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Answers
: SECTION-IV |
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 146 to 150: Refer to the table below. |
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COMMODITY
PRICE INDEX
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Commodity
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Rice
Wheat
Groundnut
oil
Sugar
Jute
Cotton
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897.2
517.5
827.8
565.3
940
506
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897.2
519.8
867.4
56.4
928.7
510
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898.6
503.2
949.9
560
962
512.2
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Base index 1969-70=100
Price in a year=Price in 1969-70 X Index in the year/100
For
any commodity, Price in year A/Price in year B=Index in year
A/Index in year B |
| Question
146. |
If
the price of 1 kg of rice in 1996 was Rs.25, what is its price
in 1998? A. Rs.25.65
B. Rs.25.04
C. Rs.25.12
D. Rs.26.14
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| Question
147. |
Which
commodity showed the greatest percentage increase in price
between 1996 and 1998? A. Cotton
B. Groundnut
oil
C. Wheat
D. Jute
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| Question
148. |
What
is the price increase in percentage per kg of jute between
1996 and 1998? A. 2.29
B. 2.41
C. 2.34
D. 2.31 |
| Question
149. |
If
cotton price per kg in 1969-70 was Rs.30, what is the price
increase in Rs./kg between 1997 and 1998? A. 1.91
B. 1.85
C. 2.14
D. None
of these
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| Question
150. |
What
is the ratio of the price/kg of groundnut oil and cotton in
1997? A. 1.97
B. 1.85
C. 2.14
D. Indeterminate
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 151 to 155: Refer to the table (figure in
Rs.crore) below
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Company
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Revenues
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Profits
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Assets
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GM
Ford
Mitsubishi
Exxon
WalMart
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178,174
153,627
142,688
128,922
119,299
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6,698
6,920
268
388
3,3526
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228,888
279,097
55,070
71,407
45.525
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Performance of top 5
companies in 1997-98
Asset turnover ratio=Revenue/Assets
Return on assets=Profits/Assets |
| Question
151. |
Which
company had the largest
return on total assets? A. WalMart
B. Food
C. GM
D. Exxon |
| Question
152. |
Which
company had the largest turnover ratio? A. GM
B. Mitsubishi
C. WalMart
D. Exxon |
| Question
153. |
What
is the WalMart’s profit as a percentage of its revenue?
A. 2.75
B. 2.52
C. 2.95
D. 2.63
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| Question
154. |
If
in 1998-99 GM’s assets grow by 10% and profit by 20% with
the company maintaining its profit to revenue ratio, what
would be GM’s asset turnover ratio in 1998-99?
A. 0.8492
B. 0.9879
C. 0.6539
D. 0.7879
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| Question
155. |
The
asset turnover ratio for the top 3 revenue companies taken
together is A. 0.6319
B. 0.8427
C. 0.7128
D. 0.9893 |
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 156 to 160: Refer to the graph below
Imports in a quarter=[Inventory in that quarter] + [Sales in
that quarter] – [Production in that quarter]-[Inventory in
previous quarter]
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| Question
156. |
How
many tonnes of petroleum products were imported in Q1 of 1998? A. 15,000
B. 20,000
C. 5,000
D. 10,000 |
| Question
157. |
What
was the percentage change in sales of petroleum products
between Q4 and Q1 of 1998?
A. -8.8
B. -9.09
C. 9.09
D. 8.5
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| Question
158. |
In
Q3 had imports been at Q2 levels what would be in inventory at
the end of Q3?
A. 10,000
B. 15,000
C. 5,000
D. 20,000
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| Question
159. |
What
is the inventory to imports ratio for Q4 of 1998? A. -0.5
B. 1.5
C. -1.25
D. 0.55 |
| Question
160. |
Which
quarter had the maximum sales to production ratio? A. Q4
1998
B. Q1
1998
C. Q3
1998
D. Q2
1998 |
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 161 to 16 5: Refer to the pie-charts below
LUXURY CAR MARKET SHARE
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| Question
161. |
How
many luxury cars did Honda City sell? A. 1,864
B. 1,834
C. 1,814
D. 1,886
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| Question
162. |
As
Compared to the same period in 1997, how many less cars did
Tata Safari sell in 1998? A. 925
B. 965
C. 985
D. 915
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| Question
163. |
In
April-June 1998, if the total cars sold in the country were
12,582; what was Honda City’s share in the total car sales
in the country?
A. 13.09%
B. 15.93%
C. 16.75%
D. 14.58%
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| Question
164. |
What
is the average monthly
sale (number of cars) for Tata Safari for the period
April-June 1998? A. 586
B. 443
C. 493
D. 612
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| Question
165. |
How
many more cars did Opel Astra sell in April-June 1997 than in
April-June 1998? A. 564
B. 644
C. 424
D. 384 |
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DIRECTION
for questions 166 to 170: Refer to the graph below.
