Department of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
MPhil Entry Test Fall 2020
Total Marks: 80 Time allowed: 90 min
Name: __________________________________ CNIC #: _______________________
Field/Supervisor Name: _____(Please select from the “Fields” file)_________________
Note: Part A consists of subject related multiple choice questions (MCQs), while part B consists of MCQs related
to quantitative ability, verbal ability and analytical ability.
PART A
(55 marks)
Multiple Choice Questions
Encircle the most appropriate answer.
1. The world’s population till 2050 will be ____________ billion.
a. 7.8 b. 9.8 c. 8.9 d. 10.9
2. A high concentration of total dissolved solids, mostly dissolved ions, produces:
a. hard water b. saline water c. alkaline water d. viscous liquid water
3. Ideally, the national forest cover should comprise ___________% of the total land.
a. 23 b. 33 c. 43 d. 53
4. Biodegradable pollutants are not a serious threat as long as they do not exceed _________ capacity of the
environment.
a. degradation b. carrying c. adsorption d. desorption
5. Artificial substances, which did not exist in nature before their synthesis by humans, are known as
a. amniotes b. xenobiotics c. resins d. all a, b & c
6. In an incineration process, the main part of the ash content of the waste leaves the furnace as a solid residue called
a. fly ash b. slag c. char d. fixed carbon
7. The physical property of municipal solid waste that governs the movement of liquids and gases in a landfill is
a. field capacity b. permeability c. moisture d. particle size and distribution
8. The largest source of sulfur emissions into air is
a. fossil fuel burning b. coal burning power plant c. motor vehicles d. industrial processes
9. _____________ is the transfer of DNA mediated by a bacterial virus (bacteriophage or phage)
a. transformation b. transduction c. conjugation d. electroporation
10. Modern industrialized nations have come to rely heavily on _____________ reserves for both energy and as
feedstock.
a. coal b. renewable c. fossil d. non-renewable
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PART B
(25 marks)
1. ELATED is to DESPONDENT as ENLIGHTENED is to
a. MISERABLE b. IGNORANT c. TOLERANT d. AWARE
2. The use of the verb google in the phrase ‘google it’ represents a case of word formation via
a. Coinage b. Conversion c. Borrowing d. Derivation
3. Which one of the followings best describes a research design?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory
b. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data
c. The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
d. The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
4. What is the synonym of WRETCHED?
a. FOOLISH b. POOR c. INSANE d. none of these
5. The word STRINGENT is most clearly the opposite in meaning to
a. VEHEMENT b. LENIENT c. MAGNANIMOUS d. GENERAL
Questions 6-8: Six runners, J, K, L, M, N and O participated in a series of races during a sports festival with the
following outcomes:
J always finished ahead of N but behind O.
K always finished ahead of L but behind O.
There were no ties.
6. Which of the following could be the order of finish of a race from first to last?
a. O, J, K, L, M, N b. O, M, J, N, K, L
c. O, J, M, N, L, K d. O, J, K, M, L, N
7. Which of the following must be true of the order of finish for all of the races?
a. J finished second b. K finished third
c. N finished last d. O finished first
8. For any race, which of the following is a complete and accurate listing of the runners who could have finished ahead
of M?
b. J, O b. J, O, K c. J d. J, O, K, N
9. Fahad walks 300 meters East, then 100 meters North, then 200 meters South, then 300 meters West then 500 meters
North. How far from the start is he?
a. 1500 meters b. 800 meters c. 500 meters d. 400 meters
10. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.
a. 18 b. 15 c. 12 d. 10
