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Decision Making Test | Practice Test on DM for XAT 2017

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Question 1

Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra – on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.
Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur. Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs. Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College. Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida. The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs. Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore. No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs. Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College. The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad. The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.
Which of the following statements must be true?

Question 2

Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra – on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.
Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur. Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs. Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College. Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida. The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs. Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore. No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs. Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College. The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad. The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.
Which of the following can be true for the operators operating from 20:00 hrs (of January 05, 2009) to 00:00 hrs (of January 06, 2009)?

Question 3

Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra – on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.
Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur. Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs. Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College. Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida. The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs. Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore. No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs. Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College. The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad. The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.
Which of the following statements must be true for the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College?

Question 4

Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra – on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.
Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur. Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs. Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College. Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida. The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs. Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore. No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs. Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College. The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad. The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.
Which of the following is not definitely true?

Question 5

Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra – on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.
Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur. Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs. Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College. Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida. The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs. Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore. No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs. Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College. The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad. The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.
If five operators are working between 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs, which of the following must be true?

Question 6

Analyse the following caselet and answer the question follow:
PurushottamBhatnagar own and operates a sweetshop Puru and Sons. He is about 60 years oldis eager to hand over the business to his sons Ratan and Pramod. He however, fears that hissons, fresh from college may not understand the tricks of the trade.
Purushottam sends a batch of sweets to the police station across the street every day.Ratan construed it as a bribe and wanted to stop this practice.
Which of the following arguments, IF TRUE, would BEST convince Ratan NOT to given upthis practice?

Question 7

Analyse the following caselet and answer the question follow:
PurushottamBhatnagar own and operates a sweetshop Puru and Sons. He is about 60 years oldis eager to hand over the business to his sons Ratan and Pramod. He however, fears that hissons, fresh from college may not understand the tricks of the trade.
Purushottam’s eldest son discovered that the shop repackaged sweets that were close toexpiry and sold them at a discount under different names. These sweets usually get soldvery fast. But his son was concerned about the possible consequences of this practice.
Purushottam was thinking of the following arguments to convince his son.
1. These sweets are consumed the same day and therefore there is no cause for worry.
2. Reduced prices give enough indication about the sweets to the customers.
3. These products are preferred by those who cannot afford full price and in a way, this isa service done to them.
4. In the past 30 years not a single person has reported ill because of consumption ofthese sweets.
5. Repacking and selling sweets is a common practice.
Which combination of arguments below is MOST LIKELY to convince Ratan?

Question 8

Analyse the following caselet and answer the question follow:
PurushottamBhatnagar own and operates a sweetshop Puru and Sons. He is about 60 years oldis eager to hand over the business to his sons Ratan and Pramod. He however, fears that hissons, fresh from college may not understand the tricks of the trade.
Purushottam’s younger son Pramod discovered that 10% of their customers whomPurushottam called privileged customers purchased sweets at prices fixed 10 years ago(which is significantly lower than the current prices). Purushottam told him, “This 10% aremy core and loyal customers with whom I have personal connect and therefore theydeserve this privilege”. Pramod refuted his father’s argument citing the followinginformation.
1. These customers from the top 20% of the income bracket of the city.
2. These customers frequently purchase from other sweetshops at market prices.
3. None of them recognises and greets Purushottam at the shop or at anywhere else.
4. None of them was present at Pramod’s marriage.
5. These customers actually buy sweets at Puru and sons for others not part of the coreand loyal customer group.
Which of the following combination of the above will MOST LIKELY convince Purushottamto charge market price to all?

Question 9

Analyse the following caselet and answer the questions follow:
Indian Institute of Research is a Government-established body to promote research. In additionto helping in policy making, it also provides free online access to all the articles to the public. Ithas a mission of publishing high quality research articles. Till 2010, the publication of articleswas very slow because there was no incentive for researchers to publish. Researchers stuck tothe mandatory one article a year. Most of the researchers engaged in offering consultancy andearned extra income. Since its inception, the institute was considered the best place for cuttingedge research. The new director of the institute was not happy with the work done byresearchers in silo and came out with a new research policy in 2013 to increase research outputand improve collaboration among researchers. It was decided that extra benefits would beoffered to researchers with new publications. As a result, the number of research articlesincreased fourfold in 2014. At the 2015 annual audit, an objection was raised against increasedexpenses towards remuneration for researchers. Further, the Government opined that thepublication was itself a reward and hence researchers need be paid nothing extra. The directortried to defend his policy but the response from the government was not encouraging.

l. Note: Auditors role is to verify accounts.
The following facts were observed by an analytics team hired by the government to studythe extant situation.
1. There was a four-fold increase in the number of researchers leaving the organizationin 2014.
2. A researcher died while on duty.
3. The quality of articles published declined substantially.
4. The average number of people accessing an article decreased by 2%.
Which of the following options would justify the government’s intention to DISCONTINUE the scheme?

Question 10

Analyse the following caselet and answer the questions follow:
Indian Institute of Research is a Government-established body to promote research. In additionto helping in policy making, it also provides free online access to all the articles to the public. Ithas a mission of publishing high quality research articles. Till 2010, the publication of articleswas very slow because there was no incentive for researchers to publish. Researchers stuck tothe mandatory one article a year. Most of the researchers engaged in offering consultancy andearned extra income. Since its inception, the institute was considered the best place for cuttingedge research. The new director of the institute was not happy with the work done byresearchers in silo and came out with a new research policy in 2013 to increase research outputand improve collaboration among researchers. It was decided that extra benefits would beoffered to researchers with new publications. As a result, the number of research articlesincreased fourfold in 2014. At the 2015 annual audit, an objection was raised against increasedexpenses towards remuneration for researchers. Further, the Government opined that thepublication was itself a reward and hence researchers need be paid nothing extra. The directortried to defend his policy but the response from the government was not encouraging.

l. Note: Auditors role is to verify accounts.
The director still wanted to persuade the government to review its stand. He had framed the following arguments:
1 Most famous researchers in the world are also the highest paid.
2 American institute of research gives extra benefits to its scientists.
3 This year’s highest paid researcher had won the Noble Prize last year.
Considering the Government to be reasonable which of the following options is UNLIKELYto convince the Government?

Question 11

Analyse the following caselet and answer the questions follow:
Indian Institute of Research is a Government-established body to promote research. In additionto helping in policy making, it also provides free online access to all the articles to the public. Ithas a mission of publishing high quality research articles. Till 2010, the publication of articleswas very slow because there was no incentive for researchers to publish. Researchers stuck tothe mandatory one article a year. Most of the researchers engaged in offering consultancy andearned extra income. Since its inception, the institute was considered the best place for cuttingedge research. The new director of the institute was not happy with the work done byresearchers in silo and came out with a new research policy in 2013 to increase research outputand improve collaboration among researchers. It was decided that extra benefits would beoffered to researchers with new publications. As a result, the number of research articlesincreased fourfold in 2014. At the 2015 annual audit, an objection was raised against increasedexpenses towards remuneration for researchers. Further, the Government opined that thepublication was itself a reward and hence researchers need be paid nothing extra. The directortried to defend his policy but the response from the government was not encouraging.

l. Note: Auditors role is to verify accounts.
The director wanted to promote good decision making at Indian Institute of Research. Afew trusted colleagues offered the following suggestions:
1. Auditors need not be allowed to object to extra benefits schemes.
2. Auditors need not pin-point sudden increase in expenditure
3. Auditors need not be consulted before taking any policy level decision.
Which of the following combination of options should the director agree THE MOST with?
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