Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
Merit-Quality-Excellence
APTITUDE TEST
SAMPLE TEST PAPER
For Admission in
MS & PhD Programs Spring-2014
 MS (Management) & PhD (Management)
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Specializations:
Human Resource Management
Finance
Marketing
 MS (Management) & PhD (Management)
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Specializations:
Human Resource Management
Finance
Marketing
Note:
 Admission test will comprise of 50 % from English & Mathematics and 50 %
from relevant fields, i.e., Marketing, Accounting & Finance, HRM, and Research
Methods.
 ENGLISH
(1) VOCABULARY: SYNONYMS
Following sentences are given with a word underlined in each. Below each sentence a
multiple choice is given. Find out the proper word that is similar in meaning to the
underlined word in each sentence.
1. The acting manager presided over the meeting in absence of the permanent
manager.
A. artificial
B. selected
C. chosen
D. temporary
2. What brought about the change in his attitude?
A. created
B. noted
C. caused
D. showed
(2) VOCABULARY: ANTONYMS
Following sentences are given with a word underlined in each. Below each sentence a
multiple choice is given. Find out the proper word that is opposite in meaning to the
underlined word in each sentence.
1. The dam had been breached.
A. opened
B. repaired
C. closed
2. You should abide by the law of the land.
A. spoil
B. condemn
C. overlook
D. erected
D. violate
(3) USE OF PREPOSITION
Following sentences are given . In each sentence, you have to put the correct
preposition. Choose the correct preposition for every sentence.
1. Keep ………………….. the grass.
A. from
B. away
C. off
2. Come what may; I am………………………. you.
A. for
B. along
C. with
D. far
D. by
(4) USE OF VERB
1. She did nothing but…………………………..
A. wept
B. weeping
C. weep
D. weeps
2. I have………………………….. all this for you all.
A. arranging
B. arrange
C. arranged
D. arranges
(5) READING COMPREHENSION
“I am writing to complain about the poor service provided by your train company.
Yesterday I travelled on the 7:20 from Oxford to London Paddington. Not only was
the train thirty minutes late leaving Oxford but we were further delayed at Reading
and no explanation or apology was offered. Furthermore, the heating broke down and
the train got colder and colder. I complained to a member of staff, who was most
unhelpful and unsympathetic. As a result of the delays I was two hours late for an
important meeting with a valuable client, which caused considerable difficulty and
embarrassment. In the circumstances I believe I am entitled to compensation. I look
forward to hearing from you very soon.”
Instruction: Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions:
1. The writer of the above cited letter is:
A. a Manager
B. a Traveler C. an Advisor
2. The train was initially late by:
A. half an hour
B. one and a half hours
D. a Railway Traffic Officer
C. quarter of an hour
D. 02 hours
 MATHEMATICS:
1. If n3 is odd, which of the following statement is false?
A. n is odd
B. n2 is odd
C. n2 is even
D. None.
3. The average of 8 numbers is 12. If each number is increased by 2. The average of
new set of numbers is.
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
 RELEVENT FIELDS:
Finance
1. If interest rates rise on two equivalent risk bonds with identical coupons, which
will see a larger change in price between a five-year bond and a one-year bond?
A.
B.
C.
D.
One-year bond
Five-year bond
Both will change equally
Cannot be determined
2. The portion of the risk that can be eliminated by diversification is called:
A. Unique Risk
B. Market Risk
C. Interest rate risk
D. Default risk
HRM (Human Resource Management)
1. “Selecting right person for right seat” reflects which of the following core
functions of Human Resource Management?
A. Training & Development
B. Compensation & Benefits
C. Recruitment & Selection
D. Planning
2. The right to give commands, take action, and make decisions to achieve
organizational objectives is
A. Authority
B. line authority
C. staff authority
D. chain of command
Marketing
1. The first step in developing a marketing strategy is
A. to select target markets
B. to define marketing planning units
C. to define market segments
D. to developing a positioning strategy
2. The final stage of the customer/consumer decision process is
A. evaluating alternatives
B. post-purchase evaluation
C. product purchase
D. brand selection
Economics:
1. The period of the business cycle in which real GDP is increasing is called the:
Expansion
A. Peak
B. Recession
C. Trough
D. Stagflation
4. Assume that the market for Mexican pesos begin in equilibrium. Then, the
Mexican economy experiences a severe recession. Because of the recession, the
Mexican companies lower their prices. As a result of the recession and lower
prices in Mexico:
A. the dollar depreciates and the peso appreciates
B. the dollar and the peso both appreciate
C. the dollar appreciates and the peso depreciates
D. the dollar and the peso both depreciate
Research
1. What is a research design?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
2. What is the effect of increase in sample size on sampling error?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It reduces the sampling error.
It increases the sampling error.
It has no effect on the sampling error.
None of the above.