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L&T Construction (L&T ECC) Placement Mock Test Name: ................................................................................ Centre:................................................................................ Batch: ................................................................................ Time: ................................. Date: .................................... Instructions
The Test Paper contains 60 questions and carries 60 marks. All questions carry one mark each. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. Directions for answering the questions are given in the test booklet before each group of questions to which they apply. Read these directions carefully and answer the questions by darkening the appropriate ovals. Follow the instructions of the invigilator. Candidates found violating the instructions will be disqualified. At the end of the test, remain seated. Do not leave the hall till the invigilator announces, You may leave now. The invigilator will make the announcement only after collecting the test booklets and answer sheets from everyone in the room. ANY CANDIDATE GIVING / SEEKING / RECEIVING ASSISTANCE OR FOUND COPYING WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED

Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation Section I

2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language. dionot means oak tree blyonot means oak leaf blycrin means maple leaf Which word could mean maple syrup (1) blymuth (3) patricrin (2) hupponot (4) crinweel

3. Statement 1: All chickens are birds. Statement 2: Some chickens are hens. Statement 3: Female birds lay eggs. If the above statement are facts, then which of the following must also be a fact? I. All birds lay eggs.

II. Hens are birds. III. Some chickens are not hens. (1) II only (3) I, II and III (2) II and III only (4) None of the statement is a known fact

4. Statement 1: Pictures can tell a story. Statement 2: All storybooks have pictures. Statement 3: Some storybooks have words. If the above statement are facts, then which of the following must also be a fact? I. Pictures can tell a story better than words can. II. The stories in storybook are very simple III. Some storybooks have both words and pictures. (1) I only (3) III only (2) II only (4) None of the statement is a known fact

5. If IQS : LNV, then JRM : ? (1) OKS (3) NIP (2) MOP (4) MOQ

Directions for Questions 6 7: Some information is provided in the paragraph below. Answer the questions based on this information. Era is in charge of seating the speakers at a table. In addition to the moderator, there will be a pilot, a writer, an attorney, and an explorer. The speakers names are Gaj, Hema, Jaya, Kumar, and Lalit

The moderator must sit in the middle, in seat #3 The attorney cannot sit next to the explorer Lalit is the pilot The writer and the attorney sit on either side of the moderator Hema, who is not the moderator, sits between Kumar and Jaya. The moderator does not sit next to Jaya or Lalit Gaj, who is attorney, sits in seat #4.

6. Who is moderator? (1) Lalit (3) Hema (2) Gaj (4) Kumar

7. Where does Jaya Sit? (1) seat #1 (3) seat #3 (2) seat #2 (4) seat #4

8. P Q implies that Q is standing 2 kms to the right of P P * Q implies that Q is 2 kms to the left of P P @ Q implies that Q is 2 kms below P P $ Q implies that Q is standing 2 kms above P If F S $ B * V, in which direction is F with respect to V? (1) North (3) East (2) South (4) West

9. Immediately after leaving his house, Ratvik turned right and walked for 40m. Then he turned left and walked for 20mts. Then he again took a left turn and walked for 30mts. There he met a friend and turned right to go to the coffee shop 20 mts away. After having coffee, he walked back straight for 40mts in the direction he had come from. How far is he from his house? (1) 20m (3) 10m (2) 0m (4) 40m

10. Which four bits can be joined together to form two words that have opposite meanings? ERT, UCE, DES, END, EXP, EAR, AND, SIP, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RED, GOS 9 10

(1) 2, 5, 7, 9 (3) 1, 5, 8, 10

(2) 1, 3, 8, 10 (4) 2, 4, 7, 8

11. If a clock is kept on the table in such a way that at 3:10 pm the hour hand points south, after how much time will the minute hand point east? (1) 20 minutes (3) 50 minutes (2) 35 minutes (4) 90 minutes

Directions for Questions 12 17: Answer the questions on the basis of the table given below Table: Production of Major Minerals and Metals (Million Tonnes)

12. Which mineral/metal witnessed highest growth rate in production from 2005 to 2011? (1) Iron Ore (3) Gold (2) Aluminium (4) Copper

13. Which year has witnessed highest absolute increase in total production of minerals and metals? (1) 2006 (3) 2011 (2) 2008 (4) None of the above

14. Highest annual growth rate in production is recorded in (1) Iron Ore in 2008 (3) Aluminium in 2008 (2) Gold in 2011 (4) Gold in 2006

15. If annual average growth rate in production exhibited during 2006 to 2011 continues for next 4 years, then what will be the approximate production of aluminium in the year 2015? (1) 125 million tones (3) 155 million tones (2) 140 million tonnes (4) 160 million tones

