SU Entrance Paper 2017

Sindh University · Complete MCQs with Answers

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Part 1: English

Q1.
SYNONYM: VIGILANT
(a) ALERT
(b) Sleepy
(c) Careless
(d) Lazy
Answer: (a) ALERT
Q2.
SYNONYM: ELOQUENT
(a) Silent
(b) ARTICULATE
(c) Stammering
(d) Quiet
Answer: (b) ARTICULATE
Q3.
SYNONYM: BENEVOLENT
(a) Cruel
(b) Harsh
(c) KIND
(d) Mean
Answer: (c) KIND
Q4.
SYNONYM: PERPETUAL
(a) Temporary
(b) ETERNAL
(c) Brief
(d) Short
Answer: (b) ETERNAL
Q5.
SYNONYM: AMBIGUOUS
(a) Clear
(b) UNCLEAR
(c) Obvious
(d) Simple
Answer: (b) UNCLEAR
Q6.
ANTONYM: SUPERIOR
(a) Better
(b) Higher
(c) INFERIOR
(d) Greater
Answer: (c) INFERIOR
Q7.
ANTONYM: ADVANCE
(a) Progress
(b) RETREAT
(c) Move forward
(d) Improve
Answer: (b) RETREAT
Q8.
She is allergic _____ cats.
(a) TO
(b) From
(c) With
(d) By
Answer: (a) TO
Q9.
He is skilled _____ playing guitar.
(a) In
(b) AT
(c) On
(d) With
Answer: (b) AT
Q10.
The bird is flying _____ the clouds.
(a) Under
(b) ABOVE
(c) Below
(d) Beneath
Answer: (b) ABOVE
Q11.
Choose the correct sentence:
(a) She have been studying
(b) She has been studying
(c) She having been studying
(d) She had been study
Answer: (b) She has been studying
Q12.
I wish I _____ speak French fluently.
(a) Can
(b) COULD
(c) Will
(d) Shall
Answer: (b) COULD
Q13.
"Swimming" in the sentence "Swimming is good exercise" is a:
(a) GERUND
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) Adverb
Answer: (a) GERUND
Q14.
"Extremely" is a/an:
(a) Adjective
(b) Noun
(c) Verb
(d) ADVERB
Answer: (d) ADVERB
Q15.
ACTIVE/PASSIVE: The company will launch a new product.
(a) A new product will be launched by the company
(b) A new product is launched by the company
(c) A new product was launched by the company
(d) A new product has been launched by the company
Answer: (a) A new product will be launched by the company
Q16.
ACTIVE/PASSIVE: We should protect the environment.
(a) The environment should be protected by us
(b) The environment is protected by us
(c) The environment was protected by us
(d) The environment will be protected by us
Answer: (a) The environment should be protected by us
Q17.
DIRECT/INDIRECT: He said, "I have completed my work."
(a) He said that he had completed his work
(b) He said that he has completed his work
(c) He said that I have completed my work
(d) He said that I had completed my work
Answer: (a) He said that he had completed his work
Q18.
DIRECT/INDIRECT: Mother asked, "Did you finish your homework?"
(a) Mother asked if I had finished my homework
(b) Mother asked if I have finished my homework
(c) Mother asked did I finish my homework
(d) Mother asked have I finished my homework
Answer: (a) Mother asked if I had finished my homework
Q19.
Fill in the blank: _____ European country has joined the union.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer: (a) A
Q20.
They communicate _____ email.
(a) BY
(b) On
(c) In
(d) With
Answer: (a) BY
Q21.
We have been friends _____ childhood.
(a) For
(b) SINCE
(c) From
(d) At
Answer: (b) SINCE
Q22.
The plural of "Phenomenon" is:
(a) Phenomenons
(b) PHENOMENA
(c) Phenomenas
(d) Phenomenes
Answer: (b) PHENOMENA
Q23.
The plural of "Index" is:
(a) Indexs
(b) INDICES
(c) Indexies
(d) Indexe
Answer: (b) INDICES
Q24.
Choose the correct spelling:
(a) Accomodate
(b) ACCOMMODATE
(c) Acommodate
(d) Acomodate
Answer: (b) ACCOMMODATE
Q25.
Choose the correct spelling:
(a) Exercize
(b) Exersize
(c) EXERCISE
(d) Exercisse
Answer: (c) EXERCISE
Q26.
The comparative form of "Difficult" is:
(a) Difficulter
(b) MORE DIFFICULT
(c) Most difficult
(d) Difficultier
Answer: (b) MORE DIFFICULT
Q27.
The superlative form of "Happy" is:
(a) Happier
(b) More happy
(c) HAPPIEST
(d) Most happy
Answer: (c) HAPPIEST
Q28.
This is _____ expensive car in the showroom.
(a) More
(b) Most
(c) THE MOST
(d) Much
Answer: (c) THE MOST
Q29.
He was tired _____ he continued working.
(a) And
(b) BUT
(c) Or
(d) So
Answer: (b) BUT
Q30.
She woke up early _____ she could catch the flight.
(a) SO THAT
(b) But
(c) Although
(d) Unless
Answer: (a) SO THAT

