APtitude Questions
APtitude Questions
APtitude Questions
ans: 7
2.find the no. of revolution ,when a coin rounds along the
perimeter of another similar coin?
ans:1.
3.a data interpretation regarding population during a period(bar
chart).
five qs (each 1 marks).
4. if "ibm04india" is codded in this way....
step1:9 2 13 00 04 9 14 4 9 1
step2:79 72 713 00 04 89 814 84 89 81
step3:7972713000489814848981
step4:1898484189840003172797
step5: some simple code (forgotten)
then find the code of "always03"
a). in step 2.
b). in the last but one.
c). in the last step.
d). this type of coding is difficult to implement be cause of.........
ans: over flow.
5. if a clock is 5% faster than a right clock .then what % slower
than the faster clock?
6.if x cows and y goats give some milk in 5 days.and a cows
and b goats give same amt of milk in 3 days.then who give more
milk.....(x,y,a,b are int.forgotten).
7.a ratio proportion problem.8.if a person moves 25 miles in
the south.then he moves perpendiculam
ly to wards west 25 miles.then he has to go 25 miles to reach
the ultimate destination.in which direction,his dest is
situated?
ans: cant be determined?
9. less than 500 of them are there. Among those 1/3rd know
only french 1/4th knows only english, 1/7 knows only german,
Then find out how many are there totally?
ans:420,
10.A probability problem: find the probability of coinciding the
day of birth of three person out of 9 person?
11.Two same length train are moving with speed 24 kmph and
18 kmph towards each other.if they crosses each other
in 18 sec .then find the length of the train?
12. If a pipe can fill a tank in 2 hrs.and can empty it in 3 hrs.if
they r open at the same time ,then find the time
taken to fill the tank?
ans:6 hrs.
Month A B C
January 30 60 80
February 35 65 85
March 45 75 65
April 40 75 82
May 55 75 85
June 50 75 80
10. In a square, all the mid points are joined. The inner square is
shaded. If the area of the square is A, what is the area of the
shaded area?
11. Two questions on basic angles i.e given a circle, a few
chords or diameter is drawn etc.
1. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy. Find the min. no.
of times the balls have to be weighed for finding out the heavy
ball.
Ans. 8
3. When you reverse the digits of age of father u will get the
age of son. One year ago the age of father was twice that of
son's age. What are the current ages of father and son?
Ans: 73 & 37
4. In a class there are less than 500 students. When it is divided
by 3 it gives a whole number. Similarly when it is divided by 4, 5
or 7 gives a whole number. Find the no. of students in the class
Ans: 420
5. A coffee seller has two types of coffee Brand A costing 5 bits
per pound and Brand B costing 3 bits per pound. He mixes two
brands to get a 40 pound mixture. He sold this at 6 bits per
pound. The seller gets a profit of 33 1/2 percent. How much he
has used Brand A in the mixture?
Ans: 30 pounds
Ans: A
Ans: C
Ans: C
9) Which figure completes the series?
Ans: D
Ans: B
11. Statements:
Some cycles are busses. All cars are buses. Some buses are
trains. Conclusions:
(1) None follows (2) Only I and II follow (3) Only land III follow
(4) Only II and III follow
(5) None of these
Ans: 4
12. Statements: All pencils are sticks. Some sticks are notes. All
diaries are notes. Conclusions:
I. Some notes are diaries.
II. Some sticks are pencils.
Ans: 5
Ans: 2
14. Statements: Some birds are animals. All animals are rivers.
Some rivers are lions. Conclusions:
15. Statements: All boxes are pans Some boxes are jugs .Some
jugs are glasses.Conclusions:
(1) Only I and II follows (2) Either I or II and III follows (3) Only
III follows (4) Either I or II , and either III or IV follow (5) None
of these
Ans: B
Directions 16-20 Use the following answer choices for the
questions below.
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is
not sufficient to answer the question asked.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is
not sufficient to answer the question asked.
C. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer
the question but neither statement is sufficient alone.
D. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
E. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the
question asked and additional data is needed to answer the
statements.
16) If the average size of 3 accounts is $1 million, is the smallest
account less than $500,000?
1. The largest account is $1.3 million.
2. One of the accounts is $0.7 million.
Ans: C
(A) 5 metres
(B) 10 metres
(C) 20 metres
(D) 15 metres
Ans: (B)
22. Sonalika goes 12 km towards North from a fixed point and
then she goes 8 km towards South from there. In the end she
goes 3 km towards east. How far and in what direction is she
from her starting point?
