GAP --- ANALYSIS

FOREWARD / PREFACE :-

Gap Analysis serves as a medium to identify and bridge the Gap between desired and
achieved. It acts as a tool to measure / identify what a management graduate wants and what
she/he has against what the employer is expecting.

This questionnaire has been specially designed to help all the management students to
assess their IQ, identify their hidden talents & explore ways to improve their performance.
This Questionnaire aims at mirroring back the actual capacity, skill and Knowledge of a
student, allowing him/her measure their abilities as well as identify the weaker areas to be
worked upon, while consolidating their strengths.

In short this program of Gap analysis aims at reducing/minimizing and removing discrepancies
between Job Description and Job Specification.

Divided into several sections, Gap Analysis Questionnaire covers questions from all areas such
as General English, Basic Mathematics, Data interpretation, Logical reasoning, General
Knowledge/Awareness as well as other areas of studies complementing the syllabus. Being
subjective as well as objective in nature the questionnaire helps as a self assessment
assignment.

GAP ANALYSIS (WRITTEN)

2ND YEAR --- PGDM (IMRT)

Time :- 2.5 Hrs Max Marks : 250

NOTE :- READ THE BELOW MENTIONED INSTRUCTIONS CREFULLY.

INSTRUCTIONS :- This Questionnaire is divided into 5 Sections. You have to attempt questions
from each section.

SECTION --- A (50 Marks)

ENGLISH

Q1- Write an essay on any one of the following topics ( Not less than 200 words) ( 5 Marks)

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 (a) Common wealth games organized in India force fact or folly, comment with suitable
example.

(b) GDP growth 7.9% in July Sept. 2009 , Comment.

(c) Poaching of the international Universities in India. Is it a growth or decline of the Indian
Education sector . Support your reply with valid reasons.

(d) Mukesh Ambani the 5th best CEO in the world have a review . Through some light on it
.

(e) Union Budget 2009 & 2010 has the new budget affected quality of life in India .

(f) Nano car a dream of the common man. Comment.

(g) “Narega” Will this national rural employment act. Would actually change the rural
employment scene in India , comment.

Q2- Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition (about, in , with, of ,to ,for) :- ( 5 Marks)

(a) Let us talk…………about…………………………….something else.

(b) I have no interest…………in………………………teaching .

(c) He supplied the orphanage…………with……………………food and vegetables.

(d) He is negligent ………………with………………………his work, so he suffers losses.

(e) I will discuss it ………………in………………later .

(f) The victims …………………of…………………….SARS were given quick treatment.

(g) He quickly jumped ………………for…………………the conclusion.

(h) I have no use ……………of………………….it, so you can take it ,

(i) I enquired …………………about………………her family.

(j) I went to the market ……………with…………………my younger sister.

Q3-Fill in the blank with appropriate ARTICLE . (A, An, The) (2. 5
Marks)

(a) I worked in this office for ________________year and _______half.

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 (b) -----Mouse,-------Tortoise-----Deer and -----crow were once ----- best of friends.

(c) They lived peacefully in --- large forest by ---- side of ---- lake.

(d) ------University of Allahabad enjoys ----- status of ----- central university.

(e) It is ----honour to be a part of such ---- wonderful crowd

Q4- Fill the blanks with the right VERB given in the bracket:- ( 2.5 Marks )

(a) I _____________________in the afternoon

(b) I_____________my groceries from Maria Supermarket

(c) Small Children __________________toys

(d) My friends ……………………………………………………the drama yesterday.

(e) Karan fell off the balcony while he………………………………..the clothes (dry).

Q5- Fill in the blanks with any of the ADVERBS given below:- ( 2.5 Marks )
Again and Again (Repeatedly), To and Fro ( Up & down), Off and On (Not
Regularly), Now and Then
(Occasionally)

(a) I read ‘Uncle Toms’ Cabin ……………………………………………………………

(b) I read his letter ……………………………………………………..to understand it properly

(c) They visit me …………………………………………………during the year.

(d) Every ……………………………………he complained about his health.

(e) He visits the doctors………………………………………………..though he is perfectly healthy.

Q6- Fill in the blanks with the APPROPRIATE WORD (excited, exciting, absorbed,
absorbing, bored, boring

amused , amusing ,annoyed ,annoying) ( 5 Marks)

(a) The children were……………………………….by the joker.

(b) She is a very…………………………….person as she always come late.

(c) Youngsters think that Bollywood actors lead………………………..lives.

(d) My father was so ………………………………in his work that he did not hear me.

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 (e) Robin is very …………………………..its his birthday tomorrow.

(f) My mother gets ………………………………..with me when I disobey her.

(g) Listening to lectures in the afternoon is very …………………………………………..

(h) My grandfather always laughs at my brother’s ………………………………………….stories.

(i) You can’t concentrate on the lesson if it’s …………………………………….

(j) The book was so…………………………………………….that I completely forgot the time .

Q7- Match the opposite (antonyms) (5 Marks)

(a) noisy………………quiet………………….(i).

(b) ancient……………modern…………………(ii)

(c) sharp………………scarce…………………(iii)

(d) humorous……………blunt……………(iv)

(e) fat……………………slim……………… .(v)

(f) generous……………………………(vi)serious

(g) rigid……………flexible……………………….(vii)

(h) poor……………rich………………………(viii) slim

(i) abundant…………miser………………..( ix)

(j) smooth…………………rough…………….(x)

Q8- Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions: ( 2.5 Marks)

(a) There is a way. There has always been a way ,…………the world seems to have
decided not to be saved .

