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

Capacity Utilisation = 64.8% ? 65%
65% = 13/20, so maximum production capacity = (20 ? 1.64)/13 = 32.8/13 ? 2.53 (‘000 tonnes)
97. (4) Data insufficient, because various varieties of coffee of the identical brand may have various prices. We can not presume that there will be only 1 variety of coffee of every brand.
98. (2) Total Sales Value (incl. Others) = 132.8(Rs. Cr.)
Sales value (BB + Nestle + Lipton + MAX) = [31.15 + 26.75 + 15.25 + 17.45]
= 90.60 (Rs. Cr.)
Total sales value of others = 132.8 - 90.60 = 42.2 (Rs. Cr)
Others /Total = 42.2/132.8 ? 1/3 (approx.)
% share of others = 33.33% (approx.)
Hence, the nearest choice will be the accurate ans i.e. 32%.
99. (3) Total prod capacity = [100 ? Total prod. (‘000 tonnes) ] /(% Capacity utilisation)
= (100 ? 11.63)/61.3
= 1160/50 (approx.)
= 19.3 (‘000 tonnes)
Here we are taking approximate value of the denominator to be less than the true value Hence, the nearest choice will be the accurate ans i.e. 18,900.
100. (4) Unutilised capacity of a company is provided by.
(100 - % capacity utilisation) (Production in ‘000 tonnes)/(% capacity utilisation)
Substituting the corresponding values from the table, we get that maximum unutilised cap. is for MAC i.e. (100 - 59.35) ? (1.54)/59.35 ? 1.05 (‘000 tonnes)

101-105:

101. (2) As per the plan, number of men working in fifth month was four & these four men were supposed to do coding. Cost per man-month for coding = Rs. 10000.
Total cost in fifth month = four ? 10000 = Rs. 40,000
Number of people truly working in fifth month is five & these five men are doing the design part of the project. Cost per man-month for design = Rs. 20,000.
Total cost in fifth month = five ? 20,000 = Rs. 1,00,000
% change = (100000 - 40000) 100/40000 = 150%.
102. (1) total man-months needed for coding = (4 + five + 5) = 14
Cost per man-month coding = Rs. 10,000
Total cost incurred in new coding stage = 14 ? 10,000 = Rs. 1,40,000
103. (4) Total cost in a stage = (Num. Of man months)(Cost per man month in that stage)
Total cost in specification = (2 + 3) 40,000 = Rs. 2,00,000.
Total cost in design = (4 + three + 5) 20000 = Rs. 2,40,000.
Total cost in coding = Rs. 1,40,000
Total cost in testing = (4 + 1) 1500 = Rs. 75000
Hence the accurate ans is (4)..
104. (3) Average cost/man month = (Total cost in that period)/ (No. of man months taken). avg. cost per man month will be minimum for 11-15 month i.e. (90000/9) = Rs. 10,000.
105. (2) In 2 cases, cost will be various in 5th, sixth & eighth month. Cost will be Rs. 60,000 more in the fifth month, Rs. 20,000 less in the sixth month & Rs. 20,000 more in the eighth month. So net difference will be Rs. 60,000.

106-110:

106. (4) Total investment in 1995 = (2923 + 7081.6) = 10,000 crores
Total investment in 96 = (3489 + 8352) ? 11,840
Percentage increase = (11,840 - 1000) 100/10000
= 18.4 = 18 (approx.)
107. (3) Total investment in Chittor district = (2923.1 + 3489.5) ? 6400 (approx.)
Total investment in Khammam district = (7081.6 + 8352.0) ? 15400 (approx.)
Required Ratio = 77/32 = 2.4 (approx.)
108. (2) Total investment in Electricity & Thermal Energy in 1995 = (81.2 + 632.4 + 2065.8 + 1232.7)
= (800 + 650 + 2100 + 1200) = 4750(approx.)
Percentage = (4750)/(1000) = 47.5 (approx.)
109. (1) Again use approximate values & degree of approximation allowed will depend on the difference in the various choices.
Electricity = (23 - 20) 100/20 = 15%
Chemical = 22/74 = 28%
Solar = 4/12 = 30%
Nuclear = 5/16 = 31%
110. (1) % increase from 95 to 96 = % increase from 96 to 97
(8352.0 - 7081.6)/7081.6 = (x - 8352.0) /8350
Using approximation, 1270/7080 =
x = 9850.

111 - 115:

This caselet is very easy & most of the ques. can be answered just by careful observation without doing true computations.

