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PART I
There are approximately 150 brands of shampoo sold
Directions: This section comprises of two passages. throughout India and Sri Lanka. These products racked up
After each passage questions consisting of items relating sales of Rs. 800 million in the last year. Mr. Akbar, who is
to the preceding passage are given. Evaluate each item VicePresident of Tandem incharge of marketing and new
separately in terms of the respective passage and choose product research, says that no one owns the market. He has
your answer as per the following guidelines: recommended that Tandem introduce a new hair shampoo,
also called Glow.
1. If the item is a MAJOR OBJECTIVE in making the
decision; that is the outcome or result sought by the There has been a tremendous influx of women into the
decision maker. labour force. On the basis of internal surveys, Mr. Akbar
2. If the item is a MAJOR FACTOR in arriving at the reports that working women are the most frequent users of
decision; that is consideration, explicity mentioned in shampoo and that they wash their hair every other day. The
the passage that is basic in determining the decision. popularity of hair dryers, which make home care of hair easier,
has also been a contributing factor to the phenomenal growth
3. If the item is a MINOR FACTOR in making the in this field. College women have been surveyed and they,
decision; a less important element bearing on or too, have been found to be heavy users of shampoo.
affecting a Major Factor, rather than a Major Objective
directly. At present, the shampoo market is dominated by two
manufacturing giants. PG is a leading manufacturer of many
4. If the item is a MAJOR ASSUMPTION made
successful brands of soap and dish washing products. Two
deliberately; that is a supposition or projection made
of its hair shampoo products are the first and third popular
by the decision maker before considering the factors
brands sold. Sales of these two shampoo account for 18
and alternatives.
percent of the market in shampoos. HL, an aggressive marketer
5. If the item is an UNIMPORTANT ISSUE in getting to of cosmetics and perfumes, has introduced a successful hair
the point; that is a factor that is insignificant or not shampoo which now commands 9 percent of the market and
immediately relevant to the situation. is the second largest seller. The rest of the shampoo market
is divided up among the smaller manufacturers, who provide
PASSAGE I shampoo brands which are sold in regional markets.
S.J. Tandem & Co. is a leading producer of products Mr. Akbar has devised an expensive advertising
used for house care. It has established a reputation for program which will cost Tandem and estimated Rs. 30 million.
quality, integrity, and satisfaction with its line of waxes, He wants to have ads placed in twentyfive national women’s
insect repellent, furniture polish, and air fresheners, and it magazines and in Sunday newspaper supplements. He also
commands a very respectable share of the market for these plans to start advertising on television networks during
goods. winter.
Tandem has long had a desire to expand its products Mr. Akbar plans to use Rs. 12 million of the planned
beyond just house care lines. In the hopes of increasing advertising budget to distribute free samples and for coupons
revenues and profit, Tandem introduced a hair conditioner, discount purchases. It is planned to distribute fortyfive
Glow, last year. The market for hair conditioners is estimated million samples of the shampoo throughout India and Sri
at Rs. 200 million. By the end of its first year of operation in Lanka via the post office. This mailing, according to Mr.
this field, Tandem’s new product was accounting for 20 Akbar, will cover 60 percent of the households in India and
percent of the sales of such items. in Sri Lanka and should cover most of the working women
and housewives.
Marketing research has established the fact that
personal care products represents one of the fastest growing Mr. Akbar then expects to go after another major market
items in the consumer field. Surveys of personal care sourcefemale college students. Five million samples of Glow
products indicate that hair shampoos make up an important shampoo will be distributed on college campuses, and glow
segment of this market. ads with sample packets will appear in college newspapers.
