Thursday 22 February 2018

AMCAT SAMPLE PAPER

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION:
All questions are Multiple-Choice
In the following question select the word which is
word.
Q1. INDISCREET
a. reliable
b. honest
c. prudent
d. stupid
Q2. SOLICITUDE
a. insouciance
b. ingenuity
c. propriety
d. austerity
Q3. In the sentence there is a bold word or phrase
the options conveys almost the same meaning as the bold word or phrase in the sentence
Select that option which is nearest in meaning
It is preposterous on your part to look for a job without first completing your education
a. Wise
b. Imperative
c. Advisable
d. Most admirable
e. Very absurd
In the following questiones, fill in the blank space
Q4. The success that he has gained, though striking enough, does not, however, commensurate
. . . the efforts made by him.
a. About
b. From
c. With
d. Beside
Sample Questions
Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer
OPPOSITE in the meaning of the given
phrase. One of the words or phrases given in
meaning.
space.
answer.
sentence.
education.
.
Amcat Previous year Question Papers, Sa- mple/ Model Papers
e. Over
Q5. Vinod took his meals after he
a. Had completed his work
b. Had been completing his work
c. Was completing his work
d. Had been completed his work
e. Had got completed his work
In the following questions, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the given
word.
Q6. Nonchalance
a. Neutrality
b. Indifference
c. All-knowing
d. Ignorance
e. Untimeliness
Q7. Conceal
a. Hide
b. Seal
c. Ceiling
d. Horrifying
Q8. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it
if any, will be in one part of the sentence
no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore
(A) The whole thing moves/ (B) around the concept of building a small dynamic/(C)
organisation into a larger one. /(D) No error
a. (A)
b. (B)
c. (C )
d. (D)
Q9. In the question a part of the sentence is italicised
given which may improve the sentence
improvement is needed. Option 'D' is the answer
She gave most of her time to music
. . . .
sentence. The letter of that part is the answer
- the errors of punctuation,if any)
error.
italicised. Alternatives to the italicised part is
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no
answer.
music.
it. The error,
answer. If there is
ives
a. spent
b. lent
c. devoted
d. No improvement
Q10. The given sentences when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph
sentence is labelled with a number
the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph
1. He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat
him and asked different types of questions
that night. 4. Swami Vivekanand once stayed in a small village
a. 2341
b. 3214
c. 4213
d. 4231
Answer the question based on the given passage
Management is a set of processes that can keep a complicated system of people and technology
running smoothly. The most important aspects of management include planning, budgeting,
organising, staffing, controlling, and problem
creates organisations in the first place or adapts them to significantly changing circumstances
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people w
them to make it happen despite the obstacles
purposes here: Successful transformation is 70 to 90 per cent leadership and only 10 to 30
percent management. Yet for historical r
leadership. And almost everyone thinks about the problem here as one of managing change
most of this country, as we created thousands and thousands of large organisations for the first
time in human history, we didn't have enough good managers to keep all those bureaucracies
functioning. So many companies and universities developed management programs and
hundreds and thousands of people were encouraged to learn management on the job
did. But, people were taught little about leadership
emphasised because it's easier to teach than leadership
main item on the twentieth-century agenda because that's what was needed
entrepreneur or business builder who was a leader, we needed hundreds of managers to run their
ever-growing enterprises. Unfortunately for us today, this emphasis on management has often
been institutionalised in corporate cultures that discourage em
Ironically, past success is usually the key ingredient in producing this outcome
as I have observed it on many occasions, goes like this: success creates some degree of marked
dominance which in turn produces much growth
organisation under control becomes the primary challenge
managerial competencies are nurtured
leadership, bureaucracy and an inward focus takeover
mostly of market dominance, the problem often goes unaddressed and an unhealthy arrogance
number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among
paragraph.
th eat. 2. Thousands of people came to
questions. 3. No one cared to see that he had his food or rest
village.
ising, problem-solving. Leadership is a set of processes that
with that vision, and inspires
obstacles. This distinction is absolutely crucial for our
reasons, many organisations today don't have much
istory, leadership. To some degree, management was
leadership. But even more so, management was the
needed. For e
employees from learning how to lead
outcome.
uces growth. After a while keeping the ever
challenge. So attention turns inward and
nurtured. With a strong emphasis on management but not
takeover. But with continued success, the result
paragraph. Each
circumstances.
ith easons, change. For
job. And they
every
ployees lead.
