NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

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   If and , then

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   Which of the following series is convergent?

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   Vertex of the parabola is:

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   If , where is in the 1st quadrant, then

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   B

   C

   D

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   A solution which satisfies all the constraints of a linear programming problem is called:

   A

   Optimal solution

   B

   Basic solution

   C

   Feasible solution

   D

   Infeasible solution

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   If is not in the 1st quadrant and , then

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   The area of a triangle having the points , and as its vertices is:

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   Express in the form :

   A

   B

   C

   D

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   A

   B

   C

   D

   none

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    The constant term in the expansion of is:

    A

    term

    B

    term

    C

    term

    D

    No term is constant

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    If and , where and are in the first quadrant, then

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The angles of a triangle are in the ratio . The actual angles of the triangle are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the team has at least one girl and 2 boys?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Graph of over the interval intersects the x-axis at:

    A

    Two points

    B

    One point

    C

    Infinite points

    D

    Three points

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    If , where , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    B

    C

    D

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    If , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    The function has:

    A

    Vertical asymptote at

    B

    Removable discontinuity at

    C

    Horizontal asymptote at

    D

    Limit as

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    If , where , , , , then

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    If , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    The th order derivative of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The stationary value(s) of the function is/are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If and , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    The area enclosed between the curve and the x-axis from to is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The distance between the parallel lines and is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    The foci of the ellipse are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If the axes are translated to the new origin , the coordinates of the point with respect to the new axes will be:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    If , then

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The derivative of w.r.t is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If , then

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    B

    C

    D

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    A

    B

    C

    D

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36. 36

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    If , find the positive value of :

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are , and is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The inclination of the line is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The equation represents:

    A

    A real circle

    B

    Not a circle

    C

    An imaginary circle

    D

    A point circle

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    If and , then

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If and are the complex cube roots of unity, then the inverse of which of the following matrices exists?

    A

    B

    None of these

    C

    D

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    The vector in the direction of which has magnitude units is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    Which term of the sequence is ?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    In the form , the expression is written as:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    and , then

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    The acute angle between the lines and is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If the axes are rotated through an angle of counterclockwise, the coordinates of the point with respect to the new axes are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The sum of the first terms of a series is given by . What is the term of the series?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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52. 52

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    If the arithmetic mean of two numbers is and the geometric mean is , then the numbers are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The sum of the infinite series is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If the first term of a geometric progression is and the sum of the first three terms is , what is the common ratio?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    How many -digit numbers can be formed using the digits and , if no digit is repeated?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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56. 56

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    If , then find the value of :

    A

    B

    C

    D

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57. 57

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    What is the value of ?

    A

    B

    C

    D

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58. 58

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    Find the number of ways to arrange the letters of the word 'ARRAY':

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If and , find the value of :

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the diagonal elements of are:

    A

    Any real numbers

    B

    All one

    C

    Equal to each other but non-zero

    D

    All zero

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    If , then is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If is a square matrix and , then is called a:

    A

    Singular matrix

    B

    Identity matrix

    C

    Orthogonal matrix

    D

    Non-singular matrix

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    is continuous at , then the value of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If , then is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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65. 65

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    The derivative of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If and , then is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The second derivative of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The rate of change of the area of a circle with respect to its radius at cm is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The intervals in which the function is strictly increasing are:

    A

    and

    B

    and

    C

    D

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    The values of for which is an increasing function are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The value of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    is equal to:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Evaluate :

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Evaluate :

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The distance of the line from the origin is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The distance between parallel lines and is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    The acute angle between the lines and is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If the lines and are perpendicular, then

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The equation of lines whose joint equation is are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The point lies _____ the circle :

    A

    Outside

    B

    Inside

    C

    On

    D

    None of these

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    Length of the diameter of the circle is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The equation of the tangent to the circle at the point is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The tangents to the circle with slope are:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The eccentricity of the ellipse is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The x-intercepts of the parabola are at:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The value of is equal to:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    If , then the value of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The expression can be written in the form as:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    The integral of is

    A

    B

    C

    None

    D

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    The value of is:

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Find the vertex of the parabola .

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Find the equation of the tangent to the hyperbola at the point .

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    Evaluate for .

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Evaluate .

    A

    280

    B

    285

    C

    270

    D

    None of these

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    If are the roots of , find .

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None of these

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    For , find the value of at which achieves its maximum.

    A

    B

    C

    D

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    Given that is a root of , determine the quotient when this polynomial is divided by .

    A

    B

    C

    D

    None

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    In triangle , the area is , angle , and side . Determine side .

