it lifts a loadedelevatorto 17.5 m in 35 s. How much force does
the motor exert?
A ) 1 . 7 5x 1 0 5 N B ) 1 . 3 0x 1 0 5N C ) 1 . 4 5x l 0 5 N D) 1.95x 105N

12. The Earthis revolvingaroundthe Sunon an orbit of radius1.5x108km . If the time of one revolution is
3.156x107
s,whatis themassof theSun?( G=6.67x10-tt Nmtkg't;.
A) 3.0 x 1030
kg B) 1.5x 1030
kg C) 2.0 x l03okg D) 2.5 x 1030
kg

1 3 . The intensity level of soundproducedby one lathe machine is 90.0 dB. If two such machinesstart operatingat
the samelocation,what is the intensity level of the soundproducedby the machines?
A) 95.0dB B) 93.0dB c) 96.0dB D) 9e.0dB

1 4 . A man whose weight is 0.80lcl'{ is standingupright. How much his thighbone shortenedcomparedto when he
is lying down. The length of his thighbone when lying is 43.0 cm and the area of the thighbone is 8.0 cm2.
( Young'smodulusof the thighboneY=9.4x10'Pa).
A) 2.29 x 10-3cm B) 3.29x l0-'cm C) 1.29x 10-3cm D) 4.57 x 10-3cm

15. The equationof motion ofparticle experiencingsimpleharmonicmotion is x = l0sin(l0t- r l6) m. Whatis

the velocityof the particleat f : 0.1 s?
A) 88.17ms-' B) 78.57ms-' C) 98.87ms-t D) 88.87ms-l

16. Two sourcesare producingsoundin a mediumwith frequencies480 Hz and 360 Hz, respectively. The
differencein wavelengthcorresponding
to thosetwo frequencies
is 2 m. Whatis the velocityof soundin that
medium?
A) 2880ms-r B) 2980ms't C) 2860ms-r D) 2580ms-'

1 7 . A bubble rises from the bottom of a lake of depth 80.0 m where the temperatureis 4 oC.The water temperature
at the surfaceis 18 'C. If the bubble'sinitial diameteris 1.0 mm, what is diameterwhen it reachesthe surface?
A) 2.35mm B) 2.10mm C) 2.50mm D) 2.40mm

18, An astronautwears a new watch when in a joumey at a speed of 2x108 m.s-r with respectto the ear1h.
According to the mission control the trip lasts 12.0h. How long is the trip as measuredon the watch?
A) 8.34h B ) 8 . l sh c) 8.94h D) 8.39h

19. A flash light is poweredby two 1.5 V batteriesin serieswith intemal resistanceof 0.1 O. The wire connecting
the batterieswith the lamp has a total resistanceof 0.4 O and the lamp filament has a resistanceof 9.70 O at
normal operatingtemperature.What is the power absorbedby the lamp?
A) 815mW B) 823mW C) 875mW D) 865mW

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20. A small fish is at a depth of 2.0 m below the surfaceof a still pond. what is the apparent depth of
the fish as
viewed by a kingfisher near the surfaceofthe pond?
A) 1.75m B) 1.45m C) 1.50m D) 1.65m

21. A wild rose 1.2cm in diameteris 90'0 cm from a camera'szoom lens.The focal length of the lens
has a
magnitudeof 150.0mm. Whatis the distancebetweenthelensandthecnmerafilm wherethe imageof therose
is formed?
A) 17.5cm B) 18.0cm C) 19.5cm D) 18.5cm

22. Thehalf life of r3Nis 9.965min. If a samplecontains3.20x10r2

rN atoms =
at t 0, how manyrtl nucleiare
present40.6min later?
A) 2.65xr0\1 B) 2.55x10t c) 2.00x10r D) 2.35x1011

zJ. A doorbell hasa transformerto deliver8.5 v to it whenconnected

to a 220\,1mains. If there are 50 tums on
thesecondaryof thetransformer,how manyturnsdoestheprimaryhave?
A) l3s0 B) 1222 c) 1322 D) 12s0

24. An idealtransformer
has500tums in theprimaryand250turnsin the secondary.
If the averagepower input to
theprimaryis 100W, whatis the averageoutputpower?
A) 9sW B) 87W c) s9w D) 100w

