NESCOM FELLOWSHIP TEST

SAMPLE QUESTIONS
(PART A)
MATHS
1.

dx Secx is
above of None e
Secx
x
d
x
Secx
c x Secx n l b x Secx a
) (
tan
ln ) (
tan
ln ) ( ) tan ( ) ( ) tan ( ln ) (
,
_

,
_

+
2. If major axis is equal to minor axis of ellipse then it becomes
(a) Hyperbola (b) Parabola (c) Circle (d) Straight line (e) None of above
3. The real and imaginary parts in
i + 1
1
are
above of None e d c b a ) (
2
1
,
2
1
) (
2
1
,
2
1
) (
2
1
,
2
1
) (
2
1
,
2
1
) (
,
_

,
_

,
_

,
_

4. is
x
x Sin
Lim
x 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Sin x (d) x (e) None of above
5. If f (x) = x
x
then f
/
(x) is equal to
( ) ( )
1 ln
) ( ln 1 ) ( ln 1 ) ( ln ) ( ) (
+
+
x
x
e x x d x x c x x b X Cos x a
x
x x x x

6. The rank of the following matrix is
1
1
1
]
1

6 1 3 8
4 0 2 7
2 1 5 3
A
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) None of above
(e) The value of the following determinant is:
2
2
2
1
1
1
c c
b b
a a
(a) (a b) (b-c) (a+c) (b) (b-c) (b+c) (a+c) (c) (a b) (b-c) (c-a)
(d) (a + b) (b+c) (a+c) (e) None of above
8. If ,
1
,
1
2
2
c
x
x b
x
x + then the relation free from x is,
(a) b
2
= c (b) b
2
= c +2 (c) b
2
= c 2 (d) b
2
+ c= 2 (e) None of above
9. If A, B, C are three matrixes such that AB = C then
(a) B = C/A (b) B = CA
-1
(c) B = A
-1
C (d) B = C
-1
A
(e) None of above
10. The magnitude of k c j b i a

+ + is
(a)
2 2 2
c b a + +
(b)
2 2 2
c b a + +
(c)
( )
2
2 2 2
c b a + +
(d) none of the above
English
1. PARADOX is closest in meaning to
(a) Model of excellence (b) Puzzle (c) Seemingly contradictory
(d) Maim of conduct (e) Confine
2. PENSIVE is closest in meaning to
(a) Regular (b) Punctual (c) Thoughtful
(d) Reveal (e) Evoke
3. ELICIT is closest in meaning to
(a) Evoke (b) Emergency (c) Emblazon (d) Emerge
(e) Aromatic
(PART B)
Advance Maths
1.


1 1 1
is equal to
(a)
( )( )( )
(b)
( )( )
(c)
( )( )
(d)
( )( )( ) + + +
2. ( ) ( ) x Q y x P
dx
dy
+ is
(a) Bernoulli equation (b) Homogenous Equation
(c) Linear Equation (d) None of the above
3. If
0 3 4
2
2
+ + y
dx
dy
dx
y d
then general solution is
(a)
x x
be ae y
3 2
+
(b)
x x
e ae y
3
2

