SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN FASHION TECHNOLOGY

PAPER-II - MANAGERIAL ABILITY TEST
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 120
Total Questions: 120
It is a test to judge the managerial effectiveness and inter personnel skill of the candidates.
This test comprises the following sub-tests.
(1) Case Study
(2) General Knowledge
(3) Logical Ability
(i) This paper contains 120 questions of one mark each.
(ii) Answers are required to be marked only on the OMR/ICR Answer-sheet, which shall be provided
separately.
(iii) For each question, four alternative answers have been provided out of which only one is correct.
Darken the appropriate circle in the Answer-sheet by using Ball Pen only on the best alternatively
amongst (a), (b), (c) or (d).

CASE-I : Study the case given and answer Question nos. 1-6
KIT had been manufacturing the traditional glass bottles earlier. But soon entered PET, which emerged
as its largest competitor. It manufactured plastic bottles instead of the glass ones and shook up the
market with the change. It started eating away on the market share of KIT with the new product. The
former had several advantages-the cost was lower as the light weight of the bottles reduced the
transportation cost of the company. Also there were fewer breakages.
For the consumers also, the plastic bottles were more convenient. The consumer preferred the PET
bottles as they were easier to carry (being light in weight). The unbreakability was one
more advantage that the consumers gained over the traditional glass bottles. Therefore, in the long term,
even his expenditure reduced. Said the Marketing Manager of PET, “Research has indicated that larger
pack sizes that are the 750 ml and one litre PET bottles have been preferred by consumers due to their
reusability".
Though plastic was more expensive than glass, McDowell, which manufactured PET bottles, did not pass
on this extra cost to the consumer. Perhaps, the savings on transportation and breakages offset the
increasedpackaging cost. As a result, the market response to the PET bottles was overwhelming.
But, the entry of PET bottles into market and its success story has not been without facing the
roadblocks. The draconian laws and regulations of every state made the managers of McDowell sweat.
Obtaining separate approvals from each state government before introducing the new product was an
uphill task indeed. Red-tapism and bureaucracy led to the slow launch of the product all over the nation.
With the success of PET, several competitors were likely to jump into the fray within a year. But with
marketing techniques and the business acumen, the managers of the company were confident as they
had positioned their brand very strongly in the consumer mind as an innovator and had the advantage of
early entry.

1. The PET bottles succeeded in the market because:

(a) PET is a concept innovator. (b) The cost of the PET bottles was low for the consumer.
(c) The PET bottles were reusable. (d) Both (b) and (c)
2. The biggest hurdle in the success story of PET that was overcome by its manager was:
(a) The likely entry of the competitors into the field
(b) Obtaining separate approvals from every state government
(c) Packaging of the PET bottles. (d) Gaining consumers’ confidence
3. The product features of PET bottles contributing to its success are
(a) The reusability (b) The light weight (c) The low cost (d) All of the above
4. The failure of KIT indicates:
(a) Its inability to counter competition (b) its lack of innovation
(c) Its higher costs (d) All of these
5. What is the meaning of “Draconian”?
(a) Poisonous (b) Harsh and severe (c) Unlawful (d) Time consuming
6. Had you been the CEO of KIT, what step would you have taken in wake of the cut-throat competition
from PET bottles?
(a) Commence the production of value added plastic bottles.
(b) Reduce the price of the existing glass bottles.
(c) Quit the market. (d) Continue with the existing state of things.

