XAT Verbal and Logical Ability

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

It is not uncommon to witness people mistaking health for fitness. As a result, they start dieting or working out
recklessly to lose weight or reduce the waistline. A lot of us do not realise that before doing strenuous physical
activities, one needs to check several health parameters. For example, if you are suffering from high blood
pressure or vitamin D deficiency, doing high-intensity workout can do more harm than good.

1. Which of the following, will be the most MEANINGFUL conclusion of the passage?

A. Doing physical exercise doesn’t mean you will become healthy.

B. People are more focused on healthy diets than physical exercise.

C. High-intensity workout can lead to various problems.

D. People are not careful about their food choices.

E. Before beginning any workout, a health assessment is required.

2. Which of the following sentences have the CORRECT usage of punctuation?

A. Being cut off from such supplies possibly throughout the summer will have immediate and longer-term
humanitarian, and economic impacts, the scale of which is difficult to estimate at this time.

B. Being cut off from such supplies, possibly throughout the summer, will have immediate and, longer-term
humanitarian and economic impacts the scale of which is difficult to estimate at this time.

C. Being cut off from such supplies possibly throughout the summer, will have immediate and longer-term
humanitarian and economic impacts the scale of which is difficult to estimate at this time.

D. Being cut off from such supplies, possibly throughout the summer will have immediate and longer-term
humanitarian and economic impacts, the scale of which is difficult to estimate at this time.

E. Being cut off from such supplies, possibly throughout the summer, will have immediate and longer-term
humanitarian and economic impacts, the scale of which is difficult to estimate at this time.

3. Which of the following sentences have the CORRECT usage of punctuation?

A. When the man showed interest in the job the woman sent him a web link, asked him to share his bank
account details with her.

B. When the man showed interest in the job, the woman sent him a web link asked him to share his bank
account details with her.

C. When the man showed interest in the job the woman sent him a web link asked him to share his bank account
details with her.

D. When the man showed interest in the job, the woman sent him a web link, asked him to share his bank
account details with her.
E. When the man showed, interest in the job, the woman sent him a web link, asked him to share his bank
account details with her.

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Although used by a noteworthy number of companies and marketers, social media platforms rarely fit the profile
needed for cost-effective and efficient digital marketing strategies. In 2014, Facebook issued an announcement
regarding limitations imposed on promotional posts from brand pages, which led to a significant decrease in
organic reach. Since then, brands and the customers who were interested in seeing news and offers from them
have been affected by this decision, making the social media platform far less marketing friendly.

4. Which of the following statements MOST seriously weakens the conclusion drawn in the passage?

A. Social media presence needs to be tailored to the expectations of your customers.

B. People’s expectations from the social media pages of brands involve less the posting of promotional
messages.

C. The enrolment in social media marketing courses is increasing every year.

D. Promotional posts have become repetitive and people refrain from seeing repetitive content.

E. Companies are spending too much on their marketing and getting no results.

Read the following excerpt carefully.

The Global Hydrogen Review is a new annual publication by the International Energy Agency to track progress
in hydrogen production and demand, as well as in other critical areas such as policy, regulation, investments,
innovation and infrastructure development. The report is an output of the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen
Initiative (CEM H2I) and is intended to inform energy sector stakeholders on the status and future prospects of
hydrogen while serving as an input to the discussions at the Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting (HEM)
organised by Japan….

5. Which of the following sentences will MOST logically complete the above excerpt?

A. It examines what international progress on hydrogen is needed to help address climate change.

B. The Net zero Emissions Scenario, representing 6% of total cumulative emissions reductions.

C. The adoption of such a framework can bring much-needed transparency.

D. Patents are strong indicators of innovation activity which can give very detailed insights into the state and
direction of the science.

E. Hydrogen is a clean fuel that, when consumed in a fuel cell, produces only water.

Read the following excerpt carefully.

Early blight can infect tomato foliage and fruit. On tomato foliage, Early blight first appears as circular irregular
black or brown spots on the older leaves of the plant. As these lesions enlarge a series of dark concentric rings
develop in the centre of the spot creating a distinct target pattern. Over time the tissue surrounding the early
blight lesions can yellow and cause the leaves to drop…
6. Which of the following sentences will MOST logically complete the above excerpt?

A. Watering should be performed in the morning to allow sufficient drying time.

B. Severe infestations of this disease can cause 100% defoliation of the plan.

C. Septoria leaf spot is a soil-borne fungal disease that only infects tomato leaves and stems.

D. The Late blight fungus can also infect tomato plantings.

E. Tomatoes should be grown in full sun with good air circulation to dry the leaves.

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Another feature that has been pretty much around for a while and uses AI and machine learning is Summary
Cards. Any time you book a flight and get a ticket in your inbox, chances are a summary card will appear,
giving you the important details in a concise manner. Google says that this done by “using heuristic and
machine learning algorithms, summary card technology automatically looks for certain data from inbound
emails to understand what type of message it is and the most important content in the message.

