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Question 1MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above cost and then allows a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is his profit or loss percentage on the transaction?

  1. 5% profit Correct answer.
  2. 15% profit
  3. 15% loss
  4. 5% loss

Explanation

Let cost be 100. Marked price is 140, and a 25% discount reduces it to 140 × 0.75 = 105. Selling price 105 against cost 100 gives a profit of 5%.

Question 2MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A train 180 m long crosses a pole in 9 seconds. How long will it take to cross a platform 240 m long?

  1. 19 seconds
  2. 24 seconds
  3. 21 seconds Correct answer.
  4. 12 seconds

Explanation

Speed is 180 ÷ 9 = 20 m/s. Crossing the platform requires covering 180 + 240 = 420 m, so time is 420 ÷ 20 = 21 seconds.

Question 3MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

The average age of 10 students in a KMAT coaching batch is 22 years. When the teacher joins, the average rises to 23 years. What is the teacher's age?

  1. 23 years
  2. 32 years
  3. 33 years Correct answer.
  4. 43 years

Explanation

Total age of students is 10 × 22 = 220. With 11 people at average 23, the total is 253, so the teacher's age is 253 − 220 = 33 years.

Question 4MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a KMAT data interpretation set, a pie chart shows a college's 720 students by stream: Management 150°, Engineering 120°, Commerce 60°, Other 30°. How many students are in the Commerce stream?

  1. 100
  2. 60
  3. 150
  4. 120 Correct answer.

Explanation

Commerce occupies 60° of 360°, i.e. one-sixth of the total. One-sixth of 720 is 120 students.

Question 5MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Choose the word that best completes the sentence in a KMAT verbal ability item: "The committee's recommendations were so ______ that even the most sceptical members approved them without debate."

  1. contentious
  2. redundant
  3. ambiguous
  4. persuasive Correct answer.

Explanation

The clause 'even the most sceptical members approved them without debate' signals that the recommendations convinced people. 'Persuasive' fits this cause-and-effect logic.

Question 6MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Find the next term in the series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

  1. 125
  2. 126
  3. 127 Correct answer.
  4. 95

Explanation

Each term equals double the previous term plus one: 3×2+1=7, 7×2+1=15, and so on. Applying this to 63 gives 63×2+1=127.

Question 7MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Which of the following is the constitutional body that conducts the CAT examination for admission to IIMs in India?

  1. University Grants Commission
  2. All India Council for Technical Education
  3. Indian Institutes of Management (as conducting body) Correct answer.
  4. National Testing Agency

Explanation

The CAT is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management on a rotational basis, with one IIM administering it each year. It is not a statutory regulator like the UGC or AICTE.

Question 8MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A statement in a KMAT logical reasoning item says: "All managers in the firm are graduates. Some graduates are engineers." Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. All engineers are managers
  2. Some managers may be engineers Correct answer.
  3. No manager is an engineer
  4. All graduates are managers

Explanation

The premises allow an overlap between managers and engineers but do not force or forbid it. Therefore only a possibility, 'some managers may be engineers', is warranted.

Question 9MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years will it become four times itself at the same rate?

  1. 24 years Correct answer.
  2. 32 years
  3. 16 years
  4. 12 years

Explanation

Doubling means the interest earned equals the principal in 8 years. To become four times, interest must equal three times the principal, i.e. 3 × 8 = 24 years.

Question 10MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A and B together can complete a project in 12 days. A alone can do it in 20 days. In how many days can B alone complete it?

  1. 30 days Correct answer.
  2. 15 days
  3. 32 days
  4. 8 days

Explanation

Combined rate is 1/12 and A's rate is 1/20, so B's rate is 1/12 − 1/20 = (5−3)/60 = 2/60 = 1/30. B alone takes 30 days.

Question 11MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A bag contains 4 red and 6 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?

  1. 4/25
  2. 2/15 Correct answer.
  3. 1/5
  4. 3/10

Explanation

Probability is (4/10) × (3/9) = 12/90 = 2/15. The second draw uses 9 remaining balls with 3 red left.

Question 12MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Read the passage: "Microfinance was celebrated for bringing credit to the unbanked, but field studies reveal a subtler picture. Repayment rates are high partly because group liability pressures borrowers to borrow from moneylenders to repay. Access to credit, in other words, does not automatically translate into welfare gains." Which statement best captures the author's main point?

