FGEI Laboratory Assistant Past Paper Syllabus and Test Preparation

English (Q 1-35)

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

CNG ________ less efficiently than gasoline.

(A) burn

(B) burns

(C) should burn

(D) would burn

2. I cannot come to see you ____ tomorrow.

(A) by

(B) till

(C) until

(D) unless

3. They succeeded by _____ hard.

(A) work

(B) working

(C) continuous work

(D) continuous working

4. If she was free, she ________ to you.

(A) talked

(B) can talk

(C) could talked

(D) would talk

5. The number of friends and family members at the party ________ amazing.

(A) was

(B) were

(C) had

(D) have had

6. If you work really hard, you ________ good score in the upcoming examination.

(A) will get

(B) will got

(C) would get

(D) would got

7. Solar energy is _____ expensive to be used widely.

(A) so

(B) such

(C) too

(D) that

8. This bank branch is open _____ eight _____ five.

(A) by, until

(B) from, to

(C) between, or

(D) during, till

9. He came _____ the room and jumped _____ the swimming pool.

(A) out, in

(B) out, into

(C) out of, into

(D) out of, in

10. Emily is falling _____ the horse.

(A) off

(B) from

(C) above

(D) of

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

11. BESEECH

(A) starving

(B) implore

(C) weak

(D) highly skilled

12. RAVENOUS

(A) starving

(B) voracious

(C) easily broken

(D) highly skilled

13. VILIFY

(A) hatred

(B) adumbrate

(C) slander

(D) malign

14. ADUMBRATE

(A) hatred

(B) outline

(C) corpse

(D) dead body

15. CADAVER

(A) hatred

(B) outline

(C) corpse

(D) friendship

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

16. CACOPHONY

(A) euphony

(B) cadaver

(C) hatred

(D) voracious

17. ENMITY

(A) euphony

(B) cadaver

(C) hatred

(D) friendship

18. SEDULITY

(A) disparage

(B) largess

(C) truthfulness

(D) carelessness

19. CUPIDITY

(A) disparage

(B) largess

(C) truthfulness

(D) carelessness

20. OPPROBRIUM

(A) laziness

(B) honor

(C) puzzle

(D) tearful

Choose the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pairs of words in capital.

21. TIGER: CARNIVOROUS

(A) lion : jungle

(B) cat : house

(C) cow : herbivorous

(D) wolf : clever

22. CONSTELLATION : STARS

(A) archipelago : islands

(B) city : country

(C) book : pen

(D) school : education

23. CONTINENT : WORLD

(A) teacher : classroom

(B) class : school

(C) cogent : powerful

(D) apple : fruit

24. YAWN : BOREDOM

(A) walk : run

(B) apple : fruit

(C) smile : amusement

(D) tiger : carnivorous

25. BAT : CRICKET

(A) hockey : stick

(B) football : soccer

(C) court : tennis

(D) rugby : sports

Identify parts of speech in the brackets.

26. I saw a woman walking (along) the road.

(A) Adverb

(B) Adjective

(C) Preposition

(D) Conjunction

27. Still waters run (deep).

(A) Adverb

(B) Adjective

(C) Preposition

(D) Conjunction

28. She (as well as) her sister is engaged.

(A) Adverb

(B) Adjective

(C) Preposition

(D) Conjunction

29. This golden ring is too (costly) to purchase.

(A) Adverb

(B) Adjective

(C) Preposition

(D) Conjunction

30. I would rather die (than) beg.

(A) Adverb

(B) Adjective

(C) Preposition

(D) Conjunction

General Science (Q31-49)

31. When existing rocks are subject to high pressures and temperatures and transformed without significant melting, they are called

