KUSOM Management Admission Test (KUMAT)

Part One: Verbal Comprehension

Time: 45 minutes
In the following passages, there are three answer choices per blank. There is a single correct
answer, consisting of one choice for each blank. For each blank select one entry from the
corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be
(1)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on
climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his comprehensive
description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge,
the sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of
planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of
our planet.
1.
A. overshadowed
B. invalidated
C. illuminated
2.
A. enhance
B. obscure
C. underscore
3.
A. plausibility of our hypotheses
B. certainty of our entitlement
C. superficiality of our theories
Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (4)__________ as an
artist increased, the more (5)__________ his life became.
4.
A. temperance
B. notoriety
C. eminence
5.
A. tumultuous
B. providential
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 C. dispassionate
The author's (6)__________ style renders a fascinating subject, the role played by luck in everyday
life, extraordinarily (7)__________.
6.
A. soporific
B. lucid
C. colloquial
7.
A. pedantic
B. tedious
C. opaque

In each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined.
Beneath each sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these
repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is the best of these
answer choices, choose answer A; otherwise choose one of the others. Select the best version and
fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.
8. Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept through history, maybe none is more concentrated
as the wave that bough 12 million immigrants onto American shores in little more than three decades.
(A) maybe none is more concentrated as
(B) it may be that none is more concentrated as
(C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than
(D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than
(E) perhaps none was more concentrated than

9. Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally under way, many
economists say that without a large amount of spending the recovery might not last.
(A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally
(B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally
(C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being
(D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally
(E) raised hopes for a recovery finally

10. As its sales of computer products have surpassed those of measuring instruments, the company has
become increasingly willing to compete for the mass market sales they would in the past have conceded
to rivals.
(A) they would in the past have conceded to rivals
(B) they would have conceded previously to their rivals
(C) that in the past would have been conceded previously to rivals
(D) it previously would have conceded to rivals in the past
(E) it would in the past have conceded to rivals

Questions 11 to 13 below are based on the following passage:

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Policymakers must confront the dilemma that fossil fuels continue to be an indispensable source of
energy even though burning them produces atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide that increase
the likelihood of potentially disastrous global climate change. Currently, technology that would capture
carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and sequester it harmlessly underground or undersea instead
of releasing it into the atmosphere might double the cost of generating electricity. But because
sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will
rise less, by no more than 50 percent. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide
will undoubtedly lead to lowered costs.
Select one correct answer answer:
11. The passage implies which of the following about the current cost of generating electricity?
A. It is higher than it would be if better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide were available.
B. It is somewhat less than the cost of electricity transmission and distribution.
C. It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity.
D. It is dwelt on by policymakers to the exclusion of other costs associated with electricity
delivery.
E. It is not fully recovered by the prices charged directly to electricity consumers.
12. The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would, over time, have which of the
following consequences?
A. The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of
carbon dioxide.
B. The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then
decline.
C. Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels.
13. Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected
would not occur.
A. Currently, technology that would capture carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and sequester
it harmlessly underground or undersea instead of releasing it into the atmosphere might double
the cost of generating electricity.
B. But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution,
delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent.
C. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide will undoubtedly lead to lowered
costs.
14.In an attempt to explain the cause of malaria, a deadly infectious disease, early European settlers in
Hong Kong attributed the malady to poisonous gases supposedly emanating from low-lying
swampland. In the 1880s, however, doctors determined that Anopheles mosquitoes were responsible
for transmitting the disease to humans after observing that the female of the species can carry a parasitic
protozoan that is passed on to unsuspecting humans when a mosquito feasts on a person’s blood.

What function does the underlined statement fulfill with respect to the argument presented above?
A. It provides support for the explanation of a particular phenomenon.
B. It presents evidence that contradicts an established fact.
C. It offers confirmation of a contested assumption.

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 D. It identifies the cause of an erroneous conclusion.
E. It proposes a new conclusion in place of an earlier conjecture

15. Country N’s oil production is not sufficient to meet its domestic demand. In order to sharply reduce
its dependence on foreign sources of oil, Country N recently embarked on a program requiring all of
its automobiles to run on ethanol in addition to gasoline. Combined with its oil production, Country N
produces enough ethanol from agricultural by-products to meet its current demand for energy.

Which of the following must be assumed in order to conclude that Country N will succeed in its plan
to reduce its dependence on foreign oil?
A. Electric power is not a superior alternative to ethanol in supplementing automobile gasoline
consumption.
B. In Country N, domestic production of ethanol is increasing more quickly than domestic oil
production.
C. Ethanol is suitable for the heating of homes and other applications aside from automobiles.
D. In Country N, gasoline consumption is not increasing at a substantially higher rate than
domestic oil and ethanol production.
E. Ethanol is as efficient as gasoline in terms of mileage per gallon when used as fuel for
automobiles.

16.The redemption rate for e-mailed coupons is far lower than that for traditionally distributed paper
coupons. One factor is the “digital divide”—those who might benefit the most from using coupons,
such as homemakers, the elderly, and those in low-income households, are less likely to have the
knowledge or equipment necessary to go online and receive coupons.
Which of the following, if true, does the most to support the claim that the digital divide is responsible
for lower electronic coupon redemption rates?
A. Computers are available for free in libraries, schools, and community centers.
B. The redemption rate of ordinary coupons is particularly high among elderly and low-income
people who do not know how to use computers.
C. Many homes, including those of elderly and low-income people, do not have high-speed
internet connections.
D. More homemakers than elderly people would use computers if they had access to them.
E. The redemption rate for coupons found on the internet has risen in the last five years.