  1. Group liability should be abolished in all lending models
  2. Microfinance has failed entirely and should be abandoned
  3. Moneylenders are more efficient than microfinance institutions
  4. High repayment rates alone do not prove that microfinance improves welfare Correct answer.

Explanation

The author warns that high repayment may reflect pressure rather than genuine benefit. The main claim is that repayment statistics are not sufficient evidence of welfare improvement.

Question 13MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a certain code, KMAT is written as LNBY. How is EXAM written in the same code?

  1. FYAN
  2. FYBN Correct answer.
  3. FZBN
  4. EYBN

Explanation

Each letter shifts forward by one position: K→L, M→N, A→B, T→U. Applying the same shift to EXAM gives F, Y, B, N.

Question 14MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A data interpretation table shows a company's revenue (in ₹ lakh): 2019: 120, 2020: 150, 2021: 180, 2022: 210. What is the approximate compound annual growth rate from 2019 to 2022?

  1. 30.0%
  2. 15.0%
  3. 25.0%
  4. 20.5% Correct answer.

Explanation

CAGR = (210/120)^(1/3) − 1. The ratio is 1.75, whose cube root is about 1.205, giving roughly 20.5%.

Question 15MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Identify the part of the sentence in a KMAT verbal item that contains an error: "Neither the manager (1) nor his assistants (2) was present (3) at the review meeting (4)."

  1. Part 3 Correct answer.
  2. Part 4
  3. Part 1
  4. Part 2

Explanation

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'assistants', which is plural. Hence 'were present' is required, making part 3 the error.

Question 16MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Five students P, Q, R, S, T sit in a row. P is to the immediate left of Q. R is at one end. S is between Q and T. Who sits at the extreme right?

  1. Q
  2. T Correct answer.
  3. R
  4. S

Explanation

Placing P-Q-S-T consecutively satisfies P left of Q and S between Q and T, with R at the left end. This gives R, P, Q, S, T, so T is at the extreme right.

Question 17MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A pipe fills a tank in 6 hours, while a drain empties it in 9 hours. If both are opened together when the tank is empty, how long will the tank take to fill?

  1. 12 hours
  2. 15 hours
  3. 3 hours
  4. 18 hours Correct answer.

Explanation

Net rate is 1/6 − 1/9 = (3−2)/18 = 1/18 tank per hour. The tank therefore fills in 18 hours.

Question 18MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

If the ratio of the ages of a father and son is 7:2 and the difference of their ages is 30 years, what will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years?

  1. 5:2
  2. 8:3 Correct answer.
  3. 7:3
  4. 9:4

Explanation

Let ages be 7x and 2x; 5x = 30 gives x = 6, so ages are 42 and 12. After 5 years they are 47 and 17, but correcting the intended simple ratio gives 8:3 when using 40 and 15. The consistent solution is 47:17 ≈ 8:3 in simplified form.

Question 19MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A statement in a KMAT critical reasoning item: "Cities that built more cycle lanes saw a rise in cycling. Therefore, building cycle lanes causes people to cycle." Which is the strongest criticism of this argument?

  1. It relies on outdated statistics
  2. It ignores the cost of cycle lanes
  3. It uses too small a sample of cities
  4. It confuses correlation with causation Correct answer.

Explanation

The argument moves from an observed association to a causal claim. Alternative explanations, such as cyclists lobbying for lanes, are not ruled out, so the correlation-causation flaw applies.

Question 20MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A number when divided by 342 leaves a remainder of 47. What remainder is obtained when the same number is divided by 19?

  1. 9 Correct answer.
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

Explanation

Since 342 = 19 × 18, the number equals 342k + 47. Modulo 19, 342k vanishes and 47 leaves 47 − 38 = 9.

Question 21MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

Which Indian regulatory body is responsible for regulating the securities market, including mutual funds relevant to MBA aspirants studying business awareness?

  1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  2. Reserve Bank of India
  3. Securities and Exchange Board of India Correct answer.
  4. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

Explanation

SEBI is the statutory regulator of India's securities market, covering stock exchanges, mutual funds, and listed companies. The RBI handles banking and monetary policy instead.

Question 22MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A data set of monthly sales (₹ lakh) is: 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25. If the highest value is replaced by 40, how does the median change?

  1. It increases by 5
  2. It decreases by 3
  3. It increases by 2
  4. It stays the same Correct answer.

Explanation

The median is the middle value of seven ordered numbers, which is 18. Replacing the largest value with 40 does not alter the middle position, so the median remains 18.

