SMALL TEST

Section 1: Logical Reasoning (30 questions in 40 minutes)

1. Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, “He is the brother of the daughter

of the wife of my husband.” How is the man on the stage related to Rita?

1] Son 2] Husband 3] Cousin 4] Brother-in-law

2. Looking at a portrait a man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s

son. Brothers and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait was Harsh looking?

1] His Cousin 2] His Son 3] His uncle 4] None of these

3. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is

girl’s

1] Son 2] Aunt 3] Brother 4] Grandmother

4. Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, “She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of

my father’s only son.” How is the lady woman related to his man?

1] Sister-in-law 2] Sister

3] Mother-in-law 4] Mother

5. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, “I am the only daughter of this lady

and her son is your maternal uncle.” How is the speaker related to Pramod’s father?

1] Sister-in-law 2]Wife

3] Either 1] or 2] 4]

Neither 1] or

2]

Directions for Questions 6 to 10: A solid cube (4x 4x 4) has been painted yellow, blue

and black on pairs of opposite faces. The cube is then cut into 36 smaller cubes such

that 32 (1 x 1 x 1) cubes are of the same size while 4 others are of bigger size (2x 2x

2). Also no face of any of the bigger cubes is painted blue.

6. How many cubes have at least one face painted blue?

1] 0 2] 8 3] 16 4] 32  

7. How many cubes have only one face painted?

1] 0 2] 4 3] 8 4] 12

8. How many cubes have only two faces

painted?

1] 24 2] 20 3] 16 4] 8

9. How many cubes have two or more faces

painted?

1] 36 2] 34 3] 28

4]24

10. How many cubes have only three faces

painted?

1] 8 2] 4 3] 2 4] 0

Directions for Questions 11 to 15: Following 5 questions are based on the pie

charts below:

11.Tea sales increased by x crores from 1999-2000 to 2002-03 where x is

approximately equal to

1] Rs. 10 crores 2] Rs. 12 crores 3] Rs. 14 crores

4] Rs. 16crores

12. In 1999-2000 the sector tea represented a0 where a

equaled

1] 223.220 2] 244.580 3] 225.180 4] 155.770

13. Sales turnover increased from 1999-2000 to 2002-03 by

1] 41.4% 2] 35.42% 3] 37.14% 4] 39.18%

14. In 1999-2000 animal feeds sales were

1] Rs. 16 cr 2] Rs. 19 cr 3] Rs. 13 cr 4] Rs.18 cr.

15. If refined oils account for ¼th of the total sales of ‘vanaspati’ and ‘refined oils’,

the rupee sales of refined oil in 2002-03 was almost

1] Rs. 32 cr. 2] Rs.40 cr. 3] Rs. 38 cr. 4] Rs.35 cr.

Directions for questions 16 to 18: Answer the following questions based on the passage

below.

A group of three or four has to be selected from seven persons. Among the seven are

two women: Fiza and Kavita, and five men: Ram, Shyam, David, Peter and Rahim. Ram

would not like to be in the group if Shyam is also selected. Shyam and Rahim want to

be selected together in the group. Kavita would like to be in the group only if David is

also there. David, if selected, would not like Peter in the group. Ram would like to be in

the group only in if Peter is also there. David insists that Fiza be selected in case he in

there in the group.

16. Which of the following is a feasible group of three?

1] David, Ram, Rahim 2] Peter, Shyam, Rahim

3] Kavita, David, Shyam 4] Fiza, David, Ram

17. Which of the following is a feasible group of four?

1] Ram, Peter, Fiza,

Rahim 2]

Shyam, Rahim, Kavita,

David

3] Shyam, Rahim, Fiza,

David 4]Fiza, David, Ram, Peter

18. Which of the following statements is true?

1] Kavita and Ram can be part of a group of four.

2] A group of four can have two women.

3] A group of four can have all four men.

4] None of the above.