(A) igneous rocks

(B) sedimentary rocks

(C) metamorphic rocks

(D) marble and onyx

32. The axis of rotation of the Earth is tilted by approximately ________ degree.

(A) 22.44

(B) 23.44

(C) 24.44

(D) 25.44

33. Which continent of the world is the driest and the windiest?

(A) Africa

(B) Asia

(C) Antarctica

(D) Australia

34. What play the most important role in regulating temperature and determining climate on the Earth?

(A) Oceans

(B) Mountains

(C) Deserts

(D) Forests

35. In plants, the process of pollination enables

(A) photosynthesis

(B) fertilization

(C) gymnosperm

(D) none of these

36. Which of the following enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars?

(A) Sucrose

(B) Catalase

(C) Maltase

(D) Amylase

37. Which of the following is a tissue?

(A) Blood

(B) Lungs

(C) Kidney

(D) Ovary

38. The position of an element in the Periodic Table is determined by its __________ number.

(A) Electron

(B) Proton

(C) Neutron

(D) Positron

39. The most abundant element in the Earth’s crust is

(A) Oxygen

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Carbon Dioxide

(D) Silicon

40. Each day human body breathe in ________ liters of air.

(A) 5,000 to 10,000

(B) 10,000 to 15,000

(C) 15,000 to 20,000

(D) 20,000 to 25,000

41. Which of the following gas is responsible for fermentation?

(A) Oxygen

(B) Nitrogen

(C) Carbon dioxide

(D) Hydrogen

42. Energy stored in Dam water is:

(A) Potential Energy

(B) Chemical Energy

(C) Kinetic Energy

(D) Electrical Energy

43. During the process of digestion of food the proteins are broken down in to ____________ in the presence of Proteolytic Enzymes.

(A) Sugar

(B) Glycerol

(C) Energy

(D) Amino acids

44. From the Sun, the Earth is the ________ planet in the solar system.

(A) second

(B) third

(C) fourth

(D) fifth

45. Which light is more important for photosynthesis?

(A) Violet light

(B) Red light

(C) Green light

(D) None of these

46. Which of the following lens are useful in microscope?

(A) Convex lens

(B) Concave lens

(C) Curved lens

(D) None of these

47. Which of the following gas is used in Refrigerator for cooling?

(A) Methane

(B) Ammonia

(C) Nitrogen

(D) None of these

48. The waves which are used by the TV remote control are:

(A) Infrared waves

(B) Radio waves

(C) TV waves

(D) None of these

49. Oxygen is supplied from lungs to tissues and organs by

(A) red blood cells

(B) white blood cells

(C) plasma

(D) platelets

Physics Practical Questions (Q50-67)

50. Smallest Division on a rule is of

(A) 1 cm

(B) 1 m

(C) 1 mm

(D) 10 cm

51. Most appropirate instrument for measurement of internal and external diameter of a tube is

(A) Vernier Callipers

(B) Micrometer Screw Gauge

(C) meter rule

(D) measuring tape

52. Least Count of Screw Gauge is

(A) 0.01 cm

(B) 0.5 cm

(C) 0.1 cm

(D) 0.01 mm

53. An instrument commonly used for measurement of atmospheric pressure is

(A) Mano Meter

(B) Baro Meter

(C) Calori Meter

(D) Potentio Meter

54. Barrel of Screw Gauge has

(A) 100 Divisions

(B) 50 Divisions

(C) 10 Divisions

(D) 45 Divisions

55. What is the least count of the vernier callipers ?

(A) Smallest division on the vernier scale.

(B) difference of the smallest division on the main scale and the smallest division on the vernier scale.

(C) sum of the smallest division on the main scale and the smallest division on the vernier scale.

(D) smallest division on the main scale.

56. What is the least count of commonly available vernier ?

(A) 0.01 cm

(B) 0.001 cm

(C) 0.0001 cm

(D) 0.1 cm

57. When the zero mark on the vernier scale lies towards the left side of the zero mark of the main scale, when the jaws are connect, then what will be the zero error ?

(A) zero error is positive

(B) zero error is negative

(C) zero correction is positive

(D) zero error does not exist

58. If observed reading is OR, corrected reading is CR, zero error in ZE and zero correction in ZC, then what will be the possibility ?

