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2d nDec 2010 Paper Exam was in two parts:
1. General Aptitude (Reasoning)

2. English General Aptitude: 1. Figure Analogy(5 bits, very easy) 2. 5 questions on data sufficiency (very easy) 3. 5 on data interpretation (Very Tricky) 4. 2 Group reasoning Problems(Very difficult i didnt able to solve 7 out of 10 questions) 5. 5 Questions on logical linking of two given statements (easy) 6. No question on syllogism! English: 1. 2 RCs (Easy, but do it at the last) 2. 8 choosing the correct sentence (Difficult)

3. 7 on error correction (easy)

4. 8-10 questions on Sentence completion (Very easy)

5. Theme Detection (Tricky) All in all, a candidate must have a good command over the language and just going through the Articles, Prepositions etc. on the last day won’t work. After written exam, only HR of about 15-20 min on an average were taken which include very general HR questions, specially related to the CV and the candidate’s personal life only.

23rd Dec 2010 Paper The 2 sections were as:
1) Aptitude (30 questions, 40 mins) It consisted of : i) Find the odd figure out(very easy) (5 questions) ii) Data sufficiency (Found it hard. So randlomly selected option 3 for al) (5 questios) iii) Cube Cutting (5 questions) iv) Puzzle test (go through R.S Aggrwal verbal and non-verbal, chapter name is puzzle test) (very easy) v) Logical sequence of words (just use your instincts and common sense) (easy) vi) Data Interpretation (Line Graph) (it was average, do R.S.Aggrwal quantitative last chapter). 2) English (40 questions, 35 mins) i) 2 simple passages(read the questions and answer the question rather than reading the passage saves lot of time ii) General fill in thr blank with approprite grammer iii) Few sentences and correcting the senteces English was basically very easy and that was my strength. If you are from an english medium school. You wil find it easy. Although others need not worry. Its really easy. Stats: Appeared: 405 Shortlisted: 136 Placed: 108 If you clear the aptitude you are almost placed. Interview is just to check how good you communicate and not how brilliant you are technically. Be Confident. Interview: Basic Questions:
1) Tell me abt yourself? 2) Why Infosys?

30th Dec 2010 Paper The total recruitment process consists of two stages namely, aptitude and HR interview. Aptitude round: Aptitude consists of two sections with sectional cut off and no negative marking, the sections are logical reasoning and verbal English. Logical reasoning 30 questions 40 minutes having 6 subsections with 5 questions each. 1st subsection: Analogy-non verbal reasoning, 4 figures will be given find the next figure from given option. 2ndsubsection: A linear programming problem was given with 5 questions on a single problem. It needs solving of equation by putting values simple one. 3rdsubsection: Data sufficiency, a statement type question will be given followed by two other statements we have to find whether 1 alone is sufficient or 2 alone or both are compulsory or neither. 4th subsection: Data interpretation, a simple bar graph was given and 5 questions on that, this section needs some calculation, solve it carefully. 5th subsection: A puzzle, mini paragraph with lots of information will be given and 5 questions on that, for us it was given that, there are 5 people P, Q,R,S,T. P knows Hindi and Marathi, Q belongs to Tamil Nadu and also knows Bengali, R knows Hindi and Urdu, S also knows Hindi and Marathi, T knows Urdu and Bengali. The questions were like this who can act as interpreter between P and T to communicate? Which is the least language known by them? Like this. 6thsubsection: Logical deduction-venn diagram. Two statements will be given followed by two conclusions, we have to say whether only 1 follows or only 2 follows or both follows or neither. For this questions we have to remember 9 conditions and 10 cases given in R.S Aggarwal. Practice this section well. Verbal English 40 questions 35 minutes having 4 subsections with 10 questions each. 1st subsection: Simply 4 statements will be given we have to find the correct one, this needs some idea of tenses and punctuation. 2ndsubsection: Fill in the blanks with phrases and idioms.

3rdsubsection: A statement will be given followed by 4 options having statements, we have to find which of the option is having same meaning as that of given statement.
25th Jan 2011 Paper Pattern: First introduction of a company. Then she (HR) told a eligibility criteria. 10th and 12th %: above 60% and UG % is above 60% (nill arrears must) Process: Aptitude test is first round. Study R.S.Aggarwal material (Quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning) If you have TIME material also study this. And a must one is Basic Comupter knowledge. Study the important topic: 1. Average 2. Percentage 3. Time&distance 4. Pipes and cistern 5. Train 6. Data interpretation Verbal: 1. Fill in the blanks 2. Active voice, passive voice

9TH Feb 2011 paper Infosys paper consists of two papers: 1. Verbal reasoning 2. English Section No need to do Shakuntala Devi and George sammers. For verbal Section, do just only R.S Aggarwal -Verbal and Non Verbal reasoning. Do the following chapters thoroughly:
* Blood Relations
* Puzzle test
* Direction Sense test
* Logic- for syllogisms. Learn the 9 rules that will be more than sufficient, and do all the 3 exercises.
* Visual Reasoning (find the odd figure out, middle figure)
* Cubes and dices (one side is 3, and then other is what?)
* Data Interpretation (Do from R.S Aggawal Quantative) Last chapters of the book. Learn only the formulae and just take an overview of how the problem is approached
* Data Sufficiency