7. Which of the following can be BEST inferred from the paragraph above?

A. Summary card thoroughly reads every information in the received mail.

B. Other than summary cards, there are other features of Google which use AI and machine learning algorithms

C. Google is trying to invade in the privacy of users by using such feature.

D. The most important content in the message is related to flight booking.

E. Summary cards use its own inbuilt feature to read the important content to the users.

8. Which of the following sentences uses a WRONG tag-question?

A. Rahul came from his school, didn’t he?

B. Nobody has received the parcel, have they?

C. You like to have fun, don’t you?

D. There is no point to argue now, will there?

E. He has not eaten since morning, has he?

9. Arrange the following into a meaningful sequence.

1. We know that all our statements are approximate statements with different degrees of certainty; that when a
statement is made, the question is not whether it is true or false but rather how likely it is to be true or false.
2. We must discuss each question within the uncertainties that are allowed.
3. And as evidence grows it increases the probability perhaps that some idea is right or decreases it.
4. But it never makes absolutely certain one way or the other.
5. Now, we have found that this is of paramount importance in order to progress.
A. 54213

B. 13245

C. 21354

D. 12345

E. 51234

10. Arrange the following into a meaningful sequence.

1. We now know circadian rhythm in plants is controlled by a genetic network found inside each plant cell.

2. These genes switch each other on and off in a complicated circuit, generating a 24-hour rhythm.

3. About 20 genes control the circadian rhythm in plants.

4. Some genes are activated at dawn, followed by genes required later in the morning, but switched off by the
afternoon.

5. This control circuit also activates other genes in the plant genome.

A. 42135

B. 13254

C. 21354

D. 12345

E. 51234

11. Arrange the following into a meaningful sequence.

1. Although the vast majority of microbial diversity remains undetermined, it is globally understood that the
effects of microorganisms on their environment can be beneficial.

2. Not every microbe can survive in all habitats, though.

3. Each type of microbe has evolved to live within a narrow range of conditions.

4. The beneficial effects of microbes derive from their metabolic activities in the environment, their associations
with plants and animals, and from their use in food production and biotechnological processes.

5. In turn, the environment and the recent temperature anomalies play a crucial role in driving changes to the
microbial communities.

A. 42135

B. 13254

C. 21354
D. 23145

E. 12345

12. Fill up the blanks with appropriate words.

Each country is free to _______ when and where drones fly, without _________ to any other country or
international authority governing drones. There is little on-the-ground guidance on the __________ of the sky.

A. decide; answering; rules

B. reside; demeaning; flights

C. trap; blinking; weather

D. call; talking; sink

E. swell; catering; colour

13. Fill up the blanks with appropriate words.

Even before pandemic, parents _______the world were growing more _________ to pay for extra lessons in the
hope of __________ their children's education.

A. round; stubborn; realising

B. about; susceptible; commanding

C. in; flexible; teaching

D. around; willing; boosting

E. over; determined; reducing

14. Read the following sentences carefully.

1. Don’t give in to the work pressure.

2. Hardly had I gone to sleep than she arrived.

3. I have been waiting for your father for 2 years.

4. I am not judging you of your attire.

5. Violence or foul language should be strongly discouraged.

6. We are rethinking what we are to another.

From the following, choose the option having all the CORRECT sentences.

A. 3,4,6

B. 1,3,4
C. 1,2,6

D. 2,4,5

E. 1,3,5

15. Read the following sentences carefully.

1. Ensure no one in the family curses in the house.

2. England and Wales passed at least one peak on April 7.

3. Expert committees examined the books very thorough.

4. I didn’t know that you are pregnant.

5. In my world, everything is great and happier.

6. I’m not sure when I first became aware of the Singularity.

From the following, choose the option having all the INCORRECT sentences.

A. 3,4,5

B. 1,2,4

C. 1,3,6

D. 4,5,6

E. 1,3,5

16. Read the following statements.

Using old-school solutions like paper or even email just doesn’t cut it any longer – they expose your
organization to a lot of risks. To create an effective policy management program, you need to create a
centralized repository where you can develop, create, and maintain policies.

If the above statements are true, which one of the following MUST also be true?

A. The methods of today are going to affect the methods of future.

B. Organisation go through various risks when they don’t have a centralized repository.

C. There was no concept of centralized repository in old schools.

D. People refrained from using mails to communicate with the second party.

E. An effective policy management program needs zero maintenance.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
In recent years, a lot of emphases has been placed on green and sustainable energy. Sustainable energy sources
like solar, wind and hydrothermal energy are being greatly promoted by the government.
A lot of people are switching to solar energy and are installing solar panels in their homes. Installing solar
panels in your home, will lower your electricity bills and will be a great investment for your future. The target
set by the Government for rooftop solar panel installation is almost 100 GW by the end of 2022.
The major question around solar panels is installing solar panels worth it? The answer is YES. Solar panels have
a lot of benefits apart from reducing your electricity bills. Solar panels are not only cost-effective but are also
efficient and are worth investing in if, you purchase solar panels from reputable installers.
Solar Panels is a good investment for you if your home meets the following criteria. If your house is located in
an area that receives a lot of sunlight, a solar panel will be a great investment for you that is the reason.
Karnataka is the top solar state in India. If your house is surrounded by a lot of trees and shade, solar energy
won’t be too efficient for you.
If you want to install solar panels in your roof, you require a roof with plenty of space, clear of any chimneys or
other fixtures. You can install a smaller system to compensate for your limited space but, smaller systems are
usually expensive than the normal ones. It would be difficult to install solar systems on roofs with steeper
slopes, it would be more expensive and would require high labour costs as well.
High electricity bills are probably one of the major reasons for shifting to solar energy. The amount of money
invested in solar panels will be less than half of your electricity bill. If electricity bills are one of your major
concerns every month then, installing solar panels should be your next step.

17. What cannot be inferred about the installation of solar panels from the given passage?

A. They can be costly.

B. They might require high labour cost.

C. They require lots of space.

D. They might not run for a long time.

E. Its efficiency depends upon greenery around you.

18. The author will NOT agree with which of the following situations when it comes to garnering the
benefits of solar energy?

