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September 19, 2014
CMAT Sep 2014 practice questions will help the students to focus on specific type of preparation
Every section in CMAT Sep 2014 is important, strategically focus on each of them

CMAT September 2014, gateway to MBA/PGDM programmes for admission session 2015-16 in around 1000 B schools in the country is scheduled to be conducted in a five day test window from September 25 to 29, 2014. It will be the First CMAT for admission session 2015-16 and the second one is proposed in February 2015.

CMAT Sep 2014 will be an online entrance test for AICTE approved PGDM courses across the country.  The exam is divided in 4 sections comprising Language comprehension, Quantitative Techniques, Reasoning and General Awareness. All the questions in CMAT September 2014 will carry equal weightage and missing any question in any section will result in equal loss.

There will be 100 questions divided in 25 questions for each section and carrying 4 marks per question in CMAT Sep 2014. The difficulty level is moderate and Candidates can explore admission opportunities in good B schools based on CMAT Sep 2014 scores. The score in CMAT is awarded in raw form and if you are able to score around 250+ out of 400 you may get a good B school.

Prof S K Agarwal, expert and mentor, shares CMAT Sep 2014 practice questions, which will help the students to focus on specific type of preparation during the remaining few days to this important management test.

CMAT is divided in four sections with 25 questions per section. Every section in CMAT Sep 2014 is important, strategically focus on each of them and the question type in it.

Quantitative aptitude & data interpretation

The topics from which most of the questions are expected to appear in quant section in CMAT Sep 2014 are arithmetic (ratios, mixtures, work, averages, profit & loss, percentage  and counting principles. A few questions on permutation combination, geometry and algebra would also appear in the test.

Q.1-  Jaya went to a fruit market with certain amount of money.  With this money she can buy either 40 peaches or 30 apples.  She retains 15% of the money for her auto fare. If she buys 14 peaches, then the number of apples she can buy is :-

A.10   B. 12   C. 13   D.15

Q.2- A railway half ticket costs half of the full fare and the reservation charge is the same on half ticket as on full ticket.  A person reserved one full ticket from Hyderabad to Bangalore and paid Rs. 262/-. Another person reserved one full ticket and one half ticket and paid Rs.405. What is the reservation charge?

A. 48    B.24    C. 34    D.12

Q.3-  The students in a class take either English course or Mathematics course or both.  Twenty five boys take English and twenty eight girls take mathematics. Twenty girls take only English and thirty boys take only Mathematics. Three girls take both subjects.  How many students are there in the class?

A. 103   B.97    C. 100   D. Indeterminate

Language Comprehension

Based on Grammar, Vocabulary usage; jumbled paragraphs and Reading Comprehension passages, this section in CMAT Sep 2014 will have 25 questions. Let us have samples on all the parts in this section

Error correction

If you have strong fundamentals, know the core areas of Grammar and its usage, you can solve the 3-4 questions on error correction without much difficulty.  Level of difficulty is moderate.

Q.4 Fill in the blanks with correct option 

____    ______ mother ____ the salad when the table ______ set?

A. Whom; will help; with; will be
B. Whosoever; helped; on; is
C. Who; will help; for; will
D. Who; will help; with; is

Q.5  _____ my wife not ______ up until all ______ dinner?

A. Will; washing; will have had

B.Will; wash; have

C. Will; wash; would have had

D. Will; washing; will be having  

Vocabulary usage

Candidates may find 5 to 7 questions in CMAT Sep 2014 on vocabulary usage-like correction in word spelling; on  correct synonym/antonym to fill in the blank or to replace the given word; expressing the meaning of a phrase or word; one word substitution. It will be better to practice them well before going for the test

Q.6 Our Prime Minister has categorically stated that the ________ India is making progress.

A. whole       B.complete    C. whole of        D. total

Q.7  Although I do not have his birth certificate but I know that he is _______ than I.

 A. elder   B.older   C. more older    D. eldest  

Q.8 He was a very ________ person who acted very ________.

 A. sensitive; sensible     B. sane; sensitive   C. sensibly; sensible   D. sensible; sensibly

Jumbled sentences

Jumbled sentences in CMAT Sep 2014 are expected to be short and not very difficult to understand. The need is to place them coherently in a flow of ideas.

Q.9-  In the following question, the given sentences when properly sequenced will form a coherent paragraph. 1 and 6 are the opening and concluding sentences and in between the other four lebelled A,B,C,D are to be placed to make the paragraph meaningful and coherent.Choose the most logical order out of the given options that makes the coherent paragraph

1. The jury is still out on the link
6. while talking on his phone, said ENT specialist 
A. during World Deafness Week, doctors feel it is time to take a closer look at lifestyle factors
B.an audiogram of a 21-year-old revealed significant loss in his right ear, the one he favoured
C.doctors say they are now seeing patients going deaf in their twenties,
D.  between new phones, listening devices and hearing loss, but
 
A. DCAB    B. CABD    C.ABCD   D. BACD

Reading comprehension

CMAT Sep 2014 is expected to place fair number of RC questions in the test. But unlike CAT/XAT, where long RC passages are to be ready and questions based on them are to be answered, CMAT Sep 2014 is expected to have short  Reading comprehension passages with 300-400 words. The passages are expected to be followed by the questions like “ Author of the passage assumes xyz and that assumption is drawn from which of the following conclusions”;  “What assumption could be drawn from the following statements”; “ What could be the reason out of the following statements that led the author to conclude the passage with the remark xyz”. All the passages in CMAT reflect reasoning type of questions which require concentrated reading and good understanding of the passage.  Candidates should read between the lines to solve them.