* Inference from passages (From Quantative, you can do Time and work, time and distance, Ratio and proportion, Ages, Profit and loss. Although the paper is verbal, but sometimes these topics come.) For English section, do from R.S Aggarwal General English. (Do unit 3,4 complete from this book)
* Error Spotting (Do all the exercises)
* Sentence completion (Do all the exercises)
* Fillers (Do all the exercises)
* Comprehension (1 short and 1 long) (Do some of the exercises so that you can get a hold over comprehension) Do the comprehension passages at last bcoz they are quite long. Read Wren and Martin for grammer. (Prepositions) Learn about the company, itstagline, awards, vision, subsidiaries, turnover, projects etc. For Infosys, we went to Baddi University; HP at 11.15 am, Infosys HR gave a presentation on about their products, offices, growth rate, average revenue, CRR. Try to note the some facts about Infosys because sometimes they ask about these in HR interview. Around 1 pm, our test started. First they gave us verbal paper which we had to solve 30 questions in 40 minutes.

* 5 questions on visual reasoning (odd figure out)-these questions were damn easy, no need to practice

* 5 questions on small puzzle involving arithmetic - aarti, banti, chetan and dolly (not Dolly Bindra) are 4 people; Aarti and banti have money equal to chetan and dolly. Aarti has 5 morethe banti. Chetan has half of what dolly have. Total money is 100. Who has the highest money? Who has the least money? Etc.
* 5 questions on data sufficiency
* 5 questions on Data interpretation Manufacturer had defective items in a box and cost curves with probability of defective items were given. Logic behind was that"The best alternative was having least cost and maximum defectives inspection", and the answer was alt2.
* 5 questions on Puzzle-5 persons, their profession, children, and fridges were given.
* 5 questions on Syllogisms-No house is a pole, all boys are tall, sohan is a boy, all wheels are racks. (Syllogisms were from R.S Aggarwal, do all the three exercises) Then we were given the English Paper in which we had to solve 40 questions in 30 minutes.
* 20 questions on error spotting. (Do from RS aggarwal General English and read Wren and Martin too)
* 10 question on deriving inferences from passages (Do from R.S Aggarwal General English)
* 5 questions on comprehension 1(Easy)
* 5 questions on comprehension 2(Easy)

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(total 70 questions.—20+30+20)

English—(20 min,25 marks)
1) Two very long difficult passages (total 10 questions)
2) Correct sentences. – 5 questions
3) Incorrect sentences. – 5 questions
4) Logical Order. – 5 questions

4) Logical Order. – 5 questions.

Quantitative–(30 min,25 marks)
1) Two Venn diagram – 5 questionseach.
2) Logical reasoning. – 4 questionseach
3) Coding(replace 1 by $ and 0 by * for decimal to binary conversions) – 5 questions
4) Data Sufficiency- 5 questions
5) Cube problems- 5 questions
(For all these sections prepare thoroughly from R.S. Agarwal—Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning)

Analytical– (20 min,20 marks)

APTITUDE TEST

Questions = 70 ; time limit = 70 minutes… Correct answer carry one mark and wrong answer carry 0.25 marks. , Offline (paper & pen) test

ANALYTICAL section (25 Q’s – 30 mins)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the following information and answer the questions given below it:

Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and v take a series of tests. No two students get similar marks. V always scores more than P. P always scores more than Q. Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least or alternatively S scores the highest and U or Q scores the least.

1.If S is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?

A. V is ranked first or fourth B. R is ranked second or third

C. P is ranked second or fifth D. U is ranked third or fourth

E. T is ranked fourth or fifth.

Ans: D

2. If R gets more, V should be ranked not lower than:

A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth E. sixth

Ans: C

3. If R is ranked second and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?

A. S is ranked third B. T is ranked sixth

C. P is ranked sixth D. V is ranked fourth

E. U is ranked sixth

Ans: B

4. If S is ranked second, which of the following can be true?

A. U gets more than V B. V gets more than S

C. P gets more than R D. P gets more than V

E. T gets more than Q

Ans: A

5. If V is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?

A S scores the highest B. R is ranked second

C. T is ranked third D. Q is ranked fourth

E. U scores the least

Ans: A

Questions 6-10 :

6. You are having 31kg of rice. You are provided with a 1kg stone for weighing. In how many weights the 31kg of rice can be weighed. ?

Ans: 5

7. A starts at 11:00AM and travels at a speed of 4km/hr. B starts at 1:00PM and travels at 1km/hr for the first 1hr and 2km/hr for the next hr and so on. At what time they will meet each other ?

Ans: 8:45 pm

8. There are 80 coins, among them one coin weighs less compared to other. You are given a physical balance to weigh. In how many weighing the odd coin can be found.

Ans: 5

9. Dia of the circle 4cm. The shaded part is 1/3 of the square area. What is the side of the square.

Ans: root of 3pi

10. A,B,C, can do a work in 8,14,16 days respectively. A does the work for 2 days. B continues from it and finishes till 25% of the remaining work. C finishes the remaining work. How many days would have taken to complete the work?

