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Instructions for questions 3 - 5:Instructions for questions 1 and 2:

Section I

Identify the correctAnalyse the

when

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following passage and provide an appropriate answer

because it enabled a nation to use more and more

sentences from the options given below.


for the questions that follow.In Humes eyes productive labour was the greatest

asset of a country, and foreign trade was valuable

varied labour than would otherwise be possible. But

(1) When kite flying you can always tell

commerce was of mutual advantage to the nations

you lose a kite because the string feels loose.

involvincreaseofrichesandcommerceinany o n e n a t io n ,

a d d e d H u m e , instead o f h u r ti ng , c om monl y ,

When kite flying you can always tell

promotes commerce

you loose

the riches and of all itsneighboursTheemulationinrivalnationsserves

a kite because the string feels

(2) when

lose.

to keep in

(3) When kite flying you can always tell when

dustryal iveinal lofthem

you loose a kite because the string feels

...

loose.

The importance of foreign trade, in eyes of Hume,

(4) When flying a kite, you can, always tell when

was due to that:

you lose a kite because the string feels

(1) it allowed the employment of surplus labour

(5) While flying a kite, you can alwa

lose.

ys tell if you

in a nation.

lost a kite when the string felt lose.

checking each question before attempting the

it allowed the diversion of labour to export

it allowed varied application of labour force

(1) If XAT aspirants had not taken so long

oriented industries.

next question they might not have run out of

time.

it allowed the deeper specialisation of the

it allowed application of varied labour force

(2) If XAT aspirants had taken so long checking

same labour force. each question before attempting the next

in a nation.

question they might not have run out of time.

in a nation.

(3) Had XAT aspirants nottook so long checking

(2)

(4)

(3)

(5)

As per Hume, free trade between nations was

every question before attempting the next

made advantageous by the outcome of:

question they might not have run out of time.

(1) mutual increases in riches and commerce.

(4) If XAT aspirants had took so long checking

emulation of industrial activity by different

each and every question before attempting

nations.

nations.

promotion

the next question they might not have run

affable

out of time.

industrial

among nations.

Had XAT aspirants nottaken so long checking

of activity

productive employment of labour in different

questionsall before

higher wages received by labour in exporting

attempting

question they might

the

ed,notabenefit tooneandinjurytootherThe

nations.

not have run out of

1.

2.

(2)

(4)

(3)

(5)

3.

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(5)

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The news channel agreed to report that next

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(3)

(4)

(1)

(2)

The number of Yoga schools teaching Raja

Sunday the couple had been married for 10

YogaofthethanmoreisYoga

schools

years.

number

The news channel agreed to report that next

teaching Hatha Yoga.

Sunday the couple will have been married for

teaching Raja Yoga isof teachersThe number

10 years.

teachingof teachersmore than the number

(3) The news channel agreed to report that next

havewhoof students

Hatha Yoga.

Sunday the couple will be married for 10

years.

percentage(5) The


successfully learnt Raja Yoga is more than the

Sunday the couple could have been married

percentage of students who have successfully

for 10 years.

reflectsbestoption

learnt Hatha Yoga.


theofWhich following

Sunday the couple has been married since 10

years.

ShankaracharyascommentsonHathaYoga?

Answer the

Instructions for questions 6 and 7:

whosethose worldly(1) Hatha Yoga is for

following questions based on the information given

below.

desires are not placated.

The Yoga system is divided into two principal parts --

(2) Hatha Yoga has disastrous consequences for

Hatha and Raja Yoga. Hatha Yoga deals principally

Yoga practitioners.

with the physiological part of man with a view to

(3) Practiced under the guidance of experts,

establish his health and train his will. The processes

Hatha Yoga is better than Raja Yoga for some

prescribed to arrive at this end are so difficult that

ain

and

with

the

andresultsbettergives

people.

Yoga

most people,time period for

(4) Raja

only a few resolute souls go through all the stages of

shorter

therefor

its practice. Many have failed and some have died in

(5) Hatha

e it should be encouraged.

the attempt. It is therefore strongly denounced by all

forill - suitedisYoga people

Analyse

mosthethe

strong worldly desires.

illustriousphilosophers.

Instructions for questions 8 - 10:

Shankaracharya has remarked in his treatise called


Aparokshanubhuti that the system of Hatha Yoga

for the questions that follow.The greens success has clear policy implications,

especially on issues of nuclear power, ecological tax

reform, and citizenship rights. But success also has

haveGreensimplications for parties themselves.always faced a unique strategic conundrum arisi ng

was intended for those whose worldly desires are not

from their unique beliefs and movement roots. Put


reconcilesimply, how can they their radical

alternative politics with participation in mainstream

pacifiedoruprooted

following,

or grey parliamentary and government structures?

Which one of the if true, most

substantially strengthens the idea given in the

Throughout the 1990s most parties shed their radical

passage?

cloth in an attempt to capture votes, even at

The percentage of people in a given ashram

practicing Raja Yoga is more that the number

expense of party unity and purity. Most

the

were

practicing Raja Yoga is more than

rewarded with electoral success well beyond what

the

percentage of people practicing Hatha Yoga.

had been imaginable in the 19 80s. The price to pay

The number of people in a given ashram

has been tortured internal debates about strategy,of people practicing Hatha Yoga.

and new questions about green party identity and

5.

6.

(1)

(2)

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(1)

(2)

(4)

Challenges before green parties to changepurpose. Today the key questions facing green parties

first, how to carve out a policy niche as established

their strategy from green activism to greenrevolve around not whether to embrace power, but

parties and governments become wiser to green

governance.what to do with it. More specifically, green parties

demands, and as green concerns themselves appear

face three new challenges in the new millennium:

more mainstream. Second, how to take green ideas

How should green parties win confidence

Green movement is not strong in developing

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and support of governments?(3) Transformation of green parties in recent

decades.

countries.

Non green parties are becoming less relevant

than green parties.

(5)

How best can mainstream political parties, in

beyond the confines of rich industrialised states into

India, keep green parties at bay?

Eastern Europe and the developing world where

(1) By imposing a green tax.

green parties remain marginal and environmental

allowing carbon trading.

Third, how to ensure that theproblems

green parties- consciousness

including

acute.

role of as

By

By

broader

agitators, conscience parliament

governance.

raisers, of and

(2)

green agenda

politics- is not sacrificed on the altar of electoral

(4) By hiring Al Gore, the Nobel prize winner, as

success. Green parties have come a long way since

an ambassador.

their emergence and development in the 1970s and

(5) By not letting green parties fight elections.

1980s. They have become established players able to


Answer the

shape party competition, government formation, and


below.

government pol icy But this very establ ishment

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,

carries risk party whose

also known as the

identities mightily

linguistic relativity hypothesis, refers to the proposal

for a

depend on

core

their

values and

ability to

challenge the conventional order, to agitate and to

that the particular language one speaks influences the

annoy. For most green parties, the greatest fear is not

way one thinks about reality. The linguistic relativity

electoral decline so much as the prospect of becoming

hypothesis focuses on structural differences among

a party with parliamentary platform, ministerial

languages Chinese, and English,natural such as Hopi,

voice, but nothing new to say.

and asks whether the classifications of reality implicit

Which out of the following is closest in meaning

in such structures our thinking aboutaffect reality.

to the first of three challenges mentioned in the

Analytically, linguistic relativity as an issue stan ds

paragraph?

between two others: a semiotic-level concerns with

Niche of green parties is being eroded by

Green parties have become stronger over ahow speaking any natural language whatsoever might

mainstream parties.

influence the general potential for human thinking

Green parties are finding it difficult to find

(i.e., the general role of natural language in the

new strategy.

evolution development intellectualor of human

fu

period of time.

nctioning), functional or discourseand a - - level

Some green parties are becoming grey.

concern with how using any given language code in a

(1)

(3)

(2)

(4)

(5) Non green parties are becoming less relevant

particular influence thinking (i.e.,way ight

than green parties.

impact of special discursive practices such

the

as

Which of the following is the most important

schooling and literacy on formal thought). Although

point that author highlights?

analytically distinct, the three issues are intimately

8.