    A

    B

    C

    D

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     A radioactive reaction decays to . How many α and β particles are emitted?

     A

     6α and 4β

     B

     4α and 6β

     C

     6α and 6β

     D

     8α and 4β

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     The time taken by the entire electron pulse to reach anode in Geiger Muller tube is

     A

     Less than 1 μs

     B

     1 ms

     C

     More than 1 μs

     D

     None of these

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     Geiger Muller counter can be used to determine the

     A

     Range of ionizing particle

     B

     None

     C

     Charge of ionizing particle

     D

     Mass of ionizing particle

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     In a nuclear reaction, which of the following is conserved?

     A

     Atomic number, mass number and energy

     B

     Mass number only

     C

     Atomic number only

     D

     Energy only

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     The half-life (T) and the disintegration constant (λ) of a radioactive substance are related as

     A

     λT = 0.693

     B

     T/λ = 0.693

     C

     λ/T = 0.693

     D

     λT = 1

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     Which of the following is true?

     A

     The spectral series formula can be derived from the Rutherford model of the hydrogen atom

     B

     Balmer series is a line spectrum in the ultraviolet

     C

     Lyman series is a continuous spectrum

     D

     Paschen series is a line spectrum in the infrared

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     The effect of the decrease in pressure with the increase in speed of the fluid in a horizontal tube gives that

     A

     Doppler's effect

     B

     Venturi effect

     C

     Torricelli effect

     D

     Bernoulli effect

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     For better resolution and clear visibility through a microscope we use

     A

     Shorter wavelength light

     B

     Wavelength has no effect

     C

     Longer wavelength light

     D

     It depends only on design of microscope not on light

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     Which of the following processes will result in a fission reaction?

     A

     is bombarded with slow moving neutron

     B

     is bombarded with fast moving neutron

     C

     being unstable breaks into smaller fragments

     D

     is bombarded with thermal neutron

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     The radius of the third orbit of hydrogen atom is

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The number of neutrons 'N' is equal to

     A

     N = ½A + Z

     B

     N = A × Z

     C

     N = A - Z

     D

     N = A + Z

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     When a hydrogen atom is raised from the ground state to an excited state

     A

     Both P.E and K.E increases

     B

     Both P.E and K.E decreases

     C

     P.E decreases and K.E increases

     D

     P.E increases and K.E decreases

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     In a step-up transformer when the alternating voltage increases, the alternating current

     A

     Will not change

     B

     Will decrease

     C

     Will increase

     D

     None of the above

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     The temperature scale which is independent of the nature of the working substance is

     A

     Celsius scale

     B

     Thermodynamic scale

     C

     Fahrenheit scale

     D

     Centigrade scale

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     The period of a pendulum is measured to be 4.0 s in the inertial frame of the pendulum. Find the period by an observer moving at 0.6c with respect to the pendulum.

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The heat engine operating in reverse is called

     A

     Refrigerator

     B

     Electric generator

     C

     Electric motor

     D

     Carnot engine

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     The frequencies of X-rays, γ-rays and ultraviolet rays are respectively a, b, and c. Then

     A

     a > b, b > c

     B

     a > b, b < c

     C

     a < b, b > c

     D

     a < b, b < c

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     Emitter of the transistor has greater concentration of impurity as compared to

     A

     Base only

     B

     Collector only

     C

     None

     D

     Both base and collector

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     Find the average speed of an oxygen molecule at

     A

     652 m/s

     B

     461 m/s

     C

     326 m/s

     D

     922 m/s

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     The lifetime of an ordinary excited state is

     A

     0.1 s

     B

     s

     C

     s

     D

     s

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     A body moves a distance of 8 m along a straight line under the action of a force of 6 N. If the work done is 24 J, the angle which the force makes with the direction of motion of the body is

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The horizontal range of a projectile, at a certain place, depends upon:

     A

     The velocity of the projection

     B

     The angle of the projection

     C

     The mass of the projectile

     D

     The angle as well as velocity of the projection

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     The dot product of two vectors is negative if

     A

     They are negative vectors

     B

     They are anti-parallel vectors

     C

     They are perpendicular vectors

     D

     They are parallel vectors

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     Resistive forces are:

     A

     Both a and b

     B

     None

     C

     Conservative

     D

     Non-conservative

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     SI unit of the intensity of a wave is

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The number of significant figures in all the given numbers 25.12, 2009, 4.156 and 1.257×10⁻⁴ are

     A

     1

     B

     3

     C

     2

     D

     4

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     The error of any measurement may occur due to