Ans: 109/8

Directions for Questions 11-15 : Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the statements are sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as

(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(c) if the data in either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(d) if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;

(e) if the data in both the statements together are needed;

11. A) The report was useless to them because there was no needed information.

B) Since the report lacked needed information it would have not been useful to them.

C) Since the report did not contain the needed information it was not real useful to them

D) Bening that the report lacked the needed information, they could not use it.

E) since the report lacked needed information it was of no use to them.

Ans: E

12. A) Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple with her lap full of newspapers, when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

B) Anitha, with her lap full of newspapers, was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

C) With her lap full of newspapers, Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

D) Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty and Bittoo came up with her
lap full of news papers.

Ans: A

13. A) Since managers can motivate people in the tasks that need to be done by getting them involved.

B) The managers can motivate people in tasks by getting them involved that needs to be done

C) The managers not only do the tasks that need to be done by getting them involved but also can motivate
people.

D) People can be motivated by getting them involved in the tasks that need to be done by the managers

E) The managers can motivate people by getting them involved in the tasks that need to be done.

Ans: E

14. A)I went yesterday to the bank to collect the pass-book.

B) I went to the bank yesterday to collect the pass -book

C) Yesterday to collect the pass-book I went to the bank

D) To collect the pass-book yesterday I went to the bank

Ans: B

15. A) The early age of three or four years, would begin our first recollection of the world, for many of us.

B) Our first recollection of the world, for many of us, would be early age of three or four years.

C) For many of us, our first recollection of the world being the early age of only three or four years.

D) For many of us, our first recollection of the world has been the early age of only three or four years

E) For many of us, our first recollection of the world is from the early age of only three or four years.

Ans: A

Directions(21-25): A cube is coloured orange on one face , pink on the opposite face , brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal size. Now, answer the following questions based on the above statements:

21. How many cubes have at least one face coloured pink ?

A. 1 B. 9 C. 16 D. 25

Ans: D

22. How many cubes have all the faces uncoloured ?

A. 24 B. 36 C. 48 D. 64

Ans: C

23. How many cubes have at least two faces coloured ?

A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 23

Ans:C

24. How many cubes are coloured orange on one face and have the remaining faces uncoloured ?

A. 19 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

Ans: D

25. How many cubes one coloured pink ?

A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 16

Ans: A

Directions7-15:In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest. Find out the word which does not belong to the group

7. A) Handle B) Cycle C) Chain D) Break

Ans: B

8. A) Butchers B) Police Station C) Newsagents D) Opticians

Ans: B

9) A) TV B) FG C) KL D) PQ
Ans : (A)

10. A) Gloves B) Sandals C) Socks D) Shoes

Ans: A

11. A) ACEG B) MOQS C) GHJL D) RTVX
Ans : (C)

12. A) Kindergarten B) Office C) College D) University

Ans: B

13. A) Cow B) Pork C) Lamb D) Chicken

Ans: A

14. A) Bus B) Lorry C) Van D) Bicycle

Ans: D

15. A) Grape B) Orange C) Potato D) Lemon

Ans: C

16. There are five different houses. A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle.

A) A B) B C) D D) E

Ans: A

17. Five girls are sitting in a row. Rashi is not adjacent to Sulekha or Abha. Anuradha is not adjacent to Sulekha. Rashi is adjacent to Monika. Monika is at the middle in the row. Then, Anuradha is adjacent to whom out of following?

A) Rashi B) Sulekha C) Abha D) Monika E) Cannot determined

Ans: A

18. You drive to the store at 20 mph and return by the same route at 30 mph. Discounting the time spent at the store, what was your average speed?

Ans: 24 mph

19. Two trains travel toward each other on the same track, beginning 100 miles apart. One train travels at 40 miles per hour; the other travels at 60 miles an hour. A bird starts flight at the same location as the faster train,lying at a speed of 90 miles per hour. When it reaches the slower train, it turns around, flying the other direction at the same speed. When it reaches the faster train again, it turns around — and so on When the trains collide?

Ans: in one hour

20. There are several chickens and rabbits in a cage (with no other types of animals). There are 72 heads and 200 feet inside the cage. How many chickens are there, and how many rabbits?

Ans: 44 chickens and 28 rabbits

VERBAL SECTION (25 questions-25min)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Few areas of neuron behavioral research seemed more promising is the early sixties than that investigating the relationship between protein synthesis and learning. The conceptual framework for the research was derived directly from molecular biology, which had shown that genetic information is stored in nucleic acids and expressed in proteins why not acquired information as well.

The first step towards establishing a connection between protein synthesis and learning seemed to be to block memory (cause adhesion) by interrupting the production of proteins. We were fortunate in finding a non lethal dosage of puromycin that could, it first appealed, thoroughly inhibit brain protein synthesis as well as reliability produce amnesia.