16. In which year is the proportion of copper production in the total mineral and metal production the highest? (1) 2010 (3) 2009 (2) 2008 (4) 2007

17. Which mineral/metal witnessed the minimum growth rate in production from 2006 to 2010? (1) Aluminium (3) Copper (2) Coal (4) Gold

Directions for Questions 18 19: Study the following pie charts regarding to sales of 5 models of cars for the years 2010 and 2011, and answer the question

18. If the 2010 sales for all car models is 80,000 and these have grown by 25% in 2011, then what is the approximate increase in the number of Figo cars sold in 2011 over 2010? (1) 4,860 (3) 4,500 (2) 12,200 (4) 2,200

19. If the 2010 sales for all car models is 80,000 and these have grown by 25% in 2011, then how many models have grown more than the average growth rate for all the models taken together? (1) 2 (3) 4 (2) 3 (4) None of the above

20. The annual production in cement industry is subject to business cycles. The production increases for two consecutive years consistently by 18% and decreases by 12% in the third year. Again in the next two years, it increases by 18% each year and decreases by 12% in the third year. Talking 2008 as the base year, what will be the approximate effect on cement production in 2012? (1) 24% increase (3) 45% increase (2) 37% decrease (4) 60% decrease

21. A student is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions in an examination. The questions are divided into two groups, each containing 5 questions. She is not allowed to attempt more than 4 questions from each group. The number of different ways in which the student can choose the 6 questions is (1) 100 (3) 200 (2) 160 (4) 280

22. Mr. Mishra invested Rs.25,000 in two fixed deposits X and Y offering compound interest @ 6% per annum and 8% per annum respectively. If the total amount of interest accrued in two years through both fixed deposits is Rs.3518, the amount invested in Scheme X is

(1) Rs. 12,000 (3) Rs. 15,000

(2) Rs. 13,500 (4) Cannot be determined

23. The probability that in a household LPG will last 60 days or more is 0.8 and that it will last at most 90 days is 0.6. The probability that the LPG will last 60 to 90 days is (1) 0.40 (3) 0.75 (2) 0.50 (4) None of the above

24. In a circular field, there is a rectangular tank of length 130 m and breadth 110 m. If the area of the land portion of the field is 20350 m2 then the radius of the field is (1) 85 m (3) 105 m (2) 95 m (4) 115 m

25. A hemispherical bowl is filled with hot water to the brim. The contents of the bowl are transferred into a cylindrical vessel whose radius is 50% more than its height. If diameter of the bowl is the same as that of the vessel, the volume of the hot water in the cylindrical vessel is (1) 60% of the cylindrical vessel (2) 80% of the cylindrical vessel (3) 100% of the cylindrical vessel (4) None of the above

26. There are two buildings, one on each bank of a river, opposite to each other. From the top of one building 60 m high, the angles of depression of the top and the foot of the other building are 30 and 60 respectively. What is the height of the other building?

(1) 30 m (3) 40 m

(2) 18 m (4) 20 m

27. It takes 15 seconds for a train travelling at 60 km/hour to cross entirely another train half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 48 km/hour. It also passes a bridge in 51 seconds. The length of the bridge is (1) 550 m (3) 500 m (2) 450 m (4) 600 m

28. 12 men can complete a work in ten days. 20 women can complete the same work in twelve days. 8 men and 4 women started working and after nine days 10 more women joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work? (1) 2 days (3) 8 days (2) 5 days (4) 10 days

29. The Howrah-Puri express can move at 45 km/hour without its rake, and the speed is diminished by a constant that varies as the square root of the number of wagons attached. If it is known that with 9 wagons, the speed is 30 km/hour, what is the greatest number of wagons with which the train can just move? (1) 63 (3) 80 (2) 64 (4) 81

30. At a reputed Engineering College in India, total expenses of a trimester are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of students. The average expense per student is Rs.400 when there are 20 students and Rs.300 when there are 40 students. When there are 80 students, what is the average expense per student?