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With these efforts, Mr. Akbar expects that Tandem will IEstates was a privately held company, incorporated in
be able to capture at least 8 percent of the market within a 1954. The land was being developed in accordance with a
year and that Glow will become a profitable operation at the master plan that would provide for a planned residential
end of eighteen months. community, with no thatch houses and no overbuilding. A
majority – 54.5 percentof the stock was owned by the IEstate
Although PG, usually plays its advertising cards close Foundation, which managed and developed the property
to its chest, it has been intensifying its promotional activities. according to the wishes of its founder. However, in 1989 a
At the retail level, it is known that it plans to sell trial samples new law was passed, which prohibited any foundation from
at discount prices and also plans to increase the use of self owning more than 2 percent of a profitmaking company.
standing pointofpurchase displays. HL, has not made Therefore, the IEstate Foundation was forced to sell its stock.
public its advertising plans but, based on its past
performance when encroachment of its market share has The foundation was interested in selling a company
loomed, it, too, will prove to be a tough competitor. that would follow its master plan and would not actively
develop the land without considering all factors involved. It
This might represent one situation in which only the offered its 8.6 million shares for sale and agreed to sell to
consumer will benefit. Consumers should be able to look one of the large oil companies in the area at a bid of Rs. 2
forward to bargains in Shampoos, as manufacturers try all million because the prospective purchaser had agreed to be
sorts of marketing techniques to woo customers and test a nonactivist investor.
their product loyalty.
The grand daughter of the founder owned 22 percent
Questions: of the company stock, and for many years she had battled
the foundation for control of the land development. She felt
1. The market in personal care products is rapidly that the oil company’s offer was too low, and she actively
expanding. sought other buyers. A group was formed, which included
the grand daughter, and the company was bought for Rs.
2. Working women wash their hair more frequently than
337 million. The investors were able to raise Rs. 97 million in
housewives.
cash and incurred a shortterm debt of Rs. 240 million from a
3. Successful marketing of a new hair conditioner by ninebank consortium led by Uttam Ghosh.
Tandem.
The new company took over the IEstates name, but
4. Fragmented state of shampoo market. there were dire predictions made on its ability to continue. It
was felt that choiceincome property would have to be sold
5. Aggressive advertising can help capture a share of in order to meet the dept obligations, and once the property
themarket. was sold to outsiders, the master plan would be scuttled.
6. Tandem expects to achieve 8% share of the shampoo Business people in the developed community felt that their
market. economic wellbeing would be endangered if the IEstates
did not prove to be economically sound. Up until the time of
7. The sale and popularity of hair dryers. the sale of the company, the land had always been debtfree.
There was concern that the land would be pledged to debtors,
8. Choosing the same name ‘Glow’
who would be able to take over the land for unpaid debts.
9. Distribution of free samples to households in India
The new company has managed to confound all its
and Sri Lanka via post will cover 60% of the households
critics. Its revenues jumped to Rs. 225 million in its first year
10. The advertising plans of the competitors. of operationsan increase of 60 percent. The company did
not disclose its earning, but it says they are up from the Rs.
17.5 million of last year, although not rising as swiftly as
PASSAGE II
revenues. In spite of its spectacular moneymaking ability, I
The IEstates had been the largest landowner in Estates does not plan to pay dividends for a while.
Maharashtra, for many decades. It owned 77,000 acres of The company has concentrated on the repayment of
land about 60 km south of Mumbai. Of this vast property, its debt. First, the company obtained a longterm loan from
only 7000 acres had been built up. There were marinas, ten the Uni Insurance Company for Rs. 100 million, which is
shopping centers, six golf courses, office and apartment secured by 5000 acres of land. In its first year of operations,
complexes, industrial parks, a university, portions of several IEstates paid back Rs. 5 million of the load because of the
towns, and one completely new town. There are cash flow generated by the land leases of the pledged 5000
approximately 75,000 people who live or own home in this acres, which more than pays for the costs of the loan plus its
property in Maharashtra. IEstates also had large land amortization. Ninety million rupees of the shortterm debt
holdings 84,000 acres in Pune and property in Goa. owed to Uttam Ghosh has already been paid back.