Part 2: General Knowledge

Q31.
The capital of Argentina is:
(a) BUENOS AIRES
(b) São Paulo
(c) Montevideo
(d) Santiago
Answer: (a) BUENOS AIRES
Q32.
The planet known as the "Morning Star" is:
(a) Mars
(b) VENUS
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mercury
Answer: (b) VENUS
Q33.
Who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
(a) HARPER LEE
(b) Mark Twain
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: (a) HARPER LEE
Q34.
The currency of India is:
(a) RUPEE
(b) Taka
(c) Rupiah
(d) Rial
Answer: (a) RUPEE
Q35.
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with:
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) RED SEA
(c) Persian Gulf
(d) Indian Ocean
Answer: (b) RED SEA
Q36.
Pakistan's national tree is:
(a) DEODAR
(b) Oak
(c) Pine
(d) Banyan
Answer: (a) DEODAR
Q37.
The author of "Bang-e-Dra" is:
(a) ALLAMA IQBAL
(b) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(c) Ahmad Faraz
(d) Mirza Ghalib
Answer: (a) ALLAMA IQBAL
Q38.
The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with:
(a) Iran
(b) AFGHANISTAN
(c) India
(d) China
Answer: (b) AFGHANISTAN
Q39.
The first constitution of Pakistan was adopted in:
(a) 1954
(b) 1956
(c) 1958
(d) 1960
Answer: (b) 1956
Q40.
The capital of Germany is:
(a) Munich
(b) BERLIN
(c) Frankfurt
(d) Hamburg
Answer: (b) BERLIN
Q41.
The Cold War ended in:
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
Answer: (c) 1991
Q42.
The largest lake in the world is:
(a) Lake Superior
(b) CASPIAN SEA
(c) Lake Victoria
(d) Lake Baikal
Answer: (b) CASPIAN SEA
Q43.
The inventor of the steam engine was:
(a) JAMES WATT
(b) Thomas Edison
(c) Nikola Tesla
(d) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: (a) JAMES WATT
Q44.
The Badshahi Mosque is located in:
(a) Karachi
(b) LAHORE
(c) Islamabad
(d) Peshawar
Answer: (b) LAHORE
Q45.
The second Caliph of Islam was:
(a) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
(b) HAZRAT UMAR (RA)
(c) Hazrat Usman (RA)
(d) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Answer: (b) HAZRAT UMAR (RA)
Q46.
The first computer programmer was:
(a) ADA LOVELACE
(b) Charles Babbage
(c) Alan Turing
(d) John von Neumann
Answer: (a) ADA LOVELACE
Q47.
The longest mountain range in the world is:
(a) Himalayas
(b) ANDES
(c) Rocky Mountains
(d) Alps
Answer: (b) ANDES
Q48.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and:
(a) PACIFIC OCEAN
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Southern Ocean
Answer: (a) PACIFIC OCEAN
Q49.
The FIFA World Cup is held every:
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years
Answer: (c) 4 years
Q50.
The currency of Thailand is:
(a) Yen
(b) BAHT
(c) Won
(d) Ringgit
Answer: (b) BAHT