Before the actual connection between protein synthesis and learning could be established however we began to have douche about whether inhibition of protein synthesis was in fact the method by which puromycin produced amnesia. First, ocher drugs, glutavimides themselves potent protein synthesis inhibitors either failed to cause amnesia in some situations where it could easily be induced by puromycin or produced an amnesia with a different time course from that of puromycin. Second, puromycin was found to inhabit protein synthesis by breaking certain amino acid chaim, and the resulting fragments were suspected of being the actual cause of amnesia is some eases. Third, puromycin was reported to cause abnormalities in the train, including seizures. Thus, not only were decreased protein synthesis and amnesia dissociated, but alternative mechanism for the amnestic action of puromycin were readily suggested.

So, puromycin turned out to be a disappointment. It came to be regarded as a poor agent for amnesia studies, although, of course, it was poor only in the context of our original paradigm of protein synthesis inhibition. In our frustration, our initial response was simply to change dregs rather than our conceptual orientation. After many such disappointments, however, it now appears unlikely, that we will make a firm connection between protein synthesis and learning merely by pursuing the approaches of the past our experience with drugs has shown that all the amnestic agents, often interfere with memory in ways that seem unrelated to their inhibition of protein synthesis. More importantly, the notion that the interruption or intensification of protein production in the train can be related in cause and affect fashion to learning non seems simplistic and unproductive. Remove the battery from a car and the car will not go Drive the car a long distance at high speed and the battery will become more highly charged. Neither of these facts proves that the battery power the car, only knowledge of the overall automotive system will reveal it mechanism of locomotion and the role of the battery with in the system.
1. The primary purpose a the passage is to show that extensive experimentation has

1. Mot supported the hypothesis that learning is directly dependent on protein synthesis
2. Cast doubt on the value of puromycin in the newer behavioral study of learning
3. Revealed the importance of amnesia in the neuron behavioral study of learning
4. Demonstrated the importance of amino acid fragmentation in the induction of amnesia.
5. Not yet demonstrated the applicability of molecular biology to behavioral research.

Ans : A
2. According to the passage, neuron behaviorists initially based their belief that protein synthesis was related to learning on which of the following?

1. Specific research into learning on which of the following
2. Traditional theories about learning
3. Historic experiments on the effects puromycin
4. Previous discoveries in molecular biology
5. Now technique in protein synthesis.

Ans : D
3. This passage was most likely excepted from

1. A book review in a leading journal devoted to genetic research.
2. A diary kept by a practicing neuron behavioral research
3. An article summarizing a series of scientific investigations in neuron behavioral research.
4. A news paper article on recent advances in the biochemistry of learning
5. A technical article on experimental techniques in the field of molecular biology.

Ans : C
4. It can be inferred from the passage that after puromycin was perceived to be a disappointment, researches did which of the following?

1. They continued to experiment with puromycin until a neuron anatomical framework was developed.
2. They continued to experiment with puromycin, but also tried other protein synthesis inhibitors
3. They ceased to experiment with puromycin and shifted to other promising protein synthesis inhibitors.
4. They ceased to experiment with puromycin and reexamined through experiments the relationship between genetic information and acquired information.
5. They continued to experiment with puromycin, but applied their results to other facts of memory research.

Ans : C
5. In the example of the car the battery is meant to represent which of the following elements in the
neuron behavioral research program?

1. glutarimides
2. acquired information
3. puromycin
4. amnesia
5. protein synthesis

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

MARK HUGHES is a master of the fine art of survival. His Los Angeles-based Herbalife International Inc. is a pyramid outfit that peddles weight-loss and nutrition concoctions of dubious value. Bad publicity and regulatory crackdowns hurt his U.S. business in the late 1980s. But Hughes, 41, continues to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle in a $20 million Beverly Hills mansion. He has been sharing the pad and a yacht with his third wife, a former Miss Petite U.S.A. He can finance this lavish lifestyle just on his salary and bonus, which last year came to $7.3 million.

He survived his troubles in the U.S. by moving overseas, where regulators are less zealous and consumers even more naive, at least initially. Today 77% of Herbalife retail sales derive from overseas. Its new prowling grounds: Asia and Russia. Last year Herbalife’s net earnings doubled, to $45 million, on net sales of $632 million. Based on Herbalife’s Nasdaq-traded stock, the company has a market capitalization of $790 million, making Hughes 58% worth $454 million.

There’s a worm, though, in Hughes apple. Foreigners aren’t stupid. In the end they know when they’ve been had. In France, for instance, retail sales rose to $97 million by 1993 and then plunged to $12 million last year. In Germany sales hit $159 million in 1994 and have since dropped to $54 million.

Perhaps aware that the world may not provide an infinite supply of suckers, Hughes wanted to unload some of his shares. But in March, after Herbalife’s stock collapsed, he put off a plan to dump about a third of his holdings on the public.

Contributing to Hughes’ woes, Herbalife’s chief counsel and legal attack dog, David Addis, quit in January. Before packing up, he reportedly bellowed at Hughes, “I can’t protect you anymore.” Addis, who says he wants to spend more time with his family, chuckles and claims attorney-client privilege.

Trouble on the home front, too. On a recent conference call with distributors, Hughes revealed he’s divorcing his wife, Suzan, whose beaming and perky image adorns much of Herbalife’s literature.

