XIMB (BMS) E.T. 2015 – Analysis
Exam Pattern - 2015
No of Questions
Total Time
Correct Answer
Negative Marking
Type of Exam
Sections
50
1 Hr
+1
-0.50
Online
No of Qs
General English
Business Maths
General Awareness
Logical Reasoning
50
Statistics
Economics
Total
50
Analysis – Important Pointers
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The most important point to note for the XIMB-BMS Entrance Exam is the fact that while
each correct answer has +1 mark, wrong answers have a negative marking of -0.50.
There were four sets of papers in the exam, which varies in the number of questions being
asked. In one of the sets, there were 20 questions from English section while the other
sections of Mathematics, Economics and Logical Reasoning had 10 questions each. There
were questions from Statistics in the Logical Reasoning section as well.
In another set, there were 20 questions from the GA sections while the other sections of
Mathematics, English and Economics had 10 questions each.
Most of the questions had a difficulty level of “easy” to “above average”.
The questions from the economics and statistics were very basic.
Standard questions were asked from Logical Reasoning, English and Mathematics.
XIMB (BMS) Entrance Test Analysis 2015: Section Wise
Topics
General English
Logical Reasoning
Difficulty Level
Easy
Average
Mathematics
Average
to
Above Average
General Awareness
Easy
to
Above Average
Economics
Average
Statistics
Average
All the Best!
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Topics
Synonyms
Antonyms
Fill in the Blanks
Number Series
Basic LR questions
Work & Time
Speed, Distance & Time
Fractions
Area
Ratio & Proportion
Probability
Averages
All questions were from Current Affairs
Questions were mostly asked form the 2nd half of 2014
A good number of questions were asked from the area
of sports
Money Markets
Demand Curve
Supply Curve
Inferior and Giffen goods
Utility and Utility Curve
Definition of Economy
Mean
Median
Mode