Placement Accenture 01 – AMCAT
Question 1:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of 8.1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia averaged only about 3.5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May, the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11.6% annual rate in June, according to the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.
Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring inflation makes economic policymaking tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes because it can quickly erase years of hard-won personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meager incomes on necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors use water buffalos to plow their fields.
But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures. Voters won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8.5%.
The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia. World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made “catastrophe” that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are on their own.
Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more alert.
Options:
A. All (A), (B) & (C)
B. Only (A)
C. Only (B)
D. Both (A) & (B)
Explanation:
Refer to opening line of the para 1 where it is mentioned that Asian economies, during the period of 2003 to 2007, emerged from poverty to being international competitor which is further being supported with the facts pertaining to inflation rate.
Statement A is wrong because it is no where mentioned that politicians did not do anything; in fact it is mentioned that there is no option for the politicians to sit idle.
Statement
C is wrong because again such a thing is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
Correct Answer: C
Question 2:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of 8.1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia averaged only about 3.5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May, the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11.6% annual rate in June, according to the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.
Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring inflation makes economic policymaking tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes because it can quickly erase years of hard-won personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meager incomes on necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors use water buffalos to plow their fields.
But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures.Voters won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8.5%.
The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia. World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made “catastrophe” that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are on their own.
Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more alert.
Options:
A. Only C
B. Both A & B
C. Both B & C
D. Only B
Explanation:
Refer to para 2 overall reading of the para where it is mentioned that to get a grip on inflation, interest rates need to be hiked and hence credit given to the industry would decrease.
Correct Answer: A
Question 3:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of 8.1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia averaged only about 3.5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May, the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11.6% annual rate in June, according to the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.
Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring inflation makes economic policymaking tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes because it can quickly erase years of hard-won personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meager incomes on necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors use water buffalos to plow their fields.
But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures. Voters won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8.5%.
The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia. World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made “catastrophe” that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are on their own.
Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more alert.
Options:
A. Restrictions by organizations like the Asian Development Bank
B. Governments are indecisive and adopt counterproductive measures
C. The problem is global in nature not restricted to their individual countries
D. It is generally difficult to control inflation for any government.
Explanation:
Refer to opening lines of the fourth
para: ‘The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control’.
Correct Answer: C
Question 4:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of 8.1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia averaged only about 3.5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May, the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11.6% annual rate in June, according to the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.
Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring inflation makes economic policymaking tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes because it can quickly erase years of hard-won personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meager incomes on necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors use water buffalos to plow their fields.
But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures. Voters won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8.5%.
The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia. World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made “catastrophe” that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are on their own.
Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more alert.
Options:
A. Only (A)
B. Both (A) & (C)
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. Only (B)
Explanation:
Refer to last para opening lines where it has been specified that asian countries are in a strong position due to firm financial reserves they possess and are well prepared to face any jolt pertaining to recession.
Correct Answer: D
Question 5:
DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.
Over the past few decades, many Asian nations transformed from poverty into global competitors. From 2003 to 2007, Asian economies expanded at an average annual rate of 8.1%, triple that of advanced economies. Over the same period, inflation in Asia averaged only about 3.5%. But Asia could be facing turbulent economic times. In May, the average inflation rate throughout the region reached nearly 7%, led by spikes in oil and food prices. In India, inflation jumped to an 11.6% annual rate in June, according to the latest government figures, the highest in 13 years.
Policymakers and central bankers are forced to raise interest rates and limit credit to get inflation under control. But these same measures suppress the investment and consumption that generates growth. The combination of slowing growth and soaring inflation makes economic policymaking tricky. Inflation stirs up the middle classes because it can quickly erase years of hard-won personal gains. Inflation is cruel to the poor, because families have to spend a larger share of their meager incomes on necessities. In the Philippines, farmers, unable to afford fuel for tractors use water buffalos to plow their fields.
But to avoid unrest, leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measures. Voters won’t hesitate to remove from office any politician who doesn’t deliver the goods. So they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process. Developing nations need to grow quickly to create jobs and increase incomes for their large populations. With prices soaring, doing nothing is not an option. Most central banks in Asia have started raising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India increased its benchmark rate twice last month to a six year high of 8.5%.
The challenge is especially difficult because currently, inflation is not of domestic origin. Prices are being driven higher by a global surge in oil and food prices, which individual governments can do little to control. Of course, inflation is not just a problem in Asia. World Bank President Robert Zoellick called rising food and oil prices a man-made “catastrophe” that could quickly reverse the gains made in overcoming poverty over the past seven years. For now, though, there is more talk than action on the international front, so Asian governments are on their own.
Even though inflation throughout the region is likely to continue to rise in coming months, no one is expecting an economic calamity. According to the Asian Development Bank Asian countries have large hard currency reserves and relatively healthy banks, and so are far better prepared to absorb external shocks than they were during the region’s last recession ten years ago. Asian policymakers have learned their lessons and are more alert.