(b) Century after century man has gone more towards darkness than towards
light……………today perhaps we are for the first time in the whole history of mankind
very close to global death.

(c ) I am neither a pessimist………..an optimist………….a realist.

(d) The situation is grave …………………………………dangerous.

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 (e) We have enough nuclear weapons to destroy this earth seventy time …………
Still we are living as if nothing is a problem.
Q9- Write a Synonyms (2.5 Marks)

(a) Suggest

(b) Glance

(c) Chart

(d) Relax

(e) Entire

Q10- Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with “till’, before’ after. ( 5 Marks)

(a) I will work ………………………………….I am exhausted

(b) He came home …………………………….it was dark.

(c) You must do your homework…………………………….you come to the class.

(d) I will search for it ……………………………………I find it .

(e) The police arrived……………………………the criminals fled away.

Q11- - Fill in the blanks in the appropriate tense form as shown in the example: (2.5 Marks)

E.g Resha ( go) to have a baby soon. Resha is going to have a baby soon.

(a) I ………………………………………….(go) to Bangalore tomorrow.

(b) They …………………………………….(go) to see a movie tonight.

(c ) We………………………………………..(buy) a car next week.

( d ) She…………………………………………(leave) her baby behind.

(e) Raghu (go) to complete his Phd (research ) soon

Q12- Fill in the blanks in the appropriate tense form as shown in the example : (2.5 Marks)
E.g Our school (open) on June11 Our school opens on June 11.
1- The play (start) at 6.30 ………………………………………………………………………
2- The shop (close) at 8.00 ……………………………………………………………………..

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3- She (leave) for Chennai on Saturday ………………………………………………………………
4- When (do) he leave for Chennai? …………………………………………………………

5- Who (do) the work in Ramu’s absence……………………………………………………………..

UNSEEN PASSAGE (10 Marks)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it . Certain
words / phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of
the questions.

Keynes once remarked how inane humans were to dig gold from one corner of the earth and
bury it in a vault in another corner. For millennia, housewives, speculators and governments
have hungered for gold, regarding it as a unique commodity that would retain its value in all
circumstances. Making it the safest of safe investments. now the glitter is wearing off. The
world price of gold has just slumped below $300 per ounce, down from $ 500 in the mid-
1980s. Those who bought gold as a safe investment are looking pretty silly. Gold is obsolete
as an investment. When banking and financial instruments were underdeveloped, when war
and hyperinflation were common, gold represented an insurance policy in a disaster.
Insurance policies do not represent good investment, especially in modern times when life is
less uncertain. The US dollar was linked to gold ($35 to the ounce) till 1970, when President
Nixon set it free. It soared after years of repression, convincing everybody that it was a fine
investment. Yet the US move had actually sealed its long-term doom . The IMF began selling
its gold reserves in the mid-1970s, to finance a Special Development Fund. Several other
central banks gradually sold some gold. Speculators still produced occasional bull runs, yet the
long term decline asserted itself. As this became increasingly evident, fewer and fewer
peoples and governments built up gold hoards, and so the downward drift was accentuated .
The Swiss government’s decision to dispose of most of its gold reserves has sparked the latest
fall in price , and it will not be the last.

We are delighted. The Indian appetite for gold remains enormous. Smuggling plus legal
imports amount to perhaps $4 billion per year, a huge diversion of precious savings of the
nation. This will diminish only when it becomes clear that gold is a lousy investment. The
downward drift of world gold prices has been cloaked in India by rupee depreciation . Yet, at
some point , even illiterate villagers will realize that a post office savings account yields
considerably more than an investment in gold . At that point, Indian will finally recognize that
gold may have decorative value but no investment value. Then alone will gold fever be cured .

13.) According to the passage, investment in gold .

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 (a) Is not too paying an investment.

(b) Yields huge dividends

(c) Should be seen from the viewpoints of a housewife.

(d) Necessitates investment in securities.

(e) None of these.

14.) Investment in gold dates back to .

(a) Mid-1970s

(b) The last six decades

(c) The last five centuries

(d) Thousands of years

(e) None of these

15.) Why is gold regarded as a safe investment?

(a) War and hyperinflation are common.

(b) Life is not too certain.

(c) The author believes that the downslide in its prices is only temporary .

(d) People think its value does not diminish even in adverse circumstances .

(e) None of these .

16.) What does the sentence “ Now the glitter is wearing off” mean?

(a) The shine of most of the gold across the globe has diminished .

(b) People have begun to realize that gold does not retain its brightness.

(c) Gold is no more the safe investment it used to be .

(d) Selling gold has become a tough job.

(e) None of these .

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 17.) According to the passage, what has been the change in the world price of gold
since then ?

(a) An increase of about 20%

(b) A decrease of about 20%

(c) A decrease of about 200%

(d) Can’t be said

(e) None of these.

SECTION B----(50 MARKS)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & GENERAL AWARENESS

SPORTS (5 Marks)

(Answer any 5 questions)

Q1- Which state government has recently hosted the “World Cup Kabaddi”?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Punjab

(c) Karnataka

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) None of these

Q2 Australian pacer Brett Lee has announced his retirement from the ______________.