Directions for questions 19 to 21: Answer the questions on the basis of the information

given below.

Five women decided to go shopping to M.G. Road, Bangalore. They arrived at the

designated meeting place in the following order: 1. Archana, 2. Chellamma, 3. Dhenuka,

4. Helen, and 5. Shahnaz. Each woman spent at least Rs. 1000. Below are some

additional facts about how much they spent during their shopping spree.

i. The woman who spent Rs. 2234 arrived before the lady who spent Rs. 1193.

ii. One woman spent Rs. 1340 and she was not Dhenuka.

iii. One woman spent Rs. 1378 more than Chellamma.

iv. One woman spent Rs. 2517 and she was not Archana.

v. Helen spent more than Dhenuka.

vi. Shahnaz spent the largest amount and Chellamma the smallest.

19. What was the amount spent by Helen?

1] Rs. 1193. 2] Rs. 1340. 3] Rs. 2234.

4] Rs.

2517.

20. Which of the following amounts was spent by one

of them?

1] Rs. 1139. 2] Rs. 1378. 3] Rs. 2571.

4] Rs.2718

21. The woman who spent Rs. 1193 is

1] Archana. 2] Chellamma. 3] Dhenuka. 4] Helen.

Directions for questions 22 to 26: Each item is followed by two statements, A and

B. Answer each question using the following instructions.

Choose 1: if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone and not

by the other. Choose 2: if the question can be answered by using either statement

alone.

Choose 3: if the question can be answered by using both the statements together,

but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.

Choose 4: if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements

together 

22. What are the value of m and n?

1] N is an even integer, m is an odd integer, and m is greater

than n. 2] Product of m and n is 30.

23. Is Country X’s GDP higher than country Y’s GDP?

1] GDPs of the countries X and Y have grown over the past five years at

compounded annual rate of 5% and 6% respectively.

2] Five years ago, GDP of country X was higher than that of country Y.

24.What will be the time for downloading

software? 1] Transfer rate is 6

Kilobytes per second.

2]The size of the software is 4.5 megabytes.

25.Is x = y ?

1] (x+y)((1/x)+(1/y))=4

2] (x – 50)2 = (y – 50)2

26. Is 500 the average (arithmetic mean) score on the GMAT?

1] Half of the people who take the GMAT score above 500 and half of the

people score below 500.

2] The highest GMAT score is 800 and the lowest score is 200.

Section 2: Verbal Ability (40 questions in 35 minutes)

Directions for questions 1 to 10: Read the passages and answer the questions given

after them.

PASSAGE -1

Long considered an intensely subjective and deeply personal experience, dreams are

slowly opening out to research methodology and in the process spilling the secrets of

consciousness, volition and the nature of imaginary worlds. At the absolute cutting edge

of dream research today lies the study of an elusive and unusual type of dream called a

‘lucid dream’. Simply put, a lucid dream is a dream in which one knows, at the time of

the dream, that one is dreaming and that one can then control the course of the dream.

Although only a small percentage of people have lucid dreams, there are now methods

available which can induce such dreams in people.

Keath Hearne of the University of Hull and Stephen LaBerge of Stanford University,

California, realized that if a person (who was conscious that he or she was dreaming)

could somehow communicate to the outside world, it would open a whole new process

of dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious. Hearne exploited the fact that

in dream sleep, the eyes move. He thought perhaps a lucid dreamer could signal by

moving the eyes in a predetermined pattern and, in 1980, succeeded in making a

volunteer move his eyes left and right eight times in succession. From there it was a

simple step to use the movements in Morse Code to make whole sentences. One of the

next steps envisaged is to link the Morse signals to a speech synthesizer for a real

conversation to take place.

What can we expect to get out of all this? For one thing, there is a great debate going on

at present about the nature of dreaming that could possibly be resolved. An older school

still clings to the Freudian

viewpoint of dreams being representations of unconscious with-fulfillment symbolism

while another newer one maintains they are nothing more than random electrochemical

bursts which the brain then does its best to put into some sort of coherent scenario as

visual imagery. If a person could talk about what he or she is seeing while it is

happening, dream interpretation could finally take place with the dreamer participating

in real time.

