UST Entry Test (Sample Paper)
UST ENTRANCE TEST
SAMPLE PAPER FOR BACHELOR CANDIDATES OF
MEDICAL / APPLIED BIOSCIENCES
ENGLISH
Directions for Q 1 - 2
Each sentence below
has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted.
Beneath in sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word
or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q-1
The Selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done
by a mere ________.
a.
Connoisseur
b.
Artist
c.
Amateur
d.
Entrepreneur
e.
Exhibitionist
Q-2
Unlike W.E.B Dubois, who was ________ of the vocational emphasis in black
education, Booker T. Washington favored ________ the limited funds available
for educating blacks to programs that prepared people for practical jobs.
a.
Critical …
restricting
b.
Aware … confining
c.
Suspicious … denying
d.
Protective ... allotting
e.
Appreciative … allocating
Q-3
Illicit Means:
a.
draw
out
b. barely perceivable
c.
not
necessary
d. not
licensed
Q-4
He was the first explorer to go around the world. ‘Explorer’
means:
1.
A person who travels
around the world.
2.
A person who discovers
new places.
3.
A person who looks for
new business.
4.
A person who discovers
old places.
ANALOGY
Direction
Each question below
consists of a related pairs of words or phrases, followed by five lettered
pairs of words or phrases, Select the lettered pair that best expresses a
relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
Q-5
FISH
:
TROUT
a.
Ocean
:
wave
b. Mammal
:
whale
c. Bird
:
aviary
d. Antenna :
insect
e. Stag
:
doe
ANTONYM
Directions:
In each of the
following antonym questions, a word printed in capital letters precedes five
lettered words or phrases. From these five lettered words or phrases, pick the
one most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Because some of the
questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to
consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
Q-6
GRANDIOSE
a.
docile
b.
unlikely to
occur
c.
simple and
unimposing
d.
light in weight
e.
uncommunicative
Read the brief text and then tick the best answer.
Q-7
Kilims are one of the unknown arts of Turkey. These smooth floor coverings, are
fine examples of folk art. The weaver works on making colorful designs, or
patterns, out of pieces of wool. Sitting at a small, simple loom outside her
house, she makes something both useful and beautiful. The product of her work
will both warm and brighten her home. It would also interest the art collector
of a faraway country.
A kilim is a:
a.
person
b.
place
c. thing
PHYSICS
Q-8
When a force is applied to a body, several effects are possible. Which of
the following effects could NOT occur?
a. The body speeds
up.
b. The body
rotates. c.
The mass of the body
decreases.
d. The
body changes direction. e. The
body remains as it was.
Q-9
What are the main energy changes in a hydroelectric power station?
a. electrical
kinetic
heat
b. potential
kinetic
electrical
c.
kinetic
light
electrical
d.
heat
electrical
kinetic
e. heat
kinetic
electrical
Q-10
Isobars are an important feature shown on weather maps. They join up points
which have equal values of
a.
pressure
b. rain fall
c. temperature d. sun
shine
e. wind speed
Q-11
An unlit match is held near ( not touching) to an extremely hot bunsen
flame. The match does NOT get hot enough to light because
a. the flame is not hot
enough
b. air is a bad conductor of heat
c. the match head reflects
radiation
d. the flame does not radiate any heat sideways.
Q-12
What would a drummer do to make the sound of a drum give a note of lower pitch?
a. hit the drum skin with a larger
force
b. hit the drum skin with a smaller force
c. hit the drum skin nearer the
edge
d. loosen the drum skin
CHEMISTRY
Q-13
Pepsin (the enzyme in stomach) has an optimum pH of:
a.
1
b.
1.2
c.
1.4
d. 1.6
Q-14
Which of the following is not an organic compound:
a.
sugar
b. alcohol
c.
plastics
d. sea water
Q-15
Which of the following saturated hydrocarbon is gas at room
temperature?
a.
CH4
b.
C2H6
c. C3H8
d. All of these
Q-16
Which of the following pairs have same atomic radius
a. Cr and Co
b. Fe and Co
c. Fe and
Mnn
d. None of these
Q-17
Surfactants used in detergents are:
a.
anionic
b. cationic
c. nonionic
d. all of these
BIOLOGY
Q-18
A type of cell division as the result of which the 2N of parent cell change to
N daughter cell is called:
a.
Mitosis
b. Grown Cell Division
c.
Meiosis
d. Somatic cells
Q-19
Some fruits are formed without fertilization and therefore lack seed. These
fruits are called:
a.
Perianth
b. Parthenocarpy
c. Fleshy
fruit
d.
Ovule
Q-20
The exchange of gases between a leaf and its environment takes place through special
structures known as:
a. Cambium b.
Lenticels c.
Phloem
d. Stomates
e. Xylem
Q-21
RNA is found in:
a. The nucleus
only b.
The Cytoplasm only c. Both the nucleus and
Cytoplasm
d.
Proteins
e. Amino acids
Q-22
Which of the following statements about proteins is true?
a. All proteins are enzymes
b. All proteins have catalytic properties
c.
Proteins that are enzymes speed up chemical reactions dealing with the
transformation of energy.
d. The 20
odd amino acids are synthesized from proteins
e. DNA and
RNA are highly structured proteins.
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