PUTHAT 2025 Question Paper

Directions: (Q.1-Q.10) Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the underlined
word in the sentence.
1. He is quite meticulous in his dealings with others.
(A) Reserved (B) Haughty (C) Indifferent (D) Careful
2. His Judicious handling of the matter saved the situation from going out of control.
(A) Nervous (B) Sensible (C) Helpful (D) Cautious
3. The host looked quite jaded by the time the party was over.
(A) Miserable (B) Cheerful (C) Inspiring (D) Exhausted
4. It was ignominious defeat for the team.
(A) Shameful (B) Admirable (C) Unaccountable (D) Worthy
5. His conjecture was better than mine.
(A) Guess (B) Fact (C) Surprise (D) Doubt
6. The operator was commended for his dexterity.
(A) Cooperation (B) Courtesy (C) Punctuality (D) Skill
7. Many species of animals have become extinct during the last hundred years.
(A) Feeble (B) Aggressive (C) Scattered (D) Non-existent
8. The community is agog with speculation about the fate of money collected.
(A) Excited (B) Worried (C) Depressed (D) Annoyed
9. Few teachers have been spared the problem of an obstreperous pupil in the class.
(A) Awkward (B) Lazy (C) Hostile (D) Cheerful
10. A serene mind can never be the pioneer of a great revolution.
(A) Nervous (B) Anxious (C) Turbulent (D) Peaceful

Directions: (Q.11-Q.20) A word has been written in four different ways out of which only
one is correctly spelt. Choose the correctly spelt word.
11. (A) Grametic (B) Grammetic (C) Grammatic (D) Gramatic
12. (A) Distilry (B) Distillry (C) Distillery (D) Distilery
13. (A) Sustinence (B) Sustenance (C) Sustenense (D) Sustinance
14. (A) Achievment (B) Acheivment (C) Achievement (D) Achievemant
15. (A) Coreander (B) Coriander (C) Corriander (D) Coreandar
16. (A) Collaboration (B) Collaberation (C) Colaboration (D) Coleberation
17. (A) Etiquete (B) Ettiquete (C) Etiquette (D) Ettiquette
18. (A) Entrepreneur (B) Entreprenuer (C) Entrepraneur (D) Entrapreneur
19. (A) Soveriegnty (B) Sovereignty (C) Sovereignity (D) Soveriegnity
20. (A) Gaurantee (B) Guarantee (C) Garuntee (D) Guaruntee

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Directions: (Q.21-Q.25) In each of these questions, choose the option which can be
substituted for the given words.
21. An associate in an office or institution.
(A) Companion (B) Ally (C) Colleague (D) Accomplice
22. The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes
(A) Horticulture (B) Bonsai (C) Pruning (D) Topiary
23. A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offence.
(A) Rancor (B) Indictment (C) Animosity (D) Acrimony
24. One who knows everything
(A) Omnipotent (B) Intelligent (C) Omniscient (D) Genius
25. One who is unable to pay one’s debt?
(A) Loanee (B) Borrower (C) Bankrupt (D) Payee
Directions: (Q.26-Q.30) Read the passage and answer.
Management education in India has an intense magnetic effect on students and parents
alike. The placement figures often tend to drive the community to flock towards acquiring a post-
graduate degree in management in search of a bright future. As compared to the other
professional courses in engineering, medicine etc the role of management education has moved
beyond transfer of academic knowledge for professional excellence to creating and transforming
personality of students demonstrating confidence with character.
The expectation from management graduates extend beyond concepts and include skill-
sets which are contextual and application oriented. A two year exposure is expected to convert a
studious student into a confident communicator, knowledgeable manager and ethical citizen.
Companies too are focusing on skill-sets such as communication, team management and general
awareness, behavioral compatibility, domain knowledge, emotional quotient and intelligence
quotient. The programs offered by B-schools, therefore must project the same by enabling an
interactive system of pedagogy, opportunity for expression, varying evaluation from a subjective
and descriptive approach to an application oriented assessment system and provide opportunity
for enhancing written and spoken communication skills.
This would entail a change approach to teaching from a teacher driven top-down
approach is a student driven bottoms-up approach and adoption of Socratic methods’ of
discussion concern for community and commitment to society needs to be instilled, hence
socially relevant programs need to be part of the curriculum. For management schools, it is not
just about admissions, teaching and placement, it is also about creating lifelong alliances with
students and a bonding that becomes irrevocable.