25. Thenichromeheatingelementof a toasterhasa resistanceof 12.0f,) whenit is red hot (1200oC).Whatis the
resistance
of the elementat room temperature
(27'C)? ( Temperature coefficientof resistance
of nichromeis
0.4x10-3.c-r).
A) 8.167O B) 10.167O c) s.r67a D) 7.167O

26. A protonentersin a magnetic

field of 6.0pT with a velocityof 6.0x107
m.s-r.Whatis themagnetic
forceon the
proton?
A) 5.76x10'17 B) 5.76x10-r8 C) 4.76x10'17 D) 3.76x10'17

27. A 125 m long power line is horizontaland carriesa currentof 2500 A. The earth's magnetic field
at that
locationis 0.52mT directeddownward.what is magneticforceon the line?
A) 168.s N B) 162.5N c) 160.5 N D) i67.sN

28. Three resistances,Ra=10 Cl, Rs=20 Q and Rc:30 f,l are connectedin seriesacrossa 60 V
source.How much
power is consumedby Rn?
A) 2sW B) 30W c) 20w D) 22W

29. How highdoesa mercurybarometer

standon a daywhenatmospheric
pressure
is 9g.6kpa?
A) 740mm B) 760mm C) 755mm D) 725mm

30. An old woodentool is foundto containonly 6.0% of Lf,Cthata sampleof freshwoodcontains.How

old is the
tool?(Half life of carbonis 5730years).
A) 2.3x103 B) 2.3xl0o C) 2.75x104 D) 3.25x104

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31. A power station contains a heat engine operatingbetweentwo heat reservoirs,one containing steamat 100 "C
and other containingwater at 20 "C. What is the maximum amount of electrical energy which can be generated
for eachJoule of the heat extractedfrom the steam?
A) 0.2631 B) 0.23s1 C) 0.2r4J D) 0.2751

32. Two parallelcircularplatesof radius0.08m areplaced in air, The distancebetweenthe platesis 0.002m and
arekeptat a potentialdifferenceof 100V. Whatis electricalenergystoredin thesystem?
A) 4931t1 B) 437 1tI C) 4751t1 D) 4451t1

33. A heaterof resistance110O is immersedin a bucketcontaining5 liter of waterat 0oC.Whatis thetemperature

of waterif theheateris kepton for 20 min usinga 22OVmains?(Specificheatof wateris 4.2J.goC-').
A) 26C B) 25"C C) 27"C D) 29"C

34. The emitterandbasecurrentof a commonemittertransistorcircuit arerespectively,0.85 mA and 0.05mA.

Whatis p of thetransistor?
A) 16 B) 18 C) 20 D) 10

35. A centrifugein a medicallaboratoryrotatesat an angularspeedof 3,600rpm.Whenthe switchis off it rotates

through50revolutionsbeforecomingto rest.Whatis theacceleration of the centrifuge.
A) 235rad.s'2 B) 226 rad.s'2 c) 247 rad.s-? D) 210 rad,.s'z

CIfEMISTRY
36. Solubilityproductof At(?H\ is 3.7 x 10-1s.Whatwill bethesolubilityof AI(oH\ in gll unit?
A) 8.424x r0-3 B) 8.424x 10-2 C) 7.424x 10-3 D) 7.424x 10-2

37. Findthevalueof Xa fromthe followingnuclearreaction.

-q, -p -p -d
'32U- XtlXzlXsaX+

A) ,33no B) '\lu c) '38rn D) '\lPo

38. Which one of the following propertiesis not the generalproperty of d-block element?
A) All the d-block elementsare heavy metals.
B) d-block metalshave high melting point and high boiling point.
C) The ionization energyof d-block elementis higher than that of s-block element.
D) d-block metalsare more electropositivethan s-block metals.

39. If 4.25 mol H2and4.75 mol /2 is kept at a I L flask and heatedto 300 oK then 6.7 mol HI is produced.Find the
equilibrium constantK6 andKp.
A) 3.563, 3.563 B) 35.63, 35.63 C) 35.63, 876.5 D) 3.563, 87.65

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 40' Whatratioof # is requiredfor a buffersolutionthathaspH = 7.O?Kovalue
lNHr-l
of NH/ ion = 5.6 x 10-10.

