University of Central Punjab

Graduate Programs - Sample Paper

English
1. Bede, the author of A History of the English Church and People, was so widely _______ that he has
been almost universally known as "The Venerable Bede" since the ninth century. Select one: (MCQ -
CHOOSE ONE)

• Esteemed
• Diminished
• Consoled
• Criticized
• Defamed

2. Worried that he had lost the support of his party, the Prime Minister forcefully ______________ his
controversial statement that healthcare would not be a priority. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Ignored
• Validated
• Affirmed
• Denied
• Overlooked

3. In addition to the detailed written regulations regarding play, a novice golfer must also learn the
_______, but nonetheless important, rules of etiquette. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Implied
• Brief
• Manifest
• Isolated
• Express

4. It is difficult to provide _______ proof for the existence of ghosts and other spiritual beings that
remain unseen by the majority of the population. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Uncanny
• Demonstrable
• Momentous
• Skeptical
• Daunting

5. Wealth and technology wrought by industrialization gave nations in the northern hemisphere
strategic ______. This included sophisticated weaponry that could easily overpower the more ______
arms held by the countries of the southern hemisphere. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Consequence , Complicated
 • Consequence , Risky
• Adoration , Complicated
• Adoration , Risky
• Advantage , Rudimentary

6. Sylvia Plath was not as _______ a poet as was her husband Ted Hughes, having produced just two
volumes of poetry in her short lifespan. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Dejected
• Constructive
• Joyful
• Celebrated
• Satiric

7. E.L. Doctorow argues that the role of artists in the 21st century is to provide a reminder that even in
______world, one thing is______: America will always be a nation of ______ free expression. Select one:
(MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• An idiosyncratic , Egregious , Jingoistic

8. A mathematician should not automatically reject theorems that might at first seem witless or juvenile;
advanced degrees are not a license for _____, nor do they ______ arrogance or egotism. Select one:
(MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Substantiation , dispel
• Pride , sanction
• Substantiation , cultivate
• Silliness , cultivate
• Silliness , dispel

9. After a series of storms, the once arid landscape became ____________ for the first time in many
months. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Green
• Barren
• Transparent
• Harmless
• Dismal

10. While some academics applaud the modernist movement in many universities to treat history and
fiction as inherently related fields, there remains a vocal group of traditional historians and literary
critics who ________ such ________ worldview and insist that the________ nature of the two
disciplines must be inviolate. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)
 • Admire , A dogmatic , Logical
• Celebrate , An axiomatic , Intertwined
• Ridicule , A heretical , Separate
• Celebrate , A dogmatic , Logical
• Admire , A dogmatic , Intertwined

11. The politician insisted that he did not seek to enrich himself during the campaign, but the ethics
committee concluded that he was motivated by _______. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Hostility
• Apprehension
• Greed
• Charity
• Compassion

12. A good editor must be able to quickly ______ excellent submissions from a pile of dross,
distinguishing the best offerings from the worst in an efficient manner. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE
ONE)

• Consolidate
• Scrutinize
• Integrate
• Plot
• Intimate

13. "Out of sight, out of mind" is a useful _______ for those who cannot develop a logical argument to
defense their failure to be concerned about poverty in foreign nations. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE
ONE)

• Maxim
• Query
• Allusion
• Waiver
• Fallacy

14. The con artist was so _______ that he most often left his victims feeling pleased that they had given
him their money. Select one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Innocent
• Cunning
• Crafty
• Maladroit
• Unskillful

15. Possessing few natural resources upon its newly-granted independence in 1863, Singapore remained
economically _______ until an influx of industrialization and foreign investment took hold there. Select
one: (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)
 • Powerful
• Fortuitous
• Prosperous
• Dubious
• Solvent

Analytical
1. 8, 20, 36, 56, ... (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 80
• 100
• 64
• 84

2. 11, 33, 55, 77, ... (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 99
• 88
• 121
• 101

3. RAP, MAP, HOT, FUN, ... (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• HNE
• PGI
• STN
• CAT

4. PAT, PEN PIN, POT,... (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• PIG
• PET
• PUT
• POT

5. CALENDER is coded in a code as CLANAEDR. Find the code for CIRCULAR under the same rule. (MCQ -
CHOOSE ONE)

• LACANDER
• CRIUCALR
• CLANADER
• None of these

6. In a code language 35796 is written as 44887. Find the code for 46823. (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 55914
• 57194
• 55934
 • 55745

7. If 84x13=8, 37x13=6, 26x11=6, then 56x22=? (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 36
• 39
• 7
• 11

Quantitative
1. How many pillars are needed to construct a bridge of 300 meter long, if pillars are at a distance of 12
½ meters each. (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 22
• 24
• 25
• None of these

2. If 1 = 1, 2 = 4, 3 =1 0 and 4 = 22, then 5 = ? (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 39
• 34
• 44
• 46

3. Insert the numerical signs in the following numerical figure. 8 8 2 1 = 14 (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• -,+,-
• -,/,x
• x,/,-
• +,-,x

4. The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 3:2, 20% of boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. The
percentage of students who are scholarship holder are? (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 45
• 35
• 60
• 22

5. Change the sign to find the equation 48 - (3+4) + (2x2) = 0 (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• Change + into x
• Change x into +
• Change - into +
• Change + into -
6. Q13. If TOUR is written as 1234, CLEAR is written as 56784 and SPARE is written as 90847, find the
code for CARE (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 1247
• 4847
• 5247
• 5847

7. In a code language 256 means 'you are good', 637 means 'we are bad', 358 means 'good and bad'.
Find the code for 'and'. (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• 2
• 5
• 8
• 3

8. If Gun is coded as HVO, find the code for PEN. (MCQ - CHOOSE ONE)

• QFO
• CDP
• RST
• NOT

Specialization
Total no. of Questions-30