(A) CR = OR + ZC and ZE = CR-OR

(B) CR = OR + ZE and ZC = CR-OR

(C) CR = OR - ZC and ZE = OR-CR

(D) CR = OR - ZE and ZC = CR-OR

59. When the jaws of a standard vernier are together, the 6th vernier scale division coincides with the 6th main scale division, then what in the zero error ?

(A) -0.4 mm

(B) + 0.6 mm

(C) -0.6 mm

(D) + 0.4 mm

60. Time period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is dependent on _____

(A) Length of thread

(B) initial phase

(C) amplitude

(D) mass of bob

61. In a damped oscillation of a pendulam _____

(A) the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy is conserved.

(B) mechanical energy is not conserved

(C) the kinetic energy is conserved

(D) the potential energy is conserved

62. When the moment of force is maximum, then what is the angle between force and position vector of the force ?

(A) 90

(B) 0

(C) 30

(D) 45

63. The following wires A, B, C, D, are made of the same material with diff. length and diameter. Which of these will have the largest extension, when the same tension is applied ?

(A) length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm

(B) length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm

(C) length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm

(D) length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm

64. A potentiometer is preferred over a voltmeter to measure the emf of a cell because.....

(A) The material of the potentiometer wire has a low temperature coefficient of resistance.

(B) emf measured by potentiometer is more accurate because the cell is open-circuit.

(C) potetial gradients can be varied in a poteutiometer using a rheostat.

(D) Potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter.

65. If the height of a capillary is smaller than the height to which water should rise, then _____

(A) Water stops gets depressed in the capillary below the water surface.

(B) Water rises up to the height of the capillary and meniscus becomes less concave

(C) Water does not rise in such a capillary at all.

(D) Water states flowing out like a fountain.

66. A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate are all made of the same material, have the same mass and are initially heated to a temperature of 2000C.Arrange then in the ascending order of rate of cooling.

(A) sphere, disc, cube

(B) sphere, cube, disc

(C) cube, sphere, disc

(D) disc, cube, sphere

Chemistry Practical Questions (Q 67-84)

67. Which one of them is correct about electronic thermometers?

(A) there is mercury in glass thermometer

(B) there is alcohol in glass thermometer

(C) they are used to reduce the risk of mercury poisoning if broken

(D) None of above

68. Unit for volumes does not include

(A) CCM

(B) CDM

(C) liters

(D) tons

69. Data loggers are

(A) data punching devices

(B) devices used to draw graph of temperature against time

(C) data extracting devices

(D) none of above

70. Electron balances can measure accurately up to

(A) 0.01 g only

(B) 0.001 g Only

(C) 0.1 g

(D) 0.01 g and 0.001 g

71. 100 cm3, 250 cm3 and 1 dm3 can be measured using

(A) measuring cylinder

(A) beaker

(A) volumetric flask

(A) burette

72. In borax bead test, which of the following compound is formed

(a) Meta borate

(b) Tetra borate

(c) Double oxide

(d) Ortho borate

73. The metal that does not give the borax-bead test is

(a) Chromium

(b) Nickel

(c) Lead

(d) Manganese

74. Which of the following is coloured compound?

(a) CuF2

(b) CuI

(c) NaCl

(d) MgCl2

75. The alkaline earth metal that imparts apple green colour to the bunsen flame when introduced in it in the form of its chloride is

(a) Barium

(b) Strontium

(c) Calcium

(d) Magnesium

76. Blue borax bead is obtained with

(a) Zn

(b) Cobalt

(c) Chromium

(d) Fe

77. Phosphate radical with ammonium molybdate gives precipitate of which colour

(a) Violet

(b) Pink

(c) Canary yellow

(d) Green

78. The compound insoluble in acetic acid is

(a) Calcium oxide

(b) Calcium carbonate

(c) Calcium oxalate

(d) Calcium hydroxide

79. Addition of SnCl2 to HgCl2 gives ppt

(a) White turning to red

(b) White turning to gray

(c) Black turning to white

(d) None of these

80. The equivalent weight of KMnO4 in alkaline medium will be

(a) 31.60

(b) 52.66

(c) 79.00

(d) 158.00

81. Sodium nitroprusside when added to an alkaline solution of sulphide ions produce a

(a) Red colouration

(b) Blue colouration

(c) Purple colouration

(d) Brown colouration

82. In qualitative analysis, in order to detect second group basic radical, H2S gas is passed in the presence of dilute HCl to