9.

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(3) 3 only(2) 2 only(1) 1 onlyrelated in both theory and practice. For example,

ondependaboutclaims (5) 1, 2 and 3(4) 1 and 2relativitylinguistic

Which of the following proverbs may be false, if

understanding the general psychological mechanisms

above passage were to be right?

linking language to thinking, and on understanding

forms only one part of the broader ray of questions

1. If speech is silver, silence is gold.

the diverse uses of speech in discourse to accomplishacts of descriptive reference. Hence, the relation of

Proposals of linguistic relativity necessarily develop

2. When you have spoken a word, it reigns over


you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.

3. Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well

chosen.

(1) 1 and 2 (2) 2 and 3 (3) 3 only

(4) 1 only (5) 1, 2 and 3

particular linguistic structures to patterns of thinking


Analyse the

significance anguage thought.


about

two

the

linked claims

of

among the key

for

terms of the

hypothesis (i.e., language, thought, and reality). First,

for the questions that follow.

languages differ significantly in their interpretations

Demography of organisations, also called population

of experienced reality- both what they select for

ecology is an interesting field. It proposes that

representation and how they arrange it. Second,

organisational mortality processes depend upon the

language interpretations have influences on thought

age and size of the organisation, as well as on

whether

characteristics of populations environments.

about reality at the

and

generally-

individual linguistic

Moreover, there is evidence of an imprinting process -

Claims for

relativity articulating

meaning that environmental conditions at certain

more

or cultural

thus

level.

require both the

contrasting interpretations of reality latent in the

early phases in an organisations development have

structures of different languages, and accessing their

long-term consequences. In particular, organisations

broader influences on, or relationships

competition elevatedsubject to intense have

cognitive interpretation of reality.

mortality hazards at A central theme isall ages.

following conclusions

structural the tendenc y for organisations

Which of the

to,

can

inertia, to

derived based on Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

respond slowly relative to the speed of environmental

the

be

Americans and Indians would have similar

Those with same intelligence would speakchange. A central argument holds that the inertia

intelligence.

derives from the very characteristics that

(1)

(3)

(5)

make

(2) South Indians and North Indians would have

organisations favoured ac tors in modern society in

similar intelligence.

terms of reliability and (formal) accountability. It

the same language.

c h a n g e s in a n o r g a n is a t io n s c o r e

follows

Those with similar intelligence may speak

features disruptive increase mortality

that

are and

the same language.

hazards, at in the short Research on thisleast -run.

Structure

subject tends to support this view. The concept of

language

cognition.

niche provides

of does not affect

(4)

If Sapir-Whorf hypothesis were to be true, which

a framework ofrelative environmentalof the following conclusions would logically

variations and competition to population dynamicsfollow?

1. To develop vernacular languages, governmentand segmentation. Much empirical work examines

should promote public debates and discourses.organisational populationsniches of

the

terms of2. Promote vernacular languages as medium of

dimensions political, economicof s ocial,

in

andinstruction in schools.

environments. Most resea rch in this field builds on3.Cognitive and cultural realities are related.

theories resource partition

11.

12.

13.

of and of density
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recognise its strengths that make it successful independence. Resource-partitioning theory concerns

ideasthe

market

of

the

initialconditionsandsticktothem

increasingbetweenrelationship

to

and

1. This is a valid conclusion.

proliferationincreasingconcentration

is2. The contraryconclusion

specialists in mature industries. The key implication

described in the passage.of this theory concerns the effects of concentration on

3. The conclusion is an internally contradictory.

the viability of specialist organisations (those that

2 only

2 and 3

(2)

(5)

(1) 1 only

reported that

(4) 1 and 2

(3) 3 only

seek to exploit a narrow range of resources). The

Indian textile sectorRecently it was

theory of density-dependent organisational evolution

was not doing well. If the ideas contained in the

synthesizes ecological and institutional processes. It

theofwhichpassage are agreed to, then

holds that growth in the number of organisations in a

socialofdrives

following could be possible reason(s)?

processes(density)population

1. All Indian f irms are as old as international

legitimatization and competition that, in turn, shape

firms.

2. Indian textile firms are dispersed all over the

consultantsbusiness

the vital rates.

havingalsothemofmostwith

Most

country,

top-notch

international presence.

recommended changing the entire configuration

3. Textile firms in India were subjected to trade

of an organisat ions strategy, structure and

union activity in the period from 1960s to

systems. If the ideas contained in the passage are

(3) 32

1 , 2 and 3

(2)

(5)

1980s.

(1) 1

(4) 1 and 2

Analyse the


agreed to, then such a recommendation:


(1) tends to rejuvenate the organisation.

for the questions that follow.

(2) tends to make the organisation more aligned

(3)

Since power is itself a value, forms of influence which

to the external environment.

include power in their scope are usually themselves

tends to increase the competitiveness of the

coreitsby

forms of power. The king's mistress, though she has

redefiningorganisation

only influence, not power, over the king, may have

competence.

that

are

the

in

ofdegreetheinhisoverpower

influence.

subjects

(4) tends to increase the vulnerability of the

influen ce based on powerForms of

organisation.

(5) tends to make the organisation industry

biggest steel makers in the world, was born in

themselves forms of power only if the scope of

JamshedpurI fabovepassageistrue,thenitcan

be concluded that location of Tata Steel has been

one of the reasons for its success.

The conclusion is false.

This is a farfetched conclusion.influence is included within that of the power

This is valid conclusion.question. The king may exercise influence over

1.

2.

3.

(1) 1 only (2) 2 only standards of morality, say, by virtue of his power

(4) 1 and 2 (5) 2 and 3 position, but he does not necessarily exercise power

16. TataSteel ,oneofthebiggeststeelmakersinthe over morality.

world, was born in Jamshedpur. The very successWhich combination of following statements best

leader by reformulating its niche.

of Tata Steel could lead to its failure in the futuresummarises the idea expressed in the paragraph?

15 . Consider the following Tata Steel, one of the

and hence the challenge for Tata Steel is to 1. Strength of an influence determines its power.

14.

17.

18.


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(3) Generalization based on authorityInfluence always contributes power to the

(4)ofscopethebeyondofwelder Deduction generalization

influence.

influence

Argument from analogy

Proximity to authority is itself a source of

power. Nature lovers are attracted to forests and natureForms of influence are power only if they can

(3) 1, 4

ideas

are

tosimilar

dramas

parks. Just look at the number of people visiting

influence behaviour.

the

(1) 1, 2

the Corbett national park. Which of the following

(4) 1, 3, 4

(2) 1, 3to

in

ofWhich

dissimilarexhibits a pattern of reasoning least

(5) 1, 2, 4

is

what

the one exhibite

following

Defence

d in the argument

expressed in the paragraph?

who

above?

are trainedpersonnel

(1) A king can influence

extremely rigorous procedures often end up

enacted by artists.

as dysfunctional members of the society.

(2) A king can influence who acts in dramas in

Hence if an officer is not trained rigorously,

his kingdom.

such an officer is more likely to be useful to

workthehas increased

the society.

As

(2) Th is

a result, some of

machinery

efficiency of the workers.

these workers

(3) Fleas must

are surplus to the company.

thrive in a warm environment.

(3) A king can indicate the appropriateness of

(5) A king can influence on what drama audience

During warm weather my dog suffers from

reporter


dramas enacted.

fleas more so than during cooler weather.

