SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES

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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
Testing area: Visual perception and processing (VPP)
Method of testing: WRITTEN AND ORAL
The bar graph given below shows the foreign exchange reserves of a country (in million US $)
1992 to 1998 - 1999.
from 1991 -
Foreign Exchange Reserves Of a Country. (in million US $)
1) The ratio of the number of years, in which the foreign exchange reserves are above the average
reserves, to those in which the reserves are below the average reserves is?
a. 2:6
c. 3:5
b. 3:4
d. 4:4
2) The foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 were how many times that in 1994-95?
a. 0.7
c. 1.4
b. 1.2
d. 1.5
3) For which year, the percent increase of foreign exchange reserves over the previous year, is the
highest?
a. 1992 - 93
c. 1994 -95
b. 1993 - 94
d. 1996 – 97
4) The foreign exchange reserves in 1996-97 were approximately what percent of the average foreign
exchange reserves over the period under review?
a. 95 %
c. 115 %
b. 110 %
d. 125 %
5) What was the percentage increase in the foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 over 1993-94?
a. 100
c. 200
b. 150
d. 620
(5 x 2 = 10)
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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
In a school the periodical examination are held every second month. In a session during April 2001 - March
2002, a student of Class IX appeared for each of the periodical exams. The aggregate marks obtained by him
in each perodical exam are represented in the line-graph given below.
Marks Obtained by student in Six Periodical Held in Every Two Months During the Year in the Session
2001 – 2002
Maximum Total Marks in each Periodical Exam
6) In which periodical exams did the student obtain the highest percentage increase in marks over the
previous periodical exams?
a. June, 01
c. Oct, 01
b. August, 01
d. Dec, 01
7) The total number of marks obtained in Feb. 02 is what percent of the total marks obtained in April 01 ?
a. 110 %
c. 115 %
b. 112.5 %
d. 116.5 %
8) What is the percentage of marks obtained by the student in the periodical exams of August, 01 and
Oct, 01 taken together?
a. 73.25 %
c. 77 %
b. 75.5 %
d. 78.5 %
9) What are the average marks obtained by the student in all the periodical exams during the last
session?
a. 373
c. 381
b. 379
d. 385
10) In which periodical exams there is a fall in percentage of marks as compared to the previous
periodical exams?
a. None
c. June, 01
b. Oct, 01
d. Feb, 02
(5 x 2 = 10)
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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
Testing area: Information processing speed (IPS)
Method of testing: WRITTEN AND ORAL
Questions: Read the hints and answer the questions.
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A witness told the police on a Sunday morning that he saw a thief who jumped the wall 6 feet high of a house at 3am on 1
February – The calendar read that it was a new moon night – The owner of the house reported to police that morning at
sunrise, that he lost 38000/ Rs in cash and 5.5 kg silverware - The house was facing east – The shadow of the thief was
prominently visible said the witness to the police – The owner of the house also said that the thief was a women – And
she was smelling jasmine – The police arranged for an identification parade .
11) According to these hints, when is the next full moon night?
th
a. Hints do not reveal the next full moon date
b. 10 Feb
c. Around 14th Feb
d. 29 Feb
th
12) What information provided by the witness is unbelievable?
a. Thief jumped the wall whose height was 6 feet.
b. Thief was a woman.
c. Thief smelt jasmine.
d. Shadow of the thief was prominent.
13) When was the police called?
a. 8 am.
b. 9 am
c. At about 6am
d. 3 am
14) What day was the New Year?
a. The hints don’t reveal it
b. It is not clear
c. Friday
d. Thursday
(4 x 5 = 20)
Testing area: Science and Abstract reasoning (SAR)
Method of testing: WRITTEN AND ORAL
15) If velocity of a body is half the maximum velocity. Then what is the distance from the mean position?
a. 2a
b. a
c. √3 a/2
d. a/2
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16) A linear harmonic oscillator of force constant 2 x10 N/m and amplitude 0.01 m has a total mechanical
energy of 100 J. Its maximum potential energy is
a. 100 J
b. 200 J
c. 150 J
d. 0
17) The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20W is
a. 100V
b. 4 V
c. 0.01V
d. 40V
18) Ascending sequences or descending sequences of the dominos
a. A
c. C
b. B
d. D
19) Find the next in this series: 3 8 10 15 17 22 24,
a. 26 28
b. 29 34
c. 29 31
d. 26 32
(5 x 4 = 20)
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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
Testing area: Spoken and written language (SWL)
Method of testing: WRITTEN AND ORAL
Fill in the blanks with most suitable words:
20) Golf is my favourite sport. I ______ it at my local golf club but today I can't because I ______.
