National Institute of Rural Development Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management 2013-14 (Batch-6) Sample Questions Verbal Ability 1.
My mother is a good cook (Please tick a choice answer) a. I agree with you b. I agree you c. I agree to you d. I agree for you e. All the above
2.
The bookstore is just ___ the corner a. around b. across c. over d. opposite e. fill
3.
There are cars parked ___ the road a. through b. along c. across d. with e. in
Choose the pair of words in the answer choices that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 1.
ALCOHOL: INTOXICATION a. sleep : insomnia b. Narcotic : Drowsiness c. Drug : Addiction d. Food : Hunger e. Stamps: Hobby
2.
ARENA : CONFLICT a. Stage : Chorus b. Meeting : Quorum c. Forum : Debate d. Jungle : Flora
e. None 3.
The Sentence “Men just don’t want to vacate their seats of power” implies a. Lust of power b. Desire to serve the nation c. Conviction in one’s own political abilities d. Political Corruption e. Corruption
4.
The State – “ Honesty is the best policy” is a. A fact b. A Value c. An Opinion d. A Value judgment e. None QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
1.
The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 is? a. 9944 b. 9768 c. 9988
d.
8888 e.
1145
2.
The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number? a. 240 b. 270 c. 295 d. 360 e. 750
3.
How many of the following numbers are divisible by 3 but not by 9? 2133, 2343, 3474, 4131, 5286, 5340, 6336, 7347, 8115, 9276 a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 1 e. None of these
4.
Which one of the following is the common factor of (4743 + 4343) and (4747 + 4347)? a. (47 - 43) b. (47 + 43) c. (4743 + 4343) d. (2145+5284) e. None of these
5.
A number when divided by 296 leaves 75 as remainder. When the same number is divided by 37, the remainder will be: a. 1 b. 2 c. 8 d. 11 e. 15
6.
In dividing a number by 585, a student employed the method of short division. He/she divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13 (factors 585) and got the remainders 4, 8, 12 respectively. If he/she had divided the number by 585, the remainder would have been a. 24 b. 144 c. 292 d. 584 e. 485
7.
The smallest 6 digit number exactly divisible by 111 is: a. 111111 b. 110011 c. 100011 d. 110101
e. 100001
ANALYTICAL ABILITY 1.
It encompasses any and every effort towards the advance of community interests a. Community Development e. None of these
2.
b. Crowd Management
c. Rural Development d. Health Management
Which of the following statements is true? a. b.
The larger the sample size, the greater the sampling error The more categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed c. The fewer categories or breakdowns you want to make in your data analysis, the larger the sample needed d. As sample size decreases, so does the size of the confidence interval e. All the above 3.
The least squares regression line is in line with: a. Which is determined by use of a function of the distance between the observed Y ’s and the predicted Y’s. b. Which has the smallest sum of the squared residuals of any line through the data values c. For which the sum of the residuals about the line is zero. d. Which has all of the above properties e. None
4.
The following plot is the net sales (billions of dollars) for Eastman Kodak Ltd., for the years 1970 through 1989 (1970 is coded as 0):
This plot is the graph of a(n) and it shows that there is a(n) pattern in the data which is true? (a) experiment, exponential growth (b) data set, stem and leaf (c) linear model, correlation (d) time series, trend (e) regression model, multiple variable
Test of Written English Skills: Essay writing on One Topic: Select any one topic from the 3 General/Current Topics given below and write an Essay of maximum of 300 words. Topics: 1. Youth unemployment and its impact on the society or 2. Causes and consequences of Rural Urban Divide or 3. Causes and consequences of socio – economic inequalities in the society
