[B17BS3101]

SAGI RAMA KRISHNAM RAJU ENGINEERING COLLEGE (A)

III B.Tech I Semester (R17) Regular Examinations, November 2019
Problem Solving and Linguistic Competence (PSLC)
All Branches
Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 70

Answer ONE set of questions from EACH UNIT

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Unit-1
1. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks. 14 M
(a). Directions In each question below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II,
III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
known facts. Read all the conclusions and the WRITE which of the given conclusions logically follows from
the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: a. No rats are elephants .b. All dogs are elephants. c. All dogs are Cows.
Conclusions: I. Some dogs are not rats. II. Some elephants are cows.
III. Some cows are not rats. IV. No rats are dogs.
(b). A. Statements: a. No elephants are rats. b. All cows are elephants. c. All dogs are cows.
Conclusions: I. Some elephants are not dogs II. Some cows are not dogs.
III. All elephants are dogs. IV. No dogs are rats.
(c). Statements: a. All books are pencils. b. No pencils are copies. c. All copies are dusters.
Conclusions: I. Some books are not copies. II. Some copies are not books.
III. Some dusters are not books. IV. Some books are not dusters.
(d). A boy walks from his house to school at 2.5 kmph and arrives 12 minutes late. The next day he walks at 4
kmph and reaches the school 15 minutes earlier. What is the distance from his house to school?
(a) 3 km (b) 4.5 km (c) 5 km (d) 6.5 km (e) 7.5km
(e). A car travels first half distance between two places with a speed of 40 kmph and the rest of the half distance
with a speed of 60 kmph. The average speed of the car is:
(a) 48 kmph (b) 37 kmph (c) 44 kmph (d) 46 kmph (e) None
(f). There are five hobby clubs in a college viz. photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The
gardening group meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets
every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day.
How many times do all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 18 (e) None
(g). Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 minutes, 8 minutes and 12 minutes, respectively. The pipe C is
closed 6 minutes before the tank is filled. In what time will the tank be full?
(a) 4 min (b) 6 min (c) 5 min (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

(OR)
2. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks. 14 M
(a). Write the missing number in the following series
512, 49, 216, 25, ?
(b). Write the missing number in the following series
15, 24, 42, 69, (?), 150
(c). Write the missing number in the following series
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 3, 7, 16, 32, ?, 93
(d). A work could be completed in 100 days by some workers. However, due to the absence of 10 workers, it
was completed in 110 days. The original number of workers was:……………………..
(e). A can do a work in 12 days. When he had worked for 3 days, B joined him. If they complete the work in 3
more days, in how many days can B alone finish the work?....................

(f). A man can row 14 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 4 km/hr, it takes 4 hours more in upstream
than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?............................

(g). P, Q, R, S, T, U have different toffees. P has more toffees than only S and T both but less than Q. R has
more toffees than U but less than Q. Who among them have least number of toffees?
(a) R (b) S (c) T (d) Either (b) or (c) (e) None of these

Unit-2
3. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks. 14 M

Directions (a, b & c questions) : You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient
to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer—
A) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone
are not sufficient to answer the question.
B) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone
are not sufficient to answer the question.
C) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
D) if the data, in both the Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

a). What are the speeds of trains ‘A’ and ‘B’?

I. The speed of train ‘A’ is twice the speed of ‘B’.
II. Train A passes train B in 9 sec and its length is 100 m.

b). Find the ages of son and father… I. The father’s age is twice the son’s age.
II. The sum of their ages is 60 years.

(c).What is the number of students present in a class?

I. The average age of students in a class is 12 years and the total age of all the students in the class is 300 years.
II. The age of the oldest student is 16 years and that of the youngest student is 10 years.

(d). Direction Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A person walked for 3km, then took a right turn and walked 5km, then a left turn and walked 4km. and again
took a right turn and walked 6km. He then took three consecutive left turns and walked 7 km, 15km and 4 km
respectively.
If the person is now facing west direction, then in which direction did he started walking initially?
(a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south (e) none of these
(e). A cloth merchant sold half of his cloth at 20% profit, half of the remaining cloth at 20% loss and the rest
was sold at his cost price. In the total transaction, his gain or loss will be

(a) 5% profit (b) Neither loss nor gain (c)5% loss (d) 10% profit

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(f). The population of a town is 3, 11, 250. The ratio between women and men is 43 : 40. If there are 24%
literate among men and 8% literate among women, the total number of literate persons in the town is:
(a) 41800 (b) 48900 (c) 56800 (d) 99600 (e) 96900
(g). A sum of money is divided among A, B, C and D in the ratio 3 : 5 : 8 : 9 respectively. If the share of D Rs.
1,872 more than the share of A, then what is the total amount of money of B & C together?
(a) Rs. 4,156 (b) Rs. 4,165 (c) Rs.4,056 (d) Rs. 4,065 (e) None of these

(OR)

4. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks. 14 M

Directions (a, b & c questions): Study the following information carefully and answer the following questions:
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(a). How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a
number and immediately followed by a vowel?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More than three
(b). How many such alphabets are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a
symbol and followed by a number?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More than three
(c). Which of the following is the sixth element to the right of the tenth element from the right end of the above
arrangement?
(a) E (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) * (e) None of these
(d). Among P, Q, R, S, T and U; R is shorter than only P and U. S is shorter than T and Q. If each of them is of
different heights, who among them will be the shortest? ………………