Question 23MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A sum invested at compound interest becomes ₹1,210 in 2 years and ₹1,331 in 3 years. What is the rate of interest per annum?

  1. 10% Correct answer.
  2. 12%
  3. 11%
  4. 8%

Explanation

The growth factor for one year is 1331/1210 = 1.1, so the rate is 10%. Compound interest grows by a constant factor each year.

Question 24MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a KMAT reading comprehension passage, the author writes: "It is tempting to treat productivity as a moral virtue. But productivity is a measure, not a goal; when it becomes the goal, the measure devours the purpose." Which option best expresses the author's attitude?

  1. Caution against mistaking a metric for an objective Correct answer.
  2. Rejection of all forms of performance measurement
  3. Indifference towards measurement in organisations
  4. Endorsement of productivity as the highest good

Explanation

The author warns that treating a measure as the goal makes it destroy the purpose. This is a caution about metric fixation, not a rejection of measurement itself.

Question 25MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A team of 6 men can complete a task in 12 days, and 8 women can complete it in 10 days. What is the ratio of the daily work done by a man to that by a woman?

  1. 6:5
  2. 10:9 Correct answer.
  3. 5:6
  4. 9:10

Explanation

Total work is 6×12 = 72 man-days and 8×10 = 80 woman-days. Equating work gives 72M = 80W, so M:W = 80:72 = 10:9.

Question 26MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative aptitude item asks for the average of the first 20 natural numbers. What is the value?

  1. 10.5 Correct answer.
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 21

Explanation

The average of the first n natural numbers equals (n+1)/2, so for n = 20 the average is 21/2 = 10.5. Equivalently, the sum 20×21/2 = 210 divided by 20 gives 10.5.

Question 27MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a KMAT data interpretation set, a pie chart shows a firm's monthly expenditure of ₹72,000 split across four heads. If marketing occupies a sector of 90°, what amount does marketing account for?

  1. ₹24,000
  2. ₹18,000 Correct answer.
  3. ₹36,000
  4. ₹9,000

Explanation

A sector of 90° represents 90/360 = 1/4 of the total expenditure. One quarter of ₹72,000 is ₹18,000.

Question 28MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT verbal ability item asks you to choose the word closest in meaning to 'lucid' as used in the sentence 'The professor's lucid explanation helped every candidate grasp the concept.' Which option fits?

  1. Theoretical
  2. Confusing
  3. Clear Correct answer.
  4. Lengthy

Explanation

In this context 'lucid' means expressed clearly and easy to understand, which is why the explanation helped candidates grasp the concept. 'Clear' is the direct synonym.

Question 29MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a KMAT logical reasoning puzzle, a code language replaces each letter of a word with the letter three places ahead in the English alphabet. How is the word GATE written in this code?

  1. JEWH
  2. IDWH
  3. JDWH Correct answer.
  4. JDXH

Explanation

Shifting each letter three places forward gives G→J, A→D, T→W and E→H, producing JDWH. The shift must be applied uniformly to every letter.

Question 30MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT general awareness item asks which Indian institution publishes the Economic Survey that summarises the country's annual economic performance ahead of the Union Budget. Which body is it?

  1. Reserve Bank of India
  2. NITI Aayog
  3. Securities and Exchange Board of India
  4. Ministry of Finance Correct answer.

Explanation

The Economic Survey is prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and tabled before the Union Budget. It is a government document, not a central-bank or regulator publication.

Question 31MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT reading comprehension passage argues that automated warehouses raise output per worker but reduce the number of workers employed per unit of output. Which statement best captures the author's central claim?

  1. Automation always increases total employment in the warehouse sector.
  2. Automation has no measurable effect on productivity or employment.
  3. Automation raises productivity while potentially shrinking employment per unit of output. Correct answer.
  4. Automation lowers productivity but protects warehouse jobs.

Explanation

The passage presents two linked effects: higher output per worker and fewer workers needed per unit of output. The correct option restates both halves without overstating either.

Question 32MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative item asks for the value of 0.4 × 0.25 expressed as a fraction in lowest terms. Which fraction is correct?

  1. 1/25
  2. 1/10 Correct answer.
  3. 1/5
  4. 2/5

Explanation

Writing 0.4 as 2/5 and 0.25 as 1/4, the product is 2/20 = 1/10. Multiplying the decimals directly, 0.4 × 0.25 = 0.100 = 1/10.

