Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) entrance test, to be held on November 23, 2014 for its most sought after 2 years MBA programme in International Business has so far been a paper pencil mode exam and as has been announced by IIFT, this year also it will continue with the same structure.
Despite this fact IIFT aspirants preparing for November 23, 2014 have been raising queries about the expected number of questions, some clues on proposed test composition and the difficulty level. IIFT has however not shared any plan to change its pattern and the B school would like to stick to its pristine glory of ‘Go on guessing the number of questions’ in the exam. The entrance test for admission to its New Delhi and Kolkata campuses in India and at Dar-es-Salaam campus in Tanzania attracts higher proportion of candidates in comparison to CAT. While registration for CAT 2014 may be around 2 lakhs of candidates for 15K+ seats, registration for IIFT entrance is around 60K for 220 seats.
Historical data of IIFT reveals that year after year the entrance exam has been exploring more depths of knowledge and intelligence of candidates, testing them with the well established MCQ testing pattern followed by Essay Writing, Group Discussion and Interview, based on marks obtained in Written Test. Hence IIFT is at present in no mood to change the pattern.
The final selection round will be held in January/February 2015 in various cities in India. The candidates are required to select one of the specified centers for Essay Writing, GD and Interview.
Number of questions in IIFT entrance test
IIFT entrance will be conducted in 20 cities across India. The conventional paper pencil mode test will be of two hours duration from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon to be held on Sunday, November 23, 2014.
IIFT entrance comprises the questions covering English Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Analysis. The written admission test to MBA Programme in IIFT consists of multiple choice objective type questions (in English).
Guessing the exact composition and number of questions in IIFT entrance test, that too with variable marking pattern is hard nut to crack. Going by the past record, although there are no fixed number of questions in IIFT entrance test, the number may vary anywhere between 125 to 130.
Expect 35 questions on English Comprehension
Candidates should expect about 35 questions on English comprehension in IIFT Nov 2014 test. Questions are anticipated to be composed of core English language usage and Reading comprehension passages.
Major areas covered in this section are - Active-Passive, Reported speech, conditional sentences, one word substitution, fill in the blanks, Jumbled paragraphs, phrases, figures of speech, error correction in sentences, analogy, spelling correction and above all Reading Comprehension passages.
IIFT aspirants should expect about half of the number of questions based on RC passages in this section.
Sample Questions
Directions for questions 1 to 2: For each of the questions given below, select the word that fits well in all the four given sentences.
Q.1
(i) The Bill ____________________________ reduction in electoral expenses.
(ii) The plan ________________________ten percent growth in production.
(iii) The budget ____________________a two–fold increase in this year’s turnover.
(iv) The Company ________________ a good production year due to better harvest.
A. Seeks B. Envisages C. Hopes D. Demands
Q.2
(i) We ______________the room with an electric heater.
(ii) His mother _____________ lunch for all his friends.
(iii) The will ______________________that each child will receive half of the money.
(iv) He ____________ for his family by working overtime.
A. prepared B. equipped C. arranged D. Provided
Direction-Select the word to replace the blank space
Q.3. Benevolent: Kind:: Unclear : _____________
A. Bright B. Thick C. Luminous D. Muddy
Direction-Select one word/phrase which is closest in the meaning to the given sentence
Q.4. Person who Knows or can speak many languages
A. Polyglot B. Potable C. Plebiscite D. Paramour
Q.5. Which of the following Statements is grammatically correct?
A. Each of the girls living in the orphanage had been ill-treated by her family before they were abandoned.
B. Each of the girls living in the orphanage were ill-treated by their family before they were abandoned.
C. Each of the girls living in the orphanage had been ill-treated by her family before she was abandoned.
D. Each of the girls living in the orphanage was ill treated by her family before she had been abandoned.
25 questions on Quantitative Ability
Aspirants should anticipate the number of questions in this section as 25 focusing the following topics Probability, integers, Time distance speed, Time & work, percentage, Algebra, Profit & Loss, compound interest, Log theory, Mensuration, Permutation combination, Geometry. More questions on Arithmatic and Algebra may constitute the test of IIFT.
Sample Questions
Q.6. If decreasing 70 by X percent yields the same result as increasing 60 by X percent, then X percent of 50 is
A. 3.84 B. 4.82 C. 7.10 D. The data is insufficient to answer the question
Q.7. If the product of the integers a, b, c and d is 3094 and if 1<a<b<c<d, what is the product of b and c?
A. 26 B. 91 C. 133 D. 221
20 on Data Interpretation
IIFT has been asking intricate questions on DI. Around 20 questions are expected in this section. IIFT asked 19 DI questions in different data forms like tables and bar diagrams in 2013. The questions are placed in sets of 4-5 questions.
Q.8. Out of 8 consonants and 5 vowels, how many words can be made, each containing 4 consonants and 3 vowels?
A. 700 B. 504000 C. 3528000 D. 7056000
20 on Logical Reasoning
Logical reasoning section is also expected to have 20 questions based on blood relations, seating arrangements, series, analogy, sets. IIFT covers almost all the topics in logical reasoning with 1 or 2 questions on each. Statements, arguments, conclusions are a few favourite topics which require more indepth study.
Q.9. There are five houses P, Q, R,, S and T. P is right of Q and T is left of R and right of P. Q is right of S. Which house is in the middle?
A. P B.Q C. T D. R
25+ on General Awareness
IIFT Nov 2014 is expected to ask the aspirants not less that 25 questions to test their General Awareness. In 2013 there were 28 questions in this section in IIFT entrance test. The same trend is expected to be repeated in November 2014. Questions cover conventional as well as current national and international affairs and relevant economic, business topics apart from major policy decisions. Questions can also be based to test the aspirants’ awareness about the birthday of famous personalities; their work; Constitution of India; fictional characters.
What CAT 2014 has proposed, IIFT has already been following by permitting the candidates to attempt any question from any section during the time allotted to solve the entire question paper.
Q.10. Which of the following persons purchased the Washington Post in 2013?
A. Warren Buffet B. Jeff Bezos C. Carlos Slim D. Steven Spielberg
Answers
| Q No. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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Ans |
B |
D |
D |
A |
C |
A |
B |
C |
A |
B |
Important tips from experts
Prof S K Agarwal expert on Verbal Ability suggests the IIFT aspirants to practice on MCQs while preparing for the MBA entrance tests like CAT, IIFT and XAT. In his view while preparation pattern is not much different among the 3 tests it is the time management in all of these tests which contributes more to the success story. All the 4 sections in IIFT are equally important and therefore need focused attention.
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