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NMAT Question Papers 2006

1. If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then
(1) P(A) < P( B ) (2) P(A) > P( B ) (3) P(A)
2. A train whose weight is 16 metric tons, moves at the rate of 72 kmph. After applying brakes it stops in 500 meters. What is the force executed by brakes?
(1) 600 N (2) 1600 N (3) 3200 N (4) 6400 N

3. Three groups A, B and C are contesting for position on the Board of Directors of a company. The probabilities of their winning are 0.5, 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. If the group A wins the probability of introducing a new position is 0.7 and the corresponding probabilities for group B and C are 0.6 and 0.5 respectively. The probability that a new position introduced is
(1) 0.52 (2) 0.63 (3) 0.74 (4) None of the above

4. If a boy can throw a cricket ball 100 m, then the time required for the ball to touch the ground is

5. A biased coin with probability p; 0 (1) 1/5 (2) 2/3 (3) 2/5 (4) 3/5

6. A club consist of members whose age are in AP. The common difference between the ages is 3 months. If the youngest member is 7 years old and the sum of the ages of all the members is 250, then the number of members in the club is
(1) 15 (2) 25 (3) 20 (4) 30

Passage I
I suppose the vitality of a group, an individual or a society is measured by the extent to which it
posses courage and above all, creative imagination. If that imagination is lacking our growth
becomes more and more stunted, which is a sign of decay. What then is happening. Today? Are we
trying to improve in this respect or are we merely functioning somewhere on the surface without
touching the reality which is afflicting on the surface without touching the reality which is afflicting
the world & which may result in political conflict, economic warfare or world war? So, when there
are discussions on the concept of man as visualized in the Eastern Ideal or The Western Ideal. They
interest me greatly from a historical point of view and from a cultural point of view, although I
have always resisted this idea of dividing the world into the orient and occident, I do not believe in
such divisions. There have, of course, been differences in racial and nation of outlook and in ideals
but to talk of the east & west as such as little meaning. I can see the difference between an
industrialized and a non-industrialised country. I think the difference, say, between India and
Europe in the middle ages, would not have been very great and would have been comparable to the
difference between any of the great countries of Asia today. I feel that we think roughly because
we are misled in our approach. Differences have crept in and been intensified by this process of
industrialization & mechanization which has promoted material well being tremendously and which
has been a blessing to humanity. At the same time, it is corroding the life of the mind & thereby
encouraging a process of self destruction. I am not for the moment talking or thinking about wars
and the like we have seen in history races come up and gradually fade away in Asia, in Europe and
other places. Are we witnessing the same thing today? It may be that this will not take effect in our
lifetime. In the past anyway, one great consolation was that things happened only in one particular
greater of the world. If there was a collapse in one part of the world, the other part carried on. No
part will be left to survive, as it could in older times. During the so called Dark ages of Europe,
there were bright periods in Asia, in China, in India, in the middle east and else where. In the old
days if progress was limited, disaster was also limited in extent and intensity. Today, when we have
arrived at a period of great disaster and it is a little difficult for us to choose a middle way which
would unable us to achieve a little progress and, at the same time to limit the scope of disaster.
That is the major question. A person who has to carry a burden of responsibility is greater troubled
by the practical aspects of this question. Am I right in saying that the mental life of the world is in
a process of deterioration, chiefly because the environment that has been created by the Industrial
Revolution does not give time or opportunity to individuals to think? I do not deny that today there
are many great thinkers but it is quite likely that they might be submerged in the mass of
unthinking humanity. We are dealing with and talking a great deal about democracy and I have
little doubt that democracy is the best of all the various methods available to us for the governance
of human beings. At the same time, we are using today-by today I mean the last two decades or sothe
emergence of democracy in a somewhat uncontrolled form. When we think of democracy, we
normally think of it in the rather limited sense of the 19th century or the early 20th century use of
the term. Owing to the remarkable technological growth, something has happened since then and
meanwhile democracy has also spread. The result is that we have vast masses of human beings
brought up by the Industrial Revolution, who are not encouraged or given an opportunity to think
much. They live a life which, from the point of view of physical comfort, is incomparably better
than it has been in any previous generation, but they seldom have a chance to think. And yet in a
democratic system, it is this vast mass of human beings that will ultimately govern or elect those
who govern.

