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
