Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication fosters the highest standard of training and inquiry into the multi-faceted needs of the media and communications industry. Our strong academic programmes are driven by rigour, scholarship and a healthy integration of theory and practice that translate abstract ideas into tangible forms.

With faculty, advisors and mentors drawn and supported by the industry and academia, cutting edge facilities and infrastructure, internship opportunities with established agencies and companies- our aim is not only to train students to fit in with the industry requirements of trained professionals but also extend our complete support in realizing their true potential be it as artists, entrepreneurs or leaders of the future.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please read these carefully before attempting the test

1. This test is based on pattern of this years’ SNAP paper.

2. There are five sections.

Section 1- General English (24 questions) Section 2- Quantitative Ability (30 questions)

Section 3- Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (40 questions) Section 4-Analytical reasoning and Logical ability(40 Questions) Section 5-Business Awareness and GK(25 Questions)

3. The total time allotted is 2 hours exactly. Please note your start time and end time on the answer sheet. Do not take more than 2 hours, or you will get a wrong assessment.

4. Please fill all the details, as asked on top of the answer sheet.

5. Please try to maximize your attempt overall, but you need to do well in all sections.

6. There is 1 mark for every right answer and 0.25 negative mark for every wrong one.

7. There is no sectional time limit.

8. Since it is a time constrained test and you have 2 hours, and all questions carry equal marks, please do not get stuck on any question, move fast to try and do easier ones.

9. Please do all scratch work on paper only, no extra sheets to be used. Put all your answers on the answer sheet.

SNAP Test For Symbiosis Postgraduate Programmes

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common and mandatory written test for the admission to all the Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University. However, it is only the first step. In addition, a candidate has to undergo the selection process of the desired Institute to qualify for the admission to the Post-Graduate programme of that Institute.

Addressing the outstanding demand from the student community, SIU has started with effect from this year Commence an additional test for non-MBA Courses as follows:

• SIMC – MMC- (For Pune campus only)
• SIG – M. Sc (Geoinformatics)

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)

SNAP Test Structure:

• SNAP Test duration is 120 minutes.
• SNAP Test is an objective test. Each question has 4 responses. Candidate should choose an appropriate response.
• Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks.

The four sections are:

SNAP 2010 Analysis

SNAP 2010 question paper was very much on the expected lines only. Like SNAP 2009, there were 150 questions in the test divided into four sections. Each question was followed by four options. Incorrect answers attracted a penalty of 25% of the marks allotted to the question. The overall difficulty level of the test was almost the same as that of SNAP 2009. The section-wise break-up of the test is given below.

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common written test for the admission to all the Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International University. Written test is mandatory for admission into any Post-Graduate programme offered by the constituent institute of Symbiosis International University.

SNAP Test Structure:

SNAP Test Structure is as follows:

• Test Duration: 120 Minutes
• Test Type: Objective Questions (Each question has 4 answers. One of them is correct)

Sections:

It has four sections:

1. General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Verbal Ability (40 Marks)
2. Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency (40 Marks)
3. General Awareness: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Business Scenario (40 Marks)
4. Analytical & Logical Reasoning (60 Marks)

SNAP Entrance Exam Sample Paper 1

CAT Entrance exam is about to be finished in one day, now Its time to focus on other major Management Entrance exam like XAT, SNAP, FMS, IIFT etc which are going to be held on coming days of the season. Each entrance exam has its own level and identity so the candidates should have separate strategies for separate exam keeping in mind the difficulty level of of particular exam. To make the strategies for entrance exams, candidates should know about the exams and major and minor differences among them.

Xavier Admission Test (XAT) Conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur

The Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur conducts the Xavier Admission Test (XAT). The XAT is conducted for admission to Post-Graduate degree programmes in Management at XLRI, XIM, XISS, LIBA etc. XAT 2010 was more difficult than CAT or any other entrance last season. With the progressive negative marking, a few decision making caselets clubbed with a difficult logical reasoning section, the focus being on verbal logic rather than knowledge and an essay to be written at the end made it a mouth-watering proposition for any serious aspirant.

The total duration of XAT is two hours. The total number of question in XAT is 200. This test is divided into 3 sections.

1. Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: The data interpretation section in XAT 2010 can be best described in one word -un-do-able. With lengthy calculations and close options, these questions were better left unattended to considering that the rest of the section was pretty much do-able. Not much of a focus on heavy math concepts and pretty much everything could be done with a skill-set of basic formulae.
2. Logical Reasoning & Decision Making: The logical reasoning section is tough and takes time but the decision making section is subjective and might get you a larger number of incorrect answers in a short span of time. Nothing outrageously different from other management entrance tests.
3. Verbal Aptitude: This section, last year had a good mix of questions right from RCs, critical reasoning, FIJs, parajumbles, word usage, vocabulary and even an advertisement. The difficulty level was high and one had to be a bit cautious about the negative marking part and not overdo guesswork.

