MAT 2002 Exam Insights
MAT 2002 Exam Insights
Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions based on what is stated or implied there in :
Passage I :
The public sector is at the cross roads ever since the launch of economic reforms programme in India. The pendulum
has been swinging between survival and surrender. It is the result of a confluence of several factors : a shift in global
economic environment, the emergence of the market economy and myths surrounding the performance of the public
sector. So virulent has been the onslaught that it is becoming axiomatic that by the very concept, the public sector is
inefficient and resource waster whereas private enterprise is resource efficient.
The reform programme in India commenced with the policy of restricting of the public sector supported by greater
public participation. With the passage of time, the process of liberalisation has shifted to privatisation in a disguised
form couched asstrategic role, in the wake of the recent hot pursuit of the wholesale privatisation programme a lively
ana poignant debate has emerged. It provides a golden opportunity to introspect and revisit the issue.
At the very outset, it must be made clear that in the worldwide liberalised economic environment and very high stake
of the state in most public sector undertakings disinvestment policy seeks to differentiate closed or bankrupt
enterprise from the private sector — a fact deliberately over looked by the champions of privatisation. These
undertakings need immediate attention. They are an unnecessary drain on the public exchequer. A high priority area
for the disinvestment programme ought to be these enterprises but under one or the other argument these remain
unattended, may beit involves a tough task.. If these cannot be sold lock, stock and barrel asset stripping is the only
option. Obviously the government cannot realise good price from these assets but their disposal will help stop the
drain. If the assets are depreciated or became obsolete, then there is no point in holding on to them indefinhely and
take to softer option of selling the vibrant and highly profit-making organisations to reduce the budgetary deficit. Non
performers exist both in public and private sectors. Why condemn the public sector as a whole? Better option will be
closure or privatisation of loss-making and non-viable units supporting PSU's which could be turned around and
become healthy and viable and providing autonomyto the boards of PSU's which are performing well and have
potential to be globally competitive be welcome. With public participation in the PSU's there will be a good dose of
accountability in the system. What needs to be reviewed are some basic issues : the priorities allocated to the
enterprises selected for disinvestment, a comprehensive road map delineating the route, the modes and modalities
timing andits consequences. These basic issues require greater discussion and participative decisionmaking. In any
event, the disinvestment programme in respect of the closed and non revivable units is a mustif the drain of further
resourcesis to be prevented.
Let it be understood that PSU's are a big repository of value andit will take quite some time for privatisation
programmeto materialise despite the desire to expedite the process. Until then if a vacuum emerges attended by
uncertainty it will do a great harm to the investments which were made with such great dedication although desired
now.
The government has withdrawn a budgetary support over the last decade. If some support is extendedit is largely
directed to closed or losing enterprise which have no fortune.
Question 1
The basic issue(s) requiring greater discussion and participative decision making regarding the
disinvestment programme is/are
D All of these
Answer: D
"The public sector is inefficient and resources waster whereas private enterprise is resource-efficient”.
This opinion is due to
D All of these
Answer: D
Question 3
The reform programme in India, started with the policy of restructuring of PSUs, has got shifted to
A Liberalisation
B Privatisation
C Globalisation
D None of these
Answer: B
Question 4
What were made with great dedication earlier, but now derided ?
A Disinvestment
B Investments in PSUs
D Strategic plans
Answer: B
A Government
B Public sector
C Private sector
Answer: D
Question 6
A "Disinvestment of PSUs"
D "Non-performing Assets”
Answer: A
Instructions
Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions based on what is stated or implied therein :
Passage II :
Of the many aspects of public administration, the ethical aspect is perhaps the most important but the least codified.
While administrative rules and procedures have been codified in various public documents and manuals there is no
manual for the ethics of public servants.
While organisational behaviour analyses the factors which influence the behaviour of individuals in an organisation,
ethics refers to those norms and standards which behaviour of the people in an organisation must conform to. While
behaviour analysis deals with factual aspects, ethics relates to the normative aspects of administration. The normative
aspects are of the greatest significance. Just as for an individual if character is lost, everything is lost, so also for an
administration if the ethics is lost, everything is lost. Neither efficiency nor loyalty could be substitute for high ethical
standards. In India, though there is no etnical code for public administrators, there are what are called, the
Government Servants Conduct Rules. These rules lay down what constitutes misconduct for the public servants. It is
apparently implied that such misconduct, which is not permitted, is also unethical conduct.
Question 7
D None of these
Answer: B
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Question 8
A An administrator
B An official
C An individual
D None of these
Answer: C
Question 9
Answer: C
Question 10
The underlined word 'manual' in the context of the given passage means
A Hand operated
B Physical
C Guide book
D None of these
Answer: C
Choose the word that does NOT match with the two given words.
