| Re: SNAP exam Question Paper
SNAP is the Symbiosis National Aptitude Exam
Here is the question paper of it
1. “Swayamsidha” is a scheme launched by the
Government of India to help
(1) School Children only
(2) Health workers only
(3) Senior citizen without any regular income
(4) Women only
2. What is ‘Share swap’?
A. A business takeover in which acquiring
company uses its own stock to pay for the
acquired company.
B. When a company uses its own share to get
some short term loan for working capital
requirement
C. When companies are require to float a new
issue to earn capital for their expansion
programmes, each shareholder gets some
additional preferential share. The process is
known as Share Swap.
(1) Only A (2) Only A and B
(3) Only C (4) None of the above
3. Regarding “carbon credits” which of the following
statements is not correct?
(1) The carbon credits system was ratified in
conjunction with Kyoto Protocol
(2) Carbon credits are awarded to those
countries or groups who have reduced the
green house gases below their emission
quota
(3) The goal of carbon credit system is to reduce
carbon dioxide emission
(4) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed
from time to time by the United
Environment Programme
4. Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to
investment in a country. Which one of the
following statements best represents an
important difference between the two?
(1) FII helps bring better management skills
and technology while FDI only bring capital
(2) FII helps in increasing capital availability in
general, while FDI only targets specific
sectors
(3) FDI flows only into secondary markets while
FII targets primary markets
(4) FII is considered to be more stable than FDI
5. In context of global oil prices, “Brent crude oil” is
frequently referred to in the news.
What does this term imply?
1) It is a major classification of crude oil
2) It is sourced from North sea
3) It does not contain sulphur
Which of the statement given above is /are
correct?
(1) 2 only (2) 1 and 2 only
(3) 1 and 3 only (4) 1, 2 and 3
6. With reference to “Look East Policy” of India
consider the following statements:
1. India wants to establish itself as an
important regional player in the East Asian
affairs.
2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by
the termination of Cold war.
3. India wants to restore the historical and
cultural ties with its neighbors in Southeast
and East Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(1) 1 only (2) 1 and 3 only
(3) 3 only (4) 1, 2 and 3
7. Recently “oilzapper” was in news. What is it?
(1) It is eco friendly technology for the
remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
(2) It is the latest technology developed under
sea oil exploration
(3) It is genetically engineered high biofuel –
yielding maize variety
(4) It is the latest technology to control
accidentally caused flames from oil wells.
8. Why is the offering of “teaser loans” by
commercial banks a cause of economic concern?
1. The teaser loans are considered to be an
aspect of sub – prime lending and banks may
be exposed to the risk of defaulters in future.
2. The teaser loans are given to inexperienced
entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or
export units.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2
9. Why is the government of India disinvesting its
equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises
(CPSE)?
1. The Government intends to use the revenue
earned from disinvestment mainly to pay the
External debt
2. The Government no longer intends to retain
the management control of CPSEs
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2
10. The book “Unto this Last” which influenced
Gandhiji, was authored by
(1) Boris Yeltsin (2) Pushkin
(3) Ruskin Bond (4) John Ruskin
11. Besides USA, India has signed, with which of the
following countries the agreement being named
as “Cooperation Agreement on the development
of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy”?
(1) Italy (2) Germany
(3) France (4) Australia
12. Which of the following country is not a member
of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?
(1) Russia (2) USA
(3) Italy (4) Iran
13. Many times we read in the newspaper that
several companies are adopting the FCCBs route
to raise capital. What is the full form of FCCB?
(1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
(2) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
(3) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
(4) None of these
14. As per the reports published in various
newspapers, RBI has asked banks to make plan to
provide banking services in villages having
population of 2000. This directive issued by the
RBI will fall in which of the following categories?
(1) Plan for financial inclusion
(2) Efforts to meet Priority sector lending
(3) Extension of Internet and Branchless banking.
(4) None of these
15. Which of the following is/ are treated as artificial
currency?
(1) ADR
(2) GDR
(3) Both ADR and GDR
(4) SDR
16. Which of the following terms indicates a
mechanisms used by commercial banks to
provide credit to the Government?
