SOLUTION OF CSS MINI MPT TEST NO. 5
ENGLISH VOCABULARY:
1. Answer: b. Trite statement
Explanation: A "platitude" is a remark or statement that has been overused to the point of being boring or meaningless. A trite statement embodies this meaning.
2. Answer: c. Talkative
Explanation: "Garrulous" means excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
3. Answer: b. Reserved
Explanation: "Taciturn" means (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
4. Answer: c. Wicked
Explanation: "Nefarious" means wicked, villainous, or criminal.
5. Answer: b. Confidence
Explanation: "Trepidation" means a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen. Its opposite would be confidence.
6. Answer: a. Straightforward
Explanation: "Convoluted" means extremely complex and difficult to follow. The opposite would be something that is direct or straightforward.
7. Answer: b. Foolish
Explanation: "Sagacious" means having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise. Thus, its opposite is foolish.
8. Answer: b. Quiet
Explanation: "Loquacious" means very talkative. The opposite would be someone who is quiet.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
9. Answer: b. was sleeping
Explanation: The sentence is in the past continuous tense, which describes an ongoing action in the past.
10. Answer: a. He exclaimed that it was a lovely day.
Explanation: The given sentence is an exclamation in direct speech. When changed to indirect speech, exclamations usually become statements.
11. Answer: c. She wrote a letter.
Explanation: This is the active voice form of the given passive voice sentence.
12. Answer: d. Fierce
Explanation: Adjectives describe or modify nouns. In this sentence, "fierce" describes the thunderstorm.
13. Answer: b. are
Explanation: When two singular subjects are connected by "neither/nor", the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. Here, "employees" is plural and closer to the verb.
14. Answer: b. Water
Explanation: Just as a bird primarily moves in air, a fish primarily moves in water.
15. Answer: b. The
Explanation: "The Eiffel Tower" is a specific monument, so we use the definite article "the".
16. Answer: b. She not only sings but also dances.
Explanation: The correct correlative conjunction is "not only... but also".
17. Answer: d. to
Explanation: We use the preposition "to" with the adjective "allergic".
18. Answer: c. Future Continuous
Explanation: "They will be attending" is in the future continuous tense, which indicates an action or event that will occur over a period of time in the future.
19. Answer: a. He said that he had won the prize.
Explanation: When changing from direct to indirect speech in the past tense, the past simple (won) usually changes to the past perfect (had won).
20. Answer: b. highest
Explanation: We use the superlative form "highest" when comparing more than two things or when referring to the maximum degree of something.
21. \(3x - 7 = 14\)
To solve for \(x\), add 7 to each side:
\(3x = 21\)
Divide each side by 3:
\(x = 7\)
Answer: a. 7
22. A rhombus has all sides of equal length. By definition, it also has opposite angles equal.
Answer: b. Opposite angles equal
23. To find the median of the data set, you arrange the numbers in order and select the middle value. In the set {12,15,16,18,20,21,22}, the median is 18.
Answer: a. 18
24. (4y - 5 = 15)
To solve for (y), add 5 to each side:
(4y = 20)
Divide each side by 4:
(y = 5)
Answer: b. 5
25. The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers. In the set {5,6,6,7,8,9,9,9}, the number 9 appears the most times (three times).
Answer: d. 9
26. A circle's radius is half its diameter. So, a circle with a diameter of 14 units has a radius of 7 units.
Answer: a. 7 units
27. (4x + 5 - 3x + 2)
Combine like terms:
(x + 7)
Answer: c. (x + 7)
28. The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length by its width.
(Area = 80 m 50 m = 4000 m^2)
Answer: a. 4000 sq.m
29. If a shirt is sold for $110 at 10% profit, this means that $110 is 110% of the cost price. Let's denote the cost price as (CP\).
(1.10 CP = $110)
Divide each side by 1.10:
(CP = $100)
Answer: a. $100
30. The average of numbers is found by adding them together and then dividing by the number of numbers.
(Average = (4 + 6 + 8 + 10) ÷ 4 = 28 ÷ 4 = 7)
Answer: b. 7
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
31. Answer: c. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General of Pakistan.
32. Answer: b. Vitamin K
Explanation: Vitamin K plays a key role in helping the blood clot, preventing excessive bleeding.
33. Answer: b. Geneva
Explanation: The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
34. Answer: b. Prophet David
Explanation: The Zabur, believed to be the Psalms, was revealed to Prophet David (Dawud).
35. Answer: c. Pacific Ocean
Explanation: The Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth, is located in the Pacific Ocean.
36. Answer: a. Mango
Explanation: Mango is the national fruit of Pakistan.
37. Answer: a. Friedrich Engels
Explanation: "The Communist Manifesto" was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
38. Answer: b. 1956
Explanation: Pakistan became a republic on 23 March 1956.
39. Answer: a. Seismology
Explanation: Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth.
40. Answer: c. Mathematics
Explanation: The "Golden Ratio" is a mathematical concept often found in nature, art, and architecture.
LOGICAL SERIES:
41. Answer: a. TIBSF
Explanation: Each letter in "WATCH" is shifted one position forward in the alphabet to get "XBUJG". Following the same logic, "SHARE" becomes "TIBSF".
42. Answer: d. 48
Explanation: The difference between consecutive numbers increases by 6: \(8 + 6 = 14\), \(14 + 8 = 22\), \(22 + 10 = 32\), and \(32 + 16 = 48\).
43. Answer: b. ZZKF
Explanation: Each letter in "DOOR" is reflected across the middle of the alphabet to get "RRMD". Using the same logic, "WALL" becomes "ZZKF".
44. Answer: a. O
Explanation: The sequence is increasing by skipping 1, 2, 3,... letters: A (skip B) C (skip DE) F (skip GHI) J. Thus, skipping KLNM, the next letter is O.
45. Answer: b. U
Explanation: The sequence is increasing by skipping one letter: M (skip N) O (skip P) Q (skip R) S. So, skipping T, the next letter is U.