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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
7)Whichfigurecompletestheseries?
Ans:C
8)Whichfigurecompletestheseries?
Ans:C
9)Whichfigurecompletestheseries?
Ans:D
10)Whichfigurecompletestheseries?
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