(1) Cash Credit Ratio
(2) Debit Service Obligation
(3) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(4) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
17. Who among the following was not part of the
drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill?
(1) Salman Khurshid (2) Anna Hazare
(3) Arvind Kejriwal (4) Kiran Bedi
18. Criminal procedure is a subject of which of the
following lists?
(1) State List (2) Concurrent List
(3) Union List (4) Both 1 and 3
19. One of the world’s biggest Uranium resources
was recently found in
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Maharashtra
(3) Jharkhand (4) Uttarakhand
20. Which of the following was the first venture of
Kishore Biyani
(1) Pantaloons (2) Big Bazaar
(3) Central (4) Future Capital Holdings
21. Who among the following is often referred to as
father of India’s “Green Revolution”?
(1) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(2) Dr. Amrita Patel
(3) M. S. Swaminathan
(4) Gurudev Khush
22. Who among the following directed the movie
Peepli Live?
(1) Ashutosh Gowarikar
(2) Kiran Rao
(3) Anusha Rizvi
(4) Seema Chisti
23. The point at which soild, liquid and gaseous
forms of a substance co – exist is called
(1) sublimation (2) distillation point
(3) triple point (4) melting point
24. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal
collapse is called the
(1) Raman Effect (2) Chandrashekhar limit
(3) Aurora Borealis (4) Quasan Zone
25. UNDP reports publishes every year the Human
Development Index. Which of the following is not
a criteria used to measure the Human
Development Index?
(1) Health (2) Education
(3) Living Standards (4) Human Rights
26. The software company I – flex Solutions was
originally a division of which famous financial
services company?
(1) Citicorp (2) ICICI
(3) HSBC (4) ABN Amro Bank
27. Which of the following is not a member of
SAARC?
(1) Bhutan (2) Bangladesh
(3) Burma (4) Maldives
28. Which article of the Indian constitution
recognizes Hindi in Devanagari Script as the
official language of India?
(1) Art 345 (2) Art 343
(3) Art 348 (4) Art 334
29. India has finally woken up to the needs of the
country’s elderly. With the number of people in
the 60 – plus age group in India expected to
increase to 100 million in 2013 and to 198
million in 2030, the health ministry is all set to
roll out the
(1) National Programme for Health care of the
Elderly
(2) National Programme for Senior Citizens
(3) National Programme for Old Aged
(4) Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana
30. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Non – resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast
votes in their home constituencies in India.
2. The NRI can cast his vote by postal balloting.
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2
31. In a landmark move, which of these State
governments has set up a Savarna Aayog, a
commission to identify the deprived and
underprivileged families among upper castes?
(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Rajasthan
32. Which of these countries has announced one
billion US dollar aid for the reconstruction of
Nalanda University?
(1) Japan (2) Singapore
(3) Malaysia (4) China
33. What is the name of the in - house magazine to be
published by the Indian Railways, to be
distributed to the passengers on high end trains?
(1) Rail Vishwa (2) Rail Bandhu
(3) Rail Mail (4) Rail Patra
34. The government, in February 2011, set up a task
force to create a way to provide direct subsidies
to the ultimate beneficiaries on petroleum
working gas and fertilizers. The task force will be
headed by -
(1) Nandan Nilekani (2) Apoorva Sinha
(3) Sangam Chitra (4) All of these
35. Which of these countries has been added in the
‘BRIC’ (Brazil – Russia – India – China) groupin of
emerging economies?
(1) South Korea (2) Venezuela
(3) South Africa (4) Malaysia
36. Which of the following countries was the host of
First Asian Yoga Championship held recently?
(1) Thailand (2) Cambodia
(3) Vietnam (4) Laos
37. Who among the following has been defeated by
Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss Open
Grand Prix Gold title recently, becoming the First
Indian to do so?
(1) Ji Hyun Sung
(2) Wang Lin
(3) Kamilla Rytter Juhl
(4) Shinta Mulia Sari
38. On March 6, 2011, the Supreme Court held that
has ample powers to enact legislation with
respect to extra – territorial aspects for the
security of India?
