FMS Exam Papers

I want to give FMS exam for admission in MBA so please provide me sample question papers for preparation of exam?

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FMS MBA Entrance exam is conducted every year by the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi for admission to two year programs of MBA.

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Data Interpretation
Quantitative Aptitude
Analytical Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Verbal Ability

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FMS MBA Entrance Exam’s Sample Papers:

Passage – 1
The scene is fairly familiar at first. The lights dim, and an eerie squeal of flutes silences the rustle and buzz of
the audience. The first actor enters, attired in full Kabuki dress and pandemonium erupts in the crowd. Men
bellow through cupped hands. To a foreigner the reaction seems a little harsh: the poor man has yet to utter a
single line. However, no ushers appear to clear the stalls and soon everyone settles down to listen to the
opening speech. Then another actor enters and ka boom — the hecklers start again, leaning forward to scream
at the newcomer. Strangely, he appears pleased. Evidently I’m missing something.
The English commentary in my earphones soon confirms that I am. Such outbursts are expected, the voice
explains, even demanded in Japanese theatre. The audience is calling out the actors’ names, and the greater
the performer’s standing the higher the roof is raised. Forget the sharp ‘sshhh!’ that greets any interruption in a
Western theatre. Fans are supposed to shout here. Keeping your mouth shut is almost rude.
If you were to listen to the dinner party talk from Beijing to Bangalore, you might think theatre was all but dead
in Asia. The occasional touring production or big musical — Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables
and now Miss Saigon — offers glimpses of Broadway or London’s West End. But outside the dull conservatism
of national troupes or small-scale experimental groups, the culture vultures say pickings are slim.
Not so in Tokyo, the theatrical centre of the East. Simultaneous English translations and programme notes
make traditional shows easy to follow. And in the Ginza district, the heart of Tokyo’s theatreland, audiences
can catch not only Kabuki but also Japanese productions of Bernstein, Beckett, Shakespeare and Gilbert and
Sullivan.
Part of the fun of watching Western classics such as 42nd street is observing how Japanese portray foreigners.
It’s like seeing yourself in a fairground Hall of Mirrors: the image is familiar, but amusingly distorted. Wearing
blond wigs and remembering not to bow in greeting, the actors nonetheless sometimes resort to peculiarly
Japanese gestures: signalling ‘Me’ by pointing fingers to their noses and hiding laughter by pressing their
palms to their faces. The five troupes of the Takarazuka Grand Theater company, opposite the Imperial Hotel,
have a staggering repertoire from West Side Story to Hamlet and perform their own dramatizations of Hemingway’s
For Whom the Bell Tolls and Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The male leads are romantic and clean-cut, strong yet
sensitive, not least because they are played by women. The mobs of female fans that crowd the stage door
after the show bear witness to how poorly Japanese men apparently measure up to this ideal. Its recent
productions include Gone with the Wind, Jekyll and Hyde and Fiddler on the Roof.
Even Kabuki is getting accessible. The Ichikawa family’s Super Kabuki company has reinvented the genre for
modern audiences by featuring special effects that wouldn’t be out of place in Hollywood. In Shin Sangokushi,
a real waterfall as wide as the stage is the backdrop for a hair-raising battle to the death. Spectators in one
corner are given plastic capes to protect themselves from the victor’s splashy triumph. In another scene, a
doomed ship floats on a sea of dry ice — its crew writhing in flames of flickering red light before breaking in two

