JIPMAT 2024

Quantitative Ability

  1. What will be the least number which when divided by 12, 21 and 35 leaves 6 as a remainder in each case?
    A. 426
    B. 326
    C. 536
    D. 436
  1. A candidate scoring x% marks in an examination fails by ‘a’ marks while another candidate who scores y% marks, gets ‘b’ marks more than the minimum required pass marks. What is the maximum marks for the examination?
    A. ()
    B. ()
    C. ()
    D. ()
  1. An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle of radius (20) cm. The centroid of the triangle ABC is at a distance d from the vertex A. then d is equal to ?
    A. 15 cm
    B. 20 cm
    C. (20) cm
    D. (30) cm
  1. An amount doubles itself at compound interest in 5 years. How many years will it take to make the amount 16 times itself?
    A. 25
    B. 15
    C. 16
    D. 20
  1. A company offers four types of successive discounts A - D on the marked price of an article. Arrange these successive discounts A - D in ascending order based on the final price of the article after discounts.
  1. 25% and 15%
  2. 30% and 10%
  3. 35% and 5%
  4. 15% and 20%

A. (A), (B), (D), (C)
B. (C), (B), (A), (D)
C. (B), (A), (D), (C)
D. (C), (A), (B), (D)

  1. A man sold () of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining at the cost price. The gain earned in the transaction is:
    A. 8%
    B. 14%
    C. 12%
    D. 16%
  1. Given that a:b = 5:3 and b:c = 2:5, which of the following statements is true? (question text as provided was incomplete — kept options)
    A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
    B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
    C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
    D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  1. The HCF and LCM of two numbers x and y are respectively 6 and 210. If (x+y=72), then (+) is equal to:
    A. ()
    B. ()
    C. ()
    D. ()
  1. The average of five consecutive numbers is ‘a’. If the next two numbers are also included, how will the average vary?
    A. It shall increase by 1
    B. It shall increase by 1.4
    C. It shall remain the same
    D. It shall increase by 2
  1. Match List I with List II.

List I (Expression)
(A) ()
(B) ()
(C) ()
(D) ()

List II (Absolute Value)
(I) 105
(II) 20
(III) 10
(IV) 18

A. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
C. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

  1. If the seven-digit number 94a29b6 is divisible by 72, then what is the value of ((2a+3b)) for (a b)?
    A. 35
    B. 37
    C. 23
    D. 21
  1. An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle of radius (20) cm. What is the length of the side of the triangle?
    A. 30 cm
    B. 40 cm
    C. 50 cm
    D. 60 cm
  1. In class ‘X’ of 30 students, 24 passed in first division; in another class ‘Y’ of 35 students, 28 passed in first division. Which statement is true?
    Statement I: Class ‘X’ has more percentage of students getting first division.
    Statement II: Both classes have equal percentage of students getting first division.

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

  1. Arrange the following fractions in descending order.
  1. () (B) () (C) () (D) ()

A. (A), (B), (D), (C)
B. (A), (C), (D), (B)
C. (D), (B), (C), (A)
D. (D), (B), (A), (C)

  1. Simplify: ()
    A. 1.25
    B. ()
    C. 0
    D. 24
  1. Ram and Shyam run a 5 km race between points A and B. Ram starts at 9 AM from A at 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns. Shyam starts at 9:45 AM from A at 10 km/hr, reaches B, and returns. At what time do they meet?
    A. 10:00 AM
    B. 10:10 AM
    C. 10:20 AM
    D. 10:30 AM
  1. (Based on the previous question) At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?
    A. 10:20 AM
    B. 10:30 AM
    C. 10:40 AM
    D. 10:50 AM
  1. If the roots of the equation (x^{2}-px+54=0) are in the ratio 2:3, then what is the value of p?
    A. 18
    B. 21
    C. -21
    D. 15
  1. If each side of a cube is decreased by 19%, then the decrease in surface area is:
    A. 40%
    B. 34.39%
    C. 38.4%
    D. 19%
  1. Given the two statements below, choose the correct option.

