The oxford university press compiled a 2000 page dictionary on the computers .Just before the dictionary went for printing , it was discovered that there were no page numbers .How many times should a typist pres keys from 0 to 9 on the keyboard so as to number the dictionary from 1 to 2000?
IF x is a positive integer such that 4x^4+3x^3+2x^2+x+24 is perfectly divisible by x, then how many values of 'x' are possible ?
A 7 digit password has 6 distinct digits.Except in case of 1 digit next higher multiple of any digit has only 1 digit in it.From left, 1st digit is square of 2nd digit.From left,when next higher multiple of 3rd digit is considered , we get a two digit no. both of whose digit are in the password.The middle digit is the least of all.Repetitive digit occur at position 1 and 5 from left
Which cant be the digit of the password?
5---6---7----8----0
If password is multiple of 11 find the sum of its digits
19---20---21----22----cant b determined
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Raju was given , a problem of adding a certain number of consecutive natural numbers starting from 1 .By mistake , he added a natural number twice .He obtained the sum as 825 .Find the number that was added twice ?
p(x) is a polynomial in x. when p(x) is divided by (x-1) , the remainder is 5 and when p(x) is divided by (x+1) , the remainder is 7. what would the remainder be when p(x) is divide by (x-1)(x+1)?
a).3+2x........b).6-x........c).6+x.......d).3-4x
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English Language Ability Quiz for XAT entrance exam
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This quiz consists of questions from various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and we'll soon let you know the correct answers!
1. "On a wing and a prayer, the Indian team landed in Heathrow to take on their formidable opponents".
From the above sentence it can be inferred that the Indian team was
A. high in spirits
B. well prepared
C. over confident
D. under prepared
E. buoyant
2. It ______ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before _____to import tea directly into Ireland.
The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:
A. may, has dared
B. may, had dared
C. might, have dared
D. might, have ever dared
E. may, ever dared
3. "It was AC Milan's success in Europe in the sixties that introduced the 'libero' as the Italian default and a quarter of a century later, it was AC Milan's success in Europe that killed it off."
Which of the following was not implied in the above sentence?
A. AC Milan was successful in Europe in the sixties with the help of a 'libero'
B. AC Milan was successful in Europe in the late eighties without a 'Iibero'
C. The 'Iibero' was an Italian default for almost a quarter of a century.
D. AC Milan was not successful in Europe for almost a quarter of a century.
E. The Italians seldom used a 'libero' since late eighties.
4. Choose the odd one:
A. Chaos / Order
B. Fact / Fiction
C. Virtue / Vice
D. Study / Analyse
E. Light / Darkness
5. The 2001 census showed a sharp fall in the literacy rate compared to 1991, but an increase in the literacy rate by 2006 suggests that between 1991 and 2006 lndia progressed in terms of literacy rate.
Which of the following statements, if true, best refutes the above argument?
A. One of the causes of more literacy is the increased population growth rate.
B. Although there was no census in 2006 the information about the literacy rate is reliable.
C. Many of those who were illiterate in 2001 became literate by 2006.
D. The rate of fall in literacy rate between 1991 and 2001 was more than the rate of rise in literacy rate between 2001 and 2006.
E. The rise in literacy rate between 2001 and 2006 was due to persistent campaign on television and FM radio.
6. Ravindra Dubey was guilty of embezzlement. It means that Ravindra Dubey-
A. did not pay his bills.
B. misappropriated assets he was entrusted with.
C. engaged in circulating black money in the economy.
D. cheated on his spouse.
E. misreported educational qualification.
7. Read the sentences and choose the option that best arranges them in a logical order
A. Some of these are tangible while others are not.
B. The micro factors look at brand building, product development, competition, pricing, decision making within organizations etc.
C. Another way to classify these factors is to distinguish which of them are macro in nature and which of them are micro.
D. The macro factors comprise government policies, state of the economy, changing demographics etc.
E. The factors influencing forecasts include social, technological, economic, political, religious, ethnic, governmental, and natural factors.
A. E-A-C-D-B
B. E-C-B-D-A
C. A-E-C-D-B
D. D-B-A-C-E
E. E-D-B-A-C
Read the following passage and provide appropriate answers for the questions 8 - 12.
There is an essential and irreducible 'duality' in the normative -conceptualisation of an individual person. We can see the person in terms of his or her 'agency', recognizing and respecting his or her ability to form goals, commitments, values, etc., and we can also see the person in terms of his or her 'well-being'. This dichotomy is lost in a model of exclusively self-interested motivation, in which a person's agency must be entirely geared to his or her own well-being. But once that straitjacket of self-interested motivation is removed, it becomes possible to recognize the indisputable fact that the person's agency can well be geared to considerations not covered - or at least not fully covered - by his or her own well-being. Agency may be seen as important (not just instrumentally for the pursuit of well-being, but also intrinsically), but that still leaves open the question as to how that agency is to be evaluated and appraised. Even though the use of one's agency is a matter for oneself to judge, the need for careful assessment of aims, objective, allegiances, etc., and the conception of the good, may be important and exacting.
To recognize the distinction between the 'agency aspect' and the 'well-being aspect' of a person does not require us to take the view that the person's success as
an agent must be independent, or completely separable from, his or her success in terms of well-being. A person may well feel happier and better off as a result of achieving what he or she wanted to achieve - perhaps for his or her family, or community, or class, or party, or some other cause. Also it is quite possible that a person's well-being will go down as a result of frustration if there is some failure to achieve what he or she wanted to achieve as an agent, even though those achievements are not directly concerned with his or her well-being. There is really no sound basis for demanding that the agency aspect and the well-being aspect of a person should be independent of each other, and it is, I suppose, even possible that every change in one will affect the other as well. However, the point at issue is not the plausibility of their independence, but the sustainability and relevance of-the distinction. The fact that two variables may be so related that one cannot change without the other, does not imply that they are the same variable, or that they will have the same values, or that the value of one can be obtained from the other on basis of some simple transformation.
