Sunday 3 June 2012

Infosys Placement Papers - 2


Infosys Placement Papers

1) A, B, C, D, E related. 4 of them made these statements each. i) C is my son in law s brother. ii) B is my father s brother. iii) E is my mother in law. iv) A is my brother s wife. Who made these statements? (Person mentioned is one of A, B, C, D, E)(10 marks).

2) Complete the table. Played won lost draw goals for against A 2 2 1 B 2 1 2 4 C 2 3 7 A, B, C are 3 hockey teams (2 marks).

3) A says Party was held on: Thursday, May 8th. B says Party was held on: Tuesday, May 10th. C says party was held on: Friday, June 8th. Given April 1st was Tuesday. One of A, B, C says 1 correct. One says 1 wrong. And one was completely wrong of date, Month and day. Find the Day the party held. (5marks).

4) A ship is away from the shore by 180 miles. A plane is travelling at 10 time’s speed of the ship. How long from the shore will they meet? (2marks)

5) Every station in N railroad issues every other stations ticket. Some stations are added. Now they have to issue 46 more tickets. Say the Number of stations after and before added (5 marks).

6) 3 persons say these statements. A says either Democratic or liberal wins the elections. B says neither democratic nor liberal wins the election. Of these only one is wrong. Who wins the election? (5 marks).

7) A clock showing 6 o clocks takes 30 secs to strike 6 times. How long will it take to strike 12 at midnight?
Ans.66 secs. (2marks)

8.Only boys aged > 16 wear coats. Boys aged > 15 go to watch football. Some more statements are given. What can be said about those who are watching football? (Age and costume) (5 marks).

9)  There are 3 societies A, B, C having some tractors each. A Gives B and C as many tractors as they already have. After some days B gives A and C as many tractors as they have. After some days C gives A and B as many tractors as they have. Finally each has 24 tractors. What is the original Number of tractors each had in the beginning?
Ans. A ?39. B? 21. C? 12.(7 marks).

10. Given a cube, with different colors on its faces, and then is cut into 64 pieces, and the questions relate to the colors of different colored small cubes.

11. Draw a venn diagram for 3 items: white, flowers, cloth
Ans: draw 3 circles each intersecting the other, with white kept in the middle.


APTITUDE AND REASONING QUESTIONS
1. IF rose code as 6786 hot coded as 879 then search will code a sin this q there is one no. is assigned t each letter. So take search and letter by letter see the given condition…

2.600, 180, 54………..complete the series.

3. sedane :pain :: solace:……..

4. Play: director: news….

5. River: dam: traffic…

6. Find the greatest number (a) half 50% of 50 (b) 3 times 40% of 40 see the option & place 3times 40% of 40….

7. Find the compound interest of Rs 1000. At the rate of 5% p.a. for 15 years….

8. Find the greatest of 1000 power of 1000, 1001 power of 999…

9. Product of two numbers is cost. If one number is increased by 50% then other number is decreased how much….

10. l.c.m & h.c.f of two numbers is 84 & 21 respectively and the ratio of these two numbers is 1:4. Find the greatest no…

11. If x is 90% of y then y is how much % of x….

12. The cost of 15 apples & 20 mangoes is much as equal to the 15 mangoes & 20 apples then what is the relation between their costs…

13. There are 20 men and 5 women then how much maximum couple can be made…..

14. A bag contains 8 white and 6 black balls find the problem of drawing a white ball….

15.  If numerator is less than 2 by denominator and then if 1 is subtract from the numerator and

1 is added to the denominator then the ratio becomes half what is the no…..

16. If a certain money becomes twice in 5 years then the Rs300 will become 2400 at the same rate in how many years……..

17. If the average of three numbers is 135 and the difference between others is 25 then find the lowest number…

18. If the thrice of three consecutive odd numbers is equal to the more three of twice the last no. then find the 3rd (largest odd no)….

19. There are 5 questions in each of the two sections. Three questions must be attempt for passing the exam how many ways a student will choose the questions…

20. If the length of the rectangle is decreased by 4 and breath is increased by 3.then it becomes square whose areas are equal to that of rectangle. What is the perimeter of the original rectangle…

21. There is a hemisphere of radius of 2 cm how much liter will be occupied in the hemisphere… given 1 liter= 1000 cubic cm…

22. There is a water tank which has enough water to be consumed in 60 days. If there is leakage water stays there for 40 days. If there are more similar leakage then how long water will consumed…

23. A man saves money 1000 in each year. And he gives this amount at the end of year for the compound interest at the rate of 5% how much he will save after 25 years…

Data Sufficiency
In this section a question was given followed by 2 statements…
1) If the first statement alone was enough to answer the question
2) If the second statement alone was enough to answer the question
3) If the both the statements were required to answer the question
4) If the question could not be answered using both the statements
5) If either statement alone was sufficient to answer the question A. little practice (especially in problems related to maths equations, ages, relations, comparison) from RS Aggarwal Verbal and Non Verbal will help you a lot. 5 such questions were given…
6)  Another Puzzle kind of question.. It was damn easy… it was likeMR.natwarlal, a thief, steals only on the first day of every month of first quarter of year (that means on 1st jan, 1st feb, 1st march).. This time he wanted a computer, So he steals different parts from different persons.

