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Shah Abdul Latif University

Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan

Pre-Entry Test Past Paper 2018

Solved Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q.1. “The Man of Life Upright” is a poem written by:

A) Oliver Goldsmith

B) Walter Scott

C) Leigh Hunt

D) Thomas Campion

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Correct Answer: D) Thomas Campion
Q.2. The Abbot of Canterbury is:

A) [Option unclear in original scan]

B) Elegy

C) Sonnet

D) Ode

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Correct Answer: Cannot be confirmed from the scan
Q.3. Choose the word nearly opposite in meaning to “Universal”:

A) Regional

B) Subsidiary

C) Narrow

D) Miniature

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Correct Answer: A) Regional
Q.4. Choose the word nearly opposite in meaning to “Smooth”:

A) Ugly

B) [Option unclear in original scan]

C) Hard

D) Awkward

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Correct Answer: D) Awkward
Q.5. My favourite place for walk is the park ___ the street.

A) On

B) Along

C) Across

D) To

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Correct Answer: B) Along
Q.6. I congratulate you ___ your success.

A) For

B) At

C) [Option unclear in original scan]

D) With

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Correct Answer: A) For
Q.7. Choose the best passive voice: “Help him.”

A) He is helped.

B) He is helped by you.

C) Let he be helped.

D) Let him be helped.

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Correct Answer: D) Let him be helped.
Q.8. Choose the best passive voice: “Have you finished your job?”

A) Have you finished the job?

B) Do you have finished the job?

C) Has you finished the job?

D) Has your job been finished by you?

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Correct Answer: D) Has your job been finished by you?
Q.9. “Please don’t go away,” he said to me.

A) He said to please her and not go away.

B) He told me not to go away.

C) He begged that I should not go away.

D) [Option not fully visible in scan]

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Correct Answer: B) He told me not to go away.
Q.10. Ali said to me, “You are my fast friend.”

A) Ali said to me that you are my fast friend.

B) Ali said to me that I was his fast friend.

C) Ali said to me that he was my fast friend.

D) Ali told to me that I am his fast friend.

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Correct Answer: B) Ali said to me that I was his fast friend.
Q.11. Which is closest to 0.5?

A) 1/9

B) 1/3

C) [Option unclear in original scan]

D) 4/7

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Correct Answer: D) 4/7
Q.12. What is the average of 12, 15, 18?

A) 12

B) 13

C) 14

D) 15

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Correct Answer: D) 15
Q.13. √2 is which type of number?

A) Rational

B) Irrational

C) Real

D) Complex

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Correct Answer: B) Irrational
Q.14. 0! is equal to:

A) 0

B) 1

C) -1

D) [Option unclear in original scan]

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Correct Answer: B) 1
Q.15. Trigonometry means measurement of:

A) Angle

B) [Option unclear in original scan]

C) Circles

D) Parabolas

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Correct Answer: A) Angle
Q.16. Organisms that feed on plants are called:

A) Herbivores

B) Carnivores

C) Omnivores

D) All of these

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Correct Answer: A) Herbivores
Q.17. The powerhouse of the cell is called:

A) Ribosome

B) Mitochondria

C) Golgi apparatus

D) Nucleus

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Correct Answer: B) Mitochondria
Q.18. The branch of biology dealing with the internal structure of plants is called:

A) Histology

B) Ecology

C) Anatomy

D) Physiology

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Correct Answer: C) Anatomy
Q.19. The part of Earth inhabited by living organisms, including living and non-living components, is called:

A) Biosphere

B) Hemisphere

C) Ecosphere

D) Stratosphere

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Correct Answer: A) Biosphere
Q.20. The pH of pure water is:

A) 7

B) 6

C) 1

D) 9

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Correct Answer: A) 7
Q.21. Heat is another form of:

A) Temperature

B) Power

C) Energy

D) Mass

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Correct Answer: C) Energy
Q.22. The universal solvent is:

A) Ethanol

B) Water

C) Ether

D) None of these

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Correct Answer: B) Water
Q.23. The unit of ionization potential is:

A) Poise

B) Debye

C) Angstrom

D) eV or kJ/mole

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Correct Answer: D) eV or kJ/mole
Q.24. Acid turns blue litmus paper into:

A) Violet

B) Red

C) Yellow

D) Green

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Correct Answer: B) Red
Q.25. Matter having no definite shape and volume is called:

A) Liquid

B) Plasma

C) Solid

D) Gas

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Correct Answer: D) Gas
Q.26. Which of the following situations is impossible?

A) A body having velocity east and acceleration east

B) A body having velocity east and acceleration west

C) A body having zero velocity and non-zero acceleration

D) A body having constant velocity and variable acceleration

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Correct Answer: D) A body having constant velocity and variable acceleration
Q.27. Two identical capacitors, each with capacitance C, are connected in parallel. This combination is connected in series with a third identical capacitor. The equivalent capacitance is:

A) 2C/3

B) C

C) 3C/2

D) 2C

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Correct Answer: A) 2C/3
Q.28. The cross product of two vectors is a negative vector when:

A) They are parallel vectors

B) They are anti-parallel vectors

C) They are perpendicular vectors

D) They are rotated through 270°

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Correct Answer: Cannot be confirmed from the question wording
Q.29. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a 20 m high hill. It strikes the ground at an angle of 45°. With what speed was it thrown?