A king can influence the prices charged from

(4) Cigarette smoking is known to cause lung

drama groups by actors.

cancer in some people.spend their money.

However,

victims of lung cancerInstructions for questions 20 - 33:

live in regions

smoking is uncommon.

most

whereAnswer the

question given below carefully.Alcoholics and teetotalers usually appear at

As man casts off worn-out garments and puts on the same restaurant at the same time of theothers which are new, similarly the embodied day. Therefore, alcoholics and

soul, casting off worn-out bodies, enters into

teetotalers

must be hungry at the same time.

others which are new. Of the following, which one

In this era of global capital flows, so much moneybest typifies the argument?

is now flowing throughout the world that no(1) Inductive generalization

single country can fight the problem of inflation

effectively by tightening its monetary policy.(2) Predictive argument

above is t which of the following couldIf the rue,Causal argument

be most logically concluded?Argument from analogy

Changes in cash reserve ratio by Reserve

parliamentarians Bank of India will control the rate inflation in

(4)

(5)

All the whomIndia.

(1)

(2)

(4)

interviewed told that they had voted as per their Countries finance ministers have sufficientconscience. Therefore, probably

control over their respective economies.

all the

(3)

parliamentarians voted as per their conscience. CountriesfinanceministershaveinsufficientThis argument is an example of:

control over their(1) Inductive generalization

respective economies.

Inflation does(2) Predictive argument not matter incomes

increase.

2.

3.

19.

(4)

20.

21.

22.

(1)

(5)

23.

as long as
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(5)theirlimitshould(5) Education is one of the main causes of peopleconsumptionCitizens

recognizing their capabilities and developingwhich will reduce the demand of products,

thecontrolto

them further.thus reducing inflation.

tryMany Ram, an economist, and Ramesh, an astrologer,entrepreneursI tjust cannotpredict I tcanpredictb et t er t h anhadadebateRamsaidAstrologydoesnotwork

composition of their boards of directors, but

Which option best summarizes the idea that

expect

the

abe

The evidence that best resolves the above debate

entrepreneurs

more experienced entrepreneurs tend to share

will be:

(1)

(2)to

a survey among scientists askingConduct

monitor

control, inviting participation from institutional

and

which one of the two should be considered as

investors and outside directors.

might

a science.

be guiding experienced entrepreneurs

Compare past performance of astrologers

behaviour?

ofoftermsin

The(1)

(2)

numberand economists

experienced

predictions which have come true.

directorsexperienced

theof

(3) Conduct a survey among economists asking

enterpriseperformance

ofabilitytheopiniontheir

economiceconomic

regarding

sounding board.

both

predict

where

totheory

experiment

phenomena.

The experienced entrepreneurs expect the

an

an

Conduct

Conduct

institutional investors to support the opinion

astrologers and economists would be asked

of entrepreneurs on all major decisions.

to predict the future. Compare the number of

(3) The experienced entrepreneurs expect the

bothwhere

(4) predictions that come true.

institutional investors and outside directors

the

the

forhigherto

experiment

remunerationto agree

expect

astrologers and economists would be asked

board members.

future.thepredictto Compare

entrepreneursExperienced

percentage of predictions that come true.

experienced directors to engage in day-to-

ofWhich

day management of the company.

(5) More the number of influential people on

if you can get him off the thing he was educated metaphor?

following sentences


the

the

draws a

board, the easier it is to raise finances.

(1) Karl Marx argued that the interests of two

25. Thereisnothings ostupidasaneducatedm a n ,

classes - the proletariat and the bourgeois

i n

Which of the following, if true, most seriously

are always in conflict and irreconcilable.

-underminestheauthorscontention?

Karl Marx labelled the capitalist a parasite oneducation

the back of labour because the whole value or

True implies well-rounded

exposure to major subjects.

produce created by the labouring man was

(1)

(3)

a

(2) An educated man will not discuss things

expropriated by the capitalist.which he does not understand.Weber held that the protestant ethic wasThe cost of a general education has led to the

therefore depends on the intelligence of the

responsible or the

unfortunatefactthat apersonseducationis

medieval Europe.

(2)

(3)

confined to one field.

capitalism

(4) Galbraith

rise

for a

of

better(4) Stupidity, like intelligence, is relative and

between affluence

argued

private and

in

balance

public

personspeers poverty, including measures to protect the

24. 26.

(4)

(5)

27.
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XAT 2009

Which sentence includes a euphemism?environment against the excesses of private

Cell(1)

(3)

(2)

(4)

are weak in thephone network signalscompanies.

forsafebetois reputed

hilly regions.(5) Schumpeter argued that changes in economy

Bottled water

ofdrinking under

are brought about by creative destruction.

allan

are

Whichcircumstances.

exampleincludessentence

humanthe

A cemetery is a place where people are

Rajasthan

personification?

of(1)

(2)

(3)

buried when they pass away.Banjaras

It is stupid to cry over split milk.

equivalent of an endangered species and

have no defence against the encroachment of

and most pilots are on a salary of Rs. 300,000

(5) Criminal court arbitrates between the parties


farmers onto their ancestral lands.

Take airline pilots for example; they do not

to the case.

need to be graduates to qualify for this job

Which of the following contains a non-sequitur?

per month or more.

If statisticians are made judges, they will

accept or reject

Recent research provided stark evidence that

arguments

probability analyses.

based on

in education money still plays an importantPublic trust in politicians time lowis at an all

role; it was found that children from poor

and we cant insist t hat the politicians go

households could not perform as well asback to school.

(1)

(2)

children from rich households.(3) Before preparing the annual budget, the CEO

(4) Girls in the family should have a share in theof XYZ Steel Limited takes opinion of all

ancestral propertystakeholders.

as a matter of right

whether the will includes it explicitly or not.(4) In cricket, the batting average does

the

not(5) Democracy does not help the common citizen

reflecta batsmans ability becauseit

alwaysultimately

does not reflectand it degenerates

oligarchy.how many wins

instrumental

intohe was

for.

Which sentence suffers most from hyperbole?(5) Ordinary citizens do not have sufficient grasp

(1) Most collectors of coins would give the Earth

of economic indicators to validate published

to own one of the copper coins issued by

inflation data.

Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. Recommence is to suspend as: nonchalant is to:

It is thought that eating raw tomatoes would(1) carefree (2)

greatly reduce the risk of cancer, but tomato

twenty-twenty format took the game to nook

beleaguered

(3) tirade (4)

(5)sauce can have a greater effect since it is

agreement

disagreementmade from many raw tomatoes.

Which sentence includes an oxymoron?

(2)

(3) Cricket has a great following in India, but the

(1) On weekend we ate and drank a lot.and corner of the world.(2) Meena corrected me by pointing out that she (4) We face an imminent drinking water crisis in

wanted pizza instead of burger.India as the growthpopulation

accompanied decrease Media reported the attack on media-persons.by a general

is

in

rainfall.

Nuclear fusion has potential to solve the

He loved his aunt but found her kindness

energy crisis of not only our country, but that

suffocating.

(3)

(4)

of the entire world.

(5) One should not compare apples and oranges.

28.

an

29.

(5)

30.

31.

32.

33.
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35.

moral will


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moments can only be grasped immediately onRead the

the basis of and together with the others.sentences and choose the option that best arranges

them in a logical order.

The arises when, for the reasons we

saw earlier, this negotiation has to be negated;

the

individual moral will

understands that it is

the existence of the universal will, which is

thebecause

therefore internal to it.

a2. This negation,constitutesindividual will

is understood not to be theuniversal will

existence of the .