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IEstates restructured its operations to improve its cash PART II
flow positions. Formerly it would lease land to home builders,
who would pay for the land after the homes they build were Directions: Each passage in this section is followed
sold. Now IEstates required that the land be paid for in cash by questions based on its contents. Read the passages
before construction is started. Thus, not only does IEstates carefully and then answer the questions given below them
get the cash from the sale of this land at an earlier time, but by choosing the best answer to each question. Answer the
it also does not have to pay taxes on the property. questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the
passages.
The company sold its incomeproducing property
outside of Mumbai area and used the proceeds to repay its
debt. Thus, out of the original shortterm debt of Rs. 240 PASSAGE I
million in loans with which it started, all but Rs. 50 million
There is a war being waged in the coffee market, and
has either been refinanced or paid back.
the supposed giant is being cut down to size. Soorya, the
It has not sold any of its incomeproducing properties country’s leading marketer of packaged goods, has
in the Mumbai area, but it has sold land for industrial and introduced its ground coffee Roasted Kofe into the eastern
housing use. Prices of industrial sites have jumped 50 market with less than startlingly good results. Roasted Kofe
percent; the average price is now Rs. 200,00 an acre. The is the leading brand of coffee in Tamil Nadu, but apparently
company built 1700 residential units last year, which sold at it cannot gain a foothold in the East.
prices ranging from Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 500,000. Demand has
One of the main factors acting as a deterrent to the
been so great for the residential properties that IEstates
Soorya product is a headon counterattack launched by one
has had to use lotteries and auctions to determine who would
of Soorya’s main competitors, Jothi Foods.
get what house.
The Orissa area is Roasted Kofe’s weak point. The
Since all the property that IEstate owns is now located market share at present is barely 7 percent, a far cry from the
in Maharashtra, it will benefit greatly from Act XXX, which 15 percent target Soorya has set for itself. Soorya struck out
calls for tax reductions on all property in Maharashtra. This hard to win the favour of Orissa coffee lovers, but Jothi
will provide IEstates with an estimated annual reduction of Foods responded with equal force. Roasted Kofe mailed out
Rs. 8 million in the property taxes that it pays. Some of that coupons worth Rs. 5 toward the purchase of a 10 gms sachet
savings will have to be paid out in taxes, but IEstate’s cash of coffee; Jothi Foods countered the action with a newspaper
flow position will be ever better as a result, and there should coupon of its own. Then Roasted Kofe offered a 15 percent
be a further reduction in its outstanding debt. discount on the list price of 500 gms of coffee, and Jothi
Foods met them head on. Roasted Kofe led with a television
Questions: campaign that filled eastern living rooms with housewives
11. Act XXX calls for tax reduction on all real estate in despairing over the fact that the husbands were dissatisfied
Maharashtra. with the coffee they made. Quick as a wink, Jothi Foods put
their spokeswoman on the air to tell her customers to stick
12. Sale of incomeproducing property outside the Mumbai area. with a good thing, Tasty Coffee (the Jothi Foods ground
13. Cash payments required for land bought from IEstates. roast coffee).
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But this still does not account for Roasted Kofe’s poor build a new plant (valued at approximately Rs. 200 million) to
performance in the East. Where does the blame lie? Certainly manufacture these and other products. It is thought that
not in the product itself, which is much like its competitor Soorya will eventually have a 25 percent share of the market.
and is a leader outside the East Coast. In addition, everyone
knows it is sound promotional strategy to advertise a new Questions:
product heavily and to give the customer an extra nudge by
offering a free sample, such as the discount coupon. On 21. Ideally, Soorya is aiming for what percentage of the
paper, Soorya’s strategy seems sound. Perhaps the coupon market share in Orissa area?
should have been worth more. It was mailed directly to 70 (1) 7 (2) 15
percent of the households in Orissa, not hidden somewhere (3) 12 (4) 10
in the newspaper, and Soorya expected about 40 percent of (5) 25
those coupons to be redeemed. At present, only 8 9 percent
of the coupons have actually been redeemed, a figure that 22. What can be inferred from the passage about a sales
may well increase as the campaign wears on. force in relation to marketing a new product?
