(1) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. Management Aptitude Test December 01, 2002 The test comprised 200 quest ions, to be solved in a t ime span of 150 minutes. As such no sect ional t ime limit were ment ioned. While there was 1 mark allot ted for each correct answer, the inst ruct ions only ment ioned that there are negat ive marks for wrongly marked answers, however it no quant ificat ion of the same was done. Thus, while solving the paper students had to concent rate more on accuracy. Also, the inst ruct ions ment ioned that the composite score is evaluated out of the marks obtained in the first four sect ions. The decision whether to include or omit the general awareness sect ion in final assessment varied from inst itute to inst itute. Hence student are advised to fairly divide the t ime amongst sect ions as proficiency in all areas was of importance. Sect ions Number Of Quest ions Genral Knowledge 40 Language Comprehension 40 Data Interpretation/Data Sufficiency 40 Mathematical skills 40 Logical Reasoning + Critical Reasoning 40 Total 200 Quest ions General Knowledge Direct ions for Q. 1 – 40 : For the following quest ions, choose the correct opt ion. 1. ‘Scorpio’ is the product of which company? (1) Toyata (2) Fiat (3) Marut i (4) Mahindra & Mahindra Ans. ( 4) 2. How many members of Rajya Sabha ret ire af ter every two years ? (1) 1/3 rd of the total members (2) 2/3 rd of the total members (3) 3/4 th of the total members (4) 1/5 th of the total members Ans. ( 1) 3. In which states are we having the water problem ? (1) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu (2) Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh (3) Andhra Pradesh & Orissa (4) Kerala & Tamil Nadu Ans. ( 1) 4. Konkan Railway comes in which Railway zone ? (1) Eastern Railway (2) Northern Railway (3) Southern Railway (4) None of the above Ans. ( 4) 5. How many members are there in SAARC ? (1) 9 (2) 7 (3) 6 (4) 5 Ans. ( 2) 6. Which of the following is a temporary member of ‘Security Council’ ? (1) Switzer land (2) USA (3) France (4) UK Ans. ( 1) 7. In which count ry ‘Busan’ is situated ? (1) South Korea (2) North Korea (3) Japan (4) Malaysia Ans. ( 1)(2) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. 8. Which one of the following were the recommendat ions on UTI ? (a) split UTI into UTI -I and UTI -I I (b) UTI -I I to be given asset base of about 18 crore (c) UTI -I I to be privat ized and put under professional management . (1) Only (a) (2) (a) & (c) (3) Only (b) (4) (c) & (d) Ans. ( 2) 9. Which of the following is the present Finance minister of India. (1) Mr. Jaswant singh (2) Mr. Yashwant sinha (3) Mr. Mulayam singh yadav (4) None of the above Ans. ( 1) 10. Number of union territories in India is : (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 7 Ans. ( 4) 11. Kyoto agreement relates to : (1) Drug t rafficking (2) Environment (3) AIDS (4) Populat ion Ans. ( 2) 12. Vice president is chairman of : (1) Lok sabha (2) Rajya sabha (3) Parliament (4) All of these Ans. ( 2) 13. Which of the following nat ion is the Second fastest spender on IT ? (1) China (2) Japan (3) USA (4) Germany Ans. ( 1) 14. According to IMF growth rate of Indian economy projected as ___ % . (1) 4.5 % (2) 6 % (3) 5.1 % (4) 7 % Ans. ( 1) 15. The largest pharmaceut ical company in india with turnover of more than 1000 crores is : (1) Ranbaxy (2) Cipla (3) Smith kline (4) None of these Ans. ( 2) 16. Which of the following company has organise ‘Trade fair’ ? (1) ITDC (2) CI I (3) ITPO (4) None of the above Ans. ( 3) 17. Which of the following is NOT listed on NYSE ? (1) Reddy labs (2) ICICI (3) WIPRO (4) TCS Ans. ( 4) 18. Which one of Tata’s companies was in news for having an audit report submit ted on it and then withdrawn ? (1) Tata Finance (2) Tata Tea (3) Tata Telco (4) Tata Tisco Ans. ( 1) 19. What was the name of organisat ion that was later turned into UNO ? (1) Leauge of Nat ions (2) UNICEF (3) Security Council (4) None of the above Ans. ( 1) 20. Who is secretary general of UNO present ly ? (1) Kofi Annan (2) Bout ras Bout ras Ghali (3) Trigve Lie (4) None of the above Ans. ( 1)(3) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. 