ACET November 2022 - QP
ACET November 2022 - QP
ACET November 2022 - QP
A. 4.
B. 5.
C. 6.
D. 2.
2 marks
1+2+⋯+𝑛 1
6. Let 𝑆𝑛 = . If ∑20 2
𝑛=1 𝑆𝑛 = 36 𝑆, then 𝑆 is equal to
3𝑛
A. 3310.
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B. 3311.
C. 2870.
D. 2879.
1 mark
7. If 𝑥 and 𝑦 are angles in the first and the second quadrant, respectively, such that sin 𝑥 =
4 12
and cos 𝑦 = − 13, then sin(𝑥 + 𝑦) is
5
152
A. − 195.
152
B. .
195
63
C. .
65
33
D. − 65.
1 mark
⃗⃗ are
9. The direction cosines of the vector 𝑎⃗ = 3𝑖⃗ − 4𝑗⃗ + 𝑘
3 −4 1
A. ( , , ).
√26 √26 √26
3 4 1
B. ( , , ).
√26 √26 √26
3 −2 1
C. ( , , ).
26 13 26
3 2 1
D. ( , , ).
26 13 26
1 mark
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1
A. .
2
B. 1.
4
C. .
3
D. 2.
2 marks
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
1 mark
C. (1, 2).
1 1
D. (− , ).
2 2
3 marks
16. If
3𝑖 −4𝑖 1
|2 4𝑖 −1| = 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦,
10 4 𝑖
2
where 𝑖 = −1, then the values of (𝑥, 𝑦) are
A. (0,0).
B. (1,1).
C. (0,1).
D. (1,0).
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1 mark
17. If
cos 𝜃 − sin 𝜃
𝐴=[ ],
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
𝜋
then 𝐴2 for 𝜃 = 2 is
0 −1
A. [ ].
1 0
0 1
B. [ ].
1 0
−1 0
C. [ ].
0 −1
−1 1
D. [ ].
−1 0
1 mark
18. Let
0 3𝑞 𝑟
𝐴 = [𝑝 𝑞 −𝑟].
𝑝 −𝑞 𝑟
2 marks
19. The closest root of the equation 𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 1 = 0 using Newton-Raphson method with
initial value 𝑥0 = 1 and with two iterations, correct to 4 decimal places, (given that the
value of 𝑒 = 2.7183 and 𝑒 0.3922 = 1.4802) is
A. 1.2740.
B. 1.9152.
C. 1.7273.
D. 1.5236.
3 marks
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Statistics
21. If the letters of the word “ATTITUDE” are written down at random, then the
probability that no two T’s occur together is
1
A. .
120
5
B. .
84
5
C. .
24
5
D. .
14
2 marks
22. If two events 𝐸 and 𝐹 are such that 𝑃(𝐹) = 3 , 𝑃(𝐸|𝐹) = 1 and 𝑃(𝐸 ∪ 𝐹) = 4, then
5 2 5
𝑃(𝐸) equals
3
A. .
10
1
B. .
2
1
C. .
10
3
D. .
5
1 mark
23. Let 𝑥̅ 𝑛 be the sample mean of 𝑛 observations. Now another observation 𝑥 becomes
available. Let 𝑥̅𝑛+1 be the mean for all 𝑛 + 1 observations. Then
A. 𝑥̅𝑛+1 = 𝑥̅𝑛+𝑥.
2
𝑛𝑥̅ 𝑛 +𝑥
B. 𝑥̅𝑛+1 = .
𝑛
𝑛𝑥̅ 𝑛 +𝑥
C. 𝑥̅𝑛+1 = .
𝑛+1
𝑥̅ 𝑛 +𝑛𝑥
D. 𝑥̅𝑛+1 = .
𝑛+1
1 mark
24. The mean and range of four observations are 12 and 20, respectively. If the smallest
observation is 5, the median of the observations is
A. 9.
B. 8.
C. 7.
D. 6.
2 marks
25. A class has 12 students whose ages are 23, 24, 23, 25, 26, 25, 26, 24, 26, 24, 27, 24.
One student is selected in such a manner that each has the same probability of being
chosen and the age 𝑋 of the selected students is recorded. What is the probability that
age of the selected student is more than 25?
A. 1
.
4
B. 1
.
3
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C. 1
.
2
D. 5
.
12
1 mark
26. The probability that a customer’s order is not shipped on time is 0.10. Suppose a
particular customer placed three orders independently. The probability that exactly
one order is not shipped on time is
A. 0.009.
B. 0.027.
C. 0.081.
D. 0.243.
1 mark
27. The sum of the deviations of 20 observations measured from 10 is 50. The mean of
the of the observations is
A. 3.
B. 7.5.
C. 10.
D. 12.5.
1 mark
0|1111111111122223333334444
0|555556666667789
1|000233
1|99
2|5
3|7
(1|0 means 10).
Which of the following is true for the data?