Meanwhile, in a lawsuit that’s been quietly moving through Arizona’s Superior Court, former Herbalife distributor Daniel Fallow of Sandpoint, Idaho charges that Herbalife arbitrarily withholds payment to distributors and marks up its products over seven times the cost of manufacturing. Fallow also claims Hughes wanted to use the Russian mafia to gain entry to that nation’s market.

Fallow himself is no angel, but his lawsuit, which was posted on the Internet, brought out other complaints. Randy Cox of Lewiston, Idaho says Herbalife “destroyed my business” after he and his wife complained to the company that they were being cheated out of their money by higher-ups in the pyramid organization.

Will Hughes survive again? Don’t count on it this time.

6. Herbalife Inc is based in:
1. Los Angeles
2. Columbus
3. New York
4. Austin

Ans : A

7. Daniel Fallow:
1. Was a former attorney for Hughes
2. Was a former distributor of Herbalife
3. Co-founded Herbalife
4. Ran Herbalife’s German unit

Ans : B
8. The complaint of Randy Cox of Lewiston, Idaho, against Herbalife was:
1. The company did not pay them their dues
2. The products supplied by Hughes were inferior
3. Their higher-ups in the pyramid cheated them
4. Hughes had connections with the Russian mafia

Ans : C

9. In the year in which Hughes’ salary and bonuses came to US$ 7.3 million, what was the retail sales for Herbalife in France?
1. $12 million
2. $159 million
3. $54 million
4. $97 million

Ans :A

10. At the time when this article was written, if Herbalife had had a market capitalisation of $ 1 billion, what would have been Hughes’ share?

A. $420 million

B. $580 million

C. $125 million

D. $500 million

Ans : B

Directions for Questions 11-15:Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer.( Disregard punctuation errors if any)

11. Modern film techniques / are far superior / than that / employed in the past /

12. I believe / that respect / is more preferable than / money.

13. The principals of equal justice / for all is one of / the corner stones of our / democratic way of life. / no error

14. In order to save patrol, / motorists must have to/ be very cautious/ while driving along the highways/ no error

15. Not one of the children / has ever sang/ on any occasion / in public before/ no error

Directions for Questions 16-20: In each of the following questions, some sentence are given which are on the same theme. decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.

16. A) He came in too quickly to avoid waking his father

B) He entered in quickly. so as not wake his father.

C) Having not to wake his father, he came in quickly

D) He came in very quickly so that he might avoid waking his father.

Ans : D

17 A) The teacher asked the student with a frown on his face, to leave the room B) The teacher asked with a frown on his face the student to leave the room

Ans: C

18. A) Common people are rather impressed by the style of a speech than by its substance

B) Common people are impressed rather by the style of a speech than by its substance

C) Rather common people are impressed by the style of a speech than by its substance

D) Common people are impressed by the style of a speech than by its substance.

Ans: D

19. A) I have read such a lot about him that I am looking forward to seeing him very much

B) I am reading such a lot about him that I will be looking forward to seeing him very much

C) Having read such a lot about him that I will be looking forward to seeing him very much

D) I had read such a lot about him that I am looking forward to seeing him very much.

Ans: A

20. A) By June next year, Ajay will be twenty years working in the office.

B) Being twenty years completed, Ajay will be working in this office till June next

C) Till June next year, Ajay will work in the office for twenty years.

D) Ajay will be working in this office upon completing twenty years by next June.

Ans : D

Directions for Questions 21-25: In each of the following questions, a paragraph or a sentence has been broken up into different parts. The parts have been scrambled and numbered as given below. Choose the correct order of these parts from the given alternatives.