and plunging through the stage with a groan worthy of the Titanic. Taped commentaries offer whispered guides
to the complicated and often racy plots. The Tourist Information Center will tell you where the company is
playing. Or try the more traditional and world-famous Kabuki-za at the Ginza stop on the Hibiya subway, which
also features English commentaries. But be warned: Kabuki-za’s epics can each run to five hours.
After the show, Ginza offers Tokyo’s finest and (most expensive) sushi, at up to $300 a head. But just as
authentic and considerably cheaper is the alfresco Yurakucho Yakitori Alley, where $30 will buy a meal of some
of the capital’s best grilled chicken, beef or seafood. The area is under the Shinkansen line and a stroll from
most theatres. Call it ’Bullet Trains over Broadway’.
1. A foreigner finds the reaction of a crowd to the entry of an actor as harsh because
a. the actor has not yet demonstrated his talents to the crowd for their judgment.
b. the author could not hear a word of what was going on.
c. the author could not understand the regional language.
d. the opening speech was drowned in the pandemonium that ensued.
2. The word ‘alfresco’ in the passage refers to
a. a wall painting.
b. a cheap eating-joint.
c. an open air eating place.
d. None of these
3. The word ‘sshhh’ in the passage implies that
a. the author was not happy to witness the chaos in the Japanese theatre.
b. Western audiences are not very demonstrative when it comes to appreciating the theatre.
c. interruptions are not welcome in Western theatres.
d. None of these
4. How does the author react to the duration of the Kabuki-za epic?
a. He is elated.
b. He is doubtful whether one can stay that long.
c. He prefers one-act plays.
d. Cannot say
5. With the term ‘…pickings are slim’, the author wishes to convey that
a. theatre thrives in Asia.
b. the big musicals boasts of a large audience.
c. theatre is not very active in Asia.
d. theaters do not make enough money to cover expenses and so they totter on the way.
6. The plastic capes were given to part of the spectators
a. to ensure that the spectators are able to protect themselves from extreme hooliganism.
b. to generate special effects for the drama.
c. to protect the spectators from the water splashing around in the finale.
d. so that they can avoid the glare of the arc-lights.

7. What is the author’s reaction to the way the Japanese portray foreigners in Western classics?
a. He finds it derisive.
b. He thinks that the Japanese are being patronizing.
c. He is amused.
d. He feels that they are making a mockery of the Western culture.
8. The author feels that the Japanese men
a. match the Japanese women stroke by stroke.
b. are romantic and callous.
c. do not measure up to the ideal male leads in the theatre.
d. are lapping up all the lead roles.
9. The recent productions of the Takarazuka Grand Theater company do not include
a. Pride and Prejudice. b. Gone with the Wind. c. Fiddler on the Roof. d. Jekyll and Hyde.
10. The word ‘repertoire’ in the passage means
a. lead roles. b. collection of plays. c. place of performance. d. None of these

Passage – 2
When we remember President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
we tend to think of the famous response that he carefully dictated to his secretary, punctuation included:
“Yesterday comma December 7 comma 1941 dash a date which will live in infamy . . .” Yet the President’s
leadership was most sorely tested not on the Sunday of the surprise attack or the Monday he delivered his
address but in the long, difficult days that followed. Then as now, America’s sense of territorial invulnerability
had been shattered. Rumours swirled: the Japanese were planning to bomb Los Angeles, were already bombing
San Francisco. There was real fear, not just among the public but also within the government, that Japan might
invade the American mainland, whose defences were weakened by the crippling of the Navy.
The differences between Pearl Harbor and last Tuesday’s attack are abundant. At Pearl Harbor, the Japanese
targeted a military base; last week the terrorists targeted ordinary civilians travelling in the air, working in their
offices, walking on the streets. Then, unlike today, we faced discrete, known enemies. But Pearl Harbor, and
America’s larger history, teaches us that at these crucial junctures, resolve and unity are powerful weapons
against despair and hysteria.
After Pearl Harbor, symbolic acts were as significant as physical preparation for war. Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt worked together to demonstrate that the war overseas would be won only by preserving American
liberty at home. The week after the raid, the Secret Service suggested a list of security measures at the White
House: camouflaging the building, placing machine guns on the roof, covering the skylights with sand and tin.
Roosevelt rejected most of the suggestions, to show that the capital stood unbowed — much as, a century
earlier, Abraham Lincoln insisted that the construction of the Capitol dome be completed in the midst of the
Civil War. Similarly, on Tuesday President Bush decided to end the day in Washington rather than in a NORAD
bunker. On Friday he presided over a national day of prayer, giving prominent roles to people of all races and
creeds, including a Muslim religious leader.

