Date: __________________

INTEGREON RESEARCH – RECRUITMENT PROCESS

 Name of the Applicant: __________________________________

OBJECTIVE TEST PAPER (VERSION II)

Instructions

 Time Duration: 45 Minutes

 Number of questions: 30
 Negative Marking: - 0.25 for every wrong attempt
 There is ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER for every question.
 Do not miss out on a Section as there are different sectional cut-offs for Section 1 and Section 2
 Please mark all your answers in the answer sheet given below by marking the right option against each
question
 Rough work can be done on the question paper
 Use of calculators is NOT allowed

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1. D 16. B

2. A 17. C

3. B 18. A

4. C 19. C

5. A 20. B

6. C 21. A

7. E 22. B

8. D 23.

9. A 24. D

10. B 25. D

11. B 26. A

12. B 27. B

13. D 28. E

14. B 29. D

15. D 30. A

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SECTION – 1: ANALYTICAL ABILITY / DATA INTERPRETATION / LOGICAL

REASONING

For Q 1–3: Two or more essences out of a stock of five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a
manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below:
 A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
 A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
 A single perfume should never contain N, as well as O and P, should not be used together.
 A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present
should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.

1. Among the following which is an agreeable formula for a perfume?

A. One part L, one part P
B. Two parts M, two parts L
C. Three parts N, three parts L
D. Four parts O, four parts M
E. Five parts P, five parts M

2. Adding more amount of essence N will make which of the following perfumes agreeable?
A. One part L, one part N, five parts P
B. Two parts M, two parts N, two parts P
C. One part M, one part N, one part P
D. Two parts M, one part N, four parts P
E. Two parts N, one part O, three parts P

3. Among the below-mentioned formulas, which can be made agreeable by eliminating some or all of one
essence?
A. One part L, one part M, one part N, four parts P
B. One part L, two parts N, one part O, four parts P
C. One part L, one part M, one part O, one part P
D. Two parts L, two parts N, one part O, two parts P
E. Two parts M, one part N, two parts O, three parts P

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For Q 4–6: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

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The above figure shows the roadmap plan for 5 towns A, B, C, D, and E. The computerized car has the software of this
roadmap plan in its computer. To follow the route the driver has to feed instructions. Not necessarily all of the instructions at
one time, into the computer. One instruction can be used more than one time in a single set of instructions. The three types
of instructions are as follows:
Instructions Type Explanations of instructions:
 GOTO (X, Y): The car is instructed to move from x to y through the shortest route.
 ROUTE (X, Y, Z): The car is instructed to move from X to Z via the town Y; Y is situated on the shortest route from X to
Z.
 BACK (X, Y): The car is instructed to go from X to Y and back to X through the shortest route.

4. A person lives in town A. He has to reach E. He wants to visit all the other three towns. What set of instructions
should he feed into the computer so that he travels the minimum distance?
A) GOTO (A, D), GOTO (D, B), GOTO (B, A) ROUTE (A, C, E)
B) BACK (A, C), ROUTE (A, D, B), GOTO (B, E)
C) BACK (A, C), GOTO (A, D), GOTO (D, B) GOTO (B, E)
D) None of these
E) B and C

5. Mr. Goswami lives in town B. He has to go to town C. he wants to visit all the other three towns. He plans his
routes such that he can travel for minimum distance. Find the minimum of instructions to be fed into the
computer.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 1
E) 2

6. The direct road from A to D is destroyed to flood. A person wants to use the computerized car to go from A to
D. which of the three set of instructions can’t be used by him?
A) ROUTE (A, B, E) , GOTO( (E, D)
B) GOTO (A, B), GOTO (B, D)
C) ROUTE (A, C, E) , GOTO ( E, D)
D) None of these
E) All of the above

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For Q 7–9: Three girls Joan, Rita, and Kim and two boys Tim and Steve are the only dancers in a dance program, which
consists of six numbers in this order: One a duet; two a duet; three a solo; four a duet; five a solo; and six a duet.
None of the dancers is in two consecutive numbers or in more than two numbers.
The first number in which Tim appears is the one that comes before the first number in which Kim appears.
The second number in which Tim appears is one that comes after the second number in which Kim appears.
(Note: A duet could comprise of any 2 individuals irrespective of their gender)