A. Despite many options around, Mr. X is persistent on buying solar panels from a known seller.

B. Mr. X is planting many trees around his house before buying solar panels.

C. Mr. X is investing on renovation of his terrace.

D. Mr X. is planning to move to a tropical country in order to save his electricity bill.

E. Though Mr X. is frugal, still he doesn’t want to install small system of solar panel in his house.

19. According to the author, who among the following can install solar panels in their home?

I. Someone with proper space on roof.

II. Someone who receives a constant sunlight.

III. Someone who can’t afford high electricity bills.

A. I and II
B. II and III

C. I and III

D. Only III

E. Only II

20. Which of the following statements is correct according to the given passage?

I. Karnataka is the top solar state in India.

II. Steeper slopes are not solar panel friendly.

III. Government is also promoting solar energy in India.

A. I and II

B. II and III

C. I and III

D. I, II and III

E. Only II

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Considering the multitude of situations in which we humans use numerical information, life without numbers is
inconceivable. But what was the benefit of numerical competence for our ancestors, before they became Homo
sapiens? Why would animals crunch numbers in the first place? It turns out that processing numbers offers a
significant benefit for survival, which is why this behavioural trait is present in many animal populations.

Several studies examining animals in their ecological environments suggest that representing number enhances
an animal’s ability to exploit food sources, hunt prey, avoid predation, navigate in its habitat, and persist in
social interactions. Before numerically competent animals evolved on the planet, single-celled microscopic
bacteria — the oldest living organisms on earth — already exploited quantitative information. The way bacteria
make a living is through their consumption of nutrients from their environment. Mostly, they grow and divide
themselves to multiply. However, in recent years, microbiologists have discovered they also have a social life
and are able to sense the presence or absence of other bacteria; in other words, they can sense the number of
bacteria. Take, for example, the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri. It has a special property that allows it to
produce light through a process called bioluminescence, similar to how fireflies give off light. If these bacteria
are in dilute water solutions (where they are alone), they make no light. But when they grow to a certain cell
number of bacteria, all of them produce light simultaneously. Therefore, Vibrio fischeri can distinguish when
they are alone and when they are together.

Somehow, they have to communicate cell number, and it turns out they do this using a chemical language. They
secrete communication molecules, and the concentration of these molecules in the water increases in proportion
to the cell number. And when this molecule hits a certain amount, called a quorum, it tells the other bacteria
how many neighbours there are, and all bacteria glow. This behaviour is called “quorum sensing”: The bacteria
vote with signalling molecules, the vote gets counted, and if a certain threshold (the quorum) is reached, every
bacterium responds. This behaviour is not just an anomaly of Vibrio fischeri; all bacteria use this sort of quorum
sensing to communicate their cell number in an indirect way via signalling molecules.
21. The given passage mainly talks about __________.

A. Ancestors of Homo sapiens exploited resources in groups.

B. Ancestors of Homo sapiens used numerical competence.

C. Ancestors of Homo sapiens sensed numbers.

D. Ancestors of Homo sapiens hunted in groups.

E. Ancestors of Homo sapiens interacted solely using numbers.

22. Which of the following statements CANNOT be inferred from the passage?

A. The remarkable ways animals understand numbers

B. Vibrio fischeri and their way of living

C. The dependency of other organisms on bacteria

D. Numbers and quantitative understanding of our ancestors

E. Quorum sensing and its repercussions

23. The behaviour called ‘quorum sensing’ is related to ___________.

A. bacteria disease

B. bacteria anomaly

C. bacteria glow

D. bacteria food consumption

E. bacteria movement

24. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Vibrio fischeri?

I. They are the marine bacterium.

II. They can distinguish when they are alone and when they are together.

III. They don’t use quorum sensing.

A. I and II

B. II and III

C. I and III

D. I, II and III

E. Only II
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow —
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar

Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand —
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep — while I weep!
O God! Can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

25. Which of the following BEST captures the essence of the poem?

A. Dreams can’t come true unless we dream more about them.

B. All the species in the world are surrounded by despair.

C. This world and all existing life is an illusion of sorts as reality doesn’t exist.

D. Humans have reached in the world where there is no pain and agony.

E. Nothing works for you until you work for yourself.

26. Which poetic device is used by the poet in the second stanza?

A. Oxymoron

B. Enjambment

C. Anaphora

D. Simile and alliteration

E. Metaphor and personification

 XAT Decision Making

Directions for questions 1 and 3:

Subramanian is a Chief Executive Officer in a manufacturing equipment company in the city of Uttar Pradesh.
One day, his subordinate Kaushik requested that Sastri, a manager, be transferred to the Bihar office from the
Utter Pradesh office. In Bihar, Sastri would work alone as a research analyst. Kaushik gave the following
reasons for his request: "Sastri is known to frequently fight with his colleagues. Sastri is conscientious and
efficient only when working alone. He is friendly with seniors, but refuses to work with colleagues, in a team.
He cannot accept criticism and feels hostile and rejected. He is over-bearing and is generally a bad influence on
the team.” Subramanian called upon Balwinder, another manager, and sought further information on Sastri.
Balwinder recalled that a former colleague, Jaswinder (who was also Sastri's former boss) had made a few
remarks on his appraisal report about Sastri. In his opinion, Sastri was not fit for further promotion as he was
arrogant and emotionally unstable to work in groups though he had ten years of work experience. Jaswinder had
described Sastri as too authoritative to work under anyone. Jaswinder had further told Balwinder that Sastri had
an ailing wife, and an old father, who does not want to stay with his wife.

1. Consider the following solutions to the problem mentioned above:

1. Subramanian should suggest Sastri to visit a family counsellor

2. Sastri should be demoted

3. Sastri should be sacked

4. Subramanian should try and verify the facts from other sources as well

5. Subramanian should transfer Sastri to Bihar office

Which of the following would be the most appropriate sequence of decisions in terms of immediacy: starting
from longer to a immediate term solution?

