NTS Quiz — Phase 1 · Tough Set 1 (100 MCQs with Answers)

The dimensional formula ML2 T-2 represents

Correct answer: The moment of a force.

A fixed pulley is employed to

Correct answer: change the direction of force.

The force of friction that comes into action after the motion has started is known as

Correct answer: dynamic friction.

Let a disc, a cylinder, a solid sphere, and a ring be rolled down in an inclined plane simultaneously. Which will reach first?

Correct answer: solid sphere.

Forces of 3N, 4N and 12N act at a point in mutually perpendicular direction. The magnitude of the resultant force in newton is

Correct answer: 13.

Which of the following is not necessary for work to be done?

Correct answer: a constant speed.

A body at rest may have

Correct answer: energy.

We know that forces are vectors because

Correct answer: they obey the same mathematical rules that displacement obey.

A car accelerates for 10s at 6 m/s2. What is its final seed if its initial was 4 m/s?

Correct answer: 64 m/s.

If the distance between a point source of light and a surface is tripled, the intensity of illumination on the surface will be:

Correct answer: reduced to 1/9.

Matter is composed of

Correct answer: atoms.

During the process of chemical bonding, atoms try to attain

Correct answer: noble gas configuration.

The attractive force that holds atoms together in molecules is called

Correct answer: chemical bond.

Nature of cathode rays remains the same irrespective of the

Correct answer: gas used.

Cathode rays always travel in a

Correct answer: straight path.

Deflecting of cathode rays towards positively charged plats indicate it is

Correct answer: negatively charged.

By reducing the pressure of the gas in a discharge tube

Correct answer: gas conducts electricity.

Neon sign is an example of

Correct answer: discharge tube.

Electric current in the conductors is the movement of

Correct answer: electrons.

Atomic theory was particulate by

Correct answer: Dalton.

0.003 x 0.02 = ?

Correct answer: 0.00006.

What is the average of the numbers: 0, 0, 4, 10, 5, and 5?

Correct answer: 4.

What is the rate of discount if a bicycle which cost Rs.4,000 is sold for Rs.3,200?

Correct answer: 20%.

|-4| + |4| - 4 + 4 = ?

Correct answer: 8.

What is the value of x in 3x - 15 - 6 = 0 ?

Correct answer: 7.

What is the area in cm2 of the shaded region in the diagram below? [Diagram in the source: a rectangle 4 cm long and 3 cm wide; the shaded region is the triangle whose base is the full 4 cm side of the rectangle and whose vertex touches the middle of the opposite side.]

Correct answer: 6.

If A completes a particular work in 8 days and B the same work in 24 days. How many days will it take if they work together?

Correct answer: 6.

What comes next in the sequence: 1, 3, 11, 43, ____?

Correct answer: 171.

What is the distance travelled by a car which travelled at a speed of 80km/hr for 3 hours and 30 minutes?

Correct answer: 280km.

In a class of 40 students 20% are girls. How many boys are there in the class?

Correct answer: 32.

Testifying before the Senate committee investigating charges that cigarette manufacturers had manipulated nicotine levels in cigarettes in order to addict consumers to their products, tobacco executives argued that cigarette smoking is not addictive. The primary reason they gave in support of this claim was that cigarette smoking was not regulated by the Federal Drug Administration. For the tobacco executives' argument to be logically correct, which of the following must be assumed?

Correct answer: Substances that are not addictive are not regulated by the Federal Drug Administration..

People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?

Correct answer: People have control over their own behavior..

There is clear evidence that the mandated use of safety seats by children under age four has resulted in fewer child fatalities over the past five years. Compared to the five-year period prior to the passage of laws requiring the use of safety seats, fatalities of children under age four have decreased by 30 percent. Which one of the following, if true, most substantially strengthens the argument above?

Correct answer: The number of serious automobile accidents involving children under age four has remained steady over the past five years..

An employee has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are numbered 1 - 6. The offices are arranged in a row and they are separated from each other by six foot high dividers. Hence voices, sounds and cigarette smoke flow easily from one office to another. Miss Robert's needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Mike and Mr. Brown need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss. Hardy, is a senior employee and has to be allotted the office number 5, having the biggest window. Mr. Donald requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Tim, Mr. Mike and Mr. Donald are all smokers. Miss Hardy finds tobacco smoke allergic and consecutively the offices next to hers to be occupied by non-smokers. Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours. In the event of what occurrence, within a period of one month since the assignment of the offices, would a request for a change in office be put forth by one or more employees?

Correct answer: Mr. Tim taking over the duties formerly taken care of by Miss. Robert..

Five educational films A, B, C, D, & E are to be shown to a group of students. The films are to be shown in a particular order, which conforms to the following conditions: A must be shown earlier than C, B must be shown earlier than D, E should be the fifth film shown. Which among the following is an acceptable order for showing the educational films?

Correct answer: A, C, B, D, E.