(A) 7 km East
(D) 5 km North-East
Ans: (D)
Ans: (B)
(A) 40 m
(B) At N(C) 10 m
(D) 15 m
Ans: (D)
(A) 40 m, North
(B) 50 m, West
(C) 10 m, East
(D) 10 m, West
Ans: (B)
Ans: A
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: D
A) D B) B C) A D) C E) None of these
Ans: E
29. Disregarding which is the compulsory and which is the
optional subject, who has the same two subject combination as
F?
A) A B) B C) E D) D E) None of these
Ans: C
Ans: D
Carmen shook her head. "I’m fine, Mrs. Cruz," she said, but she
knew she couldn’t pretend much longer.
At home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television in
order to see the picture. Her mother noticed her squinting as
she watched her favorite shows, and she began to get
suspicious.
Three days later, Carmen had new glasses and instructions from
her doctor to wear them all the time. Carmen frowned in the
car the whole way home. "All of the kids at school will think I’m
a nerd," she said. Her mother smiled and shook her head. "You
look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without
them," she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her. The next day,
Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the
schoolyard. She avoided her friends and stood alone, feeling
miserable. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What’s wrong?" she asked.
"My silver ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me
from California. It’s very special and I can’t lose it!"
Carmen could tell that Theresa was very upset. They all looked
for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.
Carmen realized that she could search better if she could see
better. She took the glasses out of her pocket and put them on.
The objects and people around her came into sharp focus. She
caught her breath. Everything looked so different! So clear! She
looked down at the ground and a glimmer of silver caught her
eye. It was the ring. "Here it is," she shouted. "I’ve found it!"
She handed it to Theresa, and Theresa slipped the ring back on
her finger.
"Thanks Carmen," she said. "I never thought we'd find it." She
paused. "Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses.
"Thanks," she replied shyly. As they walked back toward the
school building, two more girls from her class complimented
her glasses. Carmen smiled. "Maybe wearing glasses won’t be
so bad after all," she thought.
2. Based on the end of the story, what do you think Carmen will
do next?
A. She won’t tell her friends that she needs to wear glasses.
B. She will keep her glasses in her pocket where no one can
see them.
C. She will wear her glasses all the time.
D. She will wear her glasses only when she is with her family.
Ans: C
3. Read this sentence from the story 'Her mother noticed her
squinting as she watched her favorite shows, and she began to
get suspicious'.
5. Read this sentence from the story. 'In class, she had to squint
to see the blackboard clearly'.
Ans: A
Ans: B
Ans: D
Ans: C
Ans: C
12. It was almost impossible for him to put out of his mind the
............... words which he heard from his clever father-in-law
Ans: A
Ans: A
Ans; E
16. Her parents will never give their .........to such an unsuitable
match.
Ans: C
Ans: A
18. The degrees were awarded in the annual.........................
Ans: D
Passage I
A recent survey shows that India has the lowest death rate for
blood cancer. China, Thailand and Myanmar (countries that
have taste for spices) also have low rates. Higher rates are
found in .S.A where spices are not used. The typical American
food remains chicken rolls, butter and beef.
Ans: C
Ans: A
Ans: C
Ans: A
Passage II
Ans: E
Ans: A
26. The country does not have enough funds to develop water
resources
Ans: A
A B C D
Ans: B
34. Both the civilians/ and armymen / joined the First World
War / today. / No error
A B C D
Ans: B
28. The school is / with in hundred yards / from my house / no
error
A B C D
Ans: B
A B C
Ans: C
A B C D E
Ans: B
A B C D E
Ans: A
32. He has been working on /the problem from a long time /but
is still not / able to solve it./ no error
A B C D E
Ans: E
Ans: C
Ans: C
35. All his family members are in Kanpur.
D. No Correction required
Ans: C
A. rotating
B. encircling
C. dodging
D. No Correction required
Ans: D
Ans: C
Ans: C
39. Wise men catch time by the forelock.
Ans: B
Ans: A
Infosys Placement Paper
Svits, Indore, 22 January 2010
1) APTITUDE TEST:
Questions = 70; time limit = 75 minutes. Sectional cut-off in
each section it’s around 60% in Logical Reasoning part and 50%
in Verbal Ability. No negative marking Offline (paper & pen)
test.
