IRMA Entrance Test '07
The two-hour long paper comprised 200 questions, distributed over
four sections. Wrong answers carried negative marks equivalent to
one-fourth of the marks allotted to the question.
The following is a synopsis on how this paper could have been attempted:
| S. No. |
Section |
Number of questions |
Time Allotted |
Sectional Minimum Attempts |
Sectional Minimum
Scores |
| 1 |
English Comprehension |
40 |
30 minutes |
32 |
25 |
| 2 |
Quantitative Ability (QA and DI)
|
50 |
40 minutes |
22 |
20 |
| 3 |
Analytical Reasoning (AR and VL)
|
50 |
30 minutes |
25 |
20 |
| 4 |
Issues of Social Concern
|
60 |
20 minutes |
33 |
18 |
| |
Total
|
200 |
120 minutes |
112 |
85+ |
Section I: English
EU (25 Q) + RC (15 Q)
|
S. No. |
Topic |
No. of Qs |
Remarks |
| 1 |
Reading Comprehension
(1 passage) |
15 |
Moderately difficult.
|
| 2 |
Para-jumble
(1 Quest) |
5 |
Presented in a
different format, but easy. |
| 3. |
Cloze Test |
10 |
Easy |
| 4. |
Sentence correction
(Grammar) |
10 |
Easy |
Topic of passage: The scarcity of water, the
causes and the need to move from a government-owned system to private (as in the
case of oil), so that competition has its beneficial effect on the entire
process.
The 10 direct questions that were asked from this
passage were easily manageable. 3 synonyms were asked of words such as
�Determined, Geared, Universal� and 2 antonyms of words such as �Exacerbate,
Myriad�, etc.
The grammar-based sentence correction questions were not
difficult at all. There were no close options provided. 5 questions were asked
based on 6 jumbled sentences about the food insecurity and famine in India. The
Cloze test was related to Malaysia�s Independence and its unexpected progress
since then.
All in all, quite an easy English section. Ideally,
32-35 questions could have been attempted in the given time period, leading to a
score of 25-30.
Section II: Quantitative Ability (QA & DI)
|
S. No. |
Topic |
No. of Qs |
Remarks |
|
1 |
Simplification
(Calculation) |
15 |
Average difficulty level |
|
2 |
DI |
20 |
Two sets of tables (easy), one pie chart (easy) & one
multiple bar graph (easy) |
|
3 |
Number series |
5 |
Four were easy & one difficult |
|
4 |
Number system |
2 |
Easy |
|
5 |
Percentage |
2 |
Easy |
|
6 |
Ratio |
2 |
Easy |
|
7 |
SI/CI |
2 |
One easy & one moderately difficult |
|
8 |
Profit & Loss |
1 |
Easy |
|
9 |
Mensuration |
1 |
Easy |