26. What is the most important aspect sought to be conveyed by the author in this passage?
(A) Students who undergo management courses get good placements.
(B) Management is better than medicine or Engineering.
(C) Parents want their children to study management.
(D) Programs offered by B-schools must enable student fulfill the expectations of the
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27. What according to the author is the suggested approach B-schools need to adopt?
(A) Character building (B) Student centric
(C) Application oriented (D) All of these
28. Which of the following statements is NOT true as per the passage?
(A) Academic knowledge of management subjects alone is adequate to do well.
(B) Companies are looking towards employing individuals with an all-round
capability and wholesome personality.
(C) Knowledgeable students who express their views clearly and display pragmatism
are likely to be more successful.
(D) None of the above.
29. What is the paradigm shift B-schools need to follow as per the author?
(A) Admission of students and trying for their placements subsequently is sufficient.
(B) Establishing and nurturing a long standing meaningful and beneficial association
between the student and the institution is critical.
(C) Providing the required infrastructure and facilities necessary for students to study
is their own responsibility.
(D) Inviting appropriate guest faculty to interact with students.
30. The two year curriculum in B-schools should provide students with
(A) Domain knowledge and skill sets required to enable correct decision making
(B) Oral and written communication skills to convey their views confidently and to
contribute to team goals
(C) Adequate exposure and inputs to undertake their social responsibilities ethically and
professionally
(D) All of the above

31. The book “Long walk to Freedom” was written by whom?
(A) Nelson Mandela (B) M K Gandhi
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
32. The Prime Minister of the Britain stays in which of the following accommodation?
(A) 10 Downing Street (B) White House
(C) Buckingham Palace (D) Elysee Palace
33. Reserve Bank of India was established in which year:
(A) 1929 (B) 1935 (C) 1947 (D) 1949
34. Which scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake?
(A) Metric (B) Centigrade (C) Richter (D) Newton
35. Who was popularly known as the “Lady with the lamp”?
(A) Florence Nightingale (B) Queen Elizabeth
(C) Indira Gandhi (D) Mother Teresa

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36. Washington DC is situated on the bank of river:
(A) Nile (B) Thames (C) Danube (D) Potomac
37. Two smallest continents of the world are:
(A) Australia & South America (B) Antarctica & Europe
(C) Australia & Europe (D) Australia & Antarctica
38. IPL stands for:
(A) Indian Premier League (B) Indo-Pakistan League
(C) International Premier League (D) Indian Players League
39. Which city is known as “Gateway of India”?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Goa
40. If the pH of a solution is greater than 7, the property of the solution is :
(A) Suspension (B) Acidic (C) Neutral (D) Basic
41. National Defence Academy is situated at
(A) Khadakvasla (B) New Delhi (C) Wellington (D) Dehradun
42. Numismatics is the study of
(A) Coins (B) Number (C) Stamps (D) Space
43. Light year is related to :
(A) Energy (B) Speed (C) Distance (D) Intensity
44. Adigranth is the religious book of :
(A) Parsis (B) Sikh (C) Hindus (D) Buddhists
45. Number of International Airports in India:
(A) 31 (B) 32 (C) 33 (D) 34
46. How many members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament of India retire in
every two years?
(A) One-Third (B) One-Fourth (C) One-Fifth (D) One-Sixth
47. Who is the current president of the United States of America?
(A) Joe Biden (B) Donald Trump
(C) Barack Obama (D) George. W. Bush
48. Which planet is known as the “Red planet”?
(A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn
49. Which country is known as the “Land of rising sun”?
(A) China (B) Japan (C) South Korea (D) Thailand
50. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
(A) William Shakespeare (B) Jane Austin
(C) Charles Dickens (D) Leo Tolstoy

