AMCAT

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

PART A: ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

Q1. Direction: Select the option that is most nearly opposite

in meaning to the given word.

VANITY (OPPOSITE)
a. Pride
b. Humility
c. Conceit
d. Indifference

Q2. Direction: Select the option that is most nearly opposite

in meaning to the given word.

ECONOMICAL (OPPOSITE)
a. Frugal
b. Wasteful
c. Efficient
d. Plain
Q3. Direction: Select the correct option that fills the blank(s)
to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

She ______ most of her time to music.

a. spent
b. lent
c. devoted
d. made

Q4. Direction: In the question, a part of the sentence is given

in italics. Select the correct alternative that
is similar in meaning to the word in italics.

Surprisingly, Alaska received scanty rainfall this year.

a. rare
b. heavy
c. little
d. scattered

Q5. Direction: Read the sentence to determine if there is any

grammatical error in it. Choose the letter corresponding to
the part that contains the error. Ignore errors of punctuation,
if any.

(A)The meeting adjourned abruptly / (B) by the CEO after/ (C)

about three hours of deliberation. / (D) No error
 a. (A)
b. (B)
c. (C)
d. (D)

Q6. Direction: In the question, a part of the sentence is

italicized. Select the correct alternative to
the italicized part that may improve the sentence
construction.

Please remind me of posting these letters to my relatives.

a. by posting
b. to post
c. for posting
d. no improvement needed

Q7. Direction: Select the correct option that fills the blank(s)
to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The success that he has gained, though striking enough,

does not, however, commensurate __________
the efforts made by him.

a. about
b. from
c. with
d. beside
e. over
Read the passage and answer the questions.

Management is a set of processes that can keep a

complicated system of people and technology to run
smoothly. The most important aspects of management
include planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling
and problem-solving. Leadership is a set of processes that
creates organizationsC in the first place or adapts them to
significantly changing circumstances. Leadership defines
what the future should look like, aligns people with that
vision and inspires them to make it happen despite the
obstacles.

This distinction is absolutely crucial for our purposes here:

Successful transformation is 70 to 90 per cent leadership and
only 10 to 30 percent management. Yet for historical reasons,
many organizations today don't have much leadership. And
almost everyone thinks about the problem here as one of
managing change. For most of this country, as we created
thousands and thousands of large organizations for the first
time in human history, we didn't have enough good
managers to keep all those bureaucracies functioning. Many
companies and universities developed management
programs and hundreds and thousands of people were
encouraged to learn management on the job. And they did.
But, people were taught little about leadership. To some
degree, management was emphasized because it's easier to
preach than leadership. But even more so, management was
the main item on the twentieth century agenda because
that's what was needed.

For every entrepreneur or business builder who was a leader,

we needed hundreds of managers to run their ever-growing
enterprises. Unfortunately for us today, this emphasis on
management has often been institutionalized in corporate
cultures that discourage employees from learning how to
lead. Ironically, past success is usually the key ingredient in
producing this outcome. The syndrome, as I have observed it
on many occasions, goes like this: Success creates some
degree of marked dominance which in turn produces much
growth.

After a while keeping the ever-larger organization under

control becomes the primary challenge. So, attention turns
inward and managerial competencies are nurtured. With a
strong emphasis on management but not leadership,
bureaucracy and an inward focus takeover. But with
continued success, the result mostly of market dominance,
the problem often goes unaddressed and an unhealthy
arrogance begins to evolve.

All of these characteristics then make any transformation

effort much more difficult. Arrogant managers can over-
evaluate their current performance and competitive position,
listen poorly and learn slowly. Inwardly focused employees
can have difficulty seeing the very forces that present threats
and opportunities. Bureaucratic cultures can smother those
who want to respond to shifting conditions. And the lack of
leadership leaves no force inside these organizations to
break out of the morass.

Q8. Why did companies and universities develop programs

to prepare managers in such large numbers?

a. Companies and universities wanted to generate funds

through these programs.
b. The large number of organizations were created as
they needed managers in good number.
c. Organizations did not want to spend their scarce
resources in training managers.
d. Organizations wanted to create communication
network through trained managers.

