IBA BUP MOCK 1

Instructions:
 You will be given 90 minutes for the MCQ
portion and 30 minutes for the written portion.
No extra time will be given.
 For the MCQ portion, fill in the corresponding
space in the OMR sheet. This booklet will not
be checked.
 Only the answers filled in the OMR sheet
will be accepted. You can only use PENS
to mark your answers.
 In case more than one answer is marked, the
answer will be considered null (skipped). No
mark will be awarded.
 For each wrong MCQ answer, 0.25 marks will
be deducted. For each correct answer 1 mark
will be awarded.
 Each section has an individual passing bar.
Ensure minimum marks in each section
(Math, English, Analytical, Written)
 Math
1. Find the remainder when 73 x 75 x 78 x 57 x 197 x 37 is divided by
34
(A) 32 (B) 30 (C) 15 (D) 28 (E) 31
2. Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3 and their HCF is 12. The
numbers are
(A) 12, 24, 36 (B) 11,22,33 (C) 12,24,32 (D) 5,10,15 (E) 13,
26,39
3. After the division of a number successively by 3, 4 and 7, the
remainder obtained is 2, 1 and 4 respectively. What will be the
remainder if 84 divides the same number?
(A) 80 (B) 75 (C) 42 (D) 53 (E) None of these
4. In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85%
candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% of candidates passed in both
these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in both the
subjects?
(A) 8 (B) 15 (C) 27 (D) 35 (E)
5. Find the remainder when 67^99 is divided by 7
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) None of these
6. Fence X is twice as long as fence Y, and fence Y is 2 feet shorter
than fence Z. If 3 feet were added to each fence, which of the following
must be true?

I) X is twice as long as Y.
II) Y is 2 feet shorter than Z.
III) X is longer than Z.

A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II
E) II and III
 7. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it
took 2(1/3)
hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in ?

a. 7 hours
b. 10 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 14 hours
e. 4(2/3) hours

8. If a^2 – ab = 2b^2, which of the following could be b/a ?

I. 1/2
II. 2
III. −1

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II
(D) I and III
(E) II and III

9. A boat travels with a speed of 13 miles/hour in still water. If the

ratio of the speed of the boat upstream to the speed of the boat
downstream is 4:9, how much longer does it take the boat to travel 60
miles upstream than it takes to travel 60 miles downstream ??

A. 3 hours and 20 minutes

B. 5 hours
C. 4 hours and 30 minutes
D. 7 hours
E. 4 hours and 10 minutes

10. A train crosses a bridge of length 500 m in 40 seconds and a

lamp post on the bridge in 15 seconds. What is the length of the train in
metres?
A. 375 m
B. 750 m
C. 250 m
D. 800 m
E. 300 m

11. If -2 < a < 11 and 3 < b < 12, then which of the following is NOT
always true?

A. 1 < a + b < 23
B. -14 < a - b < 8
C. -7 < b - a < 14
D. 1 < b + a < 23
E. -24 < a b < 132

12. For integers a, b, and c, if ab = bc, then which of the following

must also be true?

A. a = c
B. a^2*b=b*c^2
C. a/c = 1
D. abc > bc
E. a + b + c = 0

13. 4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days, while 3 men and 7
women finish it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women working
together finish it ?

(A) 24 days
(B) 32 days
(C) 36 days
(D) 40 days
(E) 42 days
 14. Machine M can produce x units in 3/4 of the time it takes machine
N to produce x units. Machine N can produce x units in 2/3 the time it
takes machine O to produce x units. If all three machines are working
simultaneously, what fraction of the total output is produced by machine
N?

(A) 1/2
(B) 1/3
(C) 4/13
(D) 8/29
(E) 6/33

15. Which of the following must be true?

1) The Average of 93 Consecutive Even integers must be an even
integer.
2) The Average of 94 Consecutive Even integers must be an even
integer.
3) The Average of N Consecutive is an integer only if N is Odd.
4) For a set of N consecutive integers the Average would be equal to
its Median.