1. The leading brand of artificial sweetener in India, ‘Sugar Free’ is owned by?
Ans. Cadila

2. Monsoon is caused by?
Ans. Seasonal reversal of winds

3. An Indian company manufacturing automobiles for Mitsubishi is?
Ans. Hindustan Motors

4. The name “Koneru Humpy” is associated with which of the following sport?
Ans. Chess.

5. The new coin ‘Rupiya’ was issued for the first time by?
Ans. Sher Shah Suri.

6. One of the following allows an individual to start and continue to share regularly any of his/her own personal experience, knowledge, opinion or thought with the internet community?
Ans. Blog

7. Phishing is?
Ans. A fraudulent way of getting the PIN and bank passwords using emails

8. In the sports world, the sobriquet ‘Indo-Pak Express’ is applied to
Ans. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul- Haq Quareshi

9. A film that has not been directed by Mira Nair is
Ans. Earth

10. In banking terminology, CRR means
Ans. Cash Reserve Ratio

11. Some of the large deals entered into by IT majors in India (all are billion dollar deals) are listed here as options. Which one is not?
Ans. Infosys-ABN AMRO

12. A suicide car bomb caused havoc in England in July 2007 at the which airport
Ans. Glasgow

13. Pakistan has signed Free Trade agreement (FTA ) and a five year investment package with
Ans. China

14. Major oil finds in India have been reported in
Ans. Krishna Godavari Basin

15. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influenced by
Ans. The ionosphere

16. According to Dun & Bradsstreet which one of the following is the largest employer among Indian ITES and BPO companies?
Ans. Genpact

17. “In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table.” This statement was made by the famous industrialist
Ans. Narayan Murthy

18. The runner-up in the recent Vice-Presidential election was
Ans. Dr. Najma Heptullah

19. Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?
Ans. Planning Commission

20. When did Governor General’s rule end in India
Ans. 26th January 1950

21. The following newspaper was voted as the largest selling newspaper in the world
Ans. The Times of India

22. Which of the following countries is the top source of FDI inflows into India at present?
Ans. Mauritius

23. The human cell contains
Ans. 46 chromosomes

24. The three largest economies in the world (year 2006) were
Ans. USA, Japan, & Germany

25. Identify an entry that is reversed in terms of the forex rates for US Dollar on a day recently.
Ans. 1 US $ = •1.42

26. Starbucks, the coffee chain retailer’s name is inspired from which book
Ans. Mobydick

27. A major US toy manufacturer which suffered a breakdown in supply chain from China on account of legally unacceptable toxic substances in its products is
Ans. Mattel Toys

28. “Bollywood” name has been granted as a trademark to which US based Media and Entertainment company by Indian Trademark Registry?
Ans. Disney Enterprises

29. Lakshmi Mittal, the famous NRI industrialist, is partnering with Govt. of India for the following big project:
Ans. Oil Refinery

30. Tyeb Mehta, Nand Lal Bose and ....... are
Ans. Painters

31. Zapak Digital Entertainment (a gaming venture) belongs to which business group?
Ans. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises

32. In August 2007, Chennai High Court passed a landmark judgment that may have far reaching consequences of pharmaceuticals industry, dismissing a writ petition filed by a company. Name it.
Ans. Novartis

33. The busiest port in the world today is
Ans. Port of Singapore

34. In recent months the monks of Myanmar marched the streets of Yangon in hundreds
Ans. to protest against the government that was ruling

35. To recover the national loss suffered by small investors in the IPO allotment scam from the National Securities Depository Services Ltd & Central Depository Services Ltd. and eight depository participants, a second interim order was passed by
Ans. SEBI

36. Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as :
Ans. All India Radio.

37. Which of the following is not a principal organ of the UNO?
Ans. Trusteeship Council

38. Who was the composer of the classical composition ‘Moonlight Sonata’?
Ans. Ludwig Van Beethoven

39. During the year 2006-07 Indian Railways earned a profit of approximately
Ans. Rs. 20,000 crores

40. Egg is a rich source of nutrients except:
Ans. Vitamin C.

DIRECTIONS for Questions (41-46): Read the following passage and answer within its context. The passages was about Children’s Curiosity, and Importance of asking questions for the Scholars. It discussed that the questions asked by the Scholars are too minute and specialized for the common man to understand without years of explanation.

41. Common people consider some of the questions asked by scholars as unimportant
Ans. scholars ask very minute, specialized questions beyond the comprehension of the common man.

42. In the statement ‘that is mainly what a university is for’ ‘that’ refers to
Ans. the aim and scope of the university to provide an opportunity to curious minds to find out the answers to their questions.

43. According to the passage the general public respects
Ans. any useful invention.

44. The writer compares the scientist to
Ans. a historian and mountain climber.

45. The primary function of a scholar is different from the search for a cure for cancer because
Ans. the primary function of a scholar is satisfaction of his mental curiosity, while research involving a cure for cancer demands a
constant, systematic and planned pursuit by several scholars.

