Sample Questions IIMK

Data Interpretation & Numerical ability The following table shows details about the sales achieved by a company with five product lines over the last three years. The figures represent Rupees in millions. Answer questions 1. and 2.based on the table . Year 1999 2000 2001 Question.1. The sales of which product category fluctuate the least in the last three years. a) Product Ab) Product B c) Product C d) Product D Ans. (b) Question.2. Which of the following is a wrong statement? a) b) c) d) The rate of decrease in total sales from '99 to '00 is much greater than the rate of decrease of total sales from '00 to 2001 The rate of decrease in sales is the highest for Product C The rate of decrease in total sales is greater than the rate of decline in total sales for Product A Both (b) and (c) are wrong Product A 200 183 196 Product B 235 214 226 Product C 134 138 119 Product D 214 218 186 Product E 168 169 193

Ans. (b) Question. 3. A's salary is 50% more than that of B's. C's salary is 25% less than D's. D's salary is equal to 75% of A's and B's salaries put togethe r . A's salary was hiked by 50% and C's salary was hiked by 25%. Which of the followin g statements are wrong after the hike in salary? a) b) c) d) A's new salary is 2.25 times the salary of B A's salary less than that of C A's salary is double that of D Both b) and c)

Ans. (d) Question. 4. Harsha has 10 shares of company A, 20 shares of company B and 25 shares of company C. Gupta has 12 shares of company A and 35 shares of company C. Bhogi has in his possession 12 shares of company A and 40 shares of company B. Gupta sells 8 A shares to Harsha and 8 C shares to Bhogi. Bhogi sells 3 A shares to Harsha, 12 B shares to Gupta and 6 B shares to Harsha. Harsha sells 12 C shares to Bhogi and acquires 4 A shares from the market. Which of the following statements are wrong after the transactions? a) b) c) d) Bhogi has the second largest number of A shares Gupta has the largest number of A, B and C shares put together . Bhogi has the second largest number of A,B and C shares put together Both b) and c)

Ans. (b) Verbal ability Read the following passage and answer questions given below: The conceptual definitions of the constructs of interest warrant specia l attention. Constructs are the building blocks of theor y . W ithout well-developed conceptual definitions for the constructs, it is impossible to develop a coherent theor y . F or example we cannot develop a meaningful theoretical rationale for why construct A should be related to construct B if the exact meaning of each of these two constructs has not been established. Moreover it i s impossible to develop a valid measure of a construct that is not precisely defined. Question. 5. How does a construct become the building blocks of theories? a) b) c) d) Because conceptual definitions of constructs warrant special attention Because it is impossible to develop a valid measure of the construct when it is imprecisely defined Theoretical rationale for relationships requires proper definition o f constructs Not given in the passage

Ans. (d) Marketing managers would like to present consumers with information on which to base their decisions. The information presented has to be such that it allows consumers to make decisions and select products that best match their tastes and needs. Otherwise consumer's incentive to

seek out information will be minimal. Question. 6. When will the consumer's enthusiasm to seek information wane? a) b) c) d) When they are not aware of their tastes and needs When they are not allowed to make decisions When they cannot select products that match their tastes and needs b) and c)

Ans.(d) Logical reasoning Use the above clues to fill in the blanks in questions 7 - 10: Dr . Jacob, a veterinarian, had a full day of appointments with various people and their pets. The computer crashed and her secretary could remember only the following pieces of information. Shabnam doesn't own a dog and didn't make the 1 pm appointment. M r . Gupta didn't make an afternoon appointment. The tabby cat isn't named Buddy or Chima. Nishant's cat isn't a black. Chima isn't a dog . Ms. Joseph, who made the 3 pm appointment, didn't have a pet named Cutie, whose appointment wasn't at 9 am. Abhishek's last name isn't Khan and he didn't make a 4 pm appointment. The German shepherd isn't named Jojo and wasn't due in for the 11 am appointment. The owner with the pet named Jojo had an appointment two hours after the owner with the tabby cat and two hours before Anita and her pet. The order of the appointments is the owner of the golden retriever dog, Ms. Meena and her cat, the owner whose last name is Singh, the owner of the pet named Duke, and Varsha. Question 7. Nishant's pet is a and they had appointment at . a) Persian cat, 9 am.b) Persian cat, 1 pm. c) Tabby cat, 3 pm d) Tabby cat, 4 pm Ans. (b)

Question 8. Chima is a and its owner's first name is . a) Black cat, Varsha b) Persian cat, Anita c) Persian cat, Varshad) Black cat, Anita Ans. (a) Question 9. The name of Shabnam's pet is and she had an appointment at. a) Buddy , 9 amb) Jojo, 1 pm c) Cutie, 11 am d) Jojo, 4 pm Ans. (c) Question 10. Buddy and its owner, had an appointment at . a) Abhishek Singh, 9 amb) Anita Meena, 11 am c) Anita Khan, 11 am d) Abhishek Gupta, 9 am Ans. (d)