A. Range of the observations is 36 millions.
B. Median of the observation is 4 millions.
C. The distribution is negatively skewed.
D. Median must be larger than mean.
2 marks
29. An insurance company has high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk clients, who have
probabilities 0.02, 0.01 and 0.0025, respectively, of filing claims within a given year.
The proportion of the number of clients in the three categories are 0.10, 0.30 and 0.60,
respectively. If a claim is filed in a year, what is the probability that it is claimed by a
high-risk client?
A. 0.002.
4
B. 13.
5
C. .
13
2
D. .
13
2 marks
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30. A commuter must pass through five traffic lights on her way to work and will have to
stop at each one that is red. Suppose the probability distribution for the number of red
lights she hits is given below.
𝑥 0 1 2 3 4 5
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) 0.05 0.25 0.30 0.20 0.15 0.05
31. Suppose 𝑋 has a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [−2, 2]. The value
𝑎 such that 𝑃(−𝑎 < 𝑋 < 𝑎) = 0.95 is
A. 0.95.
B. 1.45.
C. 1.90.
D. 1.95.
1 mark
32. The following table shows the cumulative distribution function of a discrete random
variable 𝑋.
𝑥 0 1 2 3 4 5
𝐹(𝑥) 0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0
D. 1.
1 mark
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The mean and the 25th percentile of the distribution are 8 and 6 respectively. Then the
90th percentile of the distribution is
A. 10.5.
B. 11.2.
C. 11.5.
D. 12.5.
3 marks
35. Suppose 𝑋 and 𝑌 are independent discrete random variables and each assumes the
1
values 0, 1 and 2 with probability 3. Then 𝑃(𝑋 = 2, 𝑌 ≥ 1) equals
1
A. .
3
1
B. .
9
2
C. .
9
D. 0.
1 mark
36. The number of cracks in a section of highway that require repair is assumed to follow
Poisson distribution with a mean of 3 cracks per kilometre. The probability that there
are no cracks that require repair in 6 kilometres of highway is
A. 𝑒 −18 .
B. 𝑒 −0.5.
C. 1 − 𝑒 −0.5.
D. 𝑒 −2 .
1 mark
38. Two variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 have the least square regression lines 𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 3 = 0 and
4𝑥 + 9𝑦 + 1 = 0. Then means 𝑥̅ and 𝑦̅, and the correlation coefficient between 𝑥 and
𝑦 are
23 11
A. ,− and 0.75.
7 7
23 11
B. ,− and −0.75.
7 7
23 11
C. − , and 0.75.
7 7
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23 11
D. − , and −0.75.
7 7
2 marks
39. Suppose 𝑋 and 𝑌 have the joint probability described in the table below.
𝑥 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
𝑦 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥, 𝑌 = 𝑦) 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1
8 8 8 8 8 8
2 marks
40. Suppose 𝑋1 and 𝑋2 are two independent random variables with means 𝜇1 and 𝜇2 , and
variances 𝜎12 and 𝜎22 . Then the correlation between 𝑌1 = 𝑎11 𝑋1 + 𝑎12 𝑋2 and 𝑌2 =
𝑎21 𝑋1 + 𝑎22 𝑋2 is
𝑎11 𝑎21 𝜎12 +𝑎12 𝑎22 𝜎22
A. .
2 𝜎 +𝑎2 𝜎 √𝑎2 𝜎 +𝑎2 𝜎
√𝑎11 1 12 2 21 1 22 2
D. 0.
3 marks
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Data Interpretation
The following table shows the number of licensed drivers (in thousand) by age and sex.
42. The numbers of male and female drivers in the age group 25-44 are
A. 383 and 189, respectively.
B. 383 and 212, respectively.
C. 371 and 212, respectively.
D. 371 and 189, respectively.
2 marks
43. The percentage of total drivers in the age group 30-59 is approximately
A. 42.5.
B. 64.3.
C. 68.2.
D. 72.
2 marks
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44. Twenty-six countries won gold medals in Commonwealth Games 2022. The
following table lists them with the number of gold medals each won.
Country Number of Country Number of
gold medals gold medals
Australia 67 Singapore 4
England 57 Trinidad and Tobago 3
Canada 26 Uganda 3
India 22 Cyprus 2
New Zealand 20 Pakistan 2
Scotland 13 Samoa 1
Nigeria 12 Barbados 1
Wales 8 Cameroon 1
South Africa 7 Zambia 1
Malaysia 7 Grenada 1
Northern Ireland 7 The Bahamas 1
Jamaica 6 Bermuda 1
Kenya 6 British Virgin Islands 1
45. The following line chart shows yearly number of bicycle fatalities in a city from 1994
to 2012.
Bicycle Fatalities
900
800
Number of fatalities
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Year
Which years have the maximum and the minimum numbers of bicycle fatalities?
A. 1995 and 2010, respectively.
B. 1995 and 2003, respectively.
C. 2006 and 2003, respectively.
D. 2006 and 2010, respectively.
2 marks
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Answer questions 46-47 based on scatter plots shown in figures (a) –(f). The calculated
correlation coefficients are −0.522, −0.987, 0.022, −0.889, 0.333 and 0.974.