(a) One day Cricket

(b) Test Cricket

(c) Twenty-20 Cricket

(d) Domestic Cricket

(e) None of these

Q3 _______________has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

(a) West Bengal

(b) Orissa
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 (c) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) None of these

Q4 21st Winter Olympic was held in ___________________.

(a) Canada

(b) Germany

(c) Italy

(d) South Korea

(e) None of these

Q5 Who won the ICC Women’s World Cup in March 2009?

(a) South Africa

(b) Wimbledon

(c) New Zealand

(d) England

(e) Germany

Q6 Rajpal Singh is related to _____________________.

(a) Hockey

(b) Football

(c) Golf

(d) High Jump

(e) None of these

Q7- Who become the first cricketer to score a double century in One Day International
Cricket ?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Brian Lara

(c) Sanath Jayasurya

(d) Ricky Ponting

(e) None of these

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Q8- Soumya Swaminathan is the famous player of ________________________.

(a) Chess

(b) Badminton

(c) Tennis

(d) Golf

(e) None of these

Q9- Which country won the Hockey World Cup 2010 by defeating Germany ?

(a) Spain

(b) Netherlands

(c) Englands

(d) Australia

(e) None of these

Q10- What is the position of Saina Newhart in World Badminton Ranking?

(a) 4th

(b) 5th

(c) 6th

(d) 7th

(e) None of these

Movies ( 5 Marks)

Q11- ___________film comedian Padmanabham has passed away.

(a) Malayalam

(b) Telugu

(c) Marathi

(d) Tamil

(e) None of these

Q12- Aishwarya Rai has received the____________________Gr8 Women Achievers Award.

(a) Seventh

(b) Eighth
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 (c) Ninth

(d) Tenth

(e) None of these

Q13- Who has won the Oscar Award for Best Actor?

(a) Rick Carter

(b) James Cameron

(c) Jeff Bridges

(d) Chrish Innis

(e) None of these

Q14- The Film who won the IIFA, 2009 Best Film Award in June 2009 is __________________.

(a) 3 Idiots

(b) Jodha Akbar

(c) Slum Dog Millionaire

(d) Taare Zameen Par

(e) None of these

Q15- Which picture was adjudged ‘Best Picture’ at the 81st Annual Academy Awards (Oscar
Awards) in February,

2009?

(a) Slum dog Millionaire

(b) Jodha Akbar

(c) Gazani

(d) Chak de

(e) Hey Baby

Politics (5 Marks)

Q16- _______________Minister S.M.Krishna has been chosen for Global Alumini Award.

(a) External Affairs

(b) Tourism

(c) Commerce

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 (d) Petroleum

(e) None of these

Q17 P.K.Basu has taken charge as ________________of Argiculture and Cooperation.

(1) Secretary

(2) Special Secretary

(3) Additional Director

(4) Director

(5) None of these

Q18 Who was sworn in as the New Chief Minister of Uttrakhand on June 27, 2009?

(a) Praful Patel

(b) Ramesh Pokriyal ‘Nishank’

(c) Kapil Sibbal

(d) Sushma Swaraj

(e) Mamta Banerjee

Q19- The New Foreign Secretary of India is _________________________.

(a) Nirupama Roy

(b) Uma Bharti

(c) Arjun Singh

(d) P. Chidambaram

(e) Pranav Mukharjee

Q20- The Newly appointed Lok Sabha speaker is ________________.

(a) Indira Jaisingh

(b) Prof. Yashpal Panel

(c) Mr. Kariya Munda

(d) Mr. Goolam E. Vahanvati

(e) Ms. Meira Kumar

Corporate (5 Marks)

Q21 Who has been conferred the Life Time Achievement Award for Management by AIMA ?
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 (a) R.C Bhargava

(b) M.D.Damodaran

(c) O.P Bhatt

(d) J.R.D Tata

(e) None of these

Q22- Brij Mohan Bansal has been appointed the ______________of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

(a) Director

(b) Chairman

(c) Member

(d) Executive Director

(e) None of these

Q23- The new name of the IT Company Satyam is ______________________.

(a) Satyam Enterprises

(b) Mahindra Satyam

(c) Satyam Pvt. Ltd

(d) Satyam Viraj Pvt. Ltd.

(e) None of these

Q24- S. Ramadorai is the new Chairman of ____________________.

(1) National Stock Exchange

(2) Bombay Stock Exchange

(3) Kanpur Stock Exchange

(4) Hyderabad Stock Exchange

(5) None of these

Q25- Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata has been nominated for the honorary degree of Doctor
of Law by the …..

(a) University of Oxford

(b) Columbia University

(c) Queen’s University

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 (d) University of Cambridge

(e) None of these

Defence (5Marks)

Q26- Who was appointed as the First Woman Additional Solicitor General of India in June
2009 ________.

(a) Indira Jaisingh

(b) Alice Munro

(c) Saina Nehwal

(d) Ekta Choudhury

(e) Ganga Devi

Q27- Who was appointed as the New Air Cheif on May 31,2009?

(a) Air Chief Marshal S.V. Patel

(b) Air Chief Marshal Shri Niwas Singh

(c) Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Jaswant

(d) Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik

(e) None of these

Q28- Who appointed as the New Naval Chief of India in June 2009?

(a) Admiral Niral Kumar Verma

(b) Admiral Hardeep singh Puri

(c) Admiral Kamlesh Sharma

(d) Admiral Mahendra Pratap Singh

(e) None of These

Q29- Who is the New Attorney General of India ?

