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MH-CET MBA Exam question paper

Reasoning Section

1. In a certain code language 'how many goals scored' is
written as '5 3 9 7'; 'many more matches' is written as '9
8 2'; and 'he scored five' is written as '1 6 3 ' . How is
'goals' written in that code language?
1) 5 2) 7 3) 5or7
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
2. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as OLDSMBSP.
How is CONSIDER written in that code?
1)RMNBSFEJ 2) BNMRSFEJ 3)RMNBJEFS
4) TOPDQDCH 5) None of these
3. How many meaningful English words can be made with
the letters DLEI using each letter only once in each word?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
4. Among A, B, C, D and E, each having different weight, D
is heavier than only A and C is lighter than B and E. Who
among them is the heaviest?
1)B 2)E 3)C
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
5. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is substituted by the
next higher digit and each even digit is substituted by the
previous lower digit and the digits so obtained are
rearranged in ascending order, which of the following will
be the third digit from the left end after the rearrangement?
1)2 2)4 3)5 4)6 5) None of these
6. Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is
before twentythird April but after nineteenth April,
whereas his sister correctly remembers that their mother's
birthday is not on or after twentysecond April. On which
day in April is definitely their mother's birthday?
1) Twentieth 2) Twenty first
3) Twentieth or twentyfirst
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
7. Ashok started walking towards South. After walking 50
metres he took a right turn and walked 30 metres. He then
took a right turn and walked 100 metres. He again took a
right turn and walked 30 metres and stopped. How far and
in which direction was he from the starting point?
1) 50 metres South 2) 150 metres North
3) 180 metres East 4) 50 metres North 5) None of these
8. If'+-' means '+'*'-' means ' x ' ; ' x ' m e a n s a n d ' + ' means
'-'; then
1 5 - 8 * 6 - 1 2 + 4 = ?
1)20 2)28 3)8 4)2 5) None of these
9. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards
North of town D. Town H is towards South of town B.
Towards which direction is town H from town F?
1) East 2) South-East 3) North-East
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
SEARCHES each of which has as many letters between
them in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
Directions (Q. 11-15): In each of the questions below
are given four statements followed by four conclusions
numbered I, II, III & IV. You have to take the given statements
to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which
of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statements: All cups are bottles. Some bottles are jugs..
No jug is plate. Some plates are tables.
Conclusions: I. Some tables are bottles.
II. Some plates are cups.
III. No table is bottle.
IV. Some jugs are cups.
1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows 3) Only III follows
4) Only IV follows 5) Only either 1 or III follows
12. Statements: Some chairs are handlts.
All handles are pots. All pots are mats.
Some mats are buses.
Conclusions: I. Some buses are handles.
II. Some mats are chairs.
III. No bus is a handle.
IV. Some mats are handles.
1) Only I, II and IV follow
2) Only II, III and IV follow
3) Only either I or III and II follow
4) Only either I or III and IV follow
5) Only either I or III, II and IV follow
13. Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are tigers.
Some tigers are lions. Some lions are monkeys.
Conclusions: I. Some tigers are horses.
II. Some monkeys are birds.
III. Some tigers are birds.
IV. Some monkeys are horses.
1) Only I and III follow 2) Only I, II and III follow
3) Only II, III and IV follow 4) All I, II, III and IV follow
5) None of these
14. Statements: Some benches are walls.
All walls are houses.
Some houses are jungles. All jungles are roads.
Conclusions: I. Some roads are benches.
II. Some jungles are walls.
III. Some houses are benches.
IV. Some roads are houses.
1) Only I and II follow 2) Only I and III follow
3) Only III and IV follow 4) Only II, III and IV follow
5) None of these
15, Statements:
Some sticks are lamps. Some flowers are lamps.
Some lamps are dresses. All dresses are shirts.
Conclusions: I. Some shirts are sticks.
II. Some shirts are flowers.
II I. Some flowers are sticks.
IV. Some dresses are sticks.
1) None follows 2) Only I follows 3) Only II follows
4) Only 111 follows 5) Only IV follows
Directions (Q. 16-20): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B. C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees of an
organization working in three departments, viz Personnel,
Administration and Marketing with not more than three of
them in any department. Each of them has a different choice
of sports from football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn
tennis, basketball, hockey and table tennis, not necessarily
in the same order.