(a) Increase in dissociation of H2S

(b) Decrease the dissociation of salt solution

(c) Decrease the dissociation of H2S

(d) Increase the dissociation of salt solution

83. 20 ml of a N solution of KMnO4 just reacts with 20 ml of a solution of oxalic acid. The weight of oxalic acid crystals in 1N of the solution is

(a) 31.5 g

(b) 126 g

(c) 63 g

(d) 6.3 g

84. Colour of cobalt chloride solution is

(a) Pink

(b) Black

(c) Colourless

(d) Green

Biology Practical Questions (Q 85-100)

85. What is the term for the system that scientist came up with to group similar organisms together?

(A) Taxonomy

(B) Classification system

(C) Domains

(D) Kingdoms

86. The field of classifying organisms is called _____.

(A) Domains

(B) Kingdoms

(C) Taxonomy

(D) Species

87. Blood is which Type of Tissue ?

(A) Epithelial Tissue

(B) Muscle tissue

(C) Connective Tissue

(D) Nervous Tissue

88. Mycoplasmas are different from other bacteria by?

(A) Presence of chitin in cell wall

(B) Presence of Lipoprotein in cell wall

(C) Presence of Techoic acid in cell wall

(D) Absence of cell wall itself

89. The Difference of Plasma and Serum is that Plasma ?

(A) Dose not contain fibrinogen.

(B) has more water

(C) Contain Fibrinogen.

(D) Contain Iron.

90. New Methylene Blue Reagent is used for staining of which blood cells?

(A) Reticulocytes.

(B) Platelets.

(C) WBC’s

(D) Heinz bodies

91. Entrobius Vermicularis is also known as ?

(A) Pin worm

(B) Round worm

(C) Thread Worm

(D) Whip Worm

92. The degree that a control results deviate from known value or mean value is known as :-

(A) Standard Deviation

(A) Coefficient Deviation

(A) Median

(A) None of above

93. While making the slide of leaf peel for observing the stomata, the student must take the peel from

(a) upper surface of the leaf

(b) lower surface of the leaf

(c) midrib

(d) any of the above

94. Why leaf is covered with black paper strip during photosynthesis test?

(A) So that it can't receive sun light

(B) it can get better heat

(C) to lower its temperature

(D) None of the above

95. To remove chlorophyll from the leaf

(a) the leaf is boiled in water

(b) the leaf is boiled in alcohol

(c) leaf is washed with glycerine

(d) leaf is washed with water

96. Which one of the following are most suitable for studying respiration in plants

a) boiled seeds

b) dry seeds

c) germinating seeds

d) mashed seeds

97. What will be the observations if cotton is plugged instead of cork in the conical flask

(a) water level rises up in the delivery tube

(b) water level falls down in the delivery tube

(c) there is no change in the water level

(d) any of the following can happen

98. Which of the following statements is not true about stomata?

(A) As guard cells become turgid, the stomata open

(B) There are two guard cells around each stoma

(C) Guard cells take up potassium ions and water enters the guard cells

(D) Guard cells surrounding stomata lack chloroplasts that other epidermal cells contain

99. Which of the following is used to stain leaf peel

(a) methylene blue

(b) safranine

(c) colchicines

(d) glycerine

100. A student prepared a temporary stained mount of leaf peel, if he has taken the peel from a plant kept in sunlight, the stomata will be found

(a) closed

(b) open

(c) sunlight does not have any effect

(d) none of the above

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English Books – (30 Marks)

1. Antonyms

2. Synonyms

3. Pair of Words

4. Idioms

5. One-word substitution

6. Prepositions

7. Active passive

8. Fill in the Blanks

9. Grammar Book

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Biology Practical Books – (19 Marks)

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