(a) Mr. Praful Patel

(b) Mr. Narayan Dutt Tewari

(c) Mr. Goolam E. Vahanvati

(d) Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad

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 (e) None of these

Q30- The surveillance satellite put in orbit by India on April 20, 2009 to keep a watch on the
country’s borders is _______

(a) RISAT-1

(b) RISAT - 2

(c) RISAT - 3

(d) RISAT - 4

(e) RISAT - 5

Current Affairs ( 10 Marks)

Q31 Ashok Sharma who passed away recently, was a famous __________________.

(a) Journalist

(b) Scientist

(c) Actor

(d) Economist

(e) None of these

Q32 Ashok Kumar Dutt has been appointed the Executive Director of ________________.

(a) Dena Bank,

(b) Vijaya Bank

(c) Allahabad Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) None of these

Q33 Bhaskar Sen is the new Chairman and Managing director of _________________.

(a) Union Bank of India

(b) United Bank of India

(c) Indian Bank

(d) Indian Overseas Bank

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 (e) None of these

Q34- _______________journalists have been selected for Inclusive Media Fellowship.

(a) Eight

(b) Nine

(c) Ten

(d) Eleven

(e) None of these

Q35- Which of the following is the full form of the ‘BRA” as used in banking field ?

(a) Banking Regulation Act

(b) Banking Restructuring Act

(c) Brazilian Resources for Agriculture

(d) Borrowing Risk Assessment

(e) None of these

Q36- “Yen “is the currency of __________________.

(a) Chine

(b) France

(c) Janpan

(d) Italy

(e) None of these

Q37- By what percent Gold demand in India declined in the first quarter of 2009?

(a) 83%

(b) 85 %

(c) 87 %

(d) 89 %

(e) 94 %

Q38- Who was crowned the Femina Miss India – Universe 2009?

(a) Ekta Choudhury

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 (b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Yukta Mukhey

(d) Dyna Haiden

(e) Lara Dutta

Q39- According of findings in ‘Tobacco Atlas’ in March 2009 ,_____________________is the 2nd
largest tobacco consumer
after China.
(a) Africa

(b) Canada

(c) India

(d) Bangla Desh

(e) Sri Lanka

Q40- Who elected president of International Criminal Court in March 2009?

(a) Sang-Hyun Song

(b) Mao Tse Tung

(c) Joseph Adler

(d) Walter Smith

(e) Henry. J Charles

Law (5 Marks)

Q41- Justice Sabina has been appointed the Judge of Punjab and ______________High Court.

(a) Patna

(b) Allahabad

(c) Haryana

(d) Lucknow

(e) None of these

Q42- Justice Sunil Hali and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar has been appointed the Judge of
___High Court .
(a) Lucknow

(b) Allahabad

(c) Karnataka

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 (d) J & K

(e) None of these

Q43 Justice Vijay Kumar Shali has been appointed the Judge of __________________ High Court.

(a) Lucknow

(b) Delhi

(c) Kerala

(d) Madras

(e) None of these

Q44 The Allocation for National Employment Guarantee Act up by Rs. _________________in
Union Budget 2009-10 presented in July,2009

(a) 42,300 Crore (b) 39, 100 crore (c) 40, 500 Crore (d) 54,000
Crore (e) 50,700 Crore

45 Which nation reinstated its deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudhary in March 2009?

(a) Poland

(b) Mauritious

(c) Ajman

(d) Pakistan

(e) Brazil

Science ( 5 Marks)

Q46- Eminent missile scientist and _______________of DRDO, Vijay Kumar Saraswat has been
awarded with the
prestigious Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for the year 2009.
(a) Chairman

(b) Vice-Chairman

(c) Director-General

(d) Executive Director

(e) None of these

Q47- Which space telescope was launched by US on March 6, 2009 to find earth –like planets
in the Milky Way
galaxy?

(a) Saviour

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 (b) Kepler

(c) Apex

(d) Vision

(e) Fire-2

Q48- Who has been conferred the Dean’s Medal by the University of Pennsylvania School of
Engineering and
Applied Science?

(a) Sunil Mittal

(b) Anil Ambani

(c) Rahul Bajaj

(d) Mukesh Ambani

(e) None of these

Q49- As it moves rapidly to become the world’s leader in nuclear power, wind energy and
photovoltaic solar
panels, ____________is taking tentative steps to master another alternative energy
industry: using mirrors
to capture sunlight produce steam and generate electricity?
(a) Russia

(b) Anil Ambani

(c) Rahul Bajaj

(d) Mukesh Ambani

(e) None of these

Q50- Who appointed as the New Chief of NASA in June 2009?

(a) M.D. Madhusudan

(b) Raimundo Pereira

(c) Alice Munro

(d) Seamus Heaney

(e) Charles Bolden Jr.

Art & Literature (5 Marks)

Q51- Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and noted broadcaster Mark Tully would be awarded
honorary doctorates by the ______________.

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 (a) Oxford University

(b) Tribhuvan University

(c) Punjab University

(d) Queen’s University Belfast

(e) None of these

Q52 Noted ______________________writer Govind Vinayak Karandikar has passed away .

(a) Tamil

(b) Telugu

(c) Hindi

(d) Marathi

(e) None of these

Q53- Who is the author of the book “Dynamic Lawyering”?