Eleanor, visiting the West Coast after Pearl Harbor, bore witness to the hysteria directed against Japanese
Americans. Government officials swooped down upon Japanese banks, stores and houses. Swimming against
the tide of prejudice, Eleanor antagonized many Californians when she called for tolerance and posed for a
picture with US born Japanese Americans; the editorial board of The Los Angeles Times reacted angrily and
called for her forcible retirement from public life. The First Lady responded that more than fairness was at
stake:”Almost the biggest obligation we have today is to prove that in a time of stress we can still live up to our
beliefs.” Though the US later let that principle down with the internment camps, it remains a valuable point to
remember, particularly if images of Palestinians celebrating the attacks inflame anger at Arab Americans here.
In many ways, the challenge facing George W. Bush is greater than Roosevelt’s. F.D.R. was an immensely
popular third-term president who had led America through the Great Depression. And he had the luxury of
immediate, concrete action that galvanized Americans in the days and weeks after the attack. There were
weapons to be built, resources to be conserved, a military force to assemble. This week, outside Washington
and New York City, there was little more for most Americans to do than give blood.
But the crisis today makes such mundane acts heroic. Terrorism seeks to turn ordinary life into a battlefield,
and the bravest act Americans can undertake in the coming weeks is to go about their daily lives, ride airplanes
and elevators and do what the British did during the Blitz, show up at work every morning. Today, Bush has the
opportunity to draw on something we rarely experience: the feeling that America is not merely an abstraction
but an entity of which we are each a vital part.
On Christmas Eve 1941, over the objections of the Secret Service, F.D.R insisted on lighting the White House
Christmas tree. It made a memorable night for the fifteen thousand people who gathered to hear him speak,
illumined by a crescent moon, the red light of the Washington Monument and the glow of the tree. While we
prepare to strike back against terrorism and secure our skies and our homes, the challenge to our leaders and
to all of us is to show that no terrorist group will be allowed to extinguish the beacons of freedom and democracy.
11. Roosevelt’s leadership evokes memories of his famous response because
a. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
b. he delivered his address in parliament and asked Congress for a declaration of war.
c. America’s invincibility came under question during his tenure.
d. the response is now inevitably linked to his tenure during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
12. The word ‘beacons’ is used in the passage to convey
a. that no one can take away America’s right to freedom.
b. the safety of the skies were taken for granted before the Pearl Harbor attack.
c. that the torch of freedom and democracy shall not be extinguished.
d. None of these
13. How were the enemies of the Pearl Harbor attack different from the enemies of the Tuesday attack?
a. The enemies in the former case were unknown and the enemies of the Tuesday attack were identified
terrorists.
b. The enemies in the former case were untrained and the enemies of the Tuesday attack were experts.

faceless.
d. None of these
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14. We can infer from the passage that the passage is written by a contemporary of
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. George W. Bush
c. Either of these d. Cannot say
15. Which of the following is not an example of a ‘mundane act made heroic’?
a. To ride airplanes after the Tuesday attack.
b. To show up at work every morning.
c. To go about one’s daily routines without taking any extraordinary precautionary measure.
d. None of these
16. Why is the challenge facing George W. Bush greater than that Roosevelt faced?
a. Roosevelt was a third-term president and so was already very popular.
b. Roosevelt had a concrete action plan in hand to galvanize the Americans into action.
c. Roosevelt had already proved himself by leading America through the Great Depression.
d. All of these
17. In the passage, the author draws comparisons between all of the below except
a. Roosevelt and Lincoln.
b. Roosevelt and Bush.
c. the Pearl Harbor attack and the Tuesday attack.
d. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
18. Eleanor Roosevelt’s response can be termed as
a. prejudiced. b. frivolous. c. contrived. d. courageous.
19. The lesson that is learned from the Roosevelts is
a. declare war against your enemies.
b. take all the necessary measures to guarantee that you shall not become a target of enemy attacks
again.
c. not to be cowed down, not to blame the wrong people and not to give up your beliefs under stress.
d. None of these
20. The word ‘abstraction’ is used in the passage to convey that
a. the citizens of America do not consider themselves as part of a great nation.
b. America is not a theoretical concept but a concrete entity that is comprised of its citizens.
c. Americans are not very patriotic at the national level.
d. None of these

Passage – 3
At 10 every morning, Tabassum, a Lakme beauty advisor, walks into Unique Matching Centre, a medium-sized
women’s needs outlet in Dadar (West), Mumbai. By the time she walks out every evening, she has talked to
over 50 customers and sold Lakme Lever colour cosmetics worth Rs. 850-1,000. That’s a good 30-40% higher
than what Unique sold before her appointment. According to Lakme Lever (a division of Hindustan Lever), last
festive season Tabassum and 389 such beauty advisors grew Lakme sales at these outlets by 42% — more

than its growth expectations of 16% and way above the 10-25% averaged by the 60,000 other outlets that retail
Lakme’s colour cosmetics sans advisors.
Cosmetics major Lakme’s theory that adding a service dimension to the brand would increase sales is beginning
to pay off. And it is taking a quantum leap forward by entering the Rs. 500 crore beauty salons business.
It has 32 full fledged salons around the country; four of these have been around since the seventies and the rest
have come up in the last one year. It now plans to roll out another 200 over the next three years. That will make
it one of the world’s largest beauty salon chains. In fact, HLL’s foray into the services business, the laundrette
pilot and home delivery (Sangam Direct), was also promoted by the Lakme experience.
So why did this FMCG company enter services? Lakme’s position as market leader was threatened when
international majors like Revlon and Maybelline entered the fray in the mid-90s. Lakme realised it had to do
something fast to retain its 60 per cent market share. It launched Elle 18 (a lower-priced brand targeted at
teenagers). And figured that point-of-sale push would help. Thus, the beauty advisor idea emerged.
Tabassum’s presence behind the counter and the interaction she brings into the consumer’s purchase experience
turned out to be a key sale clincher in the Rs. 500 crore colour cosmetics category that is largely driven
by impulse purchases. The advisors gave Lakme a direct information channel for consumer preferences and
offtake, among other things. This helped the company cut inventory by about 40 per cent, while maintaining its
S.K.U. (stock keeping unit) strength of 185. No specific numbers are available, but going by the industry’s
average inventory holding of about 16-20 weeks along the supply chain, Lakme saves around Rs. 15-20 crores.
Sure, its stockout rose from three to five per cent, but counters Anil Chopra, business head at Lakme Lever, the
savings from the inventory cuts more than offset this loss. Advisors also cost Lakme little; they are employed
by the distributors; Lakme only indirectly subsidises the cost. The risk of failure, too, is low: an advisor can be
replaced easily. And the model is scaleable.
No wonder Lakme Lever is rolling out the beauty advisor concept. The idea is to have them man outlets with
monthly sales of Rs. 25,000 plus. Of the 600 nationwise outlets that fit the bill, advisors remain to be placed in
210. This could take another year.
“Consumers like and even expect a certain amount of hand-holding in choosing cosmetics,” says Inder Madhan,
GM, Lifespring, a health and beauty chain. Others like Modi Revlon have employed this strategy to even better
effect, “We have seen our sales go up by 50 per cent whenever we place a beauty advisor in an outlet. Revlon
is the best selling brand in all the stores that we have a beauty advisor in,” claims Umesh Kumar Modi, CEO,
Modi Revlon. Nevertheless, none have adopted a scale as large as that of Lakme’s. Modi plans to increase the
number of advisors by 50 per cent this year, to a total of only 500 in two years. It also does not plan to set up
any beauty salons here, unlike in the international markets where Revlon has outlets, albeit on a small scale.
So what does Lakme see in salons that others don’t? Chopra expects the Indian market to grow at 20 per cent
annually to touch Rs. 1,000 crore in four years. “There are 4,936 salons in Delhi alone, about 11 per cent of
which are in the A+ (super premium) category, and 20 per cent are in the B+ and B categories,” says Rohit
Sood, vice president (marketing), Brushman India, the marketing partner of Dutch hair cosmetics giant Keune,
which is setting up 80 haircare salons in the next three years. If each salon in Delhi makes an average of
Rs. 500 a day (premium brands like Keune expect Rs 2,000 per chair per day) the Delhi salon market could be
worth Rs. 75 crore a year. Demand, too, is growing, given the 25 million-odd middle- and upper-class working

