Saturday 6 April 2019

SBP Young professional Induction programe Batch 4 papers

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Question (1) following the passage refers to the numbered sentences in the passage. Answer the question by choosing the best alternative using logic and organization.



When television is good, nothing-not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers-nothing is inferior. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set
when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, or anything else to distract you.

1.                   The word inferior in sentence 1 should be

A.      Left as it is

B.      Changed to worse

C.      Changed to the best

D.      Changed to anterior

E.       Changed to better



Each of the following questions consists of a sentence with all or part of the senten e underlined. Select one phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original and, follows the requirements of standard written English.

2.                   There is a small number of apples still remaining on the tree.

A.      is a short amount of

B.      is a small amount of

C.      are very few

D.      is very few

E.       were very few



Read each group of sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.

3.                   I like Oliver Twist better than Huckleberry Finn. Dickens is better writer than Twain.

What is happening in the sentences?

A.                  A comparison is made in terms of British and American authors.

B.                  A conclusion is drawn on the basis of opinion.

C.                  A conclusion is drawn on the basis of fact.

D.                  A comparison is made in terms of growing up in England or America.

E.                   A relationship is drawn between the writing style of Dickens and Twain.



Read the passage to answer questions 4-7

At the turn of the twentieth century, people's attitudes toward money were far more conservative than they are today. Borrowing and being in debt were viewed as a moral failing, almost as a disgrace. Thrift and saving were highly prized, and people who needed to borrow to make ends meet were seen as

careless, unreliable, or extravagant. The focus in the economy as a whole was on developing large corporations like railroads, oil companies, and other companies that produced basic goods and services.

Then, in the 1920s, the economy changed. A huge network of banks and financial institutions developed, helping money to move more quickly and easily through the economy. At the same time, the economy was increasing its focus on consumer goods— clothing, cars, household appliances, and other things that individuals buy. To help promote the sale of these items, consumers were encouraged to buy on credit. If they could not afford an item right away, a store or a bank might lend them the oney, which they could pay back in installments.

With the development of consumer credit and installment purchases, people's attitudes toward debt and spending changed. The model citizen was no longer someone who was thrifty, buying only what he or she needed. People were respected less for being thrifty than for knowing how to use their money to buy as many things as possible— an attitude that persists at the turn of the twenty-first century.



4.                   According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a belief that was commonly held in the early twentieth century?

A.                  Owing someone money is a moral failing.

B.                  People who save their money are respectable.

C.                  People who buy as many things as possible are respectable.

D.                  People who borrow money for necessities are careless and unreliable.



5.                   What helped money move more quickly through the economy in the 1920s?

A.                  The growth of railroads

B.                  The growth of banks and financial institutions

C.                  The rate at which people paid back their loans

      D.                  The increase in installment purchases 


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Friday 5 April 2019

About NTS

NTS is an autonomous test taking organization in Pakistan. NTS conducts tests and assessments for admissions, scholarships and jobs in various colleges, universities and departments of Pakistan.
NTS TESTS CONTENT
Test content is different from the nature of job to job. Usually, it is consist of:
  • NTS Verbal Reasoning | Practice Questions
  • NTS Quantitative Reasoning | Practice Questions
  • NTS Analytical Reasoning
Besides, NTS Tests also contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs, Everyday Science, Computer Science, Physics and others.
About NTS
Many government and private sector colleges and universities have made National Testing Services (NTS) test a pre-requisite for admissions and scholarships. And, many government and private sector departments have also made NTS test a pre-requisite for jobs in various departments.
National Testing Services (NTS) Pakistan was established in July 2002, and it is governed by a Management Committee (Board of Governance).