Still another problem facing Roasted Kofe is that of (1) The sales force must be “educated” in the product
pricing. While it is a leader in Tamil Nadu, it does not have (2) There must be a strong sales force behind a heavily
enough strength in any one area to afford it the luxury of promoted new product
flexibility in pricing. Tasty Coffee, however, has been using (3) A sales force is not necessary if the product is
the money gained from the comfortable margins in the East heavily advertised
to carry on its counterattack against Roasted Kofe in other (4) Sales forces must visit supermarkets frequently in
parts of the country. Also, Roasted Kofe is a single brand, order for the product to succeed.
while Tasty Coffee shares shelf space with three other Jothi
Foods coffees. There is strength, if not safety, in numbers. (5) Sales force has no effect on marketing a new product
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26. Roasted Kofe needs to get what percentage of the Bedi joined Reli in the early eighties as sales director,
East Coast market to become the country’s bestselling and within five years he became a leading figure in Reli’s
coffee? management. At the age of fifty, in 1993, Bedi was named
(1) 10 (2) 15 Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) of Reli, and he has proved
himself to be an extremely effective C.E.O. The growth record
(3) 12 (4) 7
Reli has shown since Bedi’s move to the top is excellent and
(5) 25 quite unusual for the can industry. In India there are
approximately eightyfive can makers competing in a
27. Which of the following is (are) responsible for Roasted
business in which demand increases slowly. But in the last
Kofe’s poor performance in the East?
ten years, Reli’s revenues has gone from Rs. 180 million to
i. poor product quality over Rs. 1 billion, pushed up mainly by strong can sales.
ii. uncertain prices
The can market is marked by strong competition and
iii. lack of a sales force
rather slow growth. The nature of the market has pushed the
iv. weakness in the soluble area two leaders in the industry into diversification and not
(1) i and ii only (2) ii only necessarily into related fields. Big Can Company has spread
(3) ii and iv only (4) ii, iii and iv only into life insurance, while the Rao Group has gone into
(5) All of the above recorded music distribution. Reli, on the other hand, has
gone in the opposite direction and is trimming off excess,
28. What is Roasted Kofe’s present market share? unrelated fat that had been acquired prior to Bedi joining the
company. According to Bedi, Reli wants to stay in the area
(1) 15 percent (2) 12 percent
that they know best the can business. Eightytwo percent
(3) 10 percent (3) 7 percent of the company’s sales is concentrated in cans and metal
(5) 8 9 percent caps and lids; glass and plastic bottles account for 13 percent
of total sales.
29. Why has Roasted Kofe not concentrated on the instant
market? Growth has been achieved under Bedi’s direction
(1) They do not have the necessary funds through a skillful combination of factors – aggressive
(2) They wanted to first establish Roasted Kofe as a salesmanship, calculated strategic planning, and
national brand maximization of Reli’s smallcompany advantages, such as
its ability to move quickly and to grab up small pieces of
(3) They do not have a marketing strategy for instant coffee new business that have been either neglected or rejected
(4) They want to introduce a decaffeinated brand first by larger competitors.
(5) None of the above
In the past, Reli’s success was based largely on
30. Why is it “surprising” that Roasted Kofe is performing good, oldfashioned salesmanship. Special efforts were
rather poorly? made to cultivate and maintain good customers, and today
i. Soorya’s strategy, on paper, seems perfect. many of Reli’s important customers are the ones who have
been with the company through the years. When Bedi
ii. Soorya is the country’s leading marketer of arrived, he had the same super salesman qualities as the
packaged goods. previous chief officer, but in addition, he provided Reli
iii. Roasted Kofe is a leader outside the East Coast. with a dualfaceted marketing strategy. One one hand, Reli
iv. Competition does not usually wage a very strong began to seek out smaller companies that Big Can and Rao
counterattack against Soorya. did not consider important prospects. The second aspect
(1) i and iii only (2) i and ii only of Bedi’s strategy was an aggressive sales program to two
industries in which the demand for cans was beginning to
(3) i, ii and iii only (4) i, ii and iv only
grow beer and soft drinks.