1. Joe's age, Joe's sister's age and Joe’s fathers age sums up to a
century. When son is as old as his father, Joe's sister will be
twice as old as now. When Joe is as old as his father then his
father is twice as old as when his sister was as old as her father
2. At 6'o clock clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and
last ticks was 30sec. How much time it takes at 12'o clock?
6) B 7) D 8) E 9) A 10) C
II. E and H
III. D
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I,II, & III
(e) I & II (or) II & III but not both
Ans. (e)
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I & II
(d) II & III
(e) I,II & III
Ans. (c)
Ans: (b)
Directions16-20: Each problem consists of a problem followed
by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements
are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer
according to whether
(A) Statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not
sufficient to answer the question
16. Is x > 0?
1. -2x < 0
2. x³ > 0
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
E. E.
Ans: D
18. Given that x and y are real numbers, what is the value of x +
y?
Ans: D
Ans: B
25. Other than Rohit and the boy good at all the subjects, who
else stays far from the school?
Ans: D
27. What was the total value of sheet steel (in $) imported over
the 6 month period?
Ans. C
Ans. D
Ans. E
30. What was the approximate ratio of sheet steel and coil steel
imports in the first 3 months of the year?
Ans. A
Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the
questions that follow on the basis of the information provided
in the passage
A snow leopard roars in the high mountains of Asia. A black
rhinoceros gallops across the plains of Africa. A grizzly bear
hunts for fish in a North American river. A mother blue whale
and her calf glide through the deep waters of the ocean.
All of these animals share the Earth with us. They fascinate us
with their beauty, their grace, and their speed. We love
observing their behavior, and learning more about their habits.
But just loving them is not enough. All of these animals are
endangered. Many of them have died, and without special care,
they may someday disappear from the Earth.
The fastest land animal, the cheetah, also lives in Africa. It, too,
is becoming extinct as people take over more and more of the
land that is the cheetah's natural habitat.
Asia’s big cats are also in trouble. The exotic snow leopard lives
high in the mountains. Even there, it faces the loss of its natural
habitat, and hunters who kill it for its fur. The tiger, the largest
of all the big cats, is hunted merely for sport.
A. thrill
B. bore
C. scare
D. humor
Ans: B
The last half of my life has been lived in one of those painful
epochs of human history during which the world is getting
worse, and past victories which had seemed to be definitive
have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young,
Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that
freedom and prosperity would speed gradually throughout the
world by an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty,
tyranny, and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly
anyone was haunted by the fear of great wars. Hardly anyone
thought of thenineteenth century as a brief interlude between
past and future barbarism.
6. The author feels and about the later part of his life because
Ans: C
Ans: D
Ans: D
Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the
given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.
11. The petition before the Court prayed for .....................the
appointment orders issued by the management
Ans: D
Ans: D
13. The truck was.............. The traffic and the policemen asked
the driver to move off.
A) Failing B) obstructing C) obviating D) hiding
E) disturbing
Ans: B
Ans: C
Ans: E
16. Sachin was to reach that afternoon but was ...... up at Delhi
for some personal work.
Ans: A
Ans: C
18. Let us take him upon his word. I see no room for any ....... in
the matter
A) Deviation B) duplicity C) difference D) cynicism
Ans: B
C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts
given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true
or false
D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not
definitely false in the light of the facts given; and
Passage I
Ans: B
Ans: A
22. The fiscal position of railways in the earlier plan period was
better than the current plan period
Ans: A
23. During the current plan period, the railways will not be able
to expand its network
Ans: A
Passage II
Ans: A
Ans: B
27. Our is the only / country in the world / than can boast of /
unity in diversity / no error
A B C D E
Ans: B
A B C D
Ans: B
Ans: A
30. This is the boy / whom I think had won / the gold medal in
the dance competition / No error
A B C D
Ans: B
31. The number of vehicles /plying on this road /is more than
on the main road / No error
A B C D
Ans: C
32. There has not been any rainfall / in this part of the country /
since the last two years / No error
A B C D
Ans: D
Directions 33-40: In each question, a part of sentence is printed
in italics. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which
can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the
sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No correction
required'
Ans: B
Ans: C
Ans: D
Ans: D
37. The doctor examined my pulse
Ans: C
Ans: C
Ans: B
1) APTITUDE TEST:
Questions = 70; time limit = 75 minutes. Sectional cut-off in
each section its around 60% in Logical Reasoning part and 50%
in Verbal Ability. No negative marking Offline (paper & pen)
test.
