DBL 2014: Managerial Aptitude Test

Directions for the test:

1. Please answer the following multiple choice questions by selecting the Most Correct answer out of given
options. Please mark your answers in a separate answer-sheet provided to you.
2. Question nos. 1-7 carry 4 marks each. Question nos. 8-35 carry 2 marks each. There is negative marking only for
Questions 8-35. Each incorrect answer will result in 1 Negative mark.
3. Total Time: 40 minutes
4. Calculators/mobile phones are Not allowed. You can use extra blank paper for rough work.
5. All the best
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1. According to the Sci-True Lab, the new micro-organism it discovered in certain lakes was identified once as
spherical, once as cubical, and once as spiral, but has never been seen to assume the same shape twice.
Which of the following is implied in the above statement?

(A) The new micro-organism can be expected eventually to assume every possible shape.
(B) The new micro-organism is different from all organisms previously known.
(C) The Sci-True Lab is not a reliable source of information about the new micro-organism.
(D) The new micro-organism can be identified on the basis of some characteristic other than shape.
(E) The new micro-organism can now be identified more easily, because it has been observed in all its possible
FORMs.

2. Punk rock gives our adolescents a nihilistic view of the world. It fosters the attitude that it is acceptable to
behave in any way that strikes ones fancy, regardless of the consequences for anyone else. The total lack of
social responsibility conveyed by this so-called music will be the ruination of a generation of America’s
youngsters.
Which of the statements below, if true, undermines the conclusions in the paragraph above?

(A) Movies also convey an attitude of social irresponsibility.

(B) Punk rock has not found an audience among the adolescents of this nation.
(C) Punk rock is not aimed at our adolescents, but at adolescents in England.
(D) Punk rock has its origins in a critical stance towards our society.
(E) Censorship of an art FORM inevitably gives greater appeal to the message it presents.

3. Some have suggested a correlation between not wearing a hat and being lazy that those who don’t wear hats
are generally lazier than those who do. This, however, is not the case. I work for the unemployment office, and
the majority of the applicants wear hats.

The author of the argument above makes which of the following assumptions?
(A) Laziness and hat-wearing are learned behaviors.
(B) Unemployment is never given to those who are lazy.
(C) Laziness has its origins in an individual’s genetics.
(D) People who apply for unemployment are lazy.
(E) People who do not wear hats are generally lazier than those who do.
4. Poly-chlorinated biphenyls, a versatile group of chemicals used in Michigan in recent years to aid in the
cultivation of animal feed grain, should be banned immediately lest they cause more harm to humans. Residual
traces of the biphenyls used in the cultivation of feed grain have been found in the cow feed distributed to
hundreds of Michigan farmers over the past three years.

Which of the following most conclusively strengthens the argument above?

(A) Scientists have observed an unusually high rate of intestinal cancer among consumers of Michigan dairy
products over the past two years.
(B) Traces of poly-chlorinated biphenyls have been found in the blood and urine of many Michigan cows.
(C) Agricultural scientists have raised doubts as to the effectiveness of poly-chlorinated biphenyls in promoting
the growth of nutritious grain products for cows.
(D) Industrial scientists who contributed to the research and development of poly-chlorinated biphenyls
conducted extensive tests to ascertain the safety of the chemicals.
(E) The rate of sterility among Michigan cows greatly exceeds the national average.

5. The agricultural use of chemicals is environmentally unsound because the indiscriminate use of certain
pesticides causes birth defects in some birds.

Which of the following is most similar to the argument above?

(A) Photocopying machines are useless because they all break down.
(B) Mayor Stewart is a liar because all politicians are liars.
(C) Cigarette smoking is dangerous because every study done has shown a strong correlation between cigarette
smoking and increased health risks.
(D) Vitamin supplements are dangerous because excessive consumption of vitamin C can cause kidney stones.

(E) Many criminals are dangerous because they are willing to take a life in order to avoid capture.