Options:
A. They should focus on preventing agitations among their citizens for not implementing anti-inflation measures.
B. They ought to implement anti-inflation measures even at the cost of losing office.
C. They must focus on maintaining high economic growth rate as inflation will taper off on its own.
D. Countries should handle the problem independently and not collectively.
Explanation:
Refer to para 3 , the statement “leaders cannot blindly adopt rigid anti-inflation measure, so they cannot overreact to the inflation threat and scale down economic growth in the process”.
Correct Answer: C
Question 6:
NIGHTMARE:
Options:
A. incubus
B. story
C. dice
D. journey
Explanation:
The word ‘nightmare’ means hallucination, fantasy, bad times etc… incubus means something that oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly or a
nightmare.
Correct Answer: A
Question 7:
IRRESOLUTE:
Options:
A. indecisive
B. deceptive
C. cheat
D. astray
Explanation:
‘irresolute’ means one who is not firm on his decision or lack the ability to take decisions.
Correct Answer: A
Question 8:
SUCCINCT :
Options:
A. diffuse
B. clear
C. prolix
D. brief
Explanation:
‘succinct’ means ‘brief or concise’ hence its opposite will be ‘prolix’ , which means ‘verbose’
Correct Answer: C
Question 9:
RABID
Options:
A. decent
B. balanced
C. irrational
D. pure
Explanation:
Rabid means extreme
Antonyms: balanced, composed, sensible
Correct Answer: B
Question 10:
i)
This seems pretty _ considering that fair use itself is a grey area rather than a fine line, why superimpose a fine line here?
ii)
He was greeted with half a dozen really __ comments about his grammar and use of capitals at the beginning of sentences. They completely derailed the thread.
Options:
A. Incriminate
B. Puerile
C. Adjure
D. None of these
Explanation:
Incriminate means to’involved in an accusation.
Puerile means pertaining to childhood.
Adjure means to request earnestly .
As none of the given options fit in the
context appropiately.
Option D is correct .
Correct Answer: D
Question 11:
i)
The target for reducing the use of penal custody for children by 10% by 2008 is and won’t happen unless the youth court magistrates get on board.
ii)
A ____ Prime Minister Jean Chretien, with a keen political eye for embracing these groups, decided to send token and combat-avoiding units to Afghanistan, reinforcing views across Canada that America’s pursuits and actions were ignoble from the start.
Options:
A. placative
B. egregious
C. congenital
D. none of these
Explanation:
Placative means appeasing or soothing. It fits in the context of both the sentences.
Egregious means outstandingly bad.
Congenital means of or pertaining to a condition present at birth.
Correct Answer: A
Question 12:
i.
The children looked up to see their father entering the room gifts from his travel abroad
ii.
Glancing in his rear-view mirror, the learner driver was horrified to see a large bus ____ down on him.
iii.
“__ in mind everything you’ve told me, I think we should postpone our trip until later in the year.”
Options:
A. carrying
B. keeping
C. lugging
D. bearing
Explanation:
To bear – carrying
To bear down on – to move quickly towards somebody or something in a determined or threatened manner
Bear in mind – Keep in mind
Hence Option d is the correct choice.
Correct Answer: D
Question 13:
A company can ______the potential of its employees____ various training programmes.
Options:
A. Emphasize – For
B. Exploit – From
C. Enhance – Through
D. Appraise – By
Explanation:
Performance (Potential) can be enhanced through measures(training programmes)
Correct Answer: C
Question 14:
Options:
A. There is not reason to worry
B. There is no reason to worry
C. There is doesn’t reason to worry
D. There is does not reason to worry
Explanation:
The correct usage of the word will be no; hence, the answer is option 2.
Correct Answer: B
Question 15:
Options:
A. Very seldom a movie can hold my attention like this one
B. Very seldom can a movie hold my attention like this one
C. Very seldom a movie has held my attention like this one
D. Very seldom a movie has hold my attention like this one
Explanation:
In this sentence we are talking of movie holding the attention, hence, the modal verb “can” should be used before the word “movie”. Therefore, the answer is option 2.
Correct Answer: B
Question 16:
Options:
A. He is a coward man
B. He is coward man
C. He is a man of cowardice
D. He is a coward
Explanation:
HE is a pronoun, and coward is his quality, thus the answer is option 4.
Correct Answer: D
Question 17:
Options:
A. How many individuals were present in the meeting?
B. How many person were present in the meeting?
C. How many people were present in the meeting?
D. How many individual was present in the meeting?
Explanation:
Since we are asking ‘how many’ thus the 4th option is wrong, as we individual is singular. And the plural of person is people, which eliminates option 2 as well. When asking the question how many the correct word is people. Thus the answer is option 3.
