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Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Sample Admission Test For Undergraduate Programmes

Instructions: 1- On Test Day, Please bring Roll Number slip, Original CNIC or Original Form-B, Pen/Ball Point and Clip Board.

2-No Mobile Phones and Calculators allowed in Examination Centre

3-Test will be of 100 MCQ’s to be attempted in 2:00 hours

4-There are 5 major sections of 20 MCQ’s each, sectins are:

1. English Language 20 MCQ’s 2. Basic Mathematics 20 MCQ’s 3. Everyday Science 20 MCQ’s 4. Pakistan Study / Genran Knowlegde 20 MCQ’s 5. Islamiat 20 MCQ’s

5-All MCQ’s are compulsory and there is no negative marking

6-Please don’t write anything on Question Booklet, a separate sheet for rough work will be provided.

7-Please attempt all questions on answer sheet provided separately and write only one correct option on answer sheet as “A”, “B”, “C”, OR “D”.

8-Please write your answers in Capital (Block) Letters

9-Please comply with staff on duty for further instructions.

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English 1.She is _____ tired and cannot walk anymore. (A) so (B) too (C) such (D) so such 2.Tania is older _____ Sara, while Rebecca is _____oldest. (A) than, an (B) from, the (C) then, the (D) than, the 3.If Emma _____earlier, she would always be on time. (A) gets up (B) got up (C) had get up (D) had got up 4.She was watching the television, when he _____in. (A) walk (B) walks (C) walked (D) was walking ANSWERS 1.(B) too 2.(D) than, the 3.(B) got up 4.(C) walked

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

5. BESEECH (A) starving (B) implore (C) weak (D) highly skilled

6. RAVENOUS (A) starving (B) voracious (C) easily broken (D) highly skilled

Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.

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7. INTEREST : USURY (A) frugal : fragile (B) enmity : friend (C) sand : dune (D) frugality : parsimony

Fill in the blanks with suitable choices.

8. Kindly ask him to play the piano, he is a __________ pianist. (A) fragile (B) virtuoso (C) voracious (D) vulnerable

9. Please be careful, the luggage contains __________ items. (A) fragile (B) virtuoso (C) voracious (D) vulnerable

10. Due to gas leakage, all people especially children are (A) fragile (B) virtuoso (C) vulnerable (D) voracious

ANSWERS: 5 (B) 6. (A) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)

11. I cannot concentrate, here is too much __________. (A) detraction (B) distraction (C) people (D) sound (E) contraction

12. It is expected that the assembly will _________ these treaties. (A) force (B) ratify (C) notify (D) signify (E) check

13. Oil is mostly _________ by trucks in England. (A) transfer (B) transmit (C) transport

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(D) travel (E) deliver

14. Bus _________ are going to increase. So, commuters are worried. (A) fees (B) rates (C) bills (D) credits (E) fares

15. Chinese __________ met foreign office officials in London. (A) console (B) counsel (C) councel (D) consul (E) council

ANSWERS: 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. E 15. D

16. ABERRATION : ANOMALY (A) auspicious : favorable (B) cacophony : euphony (C) eclectic : gifted (D) fallow : badly felt (E) erudite : stuffed

17. DETERIORATE : IMPROVE (A) feckless : careless (B) evanescent : exigent (C) hope : hone (D) accumulation : narrate (E) obstinate : tractable

18. AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE (A) later : precede (B) urbane : naive (C) evasive : wordy (D) feeble : worker (E) disavow : confront

19. VINDICTIVE : MERCY (A) transient : fleeting (B) elated : happy (C) crestfallen : cognizant (D) cajole : coax (E) skeptical : trustfulness

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20. ALGEBRA : MATHEMATICS (A) physics : chemistry (B) mathematics : science (C) book : pencil (D) college : university (E) objective : subjective