21. What does SAARC stand for? (1) South Asian At lant ic Research Count ries (2) South Asian Associat ion for Research (3) South Asian Associat ion for Regional Cooperat ion (4) None of the above Ans. ( 3) 22. What does LTTE stand for ? (1) Liberation Taskforce of Tamil Elam (2) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (3) Liberation Tamil Elam (4) None of the above Ans. ( 2) 23. What does ASEAN stand for ? (1) Associat ion of South Asian Nat ions (2) Associat ion of South East Asian Nat ions (3) Associat ion of several East Asian Nat ions (4) None of the above Ans. ( 2) More Quest ions were asked on General Knowledge. Language Comprehension I n all two RC Passages were given. One big and other was small. On both the passages there were 5 quest ions asked. Quest ion 41 -45 : Quest ion 41 to 45 was based on passage, the theme of the passage was “Liberalizat ion process in I ndia .” The size of the passage was about 750 -1000 words. I t was moderate in dif f iculty and quest ion asked were direct . Quest ion 46 -50 : Quest ions 46 to 50 was based on second passage, the theme of the passage was on Government and Corporate Governance .” The passage was small in size and quest ion asked were very easy. Quest ions like “ I f character is lost everything is lost , similarly if ethics are lost , everything is lost ( In a company) ” and the meanings of words ‘MANUAL’ and ‘PROBOSCIS’ as per the passage were asked. Direct ions for Q. 51 -53 : Choose the closest meaning of the words from the opt ions given below 51. LACONIC (1) Ambiguous (2) VELOURS (3) Cont roversial (4) Brief Ans. ( 4) 52. OBSCURE (1) Logical (2) Indist inct (3) Assert ive (4) Clear Ans. ( 2) 53. PURELY (1) Exclusively (2) Of rubbish (3) Dormant (4) Of obscenity Ans. ( 1) Direct ions for Q. 54 -58 : Fill in the most appropriate word in the blanks given in the passage given below. 54. He was a t raitor ___ his count ry. (1) To (2) I n (3) Of (4) For Ans. ( 1) 55. The count ry has ushered ____a new era. (1) I n (2) I nto (3) Away (4) None of the above Ans. ( 1) There were three more quest ion based on Fill in the blanks.(4) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. Quest ions 59 to 61 : In each of the following quest ion word analogy is given, followed by four opt ions. Find the most similar analogy from the given opt ions : 59. OVATION : APPLAUD (1) GRIEF : LOSS (2) TRIUMPH : FAIL (3) ROUT : DEFEAT (4) None of the above There were two more quest ions based on WORD ANALOGI ES (MOST SI MI LAR) Quest ions 62 & 63 : Quest ions 62 and 63 were based on WORD ANALOGIES (OPPOSITE) Quest ions 64 to 66 : Quest ions 64 to 66 were based on Sentence Ordering, in which a sentence was provided in a jumbled form with sets of words underlined and labeled ABCD. The opt ions were the possible ordering of ABCD that would form a coherent and logical sentence. (EASY) Quest ions 67 to 69 : Quest ions 67 to 69 were based on Sentence Correct ion. Sentences were provided with four words underlined and respect ively labeled ABCD. The word that was incorrect in placement and/or usage and/or form was to be found out . Quest ions 70 to 72 : Quest ion 70 to 72 were based on Fill in the blanks (Two Words) Mathemat ics The quest ions were a fair mix of slight ly tough/lengthy ones as well as sit ters. Moreover, some of the calculat ive quest ions had opt ions that were so provided that smart evaluat ion would eliminate two-three of the opt ions in the first look. Specif ically, the tougher quest ions were more based onto very good understanding of fundamental concepts. Direct ions for Q. 81 to 120 : For the following quest ions, choose the correct opt ions. 81. A person borrowed a sum at certain rate of interest for two years on Simple I nterest . He lent it to another at same rate for same period at Compound Interest . In end, he paid Rs. 4000 and received Rs. 4200. The rate of interest is : (1) 28 % (2) 30 % (3) 12 % (4) 18 % Sol: Let , the rate of interest is R % and principle is Rs. P. Then by the condit ion given in quest ion : 4000 – P = 2 100 ´ ´ P R ....(1) and 4200 = P R 1 100 2 + FHG IKJ. . . . (2) By solving equat ion (1) and (2) simultaneously we get R = 27.91%. Ans. ( 1) 82. A person has a lawn adjacent to his house. Wants to put a fencing but has wire only 30 m in length. Area of lawn is 100 square met re. He aligns leaves out one side allowing the wall of house to act as fencing and wires the remaining three sides. The length of the lawn is : (1) 5 met re (2) 10 met re (3) 20 met re (4) 50 met re Sol: Let , the length of the lawn is x m and the breadth of the lawn is y m. Then, by the condit ion given in quest ion : x × y = 100 ....