     A

     Inappropriate method employed

     B

     Faulty apparatus used to measure

     C

     All of these

     D

     Negligence of the observer

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     The unit of Planck's constant h is same as that of

     A

     Linear momentum

     B

     Energy

     C

     Work

     D

     Angular momentum

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     If and are non-parallel vectors, then the direction of is

     A

     Along y-axis

     B

     Along

     C

     Along z-axis

     D

     Along x-axis

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     If , then the angle between and is

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The magnitude of displacement is

     A

     Distance between two points

     B

     Perpendicular distance

     C

     Shortest distance between two points

     D

     Distance in a curved path

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     Range of a projectile is R, when the angle of projection is 20°. Then, the value of the other angle of projection for the same range is:

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     A 3 kg body and a 4 kg body have equal momentum. If the kinetic energy of the 4 kg body is 12 J, the KE of the 3 kg body will be

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The torque on a body will be zero if the angle between and is

     A

     B

     C

     D

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     The rain drop falling from the sky reaches the ground with

     A

     Constant terminal velocity

     B

     Variable speed

     C

     Constant gravitational acceleration

     D

     Variable acceleration

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     In a container having water filled up to a height h, a hole is made in the bottom. The velocity of water flowing out of the hole is

     A

     Proportional to

     B

     Proportional to h

     C

     Proportional to

     D

     Independent of h

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     The damping depends upon

     A

     Time period

     B

     Mass of the oscillating object

     C

     Amplitude

     D

     Frequency

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137. 137

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     The locus of all points in the same phase of vibration is called

     A

     Wavelength

     B

     Wave form

     C

     Wave front

     D

     Wave number

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138. 138

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     To get five images of a single object, one should have two plane mirrors at an angle of

     A

     B

     C

     D

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139. 139

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Brownian motion increases due to

     A

     Increase in size of Brownian particle

     B

     Increase in temperature of medium

     C

     Increase in density of medium

     D

     Increase in viscosity of medium

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140. 140

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Which of the following statements is correct for any thermodynamic system?

     A

     The work done in an adiabatic process is always zero

     B

     Internal energy and entropy are state functions

     C

     The internal energy changes in all processes

     D

     The change in entropy can never be zero

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141. 141

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Triple point of water is

     A

     100° C

     B

     4 K

     C

     273.16 K

     D

     273.16 °C

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142. 142

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     A parallel plate capacitor is first charged and then a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates. The quantity that remains unchanged is

     A

     Charge Q

     B

     Capacity C

     C

     Energy U

     D

     Potential V

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143. 143

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     A conducting wire is drawn to double its length. The final resistivity of the material will be

     A

     One-fourth of the original one

     B

     Same as original one

     C

     Double of the original one

     D

     Half of the original one

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144. 144

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     According to Ampere's circuital law, the sum of the quantities for all path elements into which the complete loop has been divided =

     A

     None of the above

     B

     C

     D

     Zero

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145. 145

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     The wave nature of an electron is illustrated by its:

     A

     None of these

     B

     Diffraction

     C

     Photoelectric effect

     D

     Compton effect

     Reveal answer
146. 146

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     In alternating current, the average power delivered during a cycle is

     A

     One

     B

     C

     D

     Zero

     Reveal answer
147. 147

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     If the peak of a sine wave is 8 V, the peak-to-peak value is

     A

     B

     C

     D

     Reveal answer
148. 148

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     The potential gradient between the two charged plates having separation of 0.2 cm and potential difference of 8 V is:

     A

     B

     C

     D

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149. 149

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     The electronic circuits which implement the various logical operations are known as

     A

     Series circuit

     B

     Digital system

     C

     Logic gates

     D

     Parallel circuit

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150. 150

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     The ratio of collector current to the base current is always constant for a given transistor. It is also called as

     A

     Resultant current of a transistor

     B

     Current gain of a transistor

     C

     Loop gain of transistor

     D

     Multiple current of a transistor

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151. 151

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Capacitors store

     A

     Unequal and opposite charges

     B

     Unequal charges

     C

     Equal and opposite charges

     D

     Equal charges

     Reveal answer
152. 152

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Ratio of electrical constant to gravitational constant is approximately:

     A

     B

     C

     D

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153. 153

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Unit of emf?

     A

     Watt

     B

     Amperes

     C

     Volts

     D

     Henry

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154. 154

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Which of the following converts heat energy into electrical energy?

     A

     Potentiometer

     B

     None of these

     C

     Thermometer

     D

     Thermocouple

     Reveal answer
155. 155

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     If three resistances , and are connected in parallel such that , which of the following will be true for the equivalent resistance ?