ANSWERS: 16. A 17. E 18. A 19. E 20. B

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Mathematics

1. What is the average of first 150 natural numbers? (A) 70 (B) 70.5 (C) 75 (D) 75.5

ANSWER: 1. (D) 75.5

2. 0.003 × 0.02 = ? (A) 0.06 (B) 0.006 (C) 0.0006 (D) 0.00006

3. What is the average of the numbers: 0, 0, 4, 10, 5, and 5 ? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

4. What is the rate of discount if a car which price was $4,000 was sold for $3,200 ? (A) 14% (B) 16% (C) 18% (D) 20%

5. |–4| + |4| – 4 + 4 = ? (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

6. What is the value of x in the equation 3x – 15 – 6 = 0 ? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) –9

ANSWERS: (2) D (3) C (4) D (5) D (6) A

7. What comes next in the sequence: 1, 2, 6, 22, ____ ? (A) 82

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(B) 84 (C) 86 (D) 88

9. What is the sum of the sequence

(A) 36 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 39

10. What is the 31st term of the sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10, …. ? (A) 90 (B) 91 (C) 92 (D) 93

11. What is the 11th term of the sequence: (A) m+n (B) m–n (C) m+6n (D) m+8n

ANSWERS: 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. D

12. 42 + |4| + |−4| − 42 = ? (A) −4 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 8

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13. (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 27

14. (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 27

15. (A) (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

16. What is the value of x in the equation

(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) 18

ANSWERS: 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A

17. What is the arithmetic mean of the data set: 4, 5, 0, 10, 8, and 3? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

18. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event? (A) 0.0 (B) 0.3 (C) 0.9 (D) 1.2

19. If a random variable X has a normal distribution, then eX has a/an _____ distribution. (A) lognormal (B) exponential (C) Poisson (D) binomial

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20. What is the geometric mean of: 1, 2, 8, and 16? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

ANSWERS: 17. (B) 5 18. (D) 1.2 19. (A) lognormal 20. (A) 4

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Everyday Science 1. Human body is about _____ water by weight. (A) 50% (B) 60% (C) 70% (D) 80%

2. The most abundant element in the Earth’s crust is (A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Silicon

3. The fluid part of blood is known as (A) plasma (B) platelets (C) blood cells (D) hormones

4. In general, Comets have __________ orbits. (A) Elliptical (B) Highly elliptical (C) Circular (D) Parabolic

5. The position of an element in the Periodic Table is determined by its __________ number. (A) Electron (B) Proton (C) Neutron (D) Positron

6. For a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature, if we decrease volume, the pressure will (A) also decrease (B) increase (C) remains constant (D) none of these

7. The lifespan of Red Blood Cells is __________ days. (A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 180 (D) 240

8. The density of water is (A) 1 g/cm3 (B) 1.5 g/cm3 (C) 2 g/cm3 (D) none of these

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9. Radioactivity was discovered by (A) Lord Kelvin (B) J. J. Thomson (C) Ernest Rutherford (D) Henri Becquerel

10. The Sun’s mass is mainly consisting of hydrogen (about 73%). The second main constituent (about 25%) is (A) hydrogen (B) helium (C) carbon dioxide (D) nitrogen.

11. The Sun is a/an (A) Star (B) Planet (C) Asteroid (D) Meteor

12. The average adult has a blood volume of about ________ liters. (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

13. The most abundant element in the universe is (A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Silicon

14. The most abundant element in the Earth’s crust is (A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Silicon

15. Each day human body breathe in ________ liters of air. (A) 5,000 to 10,000 (B) 10,000 to 15,000 (C) 15,000 to 20,000 (D) 20,000 to 25,000

16. Deficiency of Vitamin-D results in (A) night blindness (B) rickets (C) scurvy (D) hair fall

17. The SI unit of “pressure” is (A) pascal (B) joule

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(C) tesla (D) henry

18. The densest substance on the Earth is (A) Platinum (B) Copper (C) Steel (D) Osmium

19. A camera uses a __________ to form an image. (A) convex lens (B) concave lens (C) condenser lens (D) none of these

20. Which from the following is NOT a conductor? (A) Aluminium (B) Silicon (C) Graphite (D) All are conductors

ANSWERS: EVERYDAY SCIENCE MCQS 1. (B) 60% 2. (A) Oxygen 3. (A) plasma 4. (B) Highly elliptical 5. (B) Proton. 6. (B) increase 7. (B) 120 8. (A) 1 g/cm3 9. (D) Henri Becquerel 10. (B) helium 11. (A) Star 12. (B) 5 13. (B) Hydrogen 14. (A) Oxygen 15. (C) 15,000 to 20,000

16. (B) rickets 17. (A) pascal 18. (D) Osmium 19. (A) convex lens 20. (D) All are conductors

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Pak. Study / General Knowledge

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Pakistan Studies

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Islamiat

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