(a) Justice H.R.Khanna

(b) Justice A.K.Saraka

(c) Justice A.N.Ray

(d) Justice V.R Krishna Lyer

(e) None of these

Q54- Nixxon, Indira and India is a book written by __________________.

(a) Kalyani Shanker

(b) V.S.Naipaul

(c) Aatish taseer

(d) Kiran Desai

(e) None of these

Q55- Markandey who passed away recently was a famous___________________.

(a) Storyteller

(b) Journalist

(c) Scientist

(d) Politician
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 (e) None of these

SECTION C (50 Marks)

MATHEMATICS

Each Question carries 2 Marks

Q1- The smallest number which, when divided by 4,6,or 7 leaves a remainder of 2, is :

(a) 44

(b) 62

(c) 80

(d) 86

Q2- The number of positive integers not greater than 100, which are not divisible by 2,3,5 is
:

(a) 26

(b) 18

(c) 31

(d) None of these

Q3- A young girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand. She started
calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5, then
reversed direction, calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7, index finger 8, thumb 9 and then
back to the index finger for 10, middle finger for 11, and so on .She counted up to 1994. She
ended on her :

(A) Thumb

(B) Index finger

(C) Middle finger

(D)Ring finger

Directions: - Answer the questions based on the following information.

A young girl Roopa leaves home with x flowers, goes to the bank of a nearby river , there are
four places of worship, standing in a row. She dips all the x flowers into the river, the number
of flowers doubles. Then, she enters the first place of worship, offers y flowers to the deity.
She dips the remaining flowers into the river, and again the number of flowers doubles. She
goes to the second place of worship, offers y flowers to the deity. She dips the remaining
flowers into the river, and again the number of flower double . She goes to the third place of
worship, offers y flowers to the deity . She dips the remaining flowers into the river, and again

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the number of flowers double. She goes to the fouth place of worship, offer y flowers to the
deity. Now she is left with no flowers in hand.

Q4. If Roopa leaves home with 30 flowers, the number of flowers she offers to each deity is :

(a) 30

(b) 31

(c) 32

(d) 33

Q5- The minimum number of flowers that could be offered to each deity is:

(a) 0

(b) 15

(c) 16

(d) Cannot be determined

Q6. - The minimum number of flowers with which Roopa leaves home is :

(a) 16

(b) 15

(c) 0

(d) Cannot be determined

Q7- In a 4-digit number, the sum of the first two digits is equal to that to that of the last two
digits. The sum of the first and last digits is equal to the third digit . Finally , the sum of the
second and fourth digits is twice the sum of the other two digits. What is the third digit of the
number?

(a) 5

(b) 8

(c) 1

(d) 4

Q8.-. A child was asked to add first few natural numbers 9 that is 1+2+3………) so long his
patience permitted. As he stoped he
gave the sum as 575. When the teacher declared the result wrong , the child
discovered he had missed one number in
the sequence during addition . The number he missed was:

(a) Less than 10

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 (b) 10

(c) 15

(d) More than 15

Q9- Each family in a locality has at most two adults, and no family has fewer than 3
children . Considering all the families together, there are more adults than boys , more boys
than girls , and more girls than families. Then the minimum possible number of families in the
locality is :

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 2

(d) 2

(e) 3

Q10.) The rate of increase of the price of sugar is observed to be two percent more than the
inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of sugar , on January 1, 1994 is Rs. 20 per kg.
The inflation rates of the years 1994 and 1995 are expected to be 8 % each . The expected
price of sugar price on January 1, 1996 would be :

(a) Rs.23.60

(b) Rs. 24.00

(c) Rs.24.20

(d) Rs.24.60

Q11-) The price of a Maruti car rises by 30% while the sales of the car comes down by 20%
What is the percentage change in the total revenue?

(a) -4%

(b) -2%

(c) +4%

(d) +2%

Q12-) A man earns X% on the first Rs. 2,000 and y% on the rest of his income. If he earns Rs.
700 from Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 900 from Rs. 5,000 of income, find x%.

(a) 20%

(b) 15%

(c) 25%

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Q13-) The owner of an art shop conducts his business in the following manner. Every once in a
while he raises his price by X%,
then a while later he reduces all the new prices by X% . After one such up-down
cycle, the price of a paining decreased
by Rs. 441. After a second up-down cycle, the painting was sold for Rs. 1944.81.
What was the original prices of the
paining (in Rs.) ?
(a) 2756.25

(b) 2256.25

(c) 2500

(d) 2000

Q14.) A survey on a sample of 25 new cars being sold at a local auto dealer was conducted to
see which of the three popular
options- air conditioning, radio and power windows- were already installed. The
survey found: 15 had air conditioning, 2
had air conditioning and power windows but no radios, 12 had radio, 6 had air
conditioning and radio but no power
windows, 11 had power windows, 4 radio and power windows, and 3 had all three
options.
What is the number of cars that had none of the options?

(a) 4

(b) 3

(c) 1

(d) 2

Q15.) Direction: - Answer the question based on the following information :-

What was the worth of the total property?
(a) Rs. 30 lakh

(b) Rs. 8 lakh

(c) Rs.18 lakh

(d) Rs. 24 lakh

Q16.) What was Carl’s original share?

(a) Rs. 4 lakh

(b) Rs. 12 lakh

(c) Rs. 6 lakh

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 (d) Rs. 5 lakh

Q17.) What was the ratio of the property owned by the windows of the three sons, in the end?