     A

     B

     C

     D

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156. 156

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     When the ohmmeter measures the infinite resistance, its pointer lies at

     A

     Left end of the scale

     B

     Centre of the scale

     C

     Right end of the scale

     D

     None of these

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157. 157

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     When carrying electricity on long distances, step-up transformers are used to:

     A

     None of these

     B

     Increase current and reduce voltage

     C

     Increase both voltage and current

     D

     Increase voltage and reduce current

     Reveal answer
158. 158

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Impedance in an RLC series circuit is given by

     A

     B

     C

     D

     Reveal answer
159. 159

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     If the temperature on the Kelvin scale is tripled, what would be the effect on the energy of radiations?

     A

     Increase 81 times

     B

     Increase 27 times

     C

     Increase 9 times

     D

     Increase 3 times

     Reveal answer
160. 160

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the word with the correct spelling.

     A

     Milenium

     B

     Millennium

     C

     Milennium

     D

     Millenium

     Reveal answer
161. 161

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the synonym of 'PAUCITY'.

     A

     Hilarity

     B

     Scarcity

     C

     Embezzlement

     D

     Flattery

     Reveal answer
162. 162

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the grammatical error: 'He has been (A) / working here (B) / since (C) / five years (D).'

     A

     B

     B

     A

     C

     C

     D

     D

     Reveal answer
163. 163

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Change to Passive Voice: 'The boys were playing Cricket.'

     A

     Cricket has been played by the boys.

     B

     Cricket had been played by the boys.

     C

     Cricket was played by the boys.

     D

     Cricket was being played by the boys.

     Reveal answer
164. 164

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct spelling.

     A

     Liaison

     B

     Laision

     C

     Liasion

     D

     Liason

     Reveal answer
165. 165

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct meaning of the idiom: 'At daggers drawn'.

     A

     To be very angry

     B

     To be frightening

     C

     Bitterly hostile

     D

     To be ready to fight

     Reveal answer
166. 166

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Complete the sentence: 'If I ______ a king, I would help the poor.'

     A

     am

     B

     were

     C

     was

     D

     been

     Reveal answer
167. 167

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the synonym of 'AUDACIOUS'.

     A

     Rigid

     B

     Boastful

     C

     Courageous

     D

     Graceful

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168. 168

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Find the correctly spelled word.

     A

     Hierachy

     B

     Heirarchy

     C

     Hierarcy

     D

     Hierarchy

     Reveal answer
169. 169

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Change to Passive Voice: 'The boy laughed at the beggar.'

     A

     The beggar was laughed by the boy.

     B

     The beggar was being laughed at by the boy.

     C

     The beggar was being laughed by the boy.

     D

     The beggar was laughed at by the boy.

     Reveal answer
170. 170

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the antonym of 'FRUGAL'.

     A

     Miserable

     B

     Happy

     C

     Rich

     D

     Extravagant

     Reveal answer
171. 171

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the grammatical error: 'Neither of the two candidates (A) / are (B) / fit for (C) / the post (D).'

     A

     B

     B

     D

     C

     C

     D

     A

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172. 172

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     What is the meaning of 'APIARY'?

     A

     Place for birds

     B

     Place for fishes

     C

     Place where butterflies are kept

     D

     Place where bees are kept

     Reveal answer
173. 173

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the correctly spelled word.

     A

     Burocracy

     B

     Bureaucrasy

     C

     Bureaucracy

     D

     Beaurocrasy

     Reveal answer
174. 174

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To smell a rat'.

     A

     To get bad smell of a dead rat

     B

     To be in a bad mood

     C

     To suspect foul dealings

     D

     To see signs of plague

     Reveal answer
175. 175

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Complete the sentence: 'The train ______ before I reached the station.'

     A

     was left

     B

     has left

     C

     left

     D

     had left

     Reveal answer
176. 176

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the correct indirect speech: I said to him, 'Why are you working so hard?'

     A

     I asked him why he had been working so hard.

     B

     I asked him why had he been working so hard.

     C

     I asked him why was he working so hard.

     D

     I asked him why he was working so hard.

     Reveal answer
177. 177

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Sentence Correction: 'Each of the students (A) / have finished (B) / their (C) / homework (D).'

     A

     Change 'Each' to 'All'

     B

     Change 'have' to 'has'

     C

     Change 'their' to 'his/her'

     D

     Both B and C

     Reveal answer
178. 178

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the synonym of 'ABRIDGE'.

