CMAT Entrance 2002

Verbal Ability

Direction : Question are based on the following paragraph. Please read the paragraph carefully and answer the following questions.

Behavior of man does not come out of vacuum. Behavior is the outcome of the operation of the internal and external factors at a given time. For an instance, a man in a work situation works to get his bread and goes on striking if he feels deprived of it. Thus, man's behavior is not meaningless. It is purpose oriented and goal oriented. Their persistence in activity and the tendency to complete an interrupted task are some of marks of the goal directed behavior. For an instance, in work organizations, a diligent worker would like to finish the work assigned to him. he would not rest till he completes it. This goal directed behavior is elaborated by saying the behavior is motivated. Motives are fundamentally of two types, innate (biogenic) and acquired(social); the later developing as a result a purpose of socialization.

1. Behavior of man comes out of

2. Man's Behavior is not meaningless because

3. A Man goes on strike because

4. Motives are generated from

5. The behavior is said to be motivated if

Complete the following sentences correctly

6. It depends on ......... on time

7. I ........ from New York only yesterday

8. .......... his friends are tired.

9. As the bridge gave way the traffic was ........

10. He is in the habit of finding ............ everyone.

Direction: Select the synonyms for the following words

11. Catastrophe

12. Alien

13. Docile

14. Analogy

15. Equivocal

Direction: Select the best words or phrase which correctly fills the blanks

For successful education there must always be certain freshness in the knowledge ......16.... it must either be new in itself or it .must be invented with some...17....of application to the new world of new time. You may be dealing with the knowledge of the world species. With some old truth: but somehow or other it must come to the students as it were .....18..... of the sea with the freshness of its immediate importance. It is the research worker that keeps knowledge ......19...... and saves it from fossilization. He discovers things so far lying obscure and ....20.... fresh light on things already discovered. Thus the research worker is at the same time observer, a discoverer, and an inventor. These are the three activities that keep the intellect of a nation alive and progressive

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Direction: Select the most suitable preposition in the following sentences:

21. This remark is not .......... your favor,

22. This item has been included ............ the agenda of the meeting.

23. Your team played a match ................. the young men’s.

24. Aspiration ............... the people have remained on spite of much progress through planning.

25. Newspaper is effective media..................public opinion democratic country.

Quantitative Analysis

Direction: Select the correct, answer choice

26. Five boys went to see the circus. Four of them had Rs.5 each and the fifth boy had Rs. 1 more than the entrance ticket price. If with the whole amount (which the 5 boys had) the boys were able to just buy the entrance ticket for all the 5, cost of the entrance ticket per person was:

27. The side of two squares is X:Y, the ratio of their perimeter is:

28. How many numbers of two digits can be formed out of the four digits p, q, r & s?

29. A, B, C did work together and earned Rs. 195. If the ratio . of work of A:B:C be as 4:6:3, the money obtained by C is:

30. A number ‘X’ when multiplied by 5 and added to three times its own number gives 64, the number ‘X’ is:

31. The area of a rectangle is 150 sq. m. Its one side is 15m. The height of the rectangle is:

32. Divide Rs.53 among A, B, and C so that A may receive Rs.7 more than B, and B may receive Rs.8 more than C.

Direction: Question no. 33 to 37 are based on the following table:

34. Which articles were sold least in a the week?

35. How many articles were sold in the week?

36. On which day most articles were sold?

37. On which day fewest articles were sold?

38. The system of equation 2x+ky+5=0 and x — 3y — 9 = 0 has unique solution, when

39. 3¹² x (2 ^x)² = 6 ¹² then x equal to

40. If one straight line meets another straight line. The sum of the two adjacent angles on one side of it is:

41. The current population of town is 10,000. If the population of the town is increasing at the rate of 10% every year, then the population of the town after three years wills he:

42. A bookseller purchased a book at Rs.20 and sold it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the book in Rs. would be

43. A library has an average number of 510 visitors on Sunday and 240 visitors on other days. The average number of visitors per day in the amount of 30 days beginning with Sunday is:

44. A journalist traveled 1200km by air which formed 2/5 of his trip. The remaining part of his trip was one third of the whole trip by car and the rest by bus. The distance traveled by bus is:

45. If y is 25% less than x, then x is what percent more than y?

46. If a = 8, b = 6 and c = 4, find the value of (abc)⁵ ÷ (abc)⁴

47. A businessman mixes two varieties of tea in the ratio of 2:5 and sells the mixture at Rs. 40per kg. If the cost of two varieties respectively be Rs. 45 per kg and Rs. 31 per kg, what would be this profit percent?

48. The smallest number which when subtracted from the difference of the squares of 29 & 22 that gives a perfect square is

49. If a+b+c =0, find the value of (a + b) (b +c) (c+a)

50. An examination paper consists of 12 questions divided into parts A and B. Part A contains 7 questions and part B contains 5 questions. A candidate is required to attempt 8 questions selecting at least two from each part. In how many maximum ways can a candidate select the questions?

Logical Reasoning

Direction: Select the logically best answer

51. Akbar was popular was secular so

52. He cannot understand because he does not concentrate

53. Drug addicts are hated because they are criminals

54. The poor are not happy because no poor has money

55. Birds can fly because they have wings

Direction: Find the odd one out

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Direction: Two words on the left side of the sign (::) bears same relationships. The same relationship exists between the third and the word provided in the answer choices, Select the logically best word.

61. Shout: whisper:: run?

62. Caste : Class:: appointed?

63. Faulty: useless :: slow?

64. Do: undo :: reason?

65. Cylinder: motor:: foundation?

Direction: Select the pair of words thatexpresses a relationship to the given pair of words.

66. Ring : engagement::?

67. Suggestion: order::?

68. Curve: accident::?

69. Shoe : leather:?

70. Launcher: missile::?

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General Knowledge

Each question is followed by four answer choices, Select the best answer.

76. Data originally collected by the investigator himself/ herself is called?

77. Which automobile company manufacture the 'Matiz' model of car?

78. To which product is the brand 'Mayos' Associated with?

79. In which desert is the Kalahari Desert located

80. Which country is largest producer of Aluminium

81. To which country does the NASDAQ stock Exchange index belong to?

82. Which country is the largest producer of cotton yarn?

83. The airline ‘Garuda’ belongs to which country?

84. “Let’s make things better” is the slogan of:

85. The brand name ‘CBZ’ is associated with:

86. G8 is the organization of:

87. Which of the following is an export item of Nepal?

88. Everest Bank has been established in collaboration with:

89. What is SAFTA?

90. Which of the following is not associated with foreign trade?

91. A person that contributes capital to a partnership but is not involved in its daily running is known as

92. A joint stock company is called an artificial person because

93. The internal affairs of a company are controlled by the:

94. The whole seller is an important link between

95. Adding the following function, commercial bank do not perform one of the following function, identify it

96. Saving is the :

97. Black money is generated as and when people:

98. A man insures his house fo Rs 60000 and pays the insurance company a yearly sum of Rs 500 this payment is

99. A Laissez Faire economy is found only under:

100. A period of low economic activity is known as: