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Management Aptitude Test

We are very please to present you the detailed analysis of Management Aptitude Test. This year also the AIMA MAT traditions continue, there were four sections each containing 10 questions & section four containing 20questions. These 50 questions, to be solved in a time span of 60 minutes. No sectional time limits were mentioned. While there was 2 mark allotted for each correct answer, no quantification was done for negative marking. Thus, while solving the paper students had to concentrate more on accuracy.

Total Number of Questions Total Time The Marking Scheme Number of options Sectional Break-up Sections 1 2 3 4

50 Objective type questions. 60 minutes. 2 mark for each correct answer. Negative marking was not quantified FOUR

Number Of Questions 10 10 10 20 50 questions

Language Comprehension Mathematical Aptitude Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Indian and Global Environment Total

Total marks-100

Section-1 Language Comprehension

Directions(Q. 12) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the letter of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 1. Sheela had to travel all the way back (A) / when she remembered that (B) / she had forgot to take (C) / important documents with her. (D) No error (E) 2. The party is holding a meeting (A) / in order to begin the (B) / painful and difficult process (C) / of rethink its political strategy. (D) No error (E) Directions(Q. 34) Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 3. After having been friends for more than a decade, they had a last year and have not each other ever since. (A) fight, talked (B) argument, met (C) dispute, seen (D) quarrel, admired

4. The workers, several of had complained about their low wages earlier have now to move the court for the labor rights. (A) who, indicated (B) whom, decided (C) which, threatened (D) them, resolved

Directions (Q. 56) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (E) as the answer. 5. An NGO is working towards providing free education to the girl child so that every girl can stand on their own feet. (A) stands on their own (B) stand on her own (C) stand in her own (D) stand on their owns

6. The animal rescuers anesthetized the dog which had been with great pain after having met with an accident. (A) which had been in (B) which is being with

(C) who had been in (D) who has been at

Directions(Q. 1718) Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 7. SLIGHTLY (A) Adequately (B) Miserly (C) Certainly (D) Remotely (E) Substantially 8. INCENTIVES (A) Deterrents (B) Preventions (C) Disadvantages (D) Prohibitions (E) Liability Directions(Q. 910) Choose the word / group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 9. PICTURE (A) Situation (B) Photograph (C) Representation (D) Art work (E) Idea 10. FEEDING (A) Eating (B) Supplying (C) Consuming (D) Encouraging (E) Nourishing

Section-2

Mathematical Aptitude
11. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? A. C. 120 metres 324 metres B. D. 180 metres 150 metres

12. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is: A. C. 4 4 % 7 10% B. D. 5 5 11 %

12%

13. Which one of the following is not a prime number? A. C. 31 71 B. D. 61 91

14. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is: A. C. Rs. 650 Rs. 698 B. D. Rs. 690 Rs. 700

15. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is: A. C. 173 m 273 m B. D. 200 m 300 m

16. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child? A. C. 4 years 10 years B. D. 8 years None of these

17. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14. The larger of the two numbers is: A. C. 276 322 B. D. 299 345

18. If 35 + 125 = 17.88, then what will be the value of 80 + 65 ? A. 13.41 B. 20.46

C.

21.66

D.

22.35

19. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is : A. 1 4 7 15 B. 1 10 8 15

C.

D.

20. A man purchased a cow for Rs. 3000 and sold it the same day for Rs. 3600, allowing the buyer a credit of 2 years. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum, then the man has a gain of: A. C. 0% 7.5% B. D. 5% 10%

Section-3
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning

21. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next? A. C. (1/3) (2/8) B. D. (1/8) (1/16)

Direction: Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best example of the given definition. 22. Applying for Seasonal Employment occurs when a person requests to be considered for a job that is dependent on a particular season or time of year. Which situation below is the best example of Applying for Seasonal Employment? A. B. The ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School work from December through March. Matthew prefers jobs that allow him to work outdoors. Lucinda makes an appointment with the beach resort restaurant manager to interview for the summer waitressing position that was advertised in the newspaper. Doug's ice cream shop stays open until 11 p.m. during the summer months.

C.

D.

Direction: Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain. 23. 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. B. C. true false uncertain

Direction: in each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit (B) If only assumption II is implicit (C) If either I or II is implicit (D) If neither I nor II is implicit (E) If both I and II are implicit.

24. Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter. Assumptions: I. II. A. B. C. D. E. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period. Only assumption I is implicit Only assumption II is implicit Either I or II is implicit Neither I nor II is implicit Both I and II are implicit

25. There are 8 houses in a line and in each house only one boy lives with the conditions as given below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Jack is not the neighbour Siman. Harry is just next to the left of Larry. There is at least one to the left of Larry. Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle. Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.

If at least one lives to the right of Robert and Harry is not between Taud and Larry, then which one of the following statement is not correct ? A. B. C. D. Robert is not at the left end. Robert is in between Simon and Taud. Taud is in between Paul and Jack. There are three persons to the right of Paul.

26. Choose the word which is different from the rest. A. C. E. Cap Helmet Hat B. D. Turban Veil

27. Here are some words translated from an artificial language. hapllesh means cloudburst srenchoch means pinball resbosrench means ninepin

Which word could mean "cloud nine"? A. C. leshsrench haploch B. D. ochhapl haplresbo

28. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ? A. B. C. D. Rs. 4, Rs. 23 Rs. 13, Rs. 17 Rs. 15, Rs. 14 Rs. 17, Rs. 13

29. A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have ? A. C. 22 25 B. D. 23 35

30.If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q? A. C. Q-N+MxP P-M+NxQ B. D. P+SxN-Q Q-S%P

Section-5

Indian and Global Environment

31. RBI's open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate ____ A. Liquidity in the economy B. Prices of essential commodities C. Inflation D. Borrowing power of the banks 32. The bank rate means ___ A. Rate of interest charged by commercial banks from borrowers B. Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers C. Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits D. Rate at which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks E. None of these 33. What does the Letter denote in the term PAN as used in financial transactions? A. Primary B. Partial C. Permanent D. Provisional 34. Which of the following was adjusted best Film at the 57th Filmfare Award function held in January 2012? A. Dirty B. Rock star C. Don 2 D. Stanley ks Dabba 35. Winner of Dada Saheb Falke award 2012 A. Soumitra Chaterjee B. Vidya Balan C. Satyajeet Ray D. Umesh Kulkarni 36. Which of the following factors was responsible for inflation in India ? A. Reserve Bank India raising the interest rates very frequently B. High population growth C. Sudden rise in prices of oil worldwide D. Reckless competition with China

E. None of these 37. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat? A. A genral and His Army B. A Possible India C. China passage D. Revolution 2020 38. Very often we read terms Perform, Achieve and Trade(PAT) in newspapers/magazines these days. PAT is related to which of the following fields? A. Energy efficiency B. Indira awas yojana C. Mid day meal Scheme D. Bharat nirman 39. Union Budget 2012-13 projects GDP growth rate for 2012-13 atA. 8% B. 7.8% C. 7.6% D. 7.4%
40. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits

A. B. C. D.

will decrease will increase will neither increase nor decrease None of the above

41. Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present? A. B. C. D. E. Mr. K V. Kamath Dr. Y.V. Reddy Mr. Y.R. Narayanamurthy Mr. O.P. Bhatt None of these

42. India has different categories of Commercial banks. Which of the following is not one such category? A. B. C. D. E. Private Banks Commodity Banks Nationalised Banks Co-operative Banks Foreign Banks

43. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through ?P-Notes?. What is the full form of ?P-Notes? ?

A. B. C. D.

Permanent Notes Purchase Notes Participatory Notes Private Notes

44. Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which won the Twenty20 World Cup 2007 ?

A. B. C. D.

Yuvraj Singh M.S. Dhoni Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly

45. The money which Government of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from which of the following sources? [pick. up the correct statement(s)] (a) Loan from World Bank/ ADB, etc. (b) Taxes collected from the people. (c) Loan from the RBI. (A) Only a (B) Only a (C) Only a (D) All a, b & c. 46. Which of the following organisations / agencies has established a fund known as ?Investor Protection Fund? ?

(A) SEBI (B) NABARD (C) Bombay Stock Exchange (D) Ministry,.\of Health 47. Which of the following departments of the Government of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the banks?

(A) Railways (A) State Road Transports (C) Posts & Telegraph (D) None of these

48. Which of the following types of banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ? (a) Foreign Banks (b) Regional Rural Banks (c) Nationalised Banks (A) Only a (B) Only b (C) Only c (D) All a, b & c

49. Majority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs? (A) Money lenders (B) Foreign banks (C) NABARD (D) RBI (E) All of these 50. Which of the following countries does not play international cricket? (A) Russia (B) England (C) South Africa (C) Pakistan (D) India