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PARULUNIVERSITY FACULTYOFENGINEERING&TECHNOLOGY

BACHELOROFTECHNOLOGY(B.TECH) ES-ll

6thsemester

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Level1: Rearrangethesentencestoobtainameaningfulparagraph.Writetheorderofthesentences inthespaceprovidedbelow.

1. A.Thecricketballisrathersmallandveryhard.Onthewicketateachendtherearethree

stickswithbailsonthem B.TodayCricketisaverypopulargameinsomecountries.Butitisnotplayedeverywherein

theworld. C.ThegameofCricketisplayedbetweentwosides,eachhavingelevenplayers.  D.Thebatsmanstandsbeforethestumpstohittheballbeforeithitsthestumps.  E.Onebatsmanstandsateachendwhileabowlerthrowstheballtohitthestickson

stumps. Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

2. A.AccordingtofoodresearcherBrianWansinkatCornellUniversity,wemakeover250

decisionseachdayaboutwhattoeatandwhatnottoeat B.Asit continuesto evolve,wearefacedeachdaywithnew decisionsaboutwhatto

consume.  C.Nowonderitissuchachallenge. D.Sometimesforthebetter,sometimesfortheworse. E.Ourfood environment ischangingeverymoment.

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3. A.Althoughyougetvitaminsandmineralsfrom thefoodsyoueateveryday B.,somefoodshavemorevitaminsandmineralsthanothers. C.Thefat-soluble vitamins—A,D,E,andK—dissolveinfatandcanbestoredinyourbody.

The watersoluble- vitamins— CandtheB-complexvitamins(suchasvitaminsB6,B12, niacin,riboflavin,andfolate)— needtodissolveinwaterbeforeyourbodycanabsorb them.

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D.Vitaminsandmineralsmakepeople'sbodiesworkproperly E.Vitaminsfallintotwocategories:fatsolubleandwatersoluble

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4. A.Butjustasinmattersofthelove,sogomattersoftheIPhone B.Attentionstrays,frustrationgathers,misunderstandingsmount. C.InessenceIphonesalsodoseelosses,intermsofsatisfaction D.Youhavetoforgiveandanticipateusers’foibleswhilealsocraftinganexperiencethat

drawsthem intoexplorefurther. E.Evenwhenusersloveanapp,fewwillgiveittheirfullattentionortrytounderstandevery

nuance Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

5. A.Peoplewho workinbiology,botany,astronomy,and evenarchitectureshould allbe

familiarwithaconceptdevelopedwhenEuropewasfirstadoptingmodernnumeralsand thedecimalsystem inthetwelfthcen¬tury.

B.Architectswithkeensensesofproportionandscalegravitatetowardtheratioaswell C.Mathematiciansinparticularbegantoyingwiththecuriousratioof1.618— knownasthe

goldenmean— numberoftenexhibitedinnature,suchasinthefractalgeometryofferns, theatomicstructureofDNA,andtheorbitalpatternsofgalaxies.

D.Greatbuild¬ingsthatlook“right”oftenhavespacingsandpatternsbasedonaratioof 1.618.

E.LeCorbusier,theinfluentialtwentieth-centurySwiss-Frencharchitect,explicitlyusedthe ratioinmanyofhisbuildings Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

6.

A.Speedislargelydeterminedbyonething:hardware B.Iftheyweren’tabletorunthroughcomplextasksinfractionsofasecond,theywouldn’t

betherevolutionizingforcethey’vebecome.

C.Thevalueofalgorithmsisallintheirspeed D.Softwarealsoincreasedproportionally E.ThepresentrateofIT boom canbepredominantlyattributedto theincreaseinthe

hardwarefront. Statement1____________________

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7. A.Suchagreenhouseeffectiscreatedwhenenergyintheform ofsunlighteasilypasses

throughaplanet'satmosphere,warmsitssurface,andisconvertedtoheatradiationthat isthenheldinbytheatmospherefrom toptobottom.

B.VenushasarelativelythinatmosphereliketheEarth's,butVenus'atmosphereconsistsof morethanninetypercentcarbondioxide,comparedtolessthanfourpercentinthatofthe Earth.

C.Becauseofitshigherpercentageofcarbondioxide,Venus'atmospheretrapsmuchmore heatradiationthandoestheEarth's.

D.Thus,theVenusstudiesarebelievedtobeimportanttotheunderstandingofpossible adverseeffectsontheEarth'sagriculturethatcouldresultfrom thelong-term useof fossilfuels,whichaddcarbondioxidetotheatmosphere.

