SHRI RAMSWAROOP MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

Lucknow-Deva Road, U.P., INDIA

Research Aptitude Test (RAT)-2017 – PART A

Duration: 60 minutes Max Marks: 50 Test ID-101

(TO BE FILLED BY CANDIDATE)

Roll No. _________________ Admission in Faculty of_________________________

Name of Candidate: ____________________ Invigilator’s Signature: _______________

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. The test is of 60 minutes duration and consists of 50 questions of 1 mark each in 6 sections.

Section 1 (General Awareness): 10 questions

Section 2 (English Language): 05 questions
Section 3 (Reading Comprehension): 05 questions
Section 4 (Reasoning): 10 question
Section 5 (Data Interpretation): 10 questions
Section 6 (Research Methodology): 10 questions

2. There will be NO NEGATIVE MARKING.
3. OMR Answer Sheet having circles to mark the
Roll No, Test ID and correct answers is provided
along with the test booklet.
6. Rough work should be done only in the plane
sheet attached with the test booklet.
7. No candidate should leave his/her seat without
the permission of the Invigilator.

4. Answers Marked in OMR Answer Sheet will 8. No candidate is allowed to leave the Examination
only be evaluated. Hall before the scheduled time.

5. Use only BLACK or BLUE BALL Point pen. 9. Before leaving the Examination Hall, candidate
should hand over the OMR Answer Sheet to
a. While marking your answers, darken the Invigilator.
circle which is correct answer.
For Example: Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ 10. No part of the Test Booklet shall be detached
under any circumstances.
b. For modification of Answer – cross the 11. Use of calculators, mobile phones or any
existing darkened circle & darken the new electronic device is not allowed in the
circle. Examination Hall.
For Example: Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
12. Use of Unfair Means will lead to cancellation of
candidature for admission.
SECTION 1: General Awareness D. Bharti Airtel

Q.1) Which Indian institute won the 2017 IEEE Q.7) Which team won the Indian Premier League 2017
Spectrum Technology in Service of Society Award (IPL2017)?
for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system?
A. Mumbai Indians
A. IIT-Kanpur
B. Kolkata Knight Riders
B. IIT-Bombay
C. Rising Pune Supergiant
C. IIT-Madras
D. Delhi Daredevils
D. IIT-Delhi

Q.8) As per the Government of India, which of the

Q.2) Who won the National Film Award for Best Actor
following 5 Indian cities are included in Tentative
in 2017?
List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
A. Anil Kapoor
A. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and
B. Akshay Kumar
Mumbai
C. Amitabh Bachchan
B. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar
D. Manoj Bajpai and Mumbai

C. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi and

Q.3) What is Earth Hour?
Mumbai

A. A symbol of commitment to the planet by D. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar

turning out non-essential electric lights for an and Mumbai
hour
Q.9) Which of the following cricketers recently
B. A symbol of commitment to the planet by
launched his mobile app 100MBCricket?
stopping the hunting of animals
C. A symbol of commitment to the planet by A. Virendra Sehwag
encouraging the use of cycles for commute B. Sachin Tendulkar
D. A movement to stop cutting of trees C. Virat Kohli
D. Kapil Dev
Q.4) What does CNG stand for?

A. Converted Natural Gas Q.10) Who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in
Literature?
B. Conduced Natural Gas
C. Conducted Natural Gas A. Salman Rushdie
D. Compressed Natural Gas B. Arundhati Roy
C. Bob Dylan
Q.5) Which of the following is not a primary colour?
D. Alice Munro
A. Yellow
B. Blue SECTION 2: English Language
C. Green
Q.11) Choose the word which best expresses the
D. Red meaning of the word; DILIGENT

Q.6) Which of the following acquired telecom operator A. Intelligent

Telenor India? B. Difficult
C. Sluggish
A. Reliance Communications
D. Quick
B. BSNL
C. Vodafone