7. Which among the following is a complete and accurate list of those numbers that could be the last one in which
Kim performs?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five

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D. Three, Four
E. Four, Five

8. Rita must perform only in duets if

A. Kim is in number two
B. Kim is in number five
C. Tim is in number one
D. Tim is in number two
E. Tim is in number six

9. In case Steve is in number five, number four must consist of

A. Two women
B. Two men
C. Tim and a woman
D. Rita and a man
E. Kim and a man

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For Q 10–12: Sun Ltd. and Star Ltd. are two rivals always trying to outdo each other. The following table gives the payoffs
for Sun Ltd. for various strategies that they adopt and the corresponding strategies adopted by Star Ltd. e.g. If Sun Ltd.
adopts strategy B, and Star Ltd. adopts strategy A, then Sun Ltd. gains 6000 while Star Ltd. loses 6000. In addition to this,
for implementing any particular strategy, both have to incur certain expenses, which are given in the table “Expenses”.

10. If Star Ltd. adopts strategy B, what is Sun Ltd.’s maximum possible gain?
A) 10000
B) 0
C) 12000
D) None of these
E) A or C

11. 17. If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy B, what strategy should Star Ltd. adopt to minimize Sun’s gain, regardless of
what its own gain will be?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) A or C
E) None of these

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12. Of the following, which would be the most intelligent move on the part of Star Ltd?
A) If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy A, adopt strategy B.
B) If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy B adopt strategy B.
C) If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy C adopt strategy B.
D) If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy C adopt strategy A.
E) None of these

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For Q 13–14: Study the following chart carefully and answer

Failure Rates of Electronic

Components
33 40
40 30
15 16 20
20
No. of Thousand

13. From the failure data of electronic components presented here, which statement is true?
A) Integrated circuits and Printed circuit boards are more reliable.
B) Capacitors are more reliable than picture tubes.
C) Higher number of component failures is likely to be due to picture tubes.
D) The least reliable component is Hybrid Microcircuits
E) The most reliable component is Integrated circuits

14. Which of the following components has a failure rate 25% more than that of signal devices
A) Pictures tubes
B) Capacitors
C) Integrated circuits
D) Printed Circuits boards
E) Hybrid Micro Circuits

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For Q 15: In the diagram below, the circle stands for ‘educated’, square stands for ‘hard working’, triangle for ‘urban people’
and rectangle for ‘honest’. The different regions of the diagram are numbered from 1 to 12. Study the diagram carefully and
answer the question:

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15. Uneducated urban hard-working and honest people are indicated by:
A) 3
B) 11
C) 9
D) 4
E) 12
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For Q 16–18: The table shows the raw material requirements for a crank-shaft machining line of a major automobile
manufacturer located in western India:

RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENT (Units)

The Company policy requires that adequate raw material has to be maintained at least a day in advance.

16. If the raw material inventory on Day 0 was 165 units, the manager requires to place on order latest by which
day?
A) 8th
B) 9th
C) 10th
D) 11th
E) Any day

17. If the raw material inventory on Day 0 was 73 units and the manager orders for 17, 53 and 86 units on the first,
second and fourth day respectively, when does he need to order next?
A) 10th day
B) 11th day
C) 13th day
D) 14th day
E) Any day

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18. If the raw material supplier starts acting fishy and delays his supplies by 48 hrs, then which day’s production
will be hit if the starting inventory on day 0 is 163 units and an order is placed on the morning of day 7?
A) None
B) Day 8
C) Day 9
D) Day 10
E) Any day

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For Q 19–20: X, Y and Z are three daily newspapers in a city. Total readership of X, Y, and Z are 8.7 million, 9.1 million, and
5.6 million, respectively. Venn diagram indicates the common readership in million

19. Number of people (in million) who read at least one newspaper is
A) 4.7
B) 11.9
C) 17.4
D) 23.4
E) 12.3

20. Number of people (in million) who read only one newspaper is
A) 4.7
B) 11.9
C) 17.4
D) 23.4
E) 12.3

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SECTION – 2: VERBAL ABILITY

Verbal Reasoning and Vocabulary

Directions for questions 21 and 22: Select the correct word/words from the choices that complete the given sentence as
your answer. Please note that more than once choice may fit in to make a syntactically correct sentence but select the
choice that is logical in the context of the sentence