CASE-II: Study the case given and answer question nos. 7-11
‘ROUGHS U’, a jeans maker- entered the Indian market in the year 1988. It focused on the eastern part
of the country, especially Calcutta as its market segment for carrying out a major part of its operations in
India. Way back in 1988, the competition was very low and the market for denim wear in India wasn’t very
huge-so the company saw potential here and commenced its operations to tap the market in the whole of
eastern India. It introduced jeans in the basic fit at a price as low as Rs. 350 per pair. No wonders-soon it
became a big player.
After 1991, ROUGHS U started concentrating more on exports and neglected the home market. But
unfortunately, at this critical juncture of time, the company faced problems of poor supply of raw material,
unacceptable standards pf work performance of the workers, and wrong forecasting and research in the
overseas markets. This continued till August 1993. The conditions proved extremely pernicious to the
image, positioning and standing of the company-it lost out on its advantage of early entry in the market
and other brands took the market by storm, eating away the market pie of ROUGHS U!
Meanwhile, the craze for denim also increased manifold and the industry started growing at the rate of
25%. Innovative fits and finishes became the name of the game. Different colors, apart from the basic
blue plus different washes were also introduced in the denim wear.
Realizing its falling share in the market and the export operations that had boomeranged on the company
due to factors already mentioned, the company wound up its export operations and planned a relaunch of
its brand. After contracting with experts who carried out research in the eastern markets, the company
introduced a basic 5 pocket jeans in the price range of Rs 375 to 450 in the year 1994. It was made
available in all the leading outlets and also at the exclusive denim outlets. With similar pricing and
marketing strategies time and again, ROUGHS U has regained its position of the market leader.
At present, the jeans maker has its 24 exclusive outlets all over the country, is selling through the MBO’s
(multi brands outlets) and the emerging shopping malls have also given it another retail option to sell its
product.

7. ROUGHS U was forced to focus back to its Indian operations because

(a) The competition increased in the market
(b) It lost out on its export operations and the home market for denim wear increased manifold in the
meanwhile.
(c) All its anticipations about the overseas markets went wrong.
(d) It had a high brand recall in the Indian market and could build up again on the lost ground.
8. The reason(s) for the initial success of ROUGHS U was/were:
(a) Low price (b) Untapped markets (c) New product (d) All of these
9. The reason(s) for the failure of ROUGHS U in the home market were:
(a) Deviated focus (b) Increased competition
(c) Wrong forecasting (d) All of these.
10. The factors that made ROUGHS U successful again in the home market comprise(s):
1. Research and forecasting 2. New innovative product
3. Low price 4. Advantage of an early entrant.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3.
11. The passage implies that
(a) Deviated focus is harmful (b) Its wrong to be aspirational
(c) One should not cross the border of the country.
(d) Business operations are complex and need to be tackled scientifically with a lot of sharpness.
CASE-III: Study the case given and answer question nos. 12-21
In the modern scientific story, light was created not once but twice. The first time was in the Big Bang,
when the universe began its existence as a glowing, expanding, fireball, which cooled off into darkness
after a few million years. The second time was hundreds of years later, when the cold material condensed
into dense suggests under the influence of gravity, and ignited to become the first stars.
Sir Martin Rees, Britain’s astronomer royal, named the long interval between these two enlightenments
the cosmic ‘Dark Age’. The name describes not only the poor conditions, but also the ignorance of the
astronomers about the period. Nobody knows exactly when the first stars formed, or how they organized
themselves into galaxies – or even whether stars were the first luminous objects. They may have been
preceded by quasars, which are mysterious, bright spots found at the centers of some galaxies.
Now two independent groups of astronomers, one led by Robert Becker of the university of California,
Davis and the other by George Djorgovski of the Caltech, claim to have peered far enough into space
with their telescopes (and therefore backwards enough in time) to observe the closing days of the Dark
Age.
The main problem that plagued previous efforts to study the Dark Age was not the lack of suitable
telescopes, but rather the lack of suitable things to point them. Because these events took place over 13
billion years ago, the astronomers are to have any hope of unraveling them they must study objects that
are atleast 13 billion light years away. The best prospects are quasars, because they are so bright and
compact that they can be seen across vast stretches of space. The energy source that powers a quasar
is unknown, although it is suspected to be the intense gravity of a giant black hole. However, at the
distances required for the study of Dark Age, even Quasars are extremely rare and faint.
Recently members of Dr. Becker’s team announced their discovery of the four more distance quasars
known. Al the new quasars are terribly faint, a challenge that both teams overcame by peering at them
through one of the twin Keck telescopes in Hawaii. These are world’s largest, and can therefore collect
the most light. The new work by Dr. Becker’s team analyzed the light from all four quasars. Three of them
appeared to be smaller to ordinary, less distance quasars. However, the fourth and the most distant,
unlike any other quasar ever seen, showed unmistakable signs of being shrouded in a fog because new
born stars and quasars emit mainly ultraviolet light. And hydrogen gas is opaque to ultraviolet light.
Seeing this fog had been the goal of would be Dark Age astronomers since 1965, when James Gunn and
Bruce Peterson spelled out the technique for using quasars as backlighting beacons to observe the fog’s
ultraviolet shadow.
The fog prolonged the period of darkness until the heat form the first stars and quasars had the chance to
ionize the hydrogen (breaking it into its constituent’s parts, protons and electrons). Ionized hydrogen is
transparent to ultraviolet radiation so at the moment the fog lifted and the universe became the well lit
place it is today. For this reason, the end of the Dark Age is called the “the epoch of Re-ionization”.
Because the ultraviolet shadow is visible only in the most distant of the four quasars, Dr. Becker’s team
concluded that the fog had dissipated completely by the time the universe was about 900 million years
old, and one-seventh of its current size.