(5) All of the above
Bedi is an innovator, not a follower. He has broken
tradition in the can industry by pursuing his own initiative
PASSAGE II rather that maintaining the pattern set by industry leaders.
Does the person make the company or does the When Big Can and Rao decided to head off brewers (who
company make the person? Although in many cases it is a had begun making their own cans) by building
good combination of both, the story of Anil Bedi and the competitive plants, Reli committed some of its own
Reli Can Company leans heavily toward the former, the person production to the brewers. This saved the beer makers
making the company. worry about capital costs.
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The twopiece can was perhaps Bedi’s most daring however, about closing down unprofitable or uneconomic
step. These cans are the backbone of the beverage plants, but does go out of his way to try to find other
business today. Traditional threepiece cans are made of a positions for the workers who consequently lose their
body and two end pieces, rolled from a flat sheet of tin jobs. It is Bedi’s firm belief that attention to and
plate and then secured into a cylindrical shape with a involvement with employees all comes out for the good on
seam. The twopiece can has only one end piece and no the bottom line; loyalty and high morale are a boon to
side seam, is less expensive, and can be manufactured productivity.
more quickly.
There is some speculation on whether Bedi’s personal
Bedi had enough foresight to realize that the two style of running a company can continue to benefit Reli as
piece can was to be an extremely important factor in the it has obviously done to date. The company has grown to a
future of the can industry. he knew it would open the can size that makes over involvement of the C.E.O. with details a
market to aluminum and permit economies in production. bit cumbersome. Top executives feel that, instead of trying
Reli entered the twopiece can companies had yet made a to take care of details himself, Bedi should work on
serious commitment to the new container. This was in strengthening the management system, so that these small
1987. There were still problems to be ironed out, but in an points and/or errors are caught and taken care of before
area in which Reli has expertise process refinements. The they even reach him.
basic research and development (R&D), which was not
Reli’s forte, had been taken care of. Bedi gambled on That Reli will continue to grow and expand is almost
undertaking these refinements. It meant developing new certain. Bedi is now looking for areas of diversification
types of machinery to handle the twopiece containers, suited to the company’s expertise and style. A new type of
and it was not a sure thing that it would work. But Reli did plastic bottle is being worked on by one of the divisions,
overcome the difficulties and thus was able to pick up a which could lead to an entirely new line of business if it is
twoyear lead on the industry. successful. Reli is definitely heading in a bigger and more
complex direction that will necessitate modification of
While Reli has grown into a billion rupee company, Bedi’s informal style. A policymaker, not an intensely
Bedi has kept an informal and lean type of management involved manager, is what Bedi may have to become in
and has continued to run his operation as a small order to stay at the top of his organization. If he can do
company. While sales have doubled, the size of the this, which means reversing the style that has been his up
managerial staff has remained nearly the same. Reli’s until now, he will have led the transition of his small
offices are plain and austere, including those of senior company to a bigger one; this could be his greatest
executives, and instead of having a company plane, Reli is achievement.
located near a large airport.
Questions:
Informality is the key to Bedi’s style. Information
flows freely; communication is direct and open at all levels 31. According to the passage, the can market is
there is no hierarchy at Reli. Bedi is very downtoearth characterized by
in his operating manner, careful about details, aware of all i. Slow growth
that is going on, accessible to all, and concerned about
ii. Companies diversifying in unrelated fields
his employees. Some may argue that top managers should
not be bothered with detail, but Bedi feels that a good iii. Strong competition
manager must be involved, and work with fellow iv. Strong Management
managers.