Question 11
Wonderful, Fabulous
A Superb
B Superlative
C Great
D Splendid
Answer: C
Question 12
Inordinate, Huge
A Excessive
B Considerable
C Insatiable
D Enormous
Answer: C
Question 13
Laconic, Succinct
A Terse
B Brief
C Concise
D Abrupt
Choose the appropriate set of words that makes the sentence most meaningful.
Question 14
A Defenders, Comment
B Citizens, Onslaught
C Thieves, Robbery
D Judge, Criticism
Answer: B
Question 15
A Certainly, Obviously
B Never, Also
C Not, Always
D Rarely, Seldom
Answer: C
Question 16
A ............ analysis of these substances will show that they differ ............
A Random, Minutely
B Detailed, Essentially
C Careful, Completely
D Final, Structurally
Answer: B
In each of those questions, one sentenceis split and written in four portions. Each sentence is complete, but contains
an error. Choosethe portion of the sentence with the error.
Question 17
Refer to above.
A A very miserly
Answer: B
Question 18
Refer to above.
B emphasising
C on the importance
Answer: C
Question 19
Refer to above.
A The children
B in front
C has no
D shoes on
Answer: C
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Instructions
In these questions, a word is given with its meaning. Choosethe alternative that does NOT match with the given
meaning.
Question 20
Obtuse : unintelligent
B An illogical argument
C Acareless calculation
D An unreasonable demand
Answer: B
Question 21
Querulous : peevish
Answer: A
Question 22
Synchronised : in harmony
B Achoreographer
C A live orchestra
D A flock of birds
Answer: C
Question 23
IMPOSTURE
A Claim
B Status
C Destruction
D Deception
Answer: D
Question 24
PROBOSCIS
A Search
B Probe
C Snout
D Prove
Answer: C
Question 25
PARLEY
A Discuss
B Deliver
D Race
Answer: A
Question 26
A into
B in
C of
D over
Answer: B
Question 27
A for
B to
C in
D of
Answer: B
Question 28
A of
B on
C off
D away
Answer: C
Choose from the given alternative words, the one that is opposite in meaning to the word given.
Question 29
Predilection
B Ignorance
C Dissonance
D Disharmony
Answer: A
Question 30
Docile
A Unmanageable
B Dutiful
C Submissive
D Painful
Answer: A
Question 31
Equivocal
A Mistaken
B Quaint
C Clear
D Universal
Answer: C
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Instructions
In each of these questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words. Select the one which best
expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
Question 32
OVATION : APPLAUSE ::
A Memory: oblivion
B Route : defeat
C Grief : loss
D Triumph : failure
Answer: C
Question 33
TUESDAY : THURSDAY ::
B Near : adjacent
C Winter : spring
D February : April
Answer: D
Question 34
WIND : GALE ::
A Disaster : calamity
B Storm : sea
C Love : passion
D Disgust: infatuation
Answer: C
In each of these questions, a sentence has four words or phrases that are underlined. Choose that word or phrase
which would not be appropriate in standard written English.
Question 35
He gave me a pass (A) / so (B) / that I can (C) / visit (D) the exhibition.
A A
B B
C C
D D
Answer: C
Question 36
The new (A)/innovations (B)/ in the (C)/ department were (D) successful.
A A
B B
C C
D D
Answer: A
Question 37
You (A) / must carry (B) / your luggages (C) / yourself. (D)
B B
C C
D D
Answer: C
In each of these questions, a disarranged sentence is given. The parts of each sentence are marked as. P, Q, R and S.
Choose the arrangement from the alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d) which will make the correct sentence.
Question 38
P: checked regularly
Q: you should have
R: blood pressure
S: your
A RSPQ
B RQSP
C QSRP
D RSQP
Answer: C
Question 39
P: she
Q: his phone number
R: didn't know
S: she claimed
A SPRQ
B QRPS
C RSPQ
D RPQS
Answer: A
Question 40
P: Indian
Q: earn as much
R: working women
S: asmen
A QSRP
B PRSQ
D PRQS
Answer: D
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Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually
Question 41
In a group of 15 women, 7 have nose studs, 8 have ear rings and 3 have neither. How many of these have
both nose studs and ear rings?
A 0
B 2
C 3
D 7
Answer: C
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Question 42
Shatabadi Express has a capacity of 500 seats of which 10%are in the Executive Class and the rest being
Chair Cars. During one journey, the train was booked to 85% of its capacity. If Executive Class was
booked to 96% of its capacity, then how many Chair Car seats were empty during that journey?
A 75
B 73
C 71
D None of these
Answer: B
Question 43
A person pays Rs. 975 in monthly instalments, each monthly instalment being less than the former by
Rs. 5. The amount of the first instalment is Rs. 100. In what time, will the entire amount be paid?