12. In the passage the Dark Age refers to

(a) The period when the universe became colder after the Big Bang.
(b) A period about which astronomers know very little.
© The medieval period when the cultural activity seemed to have come to an end.
(d) The time that the universe took to heat up after the Big Bang.
13. Astronomers find it difficult to study the Dark Age because
(a) Suitable telescopes are few. (b) The associated events took place years ago.
(c) The energy source that powers a quasar is unknown.
(d) Their best chance is to study quasars, which are faint objects to begin with.
14. The four most distant quasars discovered recently
(a) Could only be seen with the help of large telescopes.
(b) Appear to be similar to other ordinary, quasars.
© Appear to be shrouded in a fog of hydrogen gas.
(d) Have been sought to be discovered by Dark Age astronomers since 1965.
15. The fog of hydrogen gas seen through the telescopes
(a) Is transparent to hydrogen radiation from stars and quasars in all states.
(b) Was lifted after heat from stars and quasars ionized it.
(c) Is material, which eventually became stars and quasars?
(d) Is broken into constituent elements when stars and quasars are formed.
16. The end of the Dark Age is called
(a) “Epoch of Revolution” (b) “Epoch of Re-ionisation” (c) “Epoch of Re-union” (d) None of these
17. The fourth Quasar showed unmistakable signs of being shrouded in fog because
(a) it was very distant from earth. (b) It was actually covered by dense fog of water vapours.
(c) Quasars emit mainly ultra-violet light, and hydrogen gas is opaque to ultraviolet light.
(d) Both (b) and (c).
18. The fog had dissipated by the time universe was
(a) about 900 million years old. (b) One-seventh of it’s size.
(c) One-eighth of its size. (d) Both (a) and (b).
19. The astronomers mentioned in the passage are
(a) Sir Martin Rees, Robert Becker and George David.
(b) Sir Martin Rees, Roger Becker and George David.
(c) Sir Martin Rees, Robert Becker and George Djorgovski.
(d) Sir Martin Roger, Robert Becker and George Djorgovski.
20. The best prospects for study of astronomical events are Quasars because
(a) They are very near to earth.
(b) They are bright and compact that can be seen across vast stretches of space.
(c) They exist in cluster form. (d) Both (b) and (c).
21. The energy source that powers a quasar is
(a) Hydrogen and neon gases. (b) Light from surrounding stars.
(c) Unknown (d) The planet around which they revolve.