Q9. Which of the following characteristics helps an

organization in its efforts to transform?

a. Emphasis on leadership and not management

b. Strong and dogmatic culture
c. Bureaucratic and inward-looking approach
d. Failing to acknowledge the value of customers and
shareholders

Q10. Find the word that most closely means the same as the
word 'smother'.

a. Suppress
 b. Encourage
c. Instigate
d. Criticize

PART B: QUANTITATIVE ABILITY (Non-Technical)

Q1. What is the LCM of 147/64 and 30/44?

1. 735/2
2. 735/704
3. 3/704
4. 3/735

Q2. The average of 7 numbers is 60. The average of the first

three numbers is 50, while the average of the last three is 70.
What must be the remaining number?

1. 75
2. 65
3. 60
4. 55

Q3. The simple interest earned on a certain amount is double

the amount when invested for 10 years.
What is the interest rate being offered?

1. 40%
 2. 12%
3. 20%
4. 15%

Q4. How many factors does the number 2,876 have?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8

Q5. Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 14?

1. 3542
2. 2086
3. 1998
4. 2996

Q6. A customer paid you $600 for construction work, out of

which, 3/5 of the total amount was spent on the purchase of
materials and 1/5 of the remaining was spent on travelling.
How much is left after all the deductions?

1. $120
2. $190
3. $192
4. $240

Q7. If 892.7 - 573.07 - 95.007 = “A”. What is the value of A?

 1. 414.637
2. 224.777
3. 233.523
4. 224.623

Q8. A storekeeper sold a wrist watch for $660, including a

sales tax of 10%.If the cost price of the watch is $500, what is
the percentage profit for shopkeeper?

1. 10%
2. 15%
3. 20%
4. 25%

Q9. The pulse rate of a person is 15 beats in 10 seconds. At

this rate, what will be pulse rate of the person per minute?

1. 90 beats per minute

2. 100 beats per minute
3. 150 beats per minute
4. Data insufficient

Q10. A man rows a boat at a speed of 15 mph in still water.

Find the speed of the river if it takes her 4 hours 30 minutes
to row a boat to a place 30 miles away and return.

1. 5 mph
2. 10 mph
 3. 12 mph
4. 20 mph

PART C: QUANTITATIVE ABILITY (Technical)

Q1. If 892.7 - 573.07 - 95.007 = “A”. What is the value of A?

1) 414.637
2) 224.777
3) 233.523
4) 224.623

Q2. Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 14?

1) 3542
2) 2086
3) 1998
4) 2996

Q3. A customer paid you $600 for construction work, out of

which, 3/5 of the total amount was spent on the purchase of
materials and 1/5 of the remaining was spent on travelling.
How much is left after all the deductions?

1) $120
2) $190
3) $192
4) $240
Q4. A man rows a boat at a speed of 15 mph in still water.
Find the speed of the river if it takes her 4 hours 30 minutes
to row a boat to a place 30 miles away and return.

1) 5 mph
2) 10 mph
3) 12 mph
4) 20 mph

Q5. The pulse rate of a person is 15 beats in 10 seconds. At

this rate, what will be pulse rate of the person per minute?

1) 90 beats per minute

2) 100 beats per minute
3) 150 beats per minute
4) Data insufficient

Q6. A storekeeper sold a wrist watch for $660, including a

sales tax of 10%.If the cost price of the watch is
$500, what is the percentage profit for shopkeeper?

1) 10%
2) 15%
3) 20%
4) 25%

Q7. What is the LCM of 147/64 and 30/44?

 1) 735/2
2) 735/704
3) 3/704
4) 3/735

Q8. The average of 7 numbers is 60. The average of the first

three numbers is 50, while the average of the last three is 70.
What must be the remaining number?

1) 75
2) 65
3) 60
4) 55

Q9. The simple interest earned on a certain amount is double

the amount when invested for 10 years.
What is the interest rate being offered?

