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MTN PAST QUESTIONS PHASE 3

There is a modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working


knowledge of ancient history is to the intelligent
interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered
these words of wisdom might well have added something on
the benefits of studying particularly, the famous battles of
history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead
or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain
qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win
and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. The
students will see that the same pattern recurs, consistently,
again and again, throughout the centuries.
1. A person who aspires to lead will learn from the history
of battles.
A what led the previous leaders win a battle.
B what made them loose a battle
C the qualities and deficiencies of commanders of these
battle
D the strategies that they have evolved in course of
these battles.
2. I this contest, “Intelligent interpretation of current
events” means?
A rational explanation of events
B appropriate understanding of events
C intellectual outlook on events
D skilful interpretation of events.
3. The expression “more than a modicum of truth” means?
A Some truth
B much truth
C more than a small amount of truth
D nothing but the truth.
4. According to the writer a study of famous battles of
history would
A Be beneficial to wise men
B provide food to modern leaders for reflection
C be more useful than a general knowledge of ancient
history
D help us understand the act of modern knowledge
5. A knowledge of history is necessary to interpret current
problems because
A they have roots in the past
B they can be contrasted with the past events
C they may be repetitions of past events
D only then they can be put in a proper context
6. Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickson was _____ ; he
hated the rest of mankind.
A Misanthrope
B hypochondriac
C philantropist
D hedonist
E sybarite
7. A business man must widen his horizons; a _____
attitude will get you nowhere in this age of global
communications.
A moderate
B petrified
C parochial
D diversified
E comprehensive
8. Our bookshelf at home display a range of books on
wide-ranging subjects and in many languages, reflecting
the _____ tastes of our family members.
A anomalous
B limited
C arcane
D furtive
E eclectic
9. Plastic bags are ____ symbol of consumer society; they
are found where ever you travel.
A rare
B ephemeral
C ubiquitous
D fleeting
E covert
10. Dr. stuart needs to ____ his argument with more
experimental data; as it stands his thesis is ___
A support - profound
B bolster - acceptable
C refine - satisfactory
D buttress - inadequate
E define -succinct
11. After an initially warm reception by most reviewers
and continued ______ by conservative thinkers, Bloom’s
work came under heavy fire.
A criticism
B endorsement
C denigration
D counter attack
E refutation
12. Through the 19th century, the classics of western
civilization were considered to be the ____ of wisdom
and culture, and an ____ person by definition know
them well.
A foundation - average
B epitome - uneducated
C cornerstone - obtuse
D font - ecclesiastical
E repository – educated
13. In this biography we are given the glimpse of a
young man _____ pursuing the part of the poet despite
_____ and rejection slips.
A doggedly - disappointment
B tirelessly - encouragement
C sporadically - awards
D successful -
E unsuccessful – failure
14. All European countries are seeking to diminish the
check upon individual _____ which state examinations
with their _____ growth have bought in their train.
A rights - liberating
B liberties - empowering
C spontaneity – tyrannous
D foibles - inevitable
E creativity – soporific
15. In keeping with his own _____ in international
diplomacy, churchill proposed a personal meeting of
heads of governments, but the effort was doomed to
failure, as the temper of the times was _____
A ideas – pluralistic
B predilections - inimical
C aversions – hostile
D impulses - amicable
E maxims – salacious

CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH BEST EXPLAIN THE


MEANING OF THE GIVEN WORD.
16. AWAKENED
A enlightened
B realised
C shook
D waken
17. GRATIFY
A Appreciate
B frank
C indulge
D pacify
18. PRECARIOUS
A Cautious
B Critical
C perilous
D brittle
19. LYNCH
A Hang
B madden
C kill
D shoot
20. TRANSIENT
A Transparent
B fleeting
C feeble
D fanciful
21. 1024 bytes equals
A 1 KB
B 1 MB
C 1 GB
D 1 TB
22. What is e-commerce
A Buying and selling computer products
B Buying and selling product and services not found in
stores
C Buying and selling international goods
D Buying and selling products and services over the net
23. A _____ is approximately one billion bytes
A bit
B kilobyte
C gigabyte
D megabyte
24. All the following are examples of input devices
except
A scanner
B mouse
C printer
D keyboard
25. Computers use the _____ language to process data
A relational
B megabyte
C binary
D processing
26. In the binary language each later of the alphabet,
each number and each special character is made up of a
unique combination of:
A eight bytes
B eight characters
C eight bits
D eight kilobytes
27. _______ is data that has been organised and
presented in a meaningful way.
A process
B information
C software
D storage
28. All of the following are examples of real security
and privacy risk EXCEPT;
A Viruses
B identity test
C hackers
D spam
29. Which of the following is an input device
A Mouse
B keyboard
C scanner
D all of the above
30. A set of instructions that tells the computer what to
do is
A softcopy
B software
C hardware
D hardcopy
31. Jill earn $120 for eight hours of work, at the same
payrate, how much will she earn for fifteen hours of
work?
A $180
B $225
C $280
D $310
32. –
33. –
34. –
35. A sales man sold 20 cars in the month of July, and
40 cars the month of august. What is the percentage
increase in the number of cars the sales man sold?
A 50%
B 100%
C 150%
D 200%
E 250%
36. If one side of a square is 5 units, what is the area of
the square.
A 10
B 15
C 20
D 25
E 30
37. If 8x + 5 = 21 the 3x + 4 = ?
A2
B5
C 10
D 16
E 17
38. In triangle ABC, AB=BC (C’s measure = 65degrees )
what is the measure of angle B?
A 40 degrees
B 50 degrees
C 60 degrees
D 65 degrees
E 75 degrees
39. If the average arithmetic mean of 8, 12, 15, 21, x
and 11 is 17 then what is x
A3
B 15
C 17
D 35
E 42
40. Sarah has a 20 dollar bill and a 5 dollar bill, if she
purchases two items, 0ne for $11.23 and the othefr for
$8.32, the how much money does she have left ?
A $3.75
B $5.45
C $6.34
D $7.77
E $8.12
41. Grain : sand , drops : _____
A Rain
B surf
C snow
D flood
42. Wave : tide , moment : _____
A Time
B tardiness
C ocean
D clock
43. Wife : woman , _____ : man

A Father
B boy
C groom
D husband
44. Truthfulness : court , cleanliness : _____
A Virtue
B bath
C restaurant
D pig
45. Egg : fish , _____ : plant
A Leave
B seed
C root
D stem
46. The youngest professor is colin Mclaurin at the age
of 19 in which discipline?
A chemistry
B mathematics
C physics
D biology
47. The first man to travel to space is Yuri Gagarin in
April 1961, from which country?
48. The first man to walk on the moon is
A Neil Armstrong
B Albert Einstein
C Isaac Newton
D Edward Thompson
49. The largest desert in the world is
A Sahara Desert
B Pacific Desert
C American Desert
D Antarctic Desert
50. The estimated age of the earth is ?
A 5.2 billion years
B 4.6 billion years
C 7 million year
D 3 million years

ANSWERS
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. E
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. E
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. D
29. D
30. B
31. B
32. B
33. B
34. B
35. B
36. D
37. C
38. B
39. D
40. B
41. A
42. D
43. D
44. C
45. B
46. B
47. A
48. A
49. A
50. B

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