KITE – Sample Admission Test

Analytical Section
1) The day after the day after tomorrow is four days before Monday. What day is it
today?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Friday
d) Sunday

2) A fisherman has 5 fish (namely A, B, C, D, E) each having a different weight:

i) A weighs twice as much as B

ii) B weighs four & half times as much as C
iii) C weighs half as much as D
iv) D weighs half as much as E
v) E weighs less than A but more than C

Which of the following is the lightest?

a) E
b) B
c) D
d) A
e) C

3) Laila is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many
students attend her school?
a) 50
b) 75
c) 99
d) 100
e) 101
4) A certain clock indicates 8 o' clock. If the clock runs accurately what hour will it
indicate at the end of the next 120 hours?
a) 9 o' clock
b) 10 o' clock
c) 8 o' clock
d) 7 o' clock

5) A fruit basket contains:

i) More apples than lemons.
ii) There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges.
iii) The basket contains more apples than oranges.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a) True

b) False

c) Uncertain

Math Section

1) An airplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kph (kilometers per hour) in 5
hours. To cover the same distance in 1(2/3) hours, it must travel at a speed of:

a) 300kph
b) 360kph
c) 600 kph
d) 720 kph

2) In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?

a)30%
b) 70%
c)100%
d)250%
3) A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The
average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of
the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?

a) 28 4/7 years
b) 31 5/7 years
c) 32 1/7 years
d) None of the options

4) Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two
heads?

a)3/4
b)1/4
c)3/8
d)7/8

5) Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8.
There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What
will be the ratio of increased seats?

a) 2:3:4
b) 6:7:8
c) 6:8:9
d) None of these.

Verbal Section

Grammar Questions: Replace underlined phrase with correct option:

1) Researchers at Cornell University have demonstrated that homing pigeons can

sense changes in the earth's magnetic field, see light waves that people cannot
see, detect low-frequency sounds from miles away, sense changes in air
pressure, and can identify familiar odors.

a) Sense Changes In Air Pressure, And Can Identify Familiar Odors

b) Can Sense Changes In Air Pressure, And Can Identify Familiar Odors
c) Sense Changes In Air Pressure, And Identify Familiar Odors
d) Air Pressure Changes Can Be Sensed, And Familiar Odors Identified
e) Air Pressure Changes Are Sensed, And Familiar Odors Identified
2) It is a special feature of cell aggregation in the developing nervous system that in
most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another and also adopt
some preferential orientation.

a) To One Another And Also Adopt

b) One To The Other, And Also They Adopt
c) One To The Other, But Also Adopting
d) To One Another But Also Adopt
e) To Each Other, Also Adopting

3) In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural
influences transmitted between black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

a)Where There Were Cultural Influences Transmitted

b)Through Which Cultural Influences Were Transmitted
c) Where There Was A Transmission Of Cultural Influences
d) For The Transmitting Of Cultural Influences
e) Which Was Transmitting Cultural Influences

4) One of every two new businesses fail within two years.

a) Fail
b) Fails
c) Should fail
d) May have failed
e) Has failed

5) Ask any modern astrophysicist and he will tell you that the future of physics is found
in string theory. Ask that same physicist to justify how string theory works and he will
undoubtedly come up short. See, string theory is one of those hyped-up, overrated
movies that are endlessly promoted and may very well flop. Sure, it’s a great idea on
paper, but it is still a theory and there exist many logical inconsistencies with string
theory. Just take what “experts” tell you with a grain of salt.

In the paragraph above, the main idea or focus is that:

a) String theory has yet to mature.

b) In science, there are many questions to be asked but few are answered.
c) Science is hyped-up and overrated
d) String theory is fundamentally flawed
e) String theory is only a theory
 Answer Key:
Analytical:

1) A
2) E
3) C
4) C
5) A

Math:

1) D
2) B
3) B
4) D
5) A

Verbal:

1) C
2) D
3) B
4) B
5) E