Analytical & Logical reasoning :( 30 questions: 40 minutes)
English section: (40 questions : 35 minutes)
Analytical reasoning
Ans: 25.
Answers 6-10
6) E 7) C 8) B 9) E 10) D
x + y = 20
x = y²
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ans: C
13. Is xy > 0?
x/y < 0
x+y<0
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ans: A
3w is an odd number.
2w is an even number.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ans: B
Ans: B
Ans: B
19. In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal
musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are
among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how
to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the
dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal
musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an
actress, who among the following is both a dancer and
violinist?
Ans: C
22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and
walked 20 kms. He then turned east and walked 25 kms and
finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his
house?
Ans: C
Ans: E
Ans: B
Ans: A
Ans: E
Ans: C
Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the
questions that follow on the basis of the information provided
in the passage.
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees
comes from the groundbreaking, long-term research of the
great conservationist, Jane Goodall.
Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of the
chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still
conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge
University in 1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty
Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people
understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on
this planet." She has been married twice: first to a
photographer and then to the director of National Parks. She
has one son.
1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal'.
What is an antonym for the word focused?
bothered
tired
disinterested
concerned
Ans: C
an intelligent person
one who studies animals
a scientist
an expert
Ans: B
There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for
trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed.
Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of
the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is
not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who
is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out
expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be
surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike
quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile
while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in
the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is
not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man
within us. And we have it in out power to change our
neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own
ways.
Ans: D
Ans: D
Ans: C
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A
A) Generally indifferent
B) Surprisingly responsive
C) Often adverse
D) Mainly favorable
Ans: B
Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the
given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.
Ans: E
Ans: E
Ans: C
Ans: D
Ans: A
16. He is too...................to be deceived easily
Ans: E
17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint would be
investigated
Ans: A
Ans: C
Direction Questions19-26: In each question below is given a
passage followed by several inference. You have to examine
each inference separately in the context of the passage and
decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts
given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true
or false
Passage I
Ans: A
Ans: C
Ans: B
Ans: A
Passage II
Though the states cultivate only 3.2 lakh tones of mangoes,
they are of premium quality and with mangoes becoming
second most consumed fruit in the world after grapes. The
government has been trying exporting it through sea route
which is cheaper. An experiment which was done in this regard
last year has proved successful.
Ans: A
Ans: C
Ans: E
Direction27-32: In each of the following questions, find out
which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake
the answer is 'no error'
A B C D
Ans: A
28. You can get /all the information you want / in this book / No
error
A B C D
Ans: A
29. The bus could not / ascend the steep hill / because it was in
the wrong gears / No error
A B C D
Ans: C
A B C D
Ans: C
A B C D E
Ans: D
32. And though one did not / quite believe his claim / one saw
no harm / in granting him permission / No error
A B C D E
Ans: E
Ans: C
Ans: C
Ans: B
37. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with his eyes
closed.
Ans: D
38. The young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the
valley.
Ans: A
Ans: C
40. The fact finding committee has so far not made any
advancement.
Ans: A
1. You are given two candles of equal size, which can burn
1hour each. You have to measure 90 minutes with these
candles.(There is no scale or clock). Also u r given a lighter.
Ans: 1. First light up the two ends of the 1st candle. When it
will burn out light up one end of the second candle.
(30+60=90)
2. Try the similar problem to measure 45 minutes.
Ans: First light-up the two ends of the 1st candle and one end
of the 2nd candle. When the 1st candle will burn out ,then light
up the both ends of the 2nd candle (15+30=45)
3. You r given a thermometer. What can u do by this without
measuring the temperature?
Ans: if u put thermometer into a tree it won’t grow
anymore,will just die off
4. How it is possible to place four points that are equidistance
from each other? OR U r a landscape designer and your boss
asked u to design a landscape such that you should place 4
trees equidistance from each other. (Distance from each tree
to the other must be same)
Ans: Only 3 points can be equidistant from each other. But if u
place points in the shape of a pyramid then its possible
5. You are given a cake; one of its corner is broken. How will u
cut the rest into Two equal parts?
Ans: Slice the cake
6. How will you recognize the magnet & magnetic material &
non-magnetic material?