(1) President (2) Prime Minister
(3) Supreme Court (4) Parliament
39. Which country has appointed Brigadier General
Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the first
Sikh in nearly 30 years to be given the force’s
batton
(1) Thailand (2) Singapore
(3) Malaysia (4) Indonesia
40. Anant Pai, better known as ‘Uncle Pai’, who
recently died was the creator of which among the
following comic series?
(1) Chacha Chaudhary
(2) Chandamama
(3) Indrajaal
(4) Amar Chitra Katha
For all questions in this section, correct answers carry 2 mark each.
Directions for questions 41 and 42: Each question
consists of a set of numbered statements. Assume
that each one of these statements is individually true.
Each of the four choices consists of a subset of these
statements. Choose the subset as your answer where
the statements therein are logically consistent among
themselves:
41.
A. Only if the water level in the coastal areas
rises, then the people change their lifestyle.
B. People change their lifestyle only if they are
rewarded.
C. If people are rewarded, then they will not
change their lifestyle.
D. If the temperature rises, then the water level
in the coastal areas rises.
E. Whenever the water level in the coastal area
rises, then the temperature rises.
F. Unless the people change their lifestyle,
temperature rises.
G. People are rewarded.
H. Water level in the coastal areas does not rise.
(1) C, D, F, G and H (2) G, F, D, B and H
(3) E, F, G, H and B (4) None of the above
42.
A. If Kumar sings, then the audiences sleep.
B. If Kumar sings, then the audiences dance.
C. Unless audience do not dance, the concert
will be successful.
D. Only if the audience dance, the concert will
be successful.
E. If Vina dances, then Kumar sings.
F. Kumar sings only if Vina dances.
G. Vina dances
H. The concert is successful.
(1) C, F, G, B and H (2) A, C, F, G and H
(3) E, C, G, B and H (4) Both (2) and (3)
Directions for questions 43 to 45: These questions
are based on the data given below.
There are only four members of a family viz., A, B, C
and D and there is only one couple among them.
When asked about their relationships, following were
their replies:
a. A: B is my son. D is my mother.
b. B: C is my wife. Dis my father.
c. C: D is my mother – in – law. A is my daughter.
d. D: A is my grand – daughter. B is my daughter – in
– law.
43. Who always speaks the truth?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
44. How is B related to C?
(1) Father (2) Mother
(3) Wife (4) Husband
45. Which of the following statements must be true?
(1) A’s grandmother alternates between the
truth and lie.
(2) C’s wife always speaks the truth.
(3) A’s grandfather always speaks the truth.
(4) B’s daughter always tells lies.
Directions for questions 46 to 48: These questions
are based on the following information.
A cube of 7cm × 7cm × 7cm is kept in the corner of a
room and painted in three different colours, each face
in one colour. The cube is cut into 343 smaller but
identical cubes.
46. How many smaller cubes do not have any face
painted?
(1) 125 (2) 180
(3) 144 (4) 216
47. How many smaller cubes have exactly one colour
on them?
(1) 108 (2) 72 (3) 36 (4) 24
48. How many smaller cubes have at the most two
faces painted?
(1) 343 (2) 342
(3) 256 (4) 282
Directions for questions 49 and 50:
Amit was driving in New Town, where all roads either
north – south or east – west forming a grid. Roads
were at a distance of 1 km from each other in parallel.
49. Amit started at the intersection of streets no. 7
and 8. He drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km
south. Which further route could bring him back
to his starting point?
I. 3 km east, then 2 km south
II. 1 km north, then 3 km east
III. 1 km north, then 2 km west
(1) I only (2) II only
(3) ! and II only (4) II and III only
50. After driving as stated in question no. 49 above,
Amit did not return to his starting point, but
instead drove 4 km east and 1 km north. How far
is he from his starting point?
(1) 5 km (2) 4 km (3) 1 km (4) 7 km
Directions for questions 51 to 55: Refer to the
following data and answer the questions that follow:
A numerical machine accepts two values X and Y.
Then it updates these values as X = XY and Y = Y + 1 in
every step. The machine stops at X ≥ N.