Correct Answer: C
Question 18:
A. Every morning the cricket team performs its practice drills according to the instructions of the coach.
B. The clarification provided for the non-functioning of the parliament and lack of administrative actionby the current establishment were frequent disruptions by the opposition party, lack of support from the judiciary and international interference in domestic affairs.
C. Each of the aspects of public administration brought forward by AamAadmi Party gels well with the precepts of collaborative justice and democracy.
D. If it was, then you wouldn’t be the man I feel in love with.
Options:
A. A & C
B. B & D
C. C & D
D. A& B
Explanation:
Sentence A: Correct. Since the collective noun team is acting collectively in this case, it requires a singular verb ‘performs’.
Sentence B: Incorrect. Use ‘was’ instead of ‘were’ as the subject of the sentence is ‘clarification’.
Sentence C: Correct as indefinite pronouns (like each, either, neither, or one) are singular; therefore, they take singular verbs.
Sentence D: Incorrect as this is an example of incorrect usage of the subjunctive mood. Hence, correct form is: If it were, then you wouldn’t be the man I feel in love with.
Correct Answer: A
Question 19:
A. After several routine elections there comes a ‘critical’ election which redefines the basic pattern of political loyalties, redraws political geography and opens up political space.
B. In psephological jargon, they call it realignment.
C. Rather, since 1989, there have been a series of semi-critical elections.
D. On a strict definition, none of the recent Indian elections qualifies as a critical election.
Options:
A. ABCD
B. ABDC
C. DBAC
D. DCBA
Explanation:
A introduces critical elections as the subject of the passage,
B explains it,
D states that none of the Indian elections so far has been a critical election,
instead as C states, there have been many semi-critical ones.
Correct Answer: B
Question 20:
A. The
problem is that politics is power, religion has only peace love and the experience of the divine.
B. Religion has no mundane power like nuclear weapons and atom bombs and guns its dimensions is totally different.
C. It is just like a beautiful rose flower its beauty poetry, its dance makes life makes life worth living, gives life meaning and significance.
D. Politics can easily interfere with religion and it has been interfering all along to such an extent that it has destroyed many religious values which are absolutely necessary for the survival of humanity and life on this Earth.
E. Religion is not a will to power, religion is a search for truth. And the very search makes the religious man humble simple and innocent.
Options:
A. ADBCE
B. EADCB
C. ADBEC
D. BADEC
Explanation:
Since D carries on the discussion about religion from the first sentence, it will follow A.
E and C form a mandatory pair as religion
which is discussed in line E, is referred to in C as it.
Thus, the order will be as mentioned in option C
Correct Answer: C
Question 21:
A.
This is not an “either or” idea. It’s “both and”.
B.
The existing structures and processes that together form an organization’s operating system need an additional element to address the challenges produced by mounting complexity and rapid change.
C.
The solution is a second operating system, devoted to the design and implementation of strategy, that uses an agile, networklike structure and a very different set of processes.
D.
It complements rather than overburdens the traditional hierarchy, and thus actually makes enterprises easier to run and accelerates strategic change.
E.
I’m proposing two systems that operate in concert.
Options:
A. EADCB
B. EBCDA
C. BCDAE
D. BDCAE
Explanation:
The author is mentioning two systems that work jointly and it is elaborated in sentence B. Therefore E and B will be placed together. The solution to the problem faced by the organization’s operating system is mentioned in sentence C.The word “it” in sentence D is refering to the “solution” mentioned in C.Therefore the logical structure would be EBCDA.
Correct Answer: B
Question 22:
A.When I returned to home, I began to think
B. how I have given my claim to post of the president hand down.
C. Last year, the company had awarded me
D. a Pin-star a symbol of sorts of my work.
E. I thought then I had done enough to secure a promotion.
Options:
A. C & E
B. C only
C. E & D only
D. C, D & E
Explanation:
Three sentences contain an error:
Sentence A: ‘To’ is redundant.
Sentence B: The correct idiom is ‘hands down’.
Sentence D:
The sentence has a punctuation error and a comma is missing. Appropriate form for it: a Pin-star, a symbol of sorts of my work.
Correct Answer: A
Question 23:
- It is indisputable that in order to smear my election campaign, you launched a series of advertisements in the local newspapers that cast aspersions on my personal life.
- The mental damage incurred by me is something that cannot be overcome by providing me with compensatory damages, even though they may run in millions of dollars.
- At this moment, all I wish for is retribution and the freedom to chop your head of.
- In the past, I have let go of your indiscretions, this time they have gone beyond my ability to forgive.
Options:
A. 1, 2 & 3
B. 1, 2 & 4
C. 2, 3 & 4
D. All of the above
Explanation:
Sentence 1: The first sentence commits a subject-verb error. The subject, series of advertisements should take a singular verb, that is ‘casts’ instead of ‘cast’.
Sentence 2: The correct phrasal verb in the second sentence is ‘run into’. With amounts of money, we always use ‘run into’ and not ‘run in’.