A)All of them
B)1,2,4
C)2,3,4
D)1,3,4
E)1,4

16. n the given triangle, D and E are the mid-points of AF and

AG, F and G are the mid-points of AB and AC. If DE = 2.4 cm,
then value of BC is:-

A. 4.8 cm
B. 7.2 cm
C. 9.6 cm
D. 3.6 cm
E. None of these

17. ABC is an isosceles right angle triangles having ∠C = 90°.

If D is mid point on AB, then AD2 + BD2 is equal to
A. CD2
B. 2CD2
C. 3CD2
D. 4CD2
E. None of these

18.
If the two regions above have the same area, what is the ratio of t:s?

A. 2:32:3
B. 16:316:3
C. 4:3√4:3
D. 2:3√42:34
E. 4:3√4

19. What is the difference between the simple interest on a

principal of Rs. 500 being calculated at 5% per annum for 3
years and 4% per annum for 4 years?
A. Rs. 5
B. Rs. 10
C. Rs. 20
D. Rs. 40
E. None of these

20. The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to

keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will
have to decrease its consumption of sugar by
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 75%
E. None of these
 21. A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above his cost price
but allows a discount of 10% at the time of sale. His gain is:
A. 21%
B. 20%
C. 18%
D. 17%
E. None of these

22. Find the compound interest on Rs. 1000 at the rate of 20%
per annum for 18 month when interest is compounded half
yearly.
A. Rs. 331
B. Rs. 1331
C. Rs. 320
D. Rs. 325
E. None of these

23. What is the probability that a man and woman selected at random
amongst 4 married couples happen to be married to each other?

A. 1/4
B. 1/8
C. 1/16
D. 1/20
E. 1/30

24. What is the probability of selecting two socks of the same color
when selecting two socks out of 5 pairs of different colors of socks (each
pair of socks have the same color)?

A. 1/3
B. 1/6
 C. 1/7
D. 1/8
E. 1/9

25. There are five positions to be filled in a sports committee. For

each position there are 3 different candidates recommended, one from
each of the three states A,B and C. In how many ways can the five
positions be filled such that there are more number of candidates from
State B than from any other state?
(Each candidate can be recommended for only one position).

A. 40
B. 50
C. 51
D. 60
E. 61

English
1. Applying the scientific method improves the results of research
studies by ensuring an objective analysis of data using a
standardized approach to problem-solving.

A. ensuring an objective analysis of data using a standardized

approach to problem-solving
B. analyzing data objectively using a standardized approach to
problem-solving
C. problem-solving using a standardized approach to ensure the
objective analysis of data
D. using a standardized approach to problem-solving in order to
ensure an objective analysis of data
E. ensuring an objective analysis of data by solving problems using
a standardized approach

2. A study done on children under the age of twelve showed that 15

percent of them experienced night terrors but for children whose
 parents had also experienced such terrors in childhood it was more
likely that they would perceive their behavior as fundamentally
different from their peers.

(A) for children whose parents had also experienced such terrors in
childhood it was more likely that they would perceive their
behavior as fundamentally different from their peers
(B) for children whose parents also experienced such terrors in
childhood, they were more likely than other children prone to night
terrors to perceive their behavior as fundamentally different from
their peers'
(C) when children had parents who had also experienced such
terrors in childhood it was more likely for them to be perceiving
their behavior as different from that of their peers'
(D) that children whose parents had also experienced such terrors
in childhood were more likely than other children prone to night
terrors to perceive their behavior as fundamentally different from
their peers'
(E) that when children had parents who had also experienced such
terrors in childhood they were more likely to be perceiving behavior
that differed from their peers

3. Some of the most wrenching images of 1985 were starving of

Ethiopian children, the "desert" of the Sahel of Africa, and
famine stalking country after country.

A) starving of Ethiopian children, the "desert" of the Sahel of Africa,

and famine
B) starvation of Ethiopian children, the "desertification" of the
Sahel in Africa, and famine
C) starvation and "desertification" of Ethiopian children and the
Sahel in Africa, and famine
D) starving children of Ethiopia, "desertifying" the Sahel of Africa,
and famine
E) starving Ethiopian children, the "desertification" of the Sahel in
Africa, and famine

4. The ancient manuscript, thought to be lost for centuries, was

discovered by the archaeologist in a hidden chamber beneath the
 ruins, shedding light on the mysterious civilization that once
thrived there.

