MBA (Agri-Business Management)
General Information about KAU MAT - 2008

• Expected date for written test
19th July 2008 ( Change if any will be notified in the Web site)
• Centre for Entrance Examination :
 College of Co-operation, Banking and Management, Main Campus, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, KAU.P.O., Thrissur, Kerala - 680 656

• Reporting time : 9 AM
• Total Questions : 120
• Total Marks : 120
• Maximum time : 2 Hrs.
• No negative marking in valuation
• Use blue or black dot pen for marking the answer
• Circle the letter A B C or D of the answer of your choice. If on second thought, you wish to change the response, score of (‘X’) the first answer and circle( ) the new choice.

1. Part A – English Comprehension and Verbal Ability (40 Marks)
2. Part B – Mathematical Aptitude (40 Marks)
3. Part C – Management Aptitude and Test of Reasoning (40 Marks)

Specimen Questions:

Part A – English Comprehension and Verbal ability

In each question below, select the word/expression that has similar or somewhat similar meaning to the words/expressions printed in CAPITAL letters. Encircle your choice A, B, C or D

1. QUIRT
(a) riding whip (b) idiosyncrasy (c) bludgeon (d) witty remark

2. ATAVISTIC
(a) overeager (b) narrow minded (c) reverting to a primitive type (d) pertaining to uncle

3. ACQUIESCENCE
(a) advice (b) advocacy (c) compliance (d) opposition

4. CRYPTIC
(a) deathly (b) arched (c) revealing (d) intricate

Part B – Mathematical Aptitude

Read the questions and encircle the answer (A, B, C or D)

1. If 4/5 of a certain number is 84, find one fifth of that number
(a) 105 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 32

2. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 9. If the digits are reversed, the number is increased by 27. Find the number:
(a) 25 (b) 52 (c) 63 (d) 36

3. A retailer gives successive discounts of 20% and 15% on the price of a certain type of shirts
This is equivalent to a single discount of:
(a) 32% (b) 35% (c) 17.5% (d) None of these

4. A gun is fired at a distance 3.65 kms from a person. He hears the sound after 10 seconds. Find the speed of sound
(a) 300 metres/second (b) 365 metres/second (c) 302 metres/second (d) None of these
 

Part C – Management Aptitude and test of Reasoning

Read a question and select the answer as per your knowledge/reasoning from among the choices labeled A, B, C and D. Encircle your answer A, B, C or D

1. In a certain code TOGETHER is written as RQEGRJCT in the same code, PAROLE will be written as:
(a) RCPQIK (b) RCTQNG (c) NCPQJG (d) NCQPJG

2. If BSTED is written as CRUDE, then MOIST will be written as:
(a) NPJTU (b) NNJRU (c) LPHTS (d) LNHRS

Observe the relationship between the two terms given in capital. Find the pair from the choices given which has a similar relationship to the pair given in capital letters.

3. ENTER : EXIST
(a) Welcome : Quest (b) Insult : Dislike
(c) Punishment : Crime (d) Former : Latter

4. CLAY is to BRICK as :
(a) Metal to mine (b) Coal to diamond
(c) Iron to nail (d) Statue to temple