111. (4) In May number of employees suddenly increases but the profit is increasing at much slower rate so profit per employee must be highest either in Jan. or in March & comparing the values for the graph, March is the accurate ans.
112. (1) Profit = {Sales - Cost}, the difference ranging from the line graph for sales & line graph for cost is maximum in September & so September is the accurate ans.
113. (1) Comparing the value for sales in different months as per the conditions, maximum difference is ranging from January & March and base value is minimum for January, so % increase will be maximum in March.
114. (4) Increase in cost is maximum for May i.e. 34 - 30 = four on the line graph.
115. (2) Num. of persons employed = Num. of employee in Nov. - Num. of employee in Jan = 15,800 - 10,800 = 5000(apporx).
nearest ans. is 5100.

116-120:

116. (2) Num of such students = (36 - 12)% of 800 + (48 - 17)% of 730 + (43 - 23)% of 1100
= 24% of 800 + 31% of 730 + 20% of 1100
= 192 + 226 + 220
= 638 (approx.)
Closest choice is 650
117. (2) In 1994 total money earned by finance students = 23% of 110? (7550 ?12)
Similarly total money earned by s/w students = 21% of 110? (7050 ? 12)
Difference = 1320 (23 ? 755 - 21 ? 705) = 33.8 lakhs (approx.)
118. (4) % increase in avg. salary of finance = (9810 - 5450) 100/5450
= 8700/109
80% (approx.)
119. (4) Can not be determined as avg. monthly salary of students in ‘Others’ category is not provided.
120. (3) % Increase in initial sal. in s/w = (8640 - 5290)100/5290
= (3350 ? 100)/5300
? 63.3%
Annual increase = 63.3/4 = 15.8 (approx.)
nearest choice is 16.3%


121. (3) Incase of Products, percentage of spam emails is increasing but at decreasing rate, from Sep 2002 to Dec 2002 products increased more than 100% and in Mar 2003 about 45% and in Jun 2003 10%
122. (1) Was larger as in Dec 2002 it is a higher percentage of a higher base compared to June 2003.
123. (4) Cannot be determined as in Sept 2002 it is a lower percentage than March 2003, however the base in Sept 2003 is higher than that in March 2002. Thus we cannot say anything.
124. (2) It is evident from graph Seeta’s growth rate reduced from 3rd month as this is the 1st time the slope has reduced.
125. (1) Geeta grew at fastest rate in 1st 2 months (the slope of the line in this period is steepest for Geeta).
126. (1) Geeta grew least in 3rd month (during this period, the slope was lowest for Geeta).
127. (4) Seeta increased 7cm on 50 and shyam 7cm on 53cm, Hence Shyam grew lowest.
128. (4)
129. (3)
130. (3)

131. (2) AVOCADO paint is mixture of ORANGE and PINK in equal volumes.
If ORANGE is made using RED and YELLOW, then the cost of ORANGE would be
(20+25)/2 = 22.5 which is greater than the cost of the ORANGE.
If we make PINK by RED and WHITE, the cost of PINK would be (20+15)/2 = 17.5 which is less than the cost of the PINK paint.
Hence, the cost of the AVOCADO is (22+17.5)/2 = 19.75
132. (4) Mixing equal amounts of ORANGE and WHITE can make WASHEDORANGE, ORANGE can be made by mixing equal amounts of RED and YELLOW. So the ratio of RED, YELLOW and WHITE is 1:1:2

133. (2) If cost of AVOCADO paint is Rs.19.75
The cost of the CREAM is [(7 ? 15) + (3 ? 75)] / 10 = Rs. 18
And cost of WASHEDORANGE is Rs.18.50
So CREAM is the most profitable.
134. (3) From provided choices F is the only possibility.
135. (4) If we look at the choices D & G can sit together, C & F can sit together, B & D can sit together and E & A is the only choice which is not possible.
136. (3) E & G is the only possibility.
137. (2) From the above info we can infer that choice (2) is accurate.
138.(4) B-Defence, D – Telecom
139. (1)
140. (1) D + J = 46
141. (1) From statement A.
142. (2) From both statements individually. If x is the number of tosses he took, from statement I we get the formula 10 + x –100 = 50. Thus x = 140. From statement II individually, we have x > 138. Thus we are sure he has paid up more than 148. If he incurs a loss of only Rs. 50, the game has to end normally. Thus the above state of his taking 150 shots with 1st 138 as tails and 139 and 140 throw as tails is the scenario. With no other scenario will a loss of just 50 and 138 tails show up.
143. (3) Using both statements.

