AIMA-MAT May 2015: Last minute questions; practice well today

With only a day left to appear in MAT May 2015, you must have geared up for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) May 2015 which will be conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) in paper pencil mode as well as online computer based test on May 3 and May 9, 2015 respectively.

To help MAT May 2015 aspirants, we share below a few suggested questions with answers that candidates should practice on before going to take MAT May 2015 on May 3 in paper pencil mode or on May 9, 2015 in CBT (Computer based Test).

Suggested MAT questions with answers The indicative questions as shared below on MAT May 2015 exam could guide you about the type of questions you may face in the exam. It is advisable to practice as many questions as possible of similar type for your own benefit.

Direction: Read the passage carefully to answer the questions that follow. Procrastination is a costly and draining problem for all of us. The easiest way to deal with procrastination is to never let it get started in the first place. Procrastination plagues us all. More plans go astray, more dreams go unfilled, and more time is wasted. It is a major stumbling block for almost everyone seeking to improve his use of time. For many, this becomes an insidious habit that can ruin their careers, destroy their happiness, and even shorten their lives.

Procrastination is respectful of no one. All of us suffer from it at one time or another. Procrastination is doing low priority actions or tasks rather than higher priority ones. It is straightening your desk when you should be working on the report; watching TV when you should be exercising; calling on the friendly customer who buys very little when you should be preparing a sales presentation for that tough prospect who could buy much more; avoiding a co-worker rather than telling him the bad news; staying away from office to avoid disciplining a subordinate; and postponing activities with your children, because there always seems to be something more urgent, until suddenly theyre grown and you realize its too late to do any of the things youve always talked about doing together.

Q1. Which of the following best describes procrastination? (1) Linger on (2) Stop (3) Delay (4) Wait

Q2. Why is procrastination said to be a stumbling block? (1) It prevents fulfillment of goals. (2) It hinders effectiveness and efficiency. (3) It stops one from working. (4) It makes one lazy.

Direction: Choose a word or phrase nearly similar in meaning to the given word.

Q3. Self-esteem

(1) Self-respect (2) Dignity (3) Decorum (4) Self-awareness

Q4. Sobriety

(1) Abstinence (2) Sober (3) Moderate (4) Dry

Directions :A word in capital letters is followed by 4 words. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Q5. OBLOQUY

(1) Praise (2) Crue (3) Slander (4) Dialogue Q6. A screwdriver and a hammer currently have the same price. If the price of a screwdriver rises by 5% and the price of a hammer goes up by 3%, how much more will it cost to buy 3 screwdrivers and 3 hammers?

(1) 3% (2) 4% (3) 5% (4) 8%

Q7. If n and p are both odd numbers, which of the following numbers must be an even number?

(1) n+p (2) np (3) np+2 (4) n+p+1

Q8. If x2 y2 = 15 and x + y = 3, then x y is

-3 (2) 0 (3) 3 (4) 5

Q9. The hexagon ABCDEF is regular. That means all its sides are the same length and all its interior angles are the same size. Each side of the hexagon is 2 m. What is the area of the rectangle BCEF?

(1) 4 m2 (2) 4?3 m2 (3) 8 m2 (4) 4+4?3 m2

Q10. A worker is digging a ditch. He gets 2 assistants who work 2/3 as fast as he does. If all 3 work on a ditch they should finish it in what fraction of the time that the worker takes working alone?

(1) 3/7 (2) 1/2 (3) 3/4 (4) 4/3 Directions: The table below gives the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI value is between 0 and 1.

States

Value 1981
Value 1991
Value 2001

Andhra Pradesh
0.298
0.377
0.416

Assam
0.272
0.348
0.386

Bihar
0.237
0.308
0.367

Gujarat
0.360
0.431
0.479

Haryana
0.360
0.443
0.509

Karnataka
0.346
0.412
0.478

Kerala
0.500
0.591
0.638

Madhya Pradesh
0.245
0.328
0.394

Maharashtra
0.363
0.452
0.523

Orissa
0.267
0.345
0.404

Punjab
0.411
0.475
0.537

Rajasthan
0.256
0.347
0.424

Tamil Nadu
0.343
0.466
0.531

Uttar Pradesh
0.255
0.314
0.388

West Bengal
0.305
0.404
0.472

All India
0.302
0.381
0.472

Q11. Select the incorrect statement. (1) Kerala has consistently reported the highest HDI. (2) Bihar has consistently reported the worst HDI. (3) Assam has maintained stability in its comparative ranking among states. (4) Rajasthan has shown an improvement in its comparative ranking among other states.

Q12. Which states improved the HDI value in 2001 to match the all India value? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Orissa (3) Rajasthan (4) West Bengal Direction: The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is a strong argument. Give your answer as

(1) if only argument I is strong. (2) if the argument II is strong. (3) if both I and II are strong. (4) if neither I nor II is strong.

Q13. Should telecasting feature films be stopped?

Arguments: I Yes, the feature films misguide young children. II No, this is the only way to educate the masses.

Q14. Isha is older than Sunder. Misa is older than Harbans. Harbans is younger than Gyan. Sunder and Gyan are of the same age. If the above facts are true, which of the following conditions must also be true?

(1) Misa is older than Gyan. (2) Misa is older than Isha. (3) Sunder is younger than Misa. (4) Isha is older than Harbans. Q15. Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.

A: Every minister is inexperienced. B: Some inexperienced are students.

Q16. Mais Medicos is a programme launched by which country (1) Senegal (2)Brazil (3) Chile (4)Namibia Answers

Please remember your high scores in MAT May 2015 will help you explore admission opportunity in more than 400 good B schools in the country. You are supposed to take MAT May 2015 test with concentration avoiding getting stuck to one or other question and wasting your time. The tip is to move on and choose the questions which you are comfortable with in your first attempt followed by more difficult ones.