List of top Questions asked in SNAP- 2007

The profits of Biscuits India Ltd rose by 32% in the year 2006-07 compared to the year 2005-06. By what percentage did Biscuits India's Sales increase in 2006-07 compared to the previous year? (Assume: Profit = Sales - Expenses.) Decide whether the information given in the two statements below is enough to answer the question.

Statement (1): Expenses in 2006-07 were Rs 1,400 crores, compared to Rs 1,220 crores in 2005-06.
Statement (2): Sales in 2006-07 were Rs 4,300 crores.
A ladder is lying against a wall which is 5 metres high. If the ladder slips 2 metres away from the wall, the top of the ladder touches the foot of the wall. The length of the ladder is
The following line graph shows the ratio of wheat production to rice production of a state in India over 7 years, from 1999 to 2006. Answer the question based on this data.

If the rice production in 2003 was 4 lac tons, what was its wheat production during 2003?

The following line graph shows the ratio of wheat production to rice production of a state in India over 7 years, from 1999 to 2006. Answer the question based on this data.

If the total annual grain requirement (wheat + rice) of the state is 5 lac tons and the rice production during 2001 was 3 lac tons, how much grain had to be imported from other states to fulfill the requirement?

The following line graph shows the ratio of wheat production to rice production of a state in India over 7 years, from 1999 to 2006. Answer the question based on this data.

In how many years was wheat production more than the rice production?

Use the table below, which shows the speed of a train over a 3-hour period. The time count does not start from when the train began moving.

Time (minutes)030456090120150180
Speed (km/hour)404547.55055606570

During the three-hour period shown in the table, the speed of the train increased by
How many arrangements can be formed out of the letters of the word EXAMINATION so that vowels always occupy odd places?
A man purchased 40 fruits (apples and oranges) for Rs. 17. Had he purchased as many oranges as apples and as many apples as oranges (i.e., interchanged the counts), he would have paid Rs. 15. Find the cost of one pair consisting of one apple and one orange.
In a school drill, a number of children are asked to stand in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 6th child is diametrically opposite the 16th child. How many children are made to stand in the circle?
Two identical trains A and B running in opposite directions at the same speed take 2 minutes to cross each other completely. The number of bogies of A are increased from 12 to 16. How much more time would they now require to cross each other?
A man earns 6% SI on his deposits in Bank A while he earns 8% simple interest on his deposits in Bank B. If the total interest he earns is Rs. 1800 in three years on an investment of Rs. 9000, what is the amount invested at 6%?
The number 311311311311311311311 is
Area of a square natural lake is 50 sq. kms. A diver wishing to cross the lake diagonally will have to swim a distance of:
Bags I, II, and III contain at least one ball each and together have 10 balls. How many balls are in each bag? Decide whether the statements are sufficient.
(1) Bag I contains five balls more than Bag III.
(2) Bag II contains half as many balls as Bag I.
The intersection of two cubes cannot be:
A rainy day occurs once in every 10 days. Half of the rainy days produce rainbows. What percent of all days do not produce a rainbow?
If \(n = 1 + x\), where \(x\) is the product of 4 consecutive positive integers, then which of the following is/are true?
1. \(n\) is odd
2. \(n\) is prime
3. \(n\) is a perfect square
In a factory, the expected number of accidents per day is linearly related to the overtime hours \(x\). On a day with \(x = 1000\) overtime hours there were 8 accidents; on a day with \(x = 400\) hours there were 5 accidents. What is the expected number of accidents when no overtime is logged (\(x = 0\))?
The average of nine numbers is \(M\), and the average of three of these numbers is \(P\). If the average of the remaining six numbers is \(N\), which of the following must be true?
Inside a triangular park, a flower bed forms a triangle similar to the park's boundary. A uniform path runs around the flower bed, so that each side of the park is exactly double the corresponding side of the flower bed. What is the ratio of the area of the path to the area of the flower bed?
The table below shows the noon-time temperatures (in \(^{\circ}F\)) recorded in a city over one week.
DayMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Temperature66787569787770

If \(m\) is the median temperature, \(f\) is the temperature that occurs most often (the mode), and \(a\) is the average (arithmetic mean) of the seven temperatures, which of the following gives the correct order of \(m\), \(f\) and \(a\)?
A special lottery is to be held to select one student who will live in the only deluxe room in a hostel. There are 100 Year-III, 150 Year-II and 200 Year-I students who applied. Each Year-III student's name is placed in the lottery drum 3 times, each Year-II student's name 2 times, and each Year-I student's name 1 time. What is the probability that a Year-III student's name will be drawn?
Consider the piecewise function \[ f(x) = \begin{cases} 3 - x, & x \leq 0 \\ x^2 + 2, & x > 0 \end{cases} \] Evaluate \(f(-3)\).
Two people are climbing up two different moving escalators, each of which has 120 visible steps. The ratio of the first person's stepping speed to the speed of the first escalator is 2:3. The ratio of the second person's stepping speed to the speed of the second escalator is 3:5. Find the total number of steps the two people actually step on, added together.
In 4 years, the simple interest (SI) on a certain sum of money is \(\frac{7}{25}\) of the principal. What is the annual rate of interest?