(a) 7 : 9:13

(b) 8 : 10 :15

(c) 5 : 7 : 9

(d) 9 : 12 : 13

Q18 Two oranges, three bananas and four apples cost Rs. 15. Three oranges, two bananas
and one apple cost Rs. 10. I bought 3 organges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I Pay?

(a) Rs. 10

(b) Rs. 8

(c) Rs. 15

(d) Cannot be determined

Q19 There is a leak in the bottom of the tank . This leak can empty a full tank in 8 hr. When
the tank is full , a tap is opened into the tank which intakes water at rate of 6 L per hour and
the tank is now emptied in 12 hr. What is the capacity of the tank ?

(a) 28.8L

(b) 36 L

(c) 144 L

(d) Cannot be determined

Q20 Shyam went from Delhi to Shimla via Chandigarh by Car. The distance from Delhi to
Chandigarh is 3 / 4 times the distance from Chandigarh to Shimla . The average speed from
Delhi to Chandigarh was half as much as that from Chandigarh to Shimla . If the average
speed for the entire journey was 49 km / hr, what was the average speed from Chandigarh to
Shimla ?

(a) 39.2 km/ hr

(b) 63 km/ hr

(c) 42 km / hr

(d) None of these

Q21 Four identical coins are placed in a square. For each coin, the ratio of area to
circumference is same as the ratio of circumference to area. Then, find the area of the square
that is not covered by the coins.

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 (a) 16 (x-1)

(b) 16 (8-x)

(c) 16(4-x)

(d) 16 (4-x)
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Q22 Neeraj has agreed to mow the farm lawn, which is a 20 m by 40 m rectangle. The
mower mows a 1 m wide strip . If Neeraj starts at one corner and mows around the lawn the
centre, about how many times would he go round before he has mowed half the lawn ?

(a) 2.5

(b) 3.5

(c) 3.8

(d) 4.0

Q23 Four cities are connected b y a road network as shown in the figure . In how many way
can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same road more than
one ?

(a) 8

(b) 12

(c) 16

(d) 20

Q24-) Direction: - Use the following information:

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Eighty five children went to an amusement park where they could ride on the Merry-go-
round , Roller Coaster and Ferris Wheel.It was known that 20 of them took all three rides , and
55 of them took at least two of the three rides .Each ride costs Rs. 1 and the total receipts of
the amusement park were Rs. 145.

(I)- How many children took exactly one ride?

A- 5

B- 10

C- 15

D- 20

(II) How many children did not try any of the rides ?

A- 5

B- 10

C- 15

D- 20

(25) Out of 100 families in the neighbourhood, 45 own radios, 75 have TVs, 25 have VCRs.
Only 10 families have all three and
each VCR owner also has a TV.If 25 families have radio only, how many have only
Tb?
A- 30 B- 35 C- 40 D- 45

SECTION D (50 Marks)

DATA INTERPRETATION & REASONING

Each Question carries 5 Marks

Q1. )Directions:- Given below are the forecasts of the World and Asian energy demand for the
years 1990,2000 and 2010 AD. The demand is given in million barrels per day, crude oil
equivalent.

1990 2000 2010

WORLD ASIA WORLD ASIA WORLD ASIA
PETROLEUM 50.0 4.0 70.0 10.0 80.0 15.0
NATURAL 30.0 0.5 40.0 2.5 50.0 5.0
GAS
SOLID 50.0 4.0 60.0 5.0 75.0 10.0
FUELS
NUCLEAR 10.0 0.5 20.0 1.0 25.0 1.3
HYDROPOW 10.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 20.0 2.0

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TOTAL 150.0 10.0 200.0 20.0 250.0 33.3

I-) Which is the fuel whose proportion in the total energy demand will decrease
continuously over the period 1990:

a- Natural Gas

b- Solid Fuels

c- Nuclear

d- Hydropower

(II) Which is the fuel whose proportion in the total energy demand of the world will remain
constant over the period 1990-2010 , but whose proportion will increase in the total
energy demand in Asia ?

a- Solid Fuels

b- Nuclear

c- Hydropower

d- Natural Gas

(III) Over 1990-2010, which two fuels meet more than 60 percent of the total energy
demand of both World and Asia?

a- Petroleum & Natural Gas

b- Petroleum & Solid Fuels

c- Natural Gas & Solid Fuels

d- None of these

(IV) Which fuel’s proportion in the total energy demand increases over the decade 1990-
2000 and decreases over the decade 2000-2010 for both the world and Asia?

a- Petroleum

b- Natural Gas

c- Solid Fuels

d- Nuclear

Q2-) Directions :- A professor keeps data on students tabulated by performance andsex of the
student. The data is kept on a computer disk, but unfortunately some of it is lost because of a
virus. Only the following could be recovered.

Performance Total
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 Average Good Excellent
Male 10
Female 32
Total 30

Panic buttons were pressed but to no avail. An expert committee was formed , which decided
that the following facts were self-evident .Half the students were either excellent or good.
40% of the students were females. One third of the male students were average .

