CMAT Entrance 2013

Verbal Ability
Direction: Each capitalized word is followed by a set of options. Select the one that is closest in meaning to the word.
1. STAMINA
Vigor
Vogorous
Hesitation
Incentive
2.PANOROMA
Ancient Greece
Program
Broad sense
Temple
3. DISDAIN
Hate
Hatred
Courage
Memory
4. INDEED
Surprising
Mainly
Sadly
Actually
5. Bound
Tired
Fastened
Protected
Certain
Direction: Each capitalized word is followed by a set of options. Select the one that is opposite or nearly opposite in meaning to the word.
6. PERPETUAL
Permanent
Irritant
Imprudent
Transient
7. ARTICULATE
Loud
Vocal
Silent
Casual
8. VINDICTIVE
Vile
Revengeful
Retrograde
Forgiving
9. OVATION
Acclaim
Revelation
Mockery
Reception
10. Customary
Routine
Favorite
Unusual
Cute
Direction: Each of the following sentences has a blank space. Complete the sentence with the appropriate choice from among the options that follow.
11. It is too difficult......
problem for me
problem to me
a problem for me
the problem to me
12. I am sure the clerk is preparing .......
arrear bill
the arrear bill
arrears bill
the arears bill
13. If I.......... would have helped you.
was him
was he
were he
were him
14. I.......... for the insult.
avenged
avenged myself
revenged
revenged myself
15. I enjoyed .............. the holidays.
during
myself during
myself of
myself by
Direction: In the questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
16. That which cannot be corrected.
Unintelligible
Indelible
legible
Incorrigible
17. The study of ancient societies.
Archaeology
Anthropology
History
Ethnology
18. A person who insists on something.
Disciplinarian
Strickler
Instantaneous
Boaster
19. State in which the few govern the many.
Plutocracy
Autocracy
Plurocracy
Oligarchy
20. Parts of a country behing the coast or ariver’s banks.
Archipelago
Hinterland
Swamps
Isthumus
Direction: In the questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be Substituted for the given Sentence
Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people’s bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation’s system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realized that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatized for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the “security bug” and took up freelance work.
21. In his dream Harold found the loathsome creatures.
In his village
In his own house
In a different land
In his office
22. Which one of the following phrases best helps to bring out the precise meaning of ‘loathsome creatures’?
Security bug and slimy tentacles
Fearful dream and slug-like animals
Slimy tentacles and slug-like animals
Slug-like animals and security bug
23. The statement that ‘he later threw off the security bug’ means that
Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security
Harold stopped giving much importance to drams
Harold started tolerating social victimization
Harold killed all the bugs troubled him
24. Harold’s dream was fearful because
it was full of vivid pictures of snakes
it brought him face to face with reality
he saw huge elephant in it
in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people’s bodies
25. Harold suddenly woke up
Laughing
Crying
Screaming
Weeping
Quantative Analysis
26. A consumer group surveyed the prices for a certain item in five different stores, and reported the average price as $15. We visited four of the five stores, and found the prices to be $10, $15, $15 and $25. Assuming that the consumer group is correct, what is price of the item at the store that we did not visit?
$10
$15
$20
$25
27. During a semester, a student received scores of 76, 80, 83, 71, 80 and 78 on six tests. What is the student’s average score for these six tests?
76
77
78
79
28. Ms. Gutierrez needs to order rope of her gym class of 32 students. Each student will receive a piece of rope that 5 feet 8 inches long. What is the total length of rope Ms.Gutierrez needs to order for her class?
106 feet
154 feet 8 inches
160 feet 8 inches
184 feet
29. If the number of people classified as unemployed is 20,000 and the number of people classified as employed is 230,000, what is the unemployment rate?
8%
8.7%
9.2%
11.5%
30. In a recent survey, 80% of the community favoured building a police substation in their neighbourhood. If 15 citizens are chosen, what is the mean number favoring the substation?
12
15
8
10
31. Which of the following represents numbers greater than -3 but less than 6?
{x:-3 > x > 6}
{x: -3 ≥ x ≥ 6}
{x:-3 <x < 6}
{x:-3 ≤ x ≤ 6}
32. A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment for regular time. If he was paid $ 168, how many hours overtime did he work?
8
16
28
48
33. In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 column of mango tree. The distance between the two trees in 2 meters and a distance of one meter is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is:
20 m
22m
24m
26m
34. Profits in the partnership of Bikram, Bishnu and Binita are shared in the ratio 1: 2: 3. If Bikram’s share of the profits is Rs. 300, What is Binita’s share?
Rs. 150
Rs. 450
Rs. 600
Rs. 900
35. The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Re. 1. The sum (in Rs. ) is:
625
630
640
650
36. A contractor employs 20 male, 15 female and 5 children in his factory. Male wages are Rs 10 per day, female Rs 8 per day, and children Rs 3 per day. The weighted x of wages paid per day will be:
3.86
8.37
9.21
10.63
37. In a class of 50 students, 18 take music, 26 take art and 2 take both art and music. How many students in the class are not enrolled in either music or art?