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51. Find the missing number:
2, 4, 8, 16, 32, -----, 128
(A) 64 (B) 65 (C) 66 (D) 67
52. Rita is walking facing west, then turns 90° in clockwise direction and then turns 90° in
clockwise direction again. In which direction is she finally moving?
(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West
53. Kamal is 5 years older than Raj, who is thrice as old as Arun. If sum of their ages is 40,
how old is Raj?
(A) 5 years (B) 10 years (C) 15 years (D) 20 years
54. Ram purchased a house for Rs 55 lakh and spent 20% of its cost on its repairs. What sale
price should he fix in order to have gain of 20%?
(A) Rs 49 lakh (B) Rs 49.40 lakh (C) Rs 50.40 lakh (D) Rs 42 lakh
55. A shopkeeper mixes 15 kg of rice purchased at 30 per kg with 25 kg of rice purchased at
Rs 40 per kg. What should be his selling price per kg in order to make a profit of 20%?
(A) Rs 40.5 (B) Rs 41.5 (C) Rs 42.5 (D) Rs 43.5
56. A, B, C respectively can complete a work in 12, 15 and 20 days. A does the work for 2
days, then B does it for 3 days and then C does for 4 days. If D completes the rest of the
work in 13 days, in how many days can D do the complete work done?
(A) 18 days (B) 24 days (C) 28 days (D) 30 days
57. A family consists of a husband and wife, their three sons and two daughters, three wives
of three sons. How many females are in his family?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 3
58. EDC: RQP:: MLK: ?
(A) XYZ (B) PQR (C) ZYX (D) NOP
59. TZW: 28:: QYS: ?
(A) 35 (B) 160 (C) 38 (D) 158
60. In a Certain code, ‘this is the tree’ is written as 2153, ‘the green tree’ is written as 573
and ‘tree of life’ is written as 309. Which symbol stands for ‘the’?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 0
61. If a compound interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 10% per annum be Rs
993, what would be the simple interest?
(A) Rs 880 (B) Rs 890 (C) Rs 895 (D) Rs 900
62. 71, 76, 69, 74, 67, 72, ‘?’
(A) 77 (B) 80 (C) 65 (D) 76
63. Mohan is taller than Shyam but shorter than Ramesh. Ramesh is taller than Rajat but
shorter than Gautam. If Shyam is taller than Rajat, who is the shortest among all?
(A) Gautam (B) Rajat (C) Shyam (D) Ramesh

