AMU BA PYQ 2021-22 consists of 100 questions divided into four distinct categories:
| Section | Number of Questions | Question Range |
| General Awareness (GK, History, Polity, Geography) | 40 Questions | Q.51 – Q.90 |
| English Language | 25 Questions | Q.1 – Q.25 |
| Islamic Studies & History | 25 Questions | Q.26 – Q.50 |
| Reasoning & General Intelligence | 10 Questions | Q.91 – Q.100 |
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Detailed Breakdown:
Detailed Breakdown for 2021:
1. English Language (25 Questions) This section focuses on reading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary, and sentence structures:
- Reading Comprehension: 5 questions based on a short passage (e.g., A paragraph on “Punctuality” and its virtues).
- Grammar & Usage: Prepositions, Articles, and Verb forms (e.g., “There are millions of stars in space”, “Kinda does not look very well, I am worried about her”).
- Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms, Phrasal verbs, and One-word substitutions (e.g., Vain, Archaic, Perturb, Philanthropist, “set in”).
- Sentence Structure: Active/Passive voice, spotting grammatical errors, and sentence rearrangement (e.g., “There’s somebody behind us. I think we are being followed”, arranging PQRS sequences).
2. Indo-Islamic Culture & Aligarh Movement (25 Questions) This section is highly specific to the heritage of the university, Islamic history, and the Mughal era:
- Islamic History & Concepts: Prophets, Caliphs, and Qur’an translations (e.g., Prophet Hud sent to Thamud, Biblical name for Ayyub, Egypt’s conquest under Hazrat Umar, Shah Waliullah’s Persian translation of the Quran).
- Indian & Mughal History: Monuments, invasions, and dynasties (e.g., Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, Taimur’s invasion of India in 1398, Epithet ‘Mumtaz Mahal’, capital of Faruqi dynasty).
- Sufi Saints & Orders: Key figures and mystics (e.g., Rabiah-al-Adawiyah of Basra, Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti, Chiragh Dehlawi’s real name).
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan & Aligarh Movement: Detailed questions on publications, associates, and events (e.g., Start of the journal Tahzib al-Akhlaq, Sir Syed’s move from Ghazipur to Aligarh, the real name of Viqarul Mulk).
3. General Awareness (40 Questions) This is the largest section and covers a very broad spectrum of general knowledge and social sciences:
- Current Affairs & Tech: (e.g., Mohalla Clinics, Samsung’s ‘Artificial Human’ NEON, Operation Clean Art, Reuters photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui).
- History (Indian & World): (e.g., British Governor General during the 1857 Revolt, ancient physician Charak, Karez System in Bijapur, the first Europeans in India).
- Geography & Environment: (e.g., Red color of Laterite soil, best quality of coal (Anthracite), Lonar Lake, Nathula Pass, WHO’s most polluted city).
- Polity & Constitution: (e.g., National Voters Day, Fundamental Duties article, 73rd Amendment for Panchayati Raj, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)).
- Economics: (e.g., Definition of ‘Stagflation’, Open market operations by RBI, Union Government’s maximum revenue source).
4. Reasoning & General Intelligence (10 Questions) This section tests mental ability and logical deduction through various puzzle types:
- Series & Sequences: Number series and Alphabet series (e.g., Finding the next term in 8, 27, 64… and AZ, CX, FU…).
- Coding & Decoding: Word coding patterns (e.g., If DELHI is coded as CCIDD, how is BOMBAY coded? If WATER is YCVGT, what is HKTG?).
- Mathematical/Logical Puzzles: Basic math logic and queue positioning (e.g., Calculating Deepa’s target hits based on money won/lost, finding total persons if you are 9th from either end).
- Directions & Blood Relations: (e.g., Rajesh moving East/Right/Left to find distance from starting point, Zeba’s relation to “my wife”).
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AMU BA PYQ 2021-22 paper whose explanation is given below.
(Read the following paragraph and answer the Questions 1 to 5)
Punctuality means promptness, the habit of being on time. It is a great virtue. A punctual man is strictly observant of the appointed time. He always attends to his duties and does not waste time in vain. Prosperity in life fully depends on punctuality. An idle man can never be punctual. He can never rise in the world, rather he will meet with failure everywhere.
1. The opposite of VIRTUE is:
(A) unvirtue
(B) invirtue
(C) vice
(D) vize
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2. The meaning of VAIN is:
(A) useless
(B) humble
(C) modest
(D) possible
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3. Fill in the blank:
Vain is a ____________ of idle.
(A) antonym
(B) synonym
(C) past
(D) virtue
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4. Pick the meaning of the underlined phrasal verb. ‘Prosperity in life fully depends on punctuality’.
(A) summon
(B) rely
(C) recollect
(D) execute
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5. Identify the part of speech for the word ‘PUNCTUALITY’
(A) pronoun
(B) conjunction
(C) article
(D) noun
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