On the other hand, investigators could try to stimulate various areas of the brain

through electrodes to see what, if any, effect it has on the content of dreams while

getting simultaneous feedback from the dreamer. This could lend support to their theory.

For both sides, though, research right now looks like a dream come true.

1. The author is unlikely to agree with any of the following except

1] dream research is chiefly developing strategies for research into the eye

movement.

2] research shows that the dreamer can be made to simultaneously participate in

the real world. 3] visual imagery and its relation with Morse Code is indeed very

complex.

4] None of the above

2. The most important aspect of dream research is the

way it has made 1] its link of subconscious with the

unconscious.

2] its link of the conscious with the Morse

Code. 3] Its relationship of volition with

the Morse Code 4] None of the above

3. According to the passage, the Freudian concept

of dreams 1] has now been antiquated.

2] relies heavily on the unfulfilled part of the

unconscious. 3] relies heavily on the wishful

thinking of the subconscious. 4] Both (a) and (b)

4. The concept of ‘lucid dreamer’ has been highlighted in the

passage because 1] it shows a way of analyzing dreams

simultaneously with the real world. 2] lucid dreamers are a

typical class of dreamers.

3] dream research required the help of non-lucid

dreamers. 4] real dreamers and lucid dreamers

are closely related.

5. The tone of the author can be best described as

1] informative. 2] critical. 3] disillusioned. 4]

argumentative.

PASSAGE - 2

There's no escape. You are consuming mass quantities of genetically modified food. The

milk on your corn flakes this morning came from a genetically modified cow, and the

corn flakes themselves featured genetically modified whole grain goodness. At lunch

you'll enjoy French fries from genetically modified potatoes and perhaps a bucket of

genetically modified fried chicken. If you don't have any meetings this

afternoon, maybe you'll wash it all down with the finest genetically modified hops,

grains and barley, brewed to perfection.

Everything you eat is the result of genetic modification. When a rancher in Wyoming

selected his stud bull to mate with a certain cow to produce the calf that ultimately

produced, the milk on your breakfast table, he was manipulating genes. Sounds

delicious, doesn't it? Sorry, but you get the point.

Long before you were ever born, farmers were splicing genes, manipulating seeds to

create more robust plants. Genetic modification used to be called "breeding," and

people have been doing it for centuries. Thomas Jefferson did it at Monticello, as he

experimented in his gardens with literally hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables.

Anyway, to return to the topic at hand, breeding isn't a scary word, so people who

oppose technology call it "genetic modification." They want to cast biotechnology, which

is just a more precise and effective breeding tool, as some kind of threat to our lives,

instead of the blessing that it is.

Have you ever seen corn in its natural state without genetic modification? It's

disgusting. We're talking about that nasty, gnarled, multicolored garbage used as

ornamentation in Thanksgiving displays. The fear mongers should eat that the next time

they want to criticize technology.

In fact, the fear mongers are waging a very successful campaign against biotechnology,

especially in Europe where they've lobbied to limit the availability of "genetically

modified" foods. Even in the United States, where we generally embrace technology and

its possibilities, the fear is spreading. Not because of some horrible event related to the

food supply, but because of more aggressive spinning of the media. In fact, you've been

enjoying foods enhanced by biotechnology for most of the last decade. And the news is

all good - lower prices and more abundant food.

As for the future, the potential to eliminate human suffering is enormous. Right now,

according to the World Health Organization, more than a million kids die every year

because they lack Vitamin A in their diets. Millions more become blind. WHO estimates

that more than a billion people’ suffer from anemia, caused by iron deficiency. What if

we could develop rice or corn plants with all of the essential vitamins for children?