A 12 months
B 26 months
C 15 months
D 18 months
Answer: C
p% of a number P is q% more than r% of the number R. If the difference between P and R is r% of R and if
the sum of P and is 210, then which of the following statements is always true ?
A P = 110; R = 100
B P = 220; R = 200
C P = 3300; R = 3000
Answer: A
A vessel is fully filled with a special liquid. Four litres of liquid is drawn out of this vessel and is replaced
with water. If the ratio of the special liquid to the water becomes 1 : 2, then what is the capacity of the
vessel?
A 8 litres
B 10 litres
C 12 litres
D 14 litres
Answer: C
Question 46
The weight of a solid cone having diameter 14 cm and vertical height 51 cm is ..........., if the material of
solid cone weighs 10 grams per cubic cm.
A 16.18 kg
B 17.25 kg
C 26.16 kg
D 71.40 kg
Answer: C
Question 47
A box contains 10 balls out of which 3 are red and the rest are blue. In how many ways can a random
sample of 6 balls be drawn from the bag so that at the most 2 red balls are included in the sample and no
sample has all the 6 balls of the same colour?
A 105
B 168
C 189
D 120
‘A’ wants to secure an annual income of Rs. 1500 by investing in 15% debentures of face value Rs. 100
each and available for Rs. 104 each. If the brokerage is 1%, then the sum of money he should invest is
A Rs. 19642
B Rs. 10784
C Rs. 10504
D Rs. 15000
Answer: C
Question 49
A cycle agent buys 30 bicycles, of which 8 are first grade and the rest are second grade, for Rs. 3150.
Find at what price he must sell the first grade bicycles so that if he sells the second grade bicycles at
three quarters of the price, he may make a profit of 40% on his outlay?
A Rs. 200
B Rs. 240
C Rs. 180
D Rs. 210
Answer: C
Question 50
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If logx a, a 2 and log b x are in GP then x is
A loga(logb a)
B loga(loge a) + loga(loge b)
C -loga(loga b)
D -loga(loge b) + loga(loge a)
Answer: A
The angles of elevation of an artificial satellite measured from two earth stations are 30∘ and 40∘
respectively, if the distance between the earth stations is 4000 km, then the height of the satellite is
A 2000 km
B 6000 km
D 2828 km
Answer: C
Question 52
By selling 33 metres of cloth, a shopkeeper gains the price of 11 metres of cloth. His gain percent is
A 7%
B 50%
C 20%
D 22%
Answer: B
Question 53
A cricket team of 11 players is to be formed from 20 players including 6 bowlers and 3 wicket keepers.
The number of ways in which a team can be formed having exactly 4 bowlers and 2 wicket keepers is
A 20790
B 6930
C 10790
D 360
Answer: A
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Question 54
Sanjay borrowed a certain sum from Anil at a certain rate of simple inerest for 2 years. He lent this sum
to Ram at the same rate of interest compounded annually for the same period. At the end of two years,
he received Rs. 4200 as compound interest but paid Rs. 4000 only as simple interest. Find the rate of
interest.
A 15%
B 20%
C 35%
D 10%
Answer: D
Question 55
A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50
metres apart, then at what speedis the train travelling?
A 57 km/h
B 60 km/h
D 55 km/h
Answer: B
Question 56
A racecourse is 400 metres long. A and Brun a race and Awins by 5 metres. B and C run over the same
course and B wins by 4 metres. C and D run over it and D wins by 16 metres. If Aand D run over it, then
who would win and by how much?
A A, by 8.4 metres
B D, by 8.4 metres
C D, by 7.2 metres
D A, by 7.2 metres
Answer: C
A track is in the form of a ring whose inner circumference is 352 m and the outer circumference is 396 m.
The width of the track is
A 44 m
B 14 m
C 22 m
D 7m
Answer: D
Question 58
At a dinner party, every two guests used a dish of rice between them. Every three guests used a dish of
daal and every four used a dish of meat between them. There were altogether 65 dishes. How many
guests were present?
A 75
B 59
C 60
D 65
Answer: C
Question 59
In an examination paper there are two groups, each containing 4 questions. A candidate is required to
attempt 5 questions but not more than 3 questions from any group. In how many ways can 5 questions
be selected?
A 24
C 96
D None of these
Answer: B
In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A 6.25
B 6.50
C 6.75
D 7.00
Answer: A
Question 61
The average (arithmetic mean) of x andy is 40. If z = 10, then whatis the average of x, y and z ?