D works in Administration and does not like either
football or cricket. F works in Personnel with only A, who
likes table tennis. E and H do not work in the same department
as D. C likes hockey and does not work in Marketing. G does
not work in Administration and does not like either cricket or
badminton. One of those who work in Administration likes
football. The one who likes volleyball works in Personnel.
None of those who work in Administration likes either
badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like cricket.
16. Which of the following groups of employees work in
Administration department?
1)EGH 2SAF 3)BCD 4)BCD 5) Data inadequate
17 In which department does E work?
1) Personnel 2) Marketing 3) Administration
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
18. Which of the following combinations of employeedepartmentfavourite sport is correct?
1 i E - Administration - Cricket
2) F - Personnel - Lawn Tennis
3) H - Marketing - Lawn Tennis
4) B - Administration - Table Tennis 5) None of these
19. What is E's favourite sport?
1) Cricket 2) Badminton 3) Basketball
4) Lawn Tennis 5) None of these
20. What is G's favourite sport?
l)Cricket 2)Badminton 3)Basketball
4) Lawn Tennis 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 21-25): In the following questions, the
symbols @, $ , ⋆ # and 8 are used w ith the following meaning
as illustrated below:
P $ Q means 'P is not smaller than Q'.
P % Q means 'Pis neither smal ler than nor equal to Q'.
P # Q means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
P 8 Q means' P is neither greater than nor smal ler than Q\
P ⋆ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q'.
Now in each of the following questions assuming the
given statements to be true, find which of the four
conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely
true and give your answer accordingly.
21. Statements: H @ T, T#F, F8 E, E⋆ V
Conclusions:
I. V $ F II. E@T
III. H@ V IV. T#V
1) Only I, II and III are true
2) Only I, II and IV are true
3) Only II. Ill and IV are true
4) Only I, III and IV are true
5) All I, II, III and IV are true
22. Statements: D # R, R • K, K @ F, F $ J
Conclusions:
I. J #R II. J#K
III. R # F IV. K@D
1) Only 1,11 and III are true
2) Only II, III and IV are true
3) Only I, III and IV are true
4) All I, II, 111 and IV are true
5) None of these
23. Statements: N 8 B. B $ W, W#H, H⋆M
Conclusions:
I. M @ W II.H@N
III. WSN IV. W#N
1) Only I is true 2) Only III is true 3) Only IV is true
4) Only either III or IV is true
5) Only either III or IV and I are true
24. Statements: R ⋆ D, D$J, J#M, M@K
Conclusions:
I. K # J II. D@M
III. R# M IV.D@K
1) None is true 2) Only I is true 3) Only II is true
4) Only III is true 5) Only IV is true
25. Statements: M $ K, K@N, N ⋆ R, R# W
Conclusions:
I. W@K II.MSR
III. K @W IV.M.@N
1) Only I and II are true 2) Only I. II and III are true
3) Only III and IV are true
4)Only II, III and IV are true 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 26-30): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below.
Following are the conditions for selecting Senior
Manager-Credit in a bank. The candidate must
(i) be a graduate in any discipline with at least 60 per
cent marks.
(ii) have post-qualification work experience of at least
ten years in the Advances Section of a bank,
(iii) be at least 30 years and not more than 40 years as
on 1.4.2010.
(iv) have secured at least 40 per cent marks in the Group
Discussion.
(v) have secured at least 50 per cent marks in the
Interview.
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the conditions
EXCEPT
(A) at (i) above, but has secured at least 50 per cent
marks in graduation and at least 60 percent marks in
post-graduation in any discipline, the case is to be
referred to the General Manager-Advances.
(B) at (ii) above, but has total post-qualification work experience of at
least seven years, out of which at least three years as ManagerCredit m a bank, the case is to be referred to the Executive Director.
In each question below details of one candidate are given.
You have to take one of the following courses of action based
on the information provided and the conditions and subconditions
given above and mark the number of that course of action as your
answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information
provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01
- 04- 2010.
Give answer 1) if the case is to be referred to the Executive
Director.
Give answer 2) if the case is to be referred to the General ManagerAdvances.
