PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY – ENGINEERING APTITUDE TEST
PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Paper: Engineering Aptitude Test
Medium of Question: English
Date of Examination 09-03-2019
Question1:-The newly launched Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) runs from Delhi to which destination station
A:-Varanasi
B:-Puri
C:-Rameshwaram
D:-Dehradun
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-Carlos Ghosn was the former CEO of which company
A:-Nissan
B:-GM
C:-Toyota
D:-Tesla
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling received the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award recently as his ruling state becoming the first-ever organic state in the
world. In which state is Chamling the Chief Minister
A:-Arunachal Pradesh
B:-Sikkim
C:-Mizoram
D:-Tripura
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-Which country is home to nearly 50% of the world’s cobalt-the metal that lies at the heart of the rechargeable batteries powering the next generation of cars, homes and even aircraft?
A:-Congo
B:-Zimbabwe
C:-South Africa
D:-China
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-Gita Gopinath was recently appointed as the Chief Economist of which organization?
A:-World Bank
B:-IMF
C:-Bombay Stock Exchange
D:-Govt of Kerala
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question6:-The 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to
A:-Svetlana Alexievich
B:-Bob Dylan
C:-Kazuo Ishiguro
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India, who will be playing a major role for the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections?
A:-Sunil Arora
B:-O.P. Rawat
C:-Ashok Lavasa
D:-Sushil Chandra
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-George Fernandes, who was the industry minister in the post-Emergency Morarji Desai government, wanted Coca-Cola Company to not just transfer 60 percent of the shares of its Indian firm but
also the formula for its concentrate to Indian shareholders. The company said it was agreeable to transferring a majority of the shares but not the formula, which it contended was a trade secret. The company
exited the Indian market as the government denied a licence to import Coke concentrate. Subsequently, a substitute indigenous drink was introduced. What was it called?
A:-76 cola
B:-77 cola
C:-78 cola
D:-79 cola
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question9:-Cyril Ramaphosa, who was the Chief Guest at this year’s Republic Day parade is the President of which country
A:-Singapore
B:-Thailand
C:-Vietnam
D:-South Africa
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question10:-Banyan, Lexington, Bello and Schumpeter are columns in which well-established magazine devoted to current affairs
A:-Frontline
B:-The Economist
C:-TIME
D:-Fortune
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-This is a model foundation where we all live in brotherhood without the dividing wall of caste, religion etc. ”In which place the Malayalam equivalent of these words were inscribed in a temple
during Kerala renaissance?
A:-Aluva
B:-Vaikom
C:-Sabarimala
D:-Aruvippuram
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Who was the leader of Savarna Jatha organised to support Vaikom Sathyagraha?
A:-G.P. Pillai
B:-Kesari Balakrishna Pillai
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question13:-The newspaper founded by Vakkom Maulavi
A:-Swadesabhimani
B:-Desabhimani
C:-Kerala Patrika
D:-Vivekodayam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-Author of Jathikkummi, an influential literary work of Kerala renaissance
A:-Mahakavi Vallathol
B:-Pandit Karuppan
C:-Kumaranasan
D:-Sarasakavi Mooloor
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-The organisation founded by Poikayil Sree Kumara Gurudevan
A:-SNDP
B:-NSS
C:-PRDS
D:-SJPS
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-Leader of Kallumala movement of Perinad, who was also a member of SreeMoolam Assembly
A:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
B:-Ayyankali
C:-V.T. Bhattathirippadu
D:-C.V. Kunhiraman
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-The renaissance poem in which the central characters are Chathan and Savitri
A:-Chandalabhikshuki
B:-Veenapoovu
C:-Sree Budha Charitham
D:-Duravastha
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The Philosophical work of Chattambi Swamy
A:-Nijanandavilasom
B:-Darsanamala
C:-Advaidadeepika
D:-Brahmavidya Panchakam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-The first renaissance organisation of Kerala is said to be formed along the lines of advice given by Swamy Vivekanandan. To whom he gave the advice?