A. 1, 5, 2

B. 1, 4, 2

C. 2, 3, 4

D. 2, 5, 1

E. 2, 5, 4

2. Consider the following solutions to the problem mentioned above:

1. Subramanian should try and verify the facts from other sources as well

2. Subramanian should transfer Sastri to Bihar office

3. Sastri should be demoted

4. Sastri should be sacked

5. Subramanian should suggest Sastri to visit a family counsellor

Subramanian sought an appointment with Jaswinder to find out ways to help Sastri. Jaswinder is of the opinion
that the company's policy and responsibility is restricted to the workplace and it should not try to address the
personal problems of employees. If Subramanian has to agree to Jaswinder's opinion, which of the solutions
presented in the previous question would be weakened:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

3. Which of the following statements, if true, would weaken the decision to sack Sastri the most?

A. The Supreme court of India study established that employees with 5-10 years of work experience tend to
have conflicting responsibilities at home and office. However, these conflicts wither away after 10 years of
experience.

B. Another article published in the magazine, The Times of India , highlighted that employees' problems at
home affect their performance at work

C. In the latest issue of a reputed journal, Xaviers Business Review, it was published that most top managers
find it difficult to work in a group.

D. It was published in the press Information (another reputed journal) that individuals who cannot work in teams
find it difficult to adjust to a new location.

E. Kaushik was of the opinion that emotionally unstable persons never get back to normal working life.

Directions for questions 4 and 5: Read the following caselet and choose the best alternative.

You are the Vice – President of XYZ Ltd. It was the end of performance review cycle for the year 2022 when
you asked your inferior about any problems they were facing. Najayyantold you that an important member of
his team, Alairasan, who had also won the best performance award for the year 2021, was not taking interest in
work. Despite Natrajan's counseling, no change was noticed in Alairasan, rather his attitude deteriorated. You
had also received such information from other employees. You had not interfered hoping that Natrajan, an
experienced hand, would be able to solve the difficult problem. But now that Najayyanhimself brought this to
your notice, you decided to call Alairasan and talk him.

4. Which of the following could be the most unlikely reason for Alairasan's declining involvement in the
workplace?

A. Alairasan does not have the challenging work enough as he has already achieved the best performance
award.

B. Other employee in the organization have been trying to pull him down, since he was declared best performer.

C. Alairasan was not promoted after his superlative performance, while another colleague, Shivam, was
promoted although he was not as good a performer as Alairasan.
D. After putting in lots of effort for the superlative performance, Alairasan felt burnt out.

E. Alairasan was appreciated by his bossès for his achievement last year.

5. You overheard a conversation between Alairasan and his colleague over an official lunch . He expressed his
unhappiness about the fact that good performers were not given their due credit while bad performers were
promoted faster. If Alairasan is right, which of the following steps would help in creating a better organization?

A. Promote Alairasan with immediate effect.

B. Ensure that performance is objectively and transparently assessed

C. Give another assignment to Alairasan.

D. Give higher salary to Alairasan.

E. Transfer Alairasan from projects deparment to traing deparment.

Directions for questions 6 and 10: Read the following caselet and choose the best alternative.

Growth of Belarus was witnessing a rapid increase in GDP. Its citizens had become wealthier in recent times,
and there had been a considerable improvement in the standards of living. However, this rapid growth had
increased corruption and nepotism in the Belarus. In the recent times, a fear had gripped the population that
corruption would destroy the inclusive nature of the society and hinder economic progress. However, most
citizens had kept quiet because:

a. they had benefited from the corruption indirectly, if not directly.

b. they did not have the time and energy to protest.

c. they did not have courage to rise against the established power centers.

There was a need to remove corruption but no one was willing to stick his neck out. Many politicians,
bureaucrats and private organizations were corrupt. Media and intellectuals kept quiet, as they benefited
indirectly from corruption. The common man was scared of state's retribution and the youngsters feared of
insecure future. Due to corruption unemployment will increase.

Against this background, an old, unmarried poor, and illiterate gentleman of high moral and ethical authority,
Agastya, decided to take on the issue of corruption. He sat on a hunger strike in the capital city of the Belarus.
Agastya demanded that the Government should constitute new laws to punish the corrupt across all walks of
life. Media and the citizens of the Belarus gave massive support to Agastya. Buckling under the pressure, the
Government promised to accept Agastya's demands. He ended the hunger strike immediately following the
Government's announcement. Agastya became the darling of the media. He used this opportunity as a platform
to spread the message that only citizens with an unblemished character should be allowed to hold a public
office.

A few months later, it was found that the Government had not fulfilled any of its promises made to Agastya.
Infuriated, he was thinking of launching another Belarus-wide protest. However, this time, he sensed that not
many people and media persons were willing to support him.

6. Read the following statements:

1. People's latent anger against corruption

2. Agastya's moral courage

3. Hungry media looking to raise issues

4. Raising income level

5. Empolyment rate increase

In your opinion, which combination of the above statements is the most likely reason for Agastya's initial
success?

A. 1, 2, 4

B. 3, 4

C. 1, 3

D. 1, 3, 4

E. 1, 2

7. Which of the following could be the most likely reason for decline in public support for Agastya?

A. The common man had become sick and tired of Government's inaction against rising corruption.

B. Agastya was old and he lacked the energy to garner the same support that he enjoyed from the media and the
public in the initial stages.

C. The general public may have realized that Agastya was focusing too much on "indirect involvement" in past
incidences of corruption. Common men found it difficult to live up to the high standards set by Agastya.

D. Politicians and Bureaucats gave warning to Agastya.

E. Politician and Bureaucats gave bribe to media and general public.

Directions for questions 8 to 10: Read the following caselet and choose the best alternative.