Statement I: (=2(^{}+1))
Statement II: (2{}{}{}{}=0)

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

  1. A speaks the truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other in narrating the same incident?
    A. 5%
    B. 15%
    C. 35%
    D. 45%
  1. By selling two articles for ₹800, a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is:
    A. 125%
    B. 140%
    C. 120%
    D. 150%
  1. A person travels three equal distances at speeds of ‘a’ km/hr, ‘b’ km/hr, and ‘c’ km/hr respectively. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
    A. ()
    B. ()
    C. ()
    D. ()
  1. If () and () are the roots of the equation (ax^{2}+bx+c=0), then the value of (+) is:
    A. ()
    B. ()
    C. ()
    D. ()
  1. The sides of four triangles are given below. Which of them forms a right triangle?
  1. 20 cm, 22 cm, 24 cm
  2. 15 cm, 32 cm, 37 cm
  3. 11 cm, 60 cm, 61 cm
  4. 6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm

A. (A) and (B) only
B. (C) only
C. (D) only
D. (C) and (D) only

Logical Reasoning

  1. Five friends A, B, C, D and E travelled to five different cities; Pune, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai by different modes of transport; bus, train, aeroplane, car and boat from Goa. The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat. C went to Bengaluru by car and B went to Kolkata by aeroplane. D travelled by boat and E travelled by train. Goa is not connected by bus to Delhi and Pune. Which of the following pairs is NOT correct?
    A. A-Bus
    B. B-Aeroplane
    C. D-Boat
    D. E-Car
  1. In a certain code language, if GREEN is coded as 1677209, then how would BLUE be coded in that language?
    A. 723144
    B. 521122
    C. 723142
    D. 721144
  1. Six girls are sitting in a circle facing the centre. Sonia is opposite Radhika. Purnima is to the right of Radhika but left of Deepti. Monika is to the left of Radhika. Kamini is to the right of Sonia and left of Monika. Now Deepti and Kamini, and Monika and Radhika exchange positions. Who will be sitting to the left of Deepti?
    A. Sonia
    B. Monika
    C. Radhika
    D. Purnima
  1. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at 10 AM on Wednesday and (2) minutes fast at 1 PM the following day. When will it show the correct time?
    A. 10:30 AM, Thursday
    B. 9:15 PM, Wednesday
    C. 10:30 AM, Wednesday
    D. 10:00 PM, Wednesday
  1. Find the odd word among the following:
    A. Tuberculosis
    B. Diphtheria
    C. Measles
    D. Typhoid
  1. ‘Conscience’ is related to ‘Wrong’ in the same way as ‘Police’ is related to:
    A. Court
    B. Law
    C. Discipline
    D. Crime
  1. A cube is coloured red on all its faces. It is then cut into 64 smaller cubes of equal size. Which of the following statements are correct?
  1. The number of smaller cubes with two surfaces painted is 36.
  2. The number of smaller cubes with one surface painted is 24.
  3. The number of smaller cubes with no surface painted is 8.
  4. The number of smaller cubes with at least two surfaces painted is 30.

A. (A), (B) and (D) only
B. (B), (C) and (D) only
C. (B) and (C) only
D. (A) and (D) only

  1. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “this man’s son’s sister is my mother-in-law.” How is the woman’s husband related to the man in the photograph?
    A. Grandson
    B. Son
    C. Nephew
    D. Son-in-law
  1. The table below shows a family’s expenditure from 2011 to 2015. What is the percentage increase in expenditure on education during this period?
    A. 50%
    B. 75%
    C. 100%
    D. 150%
  1. A square park PQRS of side 90 m has its diagonal PR from north to south, with Q to the west of S. Radha and Mohan start walking from Q and R respectively, in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, at speeds of 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr. Where will they cross each other the second time?
    A. On PS at a distance of 30 m from P
    B. On QR at a distance of 10 m from Q
    C. On PS at a distance of 30 m from S
    D. On QR at a distance of 10 m from R
  1. A cube has numbers 1 to 6 on its faces. From the four views shown, what number is opposite to 2?
    A. 1
    B. 6
    C. 3
    D. 5
  1. Unscramble the letters in the given words to generate meaningful words and then find the odd one out: POROT, ROPUG, BMO, SALCS
    A. POROT
    B. ROPUG
    C. BMO
    D. SALCS
  1. The central angle for ‘Printing cost’ in the book production expenses pie chart is how much more than that of ‘Advertisement charges’?
    A. (72^{})
    B. (61.2^{})
    C. (60^{})
    D. (54.8^{})
  1. In the book production pie chart, if miscellaneous charges are ₹6,000, how much more are ‘Binding and Cutting charges’ than ‘Royalty’?
    A. ₹6,000
    B. ₹5,500
    C. ₹4,500
    D. ₹10,500
  1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word INSTRUCTION which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
    A. One
    B. Two
    C. Three
    D. Four