+
(c)
x x
e ae y
3
3

+
(d)
x x
be ae y
3
+
4. A coin is tossed three times. What is the Probability of getting at least one head?
(a)
8
1
(b)
7
1
(c)
8
7
(d)
7
6
5. A drawer contains 2 blue, 4 red & 2 yellow socks. If 2 socks are to be randomly selected from the drawer, what is the probability
that they will be of the same color?
(a)
7
2
(b)
5
2
(c)
7
3
(d)
5
3
6. What is the area of the region bounded by the coordinate axes and the line tangent to the graph of 1
2
1
8
1
2
+ + x x y at the
point (0, 1)?
(a)1 (b)
4
1
(c)
8
1
(d)
16
1
PHYSICS
1. Which of the following applies to X-rays, gamma-rays, infrared, ultraviolet and visible light?
a. They are all damaging to health
b. They all have similar wavelengths
c. They all travel with the same speed in vacuum
d. They are all affected by the magnetic fields
2. In an electrical method for determination of specific heat of a metal, the following readings were obtained:
mass of the metal 2kg
supply voltage 240 Volts
current 3A
Time for which heat supplied 20 sec
Temperature rise 10
0
C
What is the specific heat of the metal?
a.240*3*6/2*10*20 J/kg
0
C b.2*10*20/240*3*60 J/kg
0
C
c.2*10*20/240*3 J/kg
0
C d.240*3*20/2*10 J/kg
0
C
3. The half-life of an isotope X is four days. Its initial mass in a sample is 32 gram. How much mass of this isotope will remain after
12 days?
a. 4mg b. 8mg c. 12 mg d. 16 mg
4. A magnetron is used to produce
a. radio waves b. magnetic field
c. permanent magnet d. microwaves
5. An aircraft is moving in a horizontal plane at a constant speed of 650 ms
-1
. Its turning circle has a radius of 80 km. What is the ratio
of the centripetal force to the weight of the aircraft?
a. 8.3x10
-4
b. 0.54 c. 1.9 d. 52
Computer
1. The interval from time of submission of process to the time of completion is
(a) Turnaround time (b) Waiting time (c) Response time
(d) Scheduling time (e) Job submission time
2. In _______________ page replacement algorithm, we time stamp a page as it enters storage. When a page needs to be replaced, we
choose the page which is longest;
(a) Random Page Replacement (b) First-In-First-Out
(c) Least-Recently-Used (LRU) (d) Not-Used-recently
(e) Least-Frequently-Used
3. A Computer with 24-bit register can hold about addresses of an active memory at a time
(a) 10 Million (b) 15 Million (c) 20 Million
(d) 25 Million (e) None of the above
4. Access to moving head disks require three periods of delay before information is brought in memory. The response that correctly
lists three time delays from slowest to fastest is:
(a) Latency time, Cache Overhead time, Seek time
(b) Cache overhead time, Latency time, Seek time
(c) Transmission time, Latency time, Seek time
(d) Seek time, Latency time, Transmission time
(e) Queue wait time, Cache overhead time, Transmission time
5. Consider the following statement
Point *p = new Point (2,3);
The above statement will do the following:
(a) Declare a pointer p of class Point (b) Call Constructor
(c) Assigns the address of newly created object to p (d) None of the above
(e) All of the above
6) Consider the following subnet mask:
255.255.255.224
6. How many subnets are possible?
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 12 (d) not a valid subnet mask
7. _____________ says if a foreign key exist in a relation, either the foreign key value must match a candidate key value of some
tuple in its home relation, or the foreign key value must be wholly null.
(a) Entity integrity (b) Enterprise constraints (c) Referential Integrity
(d) Cardinality (e) Degree
Electronics
1. The device which helps the CPU to retrieve the data and instructions more quickly is:
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) Cache memory (d) Flash memory (e) All of above
2. The number 128 is equivalent to decimal
(a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 16 (d) 14 (e) None of the above
3. An ideal op-amp has
(a) Infinite voltage gain (b) Infinite input resistance (c) zero output resistance
(d) Zero input current (e) All of above
4. Electronic devices that convert DC power in AC are called _______________
(a) Converters (b) Inverters (c) Transformers
(d) Rectifier (e) None of the above
5. A FET consists of
(a) Source (b) Drain (c) Gate
(d) All of the above (e) none of the above
Mechanical
1. The device most often used in measuring cross-sectional areas shown on an engineering drawing is a
a) Pantograph b) French curve c) Geodimeter d) Planimeter
2. On a drawing of an object, the heaviest lines would usually be
a) Invisible lines b) Main dimension lines c) The outline d) The centerlines
3. A uniform rod 30 cm long is pivoted at its center. A 40 N weight is hung 5 cm from the left end. Where a 50 N weight be hung to
maintain equilibrium?
a) 5 cm from right end b) 6 cm from right end c) 7 cm from right end
d) 8 cm from right end e) 9 cm from right end
4. What is the material of the cutting tool generally used on a lathe?
a) Cast Iron b) Mild Steel c) Low-carbon steel d) High Speed Steel
5._________ is a process in which an iron based alloy is heated to a temperature above the upper critical temperature range and
subsequently cooled in air
a) Hardening b) Tempering c) Quenching d) Normalizing
ELECTRICAL
1. Ammeter is connected in
a) Series b) Parallel c) Series or parallel
d) Across the resistance e) none of these
2 . The effective value of an alternating quantity which if applied to a given circuit for a
given time will expend the same energy as when DC supplied to the same circuit for the
same time will expend:
a) Average value b) peak value c) rms value
d) Peak to peak value e) Instantaneous value
3. Which stage of a DC power supply uses a Zener as a main component
a) Rectifier b) Regulator c) Voltage divider
d) Filter e) Transformer

4. Which of the following amplifier is used to operate a loud speaker ?
a) Audio voltage amplifier b) Audio power amplifier
c) Audio current amplifier d) Any one of the above
e) None of above
5. Capacitance increases with
a) Large plate areas and greater distance between plates
b) Smaller plate area and less distance between plates
c) Larger plate areas and less distance between plates
d) Higher values of applied voltage
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy
1. Metallurgical microscope differs from biological microscope in a way of
a) Mounting of specimen b) Light source c) Illumination
d) Magnification
2. Dye Penetrant Test is used to locatex
a) Defects inside the body of material
b) Surface defects of magnetic materials
c) Surface defect of non-magnetic materials
d) Surface defect of both magnetic & non-magnetic materials
3. Mild Steel belongs to the following category?
a) Low Carbon Steel b) High carbon steel
c) Medium Carbon Steel d) Stainless steel
e) All of the above
4. Which of the following is the most ductile metal?
a) Mild Steel b) Copper c) Zinc
d) Aluminum e) Lead
5. When 30g of sodium hydroxide is neutralized by 36 g of hydrochloric acid, how many moles of water will it yield? (Molecular
weights: HCI=18, NaOH=20)
a) 3.0 mol b) 1.5 mol c) 2.0 mol
d) 4.0 mol e) 0.5 mol
6. If 15 grams of nitrogen monoxide undergoes combustion, what mass of nitrogen dioxide will appear (Atomic weights: N = 14, O =
16)?
a) 14g b) 23g c) 32g d) 40g e) 46g