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KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
MBA AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT
KAU MAT 2014 (Model Questions)
Total Questions: 120
Total Marks: 120
Max. Time: 2 Hours
PART A :
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION AND VERBAL ABILITY (40 Questions)
A word is given in capital letters followed by four alternative words. Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word given in capital letters. Encircle your choice A, B, C, or D.
1. ENIGMATIC
A. Obscure B. Observant C. Displaced D. Obsessional
A word is given in capital letters followed by four alternative words. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters. Encircle your choice A, B, C, or D.
1. EXTRAVAGANCE
A. Luxuriation B. Cheapness C. Poverty D. Economy
In these questions, group of four words are given. In each group, one word is wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word and indicate your correct answer. Encircle your choice A, B, C, or D.
1. A. Counsal B. Herd C. Brake D. Prey
In these questions, there are incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, four words or set of words are given. Select the one word or set of words from among the choices that reflects the best meaning of the sentence. Encircle your choice A, B, C, or D.
1. The saint urged his disciples ——————–
A. be quiet and listen to his words B. be quiet and listen to my words
C. to be quiet and listen to my words D. to be quiet and listen to his words
In these questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. For each underlined part, three alternative words or set of words, marked A, B, and C are given. Which of the word or set of words marked A, B and C given below should replace the underlined part in each of the sentences so as to make improvement/correction in the sentences. In case no improvement/correction is needed, mark D as your answer. Encircle your choice A, B, C, or D.
1. The black shirt wants washing.
A. Requires a wash B. Has to wash C. Is in need of wash D. No improvement
In this section, each of the following sentences is divided into four groups namely A, B, C, and D. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and encircle the letter A, B, C, or D as your answer.
1. The bus driver drove rashly and we have a narrow escape on a number of occasions
PART B MATHEMATICAL APTITIDE (40 Questions)
In this section, each question is followed by four answers marked A, B, C, and D. Select the correct answer and encircle your choice, A, B, C, or D).
1. 421 x 42 = —— + 93
A 17960
B 18950
C 19560
D 14230
2. On dividing 5278 by a certain number, the quotient is 42 and the reminder is 28. Find the divisor.
A 104
B 102
C 125
D 145
3. Which of the number is divisible by 3?
A 843
B 223
C 1027
D 935
4. Ravi and Sasi run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ravi starts at 9 a.m from A at a speed of 5 km/hour, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed. Sasi starts at 9.45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10 km/hour, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed. At what time do Ravi and Sasi first meet each other?
A 10.10 a.m.
B 10.40 a.m.
C 11.00a.m.
D None of these
5. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 45% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is ——————
A 8:9
B 5:9
C 25: 29
D 25:30
6. In an examination 7% of the candidates passed in Physics, 65% in Chemistry and 27% in both subjects. The pass percentage is —————————
A 38
B 42
C 62
D None of these
7. The difference between the compound and the simple interest on a certain sum for two years at 4 % per annum is Rs. 10,000. Find the sum.
A Rs. 65,000
B Rs. 6,25,000
C Rs. 62,500
D Rs. 62,50,000
8. A man had 5 children. When their average age was 15 years, the child, who was 7 years of age died. What was the average age of the surviving children 8 years after the death of the above child?
A 20 years
B 25 years
C 22 years
D None of these
9. Two pipes A and B, would fill a water tank in 37.5 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes being opened, find when the second pipe must be turned off, so that the water tank may be filled in half an hour.
A 10 minutes
B 9 minutes
C 8 minutes
D 7 minutes
10. A contractor decided to build a bridge in 35 days. He employed 60 men in the beginning and 40 more after 17 days and completed the work on time. If he had not employed the additional men, how many days behind schedule would it have been finished?
A 10 days
B 11 days
C 12 days
D None of these
11. A reservoir can hold a maximum of 50 metres of water. After a week’s rain, the level of water rose by 3 metres. It was found that the level of water was still 27 metres below the maximum. What was the height of water, in metres, in the reservoir at the beginning of the rain?
A 25 metres
B 28 metres
C 20 metres
D None of these