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InfosysPlacementPaperGraphicEraUniversity,Dehradun, 13 January 2010

1)APTITUDETEST:Questions=70; time limit=75minutes.Sectionalcutoffineachsectionitsaround60%inLogical

Reasoningpartand50%inVerbalAbility.NonegativemarkingOffline(paper&pen)test

Analytical&Logicalreasoning:(30questions:40minutes)Englishsection:(40questions:35minutes)

1.Thereare6561ballsoutofthem1isheavy.Findthemin.no.oftimestheballshavetobeweighed

forfindingouttheheavyball.

Ans.8

2.IfIwalkwith30miles/hrireach1hourbeforeandifiwalkwith20miles/hrireach1hourlate.Find

thedistancebetween2pointsandtheexacttimeofreachingdestinationis11amthenfindthespeed

withwhichitwalks.

Ans.120milesand24miles/hr

3.Whenyoureversethedigitsofageoffatheruwillgettheageofson.Oneyearagotheageoffather

wastwicethatofson'sage.Whatarethecurrentagesoffatherandson?

Ans:73&37

4.Inaclass therearelessthan500students.Whenitisdividedby3itgivesawholenumber.Similarly

whenitisdividedby4,5or7givesawholenumber.Findtheno.ofstudentsintheclass

Ans:420


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5.AcoffeesellerhastwotypesofcoffeeBrandAcosting5bitsperpoundandBrandBcosting3bitsper

pound.Hemixestwobrandstogeta40poundmixture.Hesoldthisat6bitsperpound.Thesellergets

aprofitof331/2percent.HowmuchhehasusedBrandAinthemixture?

Ans:30pounds

6)Whichfigurecompletestheseries?

Ans:A


Ans:C


Ans:C


Ans:D


Ans:B


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Directions1115:IneachquestionbelowaregiventhreeStatementsfollowedbythreeConclusions

numberedI,IIandIII.YouhavetotakethegivenStatementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeat

variancefromcommonlyknownfacts.Readalltheconclusionsandthendecidewhichofthegiven

ConclusionslogicallyfollowsfromthegivenStatementsdisregardingcommonlyknownfacts.

11.Statements:

Somecyclesarebusses.Allcarsarebuses.Somebusesaretrains.Conclusions:

I.Allcaresarecycles.

II.Sometrainsarebuses.

III.Sometrainsarecars.

(1)Nonefollows(2)OnlyIandIIfollow(3)OnlylandIIIfollow(4)OnlyIIandIIIfollow

(5)Noneofthese

Ans:4

12.Statements:Allpencilsaresticks.Somesticksarenotes.Alldiariesarenotes.Conclusions:

I.Somenotesarediaries.

II.Somesticksarepencils.

III.Somediariesaresticks.


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(1)Allfollow

(2)OnlyIfollow

(3)OnlyIandIIfollow

(4)OnlyIIfollows

(5)Noneofthese

Ans:5

13.Statements:Somebudsareleaves.Noleafisfruit.Somefruitsarebuds.

Conclusions:

I.Somefruitsareleaves.

II.Allbudsarefruits.

III.Someleavesarebuds.

(1)OnlyIorIIfollows

(2)OnlyIIIfollows


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(3)OnlyIIfollows

(4)Nonefollows

(5)Noneofthese

Ans:2

14.Statements:Somebirdsareanimals.Allanimalsarerivers.Someriversarelions.Conclusions:

I.Somelionsareanimals

II.Someriversarebirds

III.Noanimalislion

(1)OnlyIIfollows

(2)OnlyeitherIorIIIfollows

(3) IandIIfollows

(4) OnlyeitherIIorIIIfollow

(5)Noneofthese


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Ans:3

15.Statements:AllboxesarepansSomeboxesarejugs.Somejugsareglasses.Conclusions:

I.Someglassesareboxes

II.Noglassisbox

III.Somejugsarepans

IV.Nojugispan

(1)OnlyIandIIfollows(2)EitherIorIIandIIIfollows(3) OnlyIIIfollows(4) EitherIorII,and either III

orIV

follow

(5)

None

of

these

Ans:B

Directions1620Usethefollowinganswerchoicesforthequestionsbelow.

A. Statement1aloneissufficientbutstatement2aloneisnotsufficienttoanswerthequestion

asked.