CASE-IV: Study the case given and answer question nos. 22-30
A recent survey by Robert Half International found that 53% of managers questioned leadership and
motivational skills the most important talent a manager should have. Sixty-six percent said that they
possessed ‘limited’ motivational skills, according to the survey, but only 12 percent thought they excelled.
How sad is that? If only 12 percent feel that they excel in what they themselves define as the most
important skill they feel that they should have, where are we all heading? What does that say about our
managers and supervisors, since hopefully, we put great thought in selecting these people? Did you not
make it clear? Did you not understand they needed mentoring, advice, and training, all along the way? If
they can’t motivate their (your) people, we all lose. You can’t assume any person put in a leadership
position had these innate qualities and needs no further help. In fact, you should assume the have none,
and need al the help you can give them. How many do you think will willingly tell you up-front that they
are not suited for that part of job (the one can collectively feel is the most important)? This needs to be
part of the interviewing and or promotional process. A plan needs to be laid out on how to get them from
whatever level of starting point they are to where they need to be. If they are deficient in this one area, the
problem multiplies geometrically with the number of people they supervise. Then it creeps into other
departments of the company. You cannot afford this. Most sports teams will not hire a manager or coach
unless they have come up through the ranks been mentored by more experienced personnel, been
trained at lower level, and have a good rapport with the people they have or will lead. The owners know
that the players that have to execute the plan need a leader. They invested a lot in the team of players,
and expect to get the most of their investment. How is your company any different? Once the sports
managers are selected, they generally have a say in who is hired and fired. Yet they all have to still deal
with the personnel they inherited. They are still held accountable for putting the best team on the field
every day. Isn’t that what you should expect form your managers. Most managers or head coaches have
assistants that help them carry out their task. This is also true in business, but instead, in business, they
have back-up should the manager fail. Do you and your company or you are it? You need to constantly
be developing new leaders to protect your investment. As in sports, it is often more necessary and
expeditious to fire the manager than half the team.
Sports owners know they are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the team and that
blaming the manager does not change the losing record. Some react too fast, and many more like
business owners, not fast enough. One glaring difference; to many sport owners, this is a hobby and the
money is a tax loss and price for glory. I don’t think that works for you.
Often you find in sports, when a new head coach or manager comes in, he fires all the assistants and
bring in his own team. The theory being he deserves to have his own team if he is to be held accountable.
This usually cannot economically work the same way most times in small business, but the logic is
interesting and germane.

22. The survey results showed that

(a) Motivational skills are very important to succeed in life.
(b) Many managers lacked motivational skills to inspire themselves and their colleagues.
(c) A large number of managers had inherent leadership qualities.
(d) None of the above.
23. The author laments that
(a) Psychological training is not imparted from a very young age.
(b) Many managers lacked motivational skills to influence themselves and their colleagues.
(c) Only a very small percentage of those surveyed felt that they excelled in motivational skills.
(d) Both (a) and (c) above.
24. The writer avers that
(a) One can’t assume that any person put in a leadership position has inherent qualities and needs no
further help.
(b) A company constantly needs to be developing new leaders to protect its environment.
(c) Both (a) and (b) above. (d) None of the above.
25. Sports owners
(a) Accept the responsibility for the success or failure of the team.
(b) Blame the manager if he doesn’t change the losing record.
(c) Are magnanimous in their dealings. (d) None of the above.
26. A suitable title for the passage could be
(a) Resurgence of Sports in Recent Times.
(b) Necessity for Regular Training and Development of Managers.
(c) Urgent Measures Required for Better Recruitment Process (d) None of the above.
27. The profession of the author is
(a) a trainer (b) a psychologist (c) a researcher (d) a teacher
28. What does Germane in the context mean?
(a) relevant (b) varied (c) irrelevant (d) surprising
29. Why does author use sports as a medium of illustrating his views?
(a) The environment in sports is very similar to that of a business.
(b) To show that relationship between an owner and a manager in sports is very similar to a business.
(c) Because he is a trainer and has fondness for sport.
(d) To reflect on the hire and fire policy of owners.
30. The tone of the author is
(a) Sarcastic (b) Informative (c) Didactic (d) Ironical

31. Who is a Shark Watcher? He is a person who watches

(a) Shares and Bond Movement (b) Change in Government control

(c) Mergers and Acquisitions (d) Sharks
32. Who said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”?