Part 3: General Science

Q51.
The chemical symbol for copper is:
(a) Co
(b) CU
(c) Cr
(d) Ca
Answer: (b) CU
Q52.
The melting point of ice is:
(a) 0°C
(b) 32°F
(c) 273K
(d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Answer: (d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Q53.
The noble gas with the lowest atomic number is:
(a) HELIUM
(b) Neon
(c) Argon
(d) Krypton
Answer: (a) HELIUM
Q54.
The smallest bone in the human body is located in the:
(a) Hand
(b) EAR
(c) Foot
(d) Nose
Answer: (b) EAR
Q55.
The green pigment in plants that captures light energy is:
(a) Carotene
(b) CHLOROPHYLL
(c) Xanthophyll
(d) Anthocyanin
Answer: (b) CHLOROPHYLL
Q56.
Einstein's famous equation E=mc² relates energy to:
(a) MASS
(b) Velocity
(c) Time
(d) Distance
Answer: (a) MASS
Q57.
The control center of a cell is the:
(a) NUCLEUS
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Ribosome
(d) Golgi apparatus
Answer: (a) NUCLEUS
Q58.
The human brain is divided into how many main parts?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer: (b) 3
Q59.
The atomic number of nitrogen is:
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer: (b) 7
Q60.
The theory of evolution was proposed by:
(a) CHARLES DARWIN
(b) Gregor Mendel
(c) Louis Pasteur
(d) Alexander Fleming
Answer: (a) CHARLES DARWIN
Q61.
A base has a pH value:
(a) Less than 7
(b) Equal to 7
(c) Greater than 7
(d) Equal to 0
Answer: (c) Greater than 7
Q62.
The study of insects is called:
(a) ENTOMOLOGY
(b) Ornithology
(c) Ichthyology
(d) Herpetology
Answer: (a) ENTOMOLOGY
Q63.
The process by which plants make their own food is called:
(a) Respiration
(b) PHOTOSYNTHESIS
(c) Transpiration
(d) Germination
Answer: (b) PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Q64.
Which vitamin deficiency causes night blindness?
(a) VITAMIN A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D
Answer: (a) VITAMIN A
Q65.
The study of the atmosphere and weather is called:
(a) Geology
(b) METEOROLOGY
(c) Oceanography
(d) Astronomy
Answer: (b) METEOROLOGY
Q66.
The chemical formula for ammonia is:
(a) NH3
(b) NH4
(c) N2H4
(d) NO2
Answer: (a) NH3
Q67.
The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is:
(a) BAROMETER
(b) Thermometer
(c) Hygrometer
(d) Anemometer
Answer: (a) BAROMETER
Q68.
The main gas responsible for global warming is:
(a) Oxygen
(b) CARBON DIOXIDE
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen
Answer: (b) CARBON DIOXIDE
Q69.
The unit of electric resistance is:
(a) Watt
(b) Volt
(c) OHM
(d) Ampere
Answer: (c) OHM
Q70.
Which planet is known as the "Giant Planet"?
(a) JUPITER
(b) Saturn
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
Answer: (a) JUPITER