Read the short passage below and answer the question 

Q.10-14: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

There is no field of human endeavour that has been so misunderstood as health. While health which connotes well-being and the absence of illness has a low profile, it is illness representing the failure of health which virtually monopolizes attention because of the fear of pain, disability and death. Even Sushruta had warned that this provides the medical practitioner power over the patient which could be misused.

Till recently, patients had implicit faith in their physician whom they loved and respected, not only for his knowledge but also in the total belief that practitioners of this noble profession, guided by ethics, always placed the patient’s interest above all other considerations. This rich interpersonal relationship between the physician, patient and family has, barring a few exceptions, prevailed till the recent past, for caring was considered as important as curing. Our indigenous systems of medicine like ayurveda and yoga have been more concerned with the promotion of the health of both the body and mind and with maintaining a harmonious relationship not just with fellow beings but with nature itself, of which man is an integral part.

Healthy practices like cleanliness proper diet, exercise and meditation are part of our culture which sustains people even in the prevailing conditions of poverty in rural India and in the unhygienic urban slums. These systems consider disease as an aberration resulting from disturbance of the equilibrium of health, which must be corrected by gentle restoration of this balance through proper diet, medicines and the establishment of mental peace. They also teach the graceful acceptance of old age with its infirmities resulting from the normal degenerative process as well as of death which is inevitable.

This is in marked contrast to the western concept of life as a constant struggle against disease, aging and death which must be fought and conquered with the knowledge and technology derived from their science a science which with its narrow dissective and quantifying approach, has provided us the understanding of the microbial causes of communicable diseases and provided highly effective technology for their prevention, treatment and control.

This can rightly be claimed as the greatest contribution of western medicine and justifiably termed as ‘high’ technology. And yet the contribution of this science in the field on non-communicable diseases is remarkably poor despite the far greater inputs in research communicable diseases is remarkably poor despite the far greater inputs in research and treatment for the problems of aging like cancer, heart diseases, paralytic strokes and arthritis which are the major problems of affluent societies today.

Q.10. Which of the following pairs are mentioned as ‘contrast’ in the passage ?

A. Western concept of life and science.
B. Technology and science.
C. Western physician and western educated Indian physician.
D. Indian and western concept of life.
E. Knowledge and technology.
 
Q.11. The author seems to suggest that -------

A. we should give importance to improving the health rather than curing of illness.
B. we should move towards becoming an affluent society.
C. ayurveda is superior than yoga.
D. good interpersonal relationship between the doctor and patient is necessary but not sufficient.
E. ayurvedic medicines can be improved by following western approaches and methods of sciences
 
Q.12. Which of the following can be inferred about the position of the author in writing in the passage?

(1) Ardent supporter of western system in present context.
(2) Supremacy of ancient Indian system in today’s world.
(3) Critical and objective assessment of the present situation.

A. Only (1)
B. Only (2)
C. Only (3)
D. Neither (2) nor (3)
E. None of these

Q.13. What caution proponents of indigenous systems have sounded against medical practitioners?

A. Their undue concern for the health of the person.
B. Their emphasis on research on non-communicable diseases.
C. Their emphasis on curing illness rather than preventive health measures.
D. Their emphasis on restoring health for affluent members of the society.
E. None of these
 
Q.14. Which of the following has been described as the most outstanding benefit of modern medicine ?

(1) The real course and ways of control of communicable diseases.
(2) Evaluation of the concept of harmony between man and nature.
(3) Special techniques for fighting aging.

A. Only (2) and (3)
B. Only (1) and (2)
C. Only (1)
D. Only (2)
E. Only (3)

Logical  Reasoning

The section in CMAT Sep 2014 is expected to be a mix of the topics from problems on seating arrangements, sequencing, statement-conclusion, logical puzzle, numerical puzzle, Venn Diagram, true/false statements, visual reasoning. The basic preparatory tip for LR is to attempt as many practice exercises as possible   

Q.15- If PRINCE is written as NPGLAC, then how is QUEEN written?

A. OSCCL   B. PSCCL   C.OSCCM   D.OTCCL

Q.16- the question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three statements. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

A. All pens are pencils         B.Some pencils are not papers
C. No pencil is clip               D. No clip is book
E. Some books are pencils   F. No clip is pen

1. D,E,C    2. A,C,D     3. F,C,A     4. B,F,A

Q.17 & 18- In the following questions a pair of words in Capitals is given followed by four pairs of words.  Choose from the choices, the pair which exhibits the same relationship as the capitalized pair of words.