(I) How many students are both female and excellent?

a- 0

b- 8

c- 16

d- 32

(II) What proportion of good students are male?

a- 0

b- 0.73

c- 0.4

d- 1.0

(III) What proportion of female students are good?

a- 0

b- 0.25

c- 0.5

d- 1.0

(IV) How many students are both male and good?

a- 10

b- 16

c- 22

d- 48

(V) Among average students, what is the ratio of male to female?

a- 1:2

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 b- 2:1

c- 3:2

d- 2:3

Q3-) Directions:- Swetha ,Swarna, Sneha and Soumya are four sister who have an agreement
that they share all snacks among themselves . One day, uncle prem gave a box of cookies to
swetha . Since the other sisters were not around . Swetha divided the cookies into four parts ,
ate here share and put the rest into the box . As she was closing the box , swarna came in .
She took all the cookies from the box and diveided them into four equal parts. Swetha and
Swarna ate one part each and put the rest in the box. Just then , Sneha walked in rest into the
box . Later when soumya came, she divided all the cookies into four equal parts and all the
four sisters are their respective shares. In total , soumya ate 3 cookies.

(I) How many cookies, in total , did sneha eat ?

a- 30

b- 12

c- 15

d- 6

(II) How many cookies, in total did swarna eat?

a- 9

b- 30

c- 39

d- 78

(III) How many , cookies ,in total did swetha eat?

a- 32

b- 142

c- 72

d- 71

(IV) How many cookies did uncle Prem give to Swetha ?

a- 128

b- 156

c- 256

d- 192
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Q4-) Directions :-

199 Investment

199
Net current
assets
199
Fixed assest

199

0 1 20 30

Assets are defined as Net Fixed Assets + Net Current Assets + Investments

(I) What is the approximate simple annual growth rate of Total Assets between 1990 and
1993?

a- 36%

b- 12%

c- 9%

d- 27%

(II) In any two consecutive years , the growth rate is lowest for :

a- Net fixed Assets

b- Net Current Assets

c- Investments

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 d- Total Assets

(III) The only item which has shown positive growth in every year between 1990 and
1993 is :

a- Net fixed Assets

b- Net Current Assets

c- Investments

d- Total Assets

(IV) Between 1991 and 1992, the highest growth rate was seen for :

a- Net fixed Assets

b- Net Current Assets

c- Investments

d- Total Assets

Q5-) Directions:- Ghosh Babu has recently acquired four companies namely ARC Net
Technologies (ANT), Babu Anta Transport (BAT) , Charles Anter Tailors (CAT) and Daud Akba
Transister (DAT) . When the results of the companies for the year 1992-93 were placed before
him, he found a few interesting things about them. While the profits of CAT and DAT were the
same , the sales of CAT were the same as those of BAT . Profits of ANT were 10% of its sales,
where as the profits of BAT were 20% of its sales. While the total expenses were 10% less
than those of CAT. Profits are defined as the difference between sales and total expenses.

(I) Which company had the lowest sales?

a- ANT

b- BAT

c- CAT

d- DAT

(II) Which Company had the highest profits?

a- ANT

b- BAT

c- CAT

d- DAT

(III) Which company had the highest total expenses?

a- ANT
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 b- BAT

c- CAT

d- DAT

(IV) Which Company had the lowest profits?

a- ANT

b- BAT

c- CAT

d- DAT

OR

Q6-) Directions :- Bankatlal works x hours a day and rests y hours a day. This pattern
continues for 1 week , with an exactly opposite pattern next week, and so on for four weeks.
Every fifth week he has a different pattern. When he works longer than he rests, his wage per
hour is twice what he earns per hour when he rests longer than he works.

The following are his daily working hours for the weeks numbered 1 to 13.

1st week 5th week 9th week 13th week

Rest 2 3 4 -
Work 5 7 6 8

A week consists of six days and a month consists of four weeks.

(I) If bankatlal is paid of Rs. 20 per working hour in the 1st week, what is his salary for the
1st month?

a- Rs. 1760

b- 1440

c- 1320

d- 1680

(II) Referring to the data given in question 22 Bankatlal’s average montly salary at the end
of the first four months will be :

a- Rs. 1780

b- Rs. 2040

c- Rs. 1830

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 d- Rs.1680

(III) The new manager Khushaldas stipulated that Rs. 5 be deducted for every hour for
rest and Rs. 25 be paid per hour constant 9th week, that what will be the change in
Bankatlal’s salary for the 3rd month? (Hourly deductions are constant for all weeks
starting 9th week)

a- Rs. 540

b- Rs. 480

c- Rs. 2450

d- Rs. 120

(IV) Using the data in the previous question what will be the total earning of Bankatlal at
the end of sixteen weeks?

a- Rs. 7320

b- Rs. 7800

c- Rs. 8400

d- Rs. 9600

6) Statement : Some tyres are ropes . Some ropes are tents . Some tents are walls . Some
walls are building s
Conclusions: I. Some building are ropes. II. Some walls are ropes III. Some
tents are tyres.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows
(e) Only I and II follow

(7.) Statement : Some beads are rings .Some rings are bangles .
All bangles are clothes. All clothes are boxes.

1- Conclusions:- I Some boxes are bangles II. Some clothes are rings
III Some bangles are beads.

(a) None follows (b) Only I follows (c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows (e) Only I and II follow

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 (8.) Statement: All chairs are fires. Some fires are winds .
All winds are nets . Some nets are clocks.
Conclusions: I Some clocks are winds
II. Some nets are fires.
III Some winds are chairs .