B. Statement2aloneissufficientbutstatement1aloneisnotsufficienttoanswerthequestion

asked.

C. Bothstatements1and2togetheraresufficienttoanswerthequestionbutneitherstatementis

sufficientalone.

D. Eachstatementaloneissufficienttoanswerthequestion.


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E. Statements1and2arenotsufficienttoanswerthequestionaskedandadditionaldataisneeded

toanswerthestatements.

16)If

the

average

size

of

3accounts

is

$1

million,

is

the

smallest

account

less

than

$500,000?

1. Thelargestaccountis$1.3million.

2. Oneoftheaccountsis$0.7million.

Ans:C

17)Istheproductofxandygreaterthan60?

1.

Thesum

of

xand

yis

greater

than

60.

2. Eachofthevariablesisgreaterthan2.

Ans:C

18)Whatisthevalueofy?

1. y 3=2

2.

y2=25

Ans:A

19)WhatwasthepercentincreaseofCompanyA'sstockbetweenJune1andJune30,2000?

1. Thestockgained$5invalueduringJune2000.

2. Thestockrose12%duringthefirsthalfofthemonth.

Ans:E

20)Whichcompanyreportedthelargerdollar increaseinearnings?

1. CompanyAreportedthatitsearningsincreasedby5%.

2. CompanyBreportedthatitsearningsincreasedby7%.

Ans:E


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21.Rameshstartingfromafixedpointgoes15kmtowardsNorthandthenafterturningtohisrighthe

goes15

km.

then

he

goes

10,

15

and

15

metres

after

turning

to

his

left

each

time.

How

far

is

he

from

his

startingpoint?

(A)5metres

(B)10metres

(C)20metres

(D)15metres

(E)Cannotbedetermined

Ans:(B)

22.Sonalikagoes12kmtowardsNorthfromafixedpointandthenshegoes8kmtowardsSouthfrom

there.Intheendshegoes3kmtowardseast.Howfarandinwhatdirectionisshefromherstarting

point?

(A)7km

East

(B)5kmWest(C)7kmWest

(D)5kmNorthEast


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(E)Noneofthese

Ans:(D)

23.Sunitagoes30kmtowardsNorthfromafixedpoint,thenafterturningtoherrightshegoes15km.

Afterthisshegoes30kmafterturningtoherright.Howfarandinwhatdirectionisshefromher

startingpoint?

(A)45km,East

(B)15km,East

(C)45km,West

(D)45Km,North

(E)Noneofthese

Ans:(B)

24.Kanchangoes5mtowardseastfromafixedpointNandthen35kmafterturningtoherleft.Again

shegoes10metresafterturningtoherright.Afterthisshegoes35mafterturningtoherright.Howfar

isshefromN?

(A)40m

(B)AtN(C)10m


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(D)15m

(E)Noneofthese

Ans:(D)

25.ShriPrakashwalked40metresfacingtowardsNorth.Fromtherehewalked50metresafterturning

tohis

left.

After

this

he

walked

40

metres

after

turning

to

his

left.

How

far

and

in

what

direction

is

he

nowfromhisstartingpoint?

(A)40m,North

(B)50m,West

(C)10m,East

(D)10m,West

(E)Noneofthese

Ans:(B)

I.Directions(Question26to30):Readthefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestions

givenit.


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TherearesixpersonsABCDEandFinaschool. Eachoftheteachersteachestwosubjects,one

compulsorysubjectandtheotheroptionalsubject. D'soptionalsubjectwasHistorywhilethereothers

haveitascompulsorysubject.EandFhavePhysicsasoneoftheirsubjects. F'scompulsorysubjectis

MathematicswhichisanoptionalsubjectofbothCandE. HistoryandEnglishareA'ssubjectsbutin

termsofcompulsoryandoptionalsubjects,theyarejustreverseofthoseofD's. Chemistryisan

optionalsubjectofonlyoneofthem.TheonlyfemaleteacherintheschoolhasEnglishasher

compulsorysubject.

26.WhatisC'scompulsorysubject?

A)History

B)

Physics

C)

Chemistry

D)

English

E)

Mathematics

Ans:A

27.Whoisafemalememberinthegroup?

