Christ University BBA Entrance Test PYQ Paper 1

Section 1 · English

Q1Vocabulary › SynonymsEasy
Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.
Correct option Apainstaking
A meticulous person pays very careful attention to every detail.
'Painstaking' means taking great care and effort over details, so it has the same meaning.
'Careless' is the opposite; 'hesitant' and 'generous' are unrelated.
The Fast Way
Think of the phrase 'meticulous planning': planning that misses nothing.
Only 'painstaking' carries that sense of great care; 'careless' is the antonym trap.
Q2Vocabulary › Fill in the BlanksEasy
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
The committee's report was so ______ that even experts struggled to follow its argument.
Correct option Dconvoluted
The clue is 'even experts struggled to follow': the report must have been hard to follow.
'Convoluted' means extremely complex and difficult to follow.
'Lucid' and 'concise' describe writing that is easy to follow, the opposite of the clue.
'Candid' means frank; frankness does not make an argument hard to follow.
The Fast Way
Let the 'so ... that' result decide: the blank must cause difficulty in following.
Two options mean clear (lucid, concise) and die at once; 'candid' is about honesty, not difficulty.
That leaves 'convoluted'.
Q3Reading Comprehension › Inference-BasedEasy
Read the passage and answer the question.
Many companies now enrol new employees in a pension plan automatically and let them opt out, instead of asking them to opt in. Participation under automatic enrolment is often far higher, even though the plan, its costs and the employee's freedom to leave are exactly the same. Economists read this as evidence that people do not always weigh their options afresh: the default carries quiet weight, partly because changing it takes effort and partly because it looks like a recommendation.
Which of the following can be most reasonably inferred from the passage?
Correct option DThe way a choice is set up can change what people decide, even when the options stay the same.
The passage says the plan, its costs and the freedom to leave are 'exactly the same' under both systems, yet participation is far higher with automatic enrolment.
So only the way the choice is framed (the default) changed, and that changed behaviour. This is the last statement.
The first statement contradicts 'the employee's freedom to leave'. The second contradicts 'the plan, its costs ... are exactly the same'.
The third (regret after opting out) is never discussed, so it is out of scope.
The Fast Way
Find the passage's 'same options, different result' line and match it.
Kill the two options the passage contradicts (cannot leave, better plans) and the one it never mentions (regret).
What remains: the set-up of a choice changes decisions even when the options stay the same.
Q4Grammar › Subject-Verb AgreementMedium
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
He is one of those leaders / who has always put / the interests of the team first.
Correct option Bwho has always put
In 'one of those leaders who ...', the relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'those leaders', not to 'one'.
'Leaders' is plural, so the verb must be plural: 'who have always put'.
Corrected sentence: He is one of those leaders who have always put the interests of the team first.
The Fast Way
Rule: in 'one of those + plural noun + who', the verb after 'who' agrees with the plural noun.
'Who' stands for 'those leaders', so 'has' must be 'have'.
The error is in 'who has always put'.

Section 2 · General Knowledge

Q5General Knowledge › Economy & BusinessEasy
In which year did the Reserve Bank of India begin operations?
Correct option A1935
The Reserve Bank of India was set up under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and began operations on 1 April 1935.
1949 is the year it was nationalised, and 1969 is the year 14 major commercial banks were nationalised.
The Fast Way
Hook: the RBI Act is of 1934 and the bank opened the next year, on 1 April 1935.
1949 (RBI nationalised) and 1969 (bank nationalisation) are the date traps.
Q6General Knowledge › SportsEasy
India won the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup by beating which team in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados?
Correct option ASouth Africa
India beat South Africa by 7 runs in the final at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on 29 June 2024.
India made 176 for 7; South Africa finished on 169 for 8. Virat Kohli was Player of the Match.
It was India's second T20 World Cup title, after 2007.
The Fast Way
Hook: Barbados, a 7-run win and Kohli's 76 in the final, all against South Africa.
Afghanistan reached the semi-final and lost to South Africa, so it never met India in the final.
Q7General Knowledge › Awards & HonoursMedium
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson shared the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their studies of:
Correct option Dhow institutions are formed and affect prosperity
The 2024 prize was awarded 'for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity'.
Their work explains why countries with inclusive institutions (secure property rights, rule of law) grew richer.
The other three are neighbouring years' prizes: banks and crises (2022), women's labour market outcomes (2023) and innovation-driven growth (2025).
The Fast Way
Hook: Acemoglu and Robinson wrote 'Why Nations Fail', a book about institutions.
The other three topics belong to the 2022, 2023 and 2025 prizes, so 'institutions and prosperity' is the 2024 one.