     A

     To cross a bridge

     B

     To build a bridge

     C

     To shorten

     D

     To discover

     Reveal answer
179. 179

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the antonym of 'AMBIGUOUS'.

     A

     Auxiliary

     B

     Responsible

     C

     Clear

     D

     Salvageable

     Reveal answer
180. 180

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the grammatical error: 'He is (A) / one of the tallest boy (B) / in the (C) / class (D).'

     A

     D

     B

     A

     C

     B

     D

     C

     Reveal answer
181. 181

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct word for: 'A person who hates mankind.'

     A

     Misogynist

     B

     Misanthrope

     C

     Optimist

     D

     Philanthropist

     Reveal answer
182. 182

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Change to Passive Voice: 'They will demolish the entire block.'

     A

     The entire block will be demolished.

     B

     The entire block is being demolished.

     C

     The block may be demolished entirely.

     D

     The entire block will have to be demolished.

     Reveal answer
183. 183

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Complete the sentence: 'He is addicted ______ gambling.'

     A

     to

     B

     at

     C

     for

     D

     with

     Reveal answer
184. 184

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Which of these is the correct spelling?

     A

     Miscellaneous

     B

     Miscellanous

     C

     Miscellanious

     D

     Miscelaneous

     Reveal answer
185. 185

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the synonym of 'INDOLENT'.

     A

     Busy

     B

     Lazy

     C

     Diligence

     D

     Hardworking

     Reveal answer
186. 186

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correctly spelled word.

     A

     Renaissance

     B

     Renaissence

     C

     Renaisance

     D

     Rennaisance

     Reveal answer
187. 187

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Cold comfort'.

     A

     Foolishness

     B

     Deception

     C

     Slight satisfaction

     D

     Absurdity

     Reveal answer
188. 188

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the word most similar to 'CONJECTURE'.

     A

     To claim

     B

     Serious

     C

     Outward

     D

     To guess

     Reveal answer
189. 189

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the correctly spelled word.

     A

     Enterprener

     B

     Entrepreneur

     C

     Entreprenuer

     D

     Entrepreneaur

     Reveal answer
190. 190

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the antonym of 'ANCIENT'.

     A

     Modern

     B

     Departure

     C

     Repulsion

     D

     Disappear

     Reveal answer
191. 191

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Complete the sentence: 'Hardly had he reached the school ______ the bell rang.'

     A

     than

     B

     then

     C

     while

     D

     when

     Reveal answer
192. 192

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the synonym of 'MALICE'.

     A

     Pleasant

     B

     Kind

     C

     Hatred

     D

     Desire

     Reveal answer
193. 193

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Select the correct word for: 'One who is expert in the field of art, music, or knowledge.'

     A

     Alumni

     B

     Connoisseur

     C

     Polymath

     D

     Versatile

     Reveal answer
194. 194

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Change to Passive Voice: 'They drew a circle in the morning.'

     A

     A circle was being drawn by them in the morning.

     B

     A circle was drawn by them in the morning.

     C

     In the morning a circle have been drawn by them.

     D

     A circle has been drawing since morning.

     Reveal answer
195. 195

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Choose the antonym of 'RIGID'.

     A

     Generous

     B

     Tolerant

     C

     Merciful

     D

     Lenient

     Reveal answer
196. 196

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Identify the grammatical error: 'Suppose if (A) / it rains (B) / what shall (C) / we do? (D)'

     A

     A

     B

     D

     C

     C

     D

     B

     Reveal answer
197. 197

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12 NUST Engineering Past Paper-15

     Pick the word closest in meaning to 'Transient':

     A

     Constant

     B

     Eternal

     C

     Temporary

     D

     Permanent

     Reveal answer
198. 198

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Pick the option that best defines the verb 'Bode':

     A

     To be an omen of a future event

     B

     To argue strongly

     C

     To rest comfortably

     D

     To travel quickly

     Reveal answer
199. 199

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Read the passage and choose the most strongly supported conclusion. 'It was in the 1960s when a black woman sat on a seat reserved for white people in a bus and was forced to get off. Martin Luther King, a priest, decided to take action and launched a huge protest in the city. All black people were asked to boycott the buses.'

     A

     The black woman's role in the movement was ineffective.

     B

     Martin Luther King did all this as a way of entering politics.

     C

     The huge protest was launched by Luther King due to the mistreatment of the black woman.

     D

     The buses were boycotted due to high fares.

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200. 200

     NUST Engineering Past Paper-12

     Pick the word closest in meaning to 'Calumnious':

     A

     Complimentary

     B

     Luminous

     C

     Slanderous

     D

     Praising

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