MAT 2016: strengthen your strong areas; questions you need to practice today

Including today, only 3 days are left to appear in MAT 2016 May exam. The preparation never ends but the right preparation strategy during last 2-3 days requires a bit of practice in right direction, analysing the mistakes. According to Prof S K Agarwal mentor on MBA exam preparation, candidates should avoid starting any new topic or wasting their time in trying to follow any difficult concept or question.

5 mandatory sections in MAT 2016 MAT 2016 May exam is an objective type test with multiple choice answers in paper pen mode to be held on May 1, 2016. The exam will have a total time duration of 2 hrs and 30 minutes. The test will comprise 5 main subjects on which questions will be formed. The test is designed to measure the test takers general aptitude. It does not expect you to be expert or too skilled in a particular subject or topic.

Section no.
Section Subject
Number of questions
Suggested time to solve

1
Language comprehension
40
30

2
Mathematical skills
40
40

3
Data Analysis and Sufficiency
40
35

4
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
40
30

5
Indian and Global Environment
40
15

Total
200
150

Focus on strong areas Just relax and practice a few questions to assess yourself where you stand. If you make mistakes while attempting any of the sample questions, try to analyse where you went wrong. If you find that the topic is beyond your reach or you need lot of time to understand it, just leave it and focus on your strong areas instead of making the difficult questions or topics as your challenge area.

We share below a few suggested questions with answers that candidates should practice today. These indicative questions could guide you about the type of questions you may face in the exam.

Q1. 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%

Q2. 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

Q3. If x2 y2 = 15 and x + y = 3, then x y is


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


Q4. 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

Q5. 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
0.40

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

Q6. 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.

Q7. 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.

Q8. 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.

Q9. 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.

Q10. Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.

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

Q11. 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 2016 will help you explore admission opportunity in more than 300 good B schools in the country. You are supposed to take MAT May 2016 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.