(1) and x + 2y = 30 ....(2) . By solving both the equat ions simultaneously, we get x = 10, y = 10. Ans. ( 2) 83. Discount of 20% followed by that of 30% is equal to single discount of: (1) 40% (2) 50% (3) 55% (4) 44 % Sol: Discount of 20% followed by that of 30 % = Single Discount of 20 + (100 – 20) × 30 100 = 44%. Ans. ( 4) 84. I f the side of a square is increased by 30% then the area of square would change by ___ %. (1) 69% (2) 39% (3) 139% (4) 169% Sol: Let each side of square = X. Then, area = X2. Increase side of square = 1.3X. So, increased area = 1.69X2. Hence, percent increase in area = 69%. Ans. ( 1)(5) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. 85. A person goes uphill 200 km at 20 kmph and downhill at 40 kmph, then average speed for ent ire journey of 400 km : (1) 25.4 kmph (2) 23.2 kmph (3) 26.6 kmph (4) 24.7 kmph Sol: Average speed of whole journey, when same distance were covered by different speeds = 2xy x y + , where x = f irst speed and y = second speed. So, required average speed = 2 40 20 40 20 1600 60 26 6 ´ ´ + = = . kmph . Ans. ( 3) 86. A mixture of 40 lit res of milk and water contains 10% of water. How much water must be added to make the water 20% in the new mixture ? (1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15 (4) 20 Sol: Quant ity of water in given mixture = 4 lit res. Quant ity of milk in given mixture = 36 lit res. Let x liters of water be added to it . Then, ( ) ( ) 4 40 100 20 ++ ´ = xx Þ x = 5 lit res. Ans. ( 1) 87. In what rat io should water be mixed with a liquid cost ing Rs. 12 per lit re, so as to make a profit of 25% by selling the diluted liquid at Rs. 13.75 per lit re ? (1) 11 : 1 (2) 7 : 2 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 13 : 1 Sol: Let x lit res of water will be taken with y lit res of liquid. Then, 12x × 125 100 = (x+ y) 13.75 Þ xy = 11 1 . Ans. ( 1) 88. A ship is 77 km away from shore, has a leak. Water enters at 1 tones per minute and pump empt ies at 30 tones per hour. At water equals 210 tones, ship begins to sink. The speed of the ship ( in kmph) , so that it just makes it to shore when it begins to sink is : (1) 11 kmph (2) 15 kmph (3) 18 kmph (4) 22 kmph Sol: Water enters in ship @1 tones per minute. i.e. 60 tones per hour and pump empt ies at 30 tones per hour. Water remained in sheep in one hour = 60 – 30 = 30 tones. At 210 tones, ship begins to sink i.e., the sheep has to cover 77 kms in 210 30 = 7 hours. So, the speed of sheep has to be 77 7 = 11 kmph. Ans. ( 1) 89. A square ABCD of side 10 cm is given in the adjacent f igure. What is the area of shaded region ? (Arcs drawn with A and C as centers) (1) 50p – 100 (2) 25p – 100 (3) 100p (4) None of the above Sol: Area of quarter circles DBC and ABD = p4 2 r = p4 102 = 25p. [ \ r = 10 cm] Then, the area of Shaded region = 100 – (25p + 25p) = 100 – 50p. Ans. ( 1) 90. Angle of elevat ion of satellite f rom two earth stat ions 4000 km apart is 30° and 60°. The height of sa tellite f rom earth is : (1) 4000Ö3 (2) 2000Ö3 (3) 1000Ö3 (4) 900Ö3 Sol: I n t riangle ACD, tan 60° = h/x Þ x = h/3 . . . .(1) In t riangle ABD, tan 30° = h/(4000 + x) Þ 13 4000 3 = + h h (From equat ion 1) 4000 + h3 = Ö3h Þ h = 2000Ö3 km. Ans. ( 2) 30° 60° 4000 B Dh A x C A B D C(6) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. 91. A person in a t rain counts 21 poles in 60 seconds. I f poles placed on 50 met res apart then what is the speed of train (In kmph) ? (1) 22 m/sec (2) 50 3 m/sec. (3) 14 12 m/sec (4) 33 13 m/sec Sol: 21 poles = 20 distances. Each distance of 50 metres. i.e., total distance covered in 60 second = 20 × 50 = 1000m. Speed of the t rain = 50 3 m/sec. Ans. ( 2) Direct ions for 92 – 95 : Read the following informat ion carefully and answer the quest ion that follow. 6 poles placed apart in distances of one met re. First two placed apart 10 met res, 2nd and 3rd 9 met res and so on. 92. Distance between f irst and last pole is : (1) 40 m (2) 50 m (3) 45 m (4) 60 m Sol: Six poles = Five distance. Hence, distance between f irst and last pole = 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 40 met res. Ans.