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Q.12) Choose the correct synonym of the word;
IMPLICATE
A. include
B. Entreat
C. Imply
D. Suggest
Q.13) Choose the correct passive voice
The teacher punished the boys who had not
done their homework.
A. The boys who had not done their homework
had been punished by the teacher.
B. The boys were punished by their teacher who
had not their homework.
C. The boys who had not done their homework
were punished by the teacher.
D. The boys who had not done their homework
were being punished by the teacher.
Q.14) Select the correct direct speech
The traveler enquired of the farmer if he could
tell him the way to the nearest inn.
A. The traveler said to the farmer, “Where is the
nearest inn?”
B. The traveler said to the farmer, “Which is the
way to the nearest inn?”
C. The traveler said to the farmer, “Can you tell
me the way to the nearest inn?”
D. The traveler said to the farmer, “Can you tell
me where the nearest inn is?”
Q.15) Pick out the most effective word to replace the
underlined.
SECTION 3: Reading
Comprehension
Carefully read the following paragraph and answer
the questions (Q.15- Q.20)
Joseph Pulitzer was born in 1847 in Makó, Hungary. He
immigrated to the United States when he was seventeen
years old, and was naturalized on his twentieth birthday. He
spent his career in journalism working in the mid-west and
New York. From 1871 he was also the owner or part-owner
of many newspapers. His most famous newspaper was the
New York World (which many believe was the model for the
Daily Planet of the Superman stories). The World
campaigned against corruption, and exposed many
scandals. It was also a strong supporter of the rights of the
working man. In later life, Joseph Pulitzer collapsed from
overwork, and lost his sight. He became dedicated to
improving the quality of journalism in America, and donated
$1 million to Columbia University to found a school of
journalism. However, his most significant contribution was
the establishment of the Pulitzer prizes in his will. These
prizes for excellence in journalism have been given every
year since 1917 by Columbia University. Since 1942 there
have been extra categories for press photography, and later
still for criticism, feature writing and commentary. The prize
was originally for $500, but today the winners of the prize
receive a gold medal. However, the real value of the prize is
that it confirms that the journalist who has received the
award is the best American journalist of the year - a fact
that is worth much more than $500 to the journalist and to
the newspaper that employs him or her.
Q.16) These prizes for excellence in journalism have been
given every year since 1917:
A. Harvard University.
B. Leads University.
C. Oxford University.
D. Columbia University.

The old man was fond of giving homilies Q.17) Since _______ there have been extra categories for
whenever we went to him with a problem. press photography, and later still for criticism,
feature writing and commentary:
A. Alternative
B. advice A. 1950

C. suggestions B. 1942

D. sermon C. 1954
D. 1924

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Q.18) This article is about A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
A. Journalism in America.
C. Both I and II are strong
B. The life of Joseph Pulitzer.
D. Neither I nor II is strong
C. The Pulitzer prize.
D. B and C together. Q.23) Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A. Acute
Q.19) What did the New York World not do?
B. Right
A. Investigate wrongdoing by public officials. C. Obtuse
B. Establish a famous prize for journalism. D. Parallel
C. Probably provide a model for a famous fictional
Q.24) The angle between the minute hand and the hour
newspaper.
hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
D. Stand up for the common people
A. 0º
Q.20) The text tells us that B. 10º
C. 5º
A. Joseph Pulitzer became a patriotic American.
D. 20º
B. later became a member of Columbia University.
C. was one of the richest men in New York. Q.25) A father is now three times as old as his son. Five
D. worked very hard years back, he was four times as old as his son. The
age of the son (in years) is

SECTION 4: Reasoning A. 12 years

B. 15 years
Q.21) Statements: Government has spoiled many top C. 18 years
ranking financial institutions by appointing
D. 20 years
bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions: Q.26) Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

I. Government should appoint Directors of the A. Wednesday

financial institutes taking into consideration the B. Tuesday
expertise of the person in the area of finance. C. Saturday
II. The Director of the financial institute should have
expertise commensurate with the financial work D. Thursday
carried out by the institute.
Q.27) Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the
A. Only conclusion I follow
pattern. Select correct pattern
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both I and II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows

Q.22) Statement: Should cottage industries be

encouraged in rural areas?

Arguments:
A. 1
I. Yes. Rural people are creative. B. 2
II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of C. 3
unemployment to some extent. D. 4

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Q.28) Artist is to painting as senator is to Q.31) If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has
to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will
A. Attorney be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?
B. Law
A. Rs. 19,450
C. Politician
B. Rs. 21,200
D. Constituents
C. Rs. 22,950

Q.29) Look at this series: 664, 332, 340, 170, ____, 89, D. Rs. 26,150
What number should fill in the blank?
Q.32) What is the central angle of the sector
A. 85 corresponding to the expenditure incurred on
B. 97 Royalty?