A) 5.6x 10-3 B) 6.5x 10-3 C) L7T.B3 D) IT.TBI

4I. Duringthe manufacturingprocessof a Sulphuricacid, As22sactsasa

A) Catalystpoison B) Positivecatalyst C) Catalystpromoter D) Negativecatalyst

42' Accordingto Acid's strength,whichoneof thefollowingstatement

is nottrue?
A) HCL> HzSq> HNO2 B ) h p q > H 3 p o 4 >H c o z H
c) HF > HNO|> CH3CO2H D ) H 3 p q > H N O 2 >H C O | H

43. If acidrain happensat IUT, whatwill you useto makethe soil normal?
A) TSP B) (NHa)zCq C) Dolomite D) KNO'

44. Whichof thefollowinglightshasthehighestwavelengthrange?

A) Indigo B) Green C) Blue D) Orange

45' Whichof thefollowingsaltsis solublein water?

A) CaS04 B) ZnSO4 C) CaCOs D) ZnC)s

46' Whichoneof the following groupsis not true in the caseof electronegativityorder?
A) F>CI)BrII B) Br)TelSb>.gn
C) Ga>Pb>ln>Cd D) 0>N>C>B

47. At270Ctemperature I moleculeof a gashasanaverage

kineticenergyof 5.621x 10-14erg.How many
molecules
aretherein 2 molsof thatgas?
A) 2.65x L023 B) S.31x 1023 C) Z.4Lx L0z3 D) 4.gZx L0z3

48. Followingequationis a partof preparing

9000c
ZCHCIF,-----) CF2= CFz+7HCI

A) Polythene B) Teflon ) ploystyrene D) pVC

49. which oneof thefollowingsis not a wayto increaseoctaneNumber?

To mix a fixed
A) UsingPyrolysis B) Alkylation C) amountof TEL or D) AddingGasoline
TML

50' Whichis not an advantageof Lithium Ion Battery?

enersv
A) portabitity B) y.:"fr?t c) Light weight D) Low intemal
resistance
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 MATITEMATICS
5l' Find the vector equationof the line that passesthrough the points A(3,4,1),
and 8(2,-3,5) crossesxy plane.
17 7 23. 7g .7
A) r=1i+|i B) '=fi+fr e.=Tr*,j
13 23
D) r=!,*!i
17

s2. o, =
[1 1],,=[t 3]*oaa-'= =z
[1 !],thena
A) 1 -l B) C) Cannotbe found D) Noneof these
s3. rce =[!, =
l] ^or, [3 f], tr,"nthevalues
of a andb are:
A) 2andl B) -2and-1 c) _]and_r D)
)andt
54' A ray of light comingfrom the point (1,2) is reflectedat a point ;r on the x-axis
andthenpassesthroughthe
point(5,3).Findthe coordinatesof thepoint/.
A) (13,0) B) (+,') c) (+,o) D) (3,r)
/:^
,7

55' Find the equationof the line passingthrogsh the point of intersectionof the
lines 4x + Ty - 3 = 0 and2x -
3y + 7 = 0 that hasthe equalinterceptson the axes.
A) t3x*L3y=$ B) 73x*L3y=t C) 6x+6y=13 D) 6x*6y_I
56' A circlepasses
throughthe origin andthe point (4, 2); anditscentreis on the line x * = .J..The
! equationof
thecircleis:
A) x2+y2-6x*2y=0 B) x2+yz_x_gy=g
C) x2+y2-Bx*6y=0 D) xz+y2_2x_6y=0
57. Findtheequation(s)
of thetangent(s)
from theoriginto thecirclexz + yz - 5r - 5y * 10 = 0.
A) 3x -v = g B) x -3v =e c) Noneofthese D) Both (A) and(B)
58' Thereare6 boyswho entera boatwith 8 seatsof which4 seatson eachside.
In how manywayscanthey sit, if
two boysA andB sit on the portsideandanotherboyW sitson thestarboard
side?
A) s6 B) 240 c) 2880 D) 2200
59' How manytrianglescanbe formedby 12points,7 of whichlie on oneline and
other5 on anotherparallelline?
A) r7s B) 3r c) 105 D) 70
60. 1't . .n
tanT (tan-lr * tan-1 =,
;)
A) 81 6n!! c) L D) ,tz
+
6l' If tan-1 = r'n-t -
# ffi, ,h"n, = ,
,# cos-1
A a+b 2a
" ' )t *I + a b -B' ) c) D)
i4 t+ab f^