women in India who are becoming increasingly conscious of their looks. Profit margins are also good: Lakme
can net 25-30 per cent (almost double the margins made selling cosmetics) through the franchisee model.
According to the Global Salon Panels India 2001 report, published by Diagonal Reports, an Ireland-based
market intelligence research firm, 80 per cent of the 1,000 salons that were polled used Wella (an international
brand), 60 per cent used L’Oreal and 40 per cent used brands like Avon, Ayur and Shahnaz Hussain, among
others. Lakme and HLL were not among the most preferred. Sales has to be pushed at the salons, but Lakme
figured it could do better. It decided to set up its own business. ”We wanted to create an alternative channel,”
says Chopra.
Each salon will have a standardised format: 2,000 square feet space costing about Rs. 20 lakh (excluding real
estate). Some of the salons will be company owned; most of the new ones will be franchised. The model has
been perfected in smaller cities including Pune, Indore, Vadodara, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Lakme will provide
the technical expertise; investments in real estate and operations will be made by the franchisee.
Cosmetics firms have succeeded in the salons business abroad. UK-based Toni and Guy, which makes
haircare products and runs 150 hair salons, is the best example. For Lakme to succeed, it has to first iron out
a few glitches.
First is reach. Few people visit salons that are not in their neighbourhood. Can Lakme get that kind of reach in
all the major cities? Unlikely, in the short-term. “Some sort of an alliance or co-branding with the salons that
already exist may, perhaps, have been a better strategy,” argues Keune’s Sood. Second is positioning. “The
general perception is that company-owned salons are expensive. Though Lakme beauty salons are reasonably
priced, it has not been communicated well enough,” says the business head of an upmarket salon chain.
Once sorted out, salons can also fuel the growth of HLL’s hair-care brands.”Currently, about 10 per cent of our
salons’ total billings are product sales. This could go up to 20 per cent,” says Chopra.
Most significant though will be the impact on Lakme’s bottomline. By going for franchises, Lakme avoids large
capital investments and recurring expenditure. Yet, it will get 20 per cent of the salons’ billings as franchise
fees. If the business grows big enough to contribute 25-30 per cent of sales 2004 onwards (from the current five
per cent levels) as Chopra hopes, it could even contribute one-third to one-half of Lakme’s profits. And that’s
why Lakme is donning the war paint.
21. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
a. Beauty advisors grew Lakme’s sales by 42 per cent in the last festive season.
b. Lakme had a growth expectation of 16 per cent in the last festive season.
c. Retail outlets grew Lakme’s sales by 10-25 per cent in the last festive season.
d. None of the above
22. The author uses the term ‘donning the war paint’ to convey that
a. Lakme is on the warpath with HLL hair-care brands.
b. Lakme is making an all-out effort to up its profits through the franchising route.
c. Lakme is focusing only on colour cosmetics at the moment to paint the town red.
d. None of the above

23. We can infer from the passage that
a. Lakme’s plans of making itself into one of the world’s largest beauty salon chains would remain a
pipeline dream.
b. Lakme’s four beauty salons that existed from the seventies have not been an encouraging experience.
c. Sangam Direct would not have been launched had it not been for the Lakme experience.
d. None of the above
24. The best example of a cosmetic firm that has successfully ventured into the salon business is
a. Keune. b. Modi Revlon. c. Toni and Guy. d. L’Oreal.
25. According to the passage, all of the following statements are true except
a. beauty advisors helped Lakme cut inventory by about 40 per cent.
b. Lakme regrets that its stockouts rose from three to five per cent.
c. beauty advisors are not an expensive proposition for Lakme.
d. None of the above
26. The Global Salon Panels India 2001 report revealed all of the below except which one?
a. Wella was the most preferred brand.
b. L’Oreal was used by 60 per cent of the salons polled.
c. Ayur was not left behind in the race for the preferred brand.
d. HLL was not among the preferred brands.
27. The author mentions ‘consumers expect a certain amount of hand-holding’ to imply that
a. Lakme beauty salons have not communicated their pricing strategy accurately to the people.
b. the colour cosmetic customer has no clue as to how to enhance her beauty through makeup.
c. consumers prefer expert guidance in buying the right cosmetics.
d. customers are easy prey for a smooth-talking saleswoman.
28. A suitable topic for the passage would be
a. Lakme — Leading the Cosmetic Market.
b. Salon Business to the Rescue.
c. Beauty Tips Boost Lakme Sales.
d. Lakme Enters the Service Sector.
29. Approximately, what percentage of Delhi salons falls in the super premium category?
a. 20 per cent b. 21 per cent c. 11 per cent d. 25 per cent
30. What made Lakme take action to retain its market share?
a. Teenagers did not show much interest in cosmetics.
b. Lakme’s brand equity was eroded by the failure of salons business.
c. Franchise models tried out in smaller cities flopped in big metros.
d. Lakme felt the threatening presence of international leaders like Revlon.

Direction for questions 31 to 35: Choose the correct synonym for the given word from the four alternatives.
31. Amass
a. Go to church b. Attend a sermon c. To gather a lot of d. Heavy
32. Discreet
a. Separate b. Careful c. Sly d. Mischievous
33. Cortege
a. Procession b. Race c. Bridal gown d. Lace
34. Forestall
a. Mark b. Purchase c. Regret d. Prevent
35. Colossal
a. Loss b. Huge c. Exceed d. List

Direction for questions 36 to 40: Choose the correct antonym for the given word from the alternatives provided.
36. Illicit
a. Unlawful b. Legalize c. Cheat d. Lawful
37. Flawed
a. Peculiar b. Perfect c. Compliant d. Fleece
38. Jarring
a. Disturbing b. Shock c. Pleasant d. Stifling
39. Peril
a. Safety b. Disregard c. Dangerous d. Pure
40. Teetotaler
a. Priestly b. Lavish c. Alcoholic d. Tiresome

Direction for questions 41 to 45: Choose the one-word from among the given choices that can act as a
substitute for the given definition.
41. An image or thing that is important or impressive because it is a symbol of something:
a. Cynosure b. Iconic c. Grand d. Majesty

Section – II

42. To consider and talk about each detail of a theory or a situation:
a. Gossip b. Moot c. Dissect d. Ponder
43. All the traditions of a country that has continued for many years and have been passed on from one
generation to another:
a. Heritage b. Moribund c. Orthodox d. Conservative
44. Goods of a higher than usual quality and often expensive:
a. Pricey b. Bauble c. Meretricious d. Premium
45. A narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains:
a. Relay b. Braid c. Warp d. Weft

Direction for questions 46 to 50: Complete the sentences given below by selecting the appropriate choice
from among the given alternatives.
46. Washington is ___ to prepare its people for a prolonged retaliatory strike.
a. stepping down efforts b. stepping up effort
c. stepping up efforts d. stepped up efforts
47. When we do survive, ___ .
a. we realize now truly wonderful life is b. we realize how wonderful, truly is life
c. we realize how truly wonderful life are d. we realize how truly wonderful life is
48. It’s a pity ___ selfish, ungrateful person inside.
a. which most people see only your good-looking exterior and not the
b. that most people see only your good-looking exterior and not the
c. that most people see only your good-looking exterior and the not
d. that most people see only your good-looking exterior and not
49. We must be guided by ___ mere revenge.
a. higher goals than b. higher goals than by c. higher goals d. higher goal than
50. Give yourself permission ___ boredom or irritation.
a. to feel what you’re feeling, the professionals urge, even if it’s
b. to feel what you’re feel, the professionals urge, even if it’s
c. to feel what you’re feeling, the professionals urges, even if it’s
d. to feel what you’re feeling, the professional urge, even if it’s

Direction for questions 51 to 55: Select the appropriate pair of words from among the given choices that
parallels the relation in the given pair of words in the question.
51. Nemesis : Punishment
a. Revenge : Likely b. Rationality : Logic
c. Reason : Infamy d. Paragon : Crisis

