NIFTADMISSIONS SAMPLE QUESTIONS

The sample questions are only illustrative and not exhaustive in terms of type and difficulty level of the questions which will be set in the test. The types given below may also be arranged in the test in a different order.

BACHELOR OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY '. ( .FTe!"# IN $ESIGN

General Ability Test

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

1. In an express train, the passengers travelling in AC. leeper class, !irst class and leeper class are in the ratio 1 " # " $, and rate for each class is in the ratio % " & " #. If the total income from the train is 's.%&(((, the income of Indian 'ailways from A.C. leeper class is )1* 's.1(,((( )#* 's.1#,((( )+* ' .8,OOO )&* 's.,,((( #. Two shop-eepers sell a radio of similar brand and type at the same list price of ' .1(((. The first allows two successive discounts of #(. and 1(. and the second allows the successive discounts of 1%. and 1%.. !ind the difference in discounts offered by the two shop-eepers. )1* ' .+.%( )#* ' .1.%( )+* 's.#./0 )&* 1one of these +. Two bicycles were sold for ' .+,,( each, gaining %. on one and losing %. on the other. The gain or loss per cent on the whole transaction is )1* 1either gain nor loss )#* #.%. gain )+* #.%. loss )&* (.#%. loss &. Twenty2four men can complete a wor- in sixteen days. Thirty2two women can complete the same wor- in twenty2four days. ixteen men and sixteen women started wor-ing and wor-ed for twelve days. 3ow many more men are to be added to complete the remaining wor- in # days4 )1* &5 )#* #& )+* +6 )&* 16

%. A bicycle rider covers his onward 7ourney from A to 8 at 1(-mlhr and during the return 7ourney from 8 to A he covers the same distance at 5 -m9hr. If he finishes the onward and return 7ourney in & . hours, then the total distance covered by him during the entire 7ourney is

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A7ay, Aman, uman and :eeta rented a house and agreed to share the rent as follows" A7ay " Aman ; 5 " 1%, Aman " uman ; % " 5 and uman and :eeta ; & " %. The part of rent paid by uman will be . )1* #&9$$ )#* 1#9%% )+* 1+966 )&* 1one of these !our sheets of %( cm x % cm are to be arranged in such a manner that a square could be formed. <hat will be the area of inner part of the square so formed4 )1* #((( cm# )#* 16(( cm# )+* 15(( cm# )&* 1one of these

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A party of #+ persons ta-es their seats at a round table. The odds against two persons sitting together are. )1* 1"11 )#* 1("1 )+* =,"1( )&* 1one of the above 1umber of five digit telephone numbers having at least one of their digits repeated is )1* ,(((( )#* 1((((( )+* +(#&( )&* 6,$6(

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COMMUNICATION ABILITY Direction" In= each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can be substituted for the given words9expressions. 10. Changing one=s mind too quic-ly. )1* Adaptability )#* Instability )+* >ersatility )&* >acillation elect the lettered pairs of words which are related in the same way as the capitali?ed words are related to each other. 8@3A>I0A'" IBC'0C'I@TD : (1) grammar " usage (3) elm " tree 1#. )#* actions " moral )&* word " malapropism

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!ill in the blan3er yellow dress agreed with her..............complexion. )1* crimson )#* ruby )+* as-y )&* pallid Cic- the correct meaning of the idiom )underlined* from the answer choices. . 8efore ta-ing a decision, they put their heads together. )1* fight among themselves )#* consult one another )+* pooled resources )&* spea- with one another

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The synonym of A1AEE0D@F is )1* not connected )+* absolute and complete )#* calm )&* inferior )+* providence )&* evidence

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!ind the wrongly spelt word. )1* preference )#* attendance

Change the voice of the given sentence. 3as a dog ever bitten you4 )1* 3ave you ever been bitten by a dog4 )#* 3as a dog ever bites you4 )+* Dou are bitten by a dog. )&* 3ave you ever being bitten by a dog4

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION hopping malls, supermar-ets and large format retail stores may be sprouting all over the country, but there are still a large number of entrepreneurs who would rather not sell their wares through the usual retail channels. They prefer selling directly through trade exhibitions, which are attracting an increasing number of footfalls. cores of exhibitions are held each year in all parts of the country, big cities and small. ome of the largest exhibitions held in the country are trade events held by the CII, IT and software expositions held by 1asscom, BAlT 2 manufacturers association show, and expositions which cater to interior designs and automobiles, etc. GCublications are also starting to get into the exhibitions business in a big way,G says 3emanshu Chitnis, Firector of @xhibitions and @xpositions Intemational )8usiness India and Times of India exhibitions are among the largest*. Those who exhibit their goods are happy too. ays fashion and textile designer 8hamini ubramaniam, who too- part recently in the !emina Trun- how ,f designer wear along with designers li-e Hrishna Behta, 1arendra Humar Ahmed, 1aheed Berchant and Cranavi Hapoor from Felhi" GEarge retail outlets have a fixed &( per cent mar- up on designer apparel which they ta-e on a consignment basis. At exhibitions the only cost incurred is the one2time fee for the stall and there=s no price loads for consumers.G Also we don=t have to deal with credit in any form which enables us complete monitoring over stoc-s, she adds. @xplains Ciyush :upta, Firector of :13 systems, an importer of Chinese electronic gadgets, GThe whole retailing system is very complex in India and there are middlemen at every stage. They add their profit margin and the extra cost is borne by the customer.G 15. @xhibitions are better options than the 'etail 0utlets because )1* the only cost involved in exhibitions is one time fee for the stall )#* no price loads for the consumers. )+* no middleman at any stage. )&* All the above. 1,. Arrange the sentences A, 8, C I F in a proper sequence so as to ma-e a coherent paragraph. A. <e can never leave off wondering how that which has ever been should cease to be. 8. As we advance in life, we acquire a -eener sense of the value of time. C. 1othing else, indeed, seems to be of any consequenceJ and we become. misers in this sense. F. <e try to arrest its few last tottering steps, and to ma-e it linger