2
A 16( 3 )
B 30
C 25
1
D 17( 2 )
Answer: B
Question 62
If a solid sphere of radius 10 cm is mouldedinto 8 spherical solid balls of equal radius then the surface
area of each ball is
A 60 π cm2
π
B 50 π cm2
C 75 π cm2
π
D 100 π cm2
Answer: D
If 7% of the sale price of an article is equivalent to 8% of its cost price and 9% of its sale price exceeds
10%of its cost price by Re. 1, then what is the costprice of the article?
B Rs. 350
C Rs. 300
D Rs. 280
Answer: B
Question 64
Two passengers boarding a flight were found to have between them 34.5 kg of luggage. As per the
excess luggage policy of the flight operator, the two passengers were made to pay Rs. 3.75 and Rs. 6.00
for the excess weight of their luggage. Later they found out that if the same luggage wereto belong to
just one person, then the excess luggage fee would have been Rs. 13.50. How muchfree luggageis
allowed for each passenger?
A 8 kg
B 9 kg
C 6.5 kg
D 7.5 kg
Answer: D
Question 65
A person wishes to make a 100 sq m rectangular garden. Since he has only 30 m barbed wire for fencing,
he fences only three sides letting the house wall act as the fourth side The width of the garden is
A 10 m
B 5m
C 50 m
D 100 m
Answer: B
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Question 66
A daily wage worker was paid Rs: 1,700 during a period of 30 days. During this period he was absent for
4 days and was fined Rs. 15 per day for absence. He waspaid the full salary only for 18 days as he came
late on the other days. Those who came late were given only half the salary for that day. What was the
total salary paid per month to a worker who came on time every day and was never absent?
A Rs. 2400
B Rs. 3000
C Rs. 2700
D Rs. 2250
Answer: A
A 1764
B 1600
C 1825
D 1296
Answer: D
Question 68
A car driver travels from the plains to the hill station, which are 200 km apart, at an average speed of 40
km/h. In the return trip, he covers the same distance at an average speed of 20 km/h. The average speed
of the car over the entire distance of 400 km is
A 16.56 km/h
B 17.89 km/h
C 26.67 km/h
D 35 km/h
Answer: C
A 71%
B 60%
C 69%
D 30%
Answer: C
Question 70
The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 4 : 5 and their monthly expenditures are in the
ratio of 7 : 9. If each saves Rs. 50 a month, then what are their monthly incomes?
Answer: D
A 5 years
B 10 years
C 15 years
D 20 years
Answer: A
A manufacturer offers a 20% rebate on the marked price of a product. The retailer offers another 30%
rebate on the reduced price. The two reductions are equal to a single reduction of
A 50%
B 44%
C 46%
D 40%
Answer: B
Question 73
A leak was found in a ship when it was 77 km from the shore. It was found that the leak admits 2.25
tonnes of water in 5.5 minutes. 92 tonneswill suffice to sink the ship. But the pumps can throw out the
water @ 12 tonnes an hour. Find the averagerate of sailing at which the ship may reach the shore as she
begins to sink.
A 9.75 km/h
B 13 km/h
C 14.5 km/h
D 10.5 km/h
Answer: D
Question 74
Suppose six coins are flipped. Then the probability of getting at least one tail is
71
A 72
53
B 54
63
C 64
D 1
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In the figure, ABCD is a square with side 10. BFD is dn arc of a circle with centre C. BGD is an arc of a
circle with centre A. What is the area of the shaded region?
A 100 − 50π
B 100 − 25π
C 50π − 100
D 25π − 100
Answer: C
Question 76
Three boys and three girls are to be seated around table in a circle. Among them the boy X does not
want any girl neighbour and the girl Y does not want any boy neighbour. How many such arrangements
are possible?
A 5
B 6
C 4
D 2
Answer: C
Question 77
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We have an angle of 2 ( 2 ). How big will it look through a glass that magnifies things three times?
1∘
A 2( 2 ) × 4
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1∘
B 2( 2 ) × 3
1∘
C 2( 2 ) × 2
D none of these
Answer: D
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Question 78
Acircular running path is 726 metres in circumference. Two men start from the same point and walk in
opposite directions @ 3.75 km/h and 4.5 km/h respectively. When will they meetfor the first time?
A 5.5 minutes
B 6.0 minutes
C 5.28 minutes
D 4.9 minutes
Answer: C
Question 79
How many ml of water must be added to 48 ml of alcohol to make a solution that contains 25% alcohol ?
A 48
B 64
C 144
D 192
Answer: C
Question 80
When a bus started from the first stop, the number of male passengers to the number of female
passengers was 3: 1. At the first stop, 16 passengers got down and 6 more female passengers got in.
The ratio of the male to female passengers now became 2 : 1. What was the total number of
passengersin the bus when it started from the first stop?
A 64
B 48
C 54
D 72
Answer: A
The diagram below depicts the sources and uses of funds in a Public Sector Enterprise. The total outlay is Rs. 4000
crore.