(a) Thomas Alva Edison (b) Benjamin Franklin (c) Alfred Nobel (d) Albert Einstein
33. Before he set up Infosys with six other professionals, founder-chairman Narayana Murthy worked in
an IT company as its software head. What was the name of this company?

(a) Polaris Software (b) Cognizant Technology (c) Patni Computers (d) Wipro
34. Management thinker Sumantra Ghosal worked in an Indian public sector corporation for 12 years.
Which one?

(a) IPCL (b) IOC (c) ONGC (d) Reliance

35. Who was the first finance minister to sell India’s gold reserves abroad?

(a) Mr. Yashwant Sinha (b) Mr. Jaswant Singh

(c) Mr. Manmohan Singh (d) Mr. V.P. Singh
36. Who was the CEO of Amitabh Bachchan’s ABCL, who later became chief of a prominent multinational
fast moving consumer goods company?

(a) Mr. Rajeev Bakshi (b) Mr. Sanjiv Gupta (c) Mr. Jerry Lal (d) Mr. Raghu Pillai
37. Who presented independent India’s first budget?
(a) John Mathai (b) K C Neogi (c) Shanmugham Chetty (d) Arjun Singh
38. Name the First woman president of a stock exchange in India?

(a) Amritha Preetam (b) Anandita Sharma (c) Omana Abraham (d) Indira Kothari
39. Name the personality who is credited for the STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) revolution in India?

(a) Pradeep Baijal (b) Sam Pitroda (c) Sunil Mittal (d) K S Sarma
40. Which international brand was founded by Adrian Dasley, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn?

(a) Bluedart (b) Rolls Royce (c) Starbucks (d) DHL

41. Name the new European Union (EU) chief?
(a) Michael Moore (b) James Wolfowitz (c) John Snow (d) Manuel Barosso
42. With which insurance company would you associate the line “ Prithvi, jal, agni, aakash- sab ki
suraksha hamare paas”?

(a) UTI (b) Prudential Life Insurance

(c) ING Vysya Bank (d) Oriental Insurance
43. Where is India’s first Infrastructure Development Center located?

(a) Dehradun (b) Cochin (c) Delhi (d) Chandigarh

44. About fifty years after John Loud's patent of 1888, an improved version was invented in Hungary by
Ladislas and his brother, Georg. What invention?

(a) Pilot Pen (b) Ball-point pen (c) Photocopy machine (d) Film roll
45. How do we better know Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company?
(a) Renault (b) Lockheed Martin (c) 3M (d) GE

46. Who has written the famous book “ Future Shock”?

(a) Kim Woo Choong (b) Alvin Toffler (c) Gary Hamel (d) George Soros
47. What is the name of India’s first branded diesel?

(a) Power (b) Turbojet (c) Powerjet (d) Energy

48. Which mega merger created the world’s first ‘clicks and mortar’ company?
(a) businessnn and Vodafone Air Touch (b) America Online and Time Warner
(c) MCI Worldcomm and Sprint (d) None of these
49. Sir Chintaman Deshmukh became the first Indian to head which institution in 1943?

(a) State Bank of India (b) Unit Trust of India

(c) Life Insurance Corporation (d) Reserve Bank of India
50. Which company's ad line was 'Geography is History'?
(a) Iridium (b) BBC (c) Lucent (d) Sun Microsystems
51. Early in his career, Kishore Kumar, modeled for an ad - the only product he ever modeled for. Name
the product.