Give answer 3) if the data are inadequate to take a
decision.
Give answer 4) if the candidate is not to be selected.
Give answer 5) if the candidate is to be selected.
26. Shobha Gupta has secured 50 per cent marks in the
Interview and 40 percent marks in the Group Discussion.
She has been working for the past eight years, out of
which four years as Manager-Credit in a bank, after
completing her BA degree with 60 per cent marks. She
was born on 12th September 1978.
27. Rohan Maskare was born on 8th March 1974. He has
been working in a bank for the past twelve years after
completing his B Com degree with 70 per cent marks. He
has secured 50 per cent marks in both the Group
Discussion and the Interview.
28. Prakash Gokhale was born on 4th August 1977. He has
secured 65 per cent marks in postgraduation and 58 per
cent marks in graduation. He has been working for the
past ten years in the Advances Department of a bank
after completing his postgraduation. He has secured 45
percent marks in the Group Discussion and 50 per cent
marks in the Interview.
29. Sudha Mehrotra has been working in the Advances
Department of a bank for the past twelve .years after
completing her B Com Degree with 60 per cent marks.
She has secured 50 per cent marks in the Group
Discussion and 40 per cent marks in the Interview. She
was born on 15th February 1972.
30. Amit Narayan was born on 28th May 1974. He has been
working in the Advances department of a bank for the past
eleven years after completing his B Sc Degree with 65 per
cent marks. He has secured 55 percent marks in the Group
discussion and 50 per cent marks in the interview.
Directions (Q. 31-35): In each question below is given a
statement followed by three courses of action numbered (A),
(B) and (C). A course of action is a step or administrative
decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further
action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On (he basis of the
information given in the statement, you have to assume
every thing in the statement to be true, then decide which of the
suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
31. Statement: A heavy unseasonal downpour during the
last two days has paralysed the normal life in the
state in which five persons were killed but this has
provided a huge relief to the problem of acute water
crisis in the state
Courses of action:
(A) The state government should set up a committee to.
review the alarming situation.
(B) The state government should immediately remove
all the restrictions on use of potable water in all the
major cities in the state.
(C) The state government should send relief supplies
to all the affected areas in the state.
l) None 2) Only (A) 3) Only (B) and (C)
4) Only (C) 5)A1I(A),(B),(C)
32. Statement: A large private bank has decided to retrench
one-third of its employees in view of the huge losses
incurred by it during the past three quarters.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt should issue a notification to general public
to immediately stop all transactions with the bank.
(B) The Govt should direct the bank to refrain from
retrenching its employees.
(C) The Govt should ask the central bank of the country
to initiate an enquiry into the bank's activities and
submit its report.
l)None 2) Only (A) 3) Only (B)
4) Only (C) 5) Only (A) and (C)
33. Statement: Many political activists have decided to stage
demonstrations and block traffic movement in the
city during peak hours to protest against the steep
rise in prices of essential commodities.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt should immediately ban all forms of
agitations in the country.
(B) The police authority of the city should deploy
additional forces all over.the city to help traffic
movement in the city.
(C) The state administration should carry out preventive
arrests of the known criminals staying in the city.
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C)
4) Only (A) and (B) 5) None of these
34. Statement: The school dropout rate in many districts in
the state has increased sharply during the last few
years as the parents of these children make them
work in the fields owned by others to earn enough
for them to get at least one meal a day.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt should put up a mechanism to provide
foodgrains to the poor people in these districts
through public distribution system to encourage
the parents to send their wards to school.
(B) The Govt should close down some of these schools
in the district and deploy the teachers of these
schools to nearby schools and also ask remaining
students to join these schools.
(C) Govt should issue arrest warrants for all the parents
who force their children to work in fields instead of
attending classes.
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C)
4) Only (A) and (B) 5) None of these
35. Statement: One aspirant was killed due to stampede
while participating in a recruitment drive of police
constables.
Courses of action:
(A) The officials in charge of the recruitment process
should immediately be suspended.
(B) A team of officials should be asked to find out the
circumstances which led to the death of the
aspirant and submit its report within a week.
(C) The Govt should ask the home department to
stagger the number of aspirants over more number
of days to avoid such incidents in future.
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C)
4) Only (B) and (C) 5) None of these