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Date of Examination
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GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY

OFFICER QUALITY TEST OF ENROLLMENT OF OFFICER CADETS FOR –

BSc. in Engineering Degree Programme

SUBJECT RELATED KNOWLEDGE MODEL PAPER

Instructions: Duration: 01 hour and 15 minutes

Answer all questions
Mark the correct answers on MCQ answer sheet, which is provided

SUBJECT RELATED KNOWLEDGE

1. What is a Server in Computer Network?

a. An operating System of Computer Network

b. The medium through which data is transferred
c. A program or device that provides a service to client
d. A system designed to prevent unauthorized access

2. RADAR is not used for

a. plot or map the terrain in an area
b. assist aircrafts in landing in bad weather
c. inspecting pipelines that carry oil and gas for detecting possible damages.
d. Radars are used as altimeters to measure height

3. Electrons in the outer orbit are called

a. Waves b. Nuclei c. Shells d. Valences
4. ML2 is the dimensional formula for

a. Moment of inertia c. Couple acting on a body

b. Pressure d. Elasticity

5. A gas in a closed container is heated with 14J of energy, causing the lid of the container to
rise 2m with 3N of force. What is the total change in energy of the system?
a. 8 b. - 20 c. 8 d. 20

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6. Which is true regarding conduction?

a. Conduction travels only in medium

b. Conduction travels without any medium
c. Conduction travels in medium but sometimes without medium
d. Conduction travels in medium or without medium

7. What is the Voltage drop through R1, R2, and R3?

a. 3V, 3V, 3V
b. 1V, 2V, 3V
c. 3V, 3V, 3V
d. 3V, 2V, 1V

8. Bar is a unit of

a. Power
b. Pressure
c. Force
d. Torque

9. Electrical insulators contain.

a. Only free electrons b. Neither bound nor free electrons

c. Only bound electrons d. Both free and bound electrons

10. A body is projected vertically upwards. The times corresponding to height h while
ascending and while descending are t1 and t2 respectively. The velocity of projection is (g
is acceleration due to gravity)

a. b. c. d.

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11. A bat flies at a steady speed of 3 ms-1 emitting a sound of f = 90 x 103 Hz. It is flying
horizontally towards a vertical wall. The frequency of the reflected sound as detected by
the bat will be……. (Take velocity of sound in air as 330 ms-1).

a. 92.1 x 103 Hz
b. 89.1 x 103 Hz
c. 88.1 x 103 Hz
d. 90 x 103 Hz

12. Find “R” for the following circuit,

a. 22.5 Ω b. 7.5 Ω c. 30 Ω d. 15 Ω
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13. The form of data stored in a computer is,
a. Decimal b. Binary c. Hexa Decimal d. Octal

14. A Hydraulic press has a ram of 30 cm diameter and a plunger of 2 cm diameter. It is used
for lifting a weight of 35 kN. Find the force required at the plunger.

a. 233.3 N
b. 311.1 N
c. 466.6 N
d. 155.5 N

15. A circuit consisting of 3 no of 5Ω resistors connected in series. This circuit is fed by a

60-V source, what is the approximate amount of heat produced?
a. 26.6 W b. 240 W c. 185 W d. 140 W

16. Which of the following wires has the greatest cross-sectional area?
a. 9 AWG b. 14 AWG c. 22 AWG d. 30 AWG

17. Optical fibre works on the

a. Principle of refraction
` b. Total internal reflection
c. Scattering
d. Interference

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18. A gas in a closed container was heated with 14J of energy, causing the lid of the container
to rise 2m with 3N of force. What is the total change in energy of the system?
a. 8 b. - 20 c. 8 d. 20

19. Sound waves in air are

a. Transverse
b. Longitudinal
c. Electromagnetic
d. Polarized

20. Identify the wrong statement in the following

a. Atomic radius of the elements increases as one moves down the first group of the
periodic table
b. Atomic radius of the elements decreases as one moves across from left to right in
the 2nd period of the periodic table
c. Amongst isoelectronic species, smaller the positive charge on the cation, smaller is
the ionic radius
d. Amongst isoelectronic species, greater the negative charge on the anion, larger is
the ionic radius

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