Question 81
If working capital has to be managed out of the loan funds, then what percentage (approximately) of
loan funds should be set apart for this purpose?
A 25%
B 40%
C 55%
D 70%
Answer: C
The total amount which has been used for buying land, machinery, setting plants and capital works is
approximately Rs.
A 2000 crore
B 3000 crore
C 3500 crore
D 3800 crore
Answer: B
A 200 crore
B 240 crore
C 270 crore
D 285 crore
Answer: D
Question 84
The company is in need of more working capital. How much capital it can acquire by redeeming its
investments?
Answer: C
If the company were to manage its total working capital from internal resources alone, then how much
fund from this resource will still be left for other use?
Answer: A
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The following bar graph depicts the annual rates of Inflation in percentages for 1975 and 1987.
From 1975 to 1987, inflation rate increasedin the third world countries approximately by
A 10%
B 20%
C 30%
D 35%
Answer: D
Question 87
A Developed Nations
B UK
C USA
D Third World
Answer: C
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Question 88
In the year 1987, the inflation rate in the third world countries vis-a-vis the whole world jumped
approximately by
A 50%
B 100%
C 125%
D 200%
Answer: C
Comparing the figures for the USA vis-a-vis the developed nations, it can be concluded that
C The control on inflation rate continues to be the same for the USA and for the developed nations
Answer: C
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Question 90
In 1979, the maximum reduction in per capita consumption of cement took place in
A USSR
B Italy
C Japan
D India
Answer: A
In 1979, USSR produced more cement than, the combined total of four other countries excluding
A India
B Japan
C Italy
D France
Answer: B
The adverse effect of decline in the consumption of cement in 1979 in comparison to 1978, is likely to be
more in
A USSR
B Italy
C France
D India
Answer: D
Question 93
In 1978, .......... had 15 times more per capita cement consumption thanthatin India.
A France
B West Germany
C USSR
D Japan
Answer: A
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Question 94
Approximately, what was the actual profit made by the Department Store in the second quarter of 1999?
Answer: A
Question 95
In which of the following quarters, did the Departmental Store make the least amount of profits ?
Answer: D
During the period 1998-2000, how many quarters exceeded the profit of Rs. 150 lakh?
A 6
B 5
C 4
D 3
Answer: A
In the year 2000, total profit made by the Departmental Store was approximately
Answer: D
Question 98
The total annual profit made by the Departmental Store increased by approximately what percent from
1997 to 2000?
A 40%
B 50%
C 90%
D 120%
Answer: C
Instructions
A Chamera-II (HP)
B Tanakpur
C Uri (J&K)
D Chamera-I (HP)
Answer: D
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Question 100
Out of the given projects, the minimum forest area involved has been in respect of
A Dulhasti (J & K)
B Uri (J & K)
C Rangit (Sikkim)
D Chamera-II (HP)
Answer: A
Question 101
Assuring that the trees have been planted on moreorless even distribution, the density of the trees
planted has been maximum in the case of
A Chamera-1 (HP)
B Dulhasti (J & K)
C Rangit (Sikkim)
Answer: B
Question 102
Out of the given projects, maximum forest area involvedis in the State of
C Sikkim
D Uttranchal
Answer: A
Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions given below it.
Question 103
What is the ratio of the companies having more demandthan production to those having more production
than demand?
A 2:3
B 4:1
C 2:2
D 3:2
Answer: D
Question 104
What is the difference between the average demand and the average production of the tive companies
taken together ?
A 1400
B 400
C 280
D 138
Answer: C
The production of company D is how many timesto that of the production of the company A?
A 1.8
B 1.5
C 2.5
D 1.11
Answer: A
The demand for company B is approximately what percent of the demand for company C?
A 4
B 24
C 20
D 60
Answer: B
Question 107
If company A desires to meet the demand by purchasing TV. sets from a single company, then which one
of the following companies can meetthe need adequately ?
A B
B C
C D
Answer: C
Instructions
The gross investments of Life Insurance Corporation of India (in crore of rupees)in different sectors are shown in the
Pie Chart given below :
A 7.1%
B 7.8%
C 8.6%
D 9.2%
Answer: A
A 25∘
B 40∘
C 50∘
D 60∘
Answer: A
Question 110
The investmentin socially-oriented sectors (Plan and Non-Plan) is .... than the investment in Government
Securities (Central and State) by ...........
A more, 4 crore
B more, 1 crore
C more, 1 1 1 crore
Answer: B
The investment in private sector is nearly ........... percent higher than the investment in State
Government Securities.
A 66
B 54
C 46
D 40
Answer: A
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Question 112
The ratio of the area of the sector CDEF to the area of the sector CBAF is nearly
A 1
B 0.75
C 0.50
D 0.25
Answer: A
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Study the following graph, showing the sales forecast for the next ten weeks, to answer these questions.
