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IIM Indore IPM Sample Paper

By Anand Meena - March 10, 2017

IIM Indore IPM Admission 2016 Sample Paper for

Aptitude Test
SECTIONI(QuantitativeAbility)

1.Aredlightflashes3timesperminute,greenlightflashes4timesperminuteandyellow
lightflashes6timesperminuteatregularintervals.Ifallthreelightsstartflashingatthe
sametime,howmanytimesdotheyflashtogetherineach75minutes?

a)60b)65c)70d)75

2.Abagcontainsatotalat105coinsofRe.1,50paiseand25paisedenominations.Find
thetotalnumberofcoinsofRe.1ifthereareatotalof50.50rupeesinthebaganditis
knownthatthenumberof25paisecoinsis133.33%morethanthenumberofRe.1coins.

a)48b)18c)24d)27

3.Abaghas6blueballs,8redballs,5blackballsand9whiteballs.Youareaskedtopick
someballsfromthebag,withoutlookingintothebag.Whatistheminimumnumberofballs
youmustpicksoastobesurethatatleast3ofthemareofthesamecolor?

a)5b)8c)9d)11

5.Anemptymetalcontainer(withoutitshandle)weight15%ofitsweightwhenfilledwitha
particularliquid.Afteraddingthehandle,theweightofthefullyfilledcontainerincreasesby
5%.Iftheweightofapartlyfilledcontaineris1/3ofthecompletelyfilledcontainerwith
handleattached,thenwhatfractionofcontainerisutilized?

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a)4/17b)3/17c)6/19d)3/19

6.OnekilogramofladdoomixpacketcostsRs.150/usuallyandcanbeusedtomake100
laddoos.Afestiveofferislaunchedwith20%extramaterialineachpacketandat10%price
discount.Lastmonth,Ramboughtenoughpacketstomake6000laddooswhennoofferwas
available.Thismonth,duringthefestiveoffer,shyamboughtenoughpacketstomake6000
laddoos.TheratioofamountspentbyshyamtotheamountspentbyRamis

a)1:3b)1:2c)2:3d)3:4

7.Fourwomenandonemanplanarobberyanddecidetosharethespoilsequally.However,
onthenightoftherobbery,themanfallssick.Whiletherobberyissuccessful,themangets
onlyhalfofthesharehewasentitledto.Then,theratioofamountofmoneysharedbythe
womentotheoriginalsharetheywereentitledtois

a)7:6b)8:7c)9:8d)10:9

8.TheeconomyofXiberiaconsistsofexactlytwoindustries:miningandmanufacturing.It
wasexpectedthattheeconomywouldgrowby18%ifmininggrewby10%and
manufacturingby20%.However,ifmanufacturinggrewonlyby10%,then,fortheeconomy
tostillgrowby18%,miningneedstogrowbywhat%?

a)25b)37.5c)50d)62.5

9.Fig.1consistsofacircleCwithcentreO.OAandOBareperpendiculartoeachother.The
areaofthetriangleAOBis32squareunits.

IfAD=BD,theareaofthetriangleABDis

a)32Squareunits
b)32(1+2)Squareunits
c)642squareunits
d)64squareunits

11.Inthesequence1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,wherenconsecutivetermshavethevaluen,
the150thtermis

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a)17b)16c)18d)15

12.If(1p)isarootofthequadraticequation2++(1)=0,thenitsrootsare

a)pandpb)0and1c)0and1d)1andp

13.Thenumberofdifferentsixdigitnumbers,thesumofwhosedigitsisoddis

14.LetAbeasetwith3elementsandBbeasetwith4elements.Thetotalnumberofone
onefunctionsfromAtoBis.

a)64b)81c)24d)48

16.Acomputerhas3portstotransferdataintoflashdrives.Therateofdatatransfervaries
asthesimultaneoustransferschangeasfollows:

Singletransfermeansdatatransfer@3MBpersecond
Twosimultaneoustransfersmeandatatransfer@2MBpersecondforeachtransfer
Threesimultaneoustransfersmeandatatransfer@1.5MBpersecondforeachtransfer
Rohithastotransfer577MBdataintothreeflashdrivesofdataholdingcapacityof90MB,
200MBand300MBrespectively.Whatistheshortestpossibletimetoperformthistransfer?

a)144seconds
b)128seconds
c)96seconds
d)64seconds

17.Twoboatsinacurrentfreelakestartsailingtowardseachotherfromadistanceof140
kilometres.Atthesametime,afishtouchesboatAandswimstowardsboatB.Assoonasit
touchesboatB,itswimsbacktoboatA.Theprocesscontinuestilltheboatscollide.The
boatssailataconstantspeedof16kilometresperhourand12kilometresperhour.Thefish

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swimsattheconstantspeedof5kilometresperhour.Afterswimmingfor40%ofthetotal
timebetweenstartandcollision,thefishgetstiredandreducesthespeedto3kilometres
perhour.Whatwouldbethetotaldistanceswambythefishtilltheboatscollide?

a)25kmb)23kmc)19kmd)16km

Questions18to20:Fortheyear2016,SidhastakenaNewYearresolutionforbeing
veryfit.Therefore,startingwithJanuary1,2016,hehasdecidedtogoforswimmingevery
seconddaygymeverythirddayandjoggingeveryfifthday.Thethreeactivitiesarevery
energyintensiveandrequire,respectively,130calories,140calories,110calories.If
January1,2016happenstobeaSunday,answerthefollowingquestions.

18.Onhowmanydays,doesSidgotojogonly?

a)73b)74c)48d)25

19.Onhowmanydays,doesSidnotgoforanyofthethreeactivities?

a)95b)96c)97d)98

20.WhatistheamountoftotalcaloriesspentbySidoverallsuchdays,whenhedidallthe
threeactivities?

a)4560caloriesb)4280caloriesc)3800caloriesd)3600calories

21.IfA={|3(1)<2(2),}={|5>4(3),}

Thesmallestelementandthenumberofelementsofthesetwillberespectively

a)2and3b)3and3c)1and4d)3and

22.IfAisarootoftheequation:x(2x+5)=A.ThevaluesofA

a)arerationalnumber0
b)arerationalnumbers>0
c)areirrationalnumbers
d)arenotrealnumbers

23.If()=24 3+25+hastwofactor(2+1)and(31),thevalueofpmustbe

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a)2b)1c)0d)2

24.Twochords,KLandMNofacircleintersectatanexternalpointJ.IfKL=15cm.LJ=
5cm,MN=21cmandNJ=4cm,theratiooftheareaofthequadrilateralKLNMtothearea
ofthetriangleJKMwillbe

a)24/25b)22/25c)17/20d)19/20

25.Thenumberofwaysinwhichfiveballseachofdifferentcolorcanbedistributedtothree
differentpersonssuchthateachpersongetsatleastoneballis

a)90b)120c)150d)180

26.Thedistancebetweenthetwoplanes2++2=8and4+2+4=5is

a)9/2b)7/2c)5/2d)3/2

27.Anunknownpolynomialisdividedbyx1togivearemainder2andwithx2togivea
remainder1.Thentheremainderresultingwhenthesamepolynomialisdividedby(x1)(x
2)is

a)2xb)1xc)4xd)3x

28.Thesumofthefirsttwentytermsofthesequence0.7,0.77,0.777,.is

29.Considertheequations2+2+3=0and2++=0,where,,.Iftheseequations
haveonerootincommonthen::isequalto

a)1:2:3b)3:2:1c)1:3:2d)3:1:2

SECTIONII(VerbalAbility)
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Questions1to3:Thesentencesgivenbelow,whenproperlysequenced,formacoherent
paragraph.Eachsentenceislabelledwithanumber.Choosethemostlogicalorderofthe
sentencesfromthechoicesgiven.