52. Hack : Carve
a. Grind : Polish b. Whet : Blunt
c. Gouge : Engrave d. Snip : Mince
53. Slur : Speech
a. Smudge : Writing b. Erase : Drawing
c. Confuse : Puzzle d. Decrease : Volume
54. Prairie : North America
a. Steppe : Croatia b. Villa : Burgundy
c. Chateaux : France d. Tropic : Bahamas
55. Hindsight : After
a. Premonition : Before b. Foresight : Condition
c. Judgment : Conceited d. Descry : Tantalize

Direction for questions 56 to 60: Pick out the word from among the given choices that has the correct
spelling.
56. a. Awowed b. Avoved c. Avowed d. Evowed
57. a. Strolle b. Stroll c. Strol d. Astroll
58. a. Pendemonium b. Pandemonuim c. Pandaemonium d. Pandemonium
59. a. Tattoos b. Tatoos c. Tattos d. Tattooz
60. a. Predecesors b. Predecessors c. Predesessors d. Predecessers

Section – III
61. Dashing Bhaskar can stuff valentine cards into envelopes at a rate of 45 envelopes per minute while
Dynamic Lajwanti takes 1.5 min to stuff the same number. Working together, how much time will they
take to stuff 300 envelopes?
a. 3 min b. 3.5 min c. 3.75 min d. 4 min
62. On a certain day, Rohit started with p newspapers. From morning to noon, he sold 40% of the papers,
and between noon and evening he sold 60% of the remaining. Then he realised that had he sold double
the number of newspapers than he sold in the afternoon, he would have had to borrow 12 papers from
another vendor. Find p.
a. 108 b. 100 c. 96 d. 72
63. If a% of b is c, b% of c is a and c% of a is 1, then which of the following is not true?
a. a = 10 b. b = 100 c. a = c d. a = b
64. If n is an integer between 0 and 100, then any of the following could be 3n + 3 except
a. 300 b. 297 c. 208 d. 63
65. Suvakar charges interest on his lendings at 20% SI per annum. However, the interest is payable in the
beginning of each half-year. The effective half-yearly simple rate of interest would work out to be
a. 11.11% b. 10.5% c. 22.22% d. None of these
66. If log10 a, log10 b and log10 c are in AP, then a, b, c must be be in
a. AP b. HP c. GP d. both AP and GP
67. If logr p = 2 and logr q = 3, then what is the value of logp q?

68. Rashmi started a business with Rs. 4,500 and Pratima joined afterwards with Rs. 3,000. If the profits at
the end of one year were divided in the ratio 2 : 1 respectively, how many months later did Pratima join
the business after the start?
a. 1.5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4.5
69. Kunjumol’s bag contains 800 coins of 25-paisa denomination and 1,200 coins of 50-paisa denomination.
If 5% of 25-paisa coins and 25% of 50-paisa coins are removed, the percentage of money removed from
the bag is
a. 30% b. 20% c. 17.8% d. None of these
70. A company manufactures two products X and Y. One unit of X requires 3 units of material A and 2 units
of material B while one unit of Y requires 2 units of material A and 5 units of material B. If 25 units of each
product were to be produced, calculate the requirement of material B.
a. 175 b. 125 c. 150 d. None of these

71. It costs Rs. 10,000 to make the first thousand copies of a book and x rupees to make each subsequent
copy. If it costs a total of Rs. 72,300 to make the first 8,000 copies of the book, what is the value x?
a. Rs. 8.90 b. Rs. 8.75 c. Rs. 89 d. None of these
72. Each time Princy smiles at Komal, she is rewarded Rs. 20 and each time she quarrels with Komal, she
pays a penalty of Rs. 15. If this sequence of smiling and quarrelling continues, in how many sequences
does Princy reaches the figure of Rs. 60 for the first time?
a. 8 b. 9.5 c. 12 d. 9
73. Find a and b such that (x + 1) and (x + 2) are factors of the polynomial x3 + ax2 –bx + 10.
a. 8 and –17 b. 17 and –8 c. –9 and –1 d. None of these