6. A general principle (agricultural use of chemicals is bad) is based on a single example (indiscriminate use of one
chemical has harmed birds). Likewise,
(D) vitamin supplements in general are condemned because too much of one vitamin, vitamin C, causes kidney
stones.
(A)A general principle isn't based on a single instance, but on information about all photocopiers.
(B)This is the opposite of the stimulus: a specific claim is made based on a general principle.
(C)This is a reasonable conclusion drawn from unanimous research results, and so isn't parallel.
(E)A general claim is made, but no examples are provided.
 7. A social worker recently surveyed two hundred women who had given birth in the last year to their first child.
Half of these women had chosen to have their children in a hospital or obstetric clinic; the other half had chosen
to give birth at home. Of the one hundred births that occurred in the home, only five had presented any serious
complications, whereas seventeen of the hospital births had required extra attention because of complications
during delivery.
The social worker concluded that the home is a safer environment in which to give birth than is a hospital or
clinic.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the social workers conclusion?
(A) Women who are expected to experience complications during delivery are encouraged to give birth in a
hospital or clinic.
(B) Many obstetricians discourage their patients from giving birth in their homes.
(C) Women who give birth in their homes tend to experience less stress during labor and delivery than do those
who deliver in hospitals.
(D) Women who give birth to their children in hospitals often have shorter periods of labor than do those who
giv e birth at home.
(E) Many complications that occur during a delivery require the use of medical equipment not easily transported
to a private home.

8. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

A.Rs. 650 B.Rs. 690

D
C.Rs. 698 Rs. 700
.

9. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

A.3 B.4
D
C.5 6
.

10. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40
overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

A
6.25 B.6.5
.
7
D
C.6.75
.

11. 11. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

A.3.6 B.7.2
C.8.4 D 10
 .

12. 12. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3: 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the
total profit is:

A.Rs. 1425 B.Rs. 1500

D
C.Rs. 1537.50 Rs. 1576
.

Directions for Qs. 13-15: Please read the passage below and answer qs. 13-15.

“But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied
grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant
and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be
considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived,
and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him
alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.”

13.The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies

A. being totally unconcerned
B. pretending to be very busy
C. a very superior attitude
D. calm, dignified and affectionate disposition

14.From the passage it appears that the author was

A
an inexperienced hunter B. kind and considerate
.
C.possessed with fear D.a worried man

15.The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he

A. was afraid of it
B. did not have the experience of shooting big animals
C. did not wish to kill animals at all
D. Was a vegetarian

Directions for Qs. 16, 17: In each question below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a
meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.
16.   1. I 2. immediately 3. salary
4. my 5. want  
A.43152 B.15432
C.25143 D.42351
E.45132

17.  1. do 2. today 3. you

4. must 5. it  
A
34152 B.25413
.
C.12543 D.51324
E. 45213

Directions for Qs. 18-22: In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted
for the given word/sentence.

18. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool

A
Imbecility B.Senility
.
D
C.Dotage Superannuation
.

19.That which cannot be corrected

A
Unintelligible B. Indelible
.
D
C.Illegible Incorrigible
.

20.The study of ancient societies

A
Anthropology B.Archaeology
.
D
C.History Ethnology
.

21. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power

A
Expert B.Intellectual
.
D
C.Snob Literate
.

22. A person who insists on something

A
Disciplinarian B.Stickler
.
 D
C.Instantaneous Boaster
.

Directions for Qs. 23-27: Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'.
(Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

23.
A. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
B. on the eve of the examination
C. that I found it very easy to work it out.
D. No error.

24.
A. An Indian ship
B. laden with merchandise
C. got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
D. No error.

25.
A.I could not put up in a hotel
B. because the boarding and lodging charges
C. were exorbitant
D. No error.

26
. A. The Indian radio
B. which was previously controlled by the British rulers
C. is free now from the narrow vested interests.
D.No error.

27
. A.If I had known B.this yesterday
C.I will have helped him. D.No error.

28. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as

A
Ganga B.Indus
.
C.Brahmaputra D.Mahanadi

29. Entomology is the science that studies

A. Behavior of human beings
B. Insects
C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
D.The formation of rocks
  30. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
A. developed the telescope
B. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
C. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
D.All of the above

31. India has largest deposits of ____ in the world.

A
Gold B.Copper
.
C.Mica D.None of the above

32. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D.Marie Curie

33. If we are talking of Flushing Meadows & Rolland Garros, which sport are we talking about ?

A. Tennis B. Cricket C. Golf D. Fencing

34. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

A.Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers

35. A black band on arm indicates:

A. Protest B. Co-operation C. Peace D. Excitement