Section 3 · Fundamental Accounting

Q8Fundamental Accounting › Accounting Concepts & PrinciplesEasy
A sole trader brings ₹5,00,000 into his business as capital. The business records this amount as a liability that it owes to the owner. Which accounting concept is the basis for this treatment?
Correct option CBusiness entity
Under the business entity concept, the business is treated as separate from its owner.
So the capital the owner brings in is something the business owes to the owner, and it appears on the liabilities side.
Going concern is about the business continuing in future; money measurement is about recording only what can be valued in money; matching pairs expenses with the revenue of the same period.
The Fast Way
Ask: why can a business 'owe' its own owner? Only if the two are separate persons in the books.
That separation is the business entity concept.
Q9Fundamental Accounting › Depreciation AccountingMedium
A machine is bought for ₹2,40,000 and ₹10,000 is spent on its installation. Its estimated scrap value is ₹25,000 at the end of its useful life of 5 years. What is the annual depreciation under the straight line method?
Correct option B₹45,000
Installation is part of the cost of the asset: cost = ₹2,40,000 + ₹10,000 = ₹2,50,000.
Depreciable amount = cost - scrap value = ₹2,50,000 - ₹25,000 = ₹2,25,000.
Annual depreciation = ₹2,25,000 ÷ 5 = ₹45,000.
The Fast Way
Straight line: (cost + installation - scrap) ÷ life.
(240 + 10 - 25) thousand ÷ 5 = 225 ÷ 5 = 45 thousand.
So depreciation is ₹45,000 a year; ₹43,000 forgets installation and ₹50,000 forgets scrap.

Section 4 · Reasoning

Q10Logical Reasoning › SeriesEasy
What comes next in the series?
3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Correct option C127
Each term is double the previous term plus 1: 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 1 = 15, 15 × 2 + 1 = 31, 31 × 2 + 1 = 63.
Next term = 63 × 2 + 1 = 127.
Check with differences: 4, 8, 16, 32 double each time, so the next difference is 64 and 63 + 64 = 127.
The Fast Way
Every term is one less than a power of 2: $2^2 - 1, 2^3 - 1, \dots, 2^6 - 1$ .
Next is $2^7 - 1 = 127$ .
Q11Logical Reasoning › Coding-DecodingMedium
In a certain code, TRADE is written as UQBCF. How is MONEY written in that code?
Correct option ANNODZ
Compare letter by letter: T to U is +1, R to Q is -1, A to B is +1, D to C is -1, E to F is +1.
So the shifts alternate +1, -1, +1, -1, +1.
MONEY: M + 1 = N, O - 1 = N, N + 1 = O, E - 1 = D, Y + 1 = Z, giving NNODZ.
The Fast Way
Check only the 2nd and 4th letters, where the code goes backwards.
O - 1 = N and E - 1 = D, so the code must read N N O D Z.
NPOFZ shifts every letter +1 and NNOFZ slips on E, so NNODZ it is.
Q12Logical Reasoning › Blood RelationsEasy
Pointing to a man, Neha said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother's father." How is the man related to Neha?
Correct option DBrother
Neha's mother's father is Neha's maternal grandfather.
His only daughter must be Neha's mother (she is his daughter, and he has only one).
So the man's mother is Neha's mother, which makes the man Neha's brother.
The Fast Way
Collapse the phrase from the inside: 'only daughter of my mother's father' = my mother.
The man's mother is Neha's mother, so he is her brother.
Maternal uncle would need 'son' of the grandfather, not his daughter's son.
Q13Logical Reasoning › Seating ArrangementMedium
Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a row, all facing north.
R sits immediately to the right of Q.
Q and T are neighbours.
Exactly one person sits between T and U.
P sits somewhere to the left of R.
R does not sit at either end.
Who sits at the extreme right end?
Correct option AS
Facing north, 'right' means further along the row from left to right.
R is immediately right of Q, and T is a neighbour of Q. R already takes Q's right side, so T is on Q's left: T Q R.
One person sits between T and U. The seat two places right of T is R's, so U is two places left of T: U _ T Q R.
This block covers five seats. If it started at the second seat, R would be at the right end, which is not allowed. So the row is U _ T Q R _.
P and S fill the two gaps. P must be to the left of R, so P takes the second seat and S the right end.
Order from left: U, P, T, Q, R, S. S sits at the extreme right end.
The Fast Way
Glue the definite pairs into one block: T Q R.
U goes two seats left of T, so the block is U _ T Q R, five seats wide.
R cannot be at the end, so one seat is left over on R's right; P must be left of R, so S takes it.

