ALL INDIA TERII SCHLORSHIP EXAM - 2013 SAMPLE PAPER FOR BBA

ALL INDIA TERII SCHLORSHIP EXAM - 2013
SAMPLE PAPER FOR BBA
1. If each vowel of the word PRINCELY is changed to the next letter in the English
alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English
alphabetical series and then the alphabets thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order from
left to right, which of the following will be fourth from the left ?
1) M
2) J
3) B
4) O
5) K
2. Which of the following will come in place of question mark?
AC
DG
HL
?
SY
1) QU
2) MR
3) NS
4) NU
5) MS
3. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters RCA using each letter
only once in each word?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group?
1) India
2) Asia
3) Antarctica
4) Australia
5) Europe
5. The positions of the first and the sixth letters of the word CARPET are interchanged; similarly, the
positions of the second and fifth letters; and the third and fourth letters are interchanged. In the
new arrangement thus formed, how many alphabets are there between the letter which is second
from the right and the letter which is second from the left end, in the English alphabetical series?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
6. Among A, B, C and D, A has to travel more than any other friend to reach the office. C travels a
certain distance which is not as much as B but greater than D. Who amongst them travels the least
distance to reach the office?
1) B
2) D
3) A
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
7. A mountain would necessarily have
1) some trees
2) a valley
3) a peak
4) a steep cliff
5) snow
8. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TACKLE, each of which has as many letters
between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in
the English alphabetical series?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
9. 'Rubber' is related to 'tree' in the same way as 'silk' is related to
1) cloth
2) insects
3) fabric
4) handicraft
5) weave
10. In a certain code, 'FETCH' is coded as 'GBSDE' and 'DRIVE' is coded as 'DUHQC'. In the same code
'GROUND' will be coded as
1) HSPVOE
2) FQNTMC
3) EOVPSH
4) CMTNQF
5) CMQNTF
Directions (Q.11-15): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given
below416584751329252912536828731624549
11. How many 2s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a
digit which has a numerical value of less than two?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
12. How many such 4s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed
by a perfect square? (1 is also a perfect square.)
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
13. If all the even digits are deleted from the above arrangement, which of the following will be
eighth from the right end of the arrangement?
1) 5
2) 3
3) 1
4) 9
5) 7
14. Which of the following is sixth to the left of the eighteenth digit from the left end of the above
arrangement?
1) 9
2) 8
3) 2
4) 6
5) None of these
15. How many such 5s are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded
by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
Directions (Q. 16-20): In each question below is given a group of letters followed by five
combinations of number/ symbol codes numbered 1),2),3),4) and 5). You have to find out which of
the combinations group of letters based on the following coding system and the conditions that
follow and mark the number of that combination as your answer.
Letters
: WRPAEQKFHMCIUBT'
Number/Symbol Code
: 9 4 2 # 5 *@ 7 3 © ß $ % 8 6
Conditions:
(i) If the second and the fifth elements are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the fifth
element.
(ii) If the third element is a consonant and the fourth a vowel, the fourth element is to be coded as
'='.
(iii) If the first and the last elements are consonants the codes for both are to be interchanged.
16. QIMRAH
1) 3$#©4*
2) 3$©4#*
3) *$©4#3
4) 3$©4#3
5) *©$#43
17. BEIFWU
1) 85$79%
2) 859$7%
3) 857$9%
4) 85=79%
5) %5$798
18. UBTAIP
1) %86#$2
2) %68=$2
3) %8=#$2
4) %8#6$2
5) %86=$2
19. HAIQRF
1) 3#$*47
2) 7#4$*3
3) 3#=*47
4)7#$*47
5) 7#$*43
20. AMUKCE
1) #©%@ß5
2) #©%@©5
3) #ß%@ß5
4) #ß%@©5
5) #%ß@ß5
Directions (Q. 21-25) Each of the questions given below is based on the given diagram.
21. You have to take the given diagram to be true even if it seems to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then decide which of the five alternatives following each
question logically follows from the given diagram. The diagram comprises three circles
showing people from three different countries who have travelled to either, both or none
of the countries mentioned in the diagram.