A) in a hidden chamber beneath the ruins, shedding light on

B) in a hidden chamber beneath the ruins and shedding light on
C) in a hidden chamber beneath the ruins and shed light on
D) beneath the ruins in a hidden chamber, shedding light on
E) beneath the ruins in a hidden chamber and shed light on

5. It is mandatory that each of the workers have safety equipment.

A) It is mandatory that each of the workers have
B) It is mandatory for each of the worker having
C) It is mandatory that each of the workers has
D) It is mandatory that the workers each having
E) It is mandatory to each of tit worker for having

6. The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of

most other fishes.

(A) with the rates of most other fishes

(B) to most other fishes’ rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes

Choose the erroneous option in the following questions. If there is no

error, choose E.

7. Formed by volcanic eruptions overA the last five million years, the
Hawaiian Islands containingB an incredibly wideC variety of species—
many found nowhere elseD on Earth. No errorE

8. Because the owl is usually nocturnalA plus beingB virtually noiseless in

flight, itC is seldom seenD by the casual observer. No errorE

9. An economical and efficientA recycling center is accessibleB to the

public, responsive to community needs, and comply withC current
federal regulations governingD waste disposal. No error.
10. Jean Toomer was not onlyA the author of Cane, a novel whose
publication has been viewedB as markingC the beginning of the Harlem
Renaissance, but also a respected advisor among QuakersD. No errorE

11. Election returns came inA from upstate New York quite rapidB, but the
results from New York City were knownC even fasterD. No errorE

Choose the best option to fill in the blanks below

12. The view that human behavior is ------- by events in infancy or by
impersonal social forces has been used to ------- individuals from moral
responsibility for their acts.
A. adorned . . distract
B. manifested . . guard
C. influenced . . elevate
D. determined . . exempt
E. retained . . relieve

13. Ed's ------- was apparent in the fumbling and agitated way that he
approached his supervisor's office.
A. discomposure
B. alacrity
C. impunity
D. equanimity
E. fortitude

14. Mavis described the recently published treatise as inane, insipid, and
-------, just another affirmation of the obvious.
A. banal
B. baleful
C. inspired
D. successful
E. profound
15. Mavis described the recently published treatise as inane, insipid, and
-------, just another affirmation of the obvious.
A. banal
B. baleful
C. inspired
D. successful
E. profound

16. Horror movies have ------- effect, purging our fears of the unknown
by giving them artistic expression.
A. an indiscernible
B. an analogous
C. a malleable
D. a transient
E. a cathartic

The fact that superior service can generate a competitive advantage for a company
does not mean that every attempt at improving service will create such an
advantage. Investments in service, like those in production and distribution, must be
balanced against other types of investments on the basis of direct, tangible benefits
such as cost reduction and increased revenues. If a company is already effectively
on a par with its competitors because it provides service that avoids a damaging
reputation and keeps customers from leaving at an unacceptable rate, then
investment in higher service levels may be wasted, since service is a deciding factor
for customers only in extreme situations.

This truth was not apparent to managers of one regional bank, which failed to
improve its competitive position despite its investment in reducing the time a
customer had to wait for a teller. The bank managers did not recognize the level of
customer inertia in the consumer banking industry that arises from the
inconvenience of switching banks. Nor did they analyze their service
improvement to determine whether it would attract new customers by producing a
new standard of service that would excite customers or by proving difficult for
competitors to copy. The only merit of the improvement was that it could easily be
described to customers.

17. The primary purpose of the passage is to

(A) contrast possible outcomes of a type of business investment

(B) suggest more careful evaluation of a type of business investment
(C) illustrate various ways in which a type of business investment could
fail to enhance revenues
(D) trace the general problems of a company to a certain type of
business investment
(E) criticize the way in which managers tend to analyze the costs and
benefits of business investments

18. According to the passage, investments in service are

comparable to investments in production and distribution in
terms of the

(A) tangibility of the benefits that they tend to confer

(B) increased revenues that they ultimately produce
(C) basis on which they need to be weighed
(D) insufficient analysis that managers devote to them
(E) degree of competitive advantage that they are likely to provide

19. The passage suggests which of the following about service

provided by the regional bank prior to its investment in
enhancing that service?

(A) It enabled the bank to retain customers at an acceptable rate

(B) It threatened to weaken the bank’s competitive position with respect
to other regional banks
(C) It had already been improved after having caused damage to the
bank’s reputation in the past.
(D) It was slightly superior to that of the bank’s regional competitors.
(E) It needed to be improved to attain parity with the service provided
by competing banks.