3. This says that in abstract right, as we have justindividual will

seen, theuniversal will takes its freedom (the

that has being in itself) to existindependent of (that is, in opposition to) itself

and its particular contents.universal will

4. Rather, the

outside any

is thought to exist

abind

individual will

ofnumber

, in the contracts thatwillsproperty-owning

together, and in the punishments that enforce

breaches of those contracts.

(2) 3, 2, 4, 1(1) 1, 2, 3, 4

(5) 4, 1, 2, 3(4) 1, 2, 3, 4

1. In the concept, universality, particularity, and

2.

bringasare understoodindividuality

immediately identical to each other.

theconceptcannotbeseparated As immediately identical, these moments of

The interrelation of universality, particularity,

3. This means that they must be thought of as a


single unity, that none of the three can be

understood apart from the others, since in the

and individuality is

posted

(3) 3, 1, 2, 4

concept their , each of its

otherwise in judgment.34.

1.

identity

is

(3) 4, 1, 2, 3

4.

(1) 1, 2, 3, 4

(4) 2, 3, 1, 4

(2)

(5)

3, 2, 4, 1

2, 3, 4, 1
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Without advertising KUMAR & Co. earns Rs.

XAT 2009

200000 sales revenue per month.

Section II

& Co.

earns

KUMAR

it

When

I.

II.

advertising,

In an examination there are 30 questions. 1 mark

revenue.

is given for each correct answer and 0.25 is

From Statement II:

deducted for every incorrect answer. Ankur

290000 =

attempted all the questions and scored 13.75.

sbsb

+ 15000 6

How many incorrect answers did he have?

(3) 12(2) 11(1) 10

(4) 15

can be calculated easily.

(5) None of the above

So we can answer using statement II alone.A salesman sells two kinds of trousers: cotton

Hence, option D.and woollen. A pair of cotton trousers is sold at

Geetanjali Express, which is 250 metre long when

30% profit and a pair of woollen trousers is sold

crossestoformmoving TatanagarHowrah

at 50% profit. The salesman has calculated that if

Subarnarekha bridge in 30 seconds. What is thehe sells 100% more woollen trousers than cotton

speed of Geetanjali Express?

trousers, his overall profit will be 45%. However

I. Bombay Mail, which runs at 60 km/hour crosses

he ends up selling 50% more cotton trousers than

II.

the Subarnarekha bridge in 30 seconds.

woollen trousers. What will be his overall profit?

Bombay Mail when running at 90 km/hr crosses

(3) 41%(2) 40%(1) 37.5%

HeTwo

a lamp post in 10 seconds.

(5) None of the above(4) 42.33%

for

to and fro to a shopping mall.Rajesh walks

and 39:questions 38Instructions

speed

19.00

to

atshopping. If he walksspends 30 minutes

statements labelled as I and II. You have to decide if

of 1 to home athe returns0 km an hour,

these statements are sufficient to conclusively answer

atIfhours. he returns15 km an hour,he walks

the question. Choose the appropriate answer from

home at 18.30 hours. How fast must he walk inoptions given below:

(1)

(3)

order to return home atIf Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the

(1) 17 km/hour

18.15 hours?question.

(3) 18 km/hour

(2) 17.5 km/hourIf Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the

(5) None of the

(4) 19 km/hourquestion.

above.

A shop sells two kinds of rolls- egg roll and

If Statement I and Statement II together are

mutton roll. Onion, tomato, carrot, chilli sauce

sufficient but neither of the two alone is sufficient

ingredients.and tomato sauce are the additional

to answer the question.

to answer the question.

ofanyhavecanYou additionalcombination

(4) If either Statement I or Statement II alone is

ingredients, or have standard rolls without any

sufficient to answer the question.

i to the followingngredients subjectadditional

constraints:

(5) Both Statement I or Statement II are insufficient

(a) You can have tomato sauce if you have an


monthly advertising

egg, but not

For each rupee in

expenditure, KUMAR & Co. experiences a Rs. 6

if you have a mutton roll.increase in sales. How much KUMAR & Co. has to

(b) If you have onion or tomato or both you canspend on advertising to attain Rs. 1000000 in

have chilli sauce, butsales revenue for the month? not otherwise.

36.

37.

(2)

38.

spends

Rs.

Rs.

290000

15000

as

on

sales

39.

40.

41.
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XAT 2009

The chart above gives per unit selling prices and costs in rupees of 11 items prepared by a sweetshop. Margins are


calculated on percentage basis. Based on the chart above, answer the question that follows:

different

Which of the following conclusions can be made?

How many rolls

(1)

ordered

according to these rules?

Producersmarginforpanirkachouriislessthanretailersmargins

can

(2) 33

be

(3) 40

(2)

(5) None of the above.

Producersmarginforchickenpizzaismorethanretailersmargins

(1) 21

(4) 42

(3)

42. G ive n f ive p o in t s A = ( 7 ,4 ) ,B = ( 1 0 ,0 ) ,C= ( 1 0 ,

for 500 years. After 500 years, which two points

Producersmarginforfishspringroll

3), D = (0, 10) and E = (7, 7). Every second all the

are closest?

is more than retail

points move by halving their abscissas and by

(1) A and B

ersmargins panirkachourialone

(4) Producer

doubling their ordinates. This process continues

(2) B and C

(4) D and E

sandretailersmarginsarehighestfor

(3) A and E

(5) A and C

Instructions for questions 43 and 44: Answer the following questions based on the information given below .

(5 )Retailersmadelossesinafewproducts

43.


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( c o t )

XAT 2009

Which of the following conclusion can be drawn from diagram above?

(1)

(4)

Retailerssellingpriceformistisukh wasmorethanproducerssellingpriceforchickentitbit

(2)

(5)

Differencebetweenretailerssellingpriceandproducerssellingpriceforfishkachouriwasmorethanthat

(3)

of cream roll.

These are three types of margins for all items.

Of all the margins, bot

hforretailerandproducer,producersmarginforchickenpizzawasthemaximum

The three lines that connect different points, in the diagram above, are superfluous.

Mungeri Lal has two investment plans- A and B, to choose from. Plan A offers interest of 10% compounded

annually while plan B offers simple interest of 12% per annum. Till how many years is plan B a better

(5) 7(4) 6(3) 5(2) 4

investment?

(1) 3

46. For all real numbers x, except x = 0 and x = 1, the function F is defined by

(5)( s e c )

22(4)(1)( s i n )

2

Two teams

(3)( t a n )

2(2)( c o s )

2

OverconfidentArrogant

and are participating in a cricket tournament. The odds that team Arrogant

will be champion is 5 to 3, and that Overconfident will be the champion is 1 to 4. What are the odds that either

(5) 9 to 1

team Arrogant or team Overconfident will become the champion?

(4) 7 to 1(3) 6 to 1(2) 5 to 2(1) 3 to 2


Answer the questions based on the following table. cakes/pastries/gateaux and savouries The chain was

A cake chain manufactures two types of products

concerned about high wastage (in terms of leftover) and wanted to reduce it. Table 1 provides information about


sales, costs and wastage for both products.

44.

45.

47.


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Which of the following statement(s) is (are) right?

1. The worth of leftover for cakes/pastries/gateaux increased from 1993 to 2004.

XAT 2009

2. The worth of leftover for cakes/pastries/gateaux, kept on fluctuating, many a times, between 1993 and 2004.

(2) 3, 4


The worth of leftover for savouries and cakes/pastries/gateaux was highest in 2004.

The worth of leftover for savouries kept on fluctuating, many a times, between 1993 an d 2004.

3.

4.

Choose the right combination from the following:

(1) 1 and 4 (2) 3 and 4 (3) 1 and 2 (4) 3 only

Maximum decline in amount of leftover of cakes/pastries/gateaux occurred in the year:

From 1997 to 1998(1)

(2) From 1995 to 1996

(3) From 1998 to 1999

(5) Cannot be calculated from the data.