E.Datafrom thePioneerspacecraftofNASA apparentlyprovethetheorythatthehigh surfacetemperatureofVenusisduetoanatmosphericgreenhouseeffectcausedmainly byablanketofcarbondioxide. Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

8. A.Scientistsbelievethatbraincellscalledneuronsfirsttransform thesensorystimuliwe

experienceintoimagesinourimmediatememory B.Theoriesabouthowbrainworksremainatopicofdebate C.Itisagreed,though,thatthehippocampus,apartofthebrain,isundeniablyimportantfor

memory D.When we experience something,the information is sentvia our senses to the

hippocampus,whereitisprocessed E.Then,theseimagesaresenttothehippocampusandstoredtemporarilyinshortterm

memory Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

9. A.Suddenlysheasksherfatherwhyhekeepssomanyoldnewspaperslockedawaythere. B.Vera'scurioustalentisbroughttothenoticeofascientificresearchinstituteandsheis

givenaseriesoftestsbyaspecialcommission. C.Onedayshecomesintohisfather'sofficeandputsherhandsonthedoorofalocked

safe. D.Fictionalstoriesaboutpeoplewhohaveextraordinaryabilitieshavealwaysattracted

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people'sattention. E.Oneofthem isthestoryofVeraPetrova,whoisabletoperceivethingswithdifferent

partsofherskin,andthroughsolidwalls. Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

10. A.TheBermudaTriangleoccupiesadisturbingandalmostunbelievableplaceintheworld's

catalogofunexplainedmysteries

B.Manyoftheplanesconcernedhavevanishedwhileinnormalradiocontactwiththeirbase untiltheverymomentoftheirdisappearance

C.Whileothershaveradioedthemostextraordinarymessages,implyingthattheycouldnot gettheirinstrumentstofunction,thattheircompasseswerespinning,thattheskyhad turnedyellow andhazyonaclearday,andtheocean,whichwascalm nearby,didn'tlook rightwithoutfurtherclarificationofwhatwaswrong

D.Somepredictthepresenceofamythicalcreatureundertheocean. Sometheorizethe presenceofaworm hole

E.Morethanahundredplanesandshipshavevanishedinthisareaintotheairsince1945, andmorethanathousandliveshavebeenlost,withoutasinglebodyorevenapiece wreckagefrom thevanishingplanesorshipshavingbeenfound

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Level2:

Rearrangethesentencestoobtainameaningfulparagraph.Writetheorderofthesentences inthespaceprovidedbelow.

11. A.HefeltjustifiedinbypassingCongressaltogetheronavarietyofmoves. B.AttimeshewasfightingtheentireCongress. C.Bushfelthehadamissiontorestorepowertothepresidency. D.Bushwasnotfightingjustthedemocrats. E.Representativesdemocracyisamessybusiness,andaCEOofthewhiteHousedoesnot

like alegislatureofsecondguessersandtimewasters.

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Statement5____________________ 12.

A.TATA inksexploitthesameprinciplethatcausesthelivelyandconstantlychanging coloursofafilm ofoilonwater.

B.Thetworaysoflight,afterbeingreflectedfrom thesedifferentsurfaces,meeteachother astheyhaveeachtravelledslightlydifferentdistances.

C.Theprincipleisthatthelightisbouncingofftwosurfaces,thatoftheoilandthatofthe waterlayerbelowit.

D.Wavelengths,hencecolours,interfereconstructivelyandlookbrightwhichinturnis determinedbythedistancethetworaystravelacrossthedifferingmediums.

E.Becauselightis,anelectromagneticwave,thepeaksandtroughsofeachraythen interfereeitherconstructively,toappearbright,ordestructively,toappeardim.

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13. A.Eventhoughregionalvariationsexistinarelativelygreaterscale,itisveryfrequentto

findscoresofpeoplesittinghereandthereanddoingnothing. B.Inoffices,theyreceiveacquaintances,friendsandrelativeswholeisurelycallanytime

withoutpriorappointment. C.Eventhoseemployeesoftenarrivelatetotheofficeandleaveearlyunlesstheyare

forcedtobepunctual. D.WorkinIndiaisnotvaluedintrinsically. E.Quiteoftenpeoplevisitailingfriendsandrelativesorgooutoftheirwaytohelpthem in

theirpersonalmattersevenduringofficehours. Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

14. A.There’sno evidencethatitwasanything butanarmchairinvention– indeed many

scholarshavearguedthattheteethwouldn’thavebeenstrongenoughforthedeviceto workinpractice– butthedescriptionaloneprovesthattheprincipleofintermeshing gearwheelswasunderstood.