(a) Brylcream (b) Palmolive (c) Colgate (d) Hamam

52. Who has authored the book `Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading'?
(a) Warren Buffett (b) Benjamin Graham George Soros
(c) Larry R Williams (d) None of these
53. Which out of these is not a textile research association?
(a) BTRA (b) SITRA (c) ATIRA (d) MITRA
54. Name this year’s Nobel Prize winners?
(a) Finn E Kydland and Edward C Prescott (b) Finn E Kydland and John Traicos
(c) Edward C Prescott and Edward Jones (d) Edward C Prescott and Allan Ross
55. Name the marketing legend who first coined the word Privatisation in his book "The age of
discontinuity"?
(a) Peter Drucker (b) Michael Potter (c) Michael Hammer (d) Abraham Maslow
56. Which company coined the term "Born Global" firms in the year 1993?
(a) Sony (b) Mckinsey (c) GE (d) General Motors
57. What is known as "Demand Spillover"?
(a) Sale of a product or a brand in one country generates demand in another country.
(b) Sale of a product generates demand for another product
(c) Sale of a product or a brand decreases its demand in the long term.
(d) Sale of a product affects the brand image related to the product.
58. Which international corporate has 42 dots in its logo?
(a) Ericsson (b) Nokia (c) Motorola (d) Sony
59. When the newspaper was first published in 1838 in Mumbai, it was known as 'The Bombay Times and
Journal of Commerce'. How do we better know this today?
(a) The Times of India (b) The Indian Express (c) The Hindu (d) The Telegraph
60. Which NRI businessman owns the Caparo Group?
(a) Lakshmi Mittal (b) Lord Swaraj Paul (c) Kiran Billimoria (d) Rajat Gupta
61. What is the name for a close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, that is worn by men?
(a) Chasuble (b) Doublet (c) Dolman (d) Tunic
62. What is the versatile one-piece garment for women that incorporate a bodice and skirt which may be
combined in a wide verity of styles?
(a) Camisole (b) Corset (c) Dressing gown (d) Dress
63. What garment consists of trousers and a bib panel with shoulder straps, used by workmen in the early
290th century and by women during World War II?
(a) Lederhosen (b) Coverall (c) Dungarees (d) Suspenders
64. Which natural fibre clothing design company was started up in 1883 by London businessman Lewis
Tomalin, inspired by the philosophy of a professor of zoology who campaigned for the benefit of wearing
wool next to the skin?
(a) Qiuest (b) Jaeger (c) Jean Martinet (d) Lacoste
65. What is the name of the Belgian fashion designer whose deconstruction designs have questioned
conventions of dress since he launched his first collocation 1988?
(a) Martin Margiela (b) Pierre Cardin (c) Jean Martinet (d) Jean-Paul Gaultier
66. The canvas from which Levi Strauss originally made blue jeans was shipped to the US to be made
into what?
(a) Yacht sails (b) Wagon covers (c) Circus tents (d) Seat covers for stagecoaches
67. What is a tuxedo?
(a) A dinner jacket (b) Color Plus (c) A stiff collar shirt (d) dress
68. Who designed Karishma's wedding dress?
(a) Hema Trivedi (b) Rohit Bal (c) Anayna Singh (d) Manish Malhotra
69. What will the punch line “Worlds best Khakis” reminds you of?
(a) Flying Machines (b) Color Plus (c) Zodiac (d) Dockers
70. Which is the oldest natural fiber?
(a) Flax (b) Rayon (c) Polyester (d) Silk
71. Who is the major producer and exporter of Silk?
(a) Russia (b) India (c) China (d) Japan
72. SPANDEX is
(a) Natural Elastomeric fiber (b) Man made Elastomeric fiber
(c) Natural Non- Elastomeric fiber (d) Man made Non-Elastomeric

Directions for Q. Nos. 73-77: In the following diagram results of a survey conducted on a group of Class
XII students on their career choices have been given. The rectangle represents students interested in
becoming engineers. The circle represents those who are interested in becoming artists and triangle
represents students who will like to be managers. Assuming the career choices get realised, answer the
questions based on this diagram.
73. How many students would neither like to become engineers nor managers?
(a) 15 (b) 7 (c) 22 (d) 44
74. How many engineers will also be artists?
(a) 11 (b) 25 (c) 22 (d) 30
75. How many managers will neither be artists nor engineers?
(a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 39
76. How many engineers will neither be artists nor managers?
(a) 38 (b) 33 (c) 52 (d) 30
77. How many managers will also be engineers or artists?
(a) 7 (b) 4 (c) 15 (d) 11
Directions Q. Nos. 78 –82: In the following questions, there are problem figures named A, B, C and D
arranged in a particular series. Find the next figure amongst the answer figures named (a), (b), (c) and (d)
which best completes the series.