(1) Rs.250 (3) Rs.330

(2) Rs.300 (4) Rs.350

31. Rohit bought 20 soaps and 12 toothpastes. He marked-up the soaps by 15% on the cost price of each, and the toothpastes by Rs.20 on the cost price each. He sold 75% of the soaps and 8 toothpastes and made a profit of Rs.385. If the cost of a toothpaste is 60% the cost of a soap and he got no return on unsold items, what was his overall profit or loss? (1) Loss of Rs.355 (3) Loss of Rs.250 (2) Loss of Rs.210 (4) None of the above

32. A 10 litre cylinder contains a mixture of water and sugar, the volume of sugar being 15% of total volume. A few litres of the mixture is released and an equal amount of water is added. Then the same amount of the mixture as before is released and replaced with water for a second time. As a result, the sugar content becomes 10% of total volume. What is the approximate quantity of mixture released each time? (1) 1 litres (3) 1.5 litres (2) 1.2 litres (4) 2 litres

33. Eight points lie on the circumference of a circle. The difference between the number of triangles and the number of quadrilaterals that can be formed by connecting these points is (1) 7 (3) 32 (2) 14 (4) 84

34. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle measures 234 m and the hypotenuse measures 97 m. Then the other two sides of the triangle are measured as (1) 100 m and 37 m (3) 80 m and 57 m (2) 72 m and 65 m (4) None of the above

Directions for the following 2 (two) items: In each item, there are two sets of figures: first four figures named Problem figures and the next four figures named Answer figures indicated as (a), (b), (c) and (d). The problem figures follow a particular sequence. In accordance with the same, which one of the four answer figures should appear as the fifth figure? 35.

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37. Consider the following diagrams: x men, working at constant speed, do a certain job in y days. Which one of these diagrams shows the relation between x and y?

(1) diagram I (3) diagram III

(2) diagram II (4) diagram IV

38. Consider the following matrix:

What is the number at X in the above matrix? (1) 5 (3) 9 (2) 8 (4) 11

39. Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at Rs. 40 a litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table:

Which car maintained the maximum average speed? (1) Car A (3) Car C (2) Car B (4) Car D

40. Examine the following three figures in which the numbers follow a specific pattern:

The missing number (?) in the third figure above is (1) 7 (3) 21 (2) 16 (4) 28

Verbal Section II

41. Which of the phrases a., b., c. and d. given below each sentence should replace the phrases underlined in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark e. as the answer: QUESTION - Her face buries itself on his rough shirt and he could feel the fragrance of her hair and the warmth of her as she sobbed against his breast 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) sinking itself in his rough shirt buried itself in his rough shirt dipped itself in his rough shirt sank itself in his rough shirt No correction required

42. Allah, he said, rising his face towards the star-spangled black sky, punish me as much as you like-Mahesh died with thirst on his lips. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) raised his face towards the star-spangled black sky had raised his face towards the star-spangled black sky rose his face towards the star spangled black sky raising his face towards the star-spangled black sky No correction required

43. All of us carried plenty of food and sweets with us and we served the little fortunate human beings with our own hands 1) 2) the lesser fortunate human beings the less fortunate human beings

3) 4) 5)

the least fortunate human beings the unfortunate human beings No correction required

44. Once again, the Indian tradition of ahimsa comes out as infinitely most relevant, than much of what we learn in modern education. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) the most relevant, than much of what we learn more relevance what we learn more relevant than much of what we learn no relevance in what we learn No correction required

45. Appraiser : Building : : Critic : ? 1) 2) 3) 4) Book Masterpiece Judge Gold

46. Tile : Mosaic : : Knot : ? 1) 2) 3) 4) Embroidery Abacus Macram Easel

47. Bread : Yeast : : Curd : ? 1) Fungi

2) 3) 4)

Bacteria Germs Virus

48. Command : Order : : Confusion : ? 1) 2) 3) 4) Discipline Clarity Chaos Problem

49. Usually the ascent of a mountain face is much easier than the ______. 1) 2) 3) 4) fall decent descent descend

50. More than twenty years have now passed ______ I had my first flight. 1) 2) 3) 4) when since while as

51. The river overflowed its ______ and flooded the area. 1) 2) 3) Edges Fronts Limits

4)

Banks

52. Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's ______ 1) 2) 3) 4) distance length aim width

53. Point out the part which has an error 1) 2) 3) 4) He has broken his pen, / and his paper is not yet complete, / but you can help him / if you give him your for an hour.

54. Point out the part which has an error 1) 2) 3) 4) This book is quite different / than the one I gave you, / because it is an old edition / and does not cover the whole course.

55. Point out the part which has an error 1) 2) 3) 4) Had, the doctor reached an hour earlier / and gave him proper medicine, / his life would have been saved / without any doubt.

56. Point out the part which has an error 1) 2) 3) 4) He ought have tried his best / from the very beginning / because the goal he set before him / was not an ordinary one.

57. ACRID 1) 2) 3) 4) Dirty Pungent Unripe Bitter

58. REQUITE 1) 2) 3) 4) Servile Trashy Ferocious Retaliate

59. I am writing to enquire _________ the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September. 1) 2) 3) 4) Of About Into On

60. _________ having her lunch, she stood _______ the tree and waited _______ him. 1) 2) 3) 4) With, below, for After, under, for Inside, further, to About, across, into