20 questions in the pattern of MAH MBA CET, NMAT and SNAP. Each question is marked with the exams it suits. Answer it, then open the step-by-step solution.
Statement: A large number of students failed the mathematics paper of the board examination.
Courses of action:
I. The mathematics paper should be cancelled for everyone.
II. The board should study why so many students failed.
Which course(s) of action should be followed?
Cancelling the paper is an extreme step without evidence of a fault (I). Studying the causes is a sensible first step (II).
Statement: 'Please do not use your mobile phone while the movie is playing.' — a notice in a cinema hall
Assumptions:
I. Everyone in the hall carries a mobile phone.
II. Mobile phone use can disturb other viewers.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
The notice assumes phone use disturbs others (II); it need not assume everyone has a phone (I).
Statement: The company's profit fell this year even though its sales rose.
Conclusions:
I. The company's costs rose this year.
II. The company sold fewer units this year.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
If sales rose but profit fell, costs must have risen (I). Sales rose, so II contradicts the statement.
Statement: All the students who scored above 90% in the test were given scholarships. Meena did not get a scholarship.
Conclusions:
I. Meena scored 90% or less in the test.
II. Meena did not take the test.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
If Meena had taken the test and scored above 90%, she would have got a scholarship. So either she scored 90% or less, or she did not take the test, and one of these must be true.
Statement: Several cases of theft have been reported in a housing society over the last month.
Courses of action:
I. All the residents should be asked to leave the society.
II. The society should install CCTV cameras at the entrances.
Which course(s) of action should be followed?
Cameras are a practical step against theft (II); asking residents to leave is absurd (I).
Statement: Road accidents involving two-wheelers have risen in the city.
Courses of action:
I. Wearing helmets should be strictly enforced.
II. Two-wheelers should be banned in the city.
Which course(s) of action should be followed?
Enforcing helmet rules reduces harm (I); a total ban is impractical and extreme (II).
Statement: The government has asked citizens to switch off lights when not in use.
Assumptions:
I. Citizens will respond to the appeal.
II. There is a shortage of electricity.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
An appeal assumes people will listen (I), and asking people to save power implies a need to save it (II).
Statement: Many children in a village are falling ill after drinking water from the village well.
Courses of action:
I. The water of the well should be tested and treated.
II. The villagers should be told to boil water until the problem is fixed.
Which course(s) of action should be followed?
Testing and treating the water deals with the cause (I); boiling water protects people in the meantime (II). Both are sensible.
Statement: 'Join our coaching classes to improve your score in the MBA entrance test.' — an advertisement
Assumptions:
I. Scores in the test can be improved by coaching.
II. Everyone who joins will get admission to a top college.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
The advertisement assumes coaching can raise scores (I); it makes no claim about admission for everyone (II).
Statement: Only those with a valid ticket are allowed on the platform. Arjun is on the platform.
Conclusions:
I. Arjun has a valid ticket.
II. Arjun is travelling by train today.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
Being on the platform means Arjun has a valid ticket (I). He may be seeing someone off, so II does not follow.
Statement: No graduate from the 2024 batch has joined the firm. Kiran joined the firm this year.
Conclusions:
I. Kiran is not a graduate of the 2024 batch.
II. Kiran is a graduate of the 2023 batch.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
Since no 2024 graduate joined, Kiran is not one (I). The statement does not tell us which batch Kiran is from (II).
Statement: Most of the passengers on the flight were tourists.
Conclusions:
I. Some passengers on the flight were not tourists.
II. All tourists in the city came by that flight.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
'Most' allows all passengers to be tourists, so I need not be true; II is not supported at all.
Statement: Ravi told his friend, 'Take the train rather than the bus to reach Pune on time.'
Assumptions:
I. The train is more likely to reach Pune on time.
II. The bus to Pune is cheaper than the train.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
Ravi's advice assumes the train is more punctual (I); cost is not part of his reasoning (II).
Statements:
I. The school declared a holiday on Monday.
II. A cyclone warning was issued for the district on Sunday.
I. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
II. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
Which option describes the relation between the two statements? (Choose 'Only I' if option I is right, 'Only II' if option II is right, and 'Neither' if they are unrelated.)
The cyclone warning (II) led to the holiday (I).
Statement: Notice in a shop: 'Buy two shirts and get the third free.'
Assumptions:
I. People are attracted by free offers.
II. The shop has no other way of selling shirts.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
The offer assumes customers respond to free items (I). Nothing suggests the shop has no other way of selling (II).
Statement: The city corporation has decided to widen the main road during the summer vacation.
Assumptions:
I. Traffic is lighter during the summer vacation.
II. The road is too narrow for the present traffic.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
Choosing the vacation assumes lighter traffic (I); widening assumes the road is too narrow now (II).
Statement: To reduce waiting time, the hospital has started an online appointment system.
Assumptions:
I. Many patients can use an online system.
II. Patients now wait for a long time at the hospital.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement?
The system assumes patients can use it (I), and its purpose assumes waiting times are long now (II).
Statement: Sales of air conditioners rose by 40% this summer, which was the hottest in fifty years.
Conclusions:
I. Air conditioners will be cheaper next year.
II. Hot weather increases the demand for air conditioners.
Which conclusion(s) follow(s) from the statement?
The rise in sales during a record hot summer supports I; nothing is said about future prices (I).
Statement: A popular brand's packaged water was found to contain harmful chemicals in some bottles.
Courses of action:
I. The sale of all packaged water in the country should be banned.
II. The affected batches should be withdrawn from the market.
Which course(s) of action should be followed?
Withdrawing the affected batches is proportionate (II); a nationwide ban on all brands is excessive (I).
Statements:
I. The prices of onions rose sharply in the city.
II. Heavy rains damaged the onion crop in the main growing areas.
I. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
II. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
Which option describes the relation between the two statements? (Choose 'Only I' if option I is right, 'Only II' if option II is right, and 'Neither' if they are unrelated.)
Crop damage (II) reduces supply, which raises prices (I). So II is the cause and I the effect.
These are original practice questions written by Target Campus in the pattern and difficulty of MAH MBA CET, NMAT, SNAP and other MBA entrance tests. They are not previous-year papers.
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