VERBAL REASONING: PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.
11. CONTINENT : WORLD
(A) teacher : classroom
(B) class : school
(C) cogent : powerful
(D) apple : fruit
12. YAWN : BOREDOM
(A) walk : run
(B) apple : fruit
(C) smile : amusement
(D) tiger : carnivorous
13. BAT : CRICKET
(A) hockey : stick
(B) football : soccer
(C) court : tennis
(D) rugby : sports
14. GAGGLE : GEESE
(A) class : school
(B) fish : pond
(C) tiger : jungle
(D) swarm : bees
15. OBSERVE : SCRUTINIZE
(A) fond : doting
(B) running : eating
(C) point : location
(D) east : direction
ANSWERS: NTS VERBAL PRACTICE
11(B) 12(C) 13(B) 14(D) 15(A)
EXPLANATION
11. (B) World is made up of continents, as school is made up of classes.
12. (C) Yawn  is a sign of boredom, as smile is a sign of amusement.
13. (B) Bat is used to play cricket, as football is used to play soccer.
14. (D) Gaggle is a group of geese, as swarm is a group of bees.
15. (A) Scrutinize  means to examine/look carefully. So, scrutinize is the higher degree of observe, as doting  (an extreme love for sb/sth) is the higher degree of fond  (love for sb/sth).

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VERBAL REASONING: PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Choose from the following, the answer that is opposite in meaning to the main word (Written in Capital letters).
6. FOE
(A) friend
(B) enemy
(C) kind
(D) genuine
7. CHARLATAN
(A) fraud
(B) shrink
(C) genuine
(D) central
8. PERIPHERAL
(A) habit
(B) enemy
(C) kind
(D) central
9. DIFFIDENT
(A) shy
(B) confident
(C) deprived
(D) stupid
10. FOMENT
(A) greed
(B) silent
(C) quash
(D) uneasy
ANSWERS: VERBAL REASONING PRACTICE
6(A) 7(C) 8(D) 9(B) 10(C)
EXPLANATION
6. (A) Foe  means enemy. Hence, friend is the opposite.
7. (C) Charlatan  means fraud. Hence, genuine is the opposite.
8. (D) Peripheral  means something not central (for example, side-business). Hence, central (main) is the opposite.
9. (B) Diffident  means shyness (or shy). Hence, confident is the opposite.
10. (C) Foment  means to incite. Hence, quash  (to suppress or to put down) is the opposite.

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NTS Verbal Reasoning Practice

Verbal reasoning section practice questions with answers and explanation. NTS test preparation material for verbal section (English section). The English section of the NTS test consists of questions from Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Blanks), Grammar, and Reading Comprehension.
VERBAL REASONING: PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Choose from the following, the answer that is closest in meaning to the main word (Written in Capital letters). Fins answers and explanation to the answers at the bottom of the page.
1. INNATE
(A) right
(B) inborn
(C) inquire
(D) excessive
2. PROFANE
(A) desecrate
(B) restrain
(C) belief
(D) honest
3. TENET
(A) foe
(B) stable
(C) improvement
(D) dogma
4. GREGARIOUS
(A) chary
(B) glorious
(C) glowing
(D) sociable
5. ANTAGONIST
(A) opportunist
(B) proponent
(C) opponent
(D) eloquent
ANSWERS: NTS VERBAL REASONING PRACTICE
1(B) 2(A) 3(D) 4(D) 5(C)
EXPLANATION
1. (B) Innate  means inborn (what you have when you were born).
2. (A) Profane  means to desecrate something holy.
3. (D) Tenet  means belief. Hence, dogma  is the synonym.
4. (D) Gregarious  means sociable.
5. (C) Antagonist  means opponent.