Q.17-ADVANCE : RETREAT

A.CREATE : DESTROY    B. FORWARD:ONWARD   C. BUY:SELL   D. PUSH:PULL
Q.18-  BODY : HAND
A. AUTOMOBILE : WHEEL    B.THORN : FLOWER    C. PIN : NAIL    D. CHAIR : TABLE

General Awareness

This section in CMAT can be the best scoring one. It can be divided in three parts and each part has to be given due weightage.  Conventional GK-available in books; Current GK- based on current reading of newspapers and periodicals;  Business & Economics GK. 25 questions are well balanced and cover all the above three parts.

19. Name the First Indian Company that was admitted to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris

A. Tata Consutancy Services (TCS)
B. Punjab National Bank
C.Infosys
D.Wipro  
                
20. Who is the president of FICCI

A.Naina Lal Kidwai
B.Adi Godrej
C. Sidharth Birla
D.M. S. Unnikrishnan   
                              
21.  What is the name of the 1000 cr. Initial capital fund assigned in the Budget 2013 to establish all women bank

A.  Abhay fund
B.  Nirala fund
C.  Nirbhay fund
D. Nirantar fund  
            
22. The Court of Arbitration (Intl. court of justice) Hague, has allowed India to go ahead with the construction of which hydro-electric project in Kashmir, rejecting Pakistan’s plea.

A. Kishanganga hydroelectric project
B. Jhelum Hydroelectric project
C. Baanganga hydroelectric project
D. Chinav Hydroelectric project                           

23.The Tata group has tied up with Asia’s biggest  budget carrier to reenter the country’s aviation sector  Name the carrier

A.  Indigo
B.  Goair
C.  Jet
D.  AirAsia                                                      

24. Who is the new president and CEO of iGATE

A. Phaneesh Murthy   B.  Rajesh Kalyan   C.  Ashok Vemuri   D.  S K Anant

25. Which continent is without deserts?

A North America
B South America
C Australia
D Europe
E Africa

     
    Answers-  

    Ans. Q.1-D. She can buy 15 apples.  The question is based on ratio and proportion, we can solve it with the application of percentage.
     
    Ans. Q.2- B.  Charge is Rs.24.  This question is based on linear equation. We can solve it by using the variables.

     Ans. Q.3- A. There are 103 students in the class. This question is based on Venn diagram. We get the answer by identifying the values and adding them.

    Ans.Q.4- D- Future Indefinite in conditional form. ‘When’, ‘if’ ‘after’–clauses do not take future tense. Simple Future is to be used in the main clause.

    Ans.Q5-B- Future Indefinite in conditional form ‘Until’- rest of the rules remain the same.

    Ans. Q.6-C. correct word is whole of; we write whole of the country; whole of the nation meaning all the components of the society.

    Ans. Q.7-B. Older is comparative followed by than. Elder is followed by to and an objective form like ‘me’ and not subjective form like ‘I’.

    Ans. Q.8-D. sensible is an adjective which modifies a common noun ‘person’;   a sensible person is supposed to act sensibly. All other options do not relevance in usage.

    Ans.Q.9- A. DCAB – Explanation- After sentence 1 D follows and introduces the thought of link coherently; C & A discuss the causes leading to effects in B concluding with 6.

    Ans.Q.10- D. Indian and western concept of life. Para 4 clarifies it.

    Ans.Q.11-A. We should give importance to improving the health rather than curing of illness. Para 2 & 3 are clear on this point.

    Ans.Q.12-C. Critical and objective assessment of the present situation

    Ans.Q.13-C. Their emphasis on curing illness rather than preventive health measures. The point is very clear in para 3 & 4

    Ans.Q.14-C. The real course and ways of control of communicable diseases. Para 4 & 5 clarify it.

    Ans. Q.15-A. QUEEN will be written as OSCCL. Every  alphabet -2 will be the key to the answer

    Ans Q. 16 – F,C,A.  This question is based on Syllogism. We will arrive at the right answer option by following all the cases and resorting to elimination round.

    Ans. Q.17- D. Pair of Push : Pull has the same relationship.  The question is based on analogy.

     Ans. Q.18 A.  Pair of words AUTOMOBILE:WHEEL has same relationship as Body:hand. Analogy concept

    Ans Q.19 C. Infosys

    Ans.Q.20  C.  Sidharth Birla

    Ans.Q.21 C. Nirbhay fund named after the gang raped victim of  Delhi

    Ans.Q 22 A. Kishanganga hydroelectric project

    Ans Q 23 D.   AirAsia   

    Ans Q 24 C.  Ashok Vemuri    

    Ans Q 25 D. Europe      

    Important tips for CMAT Sep 2014

    Prof S K Agarwal, expert on CMAT preparation suggests the following to CMAT Sep 2014 aspirants.

    -Remember that questions from all the sections are answered. Manage the time and be balanced. In case you answer three sections and leave one section, you may not qualify for final admission round despite scoring high.  

    -There are 180 minutes to solve 100 questions and this can be considered sufficient time to answer the questions. If you know the answers, attempt maximum number of questions on General awareness. 

    -Every question carries equal marks. Any question that seems more difficult and time consuming may be taken up later, instead of wasting time on it in the first round.

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