144. (3) Using both statements.
145. (4)
146. (1)
147. (3)
148. (3)
149. (1)
150. (3)
151. (3)
152. (2)
153. (1)
154 -157:
Against Pakistan total was 220 so rest made only 22
Against South Africa total was 250 so rest made only 75
Against Australia total was 240 so rest made only 48
Now based on this info

154.(3) Number of players those have definitely scored less than Yuvraj are two i.e. Saurav and Rahul.
155.(2) Clearly from the above info best M index is of Saurav.
156.(3) It is possible to compute the exact M index for Rahul and Saurav.
157.(2) Lowest R index can be of Kaif or Rahul who have R index of 23 or more.

Que. 158 to 161:

From the provided data: Labour experts (LE) = 3
Health experts (HE)= 6
Population studies experts (PSE)= 6
Refugee Relocation experts (RRE)= 6
Experts from: America = 8
Africa = 4
Europe = 4
Australasia = 5


LE HE PSE RRE
America 1
Australasia 1 1 2 1
Africa 0
Europe 1 1 1 1

158. (3).

LE HE PSE RRE
America 1 2 2 3
Australasia 1 1 2 1
Africa 0 2 1 1
Europe 1 1 1 1

159.(4).
160.(3).
161.(3).

LE HE PSE RRE
America 1 3 1 3
Australasia 1 1 2 1
Africa 0 1 2 1
Europe 1 1 1 1

187. (2) Privilege means freedom, right and concession – all three. Therefore, the rising costs of a good education have made it an advantage the rich have over those less privileged. Every citizen has the rights mentioned here. Having a privilege over one’s rivals means having an edge over them due to rank, connections or something else in one’s favor. And if Sheron had the privilege of the company’s bungalow and car, then that was a concession.
188. (3) The clue here is sentence B – we never say ‘tragedy case’ or ‘calamity case’, and accident does not fit in the other phrases. ‘Disaster case’, however, is common usage, and disaster can be sensed and can strike. Hence, (3) is the accurate ans.
189. (4) Dejection seems to be confusing here, but in sentence B, dejection does not occasionally inflict all adults for no particular cause. Hence, the accurate ans is depression.
190. (1) State here means all of these things: the nation or country (in A and D), the condition if affairs (in B), and to testify or assert (in C).
191. (1) The statement says that if practiced within limits, the idea of private property can function to the good of most people. Statements b) and c) are frontal attacks on communism, which are not warranted by the snippet. D) can be a likely ans but a) is a more general statement and hence is the accurate ans.
192. (1) In this case, to be fertile is to write well and produce good work. Hence (1).
193. (4) The argument is that it requires time and commitment to understand a different language and culture. The only reasonable argument that weakens it would be that the identical amount of time and commitment ought to be used to better understand one’s own language and culture first.
194. (3) The writer does not seem to be advising against trusting people, so the 1st 2 choices are ruled out. All she/he says is that even the people we know best are always surprising us with various facets of their personality.
195. (4) Both said in the snippet. Line 2 is the 1st statement and a grade of O would mean a mark of 15 out of 26, with 26 being the lowest, which is beneath the avg. of 13.
196. (2) (1) is not accurate because the program does not take 2 weeks to solve the issue. c) is incorrect for the identical cause. The writing of the program is an achievement, and so “only part of the problem” is a negative phrase and does not belong here.
197. (3) What has to be conveyed here is that if doctors do not terminate the life of terminally ill patients who are in pain, it would only prolong their agony, and that too by only a few days. (1) does not express that, b) does not convey that 2 separate situations are being spoken of, and d) is incorrect because the end can be delayed but cannot delay.
198. (4) ‘Us’ is an objective pronoun, which means that it can be used as the object of a verb, as in, “He took us out to dinner,” but not as the subject of a sentence. ‘We’ is a subjective pronoun, which means it can be used as the subject of a sentence, as in this 1 – “We had left before he arrived.”
199. (3) This follows the logical order of past to current – from “Almost a century ago…” to “Today…”
200. (3) Option (1) starts with ‘but’, and hence cannot be the 1st sentence in the set. choice (4) contains the phrase “such changes”, so it would have to be preceded by a sentence that tells us what type of modifications. Hence the accurate ans is (3)
201. (3)
202. (1)
203. (2) Fission is the disintegration or separation of molecules; fusion is their union. Hence (2).
204. (3) Dulcet is sweet to the ear or melodious, raucous is noisy and harsh. Palliative means something that is soothing; exacerbating is aggravating. Hence they are corresponding in meaning.
205. (4) Anterior means before or front, posterior means behind. Hence (4).
206. (2) An atheist is someone who does not believe in god, a skeptic is someone who is undecided. Doubt is analogous to skeptic, faith would be analogous to mistrust or disbelief.
207. (2) To assail is to attack, to defend is to fend the attack off. Hence (2)

Earning:   Approval pending.