20. The passage suggests that bank managers failed to consider

whether or not the service improvement mentioned in lines 19

[Nor did they analyze their service improvement to determine

whether it would attract new customers by producing a new
standard of service that would excite customers or by proving
difficult for competitors to copy.]

(A) was too complicated to be easily described to prospective customers

(B) made a measurable change in the experiences of customers in the
bank’s offices
(C) could be sustained if the number of customers increased
significantly
(D) was an innovation that competing banks could have imitated
(E) was adequate to bring the bank’s general level of service to a level
that was comparable with that of its competitors
21. The discussion of the regional bank (line 13-24) serves which
of the following functions within the passage as a whole?

(A) It describes an exceptional case in which investment in service

actually failed to produce a competitive advantage.
(B) It illustrates the pitfalls of choosing to invest in service at a time
when investment is needed more urgently in another area.
(C) It demonstrates the kind of analysis that managers apply when they
choose one kind of service investment over another
(D) It supports the argument that investments in certain aspects of
service are more advantageous than investments in other aspects of
service.
(E) It provides an example of the point about investment in service
made in the first paragraph.

22. Select the pair which has the same relationship.

DIVA:OPERA
A. producer:theatre
B. director:drama
C. conductor:bus
D. thespian:play

23. GRAIN:SALT
A. shard:pottery
B. shred:wood
C. blades:grass
D. chip:glass

24. LIGHT:BLIND
A. speech:dumb
B. language:deaf
C. tongue:sound
D. voice:vibration

25. INDIGENT:WEALTHY
A. angry:rich
B. native:affluent
C. gauche:graceful
D. scholarly:erudite

Analytical

Seven Trains—R, S, T, U, V, W, and X—-are to be scheduled for

departure, one at a time on the hour, from 6:00 a.m. until 12 noon The
schedule must conform to the following requirements: Train R must
depart at 6:00 a.m. Train V must depart later than Train T, and also later
than Train S. Trains U, W, and X must depart on consecutive hours in
that order.

1. If Train X is scheduled to depart at noon, Train V must be scheduled

to depart at
(A) 7:00 a.m. (B) 8:00 a.m. (C) 10:00 a.m. (D) 11:00 a.m. (E) 12 noon
2. If Trains T and U are scheduled to depart at 8:00 a.m. and 9:00
a.m., respectively, Train S must be scheduled to depart at
(A) 6:00 a.m. (B) 7:00 a.m. (C) 10:00 a.m. (D) 11:00 a.m. (E) 12 noon

3. Which of the following lists three Trains in a sequence, from first to

last, in which they could be
scheduled to depart consecutively?
(A) R, U, T (B) S, T, W (C) U, V, W (D) W, X, T (E) W. X, U

4. If Train W is scheduled to depart at 11:00 a.m., Train V must be

scheduled to depart at
(A) 7:00 a.m. (B) 8:00 a.m. (C) 9:00 a.m. (D) 10:00 a.m. (E)
11:00 a.m.
 5. Which of the following must be true about the scheduled order of
the Trains?
(A) Train T is scheduled to depart later than Train S.
(B) Train U is scheduled to depart later than Train T.
(C) Train V is scheduled to depart later than Train U.
(D) Train W is scheduled to depart later than Train V.
(E) Train X is scheduled to depart later than Train W.

6. What is the latest hour at which Train S can be scheduled to

depart?
(A) 7:00 a.m. (B) 8:00 a.m. (C) 9:00 a.m. (D) 10:00 a.m. (E) 11:00
a.m.

7. Let T(n) represent the number of prime numbers less than n. What
is the value of positive integer a?

(A) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

(B) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(C) Either I or II is sufficient
(D) Neither I nor II is sufficient
(E) Both I and II are sufficient

8. In a certain company, at least 200 people own manual transmission

vehicles. If 12 percent of the people who own manual transmission
vehicles also own automatic transmission vehicles, do more people own
automatic transmission vehicles than own manual transmission
vehicles?

(1) 5 percent of the people who own an automatic transmissions vehicle

also own a manual transmission vehicle.