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) Only I and II follow

(9) - Statements : All desks are pillars . All pillars are circles . Some circles are
squares.
Some square are rectangles. Conclusions :

I. Some rectangles are pillars

II. Some circles are desks
III. Some square are desks.

(a) None follows (b) Only I follows (c) Only II follows (d) Only III follows
(e) Only I and II follow

10.) Statement:- All sticks are hammers .No hammer is dress . Some dresses are
doors . All doors are

cots . Conclusions:

I Some cots are hammers. II. No cot is hammer III. Some dresses Are sticks

(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Only III follows (d) - Only either I or II follows
.

(b) (e) - Only either I or II and III follow.

SECTION E (50 Marks)

MANAGEMENT / TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Managerial Economics (10 Marks)

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Q1. In which of the following market the consumer surplus will be high

(a) Monopoly

(b) Monopolistic competition

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Differentiated oligopoly

(e) Perfect competition

Q2. In India which of the following best describes a perfectly competitive market

(a) Sugarcane cultivation

(b) Indian Railway

(c) Soft drink industry

(d) Electricity distribution

(e) None of the above

Q3. Which of the following is not a common characteristic of perfect competition and
monopolistic competition

(a) Large No. of sellers

(b) Free Entry

(c) Homogeneous product

(d) Large No. of buyers

(e) Free exit

Q4.the average fixed cost of production

(a) Increases continuously with increases in output

(b) Decreases continuously with increase in output

(c) First increases and then decreases as the output expands

(d) First decreases and then increases as the output expands

(e) Remains constant with increase in production

Q5. Which of the following is an example of variable cost of production?

(a) Cost of buildings

(b) Purchasing heavy machine

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 (c) Salaries of top-level managers

(d) Salaries of temporary staff

(e) Acquiring copy-rights of the products

Production & Operation Management (10 Marks)

Q1. Which of the following functions is not a core function of an organization?

a. The accounting and finance function
b. The marketing (including sales) function
c. The product/service development function
d. The operations function
e. None of these
Q2. Most operations produce a mixture of both products and services. Which of the following
businesses is closest to producing “pure” services?
a. IT company
b. Counselor/therapist
c. Steel company
d. A Restaurant
Q3. Operations can be classified according to their volume and variety of production as well
as the degree of variation and visibility. Which of the following operations would be classified
as high volume, low variety?

a. A fast food restaurant

b. A family doctor
c. A carpenter
d. A front office bank
e. None of these

Q4. Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management?
a. Determining the exact mix of products and services that customers will want
b. Planning and controlling the operation
c. Designing the operation’s products, services and processes
d. Developing an operations strategy for the operation
e. None of these

Q5. Operations can be classified according to the degree of variation in demand and visibility
of the operation as well as their volume and variety of production. Which of the following
operations would be classified as high variation and high visibility?

a. A fast food restaurant

b. A carpenter
c. A family doctor
d. A front office bank
e. None of these
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 Quantitative Techniques (10 Marks)

Q1. If a data can take on only a limited number of values, the classes of these data are called

(a) Discrete

(b) continuous

(c) inclusive

(d) exclusive

(e) none of these

Q2. Classes in frequency distribution are all inclusive because

(a) no observation falls into more than one class

(b) all observations either fit into one class or another

(c) both (a) and (b)

(d) none of these

(e) all of these

Q3. The arithmetic mean of the first n natural numbers, 1,2,---------n is

(a) n/2

(b) (n+1)/2

(c) n(n+1)/2

(d) None of these

(e) All of these

Q4. The sum of squares of deviations from mean is

(a) Maximum

(b) Minimum

(c) Zero

(d) None of the above

(e) All of the above

Q5. Which of the following relationship is true in a multimodal distribution

(a) Mean-Mode=3(Mean- Median)

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 (b) Mode=3 Median-2 Mean

(c) 3 Median =(2Mean + mode)

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

Operation Research (10 Marks)

1. Transportation problem is basically a

a) Maximization problem
b) Minimization problem
c) Optimization problem
d) Travelling problem

2. To balance the transportation problem we have to introduce a dummy row or column in

the matrix
a) Key column
b) Key row
c) Dummy column
d) Slack row

3. The total no. of allocation in a basic feasible solution if transportation problem of m x n

size is equal to:
a) m x n
b) (m / n)-1
c) (m+n+1)
d) (m+n-1)

4. When the total allocation in a transportation model of m x n size is not equal to (m+n-1)
the situation is known as:
a) Unbalanced situation
b) Tie situation
c) Degeneracy
d) None of the above

5. In Hungarian method of solving assignment problem. The row opportunity cost matrix is
obtained by:
a) Dividing each row by the elements of the row above
b) Subtracting the elements if the row from the elements of the row above it
c) Subtracting the smallest element from all other elements of the row
d) Subtracting all the elements of the row from the highest element in the matrix.

Research Methodology (10 Marks)

1. Research is a creative work undertaken in order to increase the stock of

(a) Data
(b) Information & Knowledge
(c) Information

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(d) Knowledge

2.. Questionnaire is a
(a) Tool for research
(b) Measurement technique
(c) Tool for data collection
(d) All the above

3. What is mean by interview ?

(a) Type of research
(b) Method of research
(c) Tool of research
(d) Presentation technique of report

4. Which one is second step in research methods ?

(a) Formulation of the hypothesis
(b) Formulation of the problem
(c) Collection of data
(d) Analysis of data

5. Which method of research cannot be used in library and information science subject ?
(a) Historical method
(b) Survey method
(c) Scientific method
(d) Delphi method

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