The syndrome,
ever-larger
begins to evolve. All of these characteristics then make any transformation effort much more
difficult. Arrogant managers can over
position, listen poorly and learn slowly
the very forces that present threats and opportunities
who want to respond to shifting conditions
these organisations to break out of the morass
Q11. Why did companies and universities develop programmes to prepare managers in
such a large number?
a. (A) Companies and universities wanted to generate funds through these programmes
b. (B) The large number of organisations were created as they needed managers in
c. (C) Organisations did not want to spend their scarce resources in training managers
d. (D) Organisations wanted to create communication network through trained managers
Q12. How has the author defined management?
a. It is the process of adapting organisations to changing circumstances
b. It is the system of aligning people with the direction it has taken
c. It refers to creating a vision to help direct the change effectively
d. Creating better performance through customer orie
Q13. What is the historical reason for many organisations not having leadership?
a. A view that leaders are born, they are not made
b. Leaders lack managerial skills and organisations need managers
c. Leaders are weak in carrying out tradit
d. Leaders allow too much complacency in organisations
Q14. Which of the following characteristics help organisations in their transformation
efforts?
a. Emphasis on leadership but not management
b. A strong and dogmatic culture
c. Bureaucratic and inward looking approach
d. Failing to acknowledge the value of customers and shareholders
Q15. Which of the following is similar in meaning of the word 'smother' as used in the
passage?
a. Suppress
b. Encourage
c. Instigate
d. Criticise
over-evaluate their current performance and competitive
slowly. Inwardly focused employees can have difficulty seeing
he opportunities. Bureaucratic cultures can smother those
conditions. And the lack of leadership leaves no force inside
morass.
ompanies circumstances.
taken.
effectively.
orientation.
traditional functions of management
good number
QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
All questions are Multiple-Choice
Q1. In a kilometre race, if A gives B a 40 m start, A wins by 19 s
start, B wins by 40 m. Find the time taken by B to run 5,000 m?
a. 150 s
b. 450 s
c. 750 s
d. 825 s
Q2. Pipe A takes 16 min to fill a tank
circumferences are in the ratio 2:3, fill another tank twice as big as the f
cross-sectional circumference that is one
the second tank? (Assume the rate at which water flows through a unit cross
is same for all the three pipes. )
a. 66/13
b. 40/13
c. 16/13
d. 32/13
Q3. Three consecutive whole numbers are such that the square of the middle number is
greater than the product of the other two by 1
a. 6
b. 18
c. 12
d. All of these
Q4. The arithmetic mean of 2 numbers is 34 and their geometric mean is 16
numbers will be
a. 4
b. 16
c. 18
d. 12
Q5. If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z% of b is :
a. (xy/z)% of a
b. (yz/x)% of a
ABILITY: Sample Questions
Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer
s. But if A gives B a 30 s
tank. Pipes B and C, whose cross-sectional
first.
one-third of C, how long will it take for B and C to fill
1. Find the middle number.
answer.
. If A has a
cross-sectional area
16. One of the
c. (xz/y)% of a
d. None of these
Q6. The letters of the word WOMAN are written in all possible orders and these words are
written out as in a dictionary ,then the rank of the word 'WOMAN' is
a. 117
b. 120
c. 118
d. 119
Q7. What least number must be subtracted from 9400 to get a number exactly divisib
65?
a. 40
b. 20
c. 80
d. none of these
Q8. If 2505 / 0. 5 = 5010 then 25
a. 5. 010
b. 50. 10
c. 501. 0
d. None of these
Q9. Which pair of rational numbers lie between 1/5 and 2/5
a. 262/1000, 275/1000
b. 362/1000, 562/1000
c. 451/1000, 552/1000
d. 121/1000,131/1000
Q10. What is the value of the following expression: 2 log
a. 2
b. 2. 5
c. 3
d. None of these
Q11. If x increases linearly, how will a
a. Increase linearly
b. Decrease linearly
c. Increase exponentially
d. Decrease exponentially
he 25. 05 / 0. 5 = ?