21. 1) her 2) she 3) to 4) cancel 5) dental 6) appointment

A) 2, 7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6

B) 2, 7, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6

C) 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6

D) 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6

Ans: A

22. 1) all 2) I 3) the 4) keep 5) sneezing 6) time

A) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 6

B) 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1

C) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6

D) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6

Ans: D

23. 1) is 2) at 3) TV 4) film 5) midnight 6) a 7) on 8.) great 9) There

A) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3

B) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

C) 9, 6, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

D) 9, 1, 6, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5

Ans: B

2 4. 1) fifty 2) I 3)a 4)cheque 5) for 6)pounds 7)him 8)wrote

A) 2, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 1, 6

B) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6

C) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6

D) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 6, 5, 1

Ans: C

25. 1) quickly 2) hills 3) weather 4) change 5) the 6)can 7)the 8)in 9) very

A) 7, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9, 1

B) 1, 7, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9,

C) 1, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9, 7

D) 7, 3, 5, 8 2, 6, 4, 9, 1

Ans: A

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ENGLISH COMPREHENSION: Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.
In the following question select the word which is OPPOSITE in the meaning of the
given word.
Q1. INDISCREET
a. reliable
b. honest
c. prudent
d. stupid
Q2. SOLICITUDE
a. insouciance
b. ingenuity
c. propriety
d. austerity
Q3. In the sentence there is a bold word or phrase. One of the words or phrases
given in the options conveys almost the same meaning as the bold word or phrase in
the sentence. Select that option which is nearest in meaning.
It is preposterous on your part to look for a job without first completing your education.
a. Wise
b. Imperative
c. Advisable
d. Most admirable
e. Very absurd
In the following questiones, fill in the blank space.
Q4. The success that he has gained, though striking enough, does not, however,
commensurate . . . . the efforts made by him.
a. About
b. From
c. With
d. Beside
e. Over
Q5. Vinod took his meals after he . . . .
a. Had completed his work
b. Had been completing his work
c. Was completing his work
d. Had been completed his work
e. Had got completed his work
In the following questions, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the
given word.
Q6. Nonchalance
a. Neutrality
b. Indifference
c. All-knowing
d. Ignorance
e. Untimeliness
Q7. Conceal
a. Hide
b. Seal
c. Ceiling
d. Horrifying
Q8. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.
If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore - the errors of punctuation,if any)
(A) The whole thing moves/ (B) around the concept of building a small dynamic/(C)
organisation into a larger one./(D) No error.
a. (A)
b. (B)
c. (C )
d. (D)
Q9. In the question a part of the sentence is italicised. Alternatives to the italicised
part is given which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In
case no improvement is needed. Option 'D' is the answer.
She gave most of her time to music.
a. spent
b. lent
c. devoted
d. No improvement
Q10. The given sentences when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences
from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
1. He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat. 2. Thousands of people came
to him and asked different types of questions. 3. No one cared to see that he had his food
or rest that night. 4. Swami Vivekanand once stayed in a small village.
a. 2341
b. 3214
c. 4213
d. 4231
Answer the question based on the given passage
Management is a set of processes that can keep a complicated system of people and
technology running smoothly. The most important aspects of management include
planning, budgeting, organising, staffing, controlling, and problem-solving. Leadership is
a set of processes that creates organisations in the first place or adapts them to
significantly changing circumstances. Leadership defines what the future should look
like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the
obstacles. This distinction is absolutely crucial for our purposes here: Successful
transformation is 70 to 90 per cent leadership and only 10 to 30 percent management. Yet
for historical reasons, many organisations today don't have much leadership. And almost
everyone thinks about the problem here as one of managing change. For most of this
country, as we created thousands and thousands of large organisations for the first time in
human history, we didn't have enough good managers to keep all those bureaucracies
functioning. So many companies and universities developed management programs and
hundreds and thousands of people were encouraged to learn management on the job. And
they did. But, people were taught little about leadership. To some degree, management
was emphasised because it's easier to teach than leadership. But even more so,
management was the main item on the twentieth-century agenda because that's what was
needed. For every entrepreneur or business builder who was a leader, we needed
hundreds of managers to run their ever-growing enterprises. Unfortunately for us today,
this emphasis on management has often been institutionalised in corporate cultures that
discourage employees from learning how to lead. Ironically, past success is usually the
key ingredient in producing this outcome. The syndrome, as I have observed it on many
occasions, goes like this: success creates some degree of marked dominance which in
turn produces much growth. After a while keeping the ever-larger organisation under
control becomes the primary challenge. So attention turns inward and managerial
competencies are nurtured. With a strong emphasis on management but not leadership,
bureaucracy and an inward focus takeover. But with continued success, the result mostly
of market dominance, the problem often goes unaddressed and an unhealthy arrogance