A)A

B)

B

C)

C

D)

D

E)

E

Ans:D

28.WhichofthefollowinghassomecompulsoryandoptionalsubjectsasthoseofF's?

A)D

B)

B

C)

A

D)

C

E)

None

of

these

Ans:E

29.Disregardingwhichisthecompulsoryandwhichistheoptionalsubject,whohasthesametwo

subjectcombinationasF?


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

Ans:C

30.WhichofthefollowinggroupshasHistoryasthecompulsorysubject?

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

Ans:D

VerbalAbilityTest(40Questionsin35minutes)

DirectionsforQuestions15:Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisofthe

informationprovided

in

the

passage.

Itallstartedatthebeginningoffifthgrade.Atfirst,Carmenwasntreallysurewhatwashappening.In

class,shehadtosquinttoseetheblackboardclearly.Shehadtodothesamethingwhenshereadstreet

signs,orwhenshewatchedamovie.Asthefuzzinessgotworse,shebecamemoreandmoreworried.It

wasimportantforhertoseethenotesandhomeworkassignmentstheteacherputontheboard.

Itwasnt

long

before

Carmen

found

herself

squinting

all

the

time,

but

she

didnt

want

anyone

to

know

thatshewashavingaproblemseeing.Inclass,sheaskedforadeskthatwasclosertotheblackboard.

Oneday,herteachersaid,"Carmen,areyouallright?Ivenoticedyousquintingalot.Areyouhaving

troubleseeingtheboard?"

Carmenshookherhead."Imfine,Mrs.Cruz,"shesaid,butsheknewshecouldntpretendmuchlonger.


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Athome,shehadtositcloserandclosertothetelevisioninordertoseethepicture.Hermother

noticedhersquintingasshewatchedherfavoriteshows,andshebegantogetsuspicious.

"TomorrowImcallingtheeyedoctor tosetupanappointmentforyou,"shesaidfirmly.Carmen

protested,buthermothersmindwasmadeup.

Threedayslater,Carmenhadnewglassesandinstructionsfromherdoctortowearthemallthetime.

Carmenfrownedinthecarthewholewayhome."AllofthekidsatschoolwillthinkImanerd,"she

said.Hermothersmiledandshookherhead."Youlookjustasbeautifulwiththoseglassesonasyoudo

withoutthem,"shesaid.ButCarmendidntbelieveher. Thenextday,Carmenkepttheglassesinher

pocketas

she

walked

into

the

schoolyard.

She

avoided

her

friends

and

stood

alone,

feeling

miserable.

Suddenly,sheheardherfriendTheresashout.Carmenranovertotheothergirls."Whatswrong?"she

asked."Mysilverringisgone!"Theresacried."MysistersentittomefromCalifornia.Itsveryspecial

andIcantloseit!"

CarmencouldtellthatTheresawasveryupset.Theyalllookedfortheringinthegrassyareaofthe

playground.

Carmenrealizedthatshecouldsearchbetterifshecouldseebetter.Shetooktheglassesoutofher

pocketand

put

them

on.

The

objects

and

people

around

her

came

into

sharp

focus.

She

caught

her

breath.Everythinglookedsodifferent!Soclear!Shelookeddownatthegroundandaglimmerofsilver

caughthereye.Itwasthering."Hereitis,"sheshouted."Ivefoundit!"ShehandedittoTheresa,and

Theresaslippedtheringbackonherfinger.

"ThanksCarmen,"shesaid."Ineverthoughtwe'dfindit."Shepaused."Hey,Ididntknowyouwore

glasses.Theylookgreat!"Carmenhadforgottenthatshewaswearingthenewglasses."Thanks,"she

repliedshyly.Astheywalkedbacktowardtheschoolbuilding,twomoregirlsfromherclass

complimented

her

glasses.

Carmen

smiled.

"Maybe

wearing

glasses

wont

be

so

bad

after

all,"

she

thought.

1.BEFORECarmengotglassesshe

A. Thoughthavingglasseswouldntbesobad.

B. Wasntabletoseetheblackboardclearly.

C. FoundTheresasmissingring.


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D. satfarawayfromthetelevision

Ans:B

2.Basedontheendofthestory,whatdoyouthinkCarmenwilldonext?