There are three on-off switches on a control panel A, B, and C. They have to be changed from an initial setting to a second setting according to the following conditions: In case only switch A is the switch on in the initial setting, then turn on switch B. In case switches A and B are the only switches on in the initial setting, then turn on switch C. In case all the three switches are on initially setting, then turn off the switch C. For any other initial setting, turn on all switches that are off and turn off all switches, if any, that are on. In case switch B is the only switch on in the initial setting, what must be the second setting?

Correct answer: A on, B off, C on..

A five-member research group is chosen from engineers I, J, K and L and chemists M, N, O and P. At least three engineers must be in the research group. However, I refuses to work with L, J refuses to work with M, N refuses to work with O, L refuses to work with N. If J and K are chosen, which is necessarily true? I. I is chosen II. L is chosen III. Either N or O is chosen

Correct answer: III only.

Scenario: A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme. Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme. Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice. Sage must not be harvested first. Which of the following is an acceptable order for the harvesting of the five spices?

Correct answer: nutmeg, sage, allspice, cloves, thyme.

Scenario: A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme. Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme. Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice. Sage must not be harvested first. If nutmeg is the fourth spice harvested, which of the following must be false?

Correct answer: Nutmeg is harvested immediately after cloves..

Scenario: A spice farmer must harvest exactly five spices grown on her farm. The spices must be harvested consecutively, the harvest of one being completed before the harvest of the next begins. The five spices to be harvested are allspice, cloves, nutmeg, sage, and thyme. Nutmeg must be harvested before thyme. Cloves must be harvested immediately after allspice. Sage must not be harvested first. If sage is the second spice harvested, allspice must be which of the following?

Correct answer: the third or the fourth spice harvested.

Plant Y thrives in environments of great sunlight and very little moisture. Desert X is an environment with constant, powerful sunlight, and next-to-no moisture. Although Plant Y thrives in the areas surrounding Desert X, it does not exist naturally in the desert, nor does it survive long when introduced there. Which of the following would be most useful in explaining the apparent discrepancy above?

Correct answer: Plant Y cannot survive in temperatures as high as those normally found in Desert X..

Although air pollution was previously thought to exist almost exclusively in our nation's cities, the recent increase in the number of persons suffering from illnesses attributed to excessive air pollution leaves us no choice but to conclude that even non-urban areas are now affected. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion of the argument above?

Correct answer: Many illnesses previously thought unrelated to air pollution are now considered to be caused by it..

Scenario: Persons live in a street, having houses in line. Consider the following: A. A lives in the corner's house. B. C is between E and G. C. There is 1 house between D and F. D. F is neighbor of G. E. There are two houses between A and G. Who lives between B and G?

Correct answer: F.

Scenario: Persons live in a street, having houses in line. Consider the following: A. A lives in the corner's house. B. C is between E and G. C. There is 1 house between D and F. D. F is neighbor of G. E. There are two houses between A and G. __________ is neighbor of A?

Correct answer: E.

Scenario: Persons live in a street, having houses in line. Consider the following: A. A lives in the corner's house. B. C is between E and G. C. There is 1 house between D and F. D. F is neighbor of G. E. There are two houses between A and G. There are __________ houses between B and E?

Correct answer: 3 14.

Scenario: Individual members from eight animal species are to be chosen for a special exhibit habitat. The eight species are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. Because of the way these animals interact, certain guidelines must be followed. Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together. Members of species V will fight with members of species S, T and U. A member of species R will fight with a member of species Q, but only if a member of species V is present. If a member of species W is present, a member of species P will not fight with any animal. If a member of species W is not present, a member of species P will fight with members of species Q and R. No fights other than those described above will occur. If V is chosen for the habitat, which of the following CANNOT also be chosen?

Correct answer: T.

Scenario: Individual members from eight animal species are to be chosen for a special exhibit habitat. The eight species are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. Because of the way these animals interact, certain guidelines must be followed. Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together. Members of species V will fight with members of species S, T and U. A member of species R will fight with a member of species Q, but only if a member of species V is present. If a member of species W is present, a member of species P will not fight with any animal. If a member of species W is not present, a member of species P will fight with members of species Q and R. No fights other than those described above will occur. If two other animals are to be added to a habitat containing a member of species Q and a member of species V in the habitat, which of the following could be those two animals?

Correct answer: members of species W and P.

Scenario: Individual members from eight animal species are to be chosen for a special exhibit habitat. The eight species are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. Because of the way these animals interact, certain guidelines must be followed. Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together. Members of species V will fight with members of species S, T and U. A member of species R will fight with a member of species Q, but only if a member of species V is present. If a member of species W is present, a member of species P will not fight with any animal. If a member of species W is not present, a member of species P will fight with members of species Q and R. No fights other than those described above will occur. If two habitats are set up, one containing members of species P, Q, W, and V, and the other containing members of species S, U, R, and T, which animals could be switched one for the other without provoking any fights?

Correct answer: species Q and R.

Scenario: Individual members from eight animal species are to be chosen for a special exhibit habitat. The eight species are P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. Because of the way these animals interact, certain guidelines must be followed. Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together. Members of species V will fight with members of species S, T and U. A member of species R will fight with a member of species Q, but only if a member of species V is present. If a member of species W is present, a member of species P will not fight with any animal. If a member of species W is not present, a member of species P will fight with members of species Q and R. No fights other than those described above will occur. If S, P, and R are chosen for the habitat, which of the following must also be chosen?

Correct answer: W.

Aagha Khan Blood Bank, Inc. is a private blood products company that buys blood only from qualified donors. To qualify, a person must weigh at least 105 pounds, must not have taken malaria medication in the last three years, must never have had hepatitis, and must never have used intravenous drugs. Aagha Khan Blood Bank nurses know that traveling has an effect on the possibilities for blood donation: Everyone who travels to Malaysia is required to take malaria medication; no one who enters Singapore can have ever used intravenous drugs; everyone traveling to Gorisimi gets hepatitis. Which of the following situations would not automatically disqualify a person from selling blood to Aagha Khan Blood Bank?

Correct answer: being denied admission to Singapore.

If I sit next to J on J's right side, who must sit next to I on I's right side?

Correct answer: F.

If F sits next to H, which of the following is a complete and accurate list of those who can sit next to H on H's other side?

Correct answer: G, J.

If K sits next to F and J sits next to I, which of the other students must sit next to J?

Correct answer: H.

If K sits directly across the table from G, who must sit on either side of H?

Correct answer: G and J.

A trader must have gone through O to travel on the network of discovered paths from:

Correct answer: F to G.

. Simplify a(c - b) - b(a - c)

Correct answer: ac - 2ab + bc.

Calculate the Average of 1,2,3,4,5.

Correct answer: 3.

Plane geometry

Correct answer: has only two dimensions..

A single location in space is called a

Correct answer: Point.

A single point

Correct answer: can exist at multiple planes.

6 + (5 x 4² + 3) = ?

Correct answer: 89.

What was the original price of an item if a discount of 20 percent reduced the price to Rs.100?

Correct answer: Rs.125.

In a basket containing 180 apples, 9 are spoiled. What percent of the apples in the basket are not spoiled?

Correct answer: 95%.

Find the missing number in the Series 2,3,5,7,11,_,17.

Correct answer: 13.

Complete the series with Missing Number 6,11, 21, 36, 56,__.

Correct answer: 81.

Find the Missing Number in the series 1, 6, 13, 22, 33 ?

Correct answer: 46.

What is 10 Percent of 100 ?

Correct answer: 10.

6 men can do a piece of work in 12 days. How many men are needed to do the work in 18 days?

Correct answer: 4 men.

Express 1.09 in term of Percentage.

Correct answer: 109%.

The number missing in the series 2, 6, 12, 20, ?, 42, 56, 72 is:

Correct answer: 30.

Since 1886, the British Telecom supplies telephone and communication services to its citizens. It has a 100% market share. What kind of company is it?

Correct answer: Monopoly.

What was the primary cause of the Irish famine?

Correct answer: Late blight of potato.

What is the kernel used in the Android operating system?

Correct answer: Linux.

Yellow pigment in the culture is produced by:

Correct answer: Xanthomonas.

Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by:

Correct answer: Galileo.

Commercial banks create

Correct answer: Credit money.

After Sir Agha Khan, the next President of All India Muslim League was:

Correct answer: Raja sahib of Mahmoodabad.

Chaudhry Rehmat Ali first used the word "Pakistan" in his pamphlet 'Now or Never' in:

Correct answer: 1933.

What is the primary purpose of a firewall in computer security?

Correct answer: To monitor network traffic and control access.

Profit maximization factor demand function depends on:

Correct answer: Factor and output prices.

Which range of Pakistan is called 'Roof of the World'?

Correct answer: Pamir.

What is Capital of Venezuela?

Correct answer: Caracas.

Michael Faraday is well known in history as:

Correct answer: Scientist.

What is the primary function of a CPU in a computer system?

Correct answer: Data Processing.

Which country will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025?

Correct answer: India.

The Headquarters of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is at:

Correct answer: London.

Who will be sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2025?

Correct answer: JD Vance.

GDP falls severely in:

Correct answer: Depression.

Instruments of fiscal policy are:

Correct answer: All of these.

The irrigation system of Balochistan plateau is called:

Correct answer: Karez.

BIRD : NEST

Correct answer: beaver : dam.

DOCTOR : HOSPITAL

Correct answer: professor : college.

CUB : BEAR

Correct answer: puppy : dog.

TENET : THEOLOGIAN

Correct answer: hypothesis : scientist.

BADMINTON : SHUTTLECOCK

Correct answer: hockey : puck.

OSCILLATE : PENDULUM

Correct answer: revolve : wheel.

SPECTACLE : VISIBLE

Correct answer: sound : audible.

HEMI : DEMI

Correct answer: quad : tetra.

AVIARY : BIRDS

Correct answer: aquarium : fish.

LARVA : ADULT

Correct answer: Tadpole : Frog.