Q1. Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?
(1) Vitality and courage endanger creative imagination.
(2) Our attempts to grow are becoming more and more stunted.
(3) Decadence stunts the faculty of imagination.
(4) We are not attempting seriously enough to encourage age the growth of creative
imagination.
Q2. According to the author, the present is characterized by
(1) self destructive tendencies
(2) great scope for disaster
(3) localized progress
(4) material progress
Q3. The problem facing us, as per the passage, is the choice between
(1) extent of progress and scope of disaster
(2) creativity and economic growth
(3) spirituality and materialism
(4) physical comfort and vitality
Q4. According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true and modern
democracy?
(1) It stifles the individually of human beings.
(2) It is a product of modern materialism.
(3) It has engendered technological progress.
(4) It is largely constituted of individuals who do not think.
Q5. We can conclude from the passage that
(1) the price of progress is very high
(2) an environment that supports progress and human individuality must be created.
(3) economic growth will have to be slowed down to give people time to think.
(4) industrialization has proved to be a curse to humanity.

Passage II
In many underdeveloped countries, the state plays an important and increasingly varied role in
economic development today. There are four general arguments, all of them related, for state
participation in economic development. First, the entrance requirements in terms of financial and
capital equipment are very large in industries, and the size of these obstacles will sere as barriers
to entry on the part of private investors. One can imagine that these obstacles are imposing in
industries such as steel production, automobiles, electronics, and parts of the textiles industry. In
addition, there are what Myint calls “technical indivisibilities in social overhead capital.” Public
utilities, transport, and communication facilities must be in place before industrial development
can occur, and they do not lend themselves to small-scale improvements. A related argument
centres on the demand side of the economy. This economy is seen as fragmented, disconnected,
and incapable of using inputs from other parts of the economy. Consequently, economic activity in
one part of the economy does not generate the dynamism in other sectors that is expected in more
cohesive economies. Industrialization necessarily involves many different, sectors; economic
enterprises will thrive best in an environment in which they draw on inputs from related economic
sectors and, in turn, release their own goods for industrial utilization within their own economies. A
third argument concerns the low-level equilibrium trap in which less developed countries find
themselves. At subsistence levels, societies consume exactly what they produce. There is no
remaining surplus for reinvestment. As per-capita income rises, however, the additional income will
not be used for saving and investment. Instead, it will have the effect of increasing the population
that will eat up the surplus and force the society to its former subsistence position. Fortunately,
after a certain point, the rate of population growth will decrease; economic growth will intersect
with and eventually outstrip population growth. The private sector, however, will not be able to
provide the one-shot large dose of capital to push economic growth beyond those levels where
population increases eat up the incremental advances. The final argument concerns the
relationship between delayed development and the state. Countries wishing to industrialize today
have more competitors, and these competitors occupy a more differnentiated industrial terrain
than previously. This means that the available niches in the international system are more limited.
For today’s industrializers, therefore, the process of industrialization cannot be a haphazard affair,
not can the pace, content, and direction be left, solely to market forces. Part of the reason for
strong state presence, then, relates specifically to the competitive international environment in
which modern countries and firms must operate.

Q6. What does the author suggest about the “technical indivisibilities in social overhead
capital”?
(1) It is a barrier to private investment
(2) It enhances the development effects of private sector investment
(3) It leads to rapid technological progress
(4) It can prevent development from occurring
Q7. According to the passage, the “low-level equilibrium trap” in underdeveloped countries
results from
(1) the inability of market forces to overcome the effects of population growth
(2) intervention of the state in economic development
(3) the tendency for societies to produce more than they can use
(4) the fragmented and disconnected nature of the demand side of the economy.
Q8. According to the author, a strong state presence is necessary
(1) to provide food for everyone
(2) to provide the capital needed to spur economic growth
(3) to ensure the livelihood of workers
(4) to ensure that people have more than what is necessary for subsistence
Q9. In the passage, the world ‘cohesive’ means
(1) containing many cohorts or groups
(2) modern and competitive
(3) naturally and logically connected
(4) containing many different sectors
Q10. In the passage, the word ‘imposing’ means
(1) Something huge
(2) something that strikes a pose
(3) something that obtrudes on others
(4) to act with a delusive effect

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