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Can you tell me about the Nature and Types of Questions asked in Entrance Exam Question Paper of YCMOU (Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University)?

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The Nature and Types of Questions asked in Entrance Exam Question Paper of YCMOU (Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University) are as follows:


(i) Reading Comprehension
In this component, a passage (consisting of about 450-500 words or 25-30 lines) will be given. The candidate has to read the passage very carefully, understand the details and answer the items that follow it.
Some items are meant for testing understanding of what is stated therein. Some others are intended to test interpretation and analysis of what is read. Certain others are intended for testing understanding of the contextual meanings of specific words/phrases.

It is important to thoroughly read the passage a sense of the principal ideas, facts, organisation of content, information relating to ideas, attitudes, tone and general style of presentation before one attempts to answer the items.
Each item is expected to be answered on the basis of what is in the passage and not on the basis of personal opinion or knowledge.
Candidates are advised to read all the options before selecting an answer.
Here is an example to illustrate.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer all the items following the passage on the basis of what is stated / implied in it.
Since then, the span of man’s life grew to eighty years. The first thirty years of his whole long life are, in fact, those of man’s own life. At this stage, he is sound both in body and mind and is full of fire.
After that, in the next eighteen years, he leads the life of a donkey. In this age, he does nothing but abuse. Thereafter, he steps into the life of a dog. At that stage, man lacks the vigor of the past, but all the same the memory of the days gone by does not slip away.
Therefore, he can do little but sit apart and bark at others. Finally he glides into the life of a monkey when he, not only in his conduct but also in his physical appearance, apes the monkey.


1. The focus in the passage is on the character of a ................................
(A) dog (B) man
(C) donkey (D) monkey
2. The first thirty years of man’s life can be called his own because….........
(A) he remains free from any worries
(B) he enjoys his educational life
(C) he is then sound in body and mind
(D) he can live life as he wants
3. The phrase ‘full of fire’ used in the passage means :
(A) tremendous heat
(B) great enthusiasm
(C) extreme joy
(D) a thirst for knowledge


(ii) Verbal Ability
This section contains items for testing your language competencyvocabulary, syntax, grammar, etc. It may have items on antonyms, synonyms,
verbal analogies, sentence completion / correction. Some examples of items of
this kind are as follows.
Example 1
Directions : Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the word
‘Recession’
(A) approach
(B) recoil
(C) retraction
(D) withdrawal
Example 2
Directions : Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word
Stubborn’
(A) shaky
(B) irregular
(C) obstinate
(D) confident
Example 3
Directions : You are given a key pair of words in capitalised print
and a list of four pairs marked as A, B, C, D. Select an option in
which the pair of words are related to each other in the same way
as those in the key pair.
Key pair ART : Painting
(A) sketching : printing
(B) drawing : painting
(C) science : chemistry
(D) patient : doctor


(iii) Numerical Ability
This section contains items designed for testing the candidate’s ability to
apply computational, algebraic, geometrical, graphic, symbolic and logical
techniques to familiar situations.
The intended is to test the ability to recognise numerical relationships and
perform basic numerical operations.
Here are some illustrations.
Example 1
Which is the number, which when squared and added to 12 becomes seven
times its value ?
(A) 2, (B) 3
(C) 5, (D) 6
Example 2
If the radius of a circle is increased by 1cm. the ratio of the new
circumference to the new diameter will be -
(a) + 2 (b) – 2
(c) (2* + 1)/2 (d) None of these
Example 3
Rama and Krishna hire a pasture for Rs.260. Rama puts 20 cows for 3
months and Krishna puts 35 cows for 2 months. The amount to be paid by
Rama will be -
(A) Rs. 100 /-, (B) Rs. 115 /-
(C) Rs. 140 /-, (D) Rs. 120 /-



Nature and Types of Questions in Entrance Exam Question Paper of YCMOU