1) 40%
2) 12%
3) 20%
4) 15%

Q10. How many factors does the number 2,876 have?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8
PART D: LOGICAL ABILITY

Q1. If FEATURES is written as GCDPZLLK in a code, what will

be the fourth letter from the left, if ADVANTAGE is written in
that code?

1) E
2) F
3) W
4) X

Q2. Refer to the terms given below. There is a pattern that

defines the relationship between the first two
terms. Determine this relationship and then identify the
missing term of the second pair, such that both the
pairs are analogous.

QDXM : SFYN :: UIOZ :

1) PAQM
2) LPWA
3) QNLA
4) WKPA

Q3. Refer to the number series given below. Identify the

pattern/relationship between the numbers and
find the missing number.
 11, 12, 16, 25, 41, 66, ___

1) 101
2) 102
3) 103
4) 104

Q4. Given below is a question followed by two statements I

and II. Find out if the information given in the statement(s) is
sufficient to answer the question.

Question: Is Brock taller than Smith?

Statement I. Rafael is of the same height as Brock and

Smith.
Statement II. Smith is shorter than Rafael.

1) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

2) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
3) Both statements put together are sufficient to answer
the question.
4) Even both the statements put together are not
sufficient to answer the question.
5) Either of the statements is sufficient to answer the
question.

Q5. Four options are given below. Three of these options are
similar to each other because they follow the
same pattern. Identify the option that is dissimilar to the
other three.

1) AE6
2) FD10
3) AD6
4) DE9

Q6. Refer to the symbols below and their corresponding

meanings. The given signs denote the following
operations/relationships:

X ? Y means X is less than or equal to Y.

X/Y means X is equal to Y.
X = Y means X is greater than Y.
X + Y means X is half of Y.

Question: Which of the two conclusions I and II is/are

definitely true based on the information provided?

Statements: R ? A, B = A and B/C

Conclusions: I.R ? C
II.A + C

1) Only conclusion I is true

2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Both the conclusions are true
4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Q7. John runs 5 miles south and then 25 miles west. Next, he
runs 5 miles north. How far is he from his initial position?

1) 5 miles
2) 20 miles
3) 25 miles
4) 30 miles

Q8. Analyze the list of words in the Question Statement

below. Choose the response that represents the most
meaningful relationship between the words. (The relationship
between the words might be based on size, quantity,
chronological sequence, value, appearance, or the order of
steps in a process.)

1. Cotton
2. Plough
3. Mill
4. Seed
5. Cloth

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

Q9. There are certain conditions given in the passage. A

decision has to be taken on the basis of the given conditions.
There is a case based on the set of conditions. Please take a
decision for the case and mark the correct answer.

William Trevino, who works in a public corporation owned by

a state department, is an American national.
He is 23 years of age. He holds a bachelor's degree and has
an annual income of $35,000. He has been staying in Georgia
for 7 years. Neither he nor any of his relatives works as a
distributor or a dealer for any oil company. The question
given below is followed by two statements I and II. Decide if
the statements contain sufficient information to answer the
question.

Passage:
Conditions for appointing a distributor, for petroleum gas
throughout Georgia, are as follows. The applicant should:

1. be an American by nationality.
2. be in the age group of 21-50 years as on September
05,2008.
3. be at least a high school graduate or any other
recognized equivalent.
4. be a resident of Georgia. He/she should have stayed
in Georgia for not less than 5 years, immediately
preceding the date of application.
5. have a family income of not more than $30,000
annually.
6. not have dealership of any oil company.
 7. not have any close relative as a dealer/distributor of
any oil company.

However,
A. restrictions related to annual income would not be
applicable to applicants working in corporations,
owned or controlled by state departments. Such a
case should be referred to the Managing Director.
B. for unemployed applicants who hold at least a
bachelor's degree, conditions (6) and (7) may be
waived.
C. if the applicant is from a rural district but is not a
resident of Georgia, the case may be referred to the
Chairman.

Should the given applicant be selected? (The case is

presented as on 1.2.2009. All dates are in DD/MM/YYYY
format.)

1) Applicant should be selected

2) Applicant should not be selected
3) Insufficient data
4) The case should be referred to the Managing Director
5) The case should be referred to the Chairman

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