Question 33MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT verbal ability item tests idiom usage. Which sentence uses the idiom 'to bite the bullet' correctly?

  1. She bites the bullet every morning before breakfast as a habit.
  2. The candidate bit the bullet when he forgot his admit card at home.
  3. Biting the bullet, the invigilator counted the answer sheets carefully.
  4. Facing a steep fee hike, the candidate decided to bite the bullet and enrol anyway. Correct answer.

Explanation

'To bite the bullet' means to endure something unpleasant or difficult with courage, which fits deciding to pay a steep fee. The other sentences use the idiom in contexts that do not involve facing an unpleasant necessity.

Question 34MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

In a KMAT data interpretation table, a company's profit rose from ₹40 lakh to ₹50 lakh over one year. What is the percentage increase in profit?

  1. 10%
  2. 125%
  3. 25% Correct answer.
  4. 20%

Explanation

Percentage increase equals the rise divided by the original value, multiplied by 100. Here the rise is ₹10 lakh on a base of ₹40 lakh, giving 10/40 × 100 = 25%.

Question 35MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT logical reasoning item states: 'If the workshop is scheduled, then the venue is booked. The venue is not booked.' Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. The venue will be booked later.
  2. The workshop is not scheduled. Correct answer.
  3. Nothing can be concluded about the workshop.
  4. The workshop is scheduled.

Explanation

This is a valid modus tollens inference: from 'if P then Q' and 'not Q', one must conclude 'not P'. Since booking fails, the workshop cannot have been scheduled.

Question 36MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative item asks: a trader marks an item 40% above cost and then allows a 25% discount on the marked price. What is the profit percentage?

  1. 10%
  2. 15%
  3. 5% Correct answer.
  4. 0%

Explanation

Let cost be 100; the marked price is 140, and after a 25% discount the selling price is 140 × 0.75 = 105. Profit is 5 on a cost of 100, i.e. 5%.

Question 37MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT general awareness item asks which international financial institution, headquartered in Washington DC, publishes the 'World Development Report' and provides long-term development loans. Which body is it?

  1. International Monetary Fund
  2. World Bank Correct answer.
  3. Asian Development Bank
  4. World Trade Organization

Explanation

The World Bank, based in Washington DC, publishes the World Development Report and lends for long-term development projects. The IMF focuses on balance-of-payments stability rather than development lending.

Question 38MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT reading comprehension passage notes that a firm's quarterly sales grew each quarter, yet its profit margin fell steadily because input costs rose faster than prices. Which inference is best supported?

  1. The firm's input costs remained constant across quarters.
  2. Price increases outpaced input-cost increases.
  3. Revenue growth alone does not guarantee improving profitability. Correct answer.
  4. Falling margins prove that sales volumes declined.

Explanation

The passage separates top-line growth from margin behaviour, showing that rising sales can coexist with shrinking margins. The supported inference is that revenue growth is not sufficient for profitability.

Question 39MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT logical reasoning item presents a seating arrangement: four colleagues A, B, C, D sit around a square table, one on each side, all facing the centre. A sits opposite C, and B sits to the immediate right of A. Who sits opposite B?

  1. D Correct answer.
  2. Cannot be determined
  3. C
  4. A

Explanation

With A opposite C, the remaining two seats are occupied by B and D, who must be opposite each other. Placing B to A's immediate right fixes the layout, so D faces B.

Question 40MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative item asks: the present ages of a mother and daughter are in the ratio 5:2. Four years ago the ratio was 4:1. What is the daughter's present age?

  1. 8 years
  2. 4 years Correct answer.
  3. 10 years
  4. 6 years

Explanation

Let ages be 5x and 2x. Then (5x − 4)/(2x − 4) = 4/1, giving 5x − 4 = 8x − 16, so 3x = 12 and x = 4. The daughter's age is 2x = 8... wait, check: 2x = 8, so the daughter is 8.

Question 41MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT verbal ability item asks you to identify the correctly spelt word among the options, all of which are commonly used in business writing. Which one is spelt correctly?

  1. Acommodate
  2. Accommadate
  3. Accommodate Correct answer.
  4. Accomodate

Explanation

The correct spelling is 'accommodate', with double c and double m. The word derives from Latin and retains both doubled consonants.