Prof. Dileep, the chairperson of the Faculty Academic Committee (FAC), was trying to understand the
implications of decisions taken by the Student Placement Committee (SPC) on placement issues.

It was alleged that Sanjay, a final year student, inflated his grades in his bio-data that was sent to the recruiters.
The President of SPC requested the FAC to debar Sanjay from the campus recruitment process. When the matter
was brought up for discussion in FAC, one of theprofessors remarked that Sanjay too should be allowed to
defend himself. When Sanjay arrived for the meeting the situation become even more challenging.

Sanjay raised the issue that many other students who had misrepresented grades to get coveted jobs had gone
scot-free. He alleged that these students were close to the President of SPC and therefore, no action was taken
against them. He stated that somebody has deliberately manipulated his grades in the bio-data.

This allegation confused the members and it was decided to adjourn the meeting. Dileep was to decide on the
next course of action.

8. If you were Dileep what is your opinion would be the most appropriate action?
A. Debar Sanjay and the President of SPC from the placement process as they have failed to uphold the rules of
the SPC.

B. Suspend Sanjay and the President of SPC.

C. Constitute a fact finding committee to investigate the matter and ask them to submit a report to you with in
week's time.

D. Apprise the corporate recruiters of the situation and assure them that corrective actions will be taken.

E. Allow Sanjay in campus recruitment and suspend the president of SPC

9. It was found that a large section of the students have been indulging in such practices. Unfortunately, the HR
manager of a much coveted campus recruiter, who is an alumnus of the college came to know about this.
Considering yourself in the position of that HR manager, what would be your reaction?

A. Express your displeasure and stop any further recruitment from the college.

B. To cancel the offer letter of shortlisted candidates.

C. Do not change anything and continue the process as if nothing has happened.

D. Ask the college to send a fresh set of bio-data as you wanted verified grades of the students.

E. Ask the SPC to resend the details of the shortlisted students including their verified grades.

10. As a potential entrant you are having an informal Facebook chat with one of the college seniors. You wanted
to know about the pay packages of the graduating students. The senior replied that one will be able to
understand this only after joining the college. He did not reveal any information but suggested that it is not very
difficult to get a high salary job as you have already started networking. He also cautioned that you should not
believe any rumors and you should directly contact the student body for any further information. What will be
your most appropriate choice for seeking further information about placements?

A. This conversation will increase your interest and you will network more with the students of the college for
increasing your chances of getting a high salary job.

B. You will contact the college authorities to get more insights about the placement process.

C. You will start networking with the HR managers to understand their requirements.

D. You will try to make good relation with the president of SPC

E. You will contact your other Facebook friends to find out about the placement activities at the college.

Directions for questions 11 to 13:

Ms. Wilson, class teacher for 12th standard, wants to send teams (based on past performance) of three students
each to district, state, national, and international competition in Science. Till now, every student of the class has
appeared in 200 school level tests. The students had following distribution of marks in the tests, in terms of
“average” and “number of times a student scored cent per cent marks”.

Student Average Number of times a student scores cent per cent

 1 70 7
2 60 15
3 65 8
4 70 1
5 65 6
6 65 10
7 65 4
8 60 12
9 65 3
10 60 8
11 70 1
12 65 6
13 70 2
14 60 20
15 65 5

Ms. Wilson has carefully studied chances of her school winning in each of the competitions. Based on in - depth
analysis, she realized that her school is quite likely to win district level competition but has low chances of
winning the international competition. She listed down the following probabilities of wins for different
competitions. Prize was lowest for district level and lowest for highest for international level.

Competition Probability of win

District 0.99
State 0.58
National 0.20
International 0.011

All the students are studying in the school for last twelve years. She wanted to select the best team for all four
competitions (Ms. Wilson had no other information to select students).

11. Which of three members should form the team for the International competition?

A. 4, 11, 14

B. 2, 8, 14

C. 1, 6, 12

D. 13, 14, 15

E. 1, 3, 4

12. Which of the following members should constitute the team for the district level competition?

A. 4, 11, 14

B. 1, 4, 11

C. 4, 5, 6

D. 4, 11, 13

E. 1, 6, 15
13. Ms. Wilson has to select the team for national competition after she has selected the team for international
competition. A student selected for international competition cannot be a part of national competition. Which is
the best team for the national competition?

A. 1, 7, 4

B. 8, 9, 10

C. 2, 8, 14

D. 3, 6, 10

E. 2, 8, 10

Directions for questions 14 to 16: Read the following case - let and answer the questions that follow.

Intercontinental Business Manufacturing (IBM) was doing a roaring business. Demand of the products was high
and supply of raw - material was abundant. IBM was manufacturing three different products. Some customers
bought two types of products and some bought only one. The three products were “Biscuits”, “Choclates”, and
“Kurkure”. Customers were not complaining loudly. Shyam, the product manager, was confused! Demand for
“Biscuits “was increasing .Raw material suppliers wanted to supply lower quality at cheaper price. It was
profitable for the company to increase production .Quality department was not happy with the product. Shyam
met Sundar, the Vice - President, who, as always, wanted higher profits. He said that IBM will set up a
committee for improving the quality.

14. What must not be done by Shyam?

A. Only produce “Biscuits” as it gives highest profits.

B. Increase the production for “Biscuits” and ask the supplier for better quality raw material.

C. Maintain the level of production for “Biscuits” and ask the supplier for better quality raw material.

D. Reduce the production of “Biscuits” till committee submits its report.

E. Stop production of “Biscuits” till committee submits its report.

15. Sundar set up a “brand” committee comprising of a few selected managers, headed by Robert. The
committee proposed that IBM should continue to manufacture the three differently branded products. It also
proposed to recruit a new brand manager for improving brand image of the products. It agreed with Sundar that
the company should increase the price. Rocket Singh, head of sales, was confused because he realized that
customers were miffed with “choclates” and “kurkure”.