(2) 45 people own both an automatic transmission vehicle and a manual

transmission vehicle.
 (A) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
(B) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(C) Either I or II is sufficient
(D) Neither I nor II is sufficient
(E) Both I and II are sufficient

9. Is triangle ABC isosceles?

(1) X does not equal Y

(2) AB/BC=2

(A) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

(B) II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
(C) Either I or II is sufficient
(D) Neither I nor II is sufficient
(E) Both I and II are sufficient

A engineer is planning to build a housing complex on an empty blocks of

land. Exactly seven different designs of houses—F, G, H, I, J, K, and L—
will be built in the complex. The complex will contain several blocks, and
the engineer plans to put houses of at least three different designs on
each block. The engineer will build the complex according to the
following rules:
Any block that has design L on it must also have design J on it.
Any block adjacent to one that has on it both design H and design K
must have on it design I and design L.
No block adjacent to one that has on it both design R and design L can
have on it either design I or design J
No block can have on it both design H and design F.

10. Which of the following can be the complete selection of house

designs on a block?
(A) F, G, H (B) F, H, K (C) G, T, L (D) H. J, L (E) I, K, L

11. Which of the following house designs must be on a block that is

adjacent to one that has on it only designs H, I, J, K, and L?
(A) F (B) R (C) H (D) J (E) K
12. Which of the following can be the complete selection of house
designs for a block that is adjacent to exactly one block, if that one
block has on it designs H, I, J, and K only?
(A) H, I, and K (B) I, K, and L (C) G, H, K, and L (D) H, I, J, and K (E) I,
J, K, and L

13. A person’s failure to keep a promise is wrong only if, first, doing so
harms the one to whom the promise is made and, second, all of those
who discover the failure to keep the promise lose confidence in the
person’s ability to keep promises.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the

principle above?

(A) Ann kept her promise to repay Felicia the money she owned her.
Further, this convinced everyone who knew Ann that she is trustworthy.
Thus, Ann’s keeping her promise was not wrong.

(B) Jonathan took an oath of secrecy concerning the corporation’s

technical secrets, but he sold them to a competitor. His action was
wrong even though the corporation intended that he leak these secretes
to its competitors.

(C) George promised to repay Reiko the money he owed her. However,
George was unable to keep his promise to Reiko and as a result, Reiko
suffered a serious financial loss. Thus, George’s failure to keep his
promise was wrong.

(D) Because he lost his job, Carlo was unable to repay the money he
promised to Miriam. However, Miriam did not need this money nor did
she lose confidence in Carlo’s ability to keep promises. So, Carlo’s
failure to keep his promise to Miriam was not wrong.

(E) Elizabeth promised to return the book she borrowed from Steven
within a week. But she was unable to do so because she became acutely
ill. Not knowing this, Steven lost confidence in her ability to keep a
promise. So, Elizabeth’s failure to return the book to Steven was wrong.
14. Real estate broker: Some people in Country X have postponed home
purchases because of this week's news stories claiming that real estate
prices will probably fall soon. But to get a good deal on a new home, a
better strategy is to buy precisely when the media is advising everyone
to sell. Widespread pessimistic news stories encourage panics that put
downward pressure on real estate prices.

The real estate broker's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the

grounds that it

A. overlooks the possibility that Country X's real estate prices would
probably fall soon even without any pessimistic news stories

B. assumes, without providing justification, that whether a person

becomes a homebuyer or not depends heavily on personal financial
factors

C. takes for granted that the recent news stories are based on careful
statistical research

D. overlooks the possibility that widespread pessimistic news stories

about real estate prices usually drive those prices to very low levels

E. takes for granted that widespread pessimistic news stories about real
estate prices usually affect those prices quickly

15. Which of the following most logically completes the argument

given?

Asthma, a chronic breathing disorder, is significantly more common

today among adult competitive swimmers than it is among competitive
athletes who specialize in other sports. Although chlorine is now known
to be a lung irritant and swimming pool water is generally chlorinated, it
would be rash to assume that frequent exposure to chlorine is the
explanation of the high incidence of asthma among these swimmers,
since __________.

(A) young people who have asthma are no more likely to become
competitive athletes than are young people who do not have asthma
(B) competitive athletes who specialize in sports other than swimming
are rarely exposed to chlorine

(C) competitive athletes as a group have a significantly lower incidence

of asthma than do people who do not participate in competitive athletics

(D) until a few years ago, physicians routinely recommended

competitive swimming to children with asthma, in the belief that this
form of exercise could alleviate asthma symptoms

(E) many people have asthma without knowing they have it and thus are
not diagnosed with the condition until they begin engaging in very
strenuous activities, such as competitive athletics