Appendix-32

Sample Aptitude Question Paper for

MBA entrance examination-2012

Time: 60Minutes Marks:50*2=100

Part A
Section 1
English

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is left unfinished. Choose the best
alternative.

1. For some of our ruling politicians, social justice means that __________________
a) They have a right to plunder public money from the treasury.
b) They have a right to the plunder of public money from the treasury.
c) Theirs is the right to plunder public money from the treasury.
d) The right is theirs to plunder public money from the treasury.
2. Revenues are likely to register a dramatic increase if _________________ on the
hundred million people who are said to compromise, the rising Indian middle class.
a) A flat tax is collected
b) A flat tax is placed
c) Taxes at a flat rate are charged
d) Tax is imposed at a flat rate
3. The stock market is probably __________________ and the way markets are falling
says a lot about investor confidence.
a) An ideal indication of the health of public sentiment
b) The least imperfect mechanism for judging the quality of the sentiment of public
c) The best indicator of public sentiment
d) The best barometer to assess the sentiment of the public
4. I am an entertainer _______________ I have to keep smiling because, deep in my
heart laughter and sorrow has an affinity.
a) Even if I have tears in me
b) Despite condition of extreme adversity
c) In spite of misery around me
d) Although I have yet to make it big
Sentence completion: Choose the correct word from the choices
5. Many other critics are beginning ________ that when we look at women writers
collectively we can see an imaginative continuum, the recurrence of certain patterns,
themes, problems, and images from generation to generation.
a) Agree
b) To agree
c) To disagree
d) None of the above
6. In order to increase the number of riders and improve its financial position the
transport company has ___________ new air conditioned vehicles for its route from
all the directions to the city center.
a) Purchase
b) Purchased
c) Purchasing
d) None of the above
7. Some scientists have _________ that, over two hundred million years ago, one giant
land mass instead of various continents and island covered one third of the earth.
a) Proposed
b) Propose
c) Proposing
d) None of the above
8. The great artist was nominated for the Academic Awards of the year as both a poet
__________ singer in the year 1975.
a) Also
b) As well as
c) And
d) In addition to
9. In order to improve your digestive system, try to have ginger tea ______ consume
pieces of ginger with some of your fruits or vegetable juice.
a) And
b) Or
c) Additionally
10. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) Inch
b) Kilogram
c) Meter
d) Centimeter
11. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) Rose
b) Lily
 c) Bud
d) Daisy
12. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) Tiger
b) Leopard
c) Cougar
d) Elephant

Section 2
Quantitative Aptitude

1. If y2=x and y=3, then what is the value of x?

a) 6
b) 9
c) 81
d) 3
2. If x-3=8, then (x-4)2=
a) 25
b) 49
c) 64
d) 81
3. If 10x=40y, what is the value of x/y
a) 4
b) 40
c) 10/40
d) 10
4. 18 is what percent of 45?
a) 8%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 40%
5. Anita goes to a bakery and purchases 3 cakes and 2 chocolates. The bakery charges Rs. 5
per cake and Rs. 3 per chocolate. How much more does she spend on cakes than on
chocolates?
a) 15
b) 6
c) 9
d) 10
6. In a production shop, 480 units were required to be produced. The supervisor had
appointed 10 workers to do the job. However, some of them did not report to duty. As a
 result, each of the workers had to produce 72 units more. How many workers did not
report to duty?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
7. 3 4/5 expressed as a decimal is
a) 3.4
b) 3.5
c) 3.45
d) 3.8
8. Which of the following is not a prime number
a) 11
b) 21
c) 31
d) 41
 Section 3
General Knowledge

1. One major problem municipal authorities are facing these days is disposal of Urban
Waste, which contains 30-35 percent non-biodegradable solids. Which of the following is
a major such non-biodegradable substance?
a) Dead insects and pets
b) Rotten vegetables
c) Newspapers and cardboard boxes
d) Plastics
2. Barack Obama re-elected as the President of the U.S belongs to which party.
a) Republic party
b) Democratic party
c) Conservative party
d) Labour party
3. Who has been appointed as the head of the Congress Coordination Committee for 2014
Lok Sabha poll.
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Manmohan Singh
c) Priyanka Gandhi
d) Rahul Gandhi
4. Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, The terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai attack has hanged in which jail
of India
a) Tihar jail
b) Sanganeri jail
c) Central jail
d) Yarvada jail
5. What is the name of the party of Arvind Kejriwal
a) Aam aadmi party
b) KJP
c) Aam janta party
d) Aam janta union
6. Which country will build two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu
a) Russia
b) France
c) Japan
d) U.S.A
7. What is the name of the pope who resigned his office in 2013?
a) Pope Benedict XVI
b) Pope John Paul II
 c) Pope Pius XII
d) Pope Gregory XVI
8. The Science that studies earthquakes is
a) Seismology
b) Geology
c) Indology
d) Geography
9. The novel The Guide was written
a) Dr. U. R. Ananthamurthy
b) R.K. Narayan
c) Mulk Raj Anand
d) Raja Rao
10. Who among the following met an untimely death in the Columbia space shuttle disaster
a) Sunita Williams
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Rakesh Sharma
d) Ravish Malhotra
11. Arthashastra was written by
a) Aryabhatta
b) Varahamira
c) Chanakya
d) Panini
12. How many ODI centuries has Sachin Tendulkar scored?
a) 50
b) 51
c) 48
d) 49
13. Expand HIV/AIDS
a) Human immunity virus/ Acquired Internaldeficiency Syndrome
b) Human immunodeficiency virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
c) Human innate virus/ Acquired Internaldeficiency Syndrome
d) Human influenza virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
14. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in
a) Archery
b) Coaching in sports
c) Literary work
d) Shooting
15. For which novel did Arvind Adiga win the Man Booker price in 2008?
a) Slumdog Millionaire
b) The White Tiger
 c) The God of Small Things
d) The inheritance of Loss
16. Before serving his term as the President of India, where did Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
work?
a) Indian Space Research Organisation
b) Defense Research Development Organisation
c) Indian Institute of Science
d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
 Section 4
Logic