The importance of an agency achievement does not rest entirely on the enhancement of well-being that it may indirectly cause. The agency achievement and well-being achievement, both of which have some distinct importance, may be casually linked with each other, but this fact does not compromise the specific importance of either. In so far as utility-based welfare calculations concentrate only on the well-being of the person, ignoring the agency aspect, or actually fails to distinguish between the agency aspect and well-being aspect altogether, something of real importance is lost.
8. According to the ideas in the passage, the following are not true except:
A. The value of a person's well-being cannot be obtained from the value of her agency.
B. A person's agency aspect is independent of her well-being aspect.
C. A person's agency is important because her well-being must depend on her agency.
D. A person's agency must be entirely geared towards her own well-being.
E. A person's well-being will be dependent on her agency in all circumstances.
9. In the case of Japan, there is a strong empirical evidence to suggest that systematic departure from self-interested behaviour, in the direction of duty, loyalty and goodwill have played a substantial part in industrial success.
Which of the following is closest to the ideas presented in the passage?
A. Japanese are duty bound selfless people.
B. The sense of well-being of the Japanese people gets consistently enhanced due to this systematic departure from the self-interested behaviour.
C. Had there been no enhancement of their own well-being, the Japanese people would have not been dutiful.
D. Ability to achieve their country's objectives may have enhanced the sense of well-being of Japanese people. However the agency of the Japanese people in their industrial success is probably derived from factors beyond this sense of well-being.
E. Japanese people's adherence to ethos of duty, loyalty and goodwill can well be explained within the paradigm of self-interested behaviour.
10. Of the options presented below, which one is the best example for the ideas propounded in the passage?
A. 'Change for Equality' was a campaign by women of Iran to remove discrimination against women in their country, Activists of the movement were attacked and jailed by the government, but the campaign continued.
B. In January 2011, the Egyptian people came out against the regime to topple it. Their grievances included police atrocities, state emergency laws, lack of free election, and lack of freedom of speech, corruption, unemployment, food price inflation and low minimum wages. C. A worker immolated himself to highlight injustice being perpetrated by the management against the employees in the company.
D. The factory workers carried on with the strike in demand for increased wages, even though they were not paid wages for the duration they were on strike.
E. A politician went on a hunger strike against corruption which not only galvanised the state government in enacting new laws, but also increased his image in the minds of the voters.
11. Read the sentences given below and choose the option that is best in accordance with the ideas in the passage.
I. There is a need to distinguish between the agency aspect and the well-being aspect of a person.
II. A person can be conceptualised in terms of either agency or well-being.
Ill. Agency is important, not just instrumentally, for the pursuit of well-being.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and III E. II and III
12. The idea of agency, as used in the passage, is implied in all the options given below, except:
A. A student arguing for a grade revision
B. A lawyer arguing the case for his rich client
C. A politician on dharna to gain publicity
D. A hungry child crying for food
E. A ascetic praying for world peace
13. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?
A. Bats are able to fly in the dark.
B. Bats can fly in the dark
C. Bats have the ability to fly in the dark.
D. Bats cannot fly in the dark if it rains.
E. Bats have the ability of flying in the dark, if it does not rain.
14. Alfredo, Diego and Lionel are discussing Argentinean football.
Alfredo: Argentina was a football powerhouse.
Diego: Argentina is a football powerhouse.
Lionel: Argentina will be a football powerhouse.
Which of the following cannot be inferred from the above conversation?
A. Lionel is optimistic about the future.
B. Alfredo, Diego and Lionel may disagree on certain things.
C. Diego views the present positively.
D. Alfredo completely disagrees with Diego.
E. Alfredo has positive feelings about the past.
15. Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below.
A. Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from they who had previously challenged his leadership.
B. Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from them who had previously challenged his leadership.
C. Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from he who had previously challenged his leadership.
D. Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from those who had previously challenged his leadership.
E. Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from that who had previously challenged his leadership.
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##numbers_xat##
ab+cd=aaa
find the value of c if a b c d are two digit distinct values
##xating ##
A and B are natural numbers. When A is divided by B, the remainder is 13. When A is divided by 9B the remainder is 49. Find the remainder when A is divided by 3B?
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F(x) is a fourth order polynomial with integer coefficients and no common factor. The roots of F(x) are - 2, - 1, 1, 2. If p is a prime number than 97, then the largest integer that divides F(p) for all values of p is:
A. 72B. 120C. 240D. 360E. None of the above
Choose an option wherein the statements are logically consistent among themselves
How many 8 digit natural numbers begin with 1, end with 3, and have the property that each successive digit is either one more or two more than the previous digit? (Note: Consider 0 to be one more than 9)
OPTIONS
1)32
2)64
3)21
4)16
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Jim Brokes only source of income comes from his job as a GMAT question writer. In this capacity, Jim earns a flat salary of $200 per week plus a fee of $9 for every question that he writes. Every year, Jim takes exactly two weeks of unpaid vacation to visit his uncle, a monk in Tibet, and get inspired for the next year. If a regular year consists of 52 weeks and the number of questions that Jim wrote in each of the past 5 years was an odd number greater than 20, which of the following could be Jims median annual income over the past 5 years?
$31,227
$27,318
$25,673
$22,474
$28,423