Sentence 3: The correct expression is ‘to chop someone’s head off’. The sentence incorrectly uses ‘of’ in place of ‘off’.
Sentence 4: Using a comma at the end of a complete thought, thus joining it to the next sentence, turns the two into a comma splice. Instead of a comma, the sentence needed a semicolon in between to form a harder stop.
Correct Answer: D
Question 24:
- The right estimation techniques are avoided by oil companies while assessing the impact of drilling on global environment.
- Most investigators, under the pressure of oil companies, assuming the techniques being used by these companies are appropriate and they do not need independent third-party assessment.
- It seems that whole administrative mechanism, internally or externally, is meant to defend the oil companies.
- In a typical oil company, the employee union is selected in such a manner that their members also kowtow with the opinion of the company.
Options:
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 1, 2 & 4
D. All of the above
Explanation:
Sentence 1: Instead of ‘right’, the word ‘correct’ is appropriate in the given context, also ‘are being avoided’ instead of avoided.
Sentence 2: Use ‘assume that’ instead of ‘assuming’.
Sentence 3: add ‘the’ before whole
Sentence 4: Since ‘union’ is a collective noun, we need to use ‘its’ instead of ‘their’.
Correct Answer: D
Question 25:
A. As a Math teacher I find it interesting to see how children cope with my subject.
B. Some pick up every new topic very quick while others take a rather longer time to catch on.
C. Some have to grapple on the topic for a long time but eventually understand it well.
D. Some find it goes better if they are presented with the whole picture right from the beginning, whereas others like me to breakdown a topic into small bite-sized chunks.
E. Then they gradually piece it all together for themselves.
Options:
A. A and E
B. B and E
C. B, C and D
D. D and E
Explanation:
Option.1. In statement B, pick up every new topic very quick should have been pick up every new topic quickly. In statement C, grapple on the topic should have been grapple with the topic.
In statement D, breakdown a topic should have been break a topic down.
Statements A and E are grammatically correct.
Correct Answer: A
Question 26:
From a point, Rajneesh started walking towards east and walked 35 m. He then turned towards his right and walked 20 m and he again turned right and walked 35 m. Finally he turned to his left and walked 20 m and he reached his destination. Now how far is he from his starting point?
Options:
A. 55m
B. 50m
C. 20m
D. 40m
Explanation:
Correct Answer: D
Question 27:
Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometres is he from the starting point ?
Options:
A. 1 km
B. 2 km
C. 3 km
D. 4 km
Explanation:
Let S is starting point and E is End point
Required distance = 1 km
Correct Answer: A
Question 28:
Rani and Sarita started from a place X. Rani went West and Sarita went North, both travelling with the same speed. After sometimes, both turned their left and walked a few steps. If they again turned to their left, in which directions’ the faces of Rani and Sarita will be with respect to X ?
Options:
A. North and East
B. North and West
C. West and North
D. East and South
Explanation:
Rani is facing towards East and Sarita is facing towards South.
Correct Answer: D
Question 29:
Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street. Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is in between the green and red house. The colour of the house X lives in is
Options:
A. yellow
B. green
C. red
D. None of these
Explanation:
Therefore the correct answer is D , i.e , None of these.
Correct Answer: D
Question 30:
D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ‘?’
Options:
A. K-12
B. M-14
C. L-12
D. M-13
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 31:
A, B, C and D play a game of cards. A says to B, ‘If I give you 8 cards, you will have as many as C has and I shall have 3 less than what C has. Also if I take 6 cards from C, I shall have twice as many as D has.’ If B and D together have 50 cards, how many cards has A got?
Options:
A. 23
B. 27
C. 37
D. 40
Explanation:
Going by options.
If A has 40 cards, then C has (40 – 8) + 3 = 35 and B has 27 cards. So D has 23 cards.
And if A takes 6 cards from C, he’ll have 46 cards which is double of D’s cards.
Correct Answer: D
Question 32:
Aman starts walking from his college, walks 10 km towards North, then he turns to his left and walks 10 km. From there he takes a right turn and walks 10 km. In which direction is he facing now ?
Options:
A. South
B. North
C. East
D. West
Explanation:
Correct Answer: B
Question 33:
Medha moves towards South-East for 7 km, then moves towards West for 14 km. Then she moves towards North-West for 7 km and finally moves a distance of 4 km East and stands there. How far is the starting point from where she stands now ?
Options:
A. 3 km
B. 4 km
C. 7 km
D. 10 km
Explanation:
From the given information we have the following diagram
Correct Answer: D
Question 34:
Madhu and Shivani are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.
Asha and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics.
Asha, Pratibha and Namita are good in Physics and History.
Namita and Asha are good in Physics and Mathematics.
Pratibha and Shivani are good in History and Dramatics.
Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics, but not in Computer Science?
Options:
A. Pratibha
B. Asha
C. Madhu
D. Namita
Explanation:
Hence Namita is good in Physics, History and Mathematics, but not in Computer Science. So option D.
