isb.edu Business Admissions Test BAT Sample Paper : Indian School of Business

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Exam : Business Admissions Test BAT
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ISB Business Admissions Test BAT Sample Paper

** The BAT has been developed as an admissions assessment test for business education programmes.

Related / Similar Question Paper : ISB Business Analytics Entrance Test Question Paper

** It is designed to gauge test takers’ business acumen and analytical thinking through real-world application based problems.
** It is mandatory for PGP MFAB applicants to appear for BAT.

BAT Sample Question

1. Communication Analysis (CA) 15 questions 30 minutes
2. Critical Thinking (CT) 15 questions 30 minutes
3. Data Interpretation (DI) 15 questions 30 minutes
4. Data Analysis (DA) 15 questions 30 minutes

Section I – Communication Analysis (CA)

Directions :
The following passages will be accompanied by relevant questions. After reading a passage, answer the corresponding questions based ONLY on information given or implied in the text.
Prior to merdeka (national independence) in 1957, Malaysia was a British colony known as Malaya.

During the Japanese Occupation of Malaya from 1942-1945, some Malayans carried out attacks on the Japanese from hidden jungle strongholds. Many of these guerrillas were ethnicChinese members of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), which refused to accept the return of Malaya to British control in 1945.

With jungle warfare skills honed fighting the Japanese, the MCP guerrillas did not hesitate to use force in support of their campaign against British rule— British officials and businessmen as well as local residents identified with British interests were targeted for assassination by bands of communist fighters. As a result, the colonial government declared a State of Emergency on 18 June 1948.

1. Which of the following titles best summarizes the contents of the passage?
A) The Path to Merdeka: The Negotiations leading to Malaysian Independence
B) Permanent Revolution: The Military Strategy of the Malayan Communist Party
C) Battling for Hearts and Minds: The Rise and Fall of a Malayan Insurgency Movement
D) Communist Ideology in Malaya: Communism as Disguised Anti- Colonialism
E) A Malayan Experiment in Self- Government: The Political Organization of New Villages

2. According to the passage, all of the following are true of the Briggs Plan EXCEPT:
A) It aimed to improve the quality of life for Chinese Malayans living outside of urban areas.
B) It was an important part of the British response to the armed insurgency.
C) It attempted to prevent the MCP from gaining access to needed supplies.
D) It relocated only villagers who did not have legal title to their land.
E) It eventually achieved its military objectives.

3. The author mentions the timing of merdeka in order to emphasize which of the following points?
A) The Emergency originated while Malaya was still under colonial rule.
B) Many MCP guerrillas were ethnic Chinese.
C) Malaya was better off under British administration than it was during the Japanese Occupation.
D) Many rural villagers had grievances against the Malayan government.
E) The Emergency forced the British to accelerate the timetable for Malayan independence.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that
A) the MCP ceased guerrilla warfare operations as soon as merdeka was achieved.
B) the Emergency ended only after British Malaya gained national independence.
C) the membership of the MCP was comprised entirely of ethnic Chinese.
D) the Emergency would have ended sooner if the New Villages had not been established.
E) the MCP never posed a serious threat to British interests in colonial Malaya.

5. The passage implies that
A) some Chinese villagers were reluctant to hand over food or money to the guerrillas.
B) the majority of Chinese villagers were strong supporters of the MCP.
C) the majority of Chinese villagers were strong supporters of the British colonial government.
D) the majority of Chinese villagers had already been granted full Malayan citizenship before the Emergency began.
E) none of the Chinese villagers willingly assisted the MCP guerrillas.

Section II – Critical Thinking (CT)

Directions: For the following question, do your best to analyze the argument/situation and pick the best possible answer choice.
1. The Australian Cricket Team will play exactly five test matches this summer. The opponent in each of these test matches will be Sri Lanka or the West Indies. Exactly one test match will be played in each of five cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney. The five test matches will be played in an order consistent with the following conditions:

** Australia will play two consecutive test matches against the West Indies.
** Australia’s opponent in the second test match will be Sri Lanka.
** Australia will play only two test matches against the West Indies.
** The third test match will be played in Brisbane.
** The fourth test match will be played in Hobart.
** The fifth test match will be played in Adelaide.

Given the above conditions, which one of the following must be true?
A) Australia’s opponent in Sydney will be the West Indies.
B) Australia’s opponent in Melbourne will be the West Indies.
C) Australia’s opponent in Hobart will be the West Indies.
D) Australia’s opponent in Brisbane will be Sri Lanka.
E) Australia’s opponent in Adelaide will be Sri Lanka.

2. The Feudalberg Charter of Civil Rights guarantees citizens’ freedom of expression. As a result, political expression (including both speech and symbolic conduct) is considered protected expression.