But he has only 3 tools to use like a screwdriver, wire cutter, knife AND uses them only once. He steals monitor keyboard and printer..In Jan he steals monitor from A, but do not uses the wire cutter.. Next month he uses KNIFE to steal printer..And March was unlucky for C… And questions were like

1. Which tool he uses for stealing monitor.(ans: screwdriver)
2. Which component was stolen from C (ans: key board)
3. Which month was unlucky for B( ans:feb, as A, C were robbed in jan and march) (REST TWO I don’t remember)



SYLLOGISM
In this section about 4 statements were given in each questions (like all, some,not)
It was more like…
1.
A) ALL BIRDS ARE CATS
B) SOME CATS ARE CRAZY
C)SOME DOGS ARE BIRDS
D) BIRDS ARE CRAZY

2. Which of these FORM pair so that the conclusion can be derived from them?
1)   AB                         2) BC                   3)CD         4)AD

Infosys Placement Papers


Infosys Placement Papers

1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
Ans: 4 boys and 3 girls.

2. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap. At the end of the day u have 251 such scraps. From that how much soap can be manufactured?
Ans: 25.

3. There is a 5digit no. 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3 rd digit is 3 less than the second.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.
Ans : 25296.

 4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by 25 min. and meets the train 5km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?
Ans: 60 kmph

5. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth.

You are given a conversation.
Person A– today is Sunday my name is Anil
Person B — today is Tuesday, my name is Bill
What day is today?
Ans: Today is Tuesday


Directions 6-10: 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
(B) statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(C) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient
(D) each statement alone is sufficient
(E) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question



6. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?
1. x + y = 20
2. x = y²
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
5. E.
Ans: C

7. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5 years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with more than 5 years experience?
1. 20 articles are written by staff members.
2. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years experience.
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
5. E.
Ans: A

8. Is xy > 0 ?
1. x/y < 0
2. x + y < 0
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
5. E.
Ans: A

 9.One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ?
1. The largest integer in the set is 13.
2. The arithmetic mean of the set is zero.
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
5. E.
Ans: E

 10. Is w a whole number?
1. 3w is an odd number.
2. 2w is an even number.
1. A.
2. B.
3. C.
4. D.
5. E.
Ans: B

Directions (Question 11 to 14 ) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
IV. i) There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F
ii) Each one is proficient in one of the games, namely Badminton, Vollyball, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and Polo
iii) Each owns a different coloured car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and red.
iv) D plays Polo and owns a yellow coloured car
v) C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured car
vi) E owns a white car and plays Badminton
vii) B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured car.
viii) A plays Cricket and owns a black car

 11. Who plays Volleyball ?
A) B B) C C) F D) Data inadequate E) None of these
Ans: B

12. Which coloured car F owns ?
A) Green B) Blue C) Either Green or Blue D) Data inadequate E) None of these
Ans: B

13. Which of the following combinations of colour of car and game played is not correct
A) Yellow – Polo B) Green – Tennis C) Black – Cricket D) Red- Hockey E) None of these
Ans: B

14. 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 ?
A) Jalaja
B) Shailaja
C) Tanuja
D) Pooja
Ans: C
15. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this he walked 10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting point?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

16.Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After this he goes 7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?
(A) 5 km         (B) 7 km       (C) 2 km        (D) 14 km       (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

17. 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.
(A) 5 kms        (B) 10 kms        (C) 40 kms         (D) 80 kms      (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

18. The door of Aditya’s house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres . Now Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
(A) South-East    (B) North-East    (C) South- West    (D) North-West      (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

19. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west. Then Q is facing ?
(A) North   (B) South   (C) East   (D) West    (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

20. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m?
(A) North   (B) South   (C) East   (D) West   (E) None of these
Ans: C

21. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30metres.
Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres
How far is he from his initial position?
A.)  20 metres       B). 30 metres      C).60 metres         D.) 80 metres      E) None of these
Ans: E


Directions 21-24 :The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favorite style of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearest whole percentage.
24A.)  7.1           B). 7.6         C)  8.3                D). 14.1            E). 7.2
Ans: B

25. What percentage of respondents aged 21-30 indicated that jazz is their favorite style?
A). 64 %          B). 60%       C). 75%         D). 36%        E). 46%
Ans: A

26. What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is heir favorite style of music?
A). 6 %               B). 8%        C). 22%           D). 4%                  E). 11%
Ans: E

27. What percentage of the total sample were aged21-30?
A). 31 %          B). 23%           C). 25%            D). 14%             E). 30%
Ans: C


2.Verbal Ability Test (40 Questions in 35 minutes)

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 Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.