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NTS Verbal Reasoning

The English (Verbal Reasoning) section of the NTS test consists of the following three type of questions:
  • Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Blanks)
  • Grammar, and
  • Reading Comprehension
NTS VERBAL REASONING SECTION: SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters. (Find answers and explanation to the answers at the bottom of the page.)
1. INTEGRITY
(A) questioning
(B) transparency
(C) honesty
(D) sadness
2. PREROGATIVE
(A) interrogative
(B) right
(C) wise
(D) casual
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. RESTIVE
(A) easy
(B) calm
(C) hurry
(D) restless
4. PRODIGAL
(A) wasteful
(B) confident
(C) neutral
(D) frugal
Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.
5. TIGER : CARNIVOROUS
(A) lion : jungle
(B) cat : house
(C) cow : herbivorous
(D) wolf : clever
6. CONSTELLATION : STARS
(A) archipelago : islands
(B) city : country
(C) book : pen
(D) school : education
Fill in the blanks with suitable choices.
7. We cannot predict whether he will go on a picnic or not. He is so __________ .
(A) deleterious
(B) offensive
(C) feckless
(D) capricious
8. He is __________ fame and money. He pursues research just as an amateur scientist.
(A) indifferent to
(B) enamoured of
(C) running for
(D) struggling for
9. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous system.
(A) but
(B) and
(C) are
(D) and have
10. I hardly __________ meet him.
(A) ever
(B) never
(C) had ever
(D) had never
11. She wouldn’t ask you if she _________ not sure.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) has
(D) had
12. Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. This is a
(A) Simple Sentence
(B) Compound sentence
(C) Complex sentence
(D) Mixed sentence
Read the following paragraphs carefully. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
These huge waves wreak terrific damage when they crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean.
13. One surprising aspect of the waves discussed in the passage is the fact that they
(A) are formed in concentric patterns
(B) often strike during clear weather
(C) arise under conditions of cold temperature
(D) are produced by deep swells
14. It is believed that the waves are caused by
(A) seismic changes
(B) concentric time belts
(C) underwater earthquakes
(D) storms
ANSWERS: NTS VERBAL REASONING
1(C) 2(B) 3(A) 4(D) 5(C) 6(A) 7(D)
8(A) 9(A) 10(A) 11(B) 12(B) 13(B) 14(C)
EXPLANATION
1. (C) Integrity  means honesty.
2. (B) Prerogative  means right (or legal rights).
3. (A) Restive  means restless or uneasy. So, easy is the antonym.
4. (D) Prodigal  means wasteful (who spends too much). So, frugal  (economic or one who spends with care) is the antonym.
5. (C) Tiger is carnivorous (meat eating) animal. And, cow is herbivorous (grass eating) animal.
6. (A) Constellation  is made up of stars. And, archipelago is made up of islands.
7. (D) Cannot predict whether will go or not. So, he is unpredictable. Hence, capricious (unpredictable) is the best choice.
8. (A) Amateur  (non-professional or unpaid worker) works without being paid. So, indifferent to  (not interested) in fame and money is the best choice.
9. (A) not only …. but also. This is a conjunction.
10. (A) We cannot use negative word, never, with ‘hardly’. So, ‘ever’ is the best choice.
11. (B) The verb, to be, will always appear as were in the present conditional.
12. (B) There are two clauses in the sentence. Hence, it is a compound sentence.
13. (B) Read this: Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break.
14. (C) Read this: When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock.

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QUANTITATIVE REASONING: PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Choose the correct answer from the given options. Find answers and solutions to the questions at the bottom of the page.
11. What are values of x  and y in the following pair of equations
(A) x=2  and y=3
(B) x=3  and y=2
(C) x=3  and y=\frac{1}{3}
(D) x=2  and y=\frac{1}{2}
12. What is the volume of the cylinder given below, where radius and height of the cylinder is given in centimeters
(A) 384 cm3
(B) 388 cm3
(C) 392 cm3
(D) 396 cm3
13. What is the geometric mean of the numbers: 2, 4 and 8?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
14. What is the 71st term of the sequence: 4, 7, 10, 13, …. ?
(A) 214
(B) 216
(C) 218
(D) 220
15. What is the sum of the sequence: 5, 10, 15, …., 5000 ?
(A) 250,2200
(B) 250,2300
(C) 250,2400
(D) 250,2500
ANSWERS: NTS QUANTITATIVE PRACTICE
11(C) 12(D) 13(B) 14(A) 15(D)
SOLUTIONS: NTS QUANTITATIVE PRACTICE
11. (C)
12. (D) The formula for calculating volume of a right-circular cylinder is V=\pi r^2 h . Thus,
13. (B) By applying formula for calculating geometric mean, we have
14. (A) This is an arithmetic sequence with common difference 3, and the first term is 4. By applying, formula for finding the nth term of an arithmetic sequence we have
15. (D) This is an arithmetic sequence with common difference 5, the first term is 5, and the last term is 5000. By applying, formula for finding the sum of the n terms of an arithmetic sequence, we have
NOTE: There are 1000 terms from 5 to 5000, so n = 1000.

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