However, seditious expression, defined as speech orconduct that aims to incite or is likely to cause the unlawful overthrow of the dulyelected government, has never been accorded any legal protection.

Hence, despitethe fact that burning the Feudalberg National Flag is symbolic conduct undertaken for political purposes, flag burning should not be classified as protected expression. The conclusion above depends upon which of the following assumptions?

A) The punishment for sedition is no less severe than the punishment for espionage under the Criminal Code of Feudalberg.
B) An overthrow of the duly-elected government is unlikely to result from the burning of the Feudalberg National Flag by a few unpatriotic demonstrators.

C) Burning the Feudalberg National Flag is more akin to sedition than to any kind of protected political expression.
D) Those who burn the Feudalberg National Flag do not in fact intend to overthrow the duly-elected government.
E) The Feudalberg Charter of Civil Rights protects not only political expression but also non-political expression.

Section III – Data Interpretation (DI)

Table : the following table gives the information about the number of cars sold of Brand X and Brand Y in the years 2000, 2005, and 2010.
Number of Cars sold
Year Brand X Brand Y
2000 10,000 4,000
2005 15,000 10,000
2010 5,000 8,000

1. What is the value of x – y?
(1) x = 50
(2) y = 20
A) The information in statement 1 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statement 2 alone is not enough to answer the question.
B) The information in statement 2 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statement 1 alone is not enough to answer the question.

C) NEITHER the information in statement 1 alone NOR the information in statement 2 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statements 1 and 2 taken together is enough to answer the question.

D) The information in statement 1 alone is enough to answer the question, and the information in statement 2 alone is also enough to answer the question.
E) The information in statements 1 and 2 taken together is NOT enough to answer the question.

2. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of the two numbers x and y?
(1) x + y = 100
(2) x = 80
A) The information in statement 1 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statement 2 alone is not enough to answer the question.
B) The information in statement 2 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statement 1 alone is not enough to answer the question.

C) NEITHER the information in statement 1 alone NOR the information in statement 2 alone is enough to answer the question, but the information in statements 1 and 2 taken together is enough to answer the question.
D) The information in statement 1 alone is enough to answer the question, and the information in statement 2 alone is also enough to answer the question.

E) The information in statements 1 and 2 taken together is NOT enough to answer the question.

1. The annual distance traveled by car C as a percentage of total annual distance traveled by the 4 cars is highest in which year?
A) 2001
B) 2002
C) 2003
D) 2004
E) 2005

2. By what percent did the total distance traveled by cars B and C change from 2002 to 2005?
A) 4.1 % decrease
B) 1.3 % decrease
C) 1.3 % increase
D) 4.1 % increase
E) 4.2 % increase

3. What is the average fuel efficiency of cars A, B, C, and D from 2001 to 2005?
A) 15.1 kilometers/liter
B) 14.9 kilometers/liter
C) 14.7 kilometers/liter
D) 14.3 kilometers/liter
E) 14.1 kilometers/liter

4. What is the average fuel efficiency of car D from 2001 to 2005?
A) 16.3 kilometers/liter
B) 16.4 kilometers/liter
C) 16.5 kilometers/liter
D) 16.6 kilometers/liter
E) 16.7 kilometers/liter

5. For car D, the average fuel consumed per 1,000 kilometers of distance traveled was the least in which year?
A) 2001
B) 2002
C) 2003
D) 2004
E) 2005

Section IV – Data Analysis (DA)

Directions: For the following questions, solve each question and indicate the best answer.
1. If it costs C dollars to construct a road of length A kilometers, how many dollars does it cost to construct a similar road of length B kilometers?
A) BC
B) BA
C) BC/A
D) BA/C

2. A mixture of two candies, A and B, costs $11.625 per kilogram. Candy A costs $10.2 per kilogram while candy B costs $14 per kilogram. What is the ratio A:B in which the two candies are mixed?
A) 3:5
B) 5:3
C) 3:8
D) 5:8
E) 3:4

3. The ratio of the present age of Ricky to the present age of Michael is 5:4. Six years later, the ratio will be 6:5. What was the ratio 9 years ago?
A) 4:3
B) 3:2
C) 7:5
D) 5:3
E) 5:2

4. In a class of 80 students, 40% of the students play basketball, 50% play football and 30% play table tennis. If 5 students play both football and table tennis but not basketball, what is the maximum possible number of students that play both basketball and tennis?
A) 11
B) 19
C) 21
D) 24
E) 32

5. Ashley had a certain amount of money which was more than $1,000. If she were to equally distribute the money among 7 children, she would be left with $6; if she were to equallydistribute the money among 6 children, she would be left with $5; if she were to equally distribute the money among 5 children, she would be left with $4. What is the smallest amount of money that she could have had?
A) 1149
B) 1109
C) 1099
D) 1049
E) 1009