A:-Narayana Guru
B:-Dr. Palpu
C:-Swamy Satyavrathan
D:-T.K. Madhavan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-The work from which the well known dictum ”One Caste, One Religion and One God for Man” is extracted
A:-Jati Lakshanam
B:-Daivadasakam
C:-Atmopadesasatakam
D:-Jati Nirnayam
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-Choose the punctuation mark that is missing in the line below this
”What a man!” exclaimed Birbal. What an emperor!”
A:-’
B:-;
C:-‘‘
D:-,
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-Choose the punctuation mark that is missing in the line below this
Mohan was so angry he walked out five minutes later he came back
A:-;
B:-,
C:-!
D:-:
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Why ________ the media carefully avoid certain topics?
A:-are
B:-does
C:-is
D:-do
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question24:-Fill in the blank with the correct word.
_________Ashok, there were ten others involved in the incident.
A:-Apart
B:-Beside
C:-Plus
D:-Besides
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question25:-Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
”It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I ________ searching for evidence which could support this”
A:-has been
B:-have being
C:-have been
D:-am being
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question26:-Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
More than 10 students left __________ hall tickets behind.
A:-there
B:-their
C:-they’re
D:-own
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
Strip mining, the _________ method of mining, jeopardizes the environment more than all other methods.
A:-cheapest
B:-cheap
C:-cheaper
D:-more cheaper
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-The following sentence has two blanks. Fill it with the correct combination from the pairs given below.
The painter was vain and prone to violence; the more his _________ as an artist increased, the more __________ his life became.
A:-eminence and tumultuous
B:-prominence and compassionate
C:-greatness and prosperous
D:-temper and calamitous
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Choose the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the sentence given below.
Although it contains some pioneering ideas, one cannot describe it as __________.
A:-Innovative
B:-Original
C:-Revolutionary
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
The British were so terrified of damage to their prestige, this magic ingredient of their success, that they prevented the Indian army from fighting white armies – not because the Indian army might lose but
because it might win, and in that way, undermine the racial _________.
A:-monopoly
B:-hierarchy
C:-harmony
D:-suzerainty
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-Which energy accounts for largest share in the renewable energy basket of India?
A:-Wind
B:-Nuclear
C:-Hydel
D:-Solar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Which type of turbine is commonly used in tidal energy?
A:-Francis turbine
B:-Kaplan turbine
C:-Pelton turbine
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-The first mini hydel power plant in India was set up in 1897 at
A:-Shimla
B:-Dehra Doon
C:-Kulu
D:-Darjeeling
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-Which device is used to measure solar irradiance on a planar surface?
A:-Pyranometer
B:-Radiometer
C:-Gardon guage
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-What does OTEC stand for?
A:-Ocean Thermal Energy Cultivation
B:-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
C:-Ocean Techno Energy Conservation
D:-Ocean Thermal Energy Consumption
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Which of the following is a disadvantage of most of the renewable energy sources?
A:-Highly polluting
B:-High waste disposal cost
C:-Unrealiable supply
D:-High running cost
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question37:-Photovoltaic energy is the conversion of sunlight into
A:-Chemical energy
B:-Biogas
C:-Electricity
D:-Geothermal energy
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question38:-What is meaning of a Carbon Positive Area?
A:-Area with carbon emissions more than carbon sequestration
B:-Area with carbon emission balanced with carbon sequestration
C:-Area with carbon emission are zero
D:-Area with more renewable energy generation than needed to sustain the area
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-For the first time, solar panels have been installed on which Indian warship?
A:-INS Viraat
B:-INS Kaveri
C:-INS Vikrant
D:-INS Sarvekshak
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-What can be produced from non edible oil seeds such as karanja, rubber seed, castor?
A:-Petrol
B:-Natural gas
C:-Methane
D:-Biodiesel
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-There are 10 boys and 10 girls studying in a music school. A survey was conducted among those 20 children. Each of the 10 boys was asked how many girls in the school has the shared stage with.
The average of the 10 answers turned out to be 4.5. Each of the 10 girls was asked how many boys in the school she shared stage with. The average of the 10 answers turned out to be 4.1. What can you infer
from this survey?