Question 113
If the forecasted demand is met by having uniform production during the weeks at an average level, then
the number of weeks during which demand will not be met is
A 2
B 3
D None of these
Answer: C
Question 114
lf the production is uniform, then what should be the minimum capacity of the storage space to store the
units in excess of demand?
A 25
B 50
C 100
D 200
Answer: D
lf the maximum production capacity is 300 units, then the unmet demand will be
A 225
B 275
C 175
Answer: A
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Each question is followed by two statements ‘A’ and 'B'. Mark your answer as
Question 116
A If the Question can be answered with the help of statement 'A’ alone.
If the Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either
C
statement alone.
D If the Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Answer: D
Question 117
How many people in town K read neither Times of India nor the Indian Express?
A. Of the 2500 people in town K, 1000 read no newspaper.
B. Of the people in town K, 700 read the Times of India only and 600 read the Indian Express only.
If the Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either
C
statement alone.
D If the Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Answer: D
What is the total numberof trips to a certain construction site made by the two trucks delivering 100
metric tons of gravel?
A. The smaller truck carried 5 metric tons of gravel on eachtrip to the site and the larger truck carried 8
metric tons of gravel on eachtrip to the site.
B. Each truck delivers the same total amountof gravel to the site.
A If the Question can be answered with the help of statement 'A’ alone.
If the Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either
C
statement alone.
D If the Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Answer: C
Question 119
John had an average score of 85 in three tests. What was the John's lowest score?
A. John's highest score was 95.
B. The average of John's two highest scores was 92.
A If the Question can be answered with the help of statement 'A’ alone.
If the Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either
C
statement alone.
D If the Question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements taken together or separately.
Answer: B
Question 120
A If the Question can be answered with the help of statement 'A’ alone.
C If the Question can be answered with the help of both the statements together but not with the help of either
statement alone.
Answer: A
Mehta is planning his sales calls for the next day. He is judged and paid by his company both on the basis of the
number of calls he makes and the amount of sales he generates.
Alembic Co. will take only one hour and will probably result in an order of 5 boxes. Bell Corp. will take three hours and
will result in an order of 20 boxes or nothing. Champion Shops Inc. will take one hour and yield an order of 10 boxes.
Des Raj Bros. will take from one to three hours and probably result in an order of 10 to 30 boxes.
Question 121
Under the conditions mentioned above, what is the greatest number of boxes that Mehta can reasonably
help to sell in a seven hour working day?
A 65
B 60
C 45
D 35
Answer: B
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Question 122
Under the given conditions, what is the minimum number of boxes that Mehta can reasonably expectto
sell in eight working hours?
A none
B 15
C 20
D 35
Answer: D
Question 123
Mehta has sold 20 boxes to Des Raj Bros, and then his car breaks down and gets repaired only at 2 PM.
What is the minimum sales figure for the day that he can reasonably hope to achieve by 5 PM?
A 35
B 40
C 45
D 55
Question 124
If Mehta has an unbreakable thirty minutes lunch on appointment at 1 : 30 PM, then what is his best
schedule for a 9 AM to 5 PM day?
B Bell Corp and Alembic, then Champion andif time permits, then Des Raj Bros.
C Bell and Champion, then Des Raj Bros andif time permits, then Alembic.
Answer: C
If Mehta is sick and has to carry all his calls over to the next day, when he must visit another company
Escorts from 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM, then what should be his best schedule for the day from 9 AM to 5 PM?
Answer: A
Instructions
in the diagram given below, the circle represents Professors in a Medical College, the triangle stands for Surgical
Specialists while the rectangle represents the Medical Specialists:
Question 126
A Y
B C
C D
D X
Answer: C
Surgical specialists who are also medical specialists but not professors are represented by
A X
B Y
C Z
D B
Answer: C
A Y
B X
C Z
D A
Answer: B
Question 129
'B' represents
Answer: D
Question 130
'C' represents
A Professors
B Medical Specialists
C Surgical Specialists
Answer: C
Five golfers C, D, E, F and G play a series of matches in which the following are always true of the results. Either C is
the last and is the first or C is the first and G is the last. D finishes ahead of E. Every golfer plays in and finishes every
match. There are no ties in any match, i.e. no two players ever finish in the same position in a match.
Question 131
If exactly 1 golfer finishes between C and D, then which of the following must be true?
A C finishes first
B G finishes first
C F finishes third
D E finishes fourth
Answer: D
Question 132
A E finishes second
B F finishes second
C F finishes ahead of F
D F finishes ahead of D
Answer: A
Question 133
A G finishes first
B E Finishes ahead of F
C F finishes ahead of E
D F finishes behind D
Answer: C
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Question 134
If C Finishesfirst, then in how many different orders is it possible for the other golfers to finish?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
Answer: B
Which of the following additional conditions makeit certain that F finishes second?