As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old.

Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and anthropologist. He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through paleontology.

Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother, Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her study

In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able to enter their world.

At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique personality.

One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves.

The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians.

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.

Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written two books, and has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment for all living things.

Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.

1. ‘But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal’. What is an antonym for the word focused?
1. bothered
2. tired
3. disinterested
4. concerned
Ans: C

2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
1. to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees
2. to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation
3. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
4. to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.
Ans: D

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey chose Jane to work with him?
1. She knew a lot about Africa.
2. She knew a lot about African wildlife.
3. She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.
4. She was interested in studying animals in the wild.
Ans: C

4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?
1. Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.
2. Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.
3. Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.
4. Different chimpanzees have different personalities.
Ans: A

5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly forty years. What does authority mean?
1. an intelligent person
2. one who studies animals
3. a scientist
4. an expert
Ans: B





Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

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.
6. The passage is about
A) our disagreeable and hostile world
B) a kindly and pleasant world
C) our different and unresponsive world
D) the world and what one makes of it.
Ans: D

7. “…………..they are seldom disappointed”. The statement denotes that such men
A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) do not have face any trouble
C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: D

8. The author’s own view of the world is that it is
A) one of the loveliest and quietest places
B) an unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one’s own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place
D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life
Ans: C


9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression ‘thin-skinned’ as sed in the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A



10. “On the other hand…………. unlikely quarter” The statement shows that people’s reaction to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) surprisingly responsive
C) often adverse
D) mainly favourable
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.

11.For a few seconds, Madan was………….blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car
A) heavily         B) largely         C) greatly        D) powerfully           E) totally
Ans: E

12. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very…………..
A) strong        B) large       C) broad      D) vast         E) deep
Ans: E

13. The police have…………….a complaint against four persons
A) entered       B) lodged      C) registered         D) noted        E) received
Ans: C

14. The improvement made by changes in the system was ………………..and did not warrant the large expenses.
A) large           B) small          C) minute         D) marginal          E) uncertain
Ans: D

15. The man who is……………………..hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither
A) persistently           B) constantly            C) insistently           D) consistently           E) perpetually
Ans: A

16. He is too……………….to be deceived easily
A) strong        B) modern         C) kind        D) honest         E) intelligent
Ans: E

17. The Manager gave her his ….. that the complaint would be investigated
A. assurance             B. suggestion                 C. avowal            D. support
Ans: A

18. I am feeling …… better today.
A. rather          B. too         C. fairly           D. very
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.
mark your answer as :

A. if the inference is ‘ definitely true’ i.e. , it directly follows from the facts given in the passage
B. if the inference is ‘ probably true’ though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
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
E. if you think inference is ‘ definitely false’ i.e. , it contradicts the given facts.

Passage I

Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with urban expansion. Low investment allocation have tended top be under spent. Both public( e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-income area housing) infrastructure quality has declined. this impact of the environment in which children live and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear. The decline in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point in the same satisfactory direction



19. There is nothing to boast about urban services
Ans: A

20. The public transport system is in the hands of private sector.
Ans: C

 21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural areas.
Ans: C

22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities
Ans: B

 23 The environment around plays an important role on the health status.
Ans: A

Passage II
Though the state cultivate only 3.2 lakh tonnes 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.

24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.
Ans: A

25. The state also exports good quality grapes
Ans: C

26. The state also cultivates a large number of medium quality mangoes.
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’
27. I going there / will not solve / this complicated problem / 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

30.No stronger / a figure than his / is prescribed in the history / No error
A B C D
Ans : C
31. most people would have /attended the union meeting / if they had / longer notice of it / No error
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

Directions33 : 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’

33. The problems of translation are still remain.
A). are remain.         B). will remained         C). will still remain.                 D). No Correction required
Ans : C

 34. It is ten years since I have begun living here
A). begun            B). had begun          C). began                D). No Correction required
Ans : C

35. Education is a strong instrument for moldings the character of the young.
A). striking            B). powerful           C). potent                      D). No Correction required
Ans : B

36. He gave the I.A.S. examination in all seriousness.
A). appeared              B). took            C). undertook                 D). No Correction required
Ans: B

37. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with his eyes closed.
A). mind blank                     B). eyes covered                 C). hands full                           D). No Correction required
Ans: D

38. The young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the valley.
A). so far that         B). too far that           C). so far as that              D). No Correction required
Ans: A

39. He stopped to work an hour ago
A). to working          B). to have worked          C). working              D). No Correction required
Ans : C

40. The fact finding committee has so far not made any advancement.
A). progress         B). improvement           C). stride               D). No Correction required
Ans: A