78.

79.

80.

81.

82.

83. At 8 p.m. on Thursday, Kiran’s watch was slow by 5 minutes. But at 8 a.m. on Sunday, it was fast by
10 minutes. At what time it gave the right time?
(a) 8 p.m. Saturday (b) 12 noon, Saturday (c) 4 p.m. Friday (d) 12 a.m. Friday
Directions for Q. Nos. 84-86: The following three questions are to be answered on the basis of the
following.
Five golfers C, D, E, F and G play a series of matches in which the following are always true of the
results.
Either C is last and G is first or C is first and G is last.
D finishes ahead of E.
Every golfer plays in and finishes every match.
There are no ties in any match, which means that no two golfers ever finish in the same position in a
match.
84. If exactly one golfer finishes between C and D, which of the following must be true?
(a) C finishes first (b) E finishes fourth (c) G finishes first (d) F finishes third.
85. If C finishes first, in how many different orders is it possible for the other golfers to finish?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
86. If a sixth golfer H, enters a match and finishes ahead of F and behind D, which of the following
CANNOT be true?
(a) D finishes ahead of G (b) H finishes ahead of E
(c) E finishes third (d) F finishes fourth.

Directions (Question Nos. 87 to 91): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below it.
In a scooter exhibition, seven scooters of seven different companies viz. Hero Honda, Pulsar, Caliber,
TVS, Yamaha, Scooty and Vespa were displayed in a row, facing each such that:
(1) Hero Honda scooter was to the immediate right of Vespa.
(2) Vespa was fourth to the right of Caliber.
(3) TVS scooter was between Pulsar and Scooty.
(4) Caliber, which was third to the left of Pulsar scooter, was at one of the ends.
87. Which of the following was the correct position of the Yamaha?
(a) Immediate right of Hero Honda (b) Immediate left of Scooty
(c)Between Scooty and Vespa (d) Fourth to the right of TVS
88. Which of the following is definitely true?
(a) Vespa scooter is between Pulsar and Caliber.
(b) Hero Honda scooter is to the immediate left of Yamaha.
(c) Vespa is to the immediate right of Hero Honda.
(d) TVS is fourth to the right of Yamaha.
89. Which scooters are on the immediate either sides of the Hero Honda scooter?
(a) Pulsar and TVS (b) TVS and Caliber (c) Caliber and Yamaha (d) None of these
90. Which of the following is definitely true?
(a) TVS is to the immediate left of Pulsar. (b) Scooty is to the immediate left of Caliber.
(c) Scooty is at one of the ends. (d) Caliber is second to the right of TVS.
91. Which of the following groups of scooters is to the right of the Pulsar scooter?
(a) Hero Honda, Vespa and TVS (b) TVS, Scooty and Caliber
(c) Yamaha, Hero Honda and Vespa (d) Scooty, Hero Honda and Vespa

Directions (Questions 92 to 96): Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that
follow:
(i) Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in the first row of the class facing the
teacher.
(ii) D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.
(iii) A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
(v) H is to the immediate of D and third to the right of I.
92. Who is sitting in the middle of the row?
(a) B (b) C (c) G (d) I
93. Which of the following groups of friends is sitting to the right of G?
(a) CHDE (b) CHDF (c) IBJA (d) ICHDF
94. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the above sitting arrangements?
(a) There are three students sitting between D and G. (b) K is between A and J.
(b) B is sitting between J and I. (d) G and C are neighbours sitting to the immediate right of H.
95. In the above sitting arrangement, which of the following statements is superfluous?
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) None
96. In E and D, C and B, A and H and K and F interchange their positions, which of the following pairs of
students is sitting at the ends?
(a) D and E (b) E and F (c) D and K (d) K and F