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64. If in a certain code language, the word ‘FLOWER’ is written as ‘GNRAJX’ how will the
word ‘SAND’ be coded in the same language?
(A) TDPZ (B) OQPS (C) TCRI (D) TCQH
65. In a mixture of 35 L, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. Now, 7 L of water is added to the
mixture. Find the ratio of milk and water in the new mixture.
(A) 1: 2 (B) 2: 1 (C) 1: 4 (D) 4: 1
66. A tradesman allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. How much above the cost
price must he mark his goods to gain 19%?
(A) 34% (B) 40% (C) 25% (D) 30%
67. Sachin Tendulkar: Cricket
(A) Saina Nehwal : Tennis (B) Mary Kom : Weightlifting
(C) Sunil Chhetri : Football (D) Sushil Kumar : Boxing
68. The average age of A, B and C is 18 years. If B is 2 years older than A and five years
younger than C, then what is the age of C?
(A) 22 years (B) 19 years (C) 15 years (D) 17 years
69. Ravi starts from his house and walks straight towards East. After walking 75 m, he turns
left and walks 25 m. Again he turns left and walks 25 m. Once again he turns left and
walks 25 m. How far is he now from his house?
(A) 0 m (B) 25 m (C) 50 m (D) 150 m
70. A number X is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10, what is the
percentage error in the result.
(A) – 99% (B) 99% (C) – 100% (D) 100%
71. The Wildflower Hall, Shimla is a famous luxury hotel/resort belongs to:
(A) Hilton group (B) Oberoi group (C) ITDC (D) Hyatt group
72. “Bisleri” is a brand bottled water company belongs to which country?
(A) India (B) The USA (C) The UK (D) Australia
73. “The Lalit”, a luxury hotel brand belongs to which group of hotels?
(A) ITDC (B) Hyatt group (C) Hilton group (D) Bharat Hotels
74. IRCTC has partnered with which company for the supply and delivery of pre-ordered
meals to train passengers through IRCTC’s e-catering portal.
(A) Zomato (B) Swiggy (C) Domino’s (D) Uber eats
75. ‘Emmental’’ ‘Gouda’, ‘Edam’, ‘Cheddar’ are popular International verities of
(A) Wine (B) Olive oil (C) Cheese (D) Sauce
76. Modak is a specialty of
(A) Gujrat (B) Maharashtra (C) Rajasthan (D) Bengal
77. Jim Corbett National park is located in
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand (D) Karnataka
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78. What was the theme of Tourism day 2023?
(A) Sustainable Journeys, Timeless memories
(B) Tourism and Green Investment
(C) Rethinking Tourism
(D) Tourism for Inclusive growth
79. Cinnamon is another name of:
(A) Elaichi (B) Dalchini (C) Methi (D) Rai
80. Where does coffee originate from?
(A) Canada (B) Italy (C) Ethiopia (D) None of these
81. Alphonso is a variety of:
(A) Cherry (B) Plum (C) Orange (D) Mango
82. Litti Chokha is a famous food of which state?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Manipur (C) Bihar (D) Gujrat
83. The “Real Fruit Juice”, a branded packed fruit juice belongs to which one of the
following companies:
(A) Parie (B) Pepsi (C) Coke (D) Dabur
84. ‘Fusilli’, ‘Spaghetti’’ ‘Penne’ and ‘Fettuccine’ are various types of popular
(A) Sauces (B) Pepper (C) Pastas (D) Herbs
85. According to the dictionary, the word “Hospitality” implies, friendly and generous
reception of:
(A) Guests (B) Strangers (C) New ideas (D) All the above
86. Cappuccino is a
(A) Tea (B) Coffee (C) Chocolate shakes (D) Mineral water
87. The “Cannes Award” is given for excellence in which of the following fields?
(A) Literature (B) Film (C) Journalism (D) Economics
88. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?
(A) Rauf (B) Jhora (C) Veedhi (D) Ghoomar
89. In a pressure cooker cooking is faster because
(A) Increase the specific heat (B) Decrease the specific heat
(C) Decrease the boiling point (D) Increase the boiling point
90. The person associated with White revolution in India:
(A) J V Narilkar (B) J C Bose
(C) Kurien Verghese (D) M S Swaminathan
91. Which state is known as Apple state of India?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
92. Ellora caves are situated at
(A) Bombay (B) Aurangabad (C) Karnatka (D) Madhya Pradesh
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93. The famous Indian bread “Naan” is typically cooked in a traditional oven called
(A) Tandoor (B) Wok (C) Grill (D) Skillet
94. Dilwara temple is located at
(A) Ellora (B) Mt. Abu (C) Delhi (D) Puri
95. Which one of the following is a part of Adventure tourism?
(A) Swimming (B) Bowling (C) Bungee Jumping (D) Chess
96. Name the oldest mountain range of India?
(A) Himalayas (B) Nilgris (C) Aravallis (D) Vindhyas
97. Which is the oldest folk dance of India?
(A) Bharatnatyam (B) Lezim (C) Lavani (D) Lambi
98. Name the popular folk dance of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Kuntha (B) Bohada (C) Chharhi (D) Mandjas
99. The world famous “Khajuraho” sculptures are located in
(A) Gujrat (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Orissa (D) Maharashtra
100. Who among the following is known as the ‘Metro man of India’?
(A) Rajendran (B) E Sridharan (C) N Mishra (D) K S Rao
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