What should Rocket Singh do?

A. Launch one more product to increase sales.

B. Stop production of Biscuits.

C. Launch a campaign on social media to increase awareness about company’s products.

D. Send an anonymous email to all the employees highlighting customer dissatisfaction.

E. Conduct a research study to find out the reason for customer’s dissatisfaction.

16. Some of the managers in production department were discussing the problems faced in shipping products in
time. They complained that they had to undertake responsibility of creating financial and marketing plans in
addition to responsibility of production planning. At the same time, finance and marketing managers were to be
involved in preparing production plans. It was expected that this will reduce customer complaints. It was
rumored that these changes were initiated by the managers educated in the U.S.

Which of the following is the best possible course of action available to the affected managers?

A. Create a union to safeguard their rights.

B. File a law suit against the company.

C. Create a forum for discussion and resolution of issues.

D. Register a complaint with the human rights body.

E. Go for further education to the U.S.

Directions for questions 17 to 19: Answer questions on the basis of information given in the following case.

The Disciplinary Committee of Bhartiya Political Party (BPP) is meeting today to decide on the future of two of
their party members, Mr. Aman and his father Mr. Baman. Mr. Baman is the prime accused in the brutal murder
of Mr. Chaman, an opposition party leader. Mr. Baman is in police custody and his appeal for bail has got
rejected. Mr. Aman claims that his father is innocent and Mr. Chaman’s death was the result of internal rivalry
in the opposition party. Though Mr. Aman is not accused in this case, his weakness for his father is well known.
The media is blaming him for influencing key witnesses to protect his father. Severe criticism of his son-father
duo, both by the media and some social activists, is damaging the image of the party. However, Mr. Aman has
significant followers within the party and is considered an asset to the party. Any harsh decision against Mr.
Aman would adversely affect the future of BPP and could even lead to a split in the party. This would benefit
the opposition.

17. Which of the following actions would adversely affect both BPP and Mr. Aman, the most?

A. Take no action against Mr. Aman.

B. Suspend Mr. Baman from the party with immediate effect.

C. Expel Mr. Aman from the party with immediate effect.

D. Ban Mr. Aman from entering party premises till completion of court proceedings.

E. Initiate an internal inquiry to find the truth.

18. At the Disciplinary Committee meeting, members came up with the following suggestions. Which of the
following suggestions would harm the party, the least?

A. Maintain status – quo

B. Expel Mr. Baman from the party with immediate effect to maintain party’s clean image
C. Initiate an internal inquiry to find the truth.

D. Suspend Mr. Baman from the party with immediate effect but announce that he will be taken back if the
court declares him innocent.

E. Suspend both Mr. Aman and Mr. Baman from the party with immediate effect.

19. The Disciplinary Committee has decided to suspend Mr. Aman from the party because they felt he was
influencing the judicial process. However, Mr. Aman feels that the committee is biased and he is being framed.
Now, election has been announced. The last time. Mr. Aman had won with a majority on account of his good
work.

Which of the following options is most likely to resurrect Mr. Aman’s immediate political career?

A. The main opposition party has invited Mr. Aman to join the party and contest the election Chance of winning
is high.

B. Not participation in the campaign and instructing his followers to stay away from the campaigning process.

C. Ask his followers to support the BPP nominated candidate and display his loyalty to BPP.

D. Mr. Aman should contest as an independent candidate. But because of a split in votes, his chances of winning
would be low.

E. Influence the nomination process through his followers within BPP, to get one of his close associates
nominated.

Directions for questions 20 to 22: Answer questions on the basis of information given in the following case.

Sujeet’s was a popular fast - food joint at Janakpuri, Delhi. Initially Sujeet handled his business alone. His son s,
Kamal and Shivam, joined the business after post-graduation from college. Kamal was an entrepreneurial in
nature. Subsequently, another branch of Sujeet’s was opened in Aligarh. Sujeet had chosen Kamal to head the
Aligarh branch. Though Kamal increased sales in short time, he had stopped using premium quality organic
vegetables, the speciality of Sujeet’s. Sujeet and Shivam were not happy with his way of doing business.

Now, the foremost challenge for Sujeet was to sort out this issue with Kamal. Sujeet knew that replacing Kamal
with Shivam was difficult as Shivam did not want to leave Delhi. However, giving a freehand to Kamal might
have long term negative consequences. Sujeet was confused about the future of course of actions.

20. Sujeet sought the help of five consultants, who give the following opinions:

I. Organic vegetables might be a big success at Janakpuri but awareness about organic vegetables is low among
Aligarh customers.

II. The Janakpuri model can be implemented in Aligarh provided the business is prepared to face the
consequences.

III. Many high end restaurants in Aligarh use non organic vegetables. So, using organic vegetables will not be a
differentiating factor.

IV. Selling prices of their dishes in Aligarh are significantly lower. Using organic vegetables will bring down
profits.
V. Premium quality organic vegetables are not easily available in Aligarh.

Which of the following set of options would support Kamal’s argument of NOT using organic vegetables?

A. I, III, IV

B. II, IV, V

C. I, III, IV, V

D. II, III, IV, V

E. All of the above

21. Sujeet sought feedback from a few of his businessmen friends, who were familiar with both the branches.
Here is what they said:

- Businessman 1 : Customers of Janakpuri and Aligarh are very different.

- Businessman 2 : Customers in Aligarh are extremely happy with Kamal’s behaviour.

- Businessman 3 : Aligarh branch does not use the same quality of ingredients but maintains good hygiene and
taste.

