xlri.ac.in XAT Question Paper 2016 : Xavier School Of Management
Organisation : XLRI Xavier School Of Management
Exam : XAT Exam
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Year : 2016
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XAT Question Paper 2016 :
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3. This examination consists of two parts: Part I and Part II.Part I has three sections A, B and c with 26, 23 and 29 questions respectively, i.e. a total of 78 questions. The three sections of part are followed by Part II that has 25 questions on General Knowledge followed by an essay. If there is a problem with your test booklet, inform the invigilator/supervisor immediately, You will be provided with a replacement.
4. Do not seek clarification on any item in the test booklet from the test invigilator or the centre supervisor. Use your best judgment. The time for completing the three sections and general knowledge is 210 minutes. You are expected to answer THE first three sections in 170 minutes and General Knowledge QUESTIONS in 35 minutes. You are expected to maximize scores in each section. General Knowledge marks would only be used at the time of final selection and not for shortlisting candidates for interview/GI).
5. All questions carry EQUAL marks. ONE FOURTH OF A MARK may be deducted for each incorrect answer.
6. Leaving a question UNATTEMPTED may result in a deduction of 0.05 Mark However. this deduction will not be applicable for a MAXIMUM OF 13 UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONs.
7. Each question has five alternatives. Answer each question by darkening the appropriate bubble against the question number on the answer sheet. For example, if your answer to question number is ‘B’, fully darken the bubble ‘B’ against the question
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Section-A :
Verbal And Logical ability :
1. Which of the following options best captures the relationship similar to INSPECT : WIWISECT
A. Enquire: Observe
B. Inquire; Explore
C. Investigate: Interrogate
D. Query: Survey
E. Question: Respond
2. Read the following poem and answer the question that follows
I sought a soul in the sea
And found a coral there
Beneath the foam for me
An ocean was all ?aid bare.
Into my heart’s night
Along a narrow way
Light offers sight and insight.
3. “Assumptions are analogous to the basic ingredients in a gourmet recipe. Only the final product of the recipe dictates whether the ingredients suffice…Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?
Good wine needs no advertisement!
The apple never falls far from the tree!
All is well that ends well!
As you sow, so shall you reap!
The Proof of the pudding is in the eating!
4. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below
1. Suppose I know someone, Smith.
P. One day you come to me and say: “Smith is in Cambridge.”
Q. I inquire, and find you stood at Guildhall and saw at the other end a man and said: “That was Smith.”
R. I’d say: “Listen. This isn’t sufficient evidence.”
s. I’ve heard that he has been killed in a battle in this war.
6. If we had a fair amount of evidence he was killed I would try to make you say that you’re being credulous,
which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED”
A. ISPQR6
B. 1RSPQ6
C. 1 PRSQ6
D. 10SRP6
E. IRQPS6
7. The FIRST and the LAST sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 & 6. The others, labelled as P, Q, R and S are given below:
1. The word “symmetry” is used here with a special meaning, and therefore needs to be defined.
p for instance, if we look at a vase that is left-and-right symmetrical, then turnit 180″ around the vertical axis, it looks the same.
Q. When we have a picture symmetrical, one side is somehow the same as the other side.
R. When is a thing symmetrical–how can we define it?
S. Professor Hermann Weyl has given this definition of symmetry: a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain operation and it appears exactly the same after operation.
8. We shall adopt the definition of symmetry in Weyl’s more general form. and in that form we shall discuss symmetry of physical laws. which of the following combinations is the MOST LOGICALLY ORDERED”
In recent past, Indian football team has lost most of the matches in international football tournaments. The most successful coaches in Indian club football tournaments are from Latin American countries. In most of the Latin American countries, football is morepopular sport than cricket.
From the passage above, choose the correct option:
A. It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In India, cricket is more popular than football”.
B. It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “Most Latin American countries are successful at football”.
C. It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “In recent past, coaches of Indian football teams are not from Latin America”.
D. It can be DEFINITELY concluded that “European football coaches are less successful than their Latin American counterparts for Indian national team”.
E. It cannot be DEFINITELY concluded that “The more popular a sport the better the chance of producing a successful coach in that sport”.