Correct Answer: D
Question 35:
Madhu and Shivani are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.
Asha and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics.
Asha, Pratibha and Namita are good in Physics and History.
Namita and Asha are good in Physics and Mathematics.
Pratibha and Shivani are good in History and Dramatics.
Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics?
Options:
A. Namita
B. Asha
C. Madhu
D. Pratibha
Explanation:
Hence Asha is good in all four mentioned subjects. So option B.
Correct Answer: B
Question 36:
Madhu and Shivani are good in Dramatics and Computer Science.
Asha and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics.
Asha, Pratibha and Namita are good in Physics and History.
Namita and Asha are good in Physics and Mathematics.
Pratibha and Shivani are good in History and Dramatics.
Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics?
Options:
A. Pratibha
B. Madhu
C. Shivani
D. Asha
Explanation:
Hence Pratibha is good in these three subjects. So option A.
Correct Answer: A
Question 37:
Ajay has a watch that loses 20 min a day. This watch is unique in the sense that it shows date also along with the time. If his watch shows 12 pm on 14th March when actual time is 12 am 15th March, when was his watch 12 hours ahead of the actual time (Given it is not a leap year) ?
Options:
A. 2nd Jan
B. 8th Feb
C. 20th Jan
D. 20th Feb
Explanation:
The watch loses 20 min in 1 day so 1 hour in 3 days.
So it loses 12 hours in 36days.
So his watch was correct 36 days ago.
It will be 12 hours ahead even 36 days before that.
So 72 days before 15th March is 2nd Jan.
Thus answer is 2nd Jan. OPtion 1st is the answer.
If you think that answer is 26th May, then keep in mind that the watch is losing time, so on the 26th May, it was 12 hours behind actual time.
Correct Answer: A
Question 38:
The Weirdo Holiday Resort follows a particular system of holidays for its employees. People are given holidays on the days where the first letter of the day of the week is the same as the first letter of their names. All employees work at the same rate.
Raja starts working on February 25, 1996, and finishes the job on March 2, 1996. How much time would T and J together take to finish the same job if both start on the same day as Raja?
Options:
A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. Either (1) or (2)
D. Cannot be determined
E.
Explanation:
As there is no day in the week whose first letter is R, it can be concluded that Raja does not have any holidays.
Since 1996 is a leap year, we can figure out that Raja has totally worked for 7 days.
Let his rate of doing the job be one unit per day.
So he would complete 7 units work in a week.
J’s situation is similar to Raja and does not have any holiday during the week.
T will have two holidays in a week (Tuesday and Thursday).
Since the rate of working for all the three of them is the same, the working pattern of J and T would be as follows.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
2 units
2 units
1 unit
2 units
1 unit
2 units
2 units
We can see that February 25, 1996 is Sunday, thus to complete 7 units, J & T would take 4 days.
Hence the answer is (1).
Correct Answer: A
Question 39:
Statements
:
Some clothes are marbles.
Some marbles are bags.
Conclusions
:
I.
No cloth is a bag.
II.
All marbles are bags.
III.
Some bags are clothes.
IV.
No marble is a cloth.
Options:
A.
B. Only either I or IV follows
C. Only either I or II follows
D. Only either I or III follows
E. None follows
Explanation:
So none of the conclusions follow. But the conclusions I and III form complementary pair. So only either I or III follows.
Correct Answer: C
Question 40:
Statements
:
Some pillows are curtains.
No curtain is a table.
Conclusions
:
I.
No pillow is a table.
II.
Some pillows are not tables.
III.
Some curtains are pillows.
IV.
No curtain is a pillow.
Options:
A.
B. Only I and III follow
C. Only II and III follow
D. None follow
E. Only either I or IV follow
Explanation:
Correct Answer: B
Question 41:
Statements
:
Some frogs are bricks.
All bricks are cakes.
Conclusions
:
I.
Some cakes are not frogs.
II.
Some cakes are frogs.
III.
No cake is frog.
IV.
All frogs are cakes.
Options:
A.
B. None follow
C. Only I and II follow
D. Only II follow
E. Only II, III and IV follow
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 42:
In the following series
5 H I 7 $ K J 4 % L A T 3 8 @ F 6 U # V P 1 E * 9 D 2
What will come in place of the (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
H7$
K4%
LT3
?
Options:
A. F 6 #
B. 8 @ 6
C. 8 F 6
D. F U #
Explanation:
Here the pattern is 2nd element is skipped
Therefore, after 3 it will be 8 F 6
as ‘@’ being the 2nd element is skipped
Correct Answer: C
Question 43:
Study the series carefully ‘B 8 4 C R M 9 P D K W F A 2 E J 7 X U Q H L T Y 6 G S’. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the ninth, the sixteenth, the twenty-fourth and the twenty-seventh letters from the left in the above series, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer. If more than one such word can be made, give ‘M’ as the answer.