A. Shewonttellherfriendsthatsheneedstowearglasses.

B. Shewillkeepherglassesinherpocketwherenoonecanseethem.

C. Shewillwearherglassesallthetime.

D. Shewillwearherglassesonlywhensheiswithherfamily.

Ans:C

3. Readthissentencefromthestory'Hermothernoticedhersquintingasshewatchedherfavorite

shows,andshebegantogetsuspicious'.

Whatisanantonymforthewordsuspicious?

A.

doubtful

B. guilty

C. innocent

D. trusting

Ans:D

4.Which

statement

BEST

describes

Carmen?

A. Sheiswillingtoovercomeherfearsinordertohelpherfriends.

B. Shedoesntcarehowwellshedoesinschool.

C. Shecaresmoreaboutherselfthanherfriends.

D. Shedoesntworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofher.


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Ans:A

5.Readthissentencefromthestory.'Inclass,shehadtosquinttoseetheblackboardclearly'.

Whatdoessquintmean?

A. tolookwitheyespartlyclosed

B. tomovecloser

C. totryhard

D. toconcentrate

Ans:D

DirectionsforQuestions610:Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisof

theinformationprovidedinthepassage.

Primitivemanwasprobablymoreconcernedwithfireasasourceofwarmthandasameansofcooking

foodthanasasourceoflight. Beforehediscoveredlesslaboriouswaysofmakingfire,hehadto

preserveit,andwheneverhewentonajourneyhecarriedafirebrandwithhim.Hisdiscoverythatthe

firebrand,fromwhichthetorchmayverywellhavedeveloped,couldbeusedforilluminationwas

probablyincidentaltotheprimarypurposeofpreservingaflame.

Lamps,too,probablydevelopedbyaccident. Earlymanmayhavehadhisfirstconceptionofalamp

whilewatching

atwig

or

fibre

burning

in

the

molten

fat

dropped

from

aroasting

carcass.

All

he

had

to

dowastofashionavesseltocontainfatandfloatalightedreedinit. Suchlamps,whicharemadeof

hollowedstonesorseashells,havepersistedinidenticalfromuptoquiterecenttimes.

6.Primitiveman'smostimportantuseforfivewas

A)Toprovidewarmth B)tocookfood C)toprovidelight D)Both AandB.


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Ans:A

7.Thefirebrandwasusedto

A)Preventaccidents B)providelight C)scareanimals D)savelabour

Ans:B

8.By'primary'theauthormeans

A)Primitive B)fundamental C)elemental D)essential

Ans:D

9.Lampsprobablydevelopedthroughmere

A)Hazard B)fate C)chance D)planning

Ans:C

10.Earlylampsweremadeby

A)Usingareedasawickinthefat B)lettingareedsoakthefat


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C)puttingthefatinashellandlightingit D)floatingareedintheseashell

Ans:A

Directions1118:Pickoutthemosteffectivewordfromthegivenwords tofillintheblanktomakethe

sentencemeaningfullycomplete.

11.Theseessaysareintellectually............... andrepresentvariouslevelsofcomplexity

A)Revealing B)Modern C)persistent D)demanding E)persistent

Ans:C

12.Itwasalmostimpossibleforhimtoputoutofhismindthe............... wordswhichheheardfromhis

cleverfatherinlaw

A)Inspiring B)witty C)sarcastic D)soothing E)exhortative

Ans:B

13Integrityofcharacter,honesty,dependabilityanddiscipline...............withagenuineinterestinyour

workwillgoalongwayintheachievementofsuccessinyourprofessionallife.

A)Coupled B)adjoined C)fixed D)attached E)joined

Ans:A


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14.Thesoldierswereinstructedto.........................restraintandhandlethesituationpeacefully.

A)Exercise B)control C)prevent D)enforce E)remain

Ans:A

15.IshwarChandraVidyasagarwasoneofthechief...............ofwomen'srights

A)Promoters B)facilitators C)instigators D)organizers E)protagonists

Ans;E

16.Herparentswillnevergivetheir.........tosuchanunsuitablematch.

A.willingness B.agreement C.consent d.acquiescence

Ans:C

17.Heis.........dancer

A.askilled B.anadept C.anadapt d.anadopt

Ans:A

18.Thedegreeswereawardedintheannual.........................