22. Which of the following is true about A?
1) It represents US citizens who have travelled to Europe but not to India.
2) It represents Indians who have travelled only to US but not to Europe.
3) It represents Europeans who have travelled only to US but not to India.
4) It represents all those Indians who have travelled to Europe as well as to the US.
5) It represents all those who have travelled both to Europe and to the US but not to India.
23. Which of the following represents Indians who have travelled only to Europe but not to
the US?
1) Only C
2) Only B
3) Only A
4) A and C
5) Only E
24. Which of the following represents those Europeans who have travelled only the US but
not to India?
1) Only C
2) Only A
3) F and C
4) Only D
5) Not illustrated in the diagram
25. Which of the following represents such Indians as have travelled only to the US and not
to Europe?
1) Only F
2) Only D
3) A and D
4) D and F
5) C and F
26. Which of the following represents US citizens who have travelled neither to Europe nor
to India?
1) Only D
2) C and D
3) A and D
4) Only F
5) Only C
Directions (Q. 27-31): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
27. P, Q, R, S, T and V are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same
order.
(a) Q sits third to the right of T.
(b) T sits second to the right of P.
(c) V is not an immediate neighbour of T.
(d) R sits second to the left of S.
28. What is the position of S with respect to P?
1) Third to the right
2) Second to the left
3) Immediately to the right
4) Second to the right
5) Immediately to the left
29. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of
how many will remain unchanged as compared to the original seating positions?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four
30. Who sits on the immediate right of R?
1) V
2) T
3) P
4) Q
5) Cannot be determined
31. How many persons sit between R and V?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four
32. Which of the following pairs sit at the extreme comers of the line?
1) TS
2) VS
3) RT
4) PQ
5) None of these
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
33. In the last few years India has advanced by leaps
and bounds in the industrial sector.
1. Very rapidly
2. Very competently
3. Very slowly
4. Very pathetically
5. None of these
34. The authorities turned a deaf ear to the
demands of the employees.
1. Immediately implemented
2. Agreed to listen to
3. Misrepresented
4. Whole-heartedly agreed to
5. None of these
35. He was in doldrums after the quarrel he
had with his brother.
1. He was jubilant
2. He was in low spirits
3. He was in a financial difficulty
4. He left the house
5. None of these
36. If you pass this difficult examination it will be
a feather in you cap
1. Your parents will be very happy
2. You will get a scholarship for higher studies
3. You will feel proud of it
4. You will get a very good job
5. None of these
37. Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, do not beat
about the bush.
1. Pretend to be unaware of the matter
2. Try to impress me with your arguments
3. Put any blame on others
4. Approach the matter in a round about way
5. None of these
38. Some people have a habit of wearing their heart
on their sleeve.
1. saying something which is not to be taken seriously
2. exposing their innermost feelings to others
3. avoiding being friendly with others
4. always trying to gain advantage over others
5. wasting their time on unnecessary details
39. I raked my brains to solve this difficult problem.
1. I read number of books
2. I consulted several people
3. I used my commonsense
4. I subjected my mind to hard thinking
5. I brainwashed several experts
40. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high
hand.
1. sympathetically
2. kindly
3. democratically
4. conveniently
5. oppressively
41. It is a matter of gratification for me that he has turned
a new leaf.
1. begun a different mode of life
2. proved to be a worthy person on his job
3. decided to use a different strategy to solve the problem
4. accepted the new job that was offered to him
5. started using his intelligence
42. He is a plain, simple and sincere man, he will always call
a spade a spade.
1. be outspoken
2. help needy person
3. stand by his friends and relatives
4. sacrifice his life for others
5. put up a simple dress
43. It was such a strange affair that I could not make
head or tail of it.
1. tolerate it
2. face it
3. remember it
4. believe it
5. understand it
44. He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying
to feather his nest.
1. bring order and discipline in the company
2. raise the image of the company
3. act for his own future benefits
4. diversify the product of the company
5. practice his own brand of management philosophy
45. Those who make no bones about such
actions face a tough oppostion.