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62. cot-1(tan 2x) + cot-l(- tan 3r) = I .
A) 'r. B)x c) !r, D) 2x

63. A companyproduces2 typesofproduct.It uses3 plantsforthe production.The l't productrequiresonehornin

plant 1 and 3 hoursin plant 3 for producingI item. The 2ooproductrequires2 hourseachin plant2 and 3 for
oneproduction.Total availablehoursin plants1,2 and3 in a week are4, 12,and 18,respectively. Pro{it for
eachitem of productI is 3 thousand,andfor product2 is 5 thousand.The possiblemaximumweeklyprofit for
thecompanyis:
A) 18thousand B) 33 thousand C) 36 thousand D) 39 thousand

64. ox -1
Evaluate
limr-s fi.
A')4: B)o c); D)7

65. dv
*tanr) =l
filn(secx
A) sec.r B) tanx c) D) cosr

B)i c) sinf D) ,otl

67. Thetotal wasteper mile in an electricconductoris
w = izR+*,
wherei is the currentandR is theresistance.If the currentis keptconstant,thenfind the maximumvalueof I4l.
A) ziK B) iK c)+ D)+
68. A cylinderis expandingin sucha way that its heighth andradiusr are both increasingat the rate of Lo/oper
hour.Findtheratethevolume,V = Tcrzh,is increasing perhour.
A) 1o/o B) 2o/o c) 3o/o D) 4o/o

69. fx2
| -:dx=?
J lt-x2
1- 11
A) lxJt-x2+c
z
B) j c o s - 1x + ) x J L - x 2+ c
1- 11
C) )x'Jt-x2+c D) x+jxtll-x2+c
z isin-1
70. z
x sinzx dx =?
cos3
J
0 ')?
n
A)+
'1513 B)+ c) 4
D);

7r. The areabounded by the curves !2 = x and y = x - 2 is:

11
A): B)?C)
,2 D)
J

T 2

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72. Find the condition that one root of the quadraticequationpx2 - qx * p = 0 is 1 more than the other.
A) p2-4q'=0 B) q'-spz=0 c) q'-4p'=0 D) p,-sq,=o

-a
I J. The positive integersare bracketed as follows:
(t), (2,3), (4,5,6), ...
where there are r integersin the r-th bracket.The sum ofall integersin the 20-th bracketsis:
A) 2010 B) 4210 C) 4o1o D) zoos
'7A
' a' z
In the expansionof (1 + :)
rr-1
, when -'L < x < 1, the coefficientof x7 is:
A)1 B)-1 c) ! D) -;
2

75. The point in a lunar orbit nearestthe surfaceof the moonis calledperilune and the point farthestfrom the
surfaceis calledapolune.The Apollo 11 spacecraft was placedin an elliptical lunar orbit with the perilune
altitude110km andapolunealtitude314km (abovethemoon).Findtheequationof theellipseif theradiusof
themoonis 1728fuffi!" centreof themoonis at onefocus.

v2 ^r2 ^* 2 I" , 2
A)' ' R\
' -, -. '
37,63,600 4I,69,764 37,63,600' 37,53,196
v2 ^r2 vz ^r2
C\' D.I' '
33,78,244'
37,53,196 33,78,2441 41,69,7644

76. Long-range navigation (LORAN) is a radio navigation system developed during World War II. The system
enablesa pilot to guide aircraft by maintaining a constantdifferencebetweenthe aircraft's distancesfrom two
fixed points: the master station and the slave station. Write an equation for the hyperbola depicted in the
following figure.

x2 -13yt --1 x2 x2 - !' -1 x2 l3y'

