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With a cutoff of 176 and coming under the MBC category, you have a fair chance of getting into some good colleges for the ECE course. Based on previous trends in TNEA counselling, you might get a seat in colleges like Government College of Technology in Coimbatore, Government College of Engineering in Salem, or the one in Tirunelveli. These are well-known government colleges where ECE is usually available around your range for MBC candidates.
If those are not available or if you are looking closer to Chennai, you might still have the option of joining strong self-financing colleges like Sri Sairam Engineering College, RMK, RMD, Panimalar, or Easwari. These colleges also have good teaching and placement support for ECE students.
Since cutoffs can vary each year depending on the number of students applying and the overall demand, nothing is fully guaranteed, but your chances are definitely strong for both government and top private colleges in Tamil Nadu. If you prefer a specific location, that can also help narrow things down
Question : Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows: Once upon a time, a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?" Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple of pounds. She replied, "From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't matter. It all depends on how long I hold it.
If I hold it for a minute or two, it's fairly light. If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the floor. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me." As the class shook their heads in agreement, she continued, "Your stresses and worries in life are very much like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed incapable of doing anything else until you drop them."
Question: The professor was of which subject?
Option 1: psychology
Option 2: biology
Option 3: chemistry
Option 4: physics
Correct Answer: psychology
Solution : The correct option is 1 i.e "Psychology." Explanation:
Let's examine the opening sentence of the passage: - Once upon a time, a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students.' - It is clear from a thorough analysis of the aforementioned statement that the professor was a specialist in psychology. Therefore, the appropriate response is "psychology."
Question : Directions: Among four books, Book 1 is twice as heavy as Book 2. Book 3's weight is half of Book 2's weight. Book 4 is 60 grams more as compared to Book 2, but 60 grams less as compared to Book 1. Which book is the heaviest?
Option 1: Book 1
Option 2: Book 2
Option 3: Book 3
Option 4: Book 4
Correct Answer: Book 1
Solution : Given: Let W1 be the weight of Book 1, W2 be the weight of Book 2, W3 be the weight of Book 3 and W4 be the weight of Book 4.
I. Book 1 is twice as heavy as Book 2. W1 > W2. II. Book 3's weight is half of Book 2's weight. W2 > W3. III. Book 4 is 60 grams more than Book 2, but 60 grams less than Book 1. After combining all these statements – W1 > W4 > W2 > W3.
Therefore, Book 1 is the heaviest of all. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
The politician’s pompous rhetoric during the campaign failed to garner much support from the public.
Option 1: Conciliatory
Option 2: Benign
Option 3: Supercilious
Option 4: Diplomatic
Correct Answer: Supercilious
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Pompous refers to behaviour that is self-important or arrogant, often characterised by an excessive display of importance or dignity. Supercilious carries a similar meaning, emphasising an attitude of haughty disdain or superiority towards others.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.
"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.
An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.
Question: What is the connection between the prize winners and the famous Indian mathematical genius Ramanujan?
Option 1: They explained Ramanujan's graphs in solving the Kadison-Singer problem.
Option 2: The prize winners were all admirers of Ramanujan's great contribution.
Option 3: The prize winners were all students of Ramanujan.
Option 4: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.
Correct Answer: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
As stated in the second paragraph of the passage, the prize winners, Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava, solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs.
Therefore, the correct answer is: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.
Question. Think about stresses and worries all day long, and you will feel completely _________
Option 1: exotic and paralyzed
Option 2: numb and paralyzed
Option 3: relaxed and fatigued
Option 4: relaxed and excited
Correct Answer: numb and paralyzed
Solution : The correct option is 2 i.e "numb and paralysed." Explanation:
Let's examine the final sentence of the passage: Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed incapable of doing anything else until you drop them.
Following a thorough analysis of the aforementioned statement, it can be deduced that worrying about stress all day will leave you feeling completely numb and paralysed. Therefore, the right response is "numb and paralysed."
Question : Directions: In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements Statements: I. No dean is a teacher. II. All teachers are professors. III. No professor is a lecturer. Conclusions: I. Some deans are lecturers. II. Some teachers are lecturers.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyze the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some deans are lecturers – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no definite relation between deans and lecturers. Thus, this conclusion does not follow. Conclusion II: Some teachers are lecturers – Since no professor is a lecturer and all teachers are professors, so some teachers can never be lecturers. Thus, this conclusion does not follow.
So, neither conclusion I nor II follows. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question: What is the moral of the passage?
Option 1: On days when you're stressed out and feeling overwhelmed, learn to embrace the inevitable and let go
Option 2: Friends come in all shapes and sizes
Option 3: Don't condemn someone for not doing something that you yourself are unable to do
Option 4: True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor
Correct Answer: On days when you're stressed out and feeling overwhelmed, learn to embrace the inevitable and let go
Solution : The correct option is 1 .i.e "Learn to embrace the inevitable and let go" on days when you're stressed out and overwhelmed. Explanation
- Now let's examine the passage: - The passage is depicting how we shouid try to let go of our stresses and worries. Some things cannot be controlled and no amount of worrying could put all your burdens away. Instead of letting stress get to you, embrace it and conquer it. Let yesterday's worries inspire you to a productive day.
- The moral of the story is to "learn to embrace the inevitable and let go" on days when you're stressed out and feeling overwhelmed, according to a thorough analysis of the aforementioned statement.
Question : Assertion: In Maslow's hierarchy, self-actualization needs are the highest level of needs.
Reason: Self-actualization needs are related to basic survival and biological requirements.
Option 1: Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option 2: Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option 3: Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
Option 4: Assertion is false, but Reason is true.
Correct Answer: Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
Solution : The correct answer is (c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
Assertion is true. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-actualization is indeed considered the highest level, representing the fulfillment of one's potential and pursuit of personal growth.
Reason is false. Self-actualization needs are not related to basic survival and biological requirements; rather, they pertain to personal growth, creativity, achieving one's potential, and fulfilling individual aspirations.
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