1. do without hesitation
2. make no plan
3. waste no time
4. invite no comments
5. None of these
46. Mrs B is known as a shoplifter in a
Mumbai commercial center.
1. smuggler
2. a thief in the guise of a customer
3. buyer of all new things
4. daily visitor
5. None of these
47. The people in north India are known for keeping
open house.
1. never locking it
2. not worrying about its security
3. offering hospitality to everyone
4. keeping it well ventilated
5. None of these
Directions (Q 48-52):
In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four possible
meaning are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression and
mark the number of that meanings as your answer on the answer sheet. If you do
not find any correct answer, mark ‘5′, i.e. none of these as your
answer.
48. To make clean breast of
1. to gain prominence
2. to praise oneself
3. to confess without reserve
4. to destroy before it blooms
5. None of these
49. To end in smoke
1. to make completely understand
2. to ruin oneself
3. to excite great applause
4. to overcome some one
5. None of these
50. To leave someone in the lurch.
1. to come to compromise with someone
2. constant source of annoyance to someone
3. to put someone at ease
4. to desert someone in his difficulties
5. None of these
51. To cry wolf
1. to listen eagerly
2. to give false alarm
3. to turn pale
4. to keep off starvation
5. None of these
52. A man of straw
1. a man of no substance
2. a very active person
3. a worthy fellow
4. an unreasonable person
5. None of these
Directions—(Q. 53–57) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the
answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation,
if any.)
52. The revised government’s (1) /guidelines have reduced
(2)/ the number of mergers
(3) / taking place among banks.
(4) No error
(5)
22. I do not know
(1) / who of the
(2) /new trainees should
(3) / be confirmed.
(4) No error
(5)
53. To promote India as
(1) / a tourist destination
(2)/ the government has organized
(3) / many cultural programmes.
(4) No error
(5)
54. Banks in India
(1) / cannot open ATMs
(2)/ except obtaining
(3) / approval from RBI. (4) No error
(5)
55. Today the success of
(1) / companies depends on the
(2)/ quality of their products and
(3) /efficient managing staff.
(4) No error
(5)
56. Ashok has managed to
(1) / achieve his sales targets
(2)/ for the quarter very easily
(3) / than we expected.
(4) No error
(5)
57. He did not grant
(1) / their request for a loan
(2)/ although it would
(3) / displease his boss.
(4) No error
(5)
58. At present oil companies
(1) / are making a loss of
(2)/ rupees five on all
(3) / litre of petrol that they sell.
(4) No error (5)
59. The manager’s belief that
(1) / Ramesh is
(2)/ incompetent is not
(3) / necessary true.
(4) No error
(5)
60. Since I was doing
(1) / my MBA I initially
(2)/ chose to specialize
(3) / in marketing management.
(4) No error
(5)
Quantitative Aptitude
61. The diagonal of a square is 4√ 2 cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double
that of the first square is—
(1) 8 cm
(2) 8√2 cm
(3) 4√ 2 cm
(4) 16 cm
62. A train starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10
km/hr. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ?
(1) 2¼ hrs
(2) 4 hrs 5 mins
(3) 4½ hrs
(4) None of the above
63. How long does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a
bridge 132 metres in length ?
(1) 9•8 sec
(2) 12•1 sec
(3) 12•42 sec
(4) 14•3 sec
64. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the
current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?
(1) 40 mins
(2) 1 hr
(3) 1 hr 15 mins
(4) 1 hr 30 mins
65. The value of
is—
(1) 2
(2) 3/2
(3) 4/13
(4) 3 6/13
66. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2. If at
the end of each year, each saves Rs. 1600, then the income of A is—
(1) Rs. 3400
(2) Rs. 3600
(3) Rs. 4000
(4) Rs. 4400
67. Half of 1 per cent is equal to—
(1) 0•005
(2) 0•05
(3) 0•02
(4) 0•2
68. If 3/5th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the
rest of it ?
(1) 40 sec
(2) 30 sec
(3) 36 sec
(4) 24 sec
69. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture
worth Rs. 8 per litre ?