A commercial bank is having 18 circles of operation C1-C18. There are four types of properties
– residential, commercial, industrial and vacant sites – in each circle which have availed loan
from the bank. The bank listed the properties to auction in view of their failure to repay the
loan. The following chart shows the percentage of four categories of properties in each circle
which will go for auction.
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Category-wise Properties listed for auction
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18
48. The circles having no industrial property which failed to repay the loan are
A. C3, C4, C6, C10.
B. C6, C17.
C. C3, C5, C10, C12.
D. C3, C12, C17.
1 mark
50. The circle with second highest percentage of residential property failing to repay loan
is
A. C2.
B. C3.
C. C15.
D. C17.
1 mark
51. The circle with largest percentage of vacant sites failing to repay loan is
A. C5.
B. C6.
C. C8.
D. C13.
1 mark
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English
52. Choose the pair of words that most appropriately completes the following sentence.
"I have ______ a response from the Government, and they say your enterprise is
______."
A. elicited, illicit.
B. elucidated, elicited.
C. elicit, illicit.
D. illicit, elucidate.
1 mark
55. Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word ‘Belligerent’.
A. Restless.
B. Noisy.
C. Aggressive.
D. Pretty.
1 mark
56. Select the description that is most appropriate for the word ‘Fusillade’.
A. Official files.
B. Fussy footballers.
C. A discharge of firearms.
D. Barricade.
1 mark
57. Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word ‘Mendacious’.
A. Lying.
B. Torn.
C. Beautiful.
D. Corrective.
1 mark
59. Choose the combination of words that most appropriately completes the following
sentence:
"You tried to ______ a ride from me, and now that I’ve refused, you _____ and ______
me."
A. cadge, laugh, help.
B. hedge, spank, push.
C. cadge, upbraid, reproach.
D. cage, braid, approach.
1 mark
60. The following sentences are jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the options
below.
I. We should not ignore the moral implications of the old "land and expand"
business aphorism.
II. This is increasingly untenable: the speed with which more narrowly-cast
solutions can supplant incumbents means that subpar services will be replaced.
III. More often than not, venture capitalists promote a "winner-take-all" mindset,
pushing expansion at the cost of impact on initial customer targets.
IV. The market will punish premature growth, to say nothing of the ethical issues
inherent in hooking customers into half-baked solutions in healthcare,
financial services, or other critical industries.
A. IV, III, II, I.
B. I, II, IV, III.
C. III, II, IV, I.
D. II, I, III, IV.
2 marks
61. “Nineteenth-century Europe saw rapid industrialization and the movement of vast
numbers of people into the cities. This led to congestion, crime and rampant abuses, but
it also gave the working poor an opportunity to communicate with each other.
Governments reacted by stepping up surveillance. A cost-effective tactic was to pay
certain members of the poor community to inform their friends.”
Which of the following statements does not follow from the above passage?
A. The laboring poor betrayed each other cheaply.
B. Governments wanted to control urban congestion.
C. Nineteenth-century cities were difficult to police.
D. The nineteenth-century saw a depopulation of the European countryside.
2 marks
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Logical Reasoning
63. A man said to a woman, ―Your brother‘s only sister is my mother. What is the relation
of the woman with the maternal grandmother of that man?
A. Mother.
B. Sister.
C. Niece.
D. Daughter.
1 mark
65. A clock shows 6:00 in the morning. By how much angle will the hour’s hand rotate when
the clock shows 1:00 in the afternoon?
A. 160 degrees.
B. 120 degrees.
C. 210 degrees.
D. 135 degrees.
1 mark
67. Three closed boxes are placed in a corridor. A message is printed on each box. Out of the
three messages only one message is True and the other two messages are False. There is a
gift inside one of the three boxes and the other two boxes are empty. The first box has the
message: Gift is not in the Box. The second box has the message: No gift in the Box. The
third box has the message: Gift is in the second box. Which box has the Gift?
A. First.
B. Second.
C. Third.
D. Cannot be determined.
2 marks
68. In the question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have
to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in variance with commonly
known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
I. Some ocean is water.
II. Some river is sea.
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III. No sea is ocean.
IV. Only ocean is lake.
Conclusions:
I. Some lake being water is a possibility.
II. No lake is sea.
III. Some water being river is a possibility.
69. In a group, 80 persons like reading, 92 persons like playing sports, and 113 persons like
listening to music. Among them, 21 persons like both reading and playing sports but not
listening to music, 43 persons like both playing sports and listening to music but not reading,
29 persons like listening to music and reading but not playing sports, and 18 persons like
all 3 types of activities.
What is the number of persons who like only listening to music?
A. 19.
B. 25.
C. 23.
D. 41.
1 mark
70. A person walks towards South for 10 meters, turns right and walks again for 5 meters, then
to his left for another 7 meters, and again to his left for 5 meters. The general direction of
his final position in relation to his initial position is
A. South-West.
B. South.
C. South-East.
D. West.
1 mark
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