Ans: Drag one piece of material over another. There is no
attractive force in the middle portion of the magnet. OR Get a
piece of thread and tie up with the one bar and check for
poles. If it iron bar then it moves freely and if it is magnetic bar
then it fix in one direction according to poles.
7. If one tyre of a car suddenly gets stolen.... and after
sometime u find the tyre without the screws how will u make
ur journey complete
Ans: Open 3 screws, 1 from each tyre and fix the tyre.
8. How can u measure a room height using a thermometer?
Ans: temp varies with height. but its dependent on various
other factors like humidity, wind etc.
9 What is the height of room if after entering the room with a
watch ur head strikes a hanging bulb?
Ans: Oscillate the hanging bulb. Calculate the time period for
one complete oscillation by Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) of
the handing bulb. Put it in the formula T=2 * 3.14 * (L/G)^1/2 L
will be the length of the hanging thread. Add the L with ur
height to get the height of the room.
10. Color of bear.... if it falls from 1m height in 1s.
Ans: We get 'g' perfect 10 which is only in poles...hence polar
bear...color White
11. How will you measure height of building when you are at
the top of the building? And if you have stone with you.
Ans: Drop the stone and find the time taken for the stone to
reach the ground. find height using the formula s = gt*t/2 ( s =
height, a= initial velocity=0, g=9.8m/s, t = time taken)
12. How wud u catch and receive a ball in same direction?
(Dropping is from north and receiving from bottom not
accepted, as it is 2 directions)
13. 25 statements given. Some tell truth, some false and some
alternators. Find out the true statements.
14. Can u make 120 with 5 zeros?
Ans: Factorial (factorial (0)+factorial (0)+factorial (0)+factorial
(0)+factorial (0)) = 120
15.There are three people A, B, C. Liars are of same type and
Truth speaking people are of same type. Find out who is
speaking truth and who is speaking false from the following
statements:
a) A says: B is a liar.
b) B says: A and C are of same type.
Ans: lets assume A is speaking truth. It means B is a liar then it
means A and C are not of same type.
16.5 swimmers A, B, C, E, F and many conditions of their
positions like there are Two b/w A & F, B doesn't win etc the
question was to find who was b/w like E & D?
17. in a race u drove 1st lap with 40kmph and in the second lap
at what speed u must drive so that ur average speed must be
80kmph.
18. You have to draw 3 concentric circles with a line passing
thru their center without lifting hand.
Ans: Start the line complete one circle move inside circles along
the line and then draw second circle. Like wise rest.
19. A rectangular paper is there. At a corner a rectangular size
paper is taken from it. Now you have to cut the remaining
paper into two equal halves.
Ans: try it on the paper. You must fold the part that has
complete paper and select Half of it and then fold the part that
cut and selects half of it and then cut along the folding.
20. Value of (x-a)(x-b)………..(x-z)
21. There are 9 coins. 8 are of 1 gm and 1 is of 2 grams. How
will you find out the heavier coin in minimum number of
weighing and how many weighing it will need?
Ans: 2 weighing ( Divide the number of coins into 3 parts at
each weighing)
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FROM SEARCHING
On a rolling 6 dice,it is found that
1.Three of dice show the same number
2.Only one die shows 6
3.Not more than 3 dice show 4 or more.
1. What is the maximum possible total numbers on the faces, if
the three dice having same number show 2?
A) 14 B) 22 C) 11 D) 9
2. Wt is the max total if 4 of the dice show less than 4?
A) 28 B) 31 C) 17 D) 22
3.Wt would be the max total if 3 dice are faulty and have only 5
on all faces?
A)30 B)25 C) 34 D) Not possible
4.If only 1 die shows 1, wt is the max number of dice with
number greater than 4?
A) 3 B) 1 C) 2 D) Cant be determined
5. Wt is the max number that can be on the face of the 3 dice
which shows the same number?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 5
6---10)) Figure Series--- Refer RS Agarwal Reasoning 11-15))
1.If the que can be answered by using one of the stmt alone,
but cannot be answered using the other stmt alone.
2. If the que can be answered by using either stmt alone.
3.If the que can be answered by using both stmst together,but
cannot be answered using either stmt alone.
4.If the que cannot be answered even by using both stmts
together.
11.A,B,C,D and E are sitting around a table on five chairs which
r numbered 1,2,3,4, and 5.The highest aged person sits on the
highest numbered chair and the least aged person sits on the
lowest numbered chair.If their ages are in A.P,find the age of C.