Faculty of Business Administration

Scholarship Test 2021

Sample Questions
BBA and BS (Accounting & Finance)

Section I [30 Questions]

English (Vocabulary, Grammar)

1. The closest meaning of “apathy” is:

A. The study of viruses and diseases

B. Lack of concern or interest
C. Miseries of a person
D. Ability to share the feelings

2. I.......you about my sister's wedding, but I thought you'd already heard about it.

A. would have told

B. will have told
C. must have told
D. may have told

3. Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe and illegal. Many rear-end collisions are caused
by drivers following too close to the vehicle in front of them. The rules state that a
driver must keep sufficient distance from the vehicle in front in order to stop safely
and avoid a collision. Drivers should allow a minimum two seconds’ gap between their
vehicle and the one ahead. At sixty kilometers an hour, this equates to thirty-three
meters; at a hundred it equates to fifty-five meters. More distance is needed to safely
stop in rain or poor visibility.

Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe because:

A. It is illegal and against the law

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B. All rear end collisions are caused due to tailgating
C. It may not allow sufficient time to stop and avoid a collision
D. It is a reckless practice of the drivers

English (Comprehension)

Read the following excerpt and answer the questions given below.

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her
husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and
studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration
later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an
early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for
learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled,
however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a
French university, where she earned her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of
her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent
many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they
discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by
this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had
two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband
as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship
at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating
radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to
radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she
had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

1. The Curies’ _________ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

A. friendly
B. competitive
C. courteous
D. industrious

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2. Marie had a bright mind and a ______ personality.

A. strong
B. lighthearted
C. humorous
D. strange

3. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt __

A. hopeless
B. annoyed
C. depressed
D. worried

4. Marie _________ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.

A. challenged authority
B. showed intelligence
C. behaved
D. was distressed

5. Her _________ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her
husband.

A. anger
B. wretchedness
C. disappointment
D. ambition

6. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never
_________.

A. troubled
B. worried
C. disappointed
D. disturbed

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 Section II [40 Questions]

Mathematics / Statistics / Economics

1. Of the 80 students in class, 25 are studying Marketing, 15 Finance and 13 HRM. 3
are studying Marketing and Finance; 4 are studying Finance and HRM; 2 are studying
Marketing and HRM; and none is studying all 3 subjects at the same time. How many
students are not studying any of the three subjects?

A. 18
B. 27
C. 36
D. 53

2. If the selling price for mobile cover is Rs.1100 and is marked down by 30% in
promotional offers, then sale price after discount is:

A. Rs. 1430
B. Rs. 800
C. Rs. 770
D. Rs. 330

3. The average (mean) of five numbers is 69 if 7 is subtracted from all the numbers
then the new average will be:

A. Same
B. Increased by 7
C. Decreased by 7
D. Decreased by 35

4. Let Qd stands for the quantity demanded, Qs stands for the quantity supplied, and
P stand for price. If Qd = 20 - 2P and Qs = 5 + 3P, then the equilibrium price is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Section III [30 Questions]

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Business and University Mandatory
1. The way in which a product is delivered to meet the customers' needs refers to

A. Selling
B. New product concepts and improvement
C. Advertising and promotion activities
D. Place or distribution activities

2. One of the important organizational factor affecting "Job Design" is

A. Workflow
B. Autonomy
C. Feedback
D. Diversity

3. According the Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what is the most important
need that must be fulfilled first?

A. Esteem needs
B. Physiological needs
C. Safety needs
D. Belonging and love needs

4. The main aim of the scientific method in the research field is to:

A. Improve data interpretation

B. Confirm triangulation
C. Introduce new variables
D. Eliminate spurious relations

5. A _____ is a consequence which increases the likelihood that the preceding

behavior will occur again.

A. Reinforcement
B. discriminative stimulus

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C. punishment
D. conditioned stimulus

6. The worst approach to gauging the reliability of news sources is to:

A. Judge the credibility of all sources

B. Consider alternative views
C. Rely only on news sources that reinforce our existing views
D. Compare the content of several news sources

7. Retained earnings will change over time because of several factors. Which of the
following factors would explain an increase in retained earnings?

A. Net loss.
B. Net income.
C. Dividends.
D. Investments by stockholders.

8. Which of these items would be accounted for as an expense?

A. Repayment of a bank loan.

B. Dividends to stockholders.
C. The purchase of land.
D. Payment of the current period's rent.

Section IV

Essay Writing

You are required to write an essay on the given situation. The essay must range in
between 300 to 500 words.

A widely discussed topic in the present times is the consequence of the online mode
of learning. However, another school of thought believes that online mode is the

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practical and long-awaited mode. Which point of view do you support? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer.