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DEFENCE SERVICES ACADEMY
2022-2023 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
ENGLISH TEST
SAMPLE QUESTION
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
(Answer all questions.)
I. Read the passage.
Not quite comprehending what the great teacher meant, they looked one another, but
said nothing, and after paying their respects to their professor, set forth on their journey
home. After travelling for a number of days their dry rations ran out and the pot and the
grain given to them by their professor came in very useful indeed.
“How thoughtful our great teacher is!” they felt and got down to the business of
cooking themselves a meal. There was rice enough for all four of them all right, but they
would have to do something about the curry.
So they drew lots for the different tasks to be carried out in order to get a decent
meal. Thus, the man of music and dancing was to cook the rice. The medico was to buy
meat and fish; the astrologer was to gather vegetables; and the philosopher was to get some
ghee (which is clarified butter) to cook the curry in. And thus each set out to do his task.
(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (10 Marks)
(1) The four youths ________________ well what their professor meant.
(2) The four youths began their journey home after they ___________ their
respects to their professor.
(3) _____________was sufficient for the four youths but they needed to manage
something about the curry.
(4) To get a decent meal, __________________were carried out by drawing lots.
(5) Despite having enough rice, the youths needed _________________for the
curry.
(B) Answer each question in one sentence. (10 Marks)
(6) Apart from looking at each other, what did the four youths say?
(7) What happened to them after travelling for a number of days?
(8) Why did the four youths feel that their great teacher was very thoughtful?
(9) What was the astrologer’s task?
(10) What kind of butter was necessary for the philosopher to cook the curry in?
II. Fill in each numbered blank in the following paragraph with a word from the list
given. Write down only the letter of your answer by the number. (10 Marks)
products known likely doing For
cause to diseases these per
obesity which alcohol in limit
and unhealthy This clearly fewer
In many countries, there are already laws ---(1)--- do not allow advertising for tobacco
products. Some people now want to go further and ban advertisements for other ---(2)---
products such as alcohol ---(3)--- junk food. ---(4)--- is undoubtedly the right way forward
for governments. There are strong arguments for banning TV advertising of these ---(5)---.
The benefits of ---(6)---this greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
It is ---(7)--- desirable to ---(8)--- TV advertisements of fast food. It is widely ---(9)---
that the rate of ---(10)--- has increased significantly ---(11)--- western countries. ---(12)---
example, obesity is second only to smoking as a ---(13)--- of death in the United States. In
that country, the food industry spends over $ 33 billion ---(14)--- year to advertise food
products that are considered ---(15)--- be junk food.
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Drinking ---(16)--- is also very unhealthy. It results in a wide range of ---(17)---. If
children see ---(18)--- adverts on TV of people doing ---(19)--- activities, they are much
less ---(20)--- to try to imitate their behavior.
III. (A) Choose the appropriate words to complete the sentences. (10 Marks)
(1) We ran _____________ fuel on the way to our native village.
A. in B. on C. out
(2) The company is going to stop _____________ cars next year.
A. produce B. produced C. producing
(3) She has worked in public health _______________ through her career.
A. servants B. services C. servicing
(4) The import of right-hand drive vehicles ____________ since 2016.
A. are limited B. has been limited C. is limited
(5) Whales ___________ in the ocean.
A. are finding B. are found C. find
(B) Give complete answers to the following questions. (20 Marks)
(1) Why did the four youths fail to carry out the different tasks?
(2) When and how can stars be seen on the moon?
(3) In which places are meat and vegetables kept in supermarket and why?
(4) How does the law protect human workers?
(5) What is meant by having a better life?
(6) How do people get relief from bad dreams?
(7) What is the key to the success for people with ‘beauty handicaps?
(8) Where and when does dengue fever mainly occur?
(9) When and where was Helen Keller born?
(10) When and which institute did Captain Keller contact to get help for Hellen
Keller?
IV. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
that is given. (20 Marks)
(1) When she saw a big snake on the way home, she screamed out.
By the time_________________________________________________________.
(2) As soon as father left for work, his son started playing online game.
No sooner __________________________________________________________.
(3) The staff did not inform the Chief Executive Officer about this issue.
The Chief ___________________________________________________________.
(4) Everyone has an opportunity to apply for this job.
There is no __________________________________________________________.
(5) Su Su read the e-mail from her office and then forwarded it to her friend.
After ______________________________________________________________.
(6) He was absent for English Class. He did not have permission from the teacher.