Verbal Ability

  1. Which of the following is the synonym of the term “HACKNEYED”?
    A. Important
    B. Horrible
    C. Clichéd
    D. Heightened
  1. Pick the active voice of the following sentence: “The national anthem is being sung by the players”.
    A. The players were singing the national anthem.
    B. The players are singing the national anthem.
    C. The players sing the national anthem.
    D. The players have sung the national anthem.
  1. The idiom “a gentleman at large” means:
    A. a man in the crowd
    B. a man without a job
    C. a man who runs around
    D. a man who is generous
  1. Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence: “All the students and teachers _____ this book.”
    A. likes
    B. like
    C. liking
    D. are like
  1. Pick the odd one out from the following options.
    A. Plan for
    B. Plan on
    C. Plan out
    D. Plan in
  1. Pick the best substitute for the following expression: “One who does not care for literature or art”.
    A. Dictator
    B. Hypocrite
    C. Philistine
    D. Primitive
  1. Pick the correct meaning of the phrase “ULTRA VIRES”.
    A. Internet virus
    B. Contagious disease
    C. Within authority
    D. Beyond jurisdiction
  1. Pick the word with the correct spelling.
    A. Dicease
    B. Desease
    C. Discease
    D. Disease
  1. Pick the correct antonym of the term “DILATE”.
    A. Dilute
    B. Differentiate
    C. Contract
    D. Expand
  1. Which inquiries are undertaken in ‘Sastraic’ expositions?
  1. Mainly primary and secondary derivatives of compounds
  2. Nature of substance.
  3. Stylistic patterns
  4. Nature of language
  5. Validity of critical statements