B.Inparticular,hetalkedaboutaweight-liftingmachinecalledabaroulkos.Hedrew a pictureofit,showinghow aseriesofgearwheelsofincreasingsizewouldallow a relativelysmallforcetoliftaheavyweight.

C.The heightofinvention in ancientGreek gears was supposedly reached by the instrument-makerHero,anotherfollowerofCtesibiusandalecturerattheAlexandria museum sometimelaterinthefirstcenturyAD.

D.Anotherdevice described in detailby Hero was an elaborate dioptra orsighting instrument,whichusedanendlessscrewandcoggedsemicircletoallowittobealigned accurately.

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E.Hero wrote aboutthe principle thatArchimedes had started to develop ofusing gearwheelsofdifferentsizestochangethestrengthofanappliedforce.

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15.

A.Mishugigets71correctinthesecondexperiment,however,uponcloseinspectionofthe videotape,youdiscoverthathehastapedasmallmirrortotheceilingthatallowshim to getaglimpseoftheresultsofyourcointosses.

B.Youinvitehim todotheexperimentagainandsecretlyvideotapetheproceedings. C.You decide to do a little more investigating and discoverthatMishugihas done

remarkablywellwheneverhedoesthecoin-tossingexperiment. D.ThealternativetochancethatmadeMishugi'striumphslessunlikelywashisuseofa

mirror,notpsychicpowers. E.Whenyouconductathirdexperimentbytossingthecoininaseparateroom sothat

Mishugi'scannotusethemirror,hemakes49correctguesses. Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

16.

A.Bothbatsandbirdshavemasteredtheskilloflanding,butthesetwotypesofflyersgo aboutitquitedifferently.

B.Whereasterrestrialanimalsfacenoparticularchallengewhentheyneedtostoprunning orcrawling,flyinganimalsmoveatmuchhigherspeeds,andtheymustbecarefulabout howtheyland.

C.Beforetouchingdown,theymustdecreasetheirspeedinordertolandsafely.

D.Hittingtheground,orevenwater,atfullflightspeedwouldbequitedangerous

E.Beingabletolandsafelyisacriticallyimportantskillforallflyinganimals.

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17. A.Thisbeliefwasbased onlyon assumption,however,becauseforyearsnobodyhad

actuallystudiedingraphicdetailhowbatsmovetheirwings

B.Inthepastitwasbelievedthat,intermsofflyingmechanics,therewaslittledifference

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betweenbatsandbirds.

C.However,theyaremuchbetteratmaneuverability:abatcanquicklychangeitsdirection offlightorcompletelyreverseit,somethingabirdcannoteasilydo.

D.Thismakescoordinatingtheirlimbsmoredifficultforbatsand,asaresult,theyarenot verygoodatflyingoverlongerdistances.

E.Inrecentyears,though,researchershavediscoveredanumberofinterestingfactsabout batflight.Batsarebuiltdifferentlyfrom birds,andtheirwingsincorporateboththeirfront andhindlimbs

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18. A.Originallyfrom Argentina,itsseedswereprobablytransportednorthbymigratorybirds B.TheAmericanSouthwestturnedwarmeranddrier,becomingthedesertitistoday,andas

itdid,thecreosotebushappearedthere. C.Thatcauseddramaticenvironmentalchangesinmanypartsoftheworld,especiallyinthe

NorthernHemisphere. D.TheIceAgeended(orpaused,atanyrate)some11,500yearsago. E.Itthrivedinthedesert,thankstoitsresin-coatedleaves;denselateralroots,whichstarve

outcompetingplants;andtaproot,whichcangrowupto15feetdeepintotheearth Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

19. A.Thefrontwindowoftheshopat128BroadStreetwasbroken,andchairsandtableswere

overturnedthroughoutthecaféarea. B.Shealso phonedtheproprietorofPrimo Pizza,locatedat130BroadStreet,asshe

noticedthatthedoorofthatrestaurantshowedsignsofforcedentry. C.Additionally,thecashregisterhadbeenpriedopenandemptiedofmoney.Thethieves

attemptedtoopenthesafeaswell,butwereunsuccessful. D.OnFriday,October21,atapproximately8:30a.m.,JudithReynolds,ownerofTheCupcake

Factory,arrivedatherestablishmenttofindthatithadbeenrobbedandvandalized overnight.

E.MsReynoldsusedhercellphonetoreportthecrimetothepolice Statement1____________________

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20.