begins to evolve. All of these characteristics then make any transformation effort much
more difficult. Arrogant managers can over-evaluate their current performance and
competitive position, listen poorly and learn slowly. Inwardly focused employees can
have difficulty seeing the very forces that present threats and opportunities. Bureaucratic
cultures can smother those who want to respond to shifting conditions. And the lack of
leadership leaves no force inside these organisations to break out of the morass.
Q11. Why did companies and universities develop programmes to prepare
managers in such a large number?
a. (A) Companies and universities wanted to generate funds through these programmes
b. (B) The large number of organisations were created as they needed managers in good
number
c. (C) Organisations did not want to spend their scarce resources in training managers
d. (D) Organisations wanted to create communication network through trained managers
Q12. How has the author defined management?
a. It is the process of adapting organisations to changing circumstances.
b. It is the system of aligning people with the direction it has taken.
c. It refers to creating a vision to help direct the change effectively.
d. Creating better performance through customer orientation.
Q13. What is the historical reason for many organisations not having leadership?
a. A view that leaders are born, they are not made
b. Leaders lack managerial skills and organisations need managers
c. Leaders are weak in carrying out traditional functions of management
d. Leaders allow too much complacency in organisations
Q14. Which of the following characteristics help organisations in their
transformation efforts?
a. Emphasis on leadership but not management
b. A strong and dogmatic culture
c. Bureaucratic and inward looking approach
d. Failing to acknowledge the value of customers and shareholders
Q15. Which of the following is similar in meaning of the word 'smother' as used in
the passage?
a. Suppress
b. Encourage
c. Instigate
d. Criticise
QUANTITATIVE ABILITY: Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.
Q1. In a kilometre race, if A gives B a 40 m start, A wins by 19 s. But if A gives B a
30 s start, B wins by 40 m. Find the time taken by B to run 5,000 m?
a. 150 s
b. 450 s
c. 750 s
d. 825 s
Q2. Pipe A takes 16 min to fill a tank. Pipes B and C, whose cross-sectional
circumferences are in the ratio 2:3, fill another tank twice as big as the first. If A has
a cross-sectional circumference that is one-third of C, how long will it take for B and
C to fill the second tank? (Assume the rate at which water flows through a unit
cross-sectional area is same for all the three pipes.)
a. 66/13
b. 40/13
c. 16/13
d. 32/13
Q3. Three consecutive whole numbers are such that the square of the middle
number is greater than the product of the other two by 1. Find the middle number.
a. 6
b. 18
c. 12
d. All of these
Q4. The arithmetic mean of 2 numbers is 34 and their geometric mean is 16. One of
the numbers will be
a. 4
b. 16
c. 18
d. 12
Q5. If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z% of b is :
a. (xy/z)% of a
b. (yz/x)% of a
c. (xz/y)% of a
d. None of these
Q6. The letters of the word WOMAN are written in all possible orders and these
words are written out as in a dictionary ,then the rank of the word 'WOMAN' is
a. 117
b. 120
c. 118
d. 119
Q7. What least number must be subtracted from 9400 to get a number exactly
divisible by 65?
a. 40
b. 20
c. 80
d. none of these
Q8. If 2505 / 0.5 = 5010 then 25.05 / 0.5 = ?
a. 5.010
b. 50.10
c. 501.0
d. None of these
Q9. Which pair of rational numbers lie between 1/5 and 2/5 -
a. 262/1000, 275/1000
b. 362/1000, 562/1000
c. 451/1000, 552/1000
d. 121/1000,131/1000
Q10. What is the value of the following expression: 2 log10 5 + log10 4 ?
a. 2
b. 2.5
c. 3
d. None of these
Q11. If x increases linearly, how will a-x behave (a>1) ?
a. Increase linearly
b. Decrease linearly
c. Increase exponentially
d. Decrease exponentially
Q12. What is the probability of getting the sum 5 in two throws of the dice?
a. 1/12
b. 1/5
c. 1/9
d. None of these
LOGICAL ABILITY: Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.
Q1. The question shows a pair of words in which the first is related to the second in
some way. It is followed by a single word which bears a similar relation to one of the
given alternatives. Find the correct alternative to complete the analogy.
Melt:Liquid::Freeze: ?
a. Ice
b. Condense
c. Solid
d. Crystal
Q2. Fill in the blankGuilt is to Past as Hope is to ......
a. Present
b. Future
c. Today
d. Despair
e. Hopeless
Q3. From the given choices select the odd man out:
a. Bird
b. Kite
c. Crow
d. Pigeon
e. Sparrow
Q4. Find the missing pattern
BOQD : ERTG :: ANPC : ?
a. DQSF
b. FSHU
c. SHFU
d. DSQF
Q5. Find the missing number
5 : 24 :: 8 : ?
a. 65
b. 63
c. 62
d. 64
Q6. From the given choices select the odd man out
a. DFHEG
b. TWXUV
c. OQSPR
d. JLNKM
Q7. If HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, what will 21448 stand
for?
a. SHAFT
b. SHORT
c. SHOOT
d. SHART
Q8. Find the next number in the series
1, 6, 13, 22, 33, ......
a. 44
b. 45
c. 46
d. 47
Q9. The question contains some statements followed by some conclusions. Decide
which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
I) All tomatoes are red.
II) All grapes are tomatoes.
Conclusions:
I) All grapes are red.
II) Some Tomatoes are grapes.
a. Only conclusion I follows.
b. Only conclusion II follows.
c. Neither I nor II follows
d. Both I and II follow.
e. Either I or II follows
Q9. Old woman's son is my daughter's uncle, then what relation has the old woman
to me ?
a. Sister
b. Mother
c. Grandmother
d. Mother - in - law
Q10. Ramu was facing East.He walked 4 km forward and then after turning to his
right walked 6 km. Again he turned to his right and walked 7 km. After this he
turned back.Which direction was he facing at the time?
a. East
b. North
c. South
d. West
e. North-East
Q11. Raman is not wearing purple and Aman is not wearing black.Raman and Sahil
wear different colours.Avinash alone wears green.What is Sahil's colour, if all four
of them are wearing different colours.
a. Green
b. Black
c. Purple
d. Can't Say
Q12. The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to
decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Statement :
Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments :
