Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ICET 2011 AP entrance paper and key : discussion

Am posting bits and answers from ICET 2011 paper. The Q paper will be uploaded shortly.
Please join in and comment if you find the answers different from what i have put up.

Synonyms/ meanings, terminology:

1. insatiable
ans: unable to be satisfied

2. knick knack
ans: small ornament

3. haughty
ans: disdainful

4. grandiloquent
ans: pompous

5. conitguous
ans: adjoining

6. homogenous
ans: parts or people of similar type

7. benchmarking is
ans: setting a standard for performance

8. HTML is
ans: Hyper Text Mark Up language

9. GPS refers to
ans: Global Positioning system

10. Job specific tests that are designed to predict the potential of an induvidual to perform tasks are called
ans: aptitude tests

11. A section of a govt. dept. in charge of a particular activity is called a
ans: wing

12. which of the following is not an input device
ans: printer

13. the technique of creating a series of graphic frames to give an appearance of continuous movement is called
ans: animation

14. A deed is
ans: a legal document

15. The concept of "gangplank" implies
ans: doing things through proper channels

16. The installation wizard in windows cannot
ans: guide through screens

17. The three countries have signed a __________ pledging to work together in the health scheme.
ans: memorandum

18. The judge promised to ________ the injustice done to him.
ans: redress

19. when the accident happened, the car was speeding down the _________ highway.
ans: deserted

20. He was _________ from the country when his visa expired.
ans: deported

READ passage related to MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, HOWARD GARDNER THEORY

21. What does "Kinesthetic" mean?
ans: sensory? OR IS IT DYNAMIC???

22. What type of intelligence do people who can think in pictures have?
ans: visual

23. What does trouble in understanding poetry mean?
ans: you have not developed this special skill

24. How many intelligences does Gardner speak of?
ans: eight

25. Inability to perform a certain task indicates lack of
ans: task-related intelligence

READ paragraph related to STAMP COLLECTION

26. A stamp has
ans: an inherent fascination

27. A journey of a stamp is into
ans: the past

28. The passage is a contemplation on
ans: the usefulness of collecting stamps

29. Stamps take us through
ans: history

30. Stamp collection profits one to
ans: keep out of mischief

READ PASSAGE RELATED TO MUSEUMS IN THE MODERN AGE

31. Museums are different from heritage centres, theme parks etc because they deal with
ans: original objects

32. According to the passage, the "provision of loan boxes of objects" helps museums
ans: make objects accessible to more people

33. The "real thing" refers to
ans: authentic displays

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