Section 5 · Mathematics

Q14Arithmetic › PercentagesEasy
A number is first increased by 20% and the result is then decreased by 20%. What is the net change in the number?
Correct option B4% decrease
Let the number be 100.
After a 20% increase it becomes 120.
A 20% decrease on 120 is 24, so it becomes 120 - 24 = 96.
Net change = 96 - 100 = -4, a 4% decrease.
The Fast Way
Successive change: $a + b + \frac{ab}{100}$ .
$20 + (-20) + \frac{20 \times (-20)}{100} = -4$ , so a 4% decrease.
Q15Algebra › Linear EquationsEasy
A purse has only ₹5 and ₹10 coins: 40 coins in all, worth ₹290. How many ₹10 coins are there?
Correct option B18
Let the number of ₹10 coins be $x$ . Then there are $40 - x$ coins of ₹5.
Value: $10x + 5(40 - x) = 290$ , so $5x + 200 = 290$ and $x = 18$ .
Check: 18 coins of ₹10 = ₹180 and 22 coins of ₹5 = ₹110; total ₹290.
The Fast Way
Assume all 40 coins are ₹5: that makes ₹200.
Each ₹10 coin adds ₹5 more, and the shortfall is ₹90.
So there are 90 ÷ 5 = 18 coins of ₹10 (22 is the count of ₹5 coins).
Q16Geometry › MensurationMedium
A rectangular lawn measures 40 m by 30 m. A path 2 m wide runs all around it on the outside. What is the area of the path?
Correct option C296 sq m
With the path, the outer rectangle measures (40 + 4) m by (30 + 4) m = 44 m by 34 m.
Outer area = 44 × 34 = 1496 sq m. Lawn area = 40 × 30 = 1200 sq m.
Path area = 1496 - 1200 = 296 sq m.
The Fast Way
Outside path: area = $2w(l + b) + 4w^2$ .
$2 \times 2 \times 70 + 4 \times 4 = 280 + 16 = 296$ sq m.
280 forgets the four corner squares; 264 is a path laid inside the lawn.
Q17Modern Math › ProbabilityMedium
A bag has 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random, one after the other, without replacement. What is the probability that both balls are of the same colour?
Correct option C $\frac{7}{15}$
Total ways to choose 2 balls from 10: $\binom{10}{2} = 45$ .
Both red: $\binom{4}{2} = 6$ . Both blue: $\binom{6}{2} = 15$ .
P(same colour) = $\frac{6 + 15}{45} = \frac{21}{45} = \frac{7}{15}$ .
The Fast Way
Fix the first ball, then ask for a match.
Red first: $\frac{4}{10} \times \frac{3}{9}$ ; blue first: $\frac{6}{10} \times \frac{5}{9}$ .
Sum = $\frac{12 + 30}{90} = \frac{7}{15}$ ; $\frac{8}{15}$ is the different-colour trap.

Section 6 · Data Analysis & Interpretation

Q18Data Interpretation › TablesEasy
The table shows the number of cars a dealer sold in four months.
Month Hatchback Sedan SUV
Jan 120 45 75
Feb 110 50 90
Mar 130 40 80
Apr 125 55 100
What percentage of the cars sold in March were SUVs?
Correct option B32%
Cars sold in March = 130 + 40 + 80 = 250.
SUVs in March = 80.
Share = $\frac{80}{250} \times 100 = 32$ percent.
The Fast Way
Share = part ÷ that month's total, so first total the March row: 250.
80 out of 250 is 32 out of 100, so 32%.
Q19Data Interpretation › TablesMedium
The table shows a company's revenue and expenses (in ₹ lakh).
Year Revenue Expenses
2021 480 400
2022 540 450
2023 600 480
2024 660 560
By what percentage did the company's profit (revenue minus expenses) rise from 2022 to 2023?
Correct option D33.3%
Profit in 2022 = 540 - 450 = 90 lakh.
Profit in 2023 = 600 - 480 = 120 lakh.
Rise = 30 lakh on a base of 90 lakh: $\frac{30}{90} \times 100 = 33.3$ percent.
The Fast Way
Work with profits only: 90 becomes 120.
A rise of 30 on 90 is one third, so 33.3%.
25% divides by the new profit (wrong base); 11.1% is the revenue growth.
Q20Data Interpretation › TablesMedium
The table shows the output (in thousand units) of three plants.
Plant 2022 2023 2024
X 42 48 57
Y 36 45 54
Z 50 47 53
The average annual output of Plant X over the three years is what percentage more than that of Plant Y?
Correct option C8.9%
Plant X: total = 42 + 48 + 57 = 147, so the average = 49 thousand.
Plant Y: total = 36 + 45 + 54 = 135, so the average = 45 thousand.
X is more by 4 thousand on Y's base of 45: $\frac{4}{45} \times 100 \approx 8.9$ percent.
The Fast Way
Both averages divide by 3, so compare the totals instead: 147 against 135.
Extra = 12 on a base of 135, and $\frac{12}{135} = \frac{4}{45} \approx 8.9$ percent.
8.2% is the same gap on X's base, the wrong base for 'more than Y'.

Month	Hatchback	Sedan	SUV
Jan	120	45	75
Feb	110	50	90
Mar	130	40	80
Apr	125	55	100

Year	Revenue	Expenses
2021	480	400
2022	540	450
2023	600	480
2024	660	560

Plant	2022	2023	2024
X	42	48	57
Y	36	45	54
Z	50	47	53