SOLUTION OF CSS MINI MPT TEST NO. 3
ENGLISH VOCABULARY:
1. a. Puzzle - An "enigma" is a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
1. a. Puzzle - An "enigma" is a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
2. b. Generous - "Altruistic" refers to someone who is selflessly concerned for the well-being of others.
3. c. Complaining - "Querulous" means prone to complaining or grumbling.
4. c. Reserved - "Taciturn" means reserved in speech; saying little.
5. b. Chaotic - "Coherent" means logical and consistent, so its opposite is chaotic.
6. b. Dull - "Luminous" means shining, especially in the dark. Hence, its opposite is dull.
7. b. Sparse - "Profuse" means in abundant supply.
8. c. Simple - "Arduous" means involving hard work and effort.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
9. b. The mouse was chased by the cat. - Simple past tense is converted to past passive.
10. a. She will have completed the task. - This indicates an action that will be finished in the future.
11. c. I said that I was busy then. - Direct speech in the present is changed to past tense in indirect speech.
12. c. Superlative - "Quickest" is the superlative form of "quick."
13. c. on - "On" is the preposition indicating the position of the book.
14. a. Either the teacher or the students is in the class. - When either/or is used with singular subjects, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
15. a. I have a unique idea for a novel. - "Unique" requires the article "a."
16. a. She has fewer books than me. - "Fewer" is used with countable nouns.
17. b. Leg - Just as fingers are to hands, toes are to legs.
18. a. Flock - A collective noun referring to a group of birds.
19. c. Might - "Might" is the modal verb in the sentence.
20. c. He reads a book. - The verb "reads" has a direct object, "book."
BASIC MATH, AND STATISTICS:
21. c. 7.5 - Mean is (5+6+7+8+9)/5 = 35/5 = 7.5
22. b. $25 - If $20 is 80% (100%-20%) of the original price, then the original price is $25.
23. d. 60 units - Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(10+5) = 302 = 60 units
24. c. 37 - 37 is a prime number.
25. b. 20 - If 60% is 30, then 10% is 5 and 40% is 20.
26. c. 120° - Each section is 360°/3 = 120°.
27. b. 9 - Mode refers to the number that appears most frequently.
28. c. 120 mph - Speed = Distance/Time = 240/2 = 120 mph
29. a. 0 - An impossible event has a probability of 0.
30. c. 30 - 15% of 200 = 0.15 200 = 30
3. c. Complaining - "Querulous" means prone to complaining or grumbling.
4. c. Reserved - "Taciturn" means reserved in speech; saying little.
5. b. Chaotic - "Coherent" means logical and consistent, so its opposite is chaotic.
6. b. Dull - "Luminous" means shining, especially in the dark. Hence, its opposite is dull.
7. b. Sparse - "Profuse" means in abundant supply.
8. c. Simple - "Arduous" means involving hard work and effort.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
9. b. The mouse was chased by the cat. - Simple past tense is converted to past passive.
10. a. She will have completed the task. - This indicates an action that will be finished in the future.
11. c. I said that I was busy then. - Direct speech in the present is changed to past tense in indirect speech.
12. c. Superlative - "Quickest" is the superlative form of "quick."
13. c. on - "On" is the preposition indicating the position of the book.
14. a. Either the teacher or the students is in the class. - When either/or is used with singular subjects, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
15. a. I have a unique idea for a novel. - "Unique" requires the article "a."
16. a. She has fewer books than me. - "Fewer" is used with countable nouns.
17. b. Leg - Just as fingers are to hands, toes are to legs.
18. a. Flock - A collective noun referring to a group of birds.
19. c. Might - "Might" is the modal verb in the sentence.
20. c. He reads a book. - The verb "reads" has a direct object, "book."
BASIC MATH, AND STATISTICS:
21. c. 7.5 - Mean is (5+6+7+8+9)/5 = 35/5 = 7.5
22. b. $25 - If $20 is 80% (100%-20%) of the original price, then the original price is $25.
23. d. 60 units - Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(10+5) = 302 = 60 units
24. c. 37 - 37 is a prime number.
25. b. 20 - If 60% is 30, then 10% is 5 and 40% is 20.
26. c. 120° - Each section is 360°/3 = 120°.
27. b. 9 - Mode refers to the number that appears most frequently.
28. c. 120 mph - Speed = Distance/Time = 240/2 = 120 mph
29. a. 0 - An impossible event has a probability of 0.
30. c. 30 - 15% of 200 = 0.15 200 = 30
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
31. d. Yen - The currency of Japan is Yen.
32. b. John Milton - "Paradise Lost" is an epic poem by John Milton.
33. c. Indus - The Indus River flows through Pakistan.
34. d. Babur - Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India.
35. c. 6 - The UN has six principal organs.
36. b. X-rays - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was awarded for his discovery of X-rays.
37. c. Jasmine - The national flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.
38. c. 622 AH - The Hijrah took place in 622 AH.
39. b. Germany - Germany is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
40. c. Carbon dioxide - Greenhouse effect is primarily due to CO2 accumulation.
41. c. Paying taxes to one's country - Paying taxes isn't a pillar of Islamic faith.
42. d. Salt (Sodium Chloride) - Water conducts electricity when it has impurities like salt.
`43. b. Liaquat Ali Khan - Liaquat Ali Khan served as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
44. c. Photosynthesis - Plants make their own food using sunlight through the process called photosynthesis.
45. b. Russia - Russia is not a member of the G7 group of countries.
31. d. Yen - The currency of Japan is Yen.
32. b. John Milton - "Paradise Lost" is an epic poem by John Milton.
33. c. Indus - The Indus River flows through Pakistan.
34. d. Babur - Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India.
35. c. 6 - The UN has six principal organs.
36. b. X-rays - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was awarded for his discovery of X-rays.
37. c. Jasmine - The national flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.
38. c. 622 AH - The Hijrah took place in 622 AH.
39. b. Germany - Germany is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
40. c. Carbon dioxide - Greenhouse effect is primarily due to CO2 accumulation.
41. c. Paying taxes to one's country - Paying taxes isn't a pillar of Islamic faith.
42. d. Salt (Sodium Chloride) - Water conducts electricity when it has impurities like salt.
`43. b. Liaquat Ali Khan - Liaquat Ali Khan served as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
44. c. Photosynthesis - Plants make their own food using sunlight through the process called photosynthesis.
45. b. Russia - Russia is not a member of the G7 group of countries.
LOGICAL SERIES MATH AND ENGLISH:
46. b. 38 - The pattern is increasing by successive addition of the next odd number: +3, +5, +7, +9, +11. So, 27 + 11 = 38.
47. a. I - The pattern is to skip every second letter in the English alphabet.
48. b. 5 - The pattern is the number of letters in the number. Five has 4 letters, but the sequence is wrong, so the answer is 5 itself.
49. c. 35 - The pattern is increasing by successive addition of consecutive even numbers: +4, +6, +8, +10. So, 20 + 15 = 35.
50. c. JA - The pattern refers to the initial two letters of months in order: January (JF), March (MA), May (JA), September (SO), November (ND).