(1) i and iii only (2) i and ii only
Smoothflowing communications are of prime (3) ii, iii and iv only (4) iii and iv only
importance to Bedi. Some years ago he and his newly
hired head of operations reorganized the company (5) All of the above
structure to improve the flow of communications. The 32. What factors have led to Reli’s growth?
project took two years to complete, but the result was a
i. Maximization of Reli’s smallcompany advantages
system of total integration, from top management to the
lowest factory worker. ii. Aggressive salesmanship
iii. Careful strategic planning
Bedi is also extremely concerned about the well
being of those he supervises, going so far as to hold (1) i and iii only (2) i and ii only
openhouse parties at Reli plants so that families of the (3) ii and iii only (4) iii only
workers can actually see where the employees spend so
many of their waking hours. He has no compunction, (5) All of the above
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33. The passage implies that Bedi was a director with 39. All but one of the following describe Bedi’s style of
foresight. Which of the following demonstrates that management:
capability? (a) Informality
(1) They fear competition from the industry leaders (2) Smooth flow of communications
(2) Being an aggressive salesman (3) Concern for employees
(3) Using his own initiative rather than following (4) Attention to detail
industry patterns
(5) Operating on a very low budget
(4) Working on the twopiece can
(5) Concentrating on the can business only 40. The author implies that to maintain growth at Reli and
his own success as C.E.O., Bedi will have to
34. Why has Reli dediversified?
(1) Diversify into other areas
(1) They fear competition from the industry leaders
(2) Build a stronger management system
(2) Bedi has no experience in other fields
(3) Give up his informal style
(3) They want to concentrate on what they do best
(4) Not allow Reli to grow faster than the company
(4) Unrelated companies, acquired prior to Bedi’s can handle
arrival, were unprofitable
(5) Develop new product
(5) The nature of the industry in against diversification
35. Before Bedi joined the company, Reli’s success was PART III
based mainly on
(1) Strong technology 41. An owner of a pizza stand sold small slices of pizza for
(2) Innovative strategy Rs. 150 each and large slices for Rs. 250 each. One
night he sold 5000 slices, for a total of Rs. 10.50 lakh.
(3) Making a superior product How many small slices were sold?
(4) Good salesmanship (1) 3000 (2) 2000
(5) Keeping overhead at a minimum (3) 4000 (4) 2500
36. Bedi’s marketing strategy consisted of (5) 3500
i. selling to smaller companies
42. Jack has three more cards than Bill. together they have
ii. creating a new type of can 47 cards. If x represents the number of card Bill has,
iii. sales to new customers in two industries then an equation that can be used to determine the
iv. building plants for brewers number of cards each one has is
(1) i and ii only (2) i, ii and iii only (1) x + 3 = 47 (2) 2x + 3 = 47
(3) i and iv only (4) i and iii only (3) x – 3 = 47 (4) 2x – 3 = 47
(5) ii, iii and iv only (5) 3x + 3 = 47
37. All but one of the following are characteristics of the 43. If two fractions, each of which has a value between 0
twopiece can: and 1, are multiplied together, the product will be:
(1) less expensive (1) always greater than either of the original fractions
(2) can be manufactured more quickly (2) always less than either of the original fractions
(3) opened the can market to aluminum (3) sometimes greater and sometimes less than either
(4) is a more solid container of the original fractions
(5) permits production economics (4) remains the same
38. Bedi estimated that Reli could successfully manufacture (5) never less than either of the original fractions
the twopiece can because 44. A father can do a certain job in x hours. His son takes
(1) Reli’s expertise was in process refinements twice as long to do the job. Working together, they
(2) Reli was constructing can do the job in 6 hours. How many hours does it take
(3) Aluminum was readily available to Reli the father to do the job?