(1) 1 : 2
(2) 2 : 1
(3) 2 : 3
(4) 3 : 2
70. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The remainders were
respectively 2, 3 and 4. The number is—
(1) 214
(2) 476
(3) 954
(4) 1908
71. The difference between simple and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs.
1000 after 4 years is—
(1) Rs. 31
(2) Rs. 32•10
(3) Rs. 40•40
(4) Rs. 64•10
72. The maximum length of a pencil that can by kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 8 cm
× 6 cm × 2 cm, is—
(1) 2√13 cm
(2) 2√14 cm
(3) 2√26 cm
(4) 10√2 cm
73. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube ?
(1) 9
(2) 450
(3) 50
(4) 300
74. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together ?
(1) 45 min past 9
(2) 50 min past 9
(3) 49 1/11 min past 9
(4) 48 2/11 min past 9
75. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the
number, then the number is reversed. The number is—
(1) 18
(2) 42
(3) 81
(4) 24
76. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2 . The volume
of the cuboid is—
(1) 24 cm3
(2) 48 cm3
(3) 64 cm3
(4) 120 cm3
77. In a school 10% of the boys are same in number as ¼ th of the girls. What is the ratio of
boys to girls in the school ?
(1) 3 : 2
(2) 5 : 2
(3) 2 : 1
(4) 4 : 3
78. X got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with
25% profit on the price she bought. What was the labelled price ?
(1) Rs. 16,000
(2) Rs. 12,000
(3) Rs. 10,000
(4) None of the above
79. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Her loss per cent is—
(1) 10%
(2) 11 1/9 %
(3) 12 ½ %
(4) None of the above
80. In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men left the camp. For
how many days will the remaining food last now ?
(1) 180
(2) 285
(3) 139 16/19
(4) 28•5
81. A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of a dog are equal to 4 leaps of
the hare. Compare their speeds in terms of ratio of their speed.
(1) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 15 : 16
(2) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 16 : 15
(3) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 3 : 5
(4) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 5 : 3)
82. The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours,
then the speed of the first train is—
(1) 70 km/hr
(2) 75 km/hr
(3) 84 km/hr
(4) 87•5 km/hr
83. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than
B, the present age of B is—
(1)29years
(2) 19 years
(3) 49 years
(4) 39 years
84. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all
the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in—
(1) 6 hours
(2) 6 2/3 hours
(3) 7 hours
(4) 7 ½ hours
85. The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of
their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years)—
(1) 20, 35, 45
(2) 8, 20, 28
(3) 16, 28, 36
(4) 20, 36, 46
General Awareness
86. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel Companies ?
(1) Shri L. N. Mittal
(2) Shri K. K. Birla
(3) Shri Vijaypat Singhania
(4) Shri Mukesh Ambani
(5) Shri Anil Agarwal
87. Intel Company mainly pro-duces—
(1) Hard disks
(2) VCDs
(3) Monitors
(4) Software
(5) None of these
88. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with—
(1) Football (B) Cricket
(2) Hockey (D) Basketball
(3) Lawn Tennis
89. GNP stands for—
(1) Gross National Product
(2) Group Net Product
(3) Grand Nuclear Process
(4) Group Networking Process
(5) None of these
90. ‘Acoustics’ is the science of the study of—
(1) Light (B) Sound
(2) Electricity (D) Magnetism
(3) None of these
91. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called—
(1) micron
(2) nautical miles
(3) ohms
(4) ampere
(5) decibel
92. OPEC is a group of countries which are—
(1) exporting oil
(2) producing cotton
(3) rich and developed
(4) developing and poor
(5) nuclear powers
93. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Indomi-table Spirit’?
(1) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(2) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(3) Justice K. G. Balakrishna
(4) Mr. Natwar Singh
(5) None of these
94. Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company ?
(1) Wipro (B) Mastek
(2) Toyota (D) IBM
(3) Infosys
95. Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known—
(1) Music Director of Indian films
(2) English author of Indian origin
(3) Journalist
(4) Politician
(5) Sports Personality
96. ‘Richter Scale’ is used to measure which of the following ?