I. Yes, Trappers are making a lot of money.
II. No, bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
a. Only argument I is strong.
b. Only argument II is strong.
c. Either I or II is strong.
d. Neither I nor II is strong.
e. Both I and II are strong
Q13. The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II. Find
out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Statements:
Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in glowing condition.
Assumptions :
I. People like glowing complexion.
II. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.
a. Only assumption I is implicit
b. Only assumption II is implicit
c. Both assumption I and II are implicit.
d. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit
Q14. Study the statement(s) and the conclusions and select the correct option.
Statement :
No country is absolutely self - dependent these days.
Conclusions :
I. It is imposible to grow and produce all that a country needs.
II. Countrymen in general have become lazy.
a. Only Conclusion I follows
b. Only Conclusion II follows
c. Both the conclusion I and II follow
d. Either conclusion I or II follows
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Q15. In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action . A course of
action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for improvement, follow-up,
or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc.You have to assume
everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the given suggested
course(s) of action logically follows for pursuing.
Statement:
'The World Bank has approved a $ 300 million loan to finance a project to construct coal
ports by Madras Port Trusts.
Courses of Action :
I. India should take financial help from other international financial institutions to
develop such ports in other places.
II. India should not seek any help from the international financial institutions.
a. Only I follows
b. Only II follows
c. Either I or II follows
d. Neither I nor II follows
e. Both I and II follow.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS: Sample
Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.
Q1. A 8-bit signed integer has the following range:
a. 0 to 255
b. -128 to 127
c. -255 to 254
d. 0 to 509
Q2. What will be the output of the following code statements?
integer x = 34.54, y = 20, z = -5
print ( y > 50 AND z > 10 or x > 30 )
a. 0
b. 1
c. -1
d. 10
Q3. Pankaj makes a program to print the product of cubes of the first 10 whole
numbers. She writes the following program:
integer x = 0 // statement 1
integer sum = 0 // statement 2
while ( x < 10 ) // statement 3
{
sum = x*x*x // statement 4
x = x + 1 // statement 5
}
print sum // statement 6
Is her program correct? If not, which statement will you modify to correct it?
a. No error, the program is correct.
b. Statement 1
c. Statement 4
d. statement 6
Q4. I have a problem to solve which takes as input a number n. The problem has a
property that given the solution for (n-1), I can easily solve the problem for n.
Which programming technique will I use to solve such a problem?
a. Iteration
b. Decision-making
c. Object Oriented Programming
d. Recursion
Q5. Given:
integer x = 40, y = 35, z = 20, w = 10
Comment about the output of the following two statements:
print x * y / z - w
print x * y / (z - w)
a. Differ by 80
b. Same
c. Differ by 50
d. Differ by 160
Q6. Data and function in which area of a class are directly accessible outside the
class?
a. Public
b. Private
c. Protected
d. None of these
Q7. Here is an infix notation: ((A+B)*C-(D-E))^(F+G) Choose the correct postfix
notation of the above from the given options.
a. AB+CD*E--FG+^
b. AB+C*DE--FG+^
c. AB+C*DE-FG-+^
d. A+BC*DE-FG-+^
Q8. If the depth of a tree is 3 levels, then what is the size of the Tree?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
Q9. One of the following options is a form of access used to add and remove nodes
from a queue.
a. LIFO
b. FIFO
c. Both LIFO and FIFO
d. None of these
Q10. What is the time complexity of adding three matrices of size NXN cell-by-cell?
a. O(N)
b. O(N^2)
c. O(N^3)
d. None of these
CIVIL MODULE: Sample Questions
Q1. Which of the following should be added to improve the yield strength and tensile
strength of low carbon steel?
a. manganese
b. chromium
c. tungsten
d. nickel
e. vanadium
Q2. What is the maximum velocity of a body vibrating with a simple harmonic motion of
amplitude 150 mm and frequency 2 vibrations/ sec?
a. 188.5 m/sec
b. 1.885 m/sec
c. 18.85 m/sec
d. 0.18845 m/sec
Q3. How is the divergent cone kept in a venturimeter?
a. shorter than the convergent cone
b. longer than the convergent cone
c. equal to convergent cone
d. none of the above
Q4. What is the amount of water required per bag of cement?
a. 7 kg
b. 14 kg
c. 21 kg
d. 28 kg
e. 35 kg
Q5. Which of these are the most commonly used sections in the lateral system to carry
shear force in built up columns?
a. rolled steel flats
b. rolled channels
c. rolled angles
d. none of the above
MECHANICAL MODULE: Sample Questions
Q1. What is the latent enthalpy of vaporization at critical point?
a. zero
b. minimum
c. maximum
d. none of the above
Q2. What is the purpose of using a capillary tube in a small refrigerator?
a. evaporator
b. thermostat
c. condenser
d. expansion value
Q3. Which is the simplest form of manometer used to measure moderate pressure of
liquid?
a. piezometer
b. differential manometer
c. U-tube manometer
d. none of the above
Q4. What does percentage elongation indicate during tensile test?
a. malleability
b. fatigue strength
c. ductility
d. creep
Q5. Which type of key is used for mounting shifting gears in gear boxes?
a. saddle key
b. flat key
c. square key
d. splines
e. none of the above
Electronics & Semiconductors: Sample Questions
All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.
Q 1. The input resistance of the inverter shown below is
a. R1
b. R1 + R2
c. R1 || R2
d. R2
Q 2. Find the equivalent capacitance of the system shown in the figure between points a
and b.
a. 2C
b. 2C/3
c. 4C/3
d. C
Q3. The Boolean function F is given by –
a. xyz + xy' + xz'
b. xy + yz + xz
c. yz + xy' + xz'
d. xyz + xy' + x'z
Q 4 The small signal gain of the circuit shown is given by:
a. –gmro
b. -gmro/(1 + gmRs)
c. -gm(ro || Rs)
d. -gmro/(Rs + ro + gmroRs)
Q 5. Which logic function is realized by the given circuit.
a. NOR
b. XOR
c. XNOR
d. None of these