21. An experienced politician, who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, she intended
to wait for a more____ occasion before she announced her plans.
A) Propitious
B) Provocative
C) Questionable
D) Perfect
E) None of the above

22. The columnist was almost__________ when he mentioned his friends but he was unpleasant and even ____
when he discussed people who irritated him
A) Recalcitrant . . . sarcastic
B) Reverential……..acrimonious
C) Sensitive ….... remorseful
D) Insipid ………… militant
E) All of the above

Directions for questions 23 :In each of the following questions, statements X and Y are the first and the last sentences of a
paragraph respectively. Statements A, B, C and D come in between them. Rearrange A, B, C and D in such a manner that
they make a coherent paragraph together with statements X and Y. Select the correct order from the given choices and mark
its number as your answer.

23.
X. The system of the composition of the Legislative Council of a State as laid down in the Constitution is not final.
A) But until the Parliament legislates on the matter, the composition be as given in the Constitution, which is as follows.
B) The final power of providing the composition of this chamber of the state Legislature is given to the Union Parliament.
C) The Council will be a partly elected and partly nominated body
D) The election of the members will be an indirect one and in accordance with the principle of proportional representation
by a single transferable vote.
Y. the members being drawn from various sources, the Council shall have a variegated composition.
A) DABC
B) CBDA
C) BACD
D) DCAB
E) DCBA

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Directions for questions 24 and 25:This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath
the sentence you will find five ways of rephrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four
are different. If you think the original is best, choose option A, else pick one of the others.

24. Despite seeming tame and intelligent, the state troopers had no choice but to shoot the loose Gorilla.

A) Despite seeming tame and intelligent

B) Despite a tame and intelligent appearance
C) Although appearing to be tame and intelligent
D) Although it seemed tame and intelligent
E) However tame and intelligent in appearance

25. A number of military personnel who served in Operation Desert Storm has encountered a series of
unexplainable symptoms that were attributed to Gulf War syndrome.

A) has encountered a series of unexplainable symptoms that were attributed to

B) has unexplainably encountered a series of symptoms that have been attributed as
C) have encountered a series of unexplained symptoms that have been attributed as
D) have encountered a series of unexplainable symptoms that have been attributed to
E) . have encountered unexplainably a series of symptoms that were attributed as

Directions for questions 26: After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions
following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

For the past five years, US consumption of eggs has decreased. The National Egg Council plans to reverse this trend by
launching an advertising campaign extolling the healthful benefits of eggs.

26. Which one of the following, if true, will provide the strongest support for the National Egg Council’s plan?
A) Eggs are a good source of protein.
B) Many former egg eaters now make omelets using egg substitutes.
C) Most people stopped eating eggs because they thought eggs were unhealthy.
D) Eggs contain unhealthy levels of cholesterol.
E) Eggs substitute makers launched an extensive marketing campaign six years ago.

Directions for question 27-28: Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningfully complete

27. Although his out-numbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to _____ defeat and
______a retreat.
A) oversee - reject
B) acknowledge - order
C) hasten - suggest

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D) seek - try
E) overcome – request

28. Moving and parked, the automobile devours urban land, leaving the buildings as mere ______ of habitable
space in a sea of dangerous and ugly traffic
A) asylums
B) remnants
C) blocks
D) mountains
E) islands

Directions for questions 29 and 30: In this section, each item consists of a word or a phrase that is underlined in the given
sentence. It is followed by five words or phrases Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the
underlined word or phrase.

29. It is not difficult to take note of his immaculate style of writing

(A) Difficult
(B) Simple
(C) Impure
(D) Flawed
(E) None of the Above

30. The climate in the north of Europe is really dreadful

(A) Pleasant
(B) Amazing
(C) Annoying
(D) Gratifying
(E) None of the Above

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LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST

Duration – 15 Minutes
Word Limit – 150 Words
Maximum Marks - 10
Directions: Your written skills will be assessed on the following parameters:
 Idea, flow and structure of the content
 Grammatical Consistency
 Spelling Errors

Present your views (in not more than 150 words) on one of the following topics:

- Advertising is a Waste of Resources - Agree or Disagree

OR
- Privatization in education is good or bad

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