If profit = sales1. 1993

2. 1997

3. 1998

4. 2000

Choose the right option:

(1) 1, 2, 3, 4

(5) 2 and 3

leftover, in which year did the cakes chain was in losses?

(3) 2, 3 (4) 1, 2, 3

(5) It was always in profit.

48.

49.

50.

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(2) 2 (3) 3

nx

(4) 9:40 PM(3) 9:20 PM

timeonSwatiswri

XAT 2009

2 + 3

x

Let

P

n

a

and

=

(1) 3P

n

b

(1) 8:40 PM

0,then,forn

1 = 0. If Pbe the roots of the quadratic equation

P

n

1(3)(2) 3P

n

1 + P

n

21 + P

n

2

n

=

+ 3P

n

an

+

2

bn

for

(4) P

n

1 + 3P

n

2


A rural child specialist has to determine the weight of five children of different ages. He knows from his past

experience that each of the children would weigh less than 30 Kg and each of them would have different

weights. Unfortunately, the scale available in the village can measure weight only over 30 Kg. The doctor decides

to weigh the children in pairs. However his new assistant weighed the children without noting down the names .

The weights were: 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46 and 47 Kg. The weight of the lightest child is:

53. Sangeeta and Swati bought two wristwatches from Jamshedpur Electronics at 11.40 A.M. IST. After purchasing

The value of A is:


(1) 15 Kg.

(5) 20 Kg.

theyfoundthatwhen60minuteselapsesonacorrectclock(IST),Sangeetaswristwatchregisters62minutes

whereasSwatiswristwatchregisters56minutesLaterinthedaySangeetsswristwatchreads10PM,thenthe

stwatch is:

(5) Cannot be calculated.

(2) 9:00 PM

54. F(x)isafourthorderpolynomialwithintegercoefficientsandnocommonfactorTherootsofF(x)are2,1,1,

2. If p is a prime number greater than 97, then the largest integer that divides F(p) for all values of p is:

(3) 240 (4) 360

The sum of the digits which are not used is:

(1) 72

(2) 10 (3) 14

(2) 120



Answer the


stations between

(1) 8

(4) 15

Steel Express stops at six


Howrah and Jamshedpur. Five passengers board

below.

In the diagram below, the seven letters correspond to

at Howrah. Each passenger down atcan get any

seven unique digits chosen from 0 to 9. The relation

station till Jamshedpur. The probability that all

among the digits is such that:

five persons will get down at different station is:

(2) 16 Kg. (3) 17 Kg. (4) 18 Kg.

P.Q.R = X.Y.Z = Q.A.Y


51. 2 ,

52.

55.

(1) 0

(4) 6

56.

57.


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chartered

XAT 2009

washe

costs fixed costs (the costs which do not change,In a quadrilateral ABCD, BC = 10, CD = 14,

drives

unit

penofunitsofof

(= variable cost per

numbersirrespectiveAD = 12 and CBA = BAD = 60. If

produced) and variable costs

multiplied by number of units). KK expected fixed

(1) 193 100Rs.

(3) 204 40 lac and variable cost to be Rs.cost to be Rs.

(4) 207

(2) 201per unit. He expected each pen drive to be sold at

(5) None of the above.200.

What would be the break-even point (defined asABCD is a square with sides of length 10 units. no profit, no loss situation) for KKs factOCD is an isosceles triangle with base CD. OC cuts

(2) Rs.

ory, in

100 lac

(4) Rs. 140 lac

term of sales?AB at point Q and OD cuts AB at point P. The area

(1) Rs. 80 lac

(3) Rs. 120 lac

of trapezoid PQCD is 80 square units. The altitude

(3) 14 (5) Cannot be found with the given data.

from O of the triangle OPQ is:

(2) 13(1) 12

(4) 15

KK was sceptical that per unit variable might


increase by 10% though the demand mightHow many differently shaped triangles exist in

remain same. What will be the expected changeswhich no two sides are of the same length, each

in profit in such a case?side is of integral unit length and the perimeter of

(3) 5

(1) Profit would decrease by 10.33%the triangle is less than 14 units?

(2) 4(1) 3

(4) 6

(2) Profit will increase will by 15.75%

Company


forpartyahosted

(3) Profit would decrease by 15.75%

BELIANCE

a

(4) Profit will decrease by 16.67%

members of Company AXIAL. In the party no

(5) Profit will increase by 16.67%

member of AXIAL had interacted with more than with

that

hisHe

theall each

ofOutthree

businessdiscussed

of BELIANCE.members KK informedaccountant.

members of BELIANCE, three members contemplating a loan of Rs. 20 lac at simple

interacted with four members of AXIAL and the thestartingforannumper10%ofinterest

business. The chartered accountant informed himeach interacted with tworemaining members

that in such a case KK has to pay interest,members of AXIAL. The greatest possible number

(3) 11

followed by 30% tax.of company BELIANCE in the party is

(2) 10(1) 9

(4) 12

By how much does KKs e arnings change with

(5) None of the above.sales

and

vis- - vis the original20% growth in sales

Answer the

Instructions for questions 62 - 64:taxcasesbothin consideringvolume,


changing very fast, he wanted to carefully gauge the

interest

below.

(2) 16.7%

on loan?

(1) 20%

KK, an aspiring entrepreneur wanted to set up a pen

Market survey indicated that he would be able to sell

(4) 33.3% (5) 34.5%

(3) 25.6%


drive manufacturing unit. Since technologyLet X be a four digit number with exactly three

was

demand investing.

consecutive digits being same and is a multiple of

and the likely profits before

1 lac units before customers shifted to different

9HowmanysuchXsarepossible?

(2) 16 (3) 19

gadgets. KK realized that he had to incur two kinds of


58.

59.

60.

61.

62.

63.

64.

65.

(1) 12

(4) 21


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2.2


XAT 2009

scooter at the same instance to move with a uniformAnswer the

velocity15 km/hour and catches the thief.following questions based on the information given

below.Time taken by the inspector to catch the thief is:

A police inspector spots a thief standing 7 km away(2)

(4)

(2)

(1) 15 minutes12 minutesfrom him on a straight road aligned in East-West(3) 20 minutes18 minutes

direction. The inspector is standing on the eastern(5) 30 minutes

side while the thief is on the western side of the road.

The distance the inspector has to travelOn spotting the inspector the thief takes his bicycle

is:

3.75 km(1) 3 km

and tries to cut across the adjoining field by riding

(4) 6 km(3) 5 km

away with a uniform speed of 92 km/hour in a

(5) 7.5 km

direction making an angle of 45 with the road

towards North-East. The inspector starts with his

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

Instructions for questions 68 to 72:

Sodium carbonate, also called as soda ash is an important ingredient for glass, soaps and detergents, and manytrona

obtained naturally.products. There were two ways of producing soda ash. The first is producing soda ash from

The second method was producing soda ash from common salt through Solvay process. Soda ash produced thus was

called synthetic soda ash. Tata Chemicals was one of largest producers of soda ash. Given below are two charts - first


chart shows production of two varieties of soda ash in the world.Tata Chemicals

Soda Ash Production (MT)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Natural Soda Ash Synthetic Soda Ash

Global Soda Ash Production (MT)

Synthetic Soda Ash Natural Soda Ash

66.

67.

0 0.30.9

2.2

2005 2007 2008

20

0

5

30

10

35

15

25

2006


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70.

(4) Incomplete data.

XAT 2009

It was expected that global soda ash production would be same for 2006, 2007 and 2008 (only for this

question). What could be a possible reason for different patterns of production in Tata Chemicals and the world?


(1)

(5)

Tata Chemicals build new plants of 2.2 MT natural soda ash capacity in 2007.