A. (D) and (E) only
B. (B), (A), (C) and (D) only
C. (B), (D) and (E) only
D. (B) and (C) only

  1. Find the number of triangles in the figure provided.
    A. 19
    B. 17
    C. 21
    D. 23
  1. Unscramble the letters in the given words to generate meaningful words and then find the odd one out: POROT, ROPUG, BMO, SALCS.
    A. POROT
    B. ROPUG
    C. BMO
    D. SALCS
  1. The graph shows Gross Traffic Receipts and Total Expenditure from 2015 to 2019. To make a 10% profit in 2016, what should the approximate gross traffic receipts have been, assuming the total expenditure remained the same?
    A. 5667
    B. 5876
    C. 6444
    D. 7667
  1. In the given diagram, which number represents uneducated women who have both a government job and a job in the private sector?
    A. 9
    B. 12
    C. 6
    D. 4
  1. The provided pie chart shows percentage expenses on various items during book production. The central angle for ‘Printing cost’ is more than that of ‘Advertisement charges’ by how much?
    A. (72^{})
    B. (61.2^{})
    C. (60^{})
    D. (54.8^{})
  1. From the same pie chart, if the miscellaneous charges are ₹6,000, how much more are the ‘Binding and Cutting charges’ than the ‘Royalty’?
    A. ₹6,000
    B. ₹5,500
    C. ₹4,500
    D. ₹10,500
  1. Statement: Should public holidays be declared on the demise of important national leaders? Arguments: I. No, such unscheduled holidays hamper national progress. II. Yes, people would like to pay their homage to the departed soul.
    A. Only argument I is strong.
    B. Only argument II is strong.
    C. Neither argument I nor II is strong.
    D. Both arguments I and II are strong.
  1. In 2023, the Middle East and North Africa’s percent growth in GDP was approximately what percent greater than Southern Continental Africa’s percent growth in GDP?
    A. 225%
    B. 317%
    C. 367%
    D. 417%
  1. How many pairs of letters in the word INSTRUCTION have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
    A. One
    B. Two
    C. Three
    D. Four
  1. Which of the following words CANNOT be formed from the letters of the word ‘INFRASTRUCTURE’?
    A. Nature
    B. Charter
    C. Fracture
    D. Restrain
  1. Prakash remembers his wife Roshni’s birthday is after May 20th but before May 28th. Jyoti remembers her mother Roshni’s birthday is after May 26th but before May 30th. On what date does Roshni’s birthday fall?
    A. (26^{th}) May
    B. (27^{th}) May
    C. (28^{th}) May
    D. (29^{th}) May
  1. Pick the most appropriate punctuation mark for the sentence: “There goes the bell”
    A. (.) full stop
    B. (?) question mark
    C. (!) exclamation mark
    D. (:) colon
  1. Choose the option that best replaces the underlined phrase: “In a few minutes’ time, when the clock strikes six I would be waiting here for an hour”.
    A. Shall be waiting on
    B. Shall have been waiting
    C. Shall wait
    D. No improvement
  1. Which of the following is a synonym for “HACKNEYED”?
    A. Important
    B. Horrible
    C. Clichéd
    D. Heightened
  1. Choose the best option to express the following sentence in indirect speech: The coach said, “Well done! You have made me proud.”
    A. The coach applauded and said that he has made him proud.
    B. The coach applauds and says well done that he had made him proud.
    C. The coach applauded and says well done and that he has made him proud.
    D. The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud.
  1. Pick the active voice of the sentence: “The national anthem is being sung by the players”.
    A. The players were singing the national anthem.
    B. The players are singing the national anthem.
    C. The players sing the national anthem.
    D. The players have sung the national anthem.
  1. The idiom “a gentleman at large” means:
    A. a man in the crowd
    B. a man without a job
    C. a man who runs around
    D. a man who is generous
  1. Pick the correct option to complete the sentence: “All the students and teachers _____ this book.”
    A. likes
    B. like
    C. liking
    D. are like
  1. What is the correct meaning of the underlined phrase: “Should spending on the arts be met out of the public purse?”
    A. From the sum collected from public donation.
    B. From the purse of the art enthusiasts.
    C. From the money meant to be distributed to the poor and needy.
    D. From the government money.
  1. Pick the odd one out from the following options.
    A. Plan for
    B. Plan on
    C. Plan out
    D. Plan in
  1. Pick the best substitute for the expression: “One who does not care for literature or art”.
    A. Dictator
    B. Hypocrite
    C. Philistine
    D. Primitive
  1. Pick the passive equivalent of the sentence: “The taxi will drop you at the airport.”
    A. The taxi at the airport will be dropping you.
    B. Dropping you at the airport will be done by the taxi.
    C. The taxi is dropping you at the airport.
    D. You will be dropped at the airport by the taxi.
  1. Pick the correct meaning of the phrase “ULTRA VIRES”.
    A. Internet virus
    B. Contagious disease
    C. Within authority
    D. Beyond jurisdiction
  1. Pick the word with the correct spelling.
    A. Dicease
    B. Desease
    C. Discease
    D. Disease
  1. Pick the correct antonym of the term “DILATE”.
    A. Dilute
    B. Differentiate
    C. Contract
    D. Expand
  1. Choose the option which best replaces the underlined phrase: “When Dr. Sapra came to the school in 1995, Dr. Anand had already been teaching there since five years.”
    A. have already been teaching there for five years
    B. had already been teaching there for five years
    C. has already been teaching there since five years
    D. No improvement
  1. Identify the error in the sentence: (i) I was disappointed (ii) when I came for seeing you last evening (iii) but could not find you at home.
    A. (i)
    B. (ii)
    C. (iii)
    D. (ii) and (iii)
  1. Fill in blank (iii) in the passage: Are people (i) ____ or even typically, guided by reason… (iii) choices…
    A. rational
    B. rationale
    C. rationally
    D. rationality
  1. Fill in blank (ii) in the same passage.
    A. and
    B. or
    C. along
    D. instead
  1. Fill in blank (i) in the passage.
    A. invariable
    B. invariably
    C. invariabily
    D. invariability
  1. Fill in blank (iv) in the passage.
    A. with
    B. by
    C. at
    D. up
  1. Which inquiries are undertaken in ‘Sastraic’ expositions?
  1. Mainly primary and secondary derivatives of compounds
  2. Nature of substance.
  3. Stylistic patterns
  4. Nature of language
  5. Validity of critical statements

A. (D) and (E) only
B. (B), (A), (C) and (D) only
C. (B), (D) and (E) only
D. (B) and (C) only

  1. As per the passage, which of the following was primarily discussed by Panini?
    A. Terms like ‘jati’, ‘kriya’, ‘guna’ and ‘dravya’
    B. Impact of language on derivative words
    C. Philosophical issues
    D. Critical questions
  1. Which of the following statements are true about the given passage?
  1. Literary criticism must use either textual or contextual study.
  2. Formal and textual are two levels and help in ascertaining linguistic meaning.
  3. Critical questions cannot be understood without a philosophical and grammatical understanding.
  4. Panini has written in a compact format of Sutras.
  5. Sanskrit has a tradition of literary criticism for a long time.

