Karnataka PGCET 2024 MBA Question paper with answer key pdf is available here for download. Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducted Karnataka PGCET 2024 for MBA on August 4 in Afternoon Shift 2.30 PM to 4.30 PM. The question paper comprises a total of 100 questions divided among 4 sections.
Karnataka PGCET 2024 MBA Question Paper with Answer Key
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Question 1:
A sum of Rs. 800 amounts to Rs. 920 in 3 years at simple interest. What would be the amount, if the interest rate is increased by 3%?
In a 100 m race, A runs at 8 km per hour. A gives B a start of 4 m and still beats him by 15 seconds, what is the speed of B?
The perimeter of two squares are 40 cm and 32 cm. The perimeter of a third square whose area is equal to the difference of the areas of the two squares is :
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 20% by selling the mixture at cost price?
Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively, while a third pipe empties the full tank in 20 hours. If all the three pipes operate simultaneously, what is the time required to fill the tank ?
Peter can cover a certain distance in 1 hour 24 minutes by covering two-thirds of the distance at 4 kmph and the rest at 5 kmph. The total distance is :
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question ? \[ \frac{120 - 22 \times 6 \div 2}{\frac{1}{4} of 256 \div 16 + 2} = ? \]
A dealer sold three-fourth of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining at cost price. What is the gain earned by him in the whole transaction?
Mr. Jones gave 40% of the money he had to his wife. He also gave 20% of the remaining amount to each of his three sons. Half of the amount now left was spent on miscellaneous items and the remaining amount of ¥ 12,000 was deposited in the bank. What amount of money did Mr. Jones have initially?
The average of 25 results is 18. The average of the first twelve of them is 14 and that of the last twelve is 17. What is the thirteenth result?
The following line graph gives the annual percent profit earned by a company during the period 1995 - 2000. If the income in 1998 was Rs. 264 crores, what was the expenditure in 1998?
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the equation \( 38^2 + 63^2 + (?)^2 = 6089 \) ?
The pie chart provided below gives the distribution of land in a village under various food crops. Which combination of three crops contribute to 50% of the total area under the food crops ?
The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of total expenditure of a company under various expense heads during 2003.
What is the ratio of the total expenditure on infrastructure and transport to the total expenditure on taxes and interest on loans?
A sum of money amounts to \( Rs. 6690 \) after 3 years and \( Rs. 10,035 \) after 6 years on compound interest. The sum is :
The sum of the squares of three consecutive odd numbers is 2531. The numbers are :
If '+' stands for addition, '×' stands for subtraction, '÷' stands for multiplication and '–' stands for division, then \[ 12 \times 8 + 16 - 4 \div 6 = ? \]
A student got twice as many questions wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 questions in all, how many did he answer correctly ?
There are 50 students in a class. Some can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. Ten students can speak both Hindi and English. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak only Hindi, and how many students can speak only English ?
\( (20)^2 - \sqrt{324} = \)
Choose the word which is closest in meaning to the word given below.
EXEMPLARY
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word given below.
FERVOUR
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined phrase.
"Nowadays, on TV channels, reality shows are becoming the order of the day."
Fill in the blank with the best suitable expression.
Geetha’s friends _____ her as her parents were poor.
Different parts of a sentence are given in a jumbled order. These parts are numbered.
Choose the answer from the options given to form a meaningful sentence.
I the parents
1. when they were in France
III. to their children
IV. could not teach
V. Hindi
Different parts of a sentence are given in a jumbled order. These parts are numbered. Choose the answer from the options given to form a meaningful sentence.
I. advanced technologies
II. in medical research
III. are revolutionizing
IV. how we fight diseases
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option given below and complete the sentence.
I don't like to go to ______________________ dentist regularly.
Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option given below :
It's ______________________ restaurant in the town.
Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct from the options given below.
Choose the passive form of the sentence "They will demolish the entire block." from the options given below.
Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct from the options given below.
Choose the correct one-word substitute for:
An unconventional style of living.
There are five sentences marked as I, II, III, IV, and V. The position of I is fixed as the first sentence of the passage. Choose one of the four alternatives given below as the most logical sequence of the sentences in the passage.
There are four parts to the sentence marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one of the four alternatives given below as the most logical sequence of the parts to form a correct sentence.
If you have to do minor home repairs / you can save money / yourself / the time and the skills.
Select the most appropriate form of word/phrase from the alternatives given and complete the sentence.
The baby kept on crying while it ________.
Choose the word with the correct spelling from the given options.
Who is the author of Othello?
Which of the following work is written by Charles Dickens?
There are four parts to the sentence that have been underlined and marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the part that has an error.
I am very worried as neither of my brothers have returned from the picnic.
A man who is womanish in his habits is called \hspace{1cm}.
Which of the following is the largest memory size?
Consider the following lists:
Identify the correct match.
ASCII stands for:
The base of the hexadecimal number system is:
A source program is written in which language?
The two’s complement of a binary number is obtained by adding what to its one’s complement?
The program that analyses and executes the source code line-by-line is called:
The decimal equivalent of \(10010_{(2)}\) is:
Query language comes under _______ generation programming languages.
Which of the following Operating System reads and reacts in actual time?
______ is the screen that appears with all the icons when a computer is turned on.
The program required to load an Operating System is _______.
Which of the following is used in aptitude test?
Consider the following:
Which of the following matches is correct ?
The collection of 8 bits is called _______.
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question ?
50% of 6000 + 20% of ? = 4000
If twice the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 50% and thrice the denominator is increased by 200%, the resultant fraction is \( \frac{121}{150} \). What was the original fraction ?