A) 14 m/s

B) √20 m/s

C) 28 m/s

D) 32 m/s

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Correct Answer: A) 14 m/s
Q.30. A Newton is the force:

A) Of gravity on a 1 kg body

B) Of gravity on a 1 g body

C) That gives a 1 g body an acceleration of 1 cm/s²

D) That gives a 1 kg body an acceleration of 1 m/s²

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Correct Answer: D) That gives a 1 kg body an acceleration of 1 m/s²
Q.31. Hajar-e-Aswad is known as:

A) White stone

B) Red stone

C) Black stone

D) Green stone

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Correct Answer: C) Black stone
Q.32. Which book is called the Old Testament?

A) Zuboor

B) Holy Quran

C) Torait

D) [Option not visible in scan]

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Correct Answer: C) Torait
Q.33. Kaleemullah is the title of:

A) Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.)

B) Hazrat Musa (A.S.)

C) Hazrat Dawood (A.S.)

D) None of these

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Correct Answer: B) Hazrat Musa (A.S.)
Q.34. Which year is called the “Year of Hijrat”?

A) 621 A.D.

B) 624 A.D.

C) [Option not visible in scan]

D) None of these

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Correct Answer: D) None of these
Q.35. Which two prayers have no Azaan?

A) Fajr and Zuhr

B) Janaza and Eid

C) Asr and Maghrib

D) None of these

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Correct Answer: B) Janaza and Eid
Q.36. The Nobel Prize was awarded to Dr. Abdus Salam in the field of:

A) Biology

B) Chemistry

C) Physics

D) Mathematics

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Correct Answer: C) Physics
Q.37. A seismograph is an instrument used for:

A) Measuring the flow of air

B) Measuring the strength of wind

C) Detecting earthquakes

D) Measuring gas pressure

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Correct Answer: C) Detecting earthquakes
Q.38. Ibn-e-Khaldun was born in:

A) Egypt

B) Jordan

C) Tunisia

D) India

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Correct Answer: C) Tunisia
Q.39. Kirthar National Park is situated in which district?

A) Hyderabad

B) Khairpur

C) Dadu

D) Jamshoro

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Correct Answer: C) Dadu
Q.40. Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, belongs to:

A) Austria

B) UK

C) Australia

D) USA

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Correct Answer: C) Australia
Q.41. Who was the President of Russia in 2017?

A) Vladimir Putin

B) Nicolas Sarkozy

C) Dmitri Mendeleev

D) None of these

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Correct Answer: A) Vladimir Putin
Q.42. What is the name of the US Parliament?

A) Congress

B) Lok Sabha

C) Parliament

D) Majlis-e-Shoora

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Correct Answer: A) Congress
Q.43. Who was the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan in 2017?

A) Ahsan Iqbal

B) Mian Raza Rabbani

C) Ilahi Bux Soomro

D) Ishaq Dar

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Correct Answer: B) Mian Raza Rabbani
Q.44. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2017?

A) Mueenuddin

B) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

C) Asif Ali Zardari

D) Nawaz Sharif

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Correct Answer: B) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Q.45. پاڪستان جو پهريون ترانو ڪنهن لکيو؟

A) حفيظ جالندھري

B) فيض احمد فيض

C) علامه اقبال

D) منظور حسين جهاني

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Correct Answer: A) حفيظ جالندھري
Q.46. زراعت جي لفظن جي ڪل ڪيترا حرف ٿين ٿا؟

A) 34

B) 35

C) 36

D) 37

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Correct Answer: B) 35
Q.47. سچل سرمست جو ڪهڙي زبان ۾ عهده حاصل هو؟

A) 4

B) 5

C) 7

D) 8

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Correct Answer: C) 7
Q.48. تاريخي مسجد منزل گاھ ڪهڙي شهر ۾ آهي؟

A) سکر

B) اڄ شريف

C) امروٽ شريف

D) جهڙڪ شريف

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Correct Answer: A) سکر
Q.49. ڪلهوڙن جي دور ۾ وڏو شاعر ڪير هو؟

A) شاهه عنايت رضوي

B) قاضي قاضن

C) شاهه عبداللطيف ڀٽائي

D) شاهه عبدالڪريم

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Correct Answer: C) شاهه عبداللطيف ڀٽائي
Q.50. انسٽيٽيوٽ آف سنڌالاجي ڪهڙي شهر ۾ آهي؟

A) سکر

B) لاڙڪاڻو

C) ڄامشورو

D) حيدرآباد

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Correct Answer: C) ڄامشورو