(4) Reli already had the necessary machinery for (1) 9 (2) 18
perfecting the twopiece can (3) 12 (4) 20
(5) Bedi wanted Reli to become an industry leader (5) 16
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55. ABCD area equal to 28. BC is parallel to AD. A is 60. 36 identical chairs must be arranged in rows with the
perpendicular toAD. IfBCis 6 andADis 8, then what isCD? same number of chairs in each row. Each row must
contain at least three chairs and there must be at least
B C
three rows. A row is parallel to teh front of the room.
how many different arrangements are possible?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5
(4) 6 (5) 10
A D
(1) 2 2 (2) 2 3 (3) 4 PART IV
(4) 2 5 (5) 6 Directions: Each of the following problems has a
56. Which of the following has the largest area? question and two statements which are labeled (1) and (2) in
which certain date are given. You have to decide whether
i. A circle of radius 2 the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering
ii. An equilateral triangle whose sides each have length 4 the question. Using the data given in the problem plus your
knowledge of mathematics and very day facts choose:
iii. A triangle whose sides have lengths 3, 4 and 5
(1) i (2) ii (3) iii 1. If you can get the answer from (1) ALONE but not from (2)
(4) i and ii (5) ii and iii 2. If you can get the answer from (2) ALONE but not from (1)
57. A charity solicited P persons over the phone who 3. If ou can get the answer from BOTH (1) and (2)
agreed to an average pledge of Rs. R each. Q of these TOGETHER, but not from (1) alone or (2) alone
people who had pledged an average of Rs. S each
never sent in the pledged amount. Which of the 4. If EITHER statements (1) ALONE or statement (2)
following expressions represent the percentage of ALONE suffices
pledged money that the charity received. 5. If you CANNOT get the answer from statement (1)
PR QS and (2) TOGETHER but need even more data
(1) 100 ´ QS (2) 100 ´
PR
æ QS ö Questions:
(3) 100 (PR – QS) (4) 100 ç1 - ÷
è PR ø 61. Do sides
æ QS ö AC + CD = line AE + EI + IF + FJ + JG + GH + HD
(5) 100 ç PR - ÷
è PR ø (1) ABCD is parallelogram
58. If x, y, z are chosen from the three numbers, –3, 1 2 and 2, (2) Angles x, y and z = angle C
æ x ö 2 A E B
what is the largest possible value of the expression ç ÷ z ?
è y ø
3 I x° F
(1) - (2) 16 (3) 24 y° G
8 J
(4) 36 (5) 54
z°
59. The hexagon ABCDEF is regular. That means all its C D
H
sides are of the same length and all its interior angles
62. If it takes A and B, 6 hours to paint a room, how long
are of the same size. Each side of the hexagon is 2m.
will it take A to do the room alone?
What is the area of the rectangle BCEF?
A (1) B can paint the room alone in 15 hours
(2) Both painters use latex paint and rollers.
B F 63. ABCD is a rhombus. Find the length of BC?
(1) BD = 6 metres, AC = 8 metres
(2) The perimeter is 20 metres.
C E
B C
D
(1) 4 sq.m. (2) 4 3 sq.m. (3) 8 sq.m.
(4) 4 + 4 3 sq.m. (5) 12 sq.m. A D
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E
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72. A sequence of numbers a 1 ,a 2 ,a 3 ,... is given by the rule
n k
70. If n and k are even integers, is + an integer? H
3 2 G
(1) n is a multiple of 3
(2) k is a multiple of 4 F E
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78. How much cardboard will it take to make an open 87. By giving (1) prompt and strict obedience to orders,
cubical box with no top? (2) a soldier learns (3) selfdiscipline and and
(1) The area of the bottom of the box is 4 sq.m. consequently would have (4) steady nerves in time of
war. No error. (5)
(2) The volume of the box is 8 cubic m
88. Although (1) she had not read (2) much, she had the
79. A dozen eggs cost Rs. 24 in Jan 2007. Did a dozen eggs capacity of choosing (3) the right word in the right
cost more than Rs. 24 in Jan 2008? context. (4) No error. (5)
(1) In Jan 2007, the average worker had to work 1hour
to pay for a dozen eggs 89. The difference between (1) good and bad acting rest
(2) in (3) the ability to project emotion to (4) the
(2) In Jan 2008, the average worker had to work 45 min
audience. No error. (5).
to pay for a dozen eggs.