Without ____________________________________________________________.
(7) Although she studied hard, she did not get English distinction.
In spite of ___________________________________________________________.
(8) Dr. Aung Min is well known for his contributions to alternative medicine. He is our
family doctor.
Dr. Aung Min, _______________________________________________________.
(9) If you do not attend the class regularly, you will miss the lecture.
Unless ______________________________________________________________.
(10) Thiha said to his sister, “What happened to you?”
Thiha asked ________________________________________________________.
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V. Write an essay of three paragraphs on ONE of the following. Do not write more
than 500 words. (20 Marks)
Save Trees, Save Life
(OR)
Exercise is medicine
(OR)
Knowledge, Skills and Attitude for Today’s Youths
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DEFENCE SERVICES ACADEMY
2022-2023 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS TEST
SAMPLE QUESTION
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
PART (A)
1. Choose the correct or the most appropriate answer for each question.
Write the letter of the correct or the most appropriate answer. (22 Marks)
(1) Functions f and g are given by f (3) 1 and g(1) 5 . Then (g f )1 (5)
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 0
(2) When (2x k)2019 (x 1)2 is divided by x 1, the remainder is 5 , then
k p
A. 1 B. 1 C. 3 D. 6 E. 3
(3) If n
C2 66 , then n
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12 E. 13
(4) The product of the A.M. and G.M. between 4 and 16 is
A. 40 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80 E. 160
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(5) Let A be a matrix and given that det(xA) 4 . Then x
0 4
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
(6) If A is an event such that 6[P(A)]2 P(not A) , then P(A)
1 1 1 2
A. B. C. D. E. noneof these
2 3 6 3
(7) Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at P within the circle. If AP 5 ,
PB 2 , CP x and PD x 3 , then x
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
(8) The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4 : 9 . One side of the
smaller triangle is 4 . The corresponding side of the other triangle is
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
(9) If a,b are non-parallel and non-zero such that (3x y)a (y 3)b 0 , then
x
A. 1 B. 1 C. 3 D. 3 E. noneof these
(10) What is the smallest value of x for which tan 3x 1 ?
A. 15 ံ B. 45 ံ C. 75 ံ D. 90 ံ E.105 ံ
(11) If f (x) 4x 2 e3x , then f (0)
A. 17 B. 8 C. 17 D. 8 E. 3
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PART (B)
2. (a) Functions f : R R and g : R R are defined by f (x) 2x 1 and
g(x) 4x 3 . Find the value of x for which (f 1 g)(x) (g1 f )(x) 6 .
(6 marks)
(b) The expression x 3 ax 2 bx 3 is exactly divisible by x 3 but it leaves a
remainder of 91 when divided by x 4 . What is the remainder when it is
divided by x 2 ? (7 marks)
3. (a) In the expansion of (1 2x) n , the sum of the coefficients of x and x 2 is 16 .
Given that n is positive, find the value of n and the coefficient of x 3 .
(6 marks)
(b) Use a graphical method to find the solution set of the inequation
2x(x 1) 3 x and illustrate it on the number line. (7 marks)
4. (a) The product of first three terms of a G.P. is 1000 . If we add 6 to its second
term , 7 to its third term and its first term is not changed, then three terms
form an A.P.. Find the first three terms of the G.P.. (6 marks)
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(b) Find the inverse of the matrix A and investigate whether or not
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the squares of A and A 1 are inverses of each other. (7 marks)
5. (a) How many 3-digit numerals can you form from 3,0,1 and 6 without
repeating any digit? Find the probability of an even number and find the
probability that a numeral which is divisible by 3 . (6 marks)
(b) PQR is a triangle in which PQ PR . S is a point inside the triangle such
that SPQ SQR . T is the point on QS such that PT PS . Prove that
PQRT is cyclic. (7 marks)
6. (a) P,Q, R,S are four points in order on a circle O , so that PQ is a diameter.
PS and QR meet at T . If (PQRS) 3( TRS) , prove that ROS 60 .
(6 marks)
(b) Find the matrix which will translate through 3 units horizontally and 1 unit
vertically followed by a rotation through 45 , and find the map of the point
(1, 2) . (7 marks)
7. (a) If x y z , prove that sin 2x sin 2y sin 2z 4sin xsin ysin z .
(6 marks)
(b) If the perimeter of a rectangle is 24 m , show that the area is the greatest
when this rectangle is a square and find the maximum area. (7 marks)
