(Pages : 5) MTTM2016 MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ENTRANCE TEST FOR ADMISSION TO MASTER OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AUGUST 2016 Time: 90 min Instruction to Candidates: Max: 60 Marks This paper consist of Fifty(50) multiple choice questions of 1 mark each and One (1) short essay(200 words) of 10 marks. Use of any calculator or log table etc. is prohibited. SECTION A: ENGLISH COMPREHENSION In the following 2 questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 1. CORPULENT a. Lean b. Gaunt c. Emaciated d. Obese 2. BRIEF a. Limited b. Small c. Little d. Short In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words. 3. ENORMOUS a. Soft b. Average c. Tiny d. Weak 4. Commissioned a. Started b. Closed c. Finished d. Terminated Find the correctly spelt words. 5. a. Efficient b. Treatmeant c. Beterment d. Employd 6. a. Foreign b. Foreine c. Fariegn d. Forein Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. 7. Fate smiles those who untiringly grapple with statk realities of life a. with b. over c. on d. round 8. The miser gazed at the pile of gold coins in front of him. a. avidly b. admiringly c. thoughtfully d. earnestly In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer. 9. If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time. a. If the room was brighter b. If the room are brighter c. Had the room been brighter d. No improvement P.T.O.
10. The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches. a. Improved b. Broken c. Bettered d. No improvement. SECTION B: ARITHEMETIC ABILITY 11. Two persons A and B start from the same location and walked around a square in opposite directions with constant speeds. The square has side 60m. Speeds of A and B are 4m/s and 2m/s respectively. When will they meet first time? a. 10 sec b. 20 sec c. 30 sec d. 40 sec 12. A and B complete a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. What will be the time required by B to finish the work? a. 13 days b. 14 days c. 15 days d. 16 days 13. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? a. 120 metres b. 180 metres c. 324 metres d. 150 metres 14. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs? a. 6.25 b. 5.5 c. 7.4 d. 5 15. An amount is divided between Sudheer and James in the ratio 4:7. If Sudheer got Rs. 2800, the total amount is: a. 4900 b.7000 c.7700 d. 7800 16. 44% of 88 8% of 305 =? a. 12 b. 00 c. 4 d. 32 17. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is: a. Rs. 650 b. Rs. 690 c. Rs. 698 d. Rs. 700 18. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? a. 3.6 b. 7.2 c. 8.4 d. 10 19. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12,... What number should come next? a. 7 b.10 c.12 d.13 20. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24,... What number should come next? a. 20 b. 22 c. 23 d. 26 2
SECTION C: LOGICAL REASONING 21. A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. Then, how is A related to D? a. Grandfather b. Grandmother c. Daughter d. Granddaughter 22. A bag contains 50 P, 25 P and 10 P coins in the ratio 5: 9: 4, amounting to Rs. 206. Find the number of coins of each type respectively. a. 360, 160, 200 b. 160, 360, 200 c. 200, 360,160 d. 200,160,300 23. Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives: YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, a. QOL b. TOL c. QGL d. QNL 24. If BLOOD is coded as 24113 and BRUST as 20678. What is the code for ROBUST? a. 012678 b. 612078 c. 678102 d. 610732 25. January 1, 1995 was Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996? a. Sunday b. Monday c. Wednesday d. Saturday 26. Three persons X,Y, and Z hired a car on a sharing basis and paid Rs 1040/-. They used it for 7, 8, and 11 hours respectively. What are the charges paid by Y? a. 290 b. 320 c. 360 d. 440 27. There is five books ABCD and E. The book C lies before D. E is below A and B is below E. Which is at bottom? a. E b. B c. A d. C 28. Complete the following series BF : GK :: LP :? a. JK b. QU c. VW d. RQ 29. From his house Suresh went 15km to the North. Then he turned West and covered 10km. Then he turned South and covered 5km. Finally turning to the East, he covered 10km. In which direction and how far is he from his house. a. 10km East b. 15km South c. 10km North d. 10km West Read the given information and answer the question accordingly i ii iii iv Ajay, Binny, Cristi, Darvy and Edison reside in a 5 storied building. Binny and Edison do not reside on the ground floor Darvy resides one storey above Ajay and one storey below Cristi. Edison does not reside on the top floor. 30. On which floor does Darvy reside? a. Fifth b. Second c. Third d. First 3
SECTION D: GENERAL AWARENESS 31. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of a. Asia b. Africa c. Europe d. Australia 32. Garampani sanctuary is located at a. Junagarh, Gujarat b. Diphu, Assam c. Kohima, Nagaland d. Gangtok, Sikkim 33. "Playing it my way" is the autobiography of? a. Sachin Tendulkar b. Sourav Ganguly c. Anil Kumble d. Rahul Dravid 34. Which State Government approved the bicycle highway to promote EcoTourism that will surround the various historical and Tourism Spots? a. Uttar Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Maharashtra d. Andhra Pradesh 35. Which train safety system will be launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train accidents? a. Tri-Safety b. Tri-Netra c. Tri-Network d. Tri-Veil 36. Which ancient site of India has recently declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site? a. Mountain Railways of India b. Churches and Convents of Goa c. Nalanda Mahavihara d. Mahabodhi temple 37. Which state has become the first Indian state to set up Happiness Department? a. Himachal Pradesh b. Sikkim c. Madhya Pradesh d. Tripura 38. Which is the the world s first hospital on a train? a. Gatiman Express b. Jyoti Express c. Lifeline Express d. Red Cross Express 39. Which city is the first solar panel-powered train which will have its lights & fans run on solar energy is all all set to conduct trials by Indian Railways? a. Abhaipur b. Shantipur c. Anantapur d. Jodhpur 40. Which tiger reserve has awarded with the India Biodiversity Award 2016 at a ceremony held in Mumbai? a. Pakke Tiger Reserve b. Bandipur Tiger Reserve c. Manas Tiger Reserve d. Kanha Tiger Reserve 4
41. Which operation has been started by India to evacuate its citizens stranded from war-torn South Sudan? a. Operation Sukoon b. Operation Safe Homecoming c. Operation Raahat d. Operation Sankat Mochan 42. Who is the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK)? a. Theresa Donovan b. Theresa Miller c. Theresa May d. Theresa Makone 43. The Kanha National Park is located in which state of India? a. Mizoram b. Madhya Pradesh c. Tripura d. Arunachal Pradesh 44. First national park developed in India is a. Gir b. Kaziranga c. Jim Corbett d. None of these 45. Which of the following Act governs the foreign Exchange in India now: a. FEMA b. LIBOR c. FSI d. FERA 46. Currency of Malaysia? a. Ringgit b. Rufiyaa c. Peso d. Malaysian Dollar 47. Headquarters of World Tourism Organization? a. Madrid, Spain b. Paris, France c. New York, USA d. London, UK 48. Salt Lake stadium situated in? a. Kolkata b. Bombay c. Delhi d. Amritsar 49. Lima is the capital city of? a. Peru b. Nigeria d. Cambodia d. Ghana 50. Tourism has received the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife award by the Lonely Planet Group. a. West Bengal b. Gujarat c. Himachal Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh SECTION E: SHORT ESSAY (200 Words) 51. (a) Write an essay on Kerala Tourism. Or (b) Write about the Internet and its merits and demerits. *********************** 5