Part 4: Simple Arithmetic

Q71.
What is 47 + 35?
(a) 80
(b) 81
(c) 82
(d) 83
Answer: (c) 82
Q72.
What is 95 - 38?
(a) 55
(b) 56
(c) 57
(d) 58
Answer: (c) 57
Q73.
What is 18 × 7?
(a) 124
(b) 125
(c) 126
(d) 127
Answer: (c) 126
Q74.
What is 196 ÷ 14?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16
Answer: (b) 14
Q75.
What is 35% of 200?
(a) 65
(b) 70
(c) 75
(d) 80
Answer: (b) 70
Q76.
What is the square root of 169?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
Answer: (c) 13
Q77.
What is 11² (11 squared)?
(a) 119
(b) 120
(c) 121
(d) 122
Answer: (c) 121
Q78.
If a phone costs Rs. 25,000 and there's a 16% discount, what is the final price?
(a) Rs. 21,000
(b) Rs. 21,500
(c) Rs. 22,000
(d) Rs. 22,500
Answer: (a) Rs. 21,000
Q79.
What is the average of 24, 30, and 36?
(a) 28
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 34
Answer: (b) 30
Q80.
What is 0.8 as a fraction?
(a) 3/4
(b) 4/5
(c) 5/6
(d) 7/8
Answer: (b) 4/5
Q81.
What is 7/8 + 1/8?
(a) 7/8
(b) 8/8
(c) 1
(d) 9/8
Answer: (c) 1
Q82.
If 6x = 42, what is x?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer: (b) 7
Q83.
What is 22% of 350?
(a) 75
(b) 76
(c) 77
(d) 78
Answer: (c) 77
Q84.
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 18 cm and width 12 cm?
(a) 58 cm
(b) 60 cm
(c) 62 cm
(d) 64 cm
Answer: (b) 60 cm
Q85.
What is the area of a square with side 13 cm?
(a) 167 cm²
(b) 168 cm²
(c) 169 cm²
(d) 170 cm²
Answer: (c) 169 cm²

Part 5: Simple IQ

Q86.
What comes next in the sequence: 4, 8, 12, 16, ?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
Answer: (c) 20
Q87.
If all books are paper and some papers are white, then:
(a) All books are white
(b) Some books are white
(c) No books are white
(d) Cannot be determined
Answer: (d) Cannot be determined
Q88.
Which number is different from the others: 16, 20, 24, 28, 31?
(a) 16
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 31
Answer: (d) 31
Q89.
What comes next: P, R, T, V, ?
(a) W
(b) X
(c) Y
(d) Z
Answer: (b) X
Q90.
If BOOK = 2665, then PAGE = ?
(a) 7147
(b) 7148
(c) 7149
(d) 7150
Answer: (a) 7147
Q91.
A truck travels 180 km in 3 hours. How far will it travel in 8 hours?
(a) 460 km
(b) 470 km
(c) 480 km
(d) 490 km
Answer: (c) 480 km
Q92.
Which word does not belong: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Pluto?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Pluto
Answer: (d) Pluto
Q93.
If 5 + 6 = 30, 7 + 8 = 56, then 9 + 10 = ?
(a) 90
(b) 91
(c) 92
(d) 93
Answer: (a) 90
Q94.
What is the missing number: 3, 12, 39, 120, ?
(a) 363
(b) 364
(c) 365
(d) 366
Answer: (c) 365
Q95.
If WATER is coded as VZSFS, then RIVER is coded as:
(a) QHUFS
(b) QHWFS
(c) QJWFS
(d) QJUFS
Answer: (a) QHUFS
Q96.
A grandfather is five times as old as his grandson. In 12 years, he will be three times as old. What is the grandson's current age?
(a) 6 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 12 years
Answer: (a) 6 years
Q97.
What comes next: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
(a) 125
(b) 126
(c) 127
(d) 128
Answer: (c) 127
Q98.
If you face South and turn 180°, you will face:
(a) North
(b) East
(c) West
(d) Northeast
Answer: (a) North
Q99.
In a certain code, NATURE is written as ERUTNA. How is BEAUTY written?
(a) YTUAEB
(b) YUTEAB
(c) YUTAEB
(d) YUATEB
Answer: (a) YTUAEB
Q100.
A ship travels 600 km in 4 hours. At this rate, how long will it take to travel 900 km?
(a) 5 hours
(b) 6 hours
(c) 7 hours
(d) 8 hours
Answer: (b) 6 hours