(e). Adarsh is eleventh from the left end and Naveen is 20th from the right end in a row. If they interchange
their positions, Adarsh becomes fifteenth from the left end. How many persons are there in the row?
(a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 33 (d) 34 (e) None of these

(f). Ramesh bought 10 cycles for ` 500 each. He spent ` 2000 on the repair of all cycles. He sold five of them
for ` 750 each and the remaining for ` 550 each. Then the total gain or loss % is

(a) Gain of 8 1/3 % (b) Loss of 8 1/3 % (c) Gain of 7 2/3 % (d) Loss of 7 1/7%

(g). The simple interest charged on an amount of Rs. 22,500 at the end of four years is Rs. 10,800. What will be
the compound interest on the same amount at the same rate at the end of two years?
(a) Rs. 14,908 (b) Rs. 5,724 (c) Rs. 26,234 (d) Rs. 8,568 (e) Rs. 9,656

Unit-3

5. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks.

(a) Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary correction, if any. 4X1= 4M

i. Anyone interested in flying planes can learn much if you have access to a flight simulation machine.
ii. The reason I came late to office today is because my car broke down.
iii. The shopkeeper had not hardly any of those kind of goods.
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 iv. Of all the persons I have ever met, Arjit is the most remarkable person.

(b) Choose and write, from the given list of words, the word which is most similar in meaning to the capitalized
word. 5x1=5 M

subdued short-lived dread wealthy shallow

i. SUPERFICIAL =
ii. AFFLUENT =
iii. APPREHENSION =
iv. TRANSITORY =
v. LOW-KEY =

(c). Choose and write, from the given list of words, the word which is opposite in meaning to the capitalized
word. 5x1=5 M
boring amalgamate alpha scatter amicable

i. SEPARATE x
ii. AMUSING x
iii. AMASS x
iv. OMEGA x
v. HOSTILE x

(OR)
6. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks.

(a) Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary correction, if any. 4X1= 4M

i. Except for you and I, everyone brought a present for the little birthday boy.
ii. Had he realized how close he was to failing, he will not have gone to the party.
iii. My grandmother seldom ever wants to try and face the facts.
iv. Ambikesh noticed the cat’s soft hair, sharp paws and keen sense of hearing.

(b) Choose and write, from the given list of words, the word which is most similar in meaning to the capitalized
word. 5x1=5 M
warn lethargy perfect state dunce shortness

i. ADMONISH =
ii. LASSITUDE =
iii. UTOPIA =
iv. BREVITY =
v. SIMPLETON =

(c). Choose and write, from the given list of words, the word which is opposite in meaning to the capitalized
word. 5x1=5M
Descendant catabolism ample anguish poison

i. SCANTY x
ii. ECSTASY x
iii. ANCESTOR x
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iv. ANTIDOTE x
v. ANABOLISM x

UNIT-4

7. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks. 4X2 = 8M

(a). Rewrite the following sentences after filling in the two blanks with the suitable pairs of the words given
below.
wilfully..wild Although...detrimental deletion...succinct unending...convoluted

i. ________the general had been told by the field staff that continuing warfare would be________to

his soldiers, he insisted on deploying more battle tanks.

ii. Most journalistic writing could do with_______ of paragraphs to make the prose more_______.

iii. The television serials are characterized by an_____ story line and _____ plots and sub-plots.

iv. If mankind has to survive for long, it must_____ and deliberately renounce the fruits of________and
whirling technology.

(b). Choose and write the pair of words, from the choices given below, which is analogous to the given
capitalized pair of words. 6X1= 6M

fickle: decisive west : occidental geology : earth wasp : insect

naïve : experience composure : equanimity

i. SNAKE : REPTILE

ii. EAST : ORIENTAL

iii. BOTANY : PLANTS

iv. CAPRICIOUS : FIXED

v. ILLITERATE : EDUCATION

vi. LONELYNESS : PRIVACY

(OR)

8. Answer all questions, each question carries two marks.

(a). Rewrite the following sentences after filling in the two blanks with the suitable pairs of the words given
below. 4X2 = 8M

fragile...shatter alternative..subject to relieved...came back ambiguous...veneer

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i. Pipes are not a safer_____ to cigarettes because, though pipe smokers do not inhale, they are still_______-
higher rates of lung and mouth cancers than nonsmokers.

ii. As many students know, a/(an)_______ response, if skillfully worded, can imply at least a superficial_____of
knowledge about the subject.

iii. Her parents were________ when, despite losing the first three games, Sandy____ to win the set by a 6-3
score.

iv. The equipments that were being used in the survey were______, and because of the below-zero temperature,
it was feared they would freeze and________.

(b). Choose and write the pair of words, from the choices given below, which is analogous to the given
capitalized pair of words. 6X1= 6M

nebulous : definition hermetic : air wood : splinter deadly : pernicious arid : dry

bellicose : pacific

i. RUDE : BOORISH

ii. OPAQUE : LIGHT

iii. FAKE : GENUINENESS

iv. GLASS : SHARD

v. SATURATED : WET

vi. CACAPHONOUS : HARMONIOUS

UNIT-5

2X7= 14M

9. Explain the following questions in about 150 words for each.

(a) Explain the role of presentation skills for engineering graduates.

(b) “Technical skills help you get a job but soft skills help you grow in the job”. Elaborate.

(OR)

10. Explain the following questions in about 150 words for each.

(a) “Organizations today expect students to have leadership qualities”. Explain the statement with relevant
examples.

(b) Define soft skills and explain how they help students develop their personality.

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