-
log10 5 + log10 4 ?
a-x behave (a>1) ?
divisible by
Q12. What is the probability of getting the sum 5 in two throws of the dice?
a. 1/12
b. 1/5
c. 1/9
d. None of these
LOGICAL ABILITY: Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice
Q1. The question shows a pair of words in which the first is related to the second in some
way. It is followed by a single word which bears a similar relation to one of the given
alternatives. Find the correct alternative to complete the analogy
Melt:Liquid::Freeze: ?
a. Ice
b. Condense
c. Solid
d. Crystal
Q2. Fill in the blankGuilt is to
a. Present
b. Future
c. Today
d. Despair
e. Hopeless
Q3. From the given choices select the odd man out:
a. Bird
b. Kite
c. Crow
d. Pigeon
e. Sparrow
Q4. Find the missing pattern
BOQD : ERTG :: ANPC : ?
a. DQSF
b. FSHU
c. SHFU
d. DSQF
Q5. Find the missing number
Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer
analogy.
Past as Hope is to . . . . . .
answer.
5 : 24 :: 8 : ?
a. 65
b. 63
c. 62
d. 64
Q6. From the given choices select the odd man out
a. DFHEG
b. TWXUV
c. OQSPR
d. JLNKM
Q7. If HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, what will 21448 stand for?
a. SHAFT
b. SHORT
c. SHOOT
d. SHART
Q8. Find the next number in the series
1, 6, 13, 22, 33, . . . . . .
a. 44
b. 45
c. 46
d. 47
Q9. The question contains some
the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly
known facts.
Statements:
I) All tomatoes are red.
II) All grapes are tomatoes.
Conclusions:
I) All grapes are red.
II) Some Tomatoes are grapes.
a. Only conclusion I follows.
b. Only conclusion II follows.
c. Neither I nor II follows
d. Both I and II follow.
statements followed by some conclusions. Decide which of
e. Either I or II follows
Q9. Old woman's son is my daughter's uncle, then what relation
?
a. Sister
b. Mother
c. Grandmother
d. Mother - in - law
Q10. Ramu was facing East. He walked 4 km forward and then after turning to his right
walked 6 km. Again he turned to his right and walked 7 km
Which direction was he facing at the time?
a. East
b. North
c. South
d. West
e. North-East
Q11. Raman is not wearing purple and Aman is not wearing black
different colours. Avinash alone wears gree
wearing different colours.
a. Green
b. Black
c. Purple
d. Can't Say
Q12. The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II
which of the arguments is a strong argument
Statement :
Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments :
I. Yes, Trappers are making a lot of money
II. No, bans on hunting and trapping are not effective
a. Only argument I is strong.
b. Only argument II is strong.
c. Either I or II is strong.
d. Neither I nor II is strong.
e. Both I and II are strong
has the old woman to me
km. After this he turned back
black. Raman and Sahil wear
green. What is Sahil's colour, if all four of them are
II. You have to decide
and which is a weak argument
money.
effective.
back.
argument.
Q13. The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II
which assumption(s) is implicit
Statements:
Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in glowing condition
Assumptions :
I. People like glowing complexion
II. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation
a. Only assumption I is implicit
b. Only assumption II is implicit
c. Both assumption I and II are implicit
d. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit
Q14. Study the statement(s) and the conclusions and select the correct option
Statement :
No country is absolutely self - dependent these days
Conclusions :
I. It is imposible to grow and produce all that a country needs
II. Countrymen in general have become lazy
a. Only Conclusion I follows
b. Only Conclusion II follows
c. Both the conclusion I and II follow
d. Either conclusion I or II follows
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Q15. In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action
is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for improvement, follow
action in regard to the problem, policy, etc
to be true and then decide which of the given suggested course(s) of action logically follows
for pursuing.