51. For X = 3, Y = 2 and N = 100, how many steps are
performed before the machine stops?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
52. In the above question (51), what is the final value
of X?
(1) 6 (2) 20 (3) 72 (4) 360
53. In the above question (51), what is the final value
of Y?
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 20
54. If the value of N is changed to 500, what would be
the final value of X?
(1) 360 (2) 500
(3) 560 (4) 2160
55. If X = 2 and Y = 3, what should be the minimum
value of N such that final value of Y is 7?
(1) 300 (2) 360
(3) 720 (4) 860
Directions for questions 56 to 60: Refer to the
following statements and answer the questions:
Seven students Priya, Ankit, Raman, Sunil, Tony,
Deepak and Vicky take a series of tests. No two
students get similar marks. Vicky always scores more
than Priya. Priya always scores more than Ankit. Each
time either Raman scores the highest and Tony gets
the least, or alternatively Sunil scores the highest and
Deepak or Ankit scores the least.
56. If Sunil is ranked sixth and Ankit is ranked fifth,
which of the following can be true?
(1) Vicky is ranked first or fourth
(2) Raman is ranked second or third
(3) Tony is ranked fourth or fifth
(4) Deepak is ranked third or fourth
57. If Raman gets the highest, Vicky should be ranked
not lower than:
(1) Second (2) Third
(3) Fourth (4) Fifth
58. If Raman is ranked second and Ankit is ranked
first, which of the following must be true?
(1) Sunil is ranked third
(2) Tony is ranked third
(3) Priya is ranked sixth
(4) None of these.
59. If Sunil is ranked second, which of the following
can be true?
(1) Deepak gets more than Vicky
(2) Vicky gets more than Sunil
(3) Priya gets more than Raman
(4) Priya gets more than Vicky
60. If Vicky is ranked fifth, which of the following
must be true?
(1) Sunil scores the highest
(2) Raman is ranked second
(3) Tony is ranked third
(4) Ankit is ranked second
61. In 2002, according to a news poll, 36% of the
voters had leaning towards party “Y”. In 2004,
this figure rose to 46%. But in another survey the
percentage was down to 40%. Therefore, the
party “Z” is likely to win the next election. Which
of the following, if true, would seriously weaken
the above conclusion?
(1) People tend to switch their votes at the last
minute.
(2) It has been showed that 85% of the voters
belonging to the party “Y” vote in an election
as compared to 80% of the voters belonging
to party ”Z”.
(3) 35% of people favour party “Z”.
(4) No one can predict how people will vote.
62. Inflation rose by 5% over the second quarter, by
4% during the first quarter and higher than 3%
recorded during the same time last year.
However, the higher price index did not seem to
alarm National stock Index as stock prices remain
steady.
Which of the following, if true, could explain the
reaction of National stock Index?
(1) RBI announced that it will take necessary
corrective measures
(2) Stock prices were steady because of a fear
that inflation would continue.
(3) Economists warned that inflation would
continue.
(4) Much of the quarterly increase in the price
level was due to a summer drought effect on
food price.
Direction for question 63: Pick up the appropriate
analogy.
63. Birth : Dirge
(1) Sunset : sunrise
(2) security check : arrival
(3) marriage : alimony
(4) welcome address : vote of thanks
64. Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about
it. Just look at this city’s beautiful beaches, which
are among the most overcrowded beaches in the
state.
Which of the following exhibits a pattern of
reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the
argument above?
(1) Moose and bear usually appear at the same
drinking hole at the same time of day.
Therefore, moose and bear must grow
thirsty at about the same time.
(2) Children who are scolded severely tend to
misbehave more often than other children.
Hence if a child is not scolded severely that
child is less likely to misbehave.
(3) This software programme helps increase the
work efficiency of its users. As a result, these
users have more free time for other
activities.
(4) During weather my dog suffers from fleas
more than during cooler weather. Therefore,
fleas must thrive in a warm environment.
65. No national productivity measures are available
for underground industries that may exist but
remain unreported. On the other hand, at least
some industries that are run entirely by self –
employed industrialists are included in national
productivity measures.
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