A:-Boys of this school, on an average, do more stage shows the girls there
B:-Girls are more reluctant to share stage with boys
C:-Girls tend to stick to the same singing partner, while boys like to switch
D:-The survey should not be trusted
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-Ajayan bought a pen from Babu for seven rupees and then sold it to Chandran for 8 rupees. Ajayan bought back the same pen from Chandran by paying 9 rupees and sold it to David for 10 rupees.
What is the total profit that Ajayan made?
A:-0 rupees
B:-1 rupee
C:-2 rupees
D:-3 rupees
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-Why are solar panels installed at an angle (rather than flat)?
A:-To maximise the total solar energy collected over an year
B:-To maximise the total solar energy collected over a day
C:-To Increase the number of panels you can install on the same area
D:-For better aesthetics
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-You are in a dark room near a pile with 2 white socks, 4 blue socks, 6 red socks, and 9 black socks. What is the minimum number of socks that you should take from the pile and bring out of the
room if you want to ensure that there are at least two socks of the same colour.
A:-2
B:-5
C:-10
D:-13
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-A notice board in front of office a famous logician has the following two sentences written one per line
The nest sentence is false
The previous sentence is false
What can you conclude?
A:-Both the sentences are true
B:-Both the sentences are false
C:-Exactly one of the sentences is true
D:-It is a paradox
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question46:-If the sum of two eigenvalues and trace of a 3 × 3 matrix A are equal, then the value of |A| is
A:–2
B:-0
C:-2
D:-1
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-Moore’s law is the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Currently, the largest transistor count in a commercially available
single-chip processor is around 20 billion. Assuming Moore’s law will hold, what is the largest transistor count that you expect to see one year from now?
A:-Around 25 billion
B:-Around 28 billion
C:-Around 30 billion
D:-Around 40 billion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-In a school with 100 students, 60 have studied French, 60 have studied German, and 60 have studied Spanish. What is the minimum number of students who will studied all the three above
languages?
A:-0
B:-10
C:-20
D:-40
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-An engineering college has an average first year pass-rate of 76.8 percent in 2018 (no rounding). You can conclude that the number of students from this college who wrote the first yer exam in
2018 is at least
A:-100
B:-125
C:-768
D:-1000
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-The person who set the question paper for this exam claimed that anyone who answers this question correctly will score at least 80% in this exam. After the exam was taken by 1000 students, it
was noticed that 600 students answered this question correctly and 900 students scored more than 80% in the whole exam. What is the quickest way to check whether the question-setter’s claim is true?
A:-Check the answer to this question of all the 100 students whose total score is 80% or lower
B:-Check the total score of all the 400 students who did not answer this question correctly
C:-Check the total score of all the 600 students who answered this question correctly
D:-Check the answer to this question of all the 900 students whose total score is more than 80%
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-The Eigen values of the matrix `A=[[1,0],[3,-1]]` are
A:-0 and 1
B:–1 and -1
C:-1 and 1
D:-1 and -1
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question52:-Find `int(ax+(b)/(x^2))dx`
A:-`(ax^2)/(2)+(b)/(x^2)`
B:-`(ax^2)/(2)-(b)/(x)`
C:-`(ax^2)/(2)-(b)/(x^3)`
D:-`(ax^2)/(2)+(3b)/(x^3)`
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question53:-`inttan x dx`
A:-`log sin x`
B:-`log sec x`
C:-`log cos x`
D:-`log cosec x`
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-If `x = r cos Theta, y = r sin Theta` find `(del (x, y))/(del(r, Theta)`
A:-`r2`
B:-`Theta`
C:-`r`
D:-`2r`
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-`Sin x` = ________
A:-`(e^(ix)-e^(-ix))/(2i)`
B:-`(e^(ix)+e^(-ix))/(2i)`
C:-`(e^(ix)-e^(ix))/(2i)`
D:-`(e^(ix)-e^(-ix))/(2)`
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-Which one of the following is the closest approximation for the sum S?