C. 109
A. 150
D. 178
B. 240
C. 540
Q.30) Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number
should come next? D. 480

A. 226 Q.33) The price of the book is marked 20% above the
B. 128 Cost of Production If the marked price of the book
is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used
C. 429
in a single copy of the book?
D. 324
A. Rs. 36

PART 5: Data Interpretation B. Rs. 37.50

C. Rs. 42
Directions to answer Q.31) – Q.35): The following pie-
D. Rs. 44.25
chart shows the percentage distribution of the
expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-
Q.34) If 5500 copies are published and the
chart and answer the questions that follow.
transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500,
then what should be the selling price of the book
Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in
so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?
Publishing a Book

A. Rs. 187.50
Paper Printing
Cost, 25% Cost, 20% B. Rs. 191.50
C. Rs. 175
D. Rs. 180

Transport Q.35) Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost
ation
by:
Cost, 10%

A. 5%
Binding
Promotio B. 33%
Cost, 20%
n C. 20%
Cost, 10%
Royalty D. 25%
Cost, 15%
 Directions to answer Q.36) – Q.40): Following table Q.40) If in state S₆ the population of females above the
shows the percentage population of six states below poverty line in 4800 then what is the population of
poverty line and the proportion of males and females? males below the poverty line in that state?
Study the table and carefully answer the questions given
A. 2400
Proportion of
male and female B. 2000
Percentage Below Above C. 2500
State population below poverty poverty
poverty line line M: F line M: F D. 2800
S₁ 16 4:3 3:2
S₂ 18 3:4 5:7 SECTION 6: Research
S₃ 26 2:3 4:5 Methodology
S₄ 28 5:6 1:2
S₅ 12.5 3:2 6:5 Q.41) The essential qual ities of a researcher are
S₆ 36 4:5 2:3
A. Spirit of free enquiry
Q.36) If the total population of state S₁ is 4400, then B. Reliance on observation and evidence
what is the approximate number of females above
C. Systematization or theorizing of knowledge
the poverty line in state S₁?
D. All the above
A. 1478 Q.42) What is the purpose of research?
B. 1578
A. To describe and explain a new phenomenon
C. 1484
B. To verify what has already been established
D. 1487
C. To reject what has already been accepted as a
Q.37) If the total population of state S₃ and s₄ together is fact
17000, then what is the total number of females D. None of the above
below the poverty line in the above-mentioned
states?
Q.43) Which of the following is the first step in starting
the research process?
A. 1320
B. 6820 A. Searching sources of information to locate
C. 4850 problem.
D. Data inadequate B. Survey of related literature
Q.38) If the population of males below the poverty line in C. Identification of problem
state S₁ is 18000 and that in state S₅ is 24000, D. Searching for solutions to the problem
then what is the ratio of the total population of
state S₁ to that of state S₅? Q.44) In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis tentatively
assumed to be true is
A. 315:512
A. the alternative hypothesis
B. 316:513
B. the null hypothesis
C. 315:513
C. either the null or the alternative
D. 319:512
D. None of these alternatives is correct.
Q.39) If the population of males above the poverty line in
state S₂ is 4100 then what is the total population of
Q.45) Questionnaire is a :
that state?
A. Research method
A. 12500
B. Measurement technique
B. 13000
C. Tool for data collection
C. 14000
D. Data analysis technique
D. 12000

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Q.46) Determining the relationship between two or more C. Type technique
variables occurs in ____________. D. Random technique

A. Correlation research
Q.49) Mean, Median and Mode are :
B. Action research
C. Naturalistic observation A. Measures of deviation

D. Survey research B. Ways of sampling

C. Measures of control tendency
Q.47) A common test in research demands much
priority on D. None of the above

A. Reliability Q.50) Which of the following is not a “Graphic

representation”?
B. Usability
C. Objectivity A. Pie Chart
D. All of the above B. Bar Chart
C. Table
Q.48) Which of the following is not a way to manipulate
an independent variable? D. Histogram

A. Presence technique
B. Amount technique

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