A C Finishes ahead of D
B D finishes ahead of F
C F finishes ahead of D
D D finishes behind G
Answer: C
Instructions
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Take the statement to be true and then decide which of
the conclusions logically follows. Mark your answer as
Question 136
Statement : Of the ten fishermen caught in a storm, nine managed to return to the shore. Praveen has
not yet returned after four days.
Conclusions :
I. Praveen got killed in the storm.
II. Praveen has survived the storm.
Answer: C
Answer: B
Statement : Just about everyone in Germany has been ona diet at one time or the other and millions of
them have learned that the weight they lose is all too easily regained. Still despite their frustration, few
question the wisdom of dieting.
Conclusions :
I. Germans should stop dieting.
II. Germans do not learn from experience.
Answer: D
Question 139
Statement: A study of Planning Commission reveals boom in revenues. However, this has been of little
avail owing to soaring expenditure. In the event, there has been a high dose of deficit financing, leading
a marked rise in prices. Large financial outlays year after year had little impact on the level of living.
Conclusions :
I. A boom in revenues leads to rise in prices.
II. Large financial outlays should be avoided.
Answer: D
Statement : The average number of students per teacher is 50 in the urban areas where a sit is 60 in
rural areas. The national average is 55.
Conclusions :
I. The student-teacher ratio in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More students study with the same teacher in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban
areas.
Answer: B
Instructions
Read the following information carefully to answer these questions given below it.
Question 141
A History
B Physics
C Chemistry
D English
Answer: A
Question 142
A A
B B
C C
D D
Answer: D
Who among the following has some compulsory and optional subjects as those of F's?
A D
B B
C A
D C
Answer: D
Question 144
Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subjects
combination as F?
A A
B B
C E
Answer: C
Question 145
Which of the following groups of teachers has History as the compulsory subject?
A A, C and D
B B, Cand D
C C and D
D A, B and C
Answer: D
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Seven poles A, B, C, D, E, F and G are put in such a way that the distance between the next two decreases by 1 metre.
The distance between the first two poles, A and B,is 10 metres, Now answer the following questions?
Question 146
What is the distance between the first pole A and the last pole G?
A 40 m
B 49 m
C 45 m
D None of these
Answer: C
Question 147
lf a monkey hops from pole G to pole C, then how much distance did it cover?
A 26 m
B 19 m
C 22 m
D None of these
Answer: A
Question 148
If the authorities decide to remove one pole and place the remaining on equal distances among the
poles, then each set of two poles would be .......... metres apart.
1
A 88 2
1
B 72
D None of these
Answer: C
In these questions, there are four groups of letters, words or numbers listed as (a), (b), (c) and (d). On of the groups
does not belong to the same category as others. Find the odd one out.
Question 149
A BAT
B RAT
C EAT
D FAT
Answer: C
Question 150
A 5183
B 33442
C 34424
D 25631
Answer: C
Question 151
A USTO
B OOTU
C TTOU
D SSTO
Answer: A
A 5
B 6
C 7
D 8
Answer: C
Question 153
A 10
B 12
C 17
D 24
Answer: C
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Question 154
A M
B Q
C P
D S
Answer: C
A 11
B 5
C 9
D 13
Answer: C
Instructions
Question 156
A 30
B 27
C 20
D 15
Answer: A
Question 157
A 60
B 55
C 50
Answer: B
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if 'EFGHUK'’'is the coded letter representing 'VUTSRQP', then choose the right code for the words given in the capital
letters from the answer choices(a), (b), (c) and (d) :
Question 158
GROUP
A TILFK
B TILEL
C TILGH
D TILHG
Answer: A
Question 159
ZERO
A BUHN
B AVIM
C AVIL
D AVTI
Answer: C
Question 160
HIGH
A STRS
B SRTS
C RSTR
D RJHR
Answer: B
Question 161
Name India's largest pharma ceutical companywith a turnover of Rs. 1000 crore.
B Cipla
C Ranbaxy
D None of these
Answer: C
A Colin Powell
B TonyBlair
C Kofi Annan
D None of these
Answer: C
Question 163
Under what brand name has MTNL started internet telephony to 168 countries?
A Bol-Anmol
B Talk time
C Baaten Anmol
D Talky
Answer: A
Question 164
A Yashwant Sinha
B Jaswant Singh
C Anantha Kumar
D None of these
Answer: B
Name the renowned Indian space scientist who has been conferred the Officer of the Legion of Honour by
the French Government.
B K. Subramaniyam
D K. Kasturirangan
Answer: D
Question 166
How many countries have signed the SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA)?
A Three
B Four
C Six
D Seven
Answer: D
Question 167
The last meeting of the foreign ministers of the ASEAN was held in September 2002. ASEAN stands for
Answer: C
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Question 168
A Six
B Seven
C Four
D Five
Answer: A
Which of the following is true about the key points agreed at the recently held Earth Summit, 2002 in
Johannesburg?
I. To halve proportion of people wilhout access to proper sanitation by 2015.
II. To cut significantly the rate at which rare animals and plants are becoming extinct by 2010.
III. To initiate strategies to preserve resourcesfor future generations by 2005.
IV. To increase the share of world energy produced from renewable ‘green’ sources such as solar or wind
power.
A I and II
B I, II and III
C I, II and IV
D I, III and IV
Answer: B
Question 170
Name the country which is the second fastest growing spender in the world on Information Technology.
A France
B Switzerland
C Japan
D India
Answer: D
A Yashwant Sinha
B George Fernandes
C Arun Shourie
Answer: C
Question 172
A Four
B Five
C Six
D Seven
Question 173
In September 2002, the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) has scaled down the quantum of water to be
released by
Answer: C
According to the census 2001, the density of population in India (per sq km) is
A 304
B 324
C 344
D 364
Answer: C
Question 175
A National Conference
C Congress Party
D None of these
Answer: C
Question 176
A Parliament
B Lok Sabha
C Rajya Sabha
Answer: C
The 2001 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration and Management
Sciences has been conferred on
B N. R. Narayana Murthy
C Kumarmangalam Birla
D Anil Ambani
Answer: B
Question 178
How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire every two years?
A Half
B One-third
C One-fourth
D One-Fifth
Answer: B
Question 179
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has declared a bailout package for UTI. It includes
I. Splitting UTI into two UTI-1 and UTI-II.
II. UTI-ll with an asset base of Rs. 17,784 crore would be brought under professional management.
III. Extension of a tax cover to investors holding upto 5000 US-64 units.
IV. UTI-11 will be privatised.
B I, II and III
C II and III
D III and IV
Answer: A
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Question 180
According to the UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2002, which country has been ranked as the best
performing host economies for the FDI ?
A China
B Angola
C Hong Kong
Answer: C
Question 181
Tokyo Marine & Fire Insuranceis offering General Insurance of India using the ad tagline "The life you
deserve” in association with
A IDBI
B HDFC
C SIDBI
D IFFCO
Answer: D
Question 182
A.F. Ferguson wasin the newsfor its recent audit survey report of a Tata Company and its subsequent
withdrawl of the report. Name the Tata Company that was under scrutiny.
A TISCO
B Tata Tea
C Tata Finance
Answer: C
A Eritrea
B Western Sahara
C East Timor
D Albania
Answer: C
Question 184
The 14th Asian Games wereheld in Busan during September-October 2002. Busan is in
A North Korea
B South Korea
C Japan
D Singapore
Question 185
A Germany
B France
C Great Britain
D China
Answer: A
A The Vice-President
Answer: B
Question 187
Which bank has introduced a wireless applience that uses SMSto authorised credit and transactions?
A UTI Bank
B Citi Bank
C ABN Amro
D ICICI Bank
Answer: B
Question 188
Answer: D
The dropping of the demand for a separate State by the LTTE during the talks with the Sri Lankan
Government is a favourable development for the resolution of the ethnic conflict. LTTE stands for
Answer: A
Question 190
Answer: B
Question 191
Who among the following is the only Indian businessmanto be listed in Fortune's list, of 40 billionaires
under 40 years of age?
A Anil Ambani
B Kumarmangalam Birla
C Ratan Tata
D Mukesh Ambani
Answer: B
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Question 192
Answer: A
What is the percentage of growth projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for India during
the current financial year ?
A 7.5 percent
B 6.2 percent
C 9.5 percent
D 5.5 percent
Answer: D
Question 194
A TELCO
B FIAT
C Mahindra
D Toyota
Answer: C
A Tamil Nadu
B Himachal Pradesh
C Assam
D Kerala
Answer: D
Question 196
According to NASSCOM, during the fiscal 2002-03, Indian software industry's exports will achieve a
revenue of
A $6.9 billion
B $8.5 billion
C $10.1 billion
D $12.5 billion
Answer: B
A western Ghats
B Eastern Ghats
C Nilgiri Hills
D Aravalis
Answer: A
A ITDC
B ITPO
C CII
D FICCI
Answer: B
Question 199
Which of the following is not among the nine Indian companies listed on NYSE ?
A TCS
B Wipro Ltd.
D ICICI Bank
Answer: A
Question 200
A Rises
B Falls
C Remains unchanged
Answer: B
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