Personally, I'd rather have an entire day's nutrition bio-engineered into a Twinkie or a

pan pizza, but I recognise the benefits of more-nutritious crops. Reasonable people can

disagree on the best applications for this technology.

Still, the critics want to talk about the dangers of genetically modified crops. The

Environmental Protection Agency wants to regulate the use of certain bio-engineered

corn seeds because they include a resistance to pests. Specifically, the seeds are bred

to include a toxin called BT that kills little creatures called corn borers, so farmers don't

need to spray pesticides.

Turns out, according to the EPA, that the toxin in the corn can kill Monarch butterflies,

too. The butterflies don't eat corn, but the EPA is afraid that the corn pollen will blow

over and land on a milkweed and stick to it and then confused Monarch caterpillars will

inadvertently eat the pollen.

Not exactly the end of the world, but it sounds bad. Until you consider the alternatives.

According to Professor Nina Fedoroff, Willaman Professor of Life Sciences at Penn State,

"A wide-spectrum pesticide sprayed from a plane is going to kill a lot more insects than

will be killed by an in - plant toxin."

Of course, the anti-tech crowd will say that they don't like pesticides either. They

promote organic farming meaning we use more land to produce our food, and we clear

more wilderness. We also pay more for food, since we're not using the efficiencies that.

come from technology. Maybe that's not a problem for you or me, but it's bad news for

those millions of malnourished kids around the world.

Says Fedoroff, "I think that most inhabitants of contemporary urban societies don't have

a clue about how tough it is to grow enough food for the human population in

competition with bacteria, fungi, insects and animals and in the face of droughts, floods,

and other climatic variations." That may be true, but I do think that most Americans

understand the positive impact of technology. And that's why they'll ultimately reject the

scare campaign against biotechnology.

6. Which of the following statements is going to meet with an approval

from the author? 1] Cloning can have disastrous implications but it is

okay to clone for medical research. 2] Genetically modified food is

gradually taking a toll on human life.

3] For a poor nation genetically modified food may be the only source of

cheap food. 4] All technological inventions and achievements should be

embraced with open arms.

7. The central idea of the passage is to

1] propagate the idea that genetically modified food is the only solution to feed

the growing population.

2] dissuade critics against opposing genetically modified food.

3] make the readers aware of the benefits that can be reaped out of genetically

modified food. 4] make the readers take what opponents of genetically modified

foods say with a pinch of salt.

8. The passage seems to be culled from

1] a journal on genetic engineering. 2] a popular science magazine.

3]

an article in a weekly or a

magazine 4]

an article in a biology book for highschool

students.

9. The assumption that critics make regarding Monarch

Butterflies is that 1] they might eat corn mistaking it for

milkweed.

2] bio-engineering will have a direct impact on Monarch Butterflies.

3] Monarch caterpillars which feed on milkweed may eat the pollens of corn

injected with BT. 4] None of the above.

10.The nature of the passage can be best described as

1] factual 2] narrative 3] analytical 4] argumentative

Directions for questions 11 to 15: A sentence is written in four different forms. Only one

of them is grammatically correct. Mark the number of the correct sentence as your

answer.

11. 1] Rajiv Gandhi was executed while he was addressing a meeting.

2] Rajiv Gandhi was slaughtered while he was addressing to

a meeting. 3] Rajiv Gandhi was murdered while he was

addressing in a meeting. 4] Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated

while he was addressing a meeting.

12.1] She was annoyed despite of that she maintained her

composure. 2] She maintained her composure despite

of being annoyed.

3] Despite of being annoyed she maintained her

composure. 4] She maintained her composure

despite being annoyed.

13.1] His employees were asking him for a raise for a

long time. 2] His employees were asking him for a

raise from a long time.

3] His employees have been asking him for a raise for

a long time. 4] His employees were been asking him for

a raise for a long time.

14.1] There are no less than fifty students in

the class. 2] There are no fewer than fifty

students in the class. 3] There are not

fewer than fifty students in the class.