1.1.Shemonitorsthepygmynuthatchesthatnestinherbackyard,andsharesbirdcount
data
tohelptrackthehealthofbirdpopulationsinNorthAmerica.
2.Itstimewetooktimetodoourbittocelebrateallthatnatureprovides.
3.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theairwebreatheitallcomesfromnature
4.WeneedmorepeoplelikeChristineHaines,anaturephotographerandamemberofThe
NatureConservancy,whodotheirbittohelpprotecttheenvironment.

a)4123b)3241c)4231d)3421

2.1.AttheSpecialSchoolfortheBlindinGurgaon,computersandBrailletypenoteshave
made
learningmucheasier.
2.Whatrecentdeviceshavedoneistohelptakeitfurther.
3.Braille,thetactilewritingsystemfortheblinddevelopedinthe19thCenturyremainsthe
bedrockofmanyinnovations.
4.Withtheaidofatypenotewhichhasakeycorrespondingtoeachofthesixdotsofthe
BrailleCodevisuallyimpairedchildrencantakenotesasfastassightedchildren.

a)4213b)1432c)3214d)1243

3.1.Towalkintheworldspoorercountriesintoentertheorbitoftheirinhabitants.
2.Timeslowsdownandgeographystretchesout.
3.Theunhurriedpacebringsasenseofthingsrestoredtotheirnaturalproportions.
4.Thedetailsofthelanditssmalltopographicalchanges,itschancenoisesandscents
becomemorepotentandabsorbing.
5.Thechoicetotravelonfootisatransformingone.

a)53241b)12534c)34125d)15324

Questions4and5:Eachoftheparagraphsgivenbelowhasasentencemissingwhichis
indicatedbyablank.Fromthechoicesgivenbeloweachparagraph,choosethesentence
thatseemsmostlogicallyappropriatetocompletethegivenparagraph.

4.JhumpaLahirisTheInterpreterofMaladiesestablishedthisyoungwriterasoneofthe
mostbrilliantofher
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generation.____________________________________________________.InThe
NamesakeLahirienrichesthethemesthatmadehercollectionaninternationalbestseller.
Hernovel,likethestories,dealswiththeimmigrantexperience,theclashofculturesandthe
conflictsofassimilation,and,mostpoignantly,thetangledtiesbetweengenerations.

a)Herunusualqualityasawriterhasnotbeenacknowledged.
b)Herlanguage,styleandthemesaredifficulttounderstand.
c)HerstoriesareoneofthefewdebutworkstowinthePulitzerPrizeforfiction.
d)HerstoriesdepictAmericansandtheAmericanwayoflife.

5.Ittakestwototangobutonetotravel.Travelaloneyoumust,asthatlastritualtoget
comfortableinyourownskin,tobeattentivetowhatgoesoninyourheadandtoknowwhat
yourheartwants._______________________________________________________.
Planyourtraveltoarriveatyourdestinationatdaytimepreferableprebookacaborfind
outexactbusrouteandtimingsfromtheairport.Anyplacethathasareputationfortreating
womenaschattel,shouldbeavoided.Atbest,dressconservatively.

a)However,donotacceptfraudulentbookingsinhotelsfromtoutsattheairport.
b)If,asawoman,youaretravellingaloneyouneedtostrategiestostaysafe.
c)Althoughthejourneythatyouundertakewouldprovelessrisky,beinginagroup
d)Neverhesitatealwaysaskfordirectionsfromfriendlylookingstrangers

Questions6to9:Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerthequestionsgivenbeloweach

TheNavyisseekingawaytodounderwaterwhattheAirForcehasbeendoinginthesky:
prowlstealthilyforlongperiodsoftimeandgatherthekindofdatathatcouldturnthetidein
war.Butinanewtwist,theNavyhasfoundawaytopoweraneventualfleetofsubmersible
dronesfromtheoceanitself,increasingdeploymenttimesandcuttingfuelcosts.