Statement:
'The World Bank has approved a $ 300 million loan to finance a project
by Madras Port Trusts.
Courses of Action :
I. India should take financial help from other international financial institutions to develop such
ports in other places.
II. India should not seek any help from the international fina
a. Only I follows
b. Only II follows
c. Either I or II follows
implicit.
complexion.
circulation.
implicit.
days.
needs.
lazy.
ws
. A course of action
follow-up, or further
em, etc. You have to assume everything in the statement
to construct coal ports
financial institutions.
II. Find out
condition.
option.
d. Neither I nor II follows
e. Both I and II follow.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS
Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice
Q1. A 8-bit signed integer has the following range:
a. 0 to 255
b. -128 to 127
c. -255 to 254
d. 0 to 509
Q2. What will be the output of the following code statements?
integer x = 34. 54, y = 20, z =
print ( y > 50 AND z > 10 or x > 30 )
a. 0
b. 1
c. -1
d. 10
Q3. Pankaj makes a program to print the product of cubes of the first 10 whole numbers
She writes the following program:
integer x = 0 // statement 1
integer sum = 0 // statement 2
while ( x < 10 ) // statement 3
{
sum = x*x*x // statement 4
x = x + 1 // statement 5
}
print sum // statement 6
Is her program correct? If not, which statement will you modify to correct it?
a. No error, the program is correct
b. Statement 1
c. Statement 4
Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer
-5
um correct.
APPLICATIONS:
answer.
numbers.
d. statement 6
Q4. I have a problem to solve which takes as input a number n
property that given the solution for (n
programming technique will I use to solve such a problem?
a. Iteration
b. Decision-making
c. Object Oriented Programming
d. Recursion
Q5. Given:
integer x = 40, y = 35, z = 20, w = 10
Comment about the output of the following two statements:
print x * y / z - w
print x * y / (z - w)
a. Differ by 80
b. Same
c. Differ by 50
d. Differ by 160
Q6. Data and function in which area of a class are directly accessible outside the class?
a. Public
b. Private
c. Protected
d. None of these
Q7. Here is an infix notation: ((A+B)*C
of the above from the given options
a. AB+CD*E--FG+^
b. AB+C*DE--FG+^
c. AB+C*DE-FG-+^
d. A+BC*DE-FG-+^
Q8. If the depth of a tree is 3 levels, then what is the
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
n. The problem has a
n-1), I can easily solve the problem for n
C-(D-E))^(F+G) Choose the correct postfix notation
options.
size of the Tree?
n. Which
Q9. One of the following options is a form of access used to add and remove nodes from a
queue.
a. LIFO
b. FIFO
c. Both LIFO and FIFO
d. None of these
Q10. What is the time complexity of adding three ma
a. O(N)
b. O(N^2)
c. O(N^3)
d. None of these
matrices of size NXN cell
trices cell-by-cell?

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. A = 11 * 22 * 33 * 44 * 55 * ……..1010. How many zeroes will be there at the end of A ?
Op 1: 6
Op 2: 15
Op 3: 10
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2
Ques. If x = 3 + 31/2, then what is the value of x2 + 9/x2 ?
Op 1: 15 + 3 * 31/2
Op 2: 18 + 3 * 31/2
Op 3: 27 + 3 * 31/2
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. If x4 + 1/x4 = 47, then find the value of x3 + 1/x3
Op 1: 18
Op 2: 27
Op 3: 9
Op 4: 12
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 2
Op 3: 3
Op 4: 4
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. A biased die has a probability of 1/4 of showing a 5, while the probability of any of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 turning up is the same . If three such dice are rolled, what is the probability of getting a sum of atleast 14 without getting a 6 on any die ?