4] There are not lesser fewer than fifty students in the class.

15.1] I request your favour of granting me permission to leave early.

2] I am requesting your favour in granting me permission to

leave early. 3] I request for your favour to grant me

permission in leaving early.

4] I request the favour of your granting me permission to leave early.

Directions for Questions 16 to 18: In the questions below, fill in the blanks with the

appropriate choices:

16.Thomas Paine, whose political writing was often flamboyant, was in private life a

surprisingly

_________man: he lived in rented rooms, ate little, and wore drab clothes.

1] simple 2] controversial 3] sordid 4] comfortable

17.As long as nationals cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to

dominate all others, they must depend on their _______.

1] allies 2] resources 3] freedom 4] education

18. While nurturing parents can compensate for adversity, cold or inconsistent parents

many _______

it.

1] exacerbate 2] neutralize 3] eradicate 4] ameliorate

Directions for Questions 19 to 26: In each problem below, either part or the entire

sentence is underlined. The sentences are followed by five ways of writing the

underlined part. Answer choices [1] repeats the original: the other answer choices vary.

If you think that the original phrasing is the best, choice [1]. If you thing one of the other

answer choices is the best, select that choice.

19.Steve, along with his oldest brothers, are going to make a large real

estate investment. 1] Steve, along with his oldest brothers, are

2] Steve, along with his oldest brothers, is

3] Steve, in addition to his oldest brothers, are

4] Steve, as well as his oldest brothers, are

20.Many travelers state unequivocally that the streets in Paris are more beautiful

than any other city. 

1] that the streets in Paris are more beautiful than any other

city.

2] that the streets in Paris are more beautiful than those in

any other city. 3] that, unlike any other city, Parisian streets

are more beautiful.

4] that the streets of Paris are more beautiful than the streets in any other city.

21.Dr. Smith’s findings that emotions affect blood pressure are different from those

published by his colleague, Dr.Loeb

1] affect blood pressure are different

from those 2] affect blood pressure are

different from that 3] effect blood

pressure are different than those 4]

affect blood pressure are different than

those

22.Was the letter written with pencil or with ink?

1]with pencil or with ink 2]

with pencil or in

ink

3] in pencil or in ink 4]

with lead or with

pen

23.He has lain his racquetball glove on the beach.

1] has lain 2]

has

laid

3] have lain 4]

have

laid

24.No sooner had he come from Vijayawada when he was asked to

proceed to Delhi 1] had he come from Vijayawada than he was

asked to proceed

2] did he come from Vijayawada when he was asked to

proceed 3] had he come from Vijayawada when he was

asked to proceed 4] when he came from Vijayawada

when he was asked to proceed

25.He is one of the shrewdest men that is in the administration.

1] that is in the administration 2]

that the administration is

having

3] that will be in the administration 4]

that are in the

administration

26.His speech was broadcasted from Delhi.

1]was broadcast 2]was broadcasted

3]will be broadcasted 4]

had been

broadcasted

Directions for questions 27 to 28: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from

which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that

completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

27.Most firms consider expert individuals to be too elitist, temperamental,

egocentric, and difficult to work with. Try to force such people to collaborate on a

high-stakes project and they just might come to fisticuffs. Even the very notion of

managing such a group seems unimaginable. So most organizations fall into

default mode, setting up project teams of people who get along

nicely.____________

1] The result, however, is

disastrous. 2] The result is

mediocrity.

3] The result is creation of experts who then

become elitists. 4] Naturally, they drive

innovations.

28.The audiences for crosswords and Sudoku, understandably, overlap greatly but

there are differences, too. A crossword attracts a more literary person, while

Sudoku appeals to a keenly logical mind. Some crossword enthusiasts turn up

their noses at Sudoku because they feel it lacks depth. A good crossword

requires vocabulary, knowledge, mental flexibility and sometimes even a sense

of humor to complete. It touches numerous areas of life and provides an “Aha!”

or two along the way. ___________________

1] Sudoku, on the other hand, is just a logical exercise, each one similar to the last.