Thedronechangesdensityinresponsetotheoutsidewater,causingthe5ftlong(1.5m)
torpedolikevesseltoriseorsinkthroughtheoceansthermoclines,orbandsofwarmand
coolwater,atandbelowitssurface.Thestubbywindstranslatesomeofthatupanddown
motionintoaforwardssawtoothlikepathataboutamileanhour(1.6km/h).

Muchoftheworksuchglidersdoisoceanographic,collectingdataaboutwatertemperature
andcurrents.Thedronetransmitssuchinformationusedtogeneratebettersonarimages
toheadquartersbystickingitstailborneantennaoutofthewater.Butthedronesarealso
beingenlistedtoscoutenemycoastlines,wheretheycouldhelptheNavyhuntdown
minefieldsandtargetsubswithoutputtingsailorsatrisk.

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6.ForwhichoneofthefollowingwillthedronesnotbeusefultotheNavy?

a)surveillance
b)drilling
c)securityofpersonnel
d)improvedsoundnavigationrange

7.Aninnovativepositivedevelopmentthedronebringsisitsabilityto

a)carryouttorpedoattacks
b)glidegracefullyonthewatersurface
c)adapttodifferencesinwatertemperature
d)sendoutpowerfulinformation.

8.Theexpressionturnthetideinwarmeans

a)reducethedangersofviolentoceanicmovement
b)changepossibledefeattopossiblevictory
c)identityhiddenenemylocations
d)beinstrumentalinwinningthewar

9.Evenwhenthecountryisnotatwar,theNavycanmakegooduseofthedronebecauseit
isableto

a)gatherandconveyaccurateoceanicinformation
b)zigzaginanydirectionundertheocean
c)transformitselfintoanunderwaterplane
d)keepenemiesawaywithitstorpedolikebody

Questions10and11:Completethefollowingsentencesbychoosingthecorrect
phrase/clausefromthosegivenbeloweach.

10.Unlesshe______________________________hewillnotbeallowedtowatch
television.

a)doesnotfinishhishomework
b)willfinishhishomework
c)willnotfinishhishomework
d)finisheshishomework

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11.Theaccusedwantedtoknow__________________________detained.

a)whyhadhebeen
b)whyhehadbeen
c)forwhatreasonwashe
d)forwhichreasonwashe

Questions12and13:Ineachofthesentences,apartortheentiresentenceis
underlined.Choosethealternativefromthefouroptions,sothatthegivensentenceis
correct.

12.Itisnodoubtthattherichhaveagreatadvantage

a)Itisnodoubtthattherichhaveagreatadvantage
b)Ithasnodoubtthattherichhaveagreatadvantage
c)Thereisnodoubtthattherichhaveagreatadvantage
d)Therehasnodoubtthattherichhaveagreatadvantage

13.Heagreedtogiveherthehalfofthemoney.

a)togiveherthehalfofthemoney
b)togiveherahalfofthemoney
c)togiveherhalfofthemoney
d)togiveheranhalfofthemoney

Questions14and15:Ineachoftheoptionsthefollowingwordsareusedindifferent
ways.Choosetheoptionwheretheusageisincorrectorinappropriate.

14.Loose

a)Hewenttothedentistbecauseofaloosetooth
b)thecyclonecausedsomeoftherooftilestocomeloose
c)Herfrienddoesnotapproveofherloosemorals
d)Thescamcausedmanypeopletoloosetheirlifesavings

15.Effect

a)Thecriticismdidnoteffectthestudentatall
b)Onecannotsaywhateffectcomputerisationwillhaveontheservice

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c)Increasinglevelsofpollutionwillhaveadisastrouseffectonplanetearth
d)Theteacherssternlecturehadnoeffectonthestudentsbehaviour

Questions16and17:Thesentencesbelowhavewordsthataremissing.Choosethebest
optionfromthosebelowtocompletethesentence.