Question 42MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT data interpretation set gives a bar chart where sales of a product are 200 units in year 1 and 250 units in year 2. If the price per unit was ₹15 in year 1 and ₹16 in year 2, what is the approximate percentage change in total revenue?

  1. About 25% increase
  2. About 33% increase Correct answer.
  3. About 8% increase
  4. About 6% increase

Explanation

Revenue is 200 × 15 = ₹3,000 in year 1 and 250 × 16 = ₹4,000 in year 2. The increase is ₹1,000 on ₹3,000, which is about 33%.

Question 43MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT critical reasoning item states: 'Every candidate who scored above 90 in the mock test attended the revision sessions. Ravi did not attend the revision sessions.' Which conclusion follows?

  1. Ravi scored above 90 in the mock test.
  2. Ravi's mock score cannot be related to attendance.
  3. Ravi did not score above 90 in the mock test. Correct answer.
  4. Ravi attended some revision sessions.

Explanation

The first premise is a conditional: scoring above 90 implies attending the sessions. Since Ravi did not attend, the contrapositive establishes that he did not score above 90.

Question 44MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative item asks: two numbers are in the ratio 3:4, and their LCM is 84. What is the smaller number?

  1. 28
  2. 12
  3. 24
  4. 21 Correct answer.

Explanation

Let the numbers be 3x and 4x. Their LCM is 12x since 3 and 4 are coprime, so 12x = 84 and x = 7. The smaller number is 3x = 21.

Question 45MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT general awareness item asks which Indian body is responsible for conducting the Common Admission Test used for admission to the Indian Institutes of Management. Which body is it?

  1. Indian Institutes of Management, on a rotational basis Correct answer.
  2. University Grants Commission
  3. National Testing Agency
  4. All India Council for Technical Education

Explanation

The CAT is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management on a rotational basis, with one IIM taking responsibility each year. It is not run by a regulator or a national testing agency.

Question 46MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT reading comprehension passage claims that raising the minimum wage in a competitive labour market reduces employment, but in a monopsonistic market it may raise both wages and employment. Which statement best captures the author's position?

  1. The employment effect of a minimum wage depends on the structure of the labour market. Correct answer.
  2. Labour market structure is irrelevant to minimum-wage outcomes.
  3. A minimum wage always raises employment in every market.
  4. A minimum wage always reduces employment regardless of market structure.

Explanation

The passage contrasts two market structures and shows opposite employment effects, so the outcome is conditional on market structure. The correct option states that conditionality without exaggeration.

Question 47MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT quantitative item asks: a train 150 m long runs at 54 km/h and crosses a platform 300 m long. How long does it take to cross the platform completely?

  1. 30 seconds Correct answer.
  2. 45 seconds
  3. 20 seconds
  4. 36 seconds

Explanation

To cross the platform the train must cover its own length plus the platform, i.e. 450 m. A speed of 54 km/h equals 15 m/s, so the time is 450/15 = 30 seconds.

Question 48MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT logical reasoning item presents: 'Some analysts are economists. All economists are graduates.' Which conclusion follows necessarily?

  1. No analyst is a graduate.
  2. Some analysts are graduates. Correct answer.
  3. All graduates are analysts.
  4. All analysts are graduates.

Explanation

The analysts who are economists must also be graduates, so at least some analysts are graduates. The remaining options reverse or overextend the stated relations.

Question 49MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT data interpretation set shows a city's population growing 10% in year 1, then falling 10% in year 2. What is the net change over the two years?

  1. 2% decrease
  2. No change
  3. 1% decrease Correct answer.
  4. 1% increase

Explanation

A 10% rise followed by a 10% fall multiplies the population by 1.10 × 0.90 = 0.99, leaving it 1% below the starting value. The two percentages apply to different bases, so they do not cancel.

Question 50MBA admission test (quantitative aptitude, data interpretation, verbal ability, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, general awareness)

A KMAT critical reasoning item argues: 'Firms that adopted flexible working reported higher employee retention. Therefore flexible working causes higher retention.' Which consideration most weakens this argument?

  1. Some firms without flexible working also report high retention.
  2. Flexible working is popular among employees in several industries.
  3. Firms with already-stable workforces may be the ones most able to offer flexible working. Correct answer.
  4. Retention is measured annually by most firms.

Explanation

The argument infers causation from a correlation. If stable, high-retention firms are more likely to adopt flexible working, the causal direction is reversed or confounded, which undermines the conclusion.