6
8
10
12
38. Due to drop of 30% in price of mobile sets of a shop there was an increase in sales by 20%. What is the effect on the mobile shop.
16% fall
15% fall
12% fall
10% fall
39. What are the factor of the equation y2 = 64 ?
(y + 8)
{8}
(y + 8)(y - 8)
{-8,8}
40. What is the solution set of
{-2, 3}
{-1,6}
{-3/2,-1/2
{-6,1}
41. The length of a rectangular window is 5 feet more than its width. The area fo the window is 36 square feet. Which equation could be used to find the dimensions of the window?
w(w+5) = 36
w + w + 5 = 36
w(w-5) = 36
2w ÷ 10 = 36
42. Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-1, —1) and (2,2)
0.25
0.50
1
1.5
43. Peter wants to get $200,000 for his house. An agent charge 30% of the selling price for selling the house for Peter. What should be the selling price?
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$50,000
44. It took Malcom 3.5 hours to drive from city A to city B. On his way back to city A, he increased his speed by 20 km per hour and it took him 3 hours. Find the average speed for the whole journey.
120.0 km/hr
129.2 km/hr
125 km/hr
139 km/hr
45. What is the nth term in the arithmetic series below
3, 7, 11, 15, 19
4n
34 + n
2n + 1
4n - 1
46. The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago?
71 years
72 years
74 years
75 years
47. Mr. Thakali invested an amount of 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?
6400
6500
7200
7500
48. Two bus tickets from city A to B and three from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two Ticket from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A?
Rs 4, Rs 23
Rs 13, Rs 17
Rs 15, Rs 14
Rs 17, Rs 13
49. How much time will it take for an amount of 450 to yield 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
3.5 years
4 years
4.5 years
5 years.
50. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
25200
210
21400
1050
Logical Reasoning
Direction: Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best example of the given definition.
51. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?
Jake borrows Leslie’s camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground because he fails to zipper the case. When Jake returns the camera, he tells Leslie that he will pay for the repair.
Rebecca borrows her neighbor’s car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is practically empty. She apologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be more considerate the next time.
Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When Tom arrives, he discovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable amount of water damage. He calls a plumber to repair the pipe.
Lisa suspects that the pothole in her company’s parking lot caused her flat tire. She tells her boss that she thinks the company should pay for the repair.
52. Reentry occurs when a person leaves his or her social system for a period of time and the returns. Which situation below best describes Reentry?
When he is offered a better paying position, Yadav leaves the restaurant he manages to manage a new restaurant on the other side of town.
Sita is spending her junior year of college studying abroad in France.
Arjun is readjusting to civilian life after two years of overseas military service.
After several miserable months, Seema decides that she can no longer share an apartment with her roommate Hilary.
53. Embellishing the Truth occurs when a person adds fictitious details or exaggerates facts or true stories. Which situation below is the best example of Embellishing the Truth?
Lisa goes to the theater, and the next day, she tell her coworkers she thought the play was excellent.
The realtor describes the house, which is eleven blocks away from the ocean, as prime water front property.
During the job interview, Mohan, who has been teaching elementary school for ten years, describes himself as a very experienced teacher.
The basketball coach says it is likely that only the most talented players will get a college scholarship.
54. Establishing a power of Attornery occurs when a legal document is created that gives one individual the authority to act for another. Which situation below is the best example of Establishing a power of Attorney?
Lila is selling her house and she hires a lawyer to review the contract.
Suman’s mother can no longer get to the blank to cash her checks and make deposits, so she has taken legal steps to enable suman to do things for her.
Hari’s father is elderly and Hari thinks he is no longer able to make decisions for himself.
At her daughter’s urging, Mrs. Kavita opens up a retirement account with the local bank.
Direction: Each problem consists of three statements. Base on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
55. The kingston Mall has more stores than the Galleria. The Four Corners Mall has fewer stores than the galleria. The Kingston Mall has more stores than the Four Corners Mall If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
True
False
Uncertain
56. All the tulips in the Badri garden are white
All the tulips in the badri garden are yellow
All the tulip in badri garden are either white or yellow.
If the two statement are true, the third statement is
True
False
Uncertain
57. During the past year, Ram saw more movies than Hari.Hari saw fever movies than Sita.Sita was more movies than Ram.If the first two statements are true, the third statements is
True
False
Uncertain
58. Rover weighs less than Fido. Rover weighs more than Boomer of the three dogs, Boomer weighs the least. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:
True
False
Uncertain
59. All the offices on the 9® floor have wall-to-wall carpeting. No wall-to-wall carpeting is pink. None of the offices on the 9% floor has pink wall-to-wall carpeting. If the two statements are true, the third statement is:
True
False
Uncertain
Direction: Select logically the best answer for the following questions.
