Syntel - Reasoning

Syntel – Reasoning

Amit is the son of Rahul. Sarika, Rahul's sister has a son Sonu and a daughter Rita.
Raja is the maternal uncle of Sonu.

1. How is Amit related to Sonu?
a) Nephew 
b) Cousin(brother)   
c) uncle     
d) brother
e) none of these
Ans: (b)

2. How is Rita related to Raja?
a) sister  
b) daughter  
c) niece     
d) aunt
e) none of these

Ans: (c)

3. How many nephews does raja have?
a) 1
b) 2  
c) 3  
d) 4  
e) none

Ans: (b)

4. What is the relationship of Raja with Rita?
a) uncle   
b) brother  
c) maternal uncle    
d) nephew
e) can’t be determined

Ans: (c)  (Uncle also is an answer. But since maternal uncle is there in the choice that’s the     answer)

5. In recommending to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the president of the university said "There were no student demonstrations over the previous increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before". If the president's statement is accurate then which of the following can be validly inferred from the information given?

I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases were justified because of increased operating costs.
II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of students to protest the previous tuition increases.
III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over new tuition increases.
(a) I only

(b) II only
(c) I or II but not both
(d) I, II and III
(e) None
Ans: (a)

Answer the questions that follow based on the information given below.

The office staff of XYZ Corporation presently consists of three bookkeepers: A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning to open a new office in another city using 2 bookkeepers and 3 secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new office

I. Bookkeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not be sent together to the new office as a team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team, they should be separated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go together
IV. Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team

6. If A is to be moved as one of the bookkeepers, which of the following cannot be a possible working unit.

A) ABDEH
B) ABDGH
C) ABEFH
D) ABEGH
Ans: (B)

7. If C and F are moved to the new office, how many combinations is possible

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Ans: (A)

8. If C is sent to the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C?

A) B
B) D
C) F
D) G
Ans: (B)

9. Under the guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new office

A) B
B) D
C) E
D) G
Ans: (A)

10. If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true

I.   C cannot go
II.  A cannot go
III. H must also go

A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II only
D) I and III only
Ans: (D)

After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to the president of the college the field of applicants has been narrowed down to 5: A, B, C, D, and E. It was announced that the finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day group and personal interviews were held. The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure

I. The interviews will be held once a week
II. Three candidates will appear at any all-day interview session
III. Each candidate will appear at least once
IV. If it becomes necessary to call applicants for additional interviews, not more than one such applicant should be asked to appear the next week
V. Because of a detail in the written applications, it was agreed that whenever candidate B appears, A should also be present.
VI .Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C will appear for only one interview.

11. At the first interview the following candidates appeared A, B and D. Which of the following combinations can be called for the interview to be held next week?

A) BCD
B) CDE
C) ABE
D) ABC
Ans: (B)

12. Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for interviews in two successive weeks?

A) ABC;  BDE
B) ABD;  ABE
C) ADE;  ABC
D) BDE;  ACD
Ans: (C)

13. If A ,B and D appear for the interview and D is called for additional interview the following week, which 2 candidates may be asked to appear with D?

I.    A
II.   B
III.  C
IV.  E
A) I and II
B) I and III only
C) II and III only
D) III and IV only
Ans: (D)

14. Which of the following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by the search committee

I.  After the second interview all applicants have appeared at least once
II. The committee sees each applicant a second time
III. If a third interview, it is possible for all applicants to appear at least twice

A)   I only
B)   II only
C)   III only
D)  Both I and II
Ans: (A)

15. A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were?
Ans: 991.
It’s a simple trial and error method.

Let us assume the number of mice killed as 10,00,000. Since each cat killed equal number of mice there should 1000 cats and each cat would have killed 1000 mice. But, this is contrary to the information that each cat killed more number of mice than the number of cats.

The total mice killed were 999919. This is 81 less than our assumed figure of 10,00,000. Since each cat killed an equal number of mice, there should be 9 cats less than our figure of 1000 cats. Thus we have the number of cats as 991 and each cat killed 1009 mice which is more than the number of cats.

16. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?
Ans: Three.

17. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Ans: Eight.

Let ‘x’ be the number of bananas he ate on the first day. Then we have the following information.

Day 1                                                     he ate        x                         bananas

Day 2                                                     he hate     x + 6                  bananas

Day 3                                                     he hate                    x + 12                bananas

Day 4                                                     he hate     x + 18                bananas

Day 5                                                     he hate     x + 24                bananas

Thus is 5 days                                     he hate    5x + 60              bananas.

In 5 days he hate totally 100 bananas.

Hence, we have an equation    5x + 60 =100 solving we get the value for x as 8.

He ate 8 bananas on the first day.

18. Find the correctly spelt words

A)  Friming    
B)  Burnning
C)  Running
D)  Fryng

Ans: (C)

19.  Find the correctly spelt words

A)  Puerrile    
B)  Puerrille
C)  Purrile      
D)  Puerile
Ans: (D)

20. Find the correctly spelt words   

A)  Velnerable 
B)  Vulnarable
C)  Vulnerable 
D)  Valnerable
Ans: (C)

Directions to Solve

In the following questions which of the phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer

21) The moment they saw me, they were delight

A)  had delighted      
B)  were delighted
C)  are delighted       
D)  have been delighted
E)  No correction required
Ans: (B)

22) He should not had done it.

A) had not    
B) should had not
C) should not have   
D) should have
E)  No correction required

Ans: (C)

23) No sooner do the bells ring than the curtain rose.

A) did the bell ring     

B) did the bells ring
C) had the bell rang  
D) had the bell rung
E) No correction required
Ans: (B)

Directions to Solve
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence

24) A disease of mind causing an uncontrollable desire to steal
A) Schizophrenia      
B) Claustrophobia
C) Kleptomania        
D) Magolomania
Ans: (C)

25) One who scarifies his life for a cause
A) Patriot     
B) Martyr
C) Revolutionary      
D) Soldier
Ans: (B)

26) A person who brings goods illegally into the country
A) Importer  
B) Exporter
C) Fraud       
D) Smuggler
Ans: (D)

27) To take secretly in small quantities
A) Robbery  
B) Pilferage
C) Theft        
D) Defalcation

                Ans: (B)