In the series 3, 9, 15, 21, _______, what is the \(20^{th}\) term ?
Find the wrong term in the following number series: 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, 16
What terms will fill the blank space in the following series ?
A, Z, X, B, V, T, C, R, _______, _______
The missing term in the following series KM5, IP8, GS11, _______, EV14 is:
If in a certain code MONDAY is coded as OPPECZ, then which word is coded as RECORD ?
A group of eight girls are sitting in a circle. Deepa is between Arathi and Farah, and is opposite Geetha. Esha is to the right of Arathi but to the left of Chaitra, whose right hand neighbour is Geetha. Beena enjoys having Hamsa to her left and Farah to her right. Find the member who is diagonally opposite to Arathi.
Among 5 children, Vimal is taller than Mallika but not as tall as Raju. Jasmine is taller than Deepa but shorter than Mallika. Who is the tallest in the group?
P, Q, R, S are playing cards. P and Q are partners. S faces North. If P faces towards West, then who faces towards South?
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘EFFECT’ which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?
In a row of students, A is sitting 14th from the left and B is 7th from the right. If there are 4 students between A and B, how many students are there in the row?
If the 5th day of a month is 3 days before Saturday, what day will it be on the 20th day of the month?
Ashish has a certain number of boxes to pack into a parcel. If he packs 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a parcel, he is left with 1 and if he packs 7 in a parcel, none is left over. What is the number of boxes he has?
A group of 240 persons consisting of students and teachers is travelling in a train. For every 15 students, there is one teacher. Then, the number of teachers is \hspace{1cm}.
A father is 3 times as old as his son. Five years back he was 7 times as old as his son. The age of the son is \hspace{1cm}.
What number should replace the question mark (?) ?
If a 'book' is called 'pencil', 'pencil' is called 'bag', 'bag' is called 'dictionary' and 'dictionary' is called 'door', then what is used to carry the books?
The train for station B leaves every two and a half hours from station A. An announcement was made at station A that the train for station B had left 40 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 17.00 hours. At what time was the announcement made?
Given that:
I. \( P \) is the brother of \( Q \)
II. \( R \) is the father of \( P \)
III. \( S \) is the brother of \( T \)
IV. \( T \) is the daughter of \( Q \)
Then the uncle of \( S \) is:
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer from the given options:
Assertion (A): The digital divide in India is a serious national issue.
Reason (R): The concept of knowledge economy will become a reality when the civil society addresses the issue of digital divide.
In which of the following places is the Vijaya Vittala temple located?
Consider the following statements:
I. The Constitution of India defines its "basic structure" in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights, and democracy.
II. The Constitution of India provides for judicial review to safeguard the citizens' liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order using the codes given below:
I. Partition of Bengal
II. Transfer of the capital of the Central Government from Calcutta to Delhi
III. Congress Split
IV. Formation of Muslim League
Arrange the events in chronological order:
According to Winer (2001), blog posts canonically encode in this formation:
In which year did India host the Commonwealth Games for the first time?
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer from the given options:
Assertion (A): Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India.
Reason (R): 9th January was chosen as the day to celebrate the occasion because on this day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
Identify the chronological order of Dadasaheb Phalke award winners:
Which chemical process is primarily used in the production of ammonia for fertilizers?
Operation Blue Star was an operation that was carried out by the Indian military in June 1984 to flush out militants from the premises of which of the following buildings?
With reference to Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology, which of the following statements are correct?
I. VLC uses electromagnetic spectrum wavelengths 375 to 780 nm.
II. VLC is known as long-range optical wireless communication.
III. VLC can transmit large amounts of data faster than Bluetooth.
IV. VLC has no electromagnetic interference.
Which sociologist introduced the concept of the "Sociological imagination"?
Consider the following statements:
I. Genetic changes can be introduced in the cells that produce eggs or sperms of a prospective parent.
II. A person’s genome can be edited before birth at the early embryonic stage.
III. Human induced pluripotent stem cells can be injected into the embryo of a pig.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer from the given options:
Assertion (A): Three new criminal laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) which took effect from 1st July 2024, replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act.
Reason (R): The new laws aim to replace colonial-era punishments with a justice-focused approach, integrating technological advancements in police investigations and court procedures.
The concept of "Minimum Support Price" in India is related to
'Kudumbashree' is a community organisation of neighbourhood groups which brings together women from all walks of life to remove poverty and promote empowerment. In which of the following states is it located?
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer from the given options:
Assertion (A): India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War would not have been possible without Soviet assistance.
Reason (R): The Soviet Union deployed a fleet of nuclear-armed warships which successfully prevented the U.S. and the British warships from interfering in the war.
Consider the following pairs:
International agreement set-up - Subject
I. Alma-Ata Declaration - Health care of the people
II. Hague Convention - Biological and Chemical weapons
III. Talanoa Dialogue - Global climate change
IV. Under Coalition - Rights of the child
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
With respect to the 'shares of a company', which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. A share is treated as a "Good" under Sale of Goods Act.
II. A person who holds the share of a public limited company has the right to transfer his/her share.
III. A share makes a person the owner of assets of the company.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
The term "Liquidity Trap" in economics refers to a situation where:
'Matki' is the popular folk dance form of which of the following states?
What is the name of the automated situational awareness system in Indian Railways that provides automated train protection as well as collision prevention capabilities for trains?
Match the following:
The Treaty of Mangalore was signed after __________.
The International Day of Yoga recognized by the United Nations is celebrated worldwide annually on:
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