Options:
A. X
B. M
C. J
D. Y
Explanation:
The mentioned alphabets are d, j, y and s. Since no meaningful word can be made. So, answer is X.
Correct Answer: A
Question 44:
52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16
Options:
A. 27
B. 34
C. 43
D. 48
Explanation:
The difference between consecutive terms is -1,-3,-5,-7. . .and so on.
In this way, 34 is a misfit, which should be replaced by 36.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
Correct Answer: B
Question 45:
Options:
A. 3548
B. 5876
C. 6914
D. 5852
Explanation:
The sum of digits is 20 for each option except ‘5876’ where the total is 26.
Correct Answer: B
Question 46:
There are thirty students in a class. Prakash ranks third among the boys. Priya ranks fifth among the girls. Prakash is one rank below Priya in the class. No two students hold the same rank. What is Priya’s rank in the class?
Options:
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
Explanation:
Prakash ranks third among the boys. Priya ranks fifth among the girls. Prakash comes after Priya. It means two boys and four girls rank higher than Priya in the class. Therefore, Priya ranks 7th in the class. Hence option C.
Correct Answer: C
Question 47:
How many three letter meaningful words can be formed from the word REACTION beginning with ‘A’ and without repeating any letter within that word?
Options:
A. 6
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. More than 6
Explanation:
Meaningful 3 letter words starting with ‘A’ are ACT , ACE , AIR , ANT , ATE , ART , ARC & ARE.
So, 8 meaningful words can be made. So option E.
Correct Answer: E
Question 48:
Kanika’s birthday is on 27th January, 2012 i.e. Friday. Her friend, Sana’s birthday is exactly on the 5th Wednesday after her birthday. How much younger is Sana than Kanika?
Options:
A. 29 days
B. 30 days
C. 33 days
D. 32 days
E. 31 days
Explanation:
Kanika’s birthday is on 27th January, 2012. Now as per question, Sana’s birthday is on 29th February, 2012 ( Because 2012 is a leap year ). Therefore, Sana is 33 days younger than Kanika.
Correct Answer: C
Question 49:
If the letters of the ABSOLUTE are interchanged, 1st and 7th, 2nd and 6th, 3rd and 5th, 4th and 8th, then what will be the new arrangement?
Options:
A. TULESBAO
B. TUELSBAO
C. TOELSABU
D. TULESOBA
Explanation:
After rearrangement, the word ABSOLUTE becomes TULESBAO.
Correct Answer: A
Question 50:
Pipe A is 3 times faster than second Pipe B and takes 32 minutes less than Pipe B. When will the cistern be full if both pipes are opened together?
Options:
A. 25 minutes
B. 24 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 12 minutes
Explanation:
Let the time taken by A to fill the pipe is = A min.
and the time taken by B to fill the pipe B is = B min.
According to the given condition B = 3A;
and given that B – A = 32 min.
So solving we get, A = 16 min, B = 48 min.
Let the total work be 48 units.
work done by A in one minute = 48/16 = 3 units
work done by B in one minute = 48/48 = 1 unit
So time taken by them together is 48/(3 + 1) = 12 min.
Option D
Correct Answer: D
Question 51:
The sum of two numbers, one of which is one-third of the other is 36. The smaller number is:
Options:
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Explanation:
Therefore smaller number is 9.
Correct Answer: D
Question 52:
The retail price of a water geyser is Rs. 1,265. If the manufacturer gains 10 %, the wholesale dealer gains 15 % and the retailer gains 25 %, then the cost of the product is:
Options:
A. Rs. 800
B. Rs. 900
C. Rs. 700
D. Rs. 600
Explanation:
Correct Answer: A
Question 53:
A man left one-half of his property for his wife, one-third for his son and the remainder for his daughter. If the daughter’s share was worth Rs. 45,000, how much money did the man leave?
Options:
A. Rs. 245,000
B. Rs. 260,000
C. Rs. 270,000
D. Rs. 275,000
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 54:
A machine is sold at a profit of 10 %. Had it been sold for Rs. 40 less, there would have been a loss of 10 %. What was the cost price of the machine?
Options:
A. Rs. 175
B. Rs. 200
C. Rs. 225
D. None of these
Explanation:
Correct Answer: B
Question 55:
In a class of 25 students with Roll numbers 1 to 25, a student is picked up at random to answer a question. Find the probability that the roll number of the selected student is either a multiple of 5 or 7.
Options:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Explanation:
P (multiple of 5) = 5/25
P (multiple of 7) = 3/25
P(multiple of 5 or 7) = 5/25 + 3/25 = 8/25
Correct Answer: C
Question 56:
What percent of selling price would be 34 % of cost price if gross profit is 26 % of the selling price?
Options:
A. 17.16%
B. 74%
C. 25.16%
D. 88.40%
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 57:
Ratio of Ashok’s age to Pradeep’s age is 4 : 3. Ashok will be 26 years old after 6 years. How old is Pradeep now?
