ASSIGNMENT

B.Tech. 5thsem
Quantitative Aptitude
Instructions: Kindly provide the complete solution of all the questions.

The average weight of 40 students in a class is 75 kg. By mistake the weights of two students are
read as 74 kg and 66 kg respectively instead of 66 kg and 54 kg. Find the corrected average
weight of the class.

Veena’s present age is three times her son’s present age and two fifth of her father’s present age. The
average of present age of all of them is 46 yrs. What is the difference between the Veena’s son’s present
age and Veena’s father’s present age?

A boat can travel 15 km downstream in 18 min. The ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to
the speed of the stream is 4 : 1. How much time will the boat take to cover 10 km upstream?

On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?

A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on
the following Monday. When was it correct?

Arun, Kamal and Vinay invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 and Rs. 8000 respectively in a business. Arun left
after six months. If after eight months, there was a gain of Rs. 4005, then what will be the share of
Kamal?

On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb, 2004?

Speed of a man in still water is 4 km/hr and the river is running at 2 km/hr. The total time taken
to go to a place and come back is 4 hours. What is the distance travelled?74-Q is as much younger
than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference
between R and Q's age?

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

Read the passage and answer the questions given below

The majority of successful senior managers do not closely follow the classical rational model of first
clarifying goals, assessing the problem, formulating options, estimating likelihoods of success, making a
decision, and only then taking action to implement the decision. Rather, in their day-by-day tactical
maneuvers, these senior executives rely on what is vaguely termed “intuition” to manage a network of
interrelated problems that require them to deal with ambiguity, inconsistency, novelty, and surprise;
and to integrate action into the process of thinking.
Generations of writers on management have recognized that some practicing managers rely heavily on
intuition. In general, however, such writers display a poor grasp of what intuition is. Some see it as the
opposite of rationality; others view it as an excuse for capriciousness.
Isenberg’s recent research on the cognitive processes of senior managers reveals that managers’
intuition is neither of these. Rather, senior managers use intuition in at least five distinct ways. First,
they intuitively sense when a problem exists. Second, managers rely on intuition to perform well-
learned behavior patterns rapidly. This intuition is not arbitrary or irrational, but is based on years of
painstaking practice and hands-on experience that build skills. A third function of intuition is to
synthesize isolated bits of data and practice into an integrated picture, often in an “Aha!” experience.
Fourth, some managers use intuition as a check on the results of more rational analysis. Most senior
executives are familiar with the formal decision analysis models and tools, and those who use such
systematic methods for reaching decisions are occasionally leery of solutions suggested by these
methods which run counter to their sense of the correct course of action. Finally, managers can use
intuition to bypass in-depth analysis and move rapidly to engender a plausible solution. Used in this way,
intuition is an almost instantaneous cognitive process in which a manager recognizes familiar patterns.
One of the implications of the intuitive style of executive management is that “thinking” is inseparable
from acting. Since managers often “know” what is right before they can analyze and explain it, they
frequently act first and explain later. Analysis is inextricably tied to action in thinking/acting cycles, in
which managers develop thoughts about their companies and organizations not by analyzing a
problematic situation and then acting, but by acting and analyzing in close concert.
Given the great uncertainty of many of the management issues that they face, senior managers often
instigate a course of action simply to learn more about an issue. They then use the results of the action
to develop a more complete understanding of the issue. One implication of thinking/acting cycles is that
action is often part of defining the problem, not just of implementing the solution.
1. According to the passage, senior managers use intuition in all of the following ways EXCEPT to
(A) speed up of the creation of a solution to a problem
(B) identify a problem
(C) bring together disparate facts
(D) stipulate clear goals
(E) evaluate possible solutions to a problem
2. The passage suggests which of the following about the “writers on management” mentioned in
line 12?
(A) They have criticized managers for not following the classical rational model of decision analysis.
(B) They have not based their analyses on a sufficiently large sample of actual managers.
(C) They have relied in drawing their conclusions on what managers say rather than on what managers
do.
(D) They have misunderstood how managers use intuition in making business decisions.
(E) They have not acknowledged the role of intuition in managerial practice.
3. Which of the following best exemplifies “an ‘Aha!’ experience” (line 28) as it is presented in the
passage?
(A) A manager risks taking an action whose outcome is unpredictable to discover whether the action
changes the problem at hand.
(B) A manager performs well-learned and familiar behavior patterns in creative and uncharacteristic
ways to solve a problem.
(C) A manager suddenly connects seemingly unrelated facts and experiences to create a pattern relevant
to the problem at hand.
(D) A manager rapidly identifies the methodology used to compile data yielded by systematic analysis.
(E) A manager swiftly decides which of several sets of tactics to implement in order to deal with the
contingencies suggested by a problem.
4.According to the passage, the classical model of decision analysis includes all of the following EXCEPT
(A) evaluation of a problem
(B) creation of possible solutions to a problem
(C) establishment of clear goals to be reached by the decision
(D) action undertaken in order to discover more information about a problem
(E) comparison of the probable effects of different solutions to a problem

5.It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would most probably be one major
difference in behavior between Manager X, who uses intuition to reach decisions, and Manager Y, who
uses only formal decision analysis?
(A) Manager X analyzes first and then acts; Manager Y does not.
(B) Manager X checks possible solutions to a problem by systematic analysis; Manager Y does not.
(C) Manager X takes action in order to arrive at the solution to a problem; Manager Y does not.
(D) Manager Y draws on years of hands-on experience in creating a solution to a problem; Manager X
does not.
(E) Manger Y depends on day-to-day tactical maneuvering; manager X does not.

Q6) Political partisanship (MEMBERSHIP) is now so out of control that it has irreparably harmed the
normal functioning of government. This situation has been created by zealots (ZEALOUS) on both ends
of the political spectrum. Our nation’s founders would surely be horrified by this disastrous, new state of
affairs.
The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?
1)The nation’s founders were dedicated patriots.
2)The current level of political partisanship is unlike anything we have ever experienced.
3)Uncontrolled political partisanship must eventually give way to compromise.
4)Government is inherently incapable of getting things done.
5)Excessive partisanship is the fault of one political party.

Q7) Traditional print journalism is dying. The proliferation\(CREATION) of online and cable news sources
makes it easy for readers to bypass newspapers and magazines. Since most publications generate
advertising revenue based on their circulation, this decline in readership will be fatal(DEADLY) to the
print journalism industry.
The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?

1)Cable and online news sources are better than traditional publications.
2)Newspapers and magazines have no other sources of revenue available to them.
3)Traditional publications are better than cable and online news sources.
4)Advertising revenue can be supplemented by other sources of revenue.
5)The First Amendment protects freedom of the press, which will ensure the continued survival of print
journalism.

Rearrage the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph

8. A .The inner self provides us with a touchstone to evaluate our interface in nature.
B. There is hierarchy of consciousness
C. Stones, Planets, fish and human beings represent consecutively higher levels of consciousness.
D. Interface with nature, which leads to the growth of higher consciousness, is desirable.
a) DABC b) BCAD c) DBCA d) ABCD

9.A. Senior Management is usually overwhelmed by the complexity of budget setting.

10.A. Risk stemming from fluctuation in exchange rate loans hover constantly on the horizon of foreign
investment
B. In view of higher risk, a firm contemplating foreign investment would naturally expect a higher rate of
return
C. A multinational company may be accused of profiteering, even when it may simply be following the
sound financial practice of asking a high rate of return commensurate with risks charactering the project
D. In addition, foreign investment is subject to discriminatory treatment and selection control in various
forms
A) ADBC B) CDBA C) ACBD D) BACD