46. Idle curiosity means
Ans. casual curiosity.

47. Find the correct match of definition/meaning with usage for the word: WOULD definition / meaning Usage
1) willingness
2) obstinacy persistence                    
3) determination 4) improbable or real condition
5) He would go for a walk even when it was raining.
6) He would do as you say.
7) He beat the ox, but it wouldn’t move.
8) If you came across a snake what would you do?
Ans.1-6, 2-7, 3-5, 4-8

48. Choose the most appropriate passive construction of the sentence:  ‘He is doing his job well.’
Ans. His job is done well by him.

49. There are three underlined words below, followed by their usages. Determine the sentences, in which the use of words is correct or appropriate. Pray. Prey. Prying
A. If you pray with faith, they say, it will be answered.
B. He has fallen a prey to cheats
C. Prying into the affairs of others is bad.
Ans.A, B and C

Directions for Questions (50-54): The following is an excerpt from a recent article by David Ewing Duncan. Read the passage
and answer the questions within its context.
The passage was about Eye Surgeon Virendar Sangawan,s perfected procedure to surgically implant Corneas grown in a Petri dish from stem cells. The passage further discussed on the reverse engineering and generic versions of original versions.

50. According to the article Sangwan-Vemuganti team’s cutting-edge procedure of implanting cornea grown from stem cells is considered a major advancement by the experts because
Ans. They derive stem cells from tissues of living adults and grow cells in labs.

51. Sangwan-Vemuganti procedure is carried out on
Ans. Patients with damaged corneas

52. The world recognizes this Indian innovation because Indian scientists are normally known
Ans. To be good at analysing and finding out a method of how an existing drug is made.

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Symbiosis International | SNAP Entrance Exam 2009

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SNAP 2009

Overview - SNAP Test for Symbiosis Postgraduate Programmes

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2009 -

IMPORTANT DATES
Last Date for Registration November 24, 2009 Tuesday
Payment Closes on November 27, 2009 Friday
SNAP Test 2009 December 20, 2009 Sunday

Announcement of Result January 12, 2010 Tuesday

For more information please visit: http://www.snaptest.org

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common written test for the admission to all Post-Graduate Institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Test Cities for SNAP 2009

SNAP Test is conducted in 29 cities. A candidate may choose one city of the following. The centre and its address will be printed on the Admit Card, for candidate’s information.

1. Agra
2. Ahmedabad
3. Allahabad
4. Bengaluru
5. Bhopal
6. Bhubaneshwar
7. Chandigarh
8. Chennai
9. Delhi
10. Faridabad
11. Gurgaon
12. Guwahati
13. Hyderabad
14. Indore
15. Jaipur
16. Jamshedpur
17. Kanpur
18. Kochi
19. Kolkata
20. Lucknow
21. Mumbai
22. Nagpur
23. Nashik
24. Noida
25. Patna
26. Pune
27. Surat
28. Vashi
29. Visakhapatanam

How to Register For SNAP 2009

Step 1. Register for SNAP Test at www.snaptest.org
You need to upload a latest scanned photograph of own at the time of online registration.

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test 2009 - IMPORTANT DATES

Important dates for SNAP 2009 entrance examination

SNAP Test Structure

SNAP Test duration is 120 minutes.

SNAP Test is an objective test. Each question has 4 responses. Candidate should choose an appropriate response.

Each wrong answer attracts 25% negative marks.

SNAP Test for Symbiosis Postgraduate Programmes

SNAP 2009 IMPORTANT DATES

• Last Date for Registration - November 24, 2009 Tuesday
• Payment Closes on - November 27, 2009 Friday
• SNAP 2009 Test Date: 20th December 2009.
• Announcement of SNAP 2009 Result January 12, 2010 Monday

HOW to APPLY for SYMBIOSIS SNAP 2009
Registration for SNAP:

* Sign the stamped ‘Symbiosis copy’ of the ‘Axis Bank Challan’ form of Axis Bank and send it to the Symbiosis Test Secretariat at the following Address,

Entrance Exam : SNAP 2009 Entrance Exam dates

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) [SNAP 2009]
SNAP Test for Symbiosis Postgraduate Programmes

Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a common written test for the admission processes of Symbiosis postgraduate institutes. These institutes are either affiliated to SIEC Deemed University or approved by AICTE. SNAP Test is conducted under the aegis of SIEC Deemed University.

It is a mandatory written test for admission into any postgraduate programme at Symbiosis. However, it is only the first step. Each institute has its own selection process and a student aspiring to do higher studies at Symbiosis needs to do the following:

Notification : Symbiosis MBA Admission Through SNAP Test

Download : Download SNAP 2009 Sample Papers

Result : Announcement of SNAP 2008 Result : Saturday, January 10, 2009

Report : SNAP 2007 Exam Paper Analysis and Cut-offs

Notification :