A.Adriver’slicensemustberenewedeveryfouryears. B.You mustpresenta completed renewalapplication;yourcurrentdriver’s license;

acceptableproofofage,identification,andaddress;andproofofsocialsecurityinthe form ofasocialsecuritycard,astateorfederalincometaxreturn,acurrentpaystub,ora W-2form.

C.Torenewalicense,youmustvisitaMotorVehiclesAgency. D.Individualswhofailtorenew withinthreeyearsofthelicenseexpirationdatearenot

eligibleforarenewalandmustrepeattheinitiallicensingprocess E.A renewalapplicationissentapproximatelyfivetosevenweeksbeforetheexpiration

datelistedonthelicense. Statement1____________________

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21. A.Ifyourletterorpackageisurgent,theU.S.PostalServiceoffersPriorityMailandExpress

Mailservices. B.PriorityMailisguaranteedtogoanywhereintheUnitedStatesintwodaysorless.

ExpressMailwillgetyourpackagethereovernight. C.Mailthatusedtotakemonthstomovebyhorseandfootthatnow movesaroundthe

countryindaysbytruck,trainandplane. D.Today’spostalserviceismoreefficientandreliablethaneverbefore E.First-classmailusuallymovesfrom NewYorkCitytoLosAngelesinthreedaysorless.

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22. A.ItisbecauseofTelevisionthat20-20cricketmatchhasbecomesuchabighit B.Televisionisapopularmedium ofenjoyment.Itprovidesentertainmentforthewhole

family.Wecanenjoyacinema,afootballorcricketmatch,newsandserialsandmany otherprograms.

C.TVisnowverypopular.Itisfoundinalmosteveryhome.TheTVprogramsaresourcesof pleasuretoyoungandold,sickandhandicappedpersons.

D.Therearemanychannels.Someareonlynewschannels.Someareonlyforsports.Some othersforfilms,cartoonsorsongs.Therearealsomanyprogramsandfilm forchildren.

E.Television is an effective medium ofeducation.There are manyprograms forthe students.TVprogramsareinEnglish,Hindiandregionallanguages.TVisreallyagreat giftofmodernscience.

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23. A.Dronesmustdisplayaregistrationnumberandbekeptatleastfivemiles(8km)from

airportsandbelow 400feet(120meters)—analtitudemostsmalldevicescannotreach anyway.

B.ButalthoughtheFAAunderstandablywantstoreducetheriskofcollisionswithlarger aircraft,itsnewruleswillrequiretheregistrationofhundredsofthousandsoftoys—and itssuggestionthatpenaltiesforfailingtoregistershouldbethesamefordronesasfor commercialaircraftseemsheavy-handed.

C.TheFederalAviationAdministrationsaysdronesweighing0.55-55lb(0.25-25kg)mustbe addedtoanonlinedatabasebyFebruary19th;athree-yearlicensecosts$5,butsigning upisfreeuntilJanuary20th.

D.Manufacturersarehopingtosell1.6m dronesinAmericathisyear.Thisisnotwhatthey wantedforChristmas.

E.IfyouwanttoflyaquadcopteroutdoorsinAmerica,youmustnowlicenseit,underrules thattakeeffecttoday Statement1____________________ Statement2____________________ Statement3____________________ Statement4____________________ Statement5____________________

24. A.OnMonday,thevenuehadover1,000citizenswhohadcomeforwardtohelpdozensof

seniorgovernmentofficersengagedinsegregatingreliefitemsandpackingthem in parcels.

B.Thesevolunteerscomprisedyouth,housewives,andschoolandcollegestudents. C.Theyjoinedhandstoreadythereliefparcelscontainingmilk,biscuits,drinkingwater,

noodles,milkpowderandchocolate. F.JawaharlalNehruindoorstadium locatedbehindChennaiCentralstationhasbeenthe

stategovernment’scontrolroom forreliefworkafterfloodsdevastatedthecity. G.Amongthecitizenswas47-year-oldAnnadurai,whoownsasmallengineeringfirm.

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25. A.Chronobiologymightsoundalittlefuturistic– likesomethingfrom asciencefiction

novel,perhaps– butit’sactuallya field ofstudythatconcernsone ofthe oldest processeslifeonthisplanethaseverknown:short-term rhythmsoftimeandtheireffect onfloraandfauna.

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B.Thiscantakemanyforms.Marinelife,forexample,isinfluencedbytidalpatterns C.Numerouscreatures,humansincluded,arelargelydiurnal–thatis,theyliketocomeout

duringthehoursofsunlight. D.Nocturnalanimals,suchasbatsandpossums,prefertoforagebynight E.Animalstendtobeactiveorinactivedependingonthepositionofthesunormoon

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