(1) Intensity of Tsunami Waves
(2) Intensity of Earthquake
(3) Density of salt in Sea water
(4) Flow of electric current
(5) None of these
97. Which of the following best explains ‘e-governance’?
(1) Improving the functioning of government
(2) Teaching government emp-loyees the basics of computing
(3) Delivery of public services through internet
(4) Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet
(5) Convergence of e-mail and video-conferencing
98. CAS is associated with which of the following ?
(1) Legal System Reforms
(2) Piped gas line
(3) Cable T.V.
(4) Mobile phone regulation
(5) None of these
99. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in—
(1) South Africa
(2) Ukraine
(3) Australia
(4) Italy
(5) Britain
100. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organi-zation/Agency working in
the field of Space Research ?
(1) ISBN
(2) ISRO
(3) INTELSET
(4) INTACH
(5) None of these
101. ‘Handshaking’ in Networking parlance means—
(1) connecting computers to a hub
(2) distributed Networks
(3) having same operating system on different computers
(4) sending e-mail
(5) None of these
102. VAT stands for—
(1) Value And Tax
(2) Value Added Tax
(3) Virtual Action Tasks
(4) Virtual Assessment Tech-nique
(5) None of these
103. Alzheimer’s disease is the ailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human
body ?
(1) Kidney (B) Heart
(2) Liver (D) Stomach
(3) Brain
104. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the
follo-wing countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?
(1) U.S.A. (B) China
(2) India (D) Britain
(3) None of these
105. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?
(1) Microsoft Secrets
(2) The Road Ahead
(3) The Elephant Paradigm
(4) e-commerce
(5) None of these
106. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on
the internet ?
(1) Online Space
(2) Orkut
(3) Net-Space
(4) Wikipedia
(5) None of these
107. Which of the following states is a relatively new addition ?
(1) Goa
(2) Delhi
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Bihar
108. DOT stands for—
(1) Disc Operating Therapy
(2) Department of Telephones
(3) Directorate of Technology
(4) Damage on Time
(5) None of these
109. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no
contact with sea ?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Orissa
(3) Maharashtra
(4) North-East
(5) None of these
110. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following servi-ces ?
(1) Telecom (B) Trade
(2) Port (D) Transport
(3) None of these
111. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used net-work communication
mode is—
(1) Very Small Aperture Termi-nal (VSAT)
(2) General Packet Radio Ser-vice (GPRS)
(3) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
(4) Dial-in Connection
(5) None of these
112. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India ?
(1) DBS Bank Ltd.
(2) Sonali Bank
(3) J. P. Morgan Chase Bank
(4) Shinhan Bank
(5) All are Foreign Banks
113. Who is the author of the book ‘Future Shock’ ?
(1) Alvin Toffler
(2) Tom Peters
(3) Napoleon Hill
(4) Kenneth Blanchard
(5) None of these
114. Apex fares are—
(1) more than the normal fare
(2) less than the normal fare
(3) offered only to corporate clients
(4) applicable to late night flights only
(5) applicable to international flights only
115. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film ‘Water’ which was in news ?
(1) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(2) Mrinal Sen
(3) Gulzar
(4) Mahesh Bhatt
(5) None of these
116. The 10th plan period is upto—
(1) 2007
(2) 2008
(3) 2009
(4) 2010
(5) None of theses
117. Government has notified the hike in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for Public
Sector Undertakings refineries. The new FDI limit is—
(A) 26%
(B) 49%
(C) 51%
(D) 75%
118. 13th Finance Commission has been constituted under the Chairmanship of—
(A) Y. S. P. Thorat
(B) Vijai L. Kelkar
(C) T. S. Vijayan
(D) Laxmi Narayan
119. SEBI is a—
(A) Statutory body
(B) Advisory body
(C) Constitutional body
(D) Non-statutory body
120. 15th SAARC Summit is scheduled to be held in July-August 2008. The changed venue
of the summit is—
(A) New Delhi
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Maldives
(D) Bangladesh