a. play / work
c. play / am working
b. am playing / work
d. am playing / am working
21) Pavarotten, the opera singer, is on the stage at the London Opera. The audience is not happy. He
______ badly. They ______ abuse at him.
a. sings / shout
c. is singing / are shouting
b. sings / are shouting
d. is singing / shout
22) Harry ______ in a factory but this afternoon he ______ football.
a. works / plays
c. works / is playing
b. Is working / plays
d. is working / is playing
23) Fred is in the theatre. The actors are on the stage. He ______ the play. He ______ it very much.
a. watches / likes
c. watches / is liking
b. is watching / likes
d. is watching / is liking
24) Simon ______ golf really well today but he usually ______ badly.
a. plays / plays
c. is playing/ plays
b. plays/ is playing
d. is playing / is playing
25) Look at Elizabeth. She ______ in the corner, ______ to herself. I wonder what is wrong.
a. stands / talks
b. stands / talking
c. is standing / talks
d. is standing / talking
26) Look at how fast John ______. I never ______ as fast as that, it's dangerous.
a. drives / drive
c. is driving / drive
b. drives / am driving
d. is driving / am driving
27) Could you phone me back later? I ______ an interesting programme on television and I ______ to see
the rest of it.
a. watch / want
c. watch / am wanting
b. am watching / want
d. am watching / am wanting
28) I often ______ to bed late but I never ______ before 8.00!
a. go / get up
c. am going / get up
b. go / am getting up
d. am going / am getting up
29) John will be here soon. He ______ his lunch. He always ______ a long time to eat his lunch!
a. has / takes
c. is having / takes
b. has / is taking
d. is having / is taking
30) I ______ to watch the basketball on television. I ______ basketball.
a. want / love
c. want / am loving
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b. am wanting / love
d. am wanting / am loving
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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
31) What ______ ? I ______ my homework.
a. do you do / do
c. are you doing / do
b. do you do / am doing
d. are you doing / am doing
32) Eric Tincanta is a great footballer. He is at a rock concert. He ______ football but he ______ to music
tonight.
a. plays / listens
c. is playing / listens
b. is playing / is listening
d. plays / is listening
33) I work in an office from 9 to 5. I ______ in my office at the moment, I ______ in a bar!
a. am not working / am sitting
c. don't work / am sitting
b. don't work / sit
d. am not working / sit
34) I love whisky but I have a bottle of Coca Cola in my hand. I ______ a lot of whisky but right now I
______ a Coke.
a. drink / drink
c. drink / am drinking
b. am drinking / drinking
d. am drinking / drink
35) I'm in the bank. I ______ in the bank, I ______ some money.
a. am not working / am getting out
c. do not work / am getting out
b. do not work / get out
d. am not getting / get out
36) What newspaper ______ ? I never ______ a paper.
a. do you read / buy
c. are you reading / am buying
b. are you reading / buy
d. do you read / am buying
37) The actors are on the stage. He ______ the play. He ______ it very much.
a. watches / likes
c. watches / is liking
b. is watching / likes
d. is watching / is liking
38) What's your job? I ______ in a car factory. What ______ ?
a. work / do you do
c. work / are you doing
b. am working / do you do
c. am working / are you doing
39) I ______ to watch the basketball on television. I ______ basketball.
a. want / love
c. want / am loving
b. am wanting / love
d. am wanting / am loving
(20 x 0.5 = 10)
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SAMUNDRA INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES
DNS – Entrance Exam - 2014 (SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER)
39.1) Write a letter to the Dean, requesting for leave citing a valid reason.
(10)
Testing area: Mathematical calculation (MC)
Method of testing: WRITTEN AND ORAL
40) If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual
distance travelled by him is:
a. 50 km
c. 70 km
b. 56 km
d. 80 km
41) In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed,
then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:
a. 5 kmph
c. 6.25 kmph
b. 6 kmph
d. 7.2 kmph
42) A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on
bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:
a. 14 km
c. 16 km
b. 15 km
d. 17 km
43) The ratio of the present age of Manoj to that of Wasim is 3 : 11. Wasim is 12 years younger than
Rehana. Rehana's age after 7 years will be 85 years. What is the present age of Manoj's father, who is
25 years older than Manoj?
a. 43 years
c. 45 years
b. 67years
d. 69 years
44) Find the odd man out. 12, 21, 32, 45, 60, 77, 95
a. 95
c. 60
b. 77
d. 45
(5 x 4 = 20)
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