Year
Total Cost as % of revenue
Total revenue (Rs.crore)
1996-97
85
12,562
1997-98
94
15,872 |
| Question
166. |
What
was the difference between the lease rentals in 1997-98 and
the engine maintenance cost in 1996-97 (in Rs.crore)? A. 984.6
B. 1126.8
C. 868.5
D. 795.8
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| Question
167. |
What
was the percentage increase in
salaries and wages between 1996-97 and 1997-98? A. 39.72
B. 48.16
C. 45.6
D. 30.4
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| Question
168. |
Office
and administration expenses increased by what amount
between1996-97 and 1997-98?
A. 280.5
B. 312.68
C. 372.45
D. 421.8
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| Question
169. |
If
depreciation, financial charges, lease rentals, insurance, and
office and administration are fixed costs, what was the total
variable costs in 1997-98?
A. 9,871
B. 11,221
C. 13,241
D. 15,461 |
| Question
170. |
What
was the profit made in 1997-98?
A. 996.5
B. 912.6
C. 872.4
D. 952.3
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DIRECTIONS FOR
QUESTIONS 171 TO 175: Refer
to the venn diagram below
Total
number of Shikakai users = 85
Total number of shampoo users = 105.
Total number of soap users = 125.
Number of respondents who use both shampoo and Shikakai but no
soap =10
Number of respondents who use both Shikakai and soap but no
shampoo =20
Number of respondents who do not use shampoo or soap =75
Number of respondents who don’t use any or use all three= 30
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| Question
171. |
How
many respondents use at least one of the three(soap, shampoo,
or Shikakai)?
A. 240
B. 185
C. 215
D. 195
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| Question
172. |
How
many respondents use Shikakai only or both shampoo and soap
only?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 90
D. 80
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| Question
173. |
How
many respondents use either Shikakai or shampoo? A. 175
B. 185
C. 225
D. 150 |
| Question
174. |
How
many respondents use all three or none? A. 25
B. 30
C. 15
D. 40 |
| Question
175. |
What
is the difference in the number of respondents who use at
least two and the ones who use at least one of three?
A. 90
B. 120
C. 120
D. 110
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 176 to 180:
Refer to the data below.
Four
dogs of breeds A,B,C, and D win the top four prizes at a
kennel show. Their
owners are Edwin,
Funky, Godot, and Harry not necessarily in that order. The dogs names are Jack, Kozy, Lucky, and Manny again not
necessarily in that order.
1]
Godot’s dog wins neither first nor second prize.
2]
The dog of
breed C wins first prize.
3]
Manny wins second prize
4]
Jack is of breed A
5]
Funky’s dog is of breed D wins fourth prize
6]
Harry’s dog is Kozy
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| Question
176. |
The
first prize is won by
A. Manny
B. Kozy
C. Jack
D. Lucky
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| Question
177. |
Godot’s
dog is A. Jack
B. Kozy
C. Lucky
D. Manny |
| Question
178. |
Lucky
is owned by
A. Edwin
B. Harry
C. Godot
D. Funky |
| Question
179. |
What
is Kozy’s breed? A. A
B. C
C. B
D. D |
| Question
180. |
Who
wins the third prize?
A. Jack
B. Kozy
C. Lucky
D. Manny
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DIRECTIONS
for questions 181 to 185:
Each question is followed by two statements.
Mark A if statement I alone, but not statement II alone, is
sufficient to answer the question
Mark B if statement II alone, but not statement I alone, is
sufficient to answer the question.
Mark C if the question can be answered with the help of both
statements together, but not with the help of either statement
alone.
Mark
D if the question cannot be answered unless more information
is provided.
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| Question
181. |
134.
What is the area of the equilateral triangle ABC?
I. It's perimeter is 30 cm.
II. Each of its angle measures 60.
A.
B.
C.
D. |
| Question
182. |
What
are the values of the numbers ‘x’ and ‘y’?
I.
Their LCM is 72.
II. Their GCD is 1.
A.
B.
C.
D. |
| Question
183. |
What
is the product of two numbers ‘x’ and ‘y’?
I.
Their sum is 6.
II. The sum of
their squares is 20
A.
B.
C.
D.
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| Question
184. |
What
is the cost price of the toy?
I.
If the shopkeeper gives a discount of 10% over the
selling price, his profit reduces by Rs.20.
II.
If he marks the price at 15% above the cost price, his
profit would be the same as in the above statement.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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| Question
185. |
5
friends A,B,C,D, and E ran a 100 metre race.
Who won?
I.
D finished after C and E but before A and B
II. There were two people between E and A
A.
B.
C.
D.
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