Symbiosis International Education Centre 2007 M.B.A SNAP TEST - Question Paper

46. (1) The 2 statements provide the standard outcome which hold good for any quadratic formula of the provided form. (?² + ?²) can be found as [(? + ?)2 - 2??]. From the provided statements 1 can get an ans only in terms of a and b. So the ans is (1).
47. (2) If the number of kind - one widgets produced is A and that of kind - two widgets is B, then we get the basic formula [A + B = 20,000] from the data in the ques.. From statement (I), we get [1.1 A + 1.06 B = 20,000]. This is enough to provide us the value of B. Similarly from statement (2), we get A = 2B. This is enough to provide us the value of B.
48. (1) Anil’s age was a prime number in 1996 and 1998. So Anil’s age in these 2 yeas can be a pair of such numbers which are prime, and differ by 2. We have many such pairs - (3,5), (5, 7), (11, 13)….. And it is not possible to arrive at a unique ans. So the ans is (1).
49. (4) Let Lakhiram’s assets be worth Rs. X. In the case of compound interest, the period of reckoning or computation of CI is very important. This info is provided in statement (II). The annual CI rate is 10%, so the rate for four months is (4/12) 10 = (10/3)%. So the total Cl after 1 year, in terms of X, may be written as: Cl = X[(1 + ((10/3)/100)]3, because in a year, there are three terms of four months. This interest is followed by a tax of 4% paid by him which ultimately fetches Lakhiram Rs. 1500. This data helps us to obtain the value of X, so the ans is (4).
50. (1) Although it is known that none of the lines are parallel to every other, there might be the case wherein all the lines have exactly 1 point of intersection, or 8 lines with 1 point and the other 8 with a different point of intersection. Unless something about the relative arrangement of these lines is known, 1 cannot arrive at a definite ans. So the ans is (1).
51. (1) The writer says that we should coolly assess the science of global warming. This implies that scientific evidence may not link the weather disturbances in various parts of the world, so that they could be happening due to unrelated causes.
52. (3) Directly said in the 2nd snippet
53. (2) There is a difference in the approaches of the Americans and the European nations, as mentioned in the passage.
54. (1) Can be inferred from this line, “ They know there is no chance that America will meet its target through cuts in domestic emissions. That is why they see sinks and trading as saviors…”

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