Directions (Questions 97 to 98): Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that
follow:
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing the centre. D is between F and B. A is second to the left
of D and second to the right of E.
97. Who is facing A?
(a) B (b) D (c) F (d) Either F or B
98. Who among the following is facing D?
(a) A (b) C (c) E (d) Cannot be determined

99. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a closed circle facing the centre. A is facing D. C is
between A and B. F is between E and A. Who is to the immediate left of B?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

Directions for Q. Nos. 100-101: The following questions, find the alternative, which should replace the
question mark in the given pattern?
30 35 40
25 5 45
20 15 ?
100.

(a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 55 (d) 60

18 27 75
41 60 19
45 45 ?
101.

(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 35

Directions for Q. 102—106: Study the following information and answer these questions.
A Chemist has five chemicals A, B, C, D and E each having a different concentration.
(i) The concentration of A is twice as much as B.
(ii) The concentration of B is four and a half times as much as C.
(iii) The concentration of C is half as much as D.
(iv) The concentration of D is half as much as E.
(v) The concentration of E is less than A but more than C.
102. Which of the following chemical is having the least concentration?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
103. E is lower in concentration than which of the other two chemicals?
(a) A, B (b) D, C (c) A, C (d) D, B.
104. E is having more concentration than which of the following two chemicals?
(a) D, B (b) D, C (c) A, C (d) A, B.
105. Which of the following chemicals is having more concentration?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
106. Which of the following represents the descending order of concentration of the chemicals?
(a) A, B, E, D, C (b) B, D, E, A, C (c) A, B, C, D, E (d) C, D, E, B, A

Directions for Q. Nos. 107-109: The following questions are to be answered on the basis of the following.
Local Trains R, S and T make one trip each day, and they are the only ones that riders A, B, C, D, E, F
and G take to work. Neither E nor G takes train R on a day when B does. G does not take train S on a
day when D does. When A and F take the same train, it is always train T. C always takes train T.
107. Which of the following groups consists of riders who cannot take train R to work on the same day?
(a) A, D, G (b) D, E, F (c) D, E, G (d) B, D, G
108. The maximum number of riders who could take train S to work on a given day must be:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
109. Which of the following could be a group of riders that takes train R to work on a given day?
(a) A,C, E, G (b) A, D, E, G (c) A,E, F, G (d) B, D, E, F

110. In this question a statement is given followed by three courses of action numbered I, II and III. You
have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the three suggested
courses of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement: In one of the worst accidents in railway level crossing fifty people died when a bus carrying
them collided on to a running train.
Courses of action:
I. The train driver should immediately be suspended.
II. The driver of the bus should be tried in court for negligence on his part.
III. The railway authority should be asked to man all its level crossings.
(a) None follows (b) Only I and II follow (c) Only III follows (d) Only II and III follow
Directions (Q. Nos. 111 to 120): Choose the right answer.
111. Honesty is the best policy.
(a) True (b) False (c) Probably true (d) Probably false
112. Hard work always pays
(a) True (b) False (c) Probably true (d) Probably false
113. When the going gets tough
(a) you too will get going (b) you will get going (c) you will get soft (d) you will give up
114. Leader’s are born and can’t be made
(a) True (b) False (c) Probably true (d) Probably false
115. Consistency is
(a) a virtue of the wise (b) a virtue of the fools (c) not a virtue at all (d) can’t say
116. Substance is
(a) all candy (b) all floss (c) sum of both (d) some of both
117. Equality of sexes is
(a) a myth (b) possible and happening (c) probably true (d) probably false
118. Attitude is
(a) cognition (b) affect (c) behaviour (d) all of these
119. Motivation is
(a) drive (b) passion (c) stimuli (d) none of these
120. Hierarchy of efforts in behaviour is
(a) an important model (b) a redundant model (c) an academic model (d) can’t say