( 1) 93. A Monkey jumps from last pole to 3rd pole then the distance jumped by Monkey is : (1) 30 m (2) 21 m (3) 24 m (4) 27 m Sol: Distance jumped by Monkey = 8 + 7 + 6 = 21 met res. Ans. ( 2) 94. I f one pole is removed and the rest placed equally apart then distance between two poles is : (1) 7.5 m (2) 15 m (3) 6 m (4) 12 m Sol: Total distance = 30 met res (Solut ion 92) . After removing one pole, number of poles = 5, hence distances = 4 and distance between two poles = 30 4 = 7.5 m. Ans. ( 1) 95. In a race of 600 met res, A can beat B by 60 met res and in a race of 500 met res, B can beat C by 50 met res. By how many met res will A beat C in a race of 400 met res. (1) 56 met res (2) 76 met res (3) 102 met res (4) 49 met res Sol: I f A runs 600 met res, B runs 540 met res. I f A runs 400 met res, B runs 540 600 400 360 ´ = met res. Again when B runs 500 met res, C runs 450 met res. When B runs 360 met res, C runs 450 500 360 324 ´ = m. So A beats C by 400 – 324 = 76 met res. 96. Two persons walk in opposite direct ions from a same point around circular t rack of length 15000 met res at the speed of 50 m/sec and 25 m/sec. In what t ime will they meet for first t ime ? (1) 3 minutes 20 sec. (2) 2 minutes 40 sec. (3) 4 minutes 20 sec. (4) 1 minutes 50 sec. Sol. Let , they meet af ter t seconds. i.e., 50t + 25t = 15000 Þ 75t = 15000 Þ t = 200 seconds = 3 minutes 20 sec. Ans. ( 1) 97. 3 boys and 3 girls sit around circular table. Boy X does not want any girl neighbour and girl Y does not want any boy neighbour. How many arrangements are possible ? (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8 Sol: Total arrangements possible = 2! + 2! = 4. Ans( 2) 98. I f 6 coins were tossed together than what is the probability of get t ing one tail ? (1) 23 (2) 12 (3) 16 (4) 18 Sol: Probability of get t ing one tail = 16 . Ans. ( 3)(7) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. Data I nterpretat ion & Data Suf f iciency Quest ion 121 to 130 : Two Data Interpretat ion sets based on Pie Charts were ased. 5 Quest ions were asked on each of the set . One set was fairly manageable. Had only one pie chart to handle. Other set had two related pie charts, and was slight ly calculat ive. Quest ion 131 to 140 : Three sets of Tables were given, which was easy to moderate in level. One set in part icular seemed calculat ive, however turned out to have negligible calculat ions. Answers obtainable by observat ions. Quest ion 141 to 145 : One DI set was based on Line Graph. 5 quest ions were asked on Line Graph. Quest ion 146 to 149 : One bar graph showing the values of export and import of USA, USSR, Third world and Developed count ries. 4 quest ions were asked on bar graph. Quest ions 150 to 159 : 10 moderate quest ions were asked on Data Suf f iciency. (4 Opt ion -Direct ) Logical + Crit ical Reasoning Direct ions for Q. 161 & 162 : In the following figure circle represents the number of Specialists, the rectangle represents the number of Medical Representat ives, the t riangle represents the number of Professors. 10 15 12 184 161. What is the number of peoples, who is both Specialist and Medical Representat ive ? (1) 4 (2) 18 (3) 12 (4) 15 Ans. ( 1) 162. What is the number of peoples, who is both Professors and Specialist ? (1) 15 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 18 Ans. ( 2) Direct ions for Q. 163 & 164 : Following quest ion are based on given f igure. Choose the correct opt ion for the given quest ions. 163. How many Triangles are in the above given figure ? (1) 64 (2) 32 (3) 16 (4) None of the above Ans. ( 4) 164. How many Squares are in the above given f igure ? (1) 1764 (2) 1296 (3) 64 (4) 128 Ans. ( 1)(8) of (8) Disclaimer: All these quest ions have been memorised by PT students. We are merely reproducing a few of them here in f ragments to ensure that the huge community of students eagerly wait ing to see an object ive comparison of their performance gets the right picture. Quest ions 165 – 170 : 5 – 7 quest ions were asked on Crit ical Reasoning. The quest ions were t ricky and close enough. Basically, given a scenario and two conclusions, which one of these or both or none can be inferred. Rest were basically data arrangement quest ions. Both single quest ions as well as quest ion sets were seen. Moderate in difficulty. On the whole the test can be rated as an easy one. The cut -offs would be definitely on the higher side. But this will also vary from inst itute to inst itute. Thus possibly giving a numerical value will not be possible. The above ment ioned are the only quest ions, which we were able to collect from our students. We would be glad to add any more quest ions which you can provide to us.