`S=(1)/(3)+(1)/(4)+(1)/(5)+…+(1)/(100)`
(Note : In `(x)` is the natural logarithm of `x`)
A:-ln(100/3)
B:-ln(101/3)
C:-ln(100/2)
D:-ln(101/2)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-For `0
the third largest number?“
A:-`a_2`
B:-`a_5`
C:-`a_6`
D:-`a_10`
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question86:-A toothed wheel of radius 20 cm is attached to a smaller wheel of radius 15 cm. How many revolutions does the smaller wheel make when the larger one makes 3 revolutions?
A:-`2(1)/(5)`
B:-3
C:-`3(1)/(2)`
D:-4
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question87:-Two cylindrical vessels are connected at the bottom through a narrow tube of negligible volume. The diameters of vessels are in 2:3 ratio. The heights are in 3:2 ratio. If the total volume of the
water contained in both the vessels amounts to 26L, the volumes in each vessel are
A:-8L, 18L
B:-10.4L, 15.6L
C:-12L, 14L
D:-13L, 13L
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question88:-It takes 12 minutes to burn an 1m long coir rope completely, if it is burnt from the left end. And if burnt from the right end, it takes 24 minutes. The rope is burnt from both ends, and at the same
time an ant starts to walk from one end of the rope at a speed of 1 centimeter per second. When the ant reaches the other burning end, it reverses direction, and keeps repeating that until it jumps out of the
rope when it completely burns away. How much distance does the ant cover before it jumps out?
A:-1080 centimeters
B:-720 centimeters
C:-480 centimeters
D:-100 centimeters
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question89:-After a common entrance exam, an institute would like to call everyone at or better than rank 500 for an interview. If 10000 candidates appeared for the exam, and the results are announced in
percentile, what percentile should the institute set as the cut off? (Note: In a set of observations, a sample is at x percentile if x% of observations are below the score of the sample).
A:-99
B:-95
C:-91
D:-90
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question90:-An 1.6m tall person stands right beneath the bulb fitted at the ceiling of the room, and therefore makes no shadow. She moves 2 meters to make length of her shadow as equal as her height. Then
height of the ceiling is
A:-3.6 m
B:-`3.6(1+cos(tan^-1(1.6/2)))m`
C:-`3.6(1+sin(tan^-1(1.6/2)))m`
D:-Not able to compute from given information
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-Which right of the following is not a fundamental right according to the Constitution of India?
A:-Right to form associations or unions
B:-Right to property
C:-Right against exploitation
D:-Right to Education
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-Which of the following is not a Constitutional Authority?
A:-Attorney General of India
B:-Comptroller and Auditor General of India
C:-Chief Justice of India
D:-Solicitor General of India
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-The objectives of the Indian Constitution is reflected in
A:-The parliamentary system
B:-Union State Relationship
C:-Preamble of the constitution
D:-Fundamental Rights
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-Which of the following can be regarded as a salient feature of the Constitution?
A:-Federal system
B:-Parliamentary system
C:-Unitary system
D:-Fedaral in form and Unitary in spirit
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-What is meant by concurrent list?
A:-Union List
B:-State List
C:-Subjects where both Union and State Government cannot legislate
D:-Subjects on both Union and State Governments can legislate
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question96:-The ultimate soveriegn as per Indian Constitution is
A:-President of India
B:-Prime Minister of India
C:-People of India
D:-Constitution of India
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question97:-Constitution of India came into effect on
A:-15th August 1947
B:-26th January 1949
C:-26th January 1950
D:-1st November 1950
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-Which state in India has a separate constitution?
A:-Jammu and Kashmir
B:-Delhi
C:-Nagaland
D:-Pondychery
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question99:-Which of the following is not a Republic?
A:-Pakistan
B:-China
C:-United Kingdom
D:-All are Republic
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question100:-Which article was described by Dr B R Ambedkar as the heart and soul of Indian Constitution?
A:-Article 21 : Right to life and personal liberty
B:-Article 19 : Right to freedom of speech and expression
C:-Article 32 : Right to judicial remedy
D:-Article 14 : Equality before law
Correct Answer:- Option-C