17. In 2010, China comprised about 10% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP), and its voting
share in the World Bank was increased from less than 3% to 4.4%. During the same timeframe, France
comprised about 4% of the world’s GDP and saw its voting share in the World bank drop from 4.3%
to 3.8%.
Which of the following can be logically concluded from the passage above?
A. World Bank voting shares are allocated based upon each country’s share of the world’s GDP.
B. The new ratio of voting share to percentage of world GDP is lower for China than it is for
France.
C. Gross domestic product is the most important factor in determining voting share at the World
Bank.
D. China should be upset that its voting share does not match its proportion of the world’s GDP.
E. France lost some of its voting share to China because China comprised a larger portion of the
world’s GDP.

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Questions 18 to 20 below are based on the following passage:
Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that
had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937)
embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by
rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular
elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared
certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass
a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical
listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
Select one correct answer:
18. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass's use of popular elements in
his classical compositions?
A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
B. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass's music
C. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular
elements in their compositions
D. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass's reputation as a composer of classical music
E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass's works to be derivative in quality
19. The passage suggests that Glass's work displays which of the following qualities? (Select One or
More Answer Choices)
A. A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
B. An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of
classical music
C. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
20. Select the sentence that distinguishes two ways of integrating rock and classical music.
A. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the
symphonies' sound is distinctively his.
B. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music.
C. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art
for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.

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 SECTION I

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT

Questions: 25 /Marks: 25 Time: 45 minutes

1. Two dice, each with six sides numbered 1 through 6, are tossed. What is the probability that both
dice will come up with either a 1 or 2?

a) 1/36

b) 1/18

c) 1/9

d) 1/3

e) 2/3

2. If Rakesh can travel 200 kms. in 4 hours, how many hours will it take Rakesh, traveling at the
same constant rate, to travel 350 kms?

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 8

e) 10

3. A cylinder of wax is 20 inches tall with a radius of 1 inch. If this cylinder is melted and poured into
a new cylindrical mold with a radius of 2 inches, what will be the height of the new cylinder in
inches?

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 40

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4. If the circle below has center O and an area of 36 π, what is the perimeter of sector ABCO?

a) 6 π

b) 9 π

c) 6+3π

d) 9+3 π

e) 12+ 3π

5. In the figure below, if AB=BC, then n=

a) 300

b) 400

c) 500

d) 600

e) 700

give other degrees

6. Rabindra is twice as old as Janak is now. In 10 years, Rabindra will be 20 years older than Janak is
at that time. How old is Janak now?

a) 10

b) 20

c) 30

d) 40

e) 50

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7. If x is an integer, which of the following must be odd?

a) 3x

b) 2x

c) 3x+1

d) 4x

e) 4x+1

8. If x 2 - 5 x - 6 =0, which of the following could be x?

a) -2

b) -1

c) 1

d) 2

e) 3

9. If 5 - 3x > 3, which of the following expresses the possible values of x ?

a) x < -2/3

b) x > - 2/3

c) x < 2/3

d) x > 2/3

e) x > 3/2

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 5𝑥+10
10. =?
𝑥+2

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

e) 6

11. Gyan deposits $200 into a bank account that earns interest at the rate of 8%. He makes no further
transactions other than a $100 withdrawal after 3 years. Approximately how much money is in
Gyan’s account after he makes the withdrawal?

a) 124

b) 127

c) 148

d) 154

e) 224

12. If x + 2y = 13 and 5x – y = 21, what is x + y ?

a) 1

b) 4

c) 5

d) 8

e) 9

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13. A company serves muffin and coffee at a breakfast meeting. Of the 120 employees at the
meeting, 50 ate muffins and 95 drank coffee. If 35 employees had both muffin and coffee, how many
employees at the meeting had neither coffee nor muffins?

a) 10

b) 15

c) 25

d) 30

e) 45

14. The average of 4 numbers is 5.5. When an additional number is included, the average of all 5
numbers is 6. What is the additional number?

a) 5.75

b) 6.5

c) 8

d) 22

e) 30.0

15. The ratio of apples, bananas, pears and oranges at a fruit stand is 5:3:2:6 respectively. The total
number of these fruits is 64. If 4 pears are added to the fruit stand, what is the new ratio of banana to
pears?

a) 1:2

b) 2:3

c) 1:1

d) 3:2

e) 2:1

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16. Which of the following is greater than 3/5 ?

a) 1/2

b) 2/7

c) 6/11

d) 5/9

e) 2/3

(0.15)−(0.03)
17. =?
(0.2)(0.3)

a) 0.02

b) 0.12

c) 0.2

d) 2

e) 1.2

18. Om has 15 marbles. If he gives 1/3 of his marbles to Surendra and 1/5 of the rest to Madan, how
many marbles does Om have left?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 5

d) 7

e) 8

19. Which of the following numbers has the greatest value?

a) -8.3

b) |-7.7|

c) 2

d) |4.5|

e) 6.8
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20. When 12 is divided by a positive integer k, the remainder is k-3. Which of the following could be
the value of k?

a) 3

b) 4

c) 6

d) 9

e) 10

21. How many of the factors of 42 are divisible by 3?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 6

e) 8

22. If “a” and “b” are distinct prime numbers, which of the following could be the product of “a”
and “b” ?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 10

d) 11

e) 25

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23. (1 + 5) − 32 + ∗ 2 =?
3

a) -5

b) -1

c) 1

d) 5

e) 15

24. If (a - 3)2 = 5 – 10a, then which of the following is the value of “a”?

a) -3

b) -2

c) 0

d) 2

e) 3

25. If 42X + 2 = 163X - 1 ; what is the value of X ?

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) 3

e) 4

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