Options:
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 15 years
D. 24 years
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 58:
A student purchased a computer system and a colour printer. If he sold the computer system at 10 % loss and the colour printer at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything. But if he sells the computer system at 5 % gain and the colour printer at 15 % loss, he would lose Rs. 800 in the bargain. How much did he pay for the colour printer?
Options:
A. Rs. 8,000
B. Rs. 16,000
C. Rs. 9,000
D. Rs. 5,334
Explanation:
Let C and P be the cost price of Computer and Printer respectively.
So CP = C + P, Case I,
SP = 0.9C + 1.2P.
Since he did not lose anything C + P = 0.9C + 1.2P=> C = 2P.
Case II, SP = 1.05C + 0.85P
Since there was the loss of Rs. 800
Rs.800 = C + P – 1.05C – 0.85P
=> 80000 = 15P – 5C
Using equation from Case I, we get P = Rs.16000.
Correct Answer: B
Question 59:
X and Y entered into partnership with Rs. 700 and Rs. 600 respectively. After 3 months X withdrew 2/7 of his stock but after 3 months, he puts back 3/5 of what he had withdrawn. The profit at the end of the year is Rs. 726. How much of this should X receive?
Options:
A. Rs. 336
B. Rs. 366
C. Rs. 633
D. Rs. 663
Explanation:
Ratio of profit of X and Y = (700 x 3) + (500 x 3) + (620 x 6) : 600 x 12 = 7320 : 7200 = 61 : 60
X’s profit = (61/121) x 726 = 366
Correct Answer: B
Question 60:
A man sitting in a train travelling at the rate of 50 km/hr observes that it takes 9 sec for a goods train travelling in the opposite direction to pass him. If the goods train is 187.5 m long, find its speed.
Options:
A. 25 km/hr
B. 40 km/hr
C. 35 km/hr
D. 36 km/hr
Explanation:
Correct Answer: A
Question 61:
A runs 12/3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80m, how far must the winning post be, so that A and B might reach it at the same time?
Options:
A. 200 m
B. 300 m
C. 270 m
D. 160 m
Explanation:
Ratio of speeds of A : B = 5 : 3 ⇒ If A runs 5, B runs 3.
So difference in distance = 2. So if differnece is 2, winning post is 5m.
Hence if difference is 80, winning post is 5/2 × 80 = 200m. Hence 1st option.
Correct Answer: A
Question 62:
How many kilograms of sugar worth Rs. 3.60 per kg should be mixed with 8 kg of sugar worth Rs. 4.20 per kg, such that by selling the mixture at Rs. 4.40 per kg, there may be a gain of 10%?
Options:
A. 2 kgs
B. 3 kgs
C. 4 kgs
D. 6 kgs
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 63:
A vessel is fully filled with a special liquid. Four litres is drawn out of this vessel and is replaced with water. Then 6 litres of the mixture is drawn out and again replaced with water. If the ratio of special liquid to the water becomes
1 : 2, what is the capacity of the vessel?
Options:
A. 8 litres
B. 10 litres
C. 12 litres
D. 14 litres
Explanation:
The ratio of special liquid to water = 1 : 2.
Thus, total volume will be a multiple of 3. i.e. 12 (option 3).
To verify our answer by taking 12 litres, if 4 litres of liquid is replaced with water, amount of special liquid left is 8 litres.
Now, 6 litres of solution is again replaced by water.
So amount of special liquid and water are 4 & 8 litres respectively i.e. 1 : 2.
Therefore, the capacity of vessel is 12 liters.
Correct Answer: C
Question 64:
Two pipes can fill a tank in 8 hours and 12 hours respectively whereas an escape pipe can empty it in 6 hours. If three pipes are opened at 5 P.M., 6 P.M. and 7 P.M. respectively, at what time will the tank be filled?
Options:
A. 6.00 A.M
B. 7.00 A.M
C. 11.00 A.M
D. 12 Noon
Explanation:
Let total work be 24 units
Pipe A’s one hour work=24/8 =3 units
Pipe B’s one hour work= 24/12 =2 units
Pipe C’s one hour work= 24/6 = 4 units
Till 7 pm, work done by pipe A= 6 units
Till 7 pm, work done by pipe B= 2 units
Till 7 pm, total work done = 8 units
Work done by A+B+C in one hour=3+2-4=1 unit
Thus more time needed = remaining work/work done in one hour= (24-8)/1
=16 hours, i.e. at 11a.m.
Correct Answer: C
Question 65:
A finishes a piece of work in 4 days. B takes double the time of A. C takes double the time of B and D takes double the time of C. The four of them are grouped into 2 pairs. One pair takes 2/3rd the time needed by the second pair. Who are the members of the first pair?