Tata Chemicals build 3.2 MT of natural soda ash capacity from 2005 to 2008.

Tata Chemicals might have acquired 0.3 MT of natural soda ash facility in 2007.

None of above conclusions could possibly be drawn

(2)

(4)

69 . Supposethetotalglobalproductionincreased(yearonyear)from2005to2008bythea mountTataChemicals

synthetic production (year on year) increased in the same period. By what percentage did the total global

production increase from 2007 to 2008?

Cannot be calculated at all from the tables above.(1)

(2) Increased by 10.16%.

(3) Increased by 9.48%.

(5) Increased by 8.64%

Which of the following statements are true?

Proportion of natural soda ash to synthetic soda has decreased from 2001 to 2006 globa lly.

Proportion of natural soda ash to synthetic soda ash has increased from 2001 to 2006 gl obally.

Proportion of synthetic soda ash to total soda ash has decreased for Tata chemicals from 2005 to 2007.

Proportion of synthetic soda ash to total ash has increased for Tata chemicals.

1.

2.

3.

4.

(1) 1 and 3 (2) 1 and 4

(5) 1, 2 and 3 only


WhatisTataChemicals

(3) 2 and 4

shareofglobalproductionin

2008?

(1) 12.86% (2) 17.42% (3) 59.34%

Suppose total global production of soda ash in 2008 was 40 MT and Tata Chemicals was second highest

producer of soda ash globally after another company called Solvay. FMC Wyoming was the third highest

producer. Two Indian giants, Tata Chemicals and Nirma have a combined production capacity of 8.8 MT. Which

of the following statements are right?

1.

5.

Solvaysmarkedsharewasmorethan2066%

2.

Solvaysmarkedsharewasmorethan 13.5%

3.

FMCssharewaslessthan1033%

FMC share was less than 13.5%

Nirma, which was sixth largest producer, had a share of less than 8.5%

4.

Choose the right option.

(1) 1 and 3 (2) 1 and 5

(3) 2 and 4

(4) 2 and 3

(4) 1, 3 and 5

(5) 2, 4 and 5

68.

71.

72.
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XAT 2009

Raj Travels has the following revenue model for a group package. Owner charges Rs. 20,000 per person till

group size of 200. For every additional traveller beyond 200, he starts offering discount of 50 rupees to all


members of the group. The maximum possible income for Raj Travels from the package is:

(1) Rs. 4000000 (2) Rs. 4200000

(3) Rs. 4500000 (4) Rs. 5000000

(5) Rs. 5500000

73.


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theSweetCouple

Just Singing won 6 points Waheda wasnt on the

Linas team didnt score the least amount of points


Section III

Answer the

team called New Singers Sanjeevs team won 4

Answer the


TapasandSaniawereonthesameteam,butitwasnt

points Divya wasnt on the Bindas Singers team

below.

The regular mathematics faculty could not teach

74. Laxmansteammateandteamsnamewer e

(1)

(5)

(1)

(3)

(5)

because of being sick. As a stop gap arrangement,

(3)Waheda and Bindas Singers

different visiting faculty taught different topics on 4

Divya and Sweet Couple

different days in a week. The scheduled time for class

(2) Divya and Just Singing

was 7:00 am with maximum permissible delay of 20

Lina and Just Singing

minutes. The monsoon made the city bus schedules

XAT 2009


erratic and therefore the classes started on different

taught in the class that started at 7:20 am. Mr.

Waheda and Sweet couple

Bindas Singers, Just Singing, New Singers,

New Singers, Sweet Couple, Bindas Singers,


times on different days.

Mr Singh didnt teach on Thursday Calculus was

ChatterjeetooktheclassonWednesday,buthedidnt

teach probability. The class on Monday started at 7:00am, but Mr Singh didnt teach it Mr Dutta didn

tteachratioa n dproportionMr Banerjee,whodidnt

teach set theory, taught started fivea class that

minutes than the class featuring the teacherlater whotaught probabil ity The teacher in Fridays c lass

taught set theory Wednesdays class didnt s (4)

tart

points are:

7:10 am. No two classes started at the same time.

Sweet Couple

The class on Wednesday started at:

Sweet Couple,

at

Bindas Singers

(1) 7:05 am and topic was ratio and proportion.

Just Singing

7:20 am and topic was calculus.

New Singers, Just Singing,

Sweet Couple, Bindas Singers, Just Singing,

7:00 am and topic was calculus.

(2)

New Singers

(4) 7:30 am and topic was calculus.

Just Singing, Bindas Singers, Sweet Couple,

(5) 7:05 am and topic was probability.

The option which gives

New Singers

correct teacher-

subject combination is:

below.

(2)

(4)

the

Mr.

Mr.

married competed

The Combination which has the couples rightly

Chatterjee ratio and proportion

Four couples in a singing

Mr.

competition. Each couple had a unique team name.

paired is:

Banerjee calculus

(1)

(5)

(2)

(4)

Points scored by the teams were 2, 4, 6 and 8. The

(1) Mukesh, Lina

(3) Mr. Chatterjee set theory

Sweet Couple won points The Bindas Singers

(2)Mukesh, Waheda

(3) Sanjeev, Divya

calculus

2

Mr. Singh

w o n t w omorepointsthanLaxmansteam Mukeshs team won four points more than Linass team, but

(4) Sanjeev, Lina

(5) Sanjeev, Waheda

Singh set theory

75.

76.

77.

78.
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the

Inst ituteMsKumarandJackiebothstudiedatfour

whose last name wasnt Sanyal , joined Techno

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ReddyMs.star

(1)

(5)

(1)

(2)

(4)

Mohan Gupta, Sarah Kumar, Priya Chatterjee

studied atcolleges.

Probability was taught by:

(1)Priya Chatterjee,

(3) Mr. Singh on Wednesday

(2)

(4)

Jackie Sanyal,

Sarah Sanyal,

7:20 am,

Mr. Dutta on Monday

Jackie Kumar

7:15 am,

Mr. Dutta on Thursday

Swati Reddy, Mohan Gupta

7:20 am,

Mr. Singh on Monday

Sarah ReddyJackie Sanyal,Mohan Gupta,

(5) None of these

time

(1)

(3)

(5)

Jackie Cha

week day combination is:

tterjee,

Priya Reddy, Swati Sanyal

7:10 am, ThursdayWednesday

Wednesday

Friday

Friday

Which option gives a possible student - institute

7:05 am

Deccan, Mohan

combination?

7:20 am, Thursday(2) Wednesday

Deccan

Priya

(2)

(3)

(5)

(1)

(5)

Friday

Friday

Anipal, Swati

7:20 am

Anipal,

Priya

Jackie Priya

Techno, Mohan

Chemical

7:05 am, Thursday

Swati

Barla,

Chemical,Joydeep

7:10 am

Barla

JoydeepAnipal,(4) Priya

(4) Wednesday 7:10 am, Thursday 7:15 am,

Barla

Swati

Techno Deccan, Priya

7:05 am

Mohan Gupta may have joined:Wednesday 7:20 am, Thursday 7:05 am,

Techno Institute which had 5 star rating

Answer the

Friday 7:10 am

(2) Deccan College which had 5 star rating


Anipal Institute which had 4 star ratingfollowing questions based on the information given

below. (4) Chemical College which had 4 star rating

engineering colleges.differentFive people joinedTechno

Institute which had 4 star

Their first names were Sarah (Ms.), Swati (Ms.),

rating

In which college did Priya study?

