Common Admission Test
Question : Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger? Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That's because tigers are the largest of all cat species. They grow up to eleven feet long and weigh as much as 670lbs. This makes tigers the third largest land carnivore. The only larger land carnivores are polar bears and brown bears respectively. Tigers are not only large, but they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. This makes for an extremely dangerous pounce. You might not think that such large, fast, and ferocious creatures need help to survive, but they do. The tiger is an endangered species.
Despite all of the tiger's strengths, the future of the species is uncertain. Tigers face a very high risk of extinction. It is estimated that at the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140lbs That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat. Tigers are hunted for many reasons. People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around 10,000 on the black-market. Though the fur would be incentive enough for most poachers, other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny. Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties. Traditional Chinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones, amongst other parts, in some prescriptions.
Question:
What is one of the primary reasons for the threat to tigers?
Option 1: Ecological imbalance
Option 2: Climate change
Option 3: Predators
Option 4: Humans
Correct Answer: Humans
Solution : The correct option is 4 i.e 'Humans.' Explanation:
Let us look at the following passage lines: -
Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around140 lbs.That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat. - From the above statement, we can conclude that the correct answer is option 4
Hello, candidate. Greetings for today. For Xavier Business School (XBS), New Town, a high CAT/MAT score is probably necessary to be chosen for the GD-PI-WAT rounds, even though the exact cutoff percentiles for 2023 are not provided.
All the best!
Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (IMS BHU) formerly known as Faculty of Management Studies BHU offers MBA and MBA in International Business programmes. Admissions to these programmes are made on the basis of combined merit of candidates in the CAT , academic records, and Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
FMS BHU does not specifically mention the percentile required to get an Interview call as the cutoffs may vary every year depending upon a number of factors for candidates from different categories.
Admissions are strictly based on merit. The institute also has a provision of the admission under Paid Seat Scheme . Admission under this scheme will be made from the same merit list after concluding the regular seat admissions from the remaining candidates in the merit list. Candidates are required to appear for the CAT and must appear in GDPI process.
Therefore, as you have obtained 75.51 percentile in the CAT and you belong to the OBC category, then you might get an Interview call but it will depend upon a number of factors.
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Candidates seeking admission to the new or baby IIMs for their PGP/ MBA programme are required to meet the minimum overall and sectional cutoffs in order to get the WATPI/ GDPI call. If candidates could not be able to clear the cutoff even in one section, then they will not be able to get WATPI shortlist.
Assuming that you are a general category candidate, despite obtaining 95.4 percentile in the CAT , you will not get shortlist for further round of the admission process from IIMs as you have obtained 68 percentile in the DILR section.
As IIM Udaipur is the part of the Common Admission Process (CAP), they ask for 94 percentile overall and 73 percentile in all three sections individually. However, if you belong to the reserved category, then there are good chances that you will get a WATPI/ GDPI shortlist as cutoffs for reserved category candidates is quite low as compared to general category candidates.
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Question : The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They are found in many parts of Asia. B. They mostly live in dark forests and sleep during the day. They come out for hunting pigs and deer by night. C. It is assumed that, probably, around 3,000 tigers live in the wild. This species looks spectacular and grand, and they are very graceful in their movements. D. It is almost impossible for us to see them against a jungle background, especially when they are standing still, because of their striped coats. Unlike, most cats, the tiger likes bathing very much.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: CDBA
Option 3: ACBD
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: ACBD
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The paragraph starts by introducing tigers and their habitat (A), followed by information about the estimated population and characteristics of tigers (C). The mention of their nocturnal hunting habits is then presented (B), and the paragraph concludes with details about their appearance and behaviour, particularly their affinity for bathing (D).
Therefore, the correct answer is ACBD.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
After he let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party, it was no longer a secret.
Option 1: murmur in the ears
Option 2: reveal confidential information
Option 3: show off to his friends
Option 4: take the gifts and brag
Correct Answer: reveal confidential information
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
"Letting the cat out of the bag" means revealing a secret or disclosing confidential information. The second option, "reveal confidential information", accurately represents the action described in the original sentence. The other options do not convey the specific idea of unintentionally disclosing a secret.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All dogs are cats. No cat is a rat. Conclusions: I. Some rats are cats. II. Some dogs are rats.
Option 1: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows – Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some rats are cats – From the above diagram, it is clear that there is a negative relation between rats and cats. So, this conclusion doesn't follow. Conclusion (II): Some dogs are rats – From the above diagram, it is clear that no cats are rats, and the circle of dogs is completely inside the circle of cats. So, this conclusion doesn't follow.
So, neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Option 1: She ate a salad, and a sandwich.
Option 2: The cat, jumped over the fence.
Option 3: The car was parked, in the garage.
Option 4: I need to go to the grocery store, and buy some milk.
Correct Answer: She ate a salad, and a sandwich.
Solution : The correct answer is option 1. She ate a salad, and a sandwich.
Explanation:
The comma is used correctly to separate two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Daniel is worried lately. Usually, life is good for him. He (1)_______ a nice little shop where he sells souvenirs to tourists and lives in a nice cottage with his wife and their three teenage kids. They have a dog, a cat, and a backyard (2)_______ barbecue. They host all the family (3)_______, and his wife's turkey is the best in the country. What can be better than that, right? But lately, not all is well. There are (4)______ clouds in the sky, and all they talk about is terror and war. They feel something may happen. The (5)_______ life as he knows may be lost forever.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: blackens
Option 2: owns
Option 3: allows
Option 4: accepts
Correct Answer: owns
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In this context, owns indicates that Daniel is the proprietor of the shop, emphasising his ownership of the business.
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