60. “Empty vessel makes much noise” is logically similar to
Live and let live
Wise people are respected
Fools generally praise themselves
Cowards die may times before their death
61. “Making hay while the sun shines” is logically similar to:
Sleep when you are tired
Jump when you are dancing
Take the flood at its ride
Entertain hope when others help you
62. “He will not tolerate insult because he is self-respecting” is logically similar to
He is unhappy as he failed
This is trivial, so a fastidious person will not accept it
He can buy the costlier thing because he is a rich man.
He has compassion for all because he is conscientious.
63. “Do not take sugar because you have diabetes” is logically similar to
Do not play as you are hurt
Do not sing as you have hoarse throat
Do not read as you have weak sight
Do not speak as you are not asked to speak.
64. “Read in order to increase your knowledge” is logically similar to
Speak to relive your tension
For building body, take exercise
For making profit, do not cheat on others
Pay only when you have
Direction: Find the odd-one out.
65.
Here
There
Now
Nowhere
66.
Lalitpur
Amman
Baghdad
kabul
67.
Cricket
Rugby
Baseball
Carrom
68.
24
44
60
66
69.
Look
View
Watch
Hear
70.
Home
Igloo
Building
Hut
71. If GIRL is code as IGLR, what should be the code of BABY?
BBAY
ABBY
YBBA
ABYB
72. If LION is code as ONLI, what should be the code of FEET?
ETFE
TEEF
TEFE
EEFT
73. If COROW is coded as RWCO, what should be the code of WORK?
OKWR
KROW
ROWK
WKRO
Direction: Question 74 and 75 are based on the following figures. There are eight squares among which the left four squares are the problem figures and the right four squares are the solution figures. The correct answer is the solution figure following the same relationship in the problem figures.
74.
General Knowledge
75.
76. XETRADAX stock exchange belongs to
Switzerland
Germany
France
South Africa
77. The agreement on WTO was signed at Marracus on
1993
1994
1995
2005
78. The Doha round of negotiations started on
1996
1999
2001
2008
79. The latest A class bank to issure IPO in Nepal is
Civil Bank
Century Bank
Commerz and Trust Bank
Mega Bank
80. Bill Gates established Microsoft in association with
Steve Jobs
Paul Allen
Mark Zuckerberg
Stanislav Kochar
81. The Eurozone crisis is related to
Currency crisis
Financial and economic crisis
Crisis resulting from continued appreciation of US dollar
Sovereign debt
82. SAARC consist of.........members.
7
8
10
12
83. Who has won the most majors so far in the gare of golf?
Tiger Woods
Jack Palmer
Sergio Garcia
Jack Nickolaus
84. Who has own the largest number of grand slam tennis tournaments?
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Jimmy Connors
Pete Sampras
85. The banking software made my Mercantile Corporation of Nepal is known as
Lhotse
Cho Oyu
Everest
Pumori
86. Who won the wimbledon Tennis is 2013?
Novak Dokovich
Roger Federer
David Ferrer
Andy Murray
87. Deming Management is related to
Quality circles
Quality control
Inputs management
Total Quality management
88. The oil crisis first started in the world as an aftermath of Yom Kippur War with more than four folds increase in the crude price of oil by OPEC in,
1967
1973
1982
1997
89. The famous management guru, Igor Ansoff, by training is a
Physicist
Mathematician
Astronomer
Economist
90. The largest ever passenger aircraft manufactured so far is
Boing 747
Boing 747-700
C-130
Airbus 380
91. The achievement theory of motivation is theorized by
Frederick Herzberg
Vector Broom
Renisis Likert
Daivd McClleland
92. Detailed study and development of tools and techniques on motion study was made by
F.W.Taylor
Frank and Lilian Gilbreth
Henri Fayol
Elton Mayo and the Veam
93. The welfare dimension in economics was introduced by
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Alfred Marshal
Robert Owen
94. Herbert Simon got the noble prize on economics for working on the theory of
Decision Making
Participatory Management
Dividend Theory
Portfolio Theory
95. The most widely used currency in the south American continent is
Dollar
Frank
Mark
Peso
96. The famous Nepali novel “Palpasa Cafe” was written by
Gopal Prasad Rimal
Hari Adhikari
Samrat Upadhyaya
Narayan Wagel
97. The lake at the highest altitude in Nepal is
Tilicho Lake
Damodar Kunda
Gosain Kunda
Bhairav Kunda
98. The first person to climb all peaks above 8,000 meter is
Reinhold Messner
Babu Chhiri Sherpa
U Jong Ti
Edmund Hillary
99. The longest Nepali river is
Karnali
Koshi
Arun
Trishuli
100. “Kotparav”, the massacre through which Jung Bahadur snatched power took place in
1989
1903
1911
1938