Op 1: 5/24
Op 2: 9/160
Op 3: 1/30
Op 4: 7/160
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. A, B, C, D and E play the following game. Each person picks one card from cards numbered 1 through 10. The person who picks the greatest numbered card loses and is out of the game. Now the remaining four return their cards to the pack and draw again, and
Op 1: 3/14
Op 2: 4/17
Op 3: 1/5
Op 4: 5/24
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. Which among the following is greatest: 51/2, 111/3, 1231/6 ?
Op 1: 51/2
Op 2: 111/3
Op 3: 1231/6
Op 4: All are equal
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. What are the unit's digits of 369, 6864, 4725 respectively ?
Op 1: 9,6 and 6
Op 2: 6, 6 and 6
Op 3: 3,6 and 4
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If 13 + 23+ 33+ ……….+ 93 = 2025 ,then the value of (0.11)3 + (0.22)3 + ….+ (0.99)3 is close to:
Op 1: 0.2695
Op 2: 0.3695
Op 3: 2.695
Op 4: 3.695
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?
Op 1: 4/7
Op 2: 1/2
Op 3: 2/3
Op 4: 5/6
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. A, B and C are three students who attend the same tutorial classes. If the probability that on a particular day exactly one out of A and B attends the class is 7/10; exactly one out of B and C attends is 4/10; exactly one out of C and A attends is 7/10. I
Op 1: 46/100
Op 2: 63/100
Op 3: 74/100
Op 4: 99/100
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. A box contains 10 balls numbered 1 through 10. Anuj, Anisha and Amit pick a ball each, one after the other, each time replacing the ball. What is the probability that Anuj picks a ball numbered less than that picked by Anisha, who in turn picks a lesser n
Op 1: 3/25
Op 2: 1/6
Op 3: 4/25
Op 4: 81/400
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If |x| + |y| = 7, then what is the sum of minimum and maximum values of x + y?
Op 1: 3/2
Op 2: -7
Op 3: 7
Op 4: 0
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. 832.58-242.31 =779.84- ?
Op 1: 179.57
Op 2: 199.57
Op 3: 295.05
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 * 0.25 * 0.499 * 0.125 * 24 ?
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 3/4
Op 3: 3/8
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. The simplification of (0.2 * 0.2 + 0.02 * 0.02 - 0.4 * 0.02) / 0.36
Op 1: 0.009
Op 2: 0.09
Op 3: 0.9
Op 4: 9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. What is the highest power of 82 contained in 83!-82! ?
Op 1: 3
Op 2: 2
Op 3: 164
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. If x = 0.75, then what is the value of the expression (1+x+x2) + x3/(1-x) ?
Op 1: 0.25
Op 2: 4
Op 3: 1.75
Op 4: 1
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Ques. If a lies between 2 and 3, both included, and b lies between 4 and 6, both included, then what is the ratio of minimum and maximum limits of a2-b2?
Op 1: -4
Op 2: 4
Op 3: 32/7
Op 4: - 28/6
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. If a, b, c are roots of the equation 1x3-4x2+6.5x + 3.5 = 0, then what is the value of a2 + b2 + c2?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 64
Op 3: 169
Op 4: 3
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If a+b=6, ab=5, the value of a-b is:
Op 1: 4
Op 2: 5
Op 3: 6
Op 4: 7
Op 5: 9
Correct Op : 1

Ques. |X - 5| + 4 > 0 and |X2| < 4. Then x can be:
Op 1: 4
Op 2: 2
Op 3: 0.5
Op 4: All of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. If f(x) = sum of all the digits of x, where x is a natural number, then what is the value of f(101)+f(102)+f(103)+ .. +f(200)?
Op 1: 1000
Op 2: 784
Op 3: 999
Op 4: 1001
Correct Op : 4
Ques. Pawan is a very confused person. Once he wrote 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 100. In how many places you need to change '+' with ' * ' to make the equality hold good ?
Op 1: 2
Op 2: 4
Op 3: 3
Op 4: None of these
Correct Op : 3