PIEAS WRITTEN TEST MS / MPhil SESSION 2012-14 PART- A (General Part) English (Questions 1-10) Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end. ‘Questions 1-2 When the explorer comes home victorious, everyone goes aut to cheer him, We are all Proud of his achievement — proud on behalf of the nation and of humanity. We think it is anew feather in our cap, and one we have come by cheaply. How many of those who Join in the cheering were there when the expedition was filing out, when It was short of bare necessities, when suppor and assistance were mosl urgently wanted? Was there then any race to be first? At such a time the leader has usually found himself almost alone; too often he has had to confess that his greatest difficulties were those he had to ‘overcome at home before he could set sail. So it was with Columbus, and so it has been with many since his time. 1. In the paragraph, the ‘race to be first’ refers ironically to the A. Jack of response fo urgent appeals for help 8. willingness to give credit ©. lack of support to the explorer before he achieves his goals D. mush to laud the explorer Q.2. The ‘feather in our cap’ refers to A, our willingness to take uneamed credit for a triumph B. the pride we have in being human . our sense of having got a reward for our investment D. way we respond to all success Q.3. What is the antenym of COMMODIOUS' A, Spacious Inconvenient C. Cramped D. Closed Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate words. 4 He was... 40 find himself losing all the money he had invested recently: A, disjointed B. thelled ©. devastated D. embarrassed Page 2 of 9PIEAS WRITTEN TEST MS / MPhil SESSION 2012-14 \ Q5. They the contribution of their employees to have been of greatest value to the organization, A. appreciate B. except C. expect D. condone Q 8. He tried to get refund on the money he in buying the lottery ticket. A. had fost B. lose sn ©. have lost D. vill lose Q7. The clerk's in the shady deal astonished the company employees. A reticence B, connivance ©. confusion D. ignition Q.8. This ssason Misbah-ul-Haq our erioket team to victory in the Test series against England in Dubai A lead B. lay C.led D. laid 9, Samina . that she had a good test but Ahmed inferred otherwise from her nervous behavior A, proved B, showed C. declared D. inferred @.10. The greater the increase in population, the harder ..........1..... FOr people to tind adequate housing B. has been D. to be Page 3of9an a1. 14, a1, ate PIEAS WRITTEN TEST MS / MPhil SESSION 2042-14 ‘ Physics (Questions 11-30) ‘A box suspended by a rope is pulled to one side by a horizontal force. The tension in the rope A. is less than before B. is unchanged i ©. is greater than before 1D. may be any of the above, depending upon hew strong the force is A child walks 9.0 meters north, then 4.0 meters east, and finally 2.0 meters south, What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement of the child after the entire walk? a A10m B. 3.0m c5.0m D. 11.0m |. The diagram below represents a spring hanging vertically that stiotchos 0.075 meter when 2 5.0- newton block is attached. The spring-block system is at rest in the position shown. radaees eggs teaptes Ue | ¥ ‘The value of the spring constant is approximately A. 38. Nin & 67 Nm ©. 130. Nim D. 650 Nim ‘Aball is dropped from a roof at the same time as another ball is thrown upward from the roof. The two balls ‘A. have the same velocity when they reaches the ground “~B. have the same acceleration when they reaches the ground ©, reach the ground at the same time D. none of these A 300-g ball at rest is stuck with a bat with a force of 180 N. If the bat was in contact with the bail for 0.02 s, the ball’s velocity is A. 0.01 mis B. 01 ms © 25mis pr ome When two surfaces are in contact, the frictional force between them does not depend on which of the following ‘A. the normal force pressing one surface against the other _A. the araa of the surfaces C. whether the surfaces are stationary or in relative motion D. whether a lubricant 's used or not Page 4 of 8