16.Governmentsframelawsandregulationstosteerbusiness________________inwhat
they____________________tobebeneficialdirections.

a)ethicsbelieve
b)meetingsagree
c)behaviourperceive
d)peopleconsider

17.WrittenrecordsgivelittleindicationofthewayinwhichShakespearesprofessionallife
mouldedhisartistry.Allthatcanbe______________________________isthatoverthe
courseof20years,Shakespearewroteplaysthat__________________thecompleterange
ofhumanemotionandconflict.

a)ascertainedexpand
b)saidviolate
c)expectedkindle
d)deducedcapture

Question18:Infollowingquestion,arelatedpairofwordsisfollowedbyfourwords.Select
thewordthatbestexpressesarelationshipsimilartothatexpressedinthegivenworde.g.
DramaturgyPlays

18.Ocean?

a)Tributary
b)Tides
c)Icebergs
d)Vessel

Question19:Choosetheoptionclosestinmeaningtothefollowingword

19.Salient

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a)mostprominent
b)veryaggressive
c)mostsensitive
d)veryconvenient

Question20:Choosetheoptionthatiscloselyoppositeinmeaningtothefollowingword.

20.Attractive

a)rude
b)repellent
c)genteel
d)crude

IIM Indore IPM Admission 2014 Sample Paper for

Aptitude Test
AptitudeTestModelPaper

TestDuration:120minutes(2Hrs.)
TestType:MultipleChoiceObjective,Paper&pencil(OMRBased)
NumberofQuestions:100
TestLevel:Secondary/XStd./Equivalent
TestSections:QuantitativeAbilityandVerbalAbility

Note:Calculators,mobilephonesandsimilargadgetsthatfacilitatesintheexaminationare
notallowed.CandidatesshortlistedforATarerequiredtoreportattheexaminationvenue30
minutesbeforethescheduledtimeofthetest.Examinationschedulewillbecommunicated
tothecandidateslater.

ABriefnoteaboutAptitudeTest

Theproposedaptitudetestwillbebasedonthetopicslistedunderitssectionsbutnotlimited
tothefollowing:

Section1AnalyticalAbility:Algebra,Arithmetic,DataAnalysis,Geometry,Logical
Reasoning,ModernMathematics.
Section2VerbalAbility:VerbalReasoning,ReadingComprehension,ErrorsinUsageetc.

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Section1QuantitativeAbility

Q1.Aboatcango30Kmdownstreamin2hourswhereasittakes6hourstoreturn
upstream.Ifthespeedofthecurrentbehalfofthatoftheboat,whatisthespeedofthe
boatin(Km/Hr)?
a)8b)5c)10d)16

Q2.If4 x+ 3y= 78and3x/2y=27/22.Howmuchis yx?

a)17b)8c)6d)4

Q3.AbhishekstartedabusinesswithaninvestmentofRs.50,000.Afteroneyear,he
investedanother30,000andnowSuniljoinedhimwithRs.70,000.Ifthetotalprofitearned
duringthethreeyearsfromthebeginningisRs.84,000,howmuchwillSunilgetoutofit?

a)36,000b)34,600c)33,600d)35,800

Q4.Outofthefollowingfourparts,onepartisnotequaltotheother.Markyouransweras
thepartthatisdifferent.

a)35 x12/ 14+ 14 x5

b)2^5+ 256 +20= 115x
c)8/ 10+ 8= 36x
d)5/ 6+ 17x 4+ 2

Q5.AmanwalksaKminthefirsthourandthentwothirdofthisdistanceinthesecondhour
andthentwothirdofdistancecoveredinprevioushourinthethirdhourandsoon.Whatis
hismaximumdistancewalkedinKm?
a)2b)4c)5d)6

Section2VerbalAbility

Q1Thesentencebelowhaspartsmissing.Choosethebestoptionfromthefouroptions
givenbeloweachsentencetomakeupthemissingpartsGlobalrecessionhastakenwithin
itsambitalmost80%oftheglobe,resultinginapainfulimpact,especiallyupon
the_______________sector.Itisamatterofgreatreliefthatonlyafewcountriesincluding
India,havesofarlargelyremainedunaffected,mainlybecauseoftheinherentstrengthof
Indianeconomic.
A.Geographical,circumference.
B.Corporate,parameters
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