Tuesday, 15 July 2014

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Mental Ability-Part 6

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Mental Ability-Part 6

126.    A sum amounts to Rs. 1,352 in 2 year at 4% compound interest. The sum is
            A)        Rs. 1,300                               B)        Rs. 1,200
            C)        Rs. 1,250                               D)        Rs. 1,260










            Answer : (C)









127.    The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the speed of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is
            A)        3.6 km            B)        2.4 km
            C)        1.5 km            D)        1.8 km










            Answer : (A)










128.    Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. The ratio, in which the two metals should be mixed, so that the mixture is 15 times as heavy as water, is
            A)        1 : 2                             B)        2 : 3
            C)        3 : 3                             D)        19 : 135
           








            Answer : (C)









129.    If e men and 4 boys can do a work in 8 days while 4 men and 4 boys can do that work in 6 days, then 2 men and 4 boys will finish it in
            A)        10 days                      B)        12 days
            C)        15 days                      D)        16 days
           








            Answer : (B)









130.    If same patterns of operations are followed in all the three diagrams given below ,then the missing number is
                                6                               2                               3
                  1                              5     2                          0    5                              3
                          
                             132                            248                            ?
                 2                            4   4                              
                                                                                         8  7                          1
                                3                               6                               9
                                A                              B                               C                         

            A)        320                             B)        274
            C)        262                             D)        132
           








            Answer : (C)









2000

131.    The following is a straight line
1
 
             a       b                                               a    b      
A)        x        y                                    B)        x    y      

= xy
 
= 1
 
            a        b                                               a    b      
C)        x        y                                    D)        x    y      









Answer : (A)










132.    What is the number base for sexagesimal system?
            A)        2                                  B)        10
            C)        60                                D)        100










Answer : (C)










133.    The mean of the Poisson distribution with parameter m is
            A)        m                                 B)        m
            C)        0                                  D)        1










Answer : (A)










134.    If (1), (2)2, 1 are cube roots of unity what is the value of (1)5 + (1) 7?
            A)        -1                                 B)        1
            C)        -2                                 D)        2










Answer : (A)










 


135.    sin x +  cos x 1. Which is the correct statements about this inequality?
            A)        Never true                             B)        Always true
            C)        True only in the second quadrant                       
D)        True only if x=0° or x = 90°










Answer : (D)









136.    What is the binary equivalent of 10?
            A)        1101                           B)        1010
            C)        1001                           D)        1011









Answer : (B)









137.    In the first gaudrant  of xy plane if A, represents the area x < 3, y < 3 and A2 represents the area   x+y   < 4, then
            A)        A1 = A2                       B)        A1 > A2
            C)        A1 < A2                       D)        A1 + A2 =10









Answer : (C)









138.    What is the area enclosed by the ellipse 4x2 + 5y2 - 8x - 20y = 0?
                        4p                                            12p
            A)        5                                B)        √5

                        5p                                            8p
            C)        4                                  D)        5









Answer : (B)









139.    In a normal distribution, the percentage of items between m - s and
m + s     is
            A)        68.26                          B)        99.73
            C)        31.74                          D)        95.44









Answer : (A)









140.    If i = -1, 1+ i + i2 + i3 + ……. to 20 terms is
            A)        0                                  B)        i
            C)        -i                                  D)        10









Answer : (B)









141.    If q is the angle between a  and b, then sin q is
           
A)        a x b                            B)        a x b
                                                          (a) (b)

C)          a.b                             D)        (a x b)
           
(a),(b)                                        a. b









Answer : (B)









142.    If (1) is a complex root of unity, then the value of
                       
1          (1)        (1)2
            (1)2       1          (1)    is
            (1)        (1)2       1

A)        0                                  B)        (1)
C)        (1)2                               D)        1









Answer : (A)










143.    If y = sin x is a solution, then
            A)        dy + y = 0                   B)        dy - y = 0
                        dx                                            dx

            C)        d2y + y = 0                  D)        d2y - y = 0
                        dx2                                                        dx2y










Answer : (C)











144.    The area of the ellipse x2 + y2 = 1 is
                                                                   a2     b2
A)        pa2 b2                         B)        p(a2  + b2 )
C)        pba                             D)        p (a2  + b2 )








Answer : (C)










                                    a-x      c          b
145.    A factor of     c          b-x      a          is
                        b          a          c-x

A)        x + a + b + c               B)        x - a - b - c
C)        a                                  D)        b










Answer : (B)










146.    If u = log (x2 + y2), then 2u    +  2u  is  
                                                                   x2                y2
A)        2u                               B)        u2 
C)        0                                  D)        1  
                                                            u










Answer : (C)










147.    The latus rectum of the parabola y2 - 2y +4x - 1 = 0 is
A)        2                                  B)        1
C)        - 4                                D)        4










Answer : (D)










148.    The vertex of a parabola is at (3, 4) and the equation of its latus return
is y=5, then the coordinates of focus are
A)        (3,7)                            B)        (3,5)
C)        (5,5)                            D)        (-3,5)










Answer : (C)










149.    The solution of d2 y - 9 dy = 0 is       
                                 dx2      dx        
A)        y = Ae3x + Be- 3x                                
B)        y = A + Be- 9x
C)        y = (Ax + B)e 9x
D)        y = A + Be3x
 









Answer : (A)









150.    What is Lt    sin5x  ?
                        x®0 tan 10x

A)        0                                  B)        1
C)        1                                 D)        2
            2











Answer : (C)

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