2] Sudoku, incidentally, is growing faster in popularity than crosswords. even

among the literati. 3] Sudoku, on the other hand, can be attempted and enjoyed

even by children.

4] Sudoku, however, is not exciting in any sense of the term.

29.Farmers in the North have observed that heavy frost is usually preceded by a full

moon. They are convinced that the full moon somehow generates the frost.

Which of the following, if true, would weaken the farmer’s conviction?

1] The temperature must fall below 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit)

for frost to occur. 2] Absence of a cloud cover cools the ground which causes

frost

3] Farmers are superstitious.

4] No one has proven that the moon causes frost.

30.Professor Tembel told his class that the method of student evaluation of teachers is

not a valid measure of teaching quality. Students should fill out questionnaires at

the end of the semester when courses have been completed.

Which of the following, if true, provides support for Professor

Tembel’s proposal? 1] Professor Tembel received low ratings from his

students.

2] Students filled out questionnaires after the

midterm exam. 3] Students are interested in

teacher evaluation.

4] Teachers are not obligated to use the survey results.

31.In a famous experiment by Pavlov, when a dog smelled food, it salivated.

Subsequently, a bell was rung whenever food was placed near the dog. After a

number of trials, only the bell was rung, whereupon the dog would salivate even

though no food was present.

Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from the above

experiment? 1] Two stimuli are stronger than one.

2] Dogs are motivated only by the sound

of a bell. 3] The ringing of a bell was

associated with food.

4] A conclusion cannot be reached on the basis of one experiment.

32.In winning its bitter, protracted battle to acquire Blue Industries, Inc., Belle

Industries has fulfilled its goal to lessen its reliance on tobacco holdings, while the

$5.2 billion deal may spur more takeover activity in the insurance industry,

analysts said.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

1] Blue Industries is in the tobacco

industry. 2] Belle Industries is in the

insurance business. 3] Blue Industries

is in the insurance business.

4] More divestment takes place in the tobacco industry than in the insurance

industry.

Directions for questions 33 to 40: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choices

33.When I left school, I saw it as a temporary move. I assumed I’d ____.

1] go back 2] return back 3] go forth 4] go and come

back

34.For young people today, there are business opportunities unlike any that have

existed____.

1] after 2] before 3] now 4] then and there

35.She feared that her show was elitist and perhaps wouldn’t reach out____.

1] to the rich

2] to the famous

masses

3] to the masses 4] to the masseurs

36. He writes faster

______

1] than me 2] than I 3] to me

4] to

I

37.Unknown to her mother, she kept meeting him on the _____.

1] sly 2] sty 3] cry 4] sloth

38.We need a good number of ______ judgers.

1] uninterested 2] disinterested 3] over-interested 4] underinterested

39.Biofeedback training is based on the ______that we can gain control on our bodily

functions.

1] understanding 2] aspect 3] feeling 4] premise

40.The sharp cracking of a twig mixed with _____ made a great impact on him.

1] cry 2] shriek 3] squawk 4] scream

Answer set

Section 1: Logical

Reasoning

1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.2 6.4 7.3 8.2 9.3 10.1

11.4 12.3 13.3 14.1 15.2 16.2 17.3&4 19.2 20.1

18.4

21.3 22.3 23.4 24.3 25.1 26.4 27.4 28.4 29.4 30.4

Section 2: Verbal Ability

1-2 2-4 3-2 4-1 5-1 6-3 7-2 8-2 9-3 10-4

11-4 12-4 13-3 14-2 15-2 16-3 17-1 18-1 19-2 20-2

21-4 22-3 23-2 24-1 25-4 26-1 27-2 28-4 29-2 30-2

31-3 32-3 33-4 34-2 35-3 36-2 37-1 38-2 39-4 40-2