on the brin- of the grave. )1* ACF8 )#* 8CFA )+* 8FCA )&* A8CF #(. elect the underlined part in the sentence which is not acceptable in standard @nglish. I thin- that education and health and those sort of things )1* )#* are two of the main advantages of modern travel. )+* )&*

ANALYTICAL ABILITY
#1. 8havi-a and unaina start simultaneously towards each other from two places 1(( m apart. After wal-ing +( m, 8havi-a turns left and goes 1(m, then she turns right and goes #( m and then tums right again and comes bac- to the road on which she had started wal-ing. If both 8havi-a and unaina walwith the same speed, what is the distance between them at this point of time4 )1* $( metres )#* &( metres )+*1( metres )&* #( metres ##. The harmas have three children unit#, an7ay and heela. unita is married to onil Baha7an and they have a son hoban. heela marries an7ay 8handari and >init and Eily are their children. an7ay ) unita=s brother* is younger to unita but elder to heela. <hat is the surname of hoban4 )1* 8handari )#* harma )+* Baha7an )&* 1one of these #+. tudy the following information to answer the given question. I. ix boo-s are -ept one above the other. . II. 3istory boo- is 7ust above Commerce, Bathematics boo- is between Civics and Chysics III. @nglish is between 3istory and Civics <hich boo- is between Bathematics and @nglish4 )1* 3istory )#* Commerce )+* Chysics )&* 1one of these #&. 3ow many ,s are there which are preceded by + but not immediately followed by , in the set G5,6$+,+$5+,,%6+,6,+,5G4 )1* 1 )#* & )+* % )&* + Firection )/#%*" The question given below, is followed by two statements labeled I and II in which certain data is given. Dou do not actually have to complete an answer but rather you have to decide whether the data given in the statement are sufficient for answering the questions using the data given in the statement plus your -nowledge of mathematics and everyday facts. :ive answer as )1* if statement I AE01@ is sufficient but statement II alone is not

sufficient to answer the question as-ed. )#* if statement II AE01@ is sufficient but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question as-ed. )+* if both statement I and II together are sufficient to answer the question as-ed, but 1@IT3@' statement alone is sufficient. )&* if @AC3 statement is sufficient by itself to answer the question as-ed. #%. If hallo had a doctor=s appointment on a certain day, was the appointment of <ednesday4 I @xactly 6( hours before the appointment it was Bonday. II The appointment was between 1 pm and , pm. Firections )/#6*" There is a blan- space in which only one of the four altematives given under the questions satisfies the same relationship as is found between the two terms on the other side of sign" " given in each question. !ind the correct alternative to fill in the blan- from answer choices. #6. 8ACH@T" ACT>8FKEF! A" " 801A " 4 )1* ACB1B0TA'T )#* AC1CB0T>'T )+* A108 )&*018A #$. Complete the series" AF:K 10'A C I4 )1* K )#* B )+* 1 )&* E #5. !ind the missing lin- in the sequence ACF, @:I, KEB, 4 )1* B10 )#* 10C )+* 1C' )&* 1one of these #,. !ind the pair related to the given one KAK"H@H"" " 4 )1* !:I"3IK )#* 8A8"F@F )+* H@H"ElE )&* ElE"B0B BUSINESS DOMAIN TEST +(. <hich famous label launched its = pring ummer #((6= collection under the catchline =Creppy Cop= for sportswear )1* Eacoste )#*Indigo nation )+* Colo )&* 1one of the above +1. <hat is the meaning of = ilhouette=4 )1* 0utside line )#* hadow )+* 'ectangle )&* Inside line +#. ='eliance Industries= is selling which=brand of home furnishing textiles under the name of4 )1* easons )#* >areli )+* 3armony )&* !loor and !urnishing ++. Colour of a dress plays a very important role in ma-ing 2crfigure seem larger or slimmer, so, a woman with a large figure should wear"

)1* <arm, intense and light colours )#* 8right colours )+* Full colours )&* =Cool, subdued and dar- colours +&. =Tweed= is a )1* <arm heavy fabric made from woollen yarn. )#* ynthetic fabric which traps the body heat. )+* Eight cotton fabric. )&* Bedium fabric made in wool. +%. !or which one of the following items, is Tirupur well2Hnown as a huge exporter to many parts of the world4 )1* Eeather goods )#* :ems and Kewellery )+* Hnitted garments )&* 3andicrafts +6. Himono is a dress style of which Asian country4 )1* Horea )#* China )+* Kapan )&* Eaos Creative Abi it! Test "CAT# 1. Fraw various stages of transformation in ONE of the following activities. )1* The process of folding paper to ma-e an envelop with windo<G opening. G )#* The sequence of flying a -ite. #. Fesign a poster discouraging child labour. +. =G Fesign a poster on =Aniversal 8rotherhood=