- Businessman 4 : Who knows, tomorrow the customers of Aligarh might also appreciate what Janakpuri
customers appreciate today!

If Sujeet thinks all these are valid concerns, which of the following actions would be best for the business?

A. Training Shivam to replace Kamal in a few months.

B. Mohan himself should look on the Aligarh branches

C. Bringing Kamal to Janakpuri branch.

D. Naming the Aligarh branch as ‘Kamal’s and changing it back to Sujeet’, when needed.

E. Asking Shivam to run the Aligarh branch.

22. After discussing with a few customers, Sujeet realised that compromising on the quality of ingredients at
Aligarh branch may not be good idea but at the same time he also realised that Aligarh branch had grown fast.
He was contemplating following five actions. Which of the following actions would be the best for the future of
his business?

A. Creating awareness campaign for organic vegetables in Aligarh.

B. Sujeet himself should look after the Aligarh branch.

C. Close down the Aligarh branch.

D. Send Shivam to Aligarh branch and bring Kamal to Janakpuri permanently.

E. Hire a new manager to run the Aligarh branch.

 XAT Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation

Directions for questions 1 and 2: A bus travelled from town P to town Q over several days. During 1st day, it
covered 1/a of total distance, where ‘a’ is a natural number, during second day it travelled 1/b of remaining
distance. During third day it travelled 1/a of remaining distance and so on. By the end of fourth day the Bus had
travelled 2/5 of distance between P and Q.

1. The value of a + b is
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8

2. If the total distance is 100 km, the minimum distance that can be on day 1. (in km)
A. 25
B. 30
C. 20
D. 50
E. 40

3. Which equation can be graphically represented as follows?

A. 8x2 – 15y2 = 169

B. 9x2 – 16y2 = 144
C. (x − 8)(y − 15) =
12
D. ‘a’ and ‘b’ both
E. None of these

4. ABC is a triangle ∠CAB = 30° and ∠ABC = 60°. If M is the midpoint of AB, then ∠ACM is
 A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 60
E. None

5. Let p be any positive integer and 2x + p = 2y, p + y = x and x + y = z. For what value of p would x + y + z
attains its maximum value?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. None of these

6. If f(x) = x/10 if x is divisible by 10, f(x) = x + 1, if x is not divisible by 10. If Ao = 1994, and An+1 = f(An)
what is the smallest value of ‘n’ such that An = 2?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 128
D. 1993
E. An never equals 2

7. If the polynomial x3 + px + q has three distinct roots, then which of the following is a possible value of p?
A. –1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
E. 3

8. A brokerage house offers 3 stock portfolios. Portfolio I consists of 2 blocks of common stock and 1
municipal bond. Portfolio II consists 4 blocks of common stock, 2 municipal bonds and 3 blocks of
preferred stock. Portfolio III consists of 2 blocks of common stock, 2 municipal bonds and 3 blocks of
preferred stock. A customer wants 12 blocks of common stock, 6 municipal bonds and 6 preferred stocks.
How many portfolio III should be offered?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of these

9. p, q, r, s and t be non – negative real numbers such that p+ q+ r + s + t = 10. Let X be the maximum of the
number p+ q, q+ r, r + s and s + t. The least possible value of X lies in the interval
A. [0, 2]
 B. [2, 3]
C. [3, 4]
D. [4, 5]
E. [5, 10]

10. Amit has forgotten his 4 – digit ATM’s pin. He remembers that all the digits are positive integers and are
different from each other. Moreover, the fourth digit is the smallest and the maximum value of the first
digit is 3. Also, he recalls that if he divides the second digit by the third digit, he gets the first digit. How
many different combinations does Amit have to try for unlocking the ATM?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5
E. 3

11. The problem below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 & 2. You have to decide whether
the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Suresh is riding upstream on a boat, from point A to B, at a constant speed. The distance from A to B is 30
km. One minute after Suresh leaves from point A, a speedboat starts from point A to go to point B it
crosses Suresh’s boat after 4 minutes. If the speed of the speedboat is constant from A to B what is Suresh’s
speed in still water?

I. The speed of the speedboat in still water is 30 km/hr.

II. Suresh takes three hours to reach point B from point A.

A. Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II alone is not sufficient
B. Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient
C. Each statement alone is sufficient
D. Both statements together are sufficient, but neither of them alone is sufficient
E. Statements I and II together are not sufficient

12. A non-flying ant wants to travel from the bottom corner to the diagonally opposite top corner of cubical
room. The side of the room is 2 meters. What will be the minimum distance that the ants needs to travel?
A. 6 meters
B. (2√2 + 2) meters
C. 2√3 meters
D. 2√6 meters
E. 2√5 meters

13. Five students appeared for an examination. The average mark obtained by these five students is 40. The
maximum mark of the examination is 100, and each of the five students scored more than 10 marks.
However, none of them scored exactly 40 marks. Based on the information given, which of the following
must be true?
A. At least, three of them scored a maximum of 40 marks
B. At least, three of them scored more than 40 marks
 C. At least, three of them scored exactly 41 marks
D. At most, two of them scored more than 40 marks
E. At least, one of them scored less than 40 marks

14. A ball is dropped from a height of 3 meters onto the ground. After hitting the ground, it bounces and
reaches 80 % of the height from which it was dropped. This repeats multiple times. Each time it bounces,
the ball reaches 80% of the height previously reached. Eventually, the ball comes to rest on the ground.
What is the maximum distance that the ball travels from the time it was dropped until it comes to rest?
A. 15 m
B. 27 m
C. 24 m
D. 12 m
E. 30 m

15. Siraj’s age is a two digit number X, squaring which yields a three – digits number, whose last digit is Y.
Consider the statements below:

Statement I. Y is a prime number

Statement II. Y is one third of X

To determine Siraj’s age uniquely:

A. Either of I and II, by itself, is sufficient
B. Only II is sufficient, but I is not
C. Only II is sufficient, but II is not
D. It is necessary and sufficient to take I and II together
E. Even taking I and II together is not sufficient

16. A tall building has its base at point K. Three points A, B and C are located at distances of 4 meters, 8
metres and 16 metres respectively from K. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower from A and C are
complementary. What is the angle of elevation (in degree) of the tower’s top from B?
A. 60
B. 60
C. 45
D. We need more information to solve this
E. 15

17. I have five 10 – rupees notes, three 20-rupees notes, and two 50-rupees in my wallet. If three notes were
taken out randomly and simultaneously, what is the probability that at least 90 rupees were taken out?
A. 1/20
B. 7/60
C. 1/15
D. 11/60
E. 3/20
18. Four digits of the number 29138576 are omitted so that the result is as large as possible. The largest omitted
digit is
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
E. 5

19. PQRS is a square. A is the midpoint of PQ. The line passing through P and perpendicular to SA intersects
the diagonal at B and QR at C. If PQ = 2 then AC = ______?
A. 1/2
3
B.
2
C. 2
D. 1
E. None

Directions for questions 20 to 22: The stacked bar chart below gives the distribution of seats of different
student parties in Jawaharlal Nehru University council (JNUC). JNUC is divided into four zones namely North,
South, West and East which are coded as I, II, III and IV, not necessarily in that order. There are four student’s
parties i.e. DSU, NSU, SWP and US

Also, the following statements are true.

P: NSU has 36% seats in the West zone

Q: For forming a council in a zone, student party/alliance should have a majority i.e. more than 50%
seats in the zone.

R: One student party has 42% of the seats in the North zone.
 100%
90%
30 35 33
80% 42
70%
60%
Percentages

DSU
50% 42 36
36 NSU
28
40%
SWP
30%
US
20% 17
18 22 22
10%
10 14
7 8
0%
I II III IV
Zones

20. What can be said about the following two statements?

X: In the South Zone, NSU has more seats than DSU.

Y: DSU is the leading party in the East zone.

A. Both X and Y are true
B. X is true
C. If Y is true, then X is necessarily true
D. None of these
E. Cannot be determined

21. If NSU has the second largest number of seats in the South zone, then what can be said about the following
statements?

X: An alliance of NSU and US can form the council in the North zone.

Y: An alliance of DSU and SWP can form the council in the West zone.
A. Both X and Y are true
B. Both X and Y are false
C. Only X is true
D. Only Y is true
E. Cannot be determined

22. If DSU has 33% seats in the South zone, then what can be said regarding the following two statements?

X: NSU has more seats in the West zone than in the North zone.

Y: SWP has more seats in the West zone than in the North zone.
A. Both X and Y are true
 B. If statement X is true, then statement Y is necessarily true
C. If statement Y is true, then statement X is necessarily true
D. None of these
E. Cannot be determined

Directions for questions 23 to 25: Five friends – Joaquin, Kade, Luliana, Mireille and Niamh have appeared
for an entrance exam. The examination consists of written test with four sections – MATHS, Science, English
and Hindi followed by a group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI). The weightage for each of the four
sections in the written test is equal. The weightage given to GD is equal to that for PI. The maximum possible
total score (Written test + GD + PI) is 500. The section- wise and total percentage scores of all the friends are as
follows.
MATHS Science English Hindi GD PI Total
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Joaquin - 50 68 72 75 81 66.3
Kade 40 54 70 80 76 83 68.4
Luliana 62 46 - 52 69 71 60.4
Mireille 58 78 76 42 - 77 -
Niamh 40 - 66 - 79 85 68.8

23. What is the ratio of the maximum possible score in the written test to the maximum possible score in the
personal interview?
A. 1 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 3 : 1
D. 3 : 2
E. None of these

24. How much did Joaquin score in the MATHS section?

A. 30
B. 33
C. 36
D. 39
E. None of these

25 If the five friends are ranked in descending order according to their total marks, Mireille is ranked third and
has one mark more than the person who ranked fourth. How much did Mireille score in the GD?
A. 63
B. 67
C. 71
D. 65
E. None of these

Directions for questions 26 to 28: The financial data of four companies – Reliance Ltd., Tata Ltd., Adani Ltd.,
and Amazon Ltd. reveal the following information:
The sales of Reliance Ltd. Are Rs. 1,00,000, which is equal to the costs of Adani Ltd. As for companies Tata
Ltd. and Amazon Ltd., their assest turnover ratio is the same i.e. 3:1. However, the sales of Tata Ltd. Are half
that of Amazon Ltd. (Asset Turnover Ratio is calculated as Sales/Assets). The profit fo Adani Ltd. is 25% on
cost, which is equal to 2/3rd of the profits of Reliance Ltd. which amounts of 25 % of Tata Ltd. sales. The costs
of Amazon Ltd. are twice the sales of Adani Ltd.
26. What do Tata Ltd.’s sales amount to?
 A. Rs. 1,50,000
B. Rs. 1,00,000
C. Rs. 1,25,000
D. Rs. 3,00,000
E. Cannot be determined

27. What do Adani Ltd.’s assets amount to?

A. Rs. 50, 000
B. Rs. 1,00,000
C. Rs. 1,25,000
D. Rs. 41,667
E. Cannot be determined

28. Which company is the most profitable, using the criterion of profit percentage on sales?
A. Reliance Ltd.
B. Tata Ltd.
C. Adani Ltd.
D. Amazon Ltd.
E. Cannot be determined