90. Projecting emotion to (1) an audience requires (2)
80. Is the line PQ parallel to the line SR? control of the voice, restrained use of gesture, and a
(1) w = q (2) y = z mysterious gift, (3) called “stage presence,” which
makes (4) everything work. No error. (5)
Q S
91. Many mistakes were made and condoned by (1) his
q° associates, and (2) he kept the firm going by stringent
measures, (3) intelligent decisions, (4) and intensive
w° public relations. No error. (5)
x° y° z° 92. Never had (1) the American navy sank (2) so many
P R foreign warships as (3) they did during that (4) initial
battle. No error. (5)
PART V 93. Each member of the Rangers wore their (1) team
emblem, which (2) appeared on (3) all articles (4) of
Directions: In each of the following sentences four clothing. No error. (5)
words or phrases have been underlined. Only one
underlined part in each sentence is not acceptable in 94. He is (1) one of those (2) persons who (3) is (4) never
standard English. Pick up that part (1) or (2) or (3) or (4). satisfied. No error. (5)
If there is no mistake mark (5). 95. The judges wanted (1) to see only (2) witnesses whom
(3) they knew were (4) honest. No error. (5)
Questions:
81. She flouts (1) her furs and jewelryat (2) every opportunity; 96. It was she (1) who determined (2) the policy of the
no wonder (3) she was robbed. (4) No error.(5) board of directors, not them, (3) the members who were
selected by (4) popular vote. No error. (5)
82. As (1) the boat was (2) rocking from (3) the impact of
the waves, the dishes slide off of (4) the gallery table. 97. The atmosphere in his classroom (1) is (2) different
No error. (5). than (3) that (4) in his home. No error. (5)
83. The tire was (1) flat, moreover (2) the pump was (3) not 98. Several legislators stood up and shouted angry (1) in
(4) in the tool box. No error. (5) opposition to the motion under consideration: (2)
nevertheless, (3) it passed bya wide margin. (4)No error.(5)
84. We don’t care who (1) the new bats were given to. (2)
but (3) we do care how much they (4) cost. No error. (5) 99. This is a story where (1) a man, left alone (2) on a
desert island, loses (3) the ability to act like (4) a civilized
85. As (1) the dance progressed, (2) the differences among (3)
person. No error. (5)
the two couples became more pronounced. (4) No error.(5)
100. There is no doubt but that (1) you will learn (2) to
86. Either (1) the first or (2) the third of the proposals (3)
express yourself clearly, (3) compactly. (4) and
they have offered are (4) to be accepted. No error. (5)
accurately. No error. (5)
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MBA 2008 – ANSWERS
1. 2 26. 3 51. 5 76. 2
2. 4 27. 4 52. 5 77. 2
3. 1 28. 4 53. 5 78. 4
4. 3 29. 2 54. 4 79. 5
5. 4 30. 3 55. 4 80. 1
6. 1 31. 1 56. 2 81. 3
7. 5 32. 5 57. 4 82. 4
8. 2 33. 4 58. 4 83. 2
9. 2 34. 3 59. 2 84. 1
10. 3 35. 4 60. 3 85. 3
11. 2 36. 2 61. 3 86. 4
12. 2 37. 4 62. 1 87. 4
13. 2 38. 1 63. 4 88. 3
14. 1 39. 5 64. 1 89. 2
15. 2 40. 3 65. 4 90. 5
16. 2 41. 2 66. 1 91. 3
17. 1 42. 2 67. 1 92. 2
18. 4 43. 2 68. 5 93. 1
19. 2 44. 1 69. 4 94. 4
20. 2 45. 4 70. 1 95. 3
21. 2 46. 5 71. 5 96. 3
22. 2 47. 2 72. 4 97. 3
23. 3 48. 5 73. 3 98. 1
24. 2 49. 4 74. 3 99. 4
25. 3 50. 4 75. 5 100. 1
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