Choose the set in which statements are logically related.

1)
A. An Ostrich lays eggs
B. All birds lay eggs
C. Some birds can fly
D. An ostrich cannot fly
E. An ostrich is a bird
F. An Ostritch can swim

a) ECD
b) EDF
c) BEA
d) AEB

2)
A. IIM Calcutta is in West Bengal
B. IIM Lucknow is in Uttar Pradesh
C. West Bengal is in India
D. Uttar Pradesh is in North India
E. All IIMs are in India
F. At least one IIM is in India

a) CDE
b) ABF
c) BFD
d) ACF
3)
A. All Prime Ministers were Politicians
B. All Members of Parliament were politicians
C. All Prime Ministers were Members of Parliament
D. Pandit Nehru was a Politician
E. Pandit Nehru was a Member of Paliament

a) ECF
b) ECB
c) FCE
d) ADE
4) Window is to pane as book is to
a) Novel
b) Glass
c) Cover
d) Page
5) Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
a) Dish
b) Soup
c) Spoon
d) Fork
6) Play is to actor as concert is to
a) Symphony
b) Piano
c) Musician
d) Percussion
7) Tanya is older than Eric.
Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a) True
b) False
c) Not Enough Data
d) Uncertain
8) Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.
Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight
Commons.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a) True
b) False
c) Not Enough Data
d) Uncertain
 Section 5
Comprehension

1) One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States
want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what
accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his
psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a) Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.
b) People even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.
c) Academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.
d) Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

2) In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice
cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a
much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream
a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a) low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
b) ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.
c) ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
d) low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.

3) Today's high school students spend too much time thinking about trivial and distracting
matters such as fashion. Additionally, they often dress inappropriately on school grounds.
Rather than spending time writing another detailed dress policy, we should make school
uniforms mandatory. If students were required to wear uniforms, it would increase a
sense of community and harmony in our schools and it would instill a sense of discipline
in our students. Another positive effect would be that teachers and administrators would
no longer have to act as clothing police, freeing them up to focus on more important
issues.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a) inappropriate clothing leads to failing grades.
b) students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges.
c) students are not interested in being part of a community
d) school uniforms should be compulsory for high school students.
4) It is well known that the world urgently needs adequate distribution of food, so that
everyone gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent. Medical
expertise and medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that
people in emerging nations will have proper medical care.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a) the majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor.
b) many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care
c) the medical-supply industry should step up production of its products.
d) most of the world's doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.

5) Due to enormous profits involved in smuggling, hundreds of persons have been attracted
towards this anti-national activity. Some of them became millionaires overnight. India
has a vast coastline both on the Eastern and Western Coast. It has been a heaven for
smugglers who have been carrying on their activities with great impunity. There is no
doubt, that from time to time certain seizures were made by the enforcement authorities,
during raids and ambush but even allowing these losses the smugglers made huge profits.
The passage best supports the statement that
a) smuggling hampers the economic development of a nation
b) smuggling ought to be curbed
c) authorities are taking strict measures to curb smuggling
d) smuggling is fast increasing in our country owing to the quick profit it entails

6) One of the important humanitarian by-products of technology is the greater dignity and
value that it imparts to human labour. In a highly industrialized society, there is no
essential difference between Brahmin and Dalit, Muslim and Hindu; they are equally
useful and hence equally valuable for in the industrial society individual productivity
fixes the size of the pay cheque and this fixes social status.
The passage best supports the statement that:
a) technology decides individual's social status.
b) castes and religions are man-made
c) human labour has dignity and value
d) industrial society is a great leveller of men.
Answer Key

Section 1 English
1 a
2 d
3 c
4 b
5 b
6 b
7 a
8 c
9 b
10 b
11 c
12 d
Section 2 Quantitative Aptitude
1 c
2 b
3 a
4 d
5 c
6 c
7 d
8 b
Section 3 General Knowledge
1 d
2 b
3 d
4 d
5 d
6 a
7 a
8 a
9 b
10 b
11 c
12 d
13 b
14 b
15 b
16 b
Section 4 Logic
1 c
 2 d
3 d
4 d
5 b
6 c
7 b
8 a
Section 5 Comprehension
1 b
2 c
3 d
4 b
5 d
6 c