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Can you provide me previous year solved question paper for OPENMAT for admission in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)?

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The previous year solved question paper for OPENMAT for admission in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is as follows:

Question 1. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
RETROGRADE
1=progressing
2=reclining
3=evaluating
4=directing
Answer: 1=progressing

Question 2. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
PROVIDENT
1=unholy
2=rash
3=miserable
4=disabled
Answer: 2=rash.

Question 3. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
EUPHONIOUS
1=strident
2=lethargic
3=literary
4=significant
Answer: 1=strident

Question 4. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
EXTRINSIC
1=reputable
2=inherent
3=ambitious
4=cursory
Answer: 2=inherent.

Question 5. Question consists of a word, in capital letters followed by four words or phrases. Choose the alternative that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
ASSUAGE
1=describe
2=wince
3=worsen
4=introduce
Answer: 3=worsen


Question 6. Questions consists of a word, in capital letters, followed by four options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
GAUCHE
1=rigid
2=swift
3=awkward
4=taciturn
Answer: 3=awkward


Question 9. Questions consists of a word, in capital letters, followed by four options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case..?
INIMICAL
1=antagonistic
2=anonymous
3=accurate
4=fanciful
Answer: 1=antagonistic

Question 10. Questions consists of a word, in capital letters, followed by four options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case...?
POLEMIC
1=blackness
2=controversy
3=magnetism
4=lighting
Answer: 2=controversy


Question 11. Questions consists of a word, in capital letters, followed by four options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case...?
PLAINTTVE
1=mournful
2=senseless
3=rural
4=evasive
Answer: 1=mournful

Question 12. Questions consists of a word, in capital letters, followed by four options. Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters, in each case...?
BALEFUL
1=doubtful
2=virtual
3=deadly
4=virtuous
Answer: 3=deadly

Question 13. Which of the following countries was the host of the 20th Winter Olympics in 2006 ?
1=Italy
2=Australia
3=Spain
4=Canada
Answer: 1=Italy

Question 14. "Beyond The Last Blue Mountain" is the biography of..?
1=Sir Edmund Hillary
2=Bachhendri Pal
3=JRD Tata
4=Dhirubhai Ambani
Answer: 3=JRD Tata

Question 15. To whom did Iltutmish dedicate the 'Qutab Minar'?
1=Razia Sultan
2=Qutbuddin Aibak
3=Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
4=Moinuddin Chisti
Answer: 3=Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Question 16. Which of the following substances obtained by fractionation of human blood ?
1=Antivenom Serum
2=Gamma Globulin
3=Polio Vaccine
4=Diphtheria Antitoxin
Answer: 2=Gamma Globulin

Question 17. A body falling freely from a height towards the earth, moves with uniform..?
1=Speed
2=Velocity
3=Acceleration
4=Weight
Answer: 3=Acceleration

Question 18. The element of an electric stove is made up of what ?
1=Copper
2=Invar
3=Magnalium
4=Nichrome
Answer: 4=Nichrome

Question 19. Which of its states did the US purchase from Spain for 5 million dollars in L877 ?
1=Arizona
2=New Mexico
3=Washington
4=Florida
Answer: 4=Florida

Question 20. Who is the author of the book "Beyond Peace" ?
1=Richard Nixon
2=Mikhail Gorbachev
3=Nelson Mandela
4=George Bush
Answer: 1=Richard Nixon

Question 21. Which global communications giant was originally set up by Alexander Graham Bell as The Bell Telephone Company in 1877 ?
1=Siemens
2=Nokia
3=A T & T
4=Ericsson
Answer: 3=A T & T

Question 22. Which of the following poets coined the title 'Lady with a Lamp' for Florence Nightingale in his 1858 poem, 'Santa Filomena' ?
1=T.S. Eliot
2=Robert Frost
3=William Wordsworth
4=Henry Longfellow
Answer: 4=Henry Longfellow

Question 23. While considering the Gross National Product GNP), which of the following is not required ?
1=Governmental purchases of goods
2=Per capita income of individuals
3=Private investment
4=Net Foreign Investment
Answer: 2=Per capita income of individuals

Question 24. A regressive tax will tend to redistribute income ?
1=Equally
2=Unequally
3=Equitably
4=Proportionately
Answer: 2=Unequally

Question 25. When did the World Trade Organization WTO), which sets out rules for world trade, come into force ?
1=1948
2=1951
3=1954
4=1995
Answer: 4=1995

Question 26. Elements of which one of the following pairs form ionic bonds between them when combined together ?
1=Sodium and Chlorine
2=Carbon and Hydrogen
3=Chlorine and Chlorine
4=Nitrogen and Hydrogen
Answer: 1=Sodium Chloride

Question 27. Which of the following authors was given the Booker Prize for the book "Half a Life"?
1=Arundhati Roy
2=Vikram Seth
3=V.S. Naipaul
4=Kiran Bedi
Answer: 3=V.S. Naipaul

Question 28. Which of the following is used as a food preservative ?
1=Sodium Benzoate
2=Sodium Thiosulphate
3=Sodium Hydroxide
4=Sodium Bicarbonate
Answer: 1=Sodium Benzoate