AMU BA PYQ 2016-17 consists of 100 questions divided into four distinct categories:
| Section | Number of Questions | Question Range |
| General Awareness (GK, History, Polity, Geography) | 39 Questions | Q.52 – Q.90 |
| English Language | 25 Questions | Q.1 – Q.25 |
| Islamic Studies & History | 26 Questions | Q.26 – Q.51 |
| Reasoning & General Intelligence | 10 Questions | Q.91 – Q.100 |
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Detailed Breakdown:
Detailed Breakdown for 2016:
1. English Language (25 Questions) This section focuses heavily on vocabulary, phrasal verbs, grammar rules, and sentence structures:
- Grammar & Usage: Prepositions, relative pronouns, and appropriate verb forms (e.g., “objected to Mary’s signing”, “We are being followed”, “desirous of visiting”).
- Vocabulary: Synonyms, antonyms, and word meanings (e.g., Delve, Commiserate, Fraudulent, Moderate, Intrepid).
- Idioms & Proverbs: Completing common phrases (e.g., “Too many cooks spoil the broth”).
- One-word Substitutions & Spelling: (e.g., Somnambulist, Illegible, correctly spelling “Maintenance”).
- Punctuation: Correctly punctuating direct speech (e.g., “The soldiers said, ‘Bravo! We have won.'”).
2. Indo-Islamic Culture & Aligarh Movement (26 Questions) This section is highly specific to the heritage of the university, Islamic history, and the Mughal era:
- Islamic History & Concepts: Core vocabulary, early life of the Prophet, and key events (e.g., Meaning of the word ‘Nabi’, Prophet’s age when receiving the first revelation, staying at Ghare Thaur during the migration).
- Indian & Mughal History: Rulers, architecture, and literature (e.g., Dara Shikoh’s translation of Upanishads ‘Majma ul Bahrain’, Qutub Minar, Battle of Haldighati, Char Minar, Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar).
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan & Aligarh Movement: Detailed questions on the founder’s life, books, and university history (e.g., Author of ‘Aasarus-Sanadeed’, Sir Syed’s death year and city, foundation of Muslim Educational Conference in 1886, Indian scholar who influenced Sir Syed’s religious thought).
3. General Awareness (39 Questions) This is the largest section and covers a very broad spectrum of general knowledge, current events, and social sciences:
- Current Affairs, Tech & Awards (Context 2015-16): (e.g., India’s First Stealth Warship ‘INS Shivalik’, ‘IMPRINT’ India research initiative, Rafael Fighter plane deal with France, World’s first dengue vaccine ‘Dengvaxia’, Google providing free WiFi at railway stations).
- Geography & Environment: (e.g., Proportion of Hydrogen to Helium in the Sun, ‘Radcliff line’ boundary, Bauxite for extracting aluminium, types of coal like Anthracite and Lignite).
- Polity & Constitution: (e.g., Upper House of Parliament [Rajya Sabha], Nature of the Planning Commission, Number of Fundamental Rights [Six], Finance Commission’s role in tax sharing).
- History (Indian & World): (e.g., Jayaprakash Narayan as ‘Loknayak’, Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act, texts not included in Vedatrayi).
- Science & Books: (e.g., Numismatics as the study of coins, Law of Natural Selection by Darwin, Organ causing Jaundice [Liver], Instrument measuring relative humidity [Hygrometer], ‘Playing it my way’ by Sachin Tendulkar).
4. Reasoning & General Intelligence (10 Questions) This section tests mental ability and logical deduction through various puzzle types:
- Series & Sequences: Number, Roman numeral, and complex mathematical series (e.g., Finding the next term in 1000, 200, 40… and V, VIII, XI, XIV… and 2, 2, 5, 13, 28…).
- Analogies: Word and letter relationships (e.g., TOWN : MUNICIPALITY :: ?, ST:AB :: YZ:?, Chair-Sit, Plate-Eat; Balance-Weigh).
- Mathematical/Logical Puzzles: Age calculations (e.g., “B is twice as old as A but twice younger than F…” finding the second oldest) and missing numbers in a grid.
- Classification: Odd-one-out categorization (e.g., Identifying the odd one out among Cotton, Terrene, Silk, Wool).
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AMU BA PYQ 2016-17 paper whose explanation is given below.
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct option: ____________ the people the Robinsons feel ____________ certain to come?
(A) whom, is
(B) who, is
(C) whom, are
(D) who, are
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2. Fill in the blank: We ____________ dinner at the Park Hotel yesterday.
(A) are eating
(B) had eaten
(C) had
(D) got
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3. ‘Delve’ means
(A) Postpone
(B) Defer
(C) Careful search for information
(D) Divulge
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4. Father objected ____________ signing.
(A) to Mary
(B) to Mary’s
(C) for Mary
(D) with Mary
Answer:
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5. Jim is away on holiday. He ____________ to Spain.
(A) is
(B) has gone
(C) has been
(D) was gone
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