Accenture - Verbal & Reasoning - 8

Accenture – Verbal & Reasoning - 8

1.        Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.

Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each other.

I. Who are the neighbours of Mukesh?

A.        Prakash and Deepa     B.        Deepa and Priti

C.        Priti and Pankaj            D.        Lalit and Priti

Ans: (C)

II. Who is sitting opposite to Priti ?

A.        Prakash                       B.        Deepa

C.        Pankaj                         D.        Lalit

Ans: (B)

III. Who is just right to Pankaj?

A.        Deepa                          B.        Lalit

C.        Prakash                        D.        Priti

Ans: (A)

2.        The questions below is based on the information given

                1. A + B means A is the mother of B.

 2. A - B means A is the sister of B.

                 3. A * B means A is the father of B.

                 4. A β B means A is the brother of B.

I. Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?

A.        N β P - L + E - M                    B.        N - Y + A β M

C.        M - Y * P - N                          D.        N β C + F * M

Ans: (A)

II. Which of the following means Q is the grandfather of P?

A.        P + N * M * Q                                    B.        Q * N * M + P

C.        Q β M β N * P                                    D.        None of these

Ans: (D)

3.       Some of the letters are missing in the series and these are given as alternatives below. Please choose the correct group of letters that would fit in the blank places to complete the series.

gfe _ ig _ eii _ fei _ gf_ ii

(A)        eifgi    

(B)        figie

(C)        ifgie    

(D)        ifige

Ans: (C)

4.       Some of the letters are missing in the series and these are given as alternatives below. Please choose the correct group of letters that would fit in the blank places to complete the series.

ab _ aa _ bbb _ aaa _ bbba

(A)        abba    

(B)        baab

(C)        aaab    

(D)        abab

Ans: (B)

5.        Various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

Z,  S,  W,  O,  T,  K,  Q,  G,  ?,  ?

(A)        N, C

(B)        N, D

(C)        O, C

(D)        O, D

Ans: (A)

6.       Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark

5824, 5242, ?, 4247, 3823

(A)        4467   

(B)        4718

(C)        4856   

(D)        5164

Ans: (B)

7.       First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is?

Ans: (15)

Let A and B be the number of bananas in bunch 1 and 2 respctively.

We now have an equation:  A = 5B/4 and B = A – 3.

Substituting the value of B in the first equation and solving we get A = 15.

8.       Mr. X, a mathematician, defines a number as 'connected with 6 if it is divisible by 6 or if the sum of its digits is 6, or if 6 is one of the digits of the number. Other numbers are all 'not connected with 6'. As per this definition, the number of integers from 1 to 60 (both inclusive) which are not connected with 6 is

(A)        18       

(B)        22

(C)        42       

(D)        43

Ans: (D)

The numbers eliminated according to the question are:

6, 12, 15, 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, 33, 36, 42, 46, 48, 51, 54, 56, 60 (Totally 17 numbers)

9.       Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you?

(A)        1 hour

(B)        2 hours

(C)        3 hours

(D)        4 hours

Ans: (B)

The books can be arranged in 5! Ways -> 120 ways. Since each arrangement take one minute the total time to arrange in all the ways will be 120 minutes or 2 hours.

10.   Six products U,V,W,X,Y and Z are to be placed in display windows of a shop. There are six display windows numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 and one product is to be put in one window. Moreover U cannot be immediately to the left or immediately to the right of V. W must be immediately to the left of X, Z cannot be in window number 6.

If X is placed in window no:3, then U must be placed in which window?

                Ans: Window No 6

                The arrangement will be as follows:  Z  W  X  V  Y  U

11.   Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point?

Ans: 65 km (Draw a figure and you will get the answer)

Similar question was there in a CAT paper more than a decade ago.

12.   A boy rode his bicycle northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?

(A)        1 km   

(B)        2 km

(C)        3 km   

(D)        5 km

Ans: (B) Simple question. Draw a figure to get the answer.

13.   Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

The future of women in India is quite bright and let us hope that they will justify their abilities by rising to the occasion. Napoleon was right when he declared that by educating the women we can educate the whole nation. Because a country can never rise without the contribution of 50% of their population.

The passage best supports the statement that:

(A)        India is striving hard for the emancipation of women.

(B)        all women should be well educated.

(C)        a nation can progress only when women are given equal rights and opportunities as   men.

(D)        Women ought to be imparted full freedom to prove their worth and contribute to the progress of the nation.

Ans: (D)

14.   Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

The virtue of art does not allow the work to be interfered with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it alone shall touch the work in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.

This passage best supports the statement that:

(A)        art is governed by external rules and conditions.

(B)        art is for the sake of art and life.

(C)        art is for the sake of art alone.

(D)        artist realises his dreams through his artistic creation.

Ans: (C)

15.   The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge, together with the charge of the distance covered. For a journey of 16 km, the charges paid are Rs. 156 and for a journey of 24 km, the charges paid are Rs. 204. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?

Ans: Rs 240

Let ‘x’ be the fixed charge and ‘y’ the per km charge. Then we have two equations as under:

X + 16y = 156 ----------------- (i)

X + 24y = 204 ----------------  (ii)

Subtracting (i) from (ii) we get the value of Y as Rs 6.00 and the value of x as Rs 60.00

Substituting these values, the amount for a distance of 30 km will be:

60 + (30*6) = 240.00