Common Admission Test
Question : Adarsh wants to start a business of opening a fast food chain. Arti his friend, told him to perform planning as a function of management, as it precedes all function of management, i.e. organising, staffing, directing and controlling. Identify the feature of planning referred to here.
Option 1: Planning is a primary function
Option 2: Planning is pervasive
Option 3: Planning is continuous
Option 4: Planning is futuristic
Correct Answer: Planning is a primary function
Solution : Planning is the primary or first function to be performed by every manager. No other function can be executed by the manager without performing planning function because objectives are set up in planning and other functions depends on the objectives only.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The cat ate all the pastries.
Option 1: All the pastries is eaten by the cat.
Option 2: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Option 3: All the pastries had been eaten by the cat.
Option 4: All the pastries are eaten by the cat.
Correct Answer: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To let the cat out of the bag
Option 1: To hide the truth
Option 2: To be in a hurry
Option 3: To be careful
Option 4: To reveal a secret
Correct Answer: To reveal a secret
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
This idiom implies accidentally or intentionally disclosing information that was supposed to be kept confidential or hidden. It often involves revealing something that was not intended to be known by others, thus exposing a secret.
Question : How did the suspension of the Five-year Plans impact India's approach to economic planning?
Option 1: It led to a shift towards a completely market-driven economy.
Option 2: It resulted in the adoption of ad-hoc annual plans.
Option 3: It initiated a move towards a socialist economy.
Option 4: It caused a permanent halt to economic planning.
Correct Answer: It resulted in the adoption of ad-hoc annual plans.
Solution : The suspension of the Five-year Plans in India resulted in the adoption of ad-hoc annual plans, as a temporary measure until the planning process could be resumed.
Question : Comprehension: In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Over the past year, Dr. Hemmings has been conducting research on the big cat phenomenon and has already 1. _________the remains of some wild animals that may have been eaten by 2. ________far larger than any of the country's known carnivores. The project has 3. __________an analysis of twenty skeletal animal remains 4. ___________from across Gloucestershire and other nearby counties. The bones were selected because the 5. ____________of their deaths led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1
Option 1: decided
Option 2: invented
Option 3: settled
Option 4: identified
Correct Answer: identified
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that Dr. Hemmings has been researching the big cat phenomenon, and he has already recognised the remains of some wild animals. According to the above-mentioned points, the
Question : Choose the sentence that has a punctuation error.
Option 1: He said, "I am going to the market".
Option 2: Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
Option 3: The dog barked; the cat meowed.
Option 4: The book, which is about history, is very interesting.
Correct Answer: Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
Solution : The correct answer is option 2; Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
The correct way to punctuate this sentence is: Mary's favorite color is blue, green, and yellow.
Question : Directions: In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
I _______ to return by the 3rd of the month.
Option 1: strategize
Option 2: program
Option 3: plan
Option 4: project
Correct Answer: plan
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In the context of the sentence, the word plan is used to convey the intention to return by the specified date. It implies that the speaker has made arrangements or preparations to ensure they can come
Over the past year, Dr. Hemmings has been conducting research on the big cat phenomenon and has already 1.________the remains of some wild animals that may have been eaten by 2. ___________far larger than any of the country's known carnivores. The project has 3. _________an analysis of twenty skeletal animal remains 4._________from across Gloucestershire and other nearby counties. The bones were selected because the 5.___________of their deaths led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2
Option 1: creatures
Option 2: mortals
Option 3: individuals
Option 4: people
Correct Answer: creatures
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that Dr. Hemmings has been studying the big cat phenomenon and has already found some animal remains that may have been consumed by animals much larger than
Question : Two trains start at the same time from A and B and proceed toward each other at speeds of 75 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. When both meet at a point in between, one train was found to have travelled 175 km more than the other. Find the distance between A and B.
Option 1: 875 km
Option 2: 785 km
Option 3: 758 km
Option 4: 857 km
Correct Answer: 875 km
Solution : Let the trains meet after t hours. Speed of train A = 75 km/hr Speed of train B = 50 km/hr Distance covered by train A = 75 × t = 75t Distance covered by train B = 50 × t = 50t Distance
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