A. (A) and (E) only
B. (C), (D) and (B) only
C. (C) and (B) only
D. (B), (C), and (E) only

  1. Which word in the passage is close in meaning to ‘being logical and true’?
    A. Inquiry
    B. Formulated
    C. Compound
    D. Validity
  1. According to the author, why do the great thinkers need to attain and remain at a high plane of thought?
  1. Because they want to enjoy harmony and serenity from ideal companionship.
  2. Because the experience of greatness makes them impatient of being ordinary men.
  3. Because the high plane of intellectual life instills a spiritual and intellectual pride in them.
  4. Because they are apathetic to commoners and solely eager to attain lofty ideals.

A. (A), (B) and (C) only
B. (B), (C) and (D) only
C. (A), (C) and (D) only
D. (A), (B), (C) and (D)

  1. What does the phrase “THE PALE CAST OF THOUGHT” mean?
    A. State of mind during sickness
    B. Sudden and quick flash of thoughts
    C. Unhappy and disillusioned state of mind
    D. Serious and prolonged thinking
  1. Assertion (A): The passage presents a rationale behind the great writers’ flight to the solitude of their thoughts… Reason (R): They do so because they are melancholic and naturally averse to ordinary humanity…
    A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
    C. A is correct but R is not correct
    D. A is not correct but R is correct
  1. Statement I: The author upholds the Baconian theory because… Shakespeare could not write the plays… under his name. Statement II: He holds that Bacon was more resourceful than Shakespeare because he had the liberal education.
    A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
    B. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
    C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
    D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  1. Match the underlined word in List I with its part of speech in List II.

List I
(A) All men are mortal.
(B) He was all alone when I saw him.
(C) All spoke in his favour.
(D) He lost his all in speculation.

List II
(I) Noun
(II) Pronoun
(III) Adverb
(IV) Adjective

A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
C. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

  1. Select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
  1. For that we need people who possess not only high skills but high values as well.
  2. So the need of the hour is not only skill-based education but also value-inspired and value-based education.
  3. When we talk of investing in education, a question arises as to what kind of education needs to be given to the youngsters.
  4. Our aim is to evolve not only an affluent society, but an egalitarian, just, humane and compassionate society.

A. (D), (A), (C), (B)
B. (A), (C), (B), (D)
C. (C), (B), (D), (A)
D. (C), (D), (A), (B)

  1. Match the sentence in List I with the correct tense in List II.

List I
(A) I shall speak
(B) I shall have spoken
(C) I shall have been speaking
(D) I shall be speaking

List II
(I) Future Perfect Continuous Tense
(II) Simple Future Tense
(III) Future Continuous Tense
(IV) Future Perfect Tense

A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
C. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

  1. Rearrange the parts (A, B, C, D) to make a meaningful sentence.
  1. that is closely related to the peach tree
  2. almonds are commonly called nuts
  3. but they are actually seeds
  4. and they come from a tree

A. (A), (B), (C), (D)
B. (B), (C), (D), (A)
C. (C), (D), (A), (B)
D. (D), (A), (B), (C)

  1. Match the phrase in List I with its meaning in List II.

List I (Phrase)
(A) Up for grabs
(B) Make hay while the sun shines
(C) Go haywire
(D) Get off lightly

List II (Meaning)
(I) To be punished less severely than expected
(II) Become out of control
(III) To use opportunities while they last
(IV) Available for anyone interested

A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
B. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
C. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

  1. Pick the part(s) of the sentence with grammatical errors.
  1. The economist were of the opinion
  2. that the government should give longer times to farmers
  3. to pay the loan instead of waiving the entire farm loan
  4. as doing so is not good for credit culture

A. (A) and (B) only
B. (A) and (C) only
C. (B) and (C) only
D. (C) and (D) only









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