Options:
A. A, B
B. A, C
C. B, C
D. A, D
Explanation:
if A takes 4 days then B takes 8 days, C takes 16 days and D takes 32 days
A and D ‘s one day work = (1/4) + (1/32) = 9/32
so A and D will take 32/9 days
similarly B and C will take 16/3 days
so pairs are (A and D ) and (B and C)
Correct Answer: D
Question 66:
Two cars started simultaneously towards each other from town A and B, which are 480 km apart. The first car took 8 hours to travel the distance from A to B and the second car took 12 hours traveling from B to A.At what distance from A the two cars meet.
Options:
A. 288 km
B. 200 km
C. 300 km
D. 196 km
Explanation:
Speed of 1st Car= (480 / 8) km/hr = 60 km/hr
Speed of 2nd Car= (480 / 12) km/hr = 40 km/hr
Relative speed = 60 + 40 = 100 km/hr
Time taken to meet= (480 / 100) hours = 4.8 hours
Distance from A where the two cars will meet =
(4.8 × 60)km = 288 km.
Option A
Correct Answer: A
Question 67:
The average weight of 3 men A, B and C is 84 kg. Another man D joins the group and the average now becomes 80 kg. If another man E, whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A then the average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 78 kg. The weight of A is
Options:
A. 70 kg
B. 72 kg
C. 79 kg
D. 78 kg
Explanation:
Correct Answer: C
Question 68:
If the 9th of Dec 2001 is a Sunday, then what day was it on the 9th of Dec 1971?
Options:
A. Wednesday
B. Tuesday
C. Saturday
D. Thursday
Explanation:
Correct Answer: D
Question 69:
Davji shop sells samosas in boxes of different sizes. The samosas are priced at Rs 2 per samosa up to 200 samosas. For every additional 20 samosas, the price of the whole lot goes down by 10 paise per samosa. What should be the maximum size of the box that would maximise the revenue?
Options:
A. 240
B. 300
C. 400
D. None of these
Explanation:
Revenue for 240 is 1.8 ×
240 = 432. For 300 it is 1.5 ×
300 = 450. For 400 it is 1 ×
400 = 400. So max is at 300.
Or
Correct Answer: B
Question 70:
There are 200 questions (Mathematics & Science) in a 3 hour examination. Among 200 questions, 150 are Science questions. He spent twice as much time on each Mathematics questions as for each other question. How many minutes did he spend on Mathematics questions?
Options:
A. 100
B. 60
C. 36
D. 72
Explanation:
Let x be the minutes spent on each science question.
Therefore, 2x will be the minutes spent on each math question.
Total time = 3 × 60 = 180 minutes
i.e. x (150) + 2x (50) = 180 => 250x = 180 => x = 0.72 minute
Therefore, total minutes spend on maths question = 2 × 0.72 × 50 = 72 minutes. Hence answer is option 4.
Correct Answer: D
Question 71:
The remainder when 919 + 6 is divided 8 is
Options:
A. 5
B. 7
C. 2
D. 3
Explanation:
On dividing 9 by 8, the remainder is 1, therefore, 919/8 will give remainder 1 and 6/8 gives remainder 6
So (919 + 6)/8 will give 1+ 6 = 7 as remainder
Correct Answer: B
Question 72:
The least five-digit perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, and 8 is
Options:
A. 10800
B. 10201
C. 14400
D. 32400
Explanation:
By going through options, we can eliminate 2nd option as it is not divisible by 5 (unit digit should be 0,5)
Out of the remaining options, we can eliminate 1st option as it is not a perfect square
Now we are left with 3rd and 4th option,
i.e., 14400 and 32400 respectively which are divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 8
and are the perfect squares of 120 and 180 respectively
So least five digit perfect square divisible by 3, 4, 5, and 8 is 14400
Correct Answer: C
Question 73:
A and B each working alone can do a work in 15 days and 25 days respectively. They started the work together, but B left after some time and A finished the remaining work in 7 days. After how many days from the start did B leave?
Options:
A. 7
B. 9
C. 3
D. 5
Explanation:
Correct Answer: D
Question 74:
A and B started a business with Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 35,000 respectively. They agreed to share the profit in the ratio of their capital. C joins the partnership with the condition that A, B and C will share profit equally and lays Rs. 2,20,000 as premium for this, be shared between A and B. This is to be divided between A and B in the ratio of
Options:
A. 9 : 10
B. 10 : 9
C. 10 : 1
D. 1 : 10
Explanation:
Ratio of total capital of A and B = 20000 x 12 : 35000 x 12 = 240000 : 420000
Now, C gives ₹ 220000 to both to make the capital equal. ∴ A’s capital : B’s capital = 240000 + 200000 : 420000 + 20000
= 440000 : 440000
If A takes ₹ 200000 and B takes ₹ 20000 from C, then both have equal capital. ∴ The required ratio of the divided amount = 200000 : 20000 = 20 : 2 = 10 : 1
Hence A and B should divide the amount in the ratio of 10: 1.
Correct Answer: C
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