Jackie, Mohan and Priya (Ms.). The surnames wereReddy, Gupta, Sanyal, Kumar an d Chatterjee. Except

college where Priya studied. The three-star college

(1) Anipal Institute (2) Chemical Institute

(3) Barla College (4) Deccan College

(5) Techno- Institute

The person with surname Sanyal was:

(1) Sarah studying in Chemical College

(2) Swati studying in Barla College

(3) Priya studying in Deccan College

was not Deccan College Mohans last name was Gupta but he didnt study at Barla College Sarah,

Jackie studying in Deccan College-

Institute,whichwasntafive starcollegeTheBarla (5) Sarah studying in Techno- Institute

-College was a five star college Swatis last name Instructions questions-

for 86 - 89:Readwasnt Chatterjee The Chemical College was rated

following caselet and choose the best alternative

with one star less than the college where SanyalDecisions are often risky in the sense that their

for one college which was rated as 3 star, all other

studied. Only one college was rated five star.outcomes are not known with certainty. Presented

colleges were rated either 4 star or 5 star.

Which is the correct combination of first names with a choice between a risky prospect that offers a

The Techno Institute had a higher rating than the

t h e A n i p a l

and surnames?

Techno, Sarah

50 percent chance to win $200 (otherwise nothing)

79.

80.

81.

82.

Anipal, Sarah

83.

84.

85.


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gains, whereas risk seeking tends to hold in choicesand an alternative of receiving $100 for sure, most

theanalyse decisionpassage,

involving losses.people prefer the sure gain over the gamble, although

aboveonBased

situations faced by three persons: Babu, Babitha and

the two prospects have the same expected value.

Bablu.

utility of each unit ofand furtherSuppose instant

(Expected value is the sum of possible outcomes

oftheirby

gain is same for Babu. Babu has decided to play a

occurrence.)probabilityweighted

dies.hebeforeastimesmany

s

He

A game50 years.

possible,

Preference for a sure outcome over risky prospect of

anotherexpected to live for

risk averse

equal expected value is called

does not last more than ten seconds. Babu is

; indeed,

confused which theory to trust for making

people tend to be risk averse when choosing between

decision and seeks help of a renowned decision

tendencyprospects with positive outcomes. The

shouldmaking consultant: Roy Associates. What

towards risk aversion can be explained by the notion

beRoyAssociatesadvicetoBabu?

of diminishing sensitivity, first formalized by Daniel

utility resulting from a small increase in wealth will

(1)

(3)

Babu can decide on the basis of Expected

Bernoulli in 1738. Just as the impact of a candle is

Value hypothesis.

greater when it is brought into a dark room than into

(2) Babu should decide on the basis of Expected

a room that is well lit so, suggested Bernoulli, the

Utility hypothesis.

be inversely proportional to the amount of wealth

MrBabu,I mredundant

a l r e a d y i n o n e s p o s s e s s i o n I t h a s s i n c e b e e n

utilityahavepeoplethat

(4) A and B

subjectiveassumed

(5) A, B and C

function, and that preferences should be described

value.ofinsteadutilityusing

Babitha played a game wherein she had three

expectedexpected

options with following probalilities: 0.4, 0.5 and

According to expected utility, the worth of a gamble

0.8. The gains from three outcomes are likely to

offering a 50 percent chance to win $200 (otherwise

be $100, $80 and $50. An expert has pointed out

nothing) is 050 * u($200), where u is the persons

that Babitha is a risk taking person. According to

concave utility function. (A function is concave or

convex if a line joining two points on the curve lies

entirely below or above the curves, respectively). It

follows from a concave function that the subjective

value attached to a gain of $100 is more than 50

percent of the value attached to a gain of $200, which

entails preference for the sure $100 gain and, hence,

risk aversion.

Consider now a choice between losses. When asked to

to take an even chance at losing $200 or nothing over

expected utility hypothesis,


choose between a prospect that offers a 50 percent

Babitha most likely to favour?

(1) First

chance to lose $200 (otherwise nothing) and the

(2) Second

Third

alternative of losing $100 for sure, most people preferBabitha would be indifferent(4)

actions.

because diminishing(5) None of the above.

a sure $100 loss. This is

sensitivity applies to negative as well as to positiveContinuing with pervious question, suppose

outcomes: the impact of an initial $100 loss is greater Babitha can only play one more game,than that of the next $100. This results in a convex

theory would help in arriving atfunction for losses and a preference

(1) Expected Value.

for risky

which

better

prospects over sure outcomes of equal expected

decision?

(2) Expected Utility.

risk seeking

exception

(3) Both theories will give same results.

value, called . With the of

prospects that involve very small probabilities, risk

None of the two.aversion is generally observed in choices involving

(5)Data is insufficient to answer the question.

86.

87.

which option is

88.
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amongthegiveswhich

Which were the starting and finishing points forBablu had four options with probalility of 0.1,

(2) P5 and P3

stage 2?0.25, 0.5 and 1. The gains associated with each

(4)

(1)

(1)

$100and$200$400,$1000,are:options

P5 and P4

P2 and P5respectively. Bablu chose the first option. As per

(3)

(4)

P3 and P1expected value hypothesis: (5) P3 and P2

(1) Bablu is risk taking. For which farmer was P2 a finishing point?

(2) Expected value function is concave.(3) F3F2

F5(2)

(2)

(5)

(5)

F1

F4

Which was

(1) P2

(4) P1

the starting point

(3) Expected value function is convex.

P3

choose.for farmer

(5) None of above.F3?

(3) P4

None of above


Children are in pursuit of a dog whose leash has

Answer the


below.

A circular field, with inner radius of 10 meters a nd

outer radius of 20 meters, was divided into five

broken. Krishnarajan is directly behind the dog.

capacity of jars is:

relationship


successive stages for ploughing. The ploughing of

each stage was handed over to a different farmer.

Farmers are referred to by following symbols: F1,

F2, F3, F4, F5.

The points between different stages of project are

referred to by the following symbols: P1, P2, P3,

P4, P5, not necessarily in that order.

1.

2.

N

3. Farmer F5 was given the work of ploughing stage

Rangarajan is behind Krishnarajan. atrajan is

starting at point P4.

behind Rangarajan. Premrajan is ahead of the dog

4. The stage from point P5 to point P3 was not the

walking down the street in the opposite direction.

first stage.

the children and dog pass, Premrajan turnsAs

Farmer F4 was given the work of the fourth stage.

around and joins the pursuit. He runs in behind

5.

6. Stage 3 finished at point P1, and the work of which

Rangarajan. Krishnarajan runs faster and is

was not given to farmer F1.

alongside the dog on the left. Rangarajan runs

7. Farmer F3 was given work of stage ending at point

faster and is alongside the dog on the right.

P5.

Which was the finish point for farmer F2?

Which child is directly behind the dog?

(3) P3(2) P2

(5) P5

(1) P1

(4) P4

Which stage was ploughed by farmer F5?

(1) Krishnarajan

(1) A = B < C < D(1) First (2) Second

(2) Rangarajan

(3) Natrajan

(2) D > B = A = C

(3) B = D > A < C

(3) Third

(4) Fourth (5) Fifth

(3) Premrajan

(4) None of above

(4) B = D > A > C

(5) D > A = B > C

89.

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

96.

of

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About three month later, Rabindra happened to visit

Read the following caselet and choose the best the plant during night. As he looked into F&S office,

alternative he found Om playing solitaries on the office computer.

Om Chowdhury was one of the supervisors in the FireMr.

Rabindra

Rabindra immediately fired Om.

and Safety (F&S) department of Maqsood Textile Bhiwan i called Mr.The next morning Mr.

Mills. He was distant cousin to Mr. Bhiwani, GeneralHe suggestedand asked how he can fire an employee.