A ') B) - !' =1 c) D)
3600 19600 19600 3600 14400 1e600 14400 t29600

77. Supposeyou decideto dropa melonfrom restfrom the first observationplatformof theEiffel Towerwhich is
58.3m abovetheheadof your friendwho is standing just belowyou.Your friendshootsan rurowstraightup at
the sametime with an initial velocityof zS.tms-1.Whatheightaboveyour friend'sheaddoesthe collision
occur?
A) 3r.92m B) 26.27m C) 46.93m D) 22.32m

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78. to hold the balloonin place.Assumethat fu: 300 and

A resultantforce F equalto 350 lb is necessary
=
0z 400.The forceis appliedalongthe linesAB andAC as shownin the following figure.Themagnitudeof
forcesalonsthe linesAB and,AC we?

A) 186lb and2391b B) 76 lb and239lb C) 268Ib and322lb D) 285Ib and322lb

79. The boat shownin the followingfigure is to be pulledonto the shoreusingtwo ropes.lf the resultantforce is
to be F, = B0 lb directedalongthe line ao, determinethe magnitudesof the force P so that the magnitude
of P is minimum.T actsat an angle0r:300 from the lineaa. The force P will be minimumfor a certain
anglebetweenP and ?n.

A) 40lb rb
B) 56.56 c) 69.3lb D) 77.27tb

80. by a pivot 80 cm from the left endandby a scaleat the right

A2.4 m long 60 kg uniformtabletopis supported
endasshownin the followingfigure.How far from the left endshoulda 40 kg child sit if the scaleis to read
zero?

ft- f2Q<n
*'t r

Pivot

A) 70 cm B) 60 cm c) 20 cm D) 10cm

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81. The ship shown in the following figure is moving at a constant velocity by a tugboat applying a force
F, = 50 KN. Determinethe force in eachof BC and BD assuminggt = Z0o and0, = 300.

A) 25.25and12.54KN B) 22.32and32.64KN
C) 62.32and82.64KN D) 102.32and32.64KN

82. ln a suspensionbridge the shapeof the suspensioncablesis parabolic.The bridge shown in the following figure
has tower that are 600 m apart, and the lowest point of the suspensioncables is 150 m below the top of the
tower. Find the equation of the parabolic part of the cables,placing the origin of the coordinate systemat the
vertex (that is, the lowest point of the cables).

A) x2 = 600y B) xz = 300y C) xz = L50y D) !2 = 300x

83. Measwementsof a shot recorded on a videotapeduring a basketball game are shown in the following figure.
The ball passedthrough the hoop even though it barely cleared the hands of the player B who attemptedto
block it. Neglecting the size of the ball, find the height of the ball when it passesover player B.

A) 7.40m B) 4.72m c) 1 1 . 4m
8 D) 9.40m

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84. CarA startsfrom rest at t = 0 andtravelsalonga straightroadwith a constantacceleration of 6ms-2 until it

reachesa speedof 80ms-1.Afterwardsit maintainsthis speed.In contrast,at t = 0, carB locatedoooom down
the roadis travelingtowardsA at a constantspeedof 60ms-1.Find the distancetraveledby carA whenthey
Passeachother'
Goms-l

A) 2400m B) 3400m C) 2800m D) 3200m

85. On a multiple-choiceexaminationwith four choicesfor eachquestiorl a studenteitherknowsthe answerto a

questionor marksit randomly.The probabilitythathe or sheknowsthe answeris If a questionwasmarked
J.
correctly,whatis theprobabilitythathe or sheknowstheanswer?
A' )99 B)T c)l
'4 D)Z
'9

ENGLISH
Questions86-90:
Choosethe appropriateword / wordsfor the blankspaceto completethe sentence.
86' AbdurRahimandLiaqatwentto thebankand..............
madea deposit.
A) he B) they c) D) their

87. In 1980,theNetherlandsagreedto limit fishingin certainAtlanticOceanbeds,but in 1981,

A) theyterminated the agreement. B) theydecidedto terminatethe agreement.
C) it terminated
theagreement. D) it wasterminated.

