XAT-2016 (OFFICIAL)

Which among CL/TIME/IMS have better test series for XAT?

Any idea about the quant cut off for BM in the last few years? Thanks in advance 😃

How many positive integers which are divisible by 125 can be formed using 0,1,2,3,4,5 without repetition.?

A question paper has 4 sections, each consisting of 4 questions. A candidate has to attempt 8 questions, taking at least 1 and at most 3 from each section. In how many ways can he selected the 8 questions?

In a triangle ABC, angle C = 30degree. P is a point on AB such that AP:PB = 3 : 2root3 and angle PCA = 15 degree. FIND angle CPB.

PURPLE + PURPLE = ORPHAN. Each letter corresponds to a different non-zero digit. FIND L + E ?

Please post your questions as "questions" with 5 options rather than posts. It will be of much help to everybody preparing for XAT. Thanks.

 You are the District Collector of XYZ district of India. One morning you reach the office and while you were going through some files, you hear some noise of conflict from out side. You call the assistant and enquire about the issue. The assistant tells you that a communal riot has broken out in the city. What would be your immediate course of action?
Analyses the following options and choose your answer using the codes given below-
(a) You will rush to the scene of the conflict immediately and call the leaders of the both the communities to calm the mob.
(b) You will instruct the SP of the district to look into the matter.
(c) You will inform the Divisional Commissioner and wait for his instructions.
(d) You will summon the SP and other senior officials for conference to take the stock of situation and to take necessary action.


  • C
  • D
  • A
  • B

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On 1st January 1969, a person purchases Rs. 10,000, 4% debentures. On 1st Jan. 1970, he sells ¾ of it at a discount of 6% and invests the proceeds in steel shares at Rs. 470 per share. He sells the remaining debentures at Rs. 105 and purchases bonds at a price of Rs. 75 per bond. Each bond pays Rs. 5. Each share pays Rs. 16. Find the alternation in his annual income in 1970? (

Just a curious question but how many hours do you dedicate for quant and how many questions on an average do you solve per hour ?

In the United States, the Postal Service has a monopoly on first-class mail, but much of what is sent first class could be transmitted electronically. Electronic transmittal operators argue that if the Postal Service were to offer electronic transmission, it would have an unfair advantage, since its electronic transmission service could be subsidized from the profits of the monopoly.

Which of the following, if each is true, would allay the electronic transmittal operators' fears of unfair competition?

(A)If the Postal Service were to offer electronic transmission, it could not make a profit on first-class mail.

(B)If the Postal Service were to offer electronic transmission, it would have a monopoly on that kind of service.

(C)Much of the material that is now sent by first-class mail could be delivered much faster by special package couriers, but is not sent that way because of cost.

(D)There is no economy of scale in electronic transmission-that is, the cost per transaction does not go down as more pieces of information are transmitted.

(E)Electronic transmission will never be cost-effective for material not sent by first-class mail such as newspapers and bulk mail.

Mrs. Chanda Parekh recently took over the responsibility as a head dean of a once prestigious Business school, with five campuses specialized in a subject. The institute is facing setbacks this year in terms of students cancelling their admissions. She found out that most number of students who have cancelled their admission were students seeking transfer from one campus to another or from one course to another. 

The earlier head dean had denied permission to do so. What should Mrs. Chanda Parekh do to salvage the situation? 

A. Order a thorough scrutiny of transfer applications and if they abide by the rules and other criteria essential to the courses and campuses the applicant seeks transfer to, grant it immediately.

B. Send a letter to all the students who opted out from the institute and assure them that their transfer requests will be granted.

C. Assign a body of experts to study and formulate courses and campus regulations which are uniform for all the five campuses of the institute.

1) Only B

2) Only C

3) B and C

4) Only A

5) A and C

Mrs. Chanda Parekh recently took over the responsibility as a head dean of a once prestigious Business school, with five campuses specialized in a subject. The institute is facing setbacks this year in terms of students cancelling their admissions. She found out that most number of students who have cancelled their admission were students seeking transfer from one campus to another or from one course to another. 

The earlier head dean had denied permission to do so. What should Mrs. Chanda Parekh do to salvage the situation? 

A. Order a thorough scrutiny of transfer applications and if they abide by the rules and other criteria essential to the courses and campuses the applicant seeks transfer to, grant it immediately.

B. Send a letter to all the students who opted out from the institute and assure them that their transfer requests will be granted.

C. Assign a body of experts to study and formulate courses and campus regulations which are uniform for all the five campuses of the institute.

1) Only B

2) Only C

3) B and C

4) Only A

5) A and C

Consider this scenario: Manager X receives a harassment complaint from Employee Z. Because of thecomplaint, manager X decides to discontinue his weekly pattern of lunching with his employees on Friday.While out at lunch, however, he runs into several of his employees, who join him at his table. Unfortunately,employee Z happens to be at the same local restaurant, sees her colleagues with manager X, and decideshe is punishing her for complaining by excluding her from their Friday lunch ritual.

1. Which of these would best identify Manager X's weakness with reference to the situation? (post your answers for this ques)

* Lack of Objectivity

* Lack of Communication

* Ability to Discriminate among employees

* Hasty Decision Making

* Lack of Assertiveness

2. Consider another scenario related to Manager X's department: Another employee in Manager X'sdepartment is feeling disgruntled. His newly assigned hours significantly interfere with his child carearrangements even though the hours were changed so he wouldn't have to interface with anotheremployee he previously complained about.What measures could manager X have taken to avoid this situation? (mark for this ques)

A. Before changing the work hours, asked the employee to send a written request for change and the reason behind it.

B. Given a written statement to the employee on his new work hours and asked him to sign on it.

C. Told the employee that he could not change his work hours because it would inconvenience the entire department.

D. Before changing the work hours, specifically communicated the reason for the change and asked if they were convenient.

E. Asked the employee to work out his problems with his colleague as changing the work hourswould be a short-term solution.


Shekhar, an MBA from Singapore returned to his hometown-Jamshedpur. Jamshedpur had a population of 10 lacs with one of the highest per capita income among Indian cities. Shekhar loved music. While listening to his favourite song on “satellite radio”, he wondered if he could mix his passion with business. Incidentally, a few weeks later, while browsing the Internet, he came across an advertisement from Music World, which called for expression of interest from potential franchisees. Jamshedpur did not have a single good music outlet, where its residents could buy quality, variety and the latest from the world of music.


Music World wanted the potential franchisees to own minimum 1200 square feet space and invest Rs. 30 lacs. Profits were to be shared in the ratio of 3:7 between Music World and the franchisee. While Shekhar was excited about working with a renowned brand, he was worried if Rs. 30 lacs was too high an amount to shell out. He did not have the entire amount with him and was thinking of borrowing from the bank. He made enquiries with other Music World franchisees located in towns like Patna and Ranchi, as he expected similar football in Jamshedpur. A franchisee in Patna had sales revenue varying from 1-2 lacs rupees per month with profit margin in the range of 25-30%. Satisfied, Shekhar decided to proceed. Soon, he was on a look out for the space. Jamshedpur had three main areas – Bistupur, Sakchi and Sonari. All areas were inter-connected by good roads. Bistupur was a business area where most of the high-end retail formats were located. Most upper middle class and higher-class customers shopped there. It was also the education hub of the city. On the other hand, Sakchi was a growing lower middle class business area and Sonari had mostly residential population.


Shekhar was in favour of choosing Bistupur as it was the place where he shopped. However, he soon stumbled across problems. Not only it was difficult to obtain space in Bistupur but property rentals touch 30-40 rupees per square feet per month. Rentals at Sakchi and Sonari were in the range of 15-20 rupees per square feet per month. Also, Shekhar’s friend, who stayed in Sakchi, told him that a few branded outlets were opening in Sakchi and it seemed to be the fastest growing market in Jamshedpur, with highest ratio of teenagers. But, Shekhar was not in favour of Sakchi due to its low image. He expected to target the growing crowd in Bistupur. High real estate prices in Bistupur and his low assessment of the Sakchi market created confusion in Shekhar’s mind. To give the decision some serious and fresh thought, he decided to hit the Jamshedpur-Ranchi highway in his newly acquired car.


Q. Suppose sales in Patna and Bistupur are likely to be same, how many years would it take for Shekhar to recoup the investment (consider Zero inflation)?

  • Maybe never
  • Less than five years.
  • Less than Seven years.
  • Less than eight years.
  • Less than nine years.

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Roughly how much time should be spend on solving/practising xat previous papers?

Do we need to send any docs? if yes, then which ones?

#online submission.

Swachh Bharat Cess of 5 percent has been applied for unattempted questions Beyond 13.

This way XLRI Ensures that it would be able to attract Cream leaving behind the Dirt... 😛 😛 😛

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does pg have a mock xat series?

XAT- 2016 changed pattern


http://www.xatonline.net.in/XAT-2016_Announcement.pdf

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