Manager (Personnel & Administration). Personnel &

thegivenwas

that Mr Rabindra reconsider Oms dismissal This

departmentAdministrationbe nodecision has already been made. There will

responsibility of all personnel related decisions. It

turningbackrepliedRabindra

was ofte n rumou red that Om had obtain ed the job The options below give combinations of possible

meticulousintheperformanceofhisdutiesanddidnt

d u e t o h is c o u s in s in f l u e n c e H o we ve r , O m wa s

root cause of the problem and the justifications

give anyone reason for complaint. It was known that

thereof. Given the details in the case, which one

Om was not much given to talking and kept to himself

can be inferred to be the best option?

and to his dutiesThat(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

ensured Om was

Reason:

Hiring of Om.

All F&S supervisors reported to Mr. Rabindra, the perpetually casual

shop-floor manager. The mill operated on a three-

towards his duties.

shift basis and Rabindra allocated the supervisors to

Om favouring to work during night shi

different shifts. They were required to be present at

Reason

:

ft.

Rabindra ensured thatAbsence of

all times during the shift operation and carry out

Reason

:

:

Om could relax.

scheduled checks on of machinery and fire fighting

Rabindras b i a s a g ai ns t O m

equipments. For some reasons, Om was allocated the

Rabindra had been assigning too many night

night shifts more often than other supervisors. Om

hesupervisorsshifts to Om while for other

objection,accepted these allocations without any

Reason

Om had

was lenient.

Rabindra jumping to conclusions.

while it was known that other supervisors wouldHe should have inv

often plead and bargain with Rabindra to be allocated

estigated whether

the day shifts. During the night shift, keeping awake

It led to

carried out his duties.

and remaining mentally alert were some of the major

Rabindras firing of Om Reason

challenges faced by the supervisors.

:

clash between Rabindra and Mr.

Of late, Rabindra observed signs of indifference from

Bhiwani.

Om. On two occasions he found Om absent from his

The details of the entire episode have become

ofcommon knowledge among all the employees

cabin. Rabindra heard from others that Om was often

counter Rabindra. He promised that he would not be

the company. Out of options below, which one

presents the best way for the top management

resolve the issue so as

to

as

found in different parts of shop floor talking toto benefit the organization

a whole?

(1)

(2)

(3)

employees. Rabindra called him to his office and

R e v o k e Rabindras o r d e r I t c a n b ereminded Om of his responsibilities. Om did not

his office and talked on a very personal basis. He

communicated to others that firing was toolax in his duties again. Rabindra also broached the

severe a punishmentsubject with Mr. Bhiwani. Mr. Bhiwani called Om to

incident of indiscipline.

for such

reminded Om that their family relations made it clarification.Ask Om for It

a small

can be

uncomfortable to all concerned. Om nodded and communicated that since Om had clarified

agreed to do better. Soon his performance became regarding his duties, the order has been

that of a model supervisor. It was often found he went taken back.

beyond his official duties to sort out problems of

Declare Rabindras order as void Reiterate

employees. officially the disciplinary processes that need

97.

98.


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population of 10 lacs with one of the highest perto be followed by managers along with their

capita income among India cities. Shekhar lovedscope of authority.

onsonghistoWhilemusic. favouritelisteningAsk feedback from other employees on the

shop-

satelliteradio,hewonderedifhecouldcanbeusedtorevokeRabindrasorder

floorregardingOmsperformanceThis

mix his passion with business. Incidentally, a few(5) Take the feedback of other F&S supervisors

Out of options below, which one best summarizes

weeks later, while browsing the Internet, he came


across an advertisement from Music World, whichexpression

potentialcalled for

of interest

from

franchisees. Jamshedpur did not have a single good

music outlet, where its residents could buy quality,

variety and the latest from the world of music.

Music world wanted the potential franchisees

minimum 1200 square feet space and invest

to own

Rs.30 lacs. Profits were to be shared in the ratio of 3:7

between Music World and the franchisee.

While Shekhar was excited about working with a

as to the work involved during night shift.

renowned brand, he was worried if Rs. 30 lacs

the learning from

was too high an amount out. He did not haveto shell

solitaire incident

Managers

the entire amount with him and was thinking of

often do

?

not take

responsibility towards training juniors.

borrowing from the bank. He made enquiries

any

with

People tend to become relaxed during night

other Music World franchisees located in towns

shift and required surprise checks to keep

Patna and Ranchi, as he expected similar

like

footfall in

them on their toes.

Jamshedpur. A franchisee in Patna had sales revenue

(1)

(2)

(3) Certain roles would have different ways of

varying from 1-2 lacs rupees per month with profit

carrying out their duties.

margin in the range of 25-30%. Satisfied, Shekhar

(4) Having relatives in the same organization can

decided to proceed.

be a source of potential problems.

Soon, he was on a look out for the space. Jamshedpur

Managers tend to allocate silent people to

three main areas Bistupur, Sakchi and Sonari.-

inter-

different positions.

connected

(5)

had

All areas were by good

Of the options below, which could have been a

Bistupur was a business area where most of

roads.

high end

better response from Mr. Ravindra when he saw

retail formats were located. Most upper middle class

Om playing?

and higher class customers shopped there. It was also

He should have clarified about his authority

the education hub of the city. On the other hand,

to fire employees.

Sakchi was a growing lower middle class business

He should have informed Mr. Bhiwani about

area and Sonari had mostly residential population.

the incident and asked him to take necessary

Shekhar was in favour of choosing Bistupur as it was

(1)

(2)

action.

(3) He should have asked the employees of the

shopped. However,the place where he he soon

shift regarding Oms performance of his

stumbled across problems. Notonly it was difficult to

duties.

(4) He should have checked if Om had done his

obtain space in Bistupur but property rentals touched

duties or not.

checked production

30-40 rupees per square feet month. Rentals at Sakchi

He should have the

levels in the shift to see if it was as required.

and Sonari were in the Range of 15-20 rupees per


square feet per month Also, Shekhars friend, who

(5)

st

Read the following caselet and choose the best

ayed in Sakchi, told him that

alternative

a few branded outlets

were opening in Sakchi and itShekhar, an MBA from Singapore returned to his

seemed to be the fastest

ThiswouldbetterexplainOmsbehaviour

hometown- Jamshedpur. Jamshedpurgrowing market in Jamshedpur, with highest ratio of

99.

100.

had a
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forreasonlikely

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teenagers. But, Shekhar was not in favour of Sakchi

due to its low image. He expected to target college

going crowd in Bistupur.

prices in Bistupur and his lowHigh real estate

assessment of Sakchi market created confusion inShekhars

mind. To give the decision a serious and

Which one of the following is the most important

fresh thought, he decided to hit Jamshedpur-Ranchi


highway in his newly acquired car.

101.

How best should Shekhar resolve his confusion?

(1) By investing in the franchise

Do not invest in the franchise and look for

different brand name.

Go back to Singapore and start looking for a

job.Do a further in

depth study to find the

drivers and potential of the business.

Approach another music company for setting

up a franchise.

(2)

(4)

(3)

(5)

102.

Suppose sales in Patna ad Bistupur are likely to

be same, how many years would it take for

Shekhar to recoup the investment (consider zero

inflation)?

(1) Less than five years.

Less than seven years.

Less than nine years.

(2)

(4)

(5) May be never.

103.

What could be the mostShekharsbiasinfavourofBistupur?

Presence of college going crowd, as he felt

they were the customers for the latest music.

(1)

(2) Crowded (hoi polio) image of Sakchi.

decision criterion is such a business situation?

(3) It was difficult for Shekhar to associate non

Financial capability of entrepreneur.

Bistupur areas with good quality products.

Changes in music industry.

(4) Higher rentals in Bistupur.

Future market growth.

Patronage of Bistupur shops by executive and

Profitability of business in first couple of

years.

their families.

Real Estate prices.

(5)

(1)

(2)

(5)

(4)
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