88. Whilebrokers,asa rule,arenot permittedto knowexecutiveaccesscodes,in manyinstances

A) theyarewidelyknown B) they arewidely known to be
C) they arewidely known by many D) thecodesarewidelyknown

89. Thenumberof workers .. eachvear.

A) have increasedsteadily B) steadilyhave increased
C) have beenincreasingsteadily D) has increasedsteadily

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90. The commercialairliner flew too close to the military base,an actthat the army saw ............
a violation of its air space.
A) as B) as if it was C) to be D) that it was

Questions91-93:
The questionsin this group are basedon the contentof a passage. After readingthe passage,
choosethe best
answerto eachquestionon the basisof what is statedor implied in the passage.

91. "ln an effort to reducethe amountof fat andthe numberof caloriesthat they consume,manycitizensare
makingsignificantchangesin their diets.For themstayingin shapeandlookingfit now takeprecedence over
eatingfoodsthat are filling and that tastegood.It is likely that if they maintainthesenew prioritieswith
consistentregardfor otherhealthissues,thelengthandqualityof their liveswill increasesignificantly."

Whichoneof thefollowingis anassumption

uponwhichtheargumentis based?

A) Eatingfoodsthat arefilling andtastesgoodis inconsistent

with stayingin shapeandlookingfit.
B) Controllingthe qualityof one'slife requiresmorethanmeredietaryadjustments.
C) A combinationof diet andexerciseis necessaryif onewishesto stayin shapeandlook fit.
r-\\ Manycitizensof the UnitedStateshaveonly recentlydiscoveredthe importanceof diet to living a longer,
healthier
life.

92. "Singingin the Rain UmbrellaCorporation plansto institutea marketingcampaignin which it sellsumbrellas
at theexitsof subwaystationsduringrainyweather.Theumbrellaswill be soldat a pricethat is slightlyhigher
thannormal.The companythinksthe salesof thesehigher- pricedumbrellaswill be greaterthannormalsales
of umbrellas,because the purchasers
of theseumbrellaswill be forcedto buy them if they do not wantto get
wet,"

Theauthorassumes
which of the followingaboutthe purchasers
of theumbrellasin predictingthe salesof the
umbrellas?

A) Customerswho do not feelimmediatepressure to purchase will not do so.

B) Normallypricedumbrellasarenot profitablefor singingin theRainUmbrellasCorporation.
C) Very few peoplebuy Singingin theRain'snormallypricedumbrellas.
n\ Singingin the Rain UmbrellasCorporationwill haveto stop sellingnormallypricedumbrellaswhen it
startssellinghigherpricedumbrellas.

93. "A leadingcementmanufacturer has beenhavingproblemsprocessingmanufacturingand deliveryrecords

since it expandedits operations.To solve this problemit plans to install a new platform on its central
computingsystemwhich will run its trackingprogramfive timesfasterthanthe currentsystemdoes."

Whichoneof thefollowingcastesthemostseriousdoubtonthemanufacturer's
plan?

A) Not all computerplatformscanmakethecompany'strackingprogramsrun morequickly.

B) Thecostof thenew computerplatformwill requirethecementmanufactureto raisepricesfor its products.
cementcompany'scomputersystemdoesnot havethe capabilityto run the newplatformandcannot
c) The
beupdated.
D) Thecompanyhasbeenincreasing thesalesof cementby 1.5percenta monthfor the past18months.

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Identify the correct synonymby looking for word roots, prefixes, or suflixes. Choosethe word that meansthe
sameor aboutthe sameas the italicizedword.
94. Anincoherentanswer
A) not understandable B) not likely C) undeniable D) challenging

95. withdebris
Covered
A) goodexcuses material C) scattered
B) transparent rubble D) protectivematerial

96. Inadvertentlyleft
A) mistakenly B) purposely C) cautiously D) carefully

97. Compatibleworkers
A) gifted B) competitive C) harmonious D) experienced

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Questions:
Choosethe word that meansthe oppositeof the italicizedword.
98. Capableemployee
A) unskilled B) absurd C) apt D) able

99. Zealouspursuit
A) envious B) eager C) idle D) comical

100. Exorbitantprices
A) expensive B) unexpected C) reasonable D) outrageous

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