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PHD Entry Test 2019 (Pattern/Format Only) : Analytical Reasoning

The document summarizes the sections and sample questions that would be included in the PhD Entry Test for 2019. The test will focus on analytical reasoning, English language skills, mathematics, and research & statistics. It includes two sample questions each on analytical reasoning, mathematics, English, and research & statistics to illustrate the types of questions in the test.

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PHD Entry Test 2019 (Pattern/Format Only) : Analytical Reasoning

The document summarizes the sections and sample questions that would be included in the PhD Entry Test for 2019. The test will focus on analytical reasoning, English language skills, mathematics, and research & statistics. It includes two sample questions each on analytical reasoning, mathematics, English, and research & statistics to illustrate the types of questions in the test.

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PhD Entry Test 2019 (Pattern/Format only)

The test will contain following sections:


1. Analytical Reasoning
2. English Language Skills
3. Mathematics
4. Research & Statistics
a. Covering Applications of Research Concepts, Academic Writing and Statistical
Skills.

ANALYTICAL REASONING

Seven piano students—T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z—are to give a recital, and their instructor is
deciding the order in which they will perform. Each student will play exactly one piece, a piano
solo. In deciding the order of performance, the instructor must observe the following restrictions:

1. X cannot play first or second.


2. W cannot play until X has played.
3. Neither T nor Y can play seventh.
4. Either Y or Z must play immediately after W plays.
5. V must play either immediately after or immediately before U plays.

Question 1

If V plays first, which one of the following must be true?

A. T plays sixth.
B. X plays third.
C. Z plays seventh.
D. T plays immediately after Y.
E. W plays immediately after X.

Question 2

If U plays third, what is the latest position in which Y can play?

A. first
B. second
C. fifth
D. sixth
E. seventh
MATHEMATICS
1. Of the following, which is greater than ½?
a. 2/5
b. 4/7
c. 4/9
d. 5/11
e. 6/13
2. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to 190
inclusive?
a. 90
b. 95
c. 100
d. 105
e. 110

ENGLISH
1. The impostor eluded detection for so long because she conducted herself as though she
were a licensed practitioner.
a. As though she were a licensed practitioner
b. As though she was a licensed practitioner
c. Like she was a licensed practitioner
d. Like as if she was a licensed practitioner
e. As if she was a practitioner with a license
2. The government requires that these forms should be submitted before the end of the
financial year
a. That these forms should be submitted
b. That these forms be submitted
c. For these forms to be submitted
d. These forms submission
e. These forms should be submitted

RESEARCH & STATISTICS


1. Which of the following should be included in a research proposal?
a. Your academic status and experience
b. The difficulties you encountered with your previous reading on the topic
c. Your choice of research methods and reasons of choosing them
d. All of the above
e. None of them
2. Which of the following should you think about when preparing your research?
a. Your sample frame and sampling strategy
b. The ethical issues that might arise
c. Negotiating access to the setting
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

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