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A.conference B.convention C.Convolution D.convocation

Ans:D

DirectionQuestions1926ineachquestionbelowisgivenapassagefollowedbyseveralinferences.You

havetoexamineeachinferenceseparatelyinthecontextofthepassageanddecideuponitsdegreeof

truthorfalsity.

Markyouransweras:

A.iftheinferenceis'definitelytrue'i.e.,itdirectlyfollowsfromthefactsgiveninthepassage

B.iftheinferenceis'probablytrue'thoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven

C.ifyouthinkthedataareinadequatei.e.,fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhethertheinferenceis

likelytobetrueorfalse

D.ifyouthinktheinferenceis'probablyfalse'thoughnotdefinitelyfalseinthelightofthefactsgiven;

and

E.ifyou

think

inference

is

'definitely

false'

i.e,

it

contradicts

the

given

facts.

PassageI

ArecentsurveyshowsthatIndiahasthelowestdeathrateforbloodcancer.China,Thailandand

Myanmar(countriesthathavetasteforspices)alsohavelowrates.Higherratesarefoundin.S.Awhere

spicesarenotused.ThetypicalAmericanfoodremainschickenrolls,butterandbeef.


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19.Americansareunorthodoxintheirfoodhabits.

Ans:D

20.Americansdislikespices

Ans:C

21.Spicespreventbloodcancer

Ans:A

22.Spicespromoteformsofcancerotherthanbloodcancer

Ans:C

23.Chickenrolls,butterandbeefpromotecancer.

Ans:A

PassageII

Thewaterresourcesofourcountryareverymuchunderutilized.Themainreasonofthis

underutilizationisthelackofcapitalandtechnology.Alargeportionofourwaterresourcesiswasted

duetofloodsandunwiseuseofwaterforirrigationaswellasdomesticpurposes.wecanmakefulluse


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ofourwaterresourcesbybuildingdamsonriversandbyadoptingpolicy ofawarenessamongpeople

nottowastewater.

24.Occurrenceoffloodsaddstothewaterresources.

Ans:E

25.Somepeopledonotusewaterresourcesinajudiciousway.

Ans:A

26.Thecountrydoesnothaveenoughfundstodevelopwaterresources

Ans:A

Direction2732:Ineachofthefollowingquestions,findoutwhichpartofthesentencehasanerror.If

thereisnomistaketheansweris'noerror'

27.Myfatheris/inbadmood/today./Noerror

A B C D

Ans:B

34.Boththecivilians/andarmymen/joinedtheFirstWorldWar/today./Noerror


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A B C D

Ans:B

28.Theschoolis/withinhundredyards/frommyhouse/noerror

A B C D

Ans:B

29. Assoonastheteacherentered/everyonefell/inasilence/noerror

A B C

Ans:C

30.Hetookto/readingTimes/forbetterknowledge/ofthefacts./noerror

A B C D E

Ans:B

31.Iwillputon/anoteinthisregard/foryourconsideration/andnecessarydecision./noerror

A B C D E


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Ans:A

32.Hehasbeenworkingon/theproblemfromalongtime/butisstillnot/abletosolveit./noerror

A B C D E

Ans:E

Directions3340:Ineachquestion,apartofsentenceisprintedinitalics.Beloweachsentence,some

phrasesaregivenwhichcansubstitutetheitalicizedpartofthesentence.Ifthesentenceiscorrectasit

is,theansweris'Nocorrectionrequired'

33.Hedidmanymischiefs

A.mademanyamischiefs B.mademuchmischief

C.Committedmanymischiefs D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:C

34.RohitisasfastasorperhapsfasterthanManish.

A.Equallyfast B.almostasfast C.asfast D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:C


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35.AllhisfamilymembersareinKanpur.

A.Allofhisfamilymembers

B. Allthefamilymembersifhis

C.Allthemembersofhisfamily

D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:C

36.Ioftenseehimdancingthetop

A.rotating

B.encircling

C.dodging

D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:D


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37.Whatisthetimeinyourwatch?

A.on B.by C.from D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:C

38.ColumbusinventedAmerica

A.searched B.traced C.discovered D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:C

39.Wisemencatchtimebytheforelock.

A.Hold B.seize C.take D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:B

40.Abirdinhandisworthtwoinbush

A.twointhebush b.twoatabush c.twoonbush D.NoCorrectionrequired

Ans:A

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