Accenture - Verbal & Reasoning - 4

Accenture – Verbal & Reasoning - 4

Directions for Questions 1-3: Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.

1. I will be here __________ Thursday and Friday.

A. During

B. for

C. until

D. after

Ans: (A)

2. I have been here ______ three years

A. since

B. from

C. for

D. none of the above

Ans: (C)

3. The sun rose ______the horizon.

A. below

B. over

C. in

D. above

Ans: (D)

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in

Italics from the given options.

4. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

A. Rage

B. Acrimony

C. Asperity

D. Passion

Ans: (A)

5. Malice is a feeling that we should always avoid.

A. Spite

B. Envy

C. Hatred

D. Cruelty

Ans: (A)

6. He was punished for shirking his official work

A. Delegating

B. Slowing

C. avoiding

D. Postponing

Ans: (C)

Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the

blank.

7. Seiko is______ practicing Buddhist

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. none of these

Ans: (C)

8. ___________ awards ceremony at Kremlin would not normally have attracted so

much attention .

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. All the above

Ans: (B)

9. He spilled ___________ milk all over the floor

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. none of these

Ans: (C)

10. I saw _________ movie last night. _____ movie was entertaining.

A. the, A

B. A, the

C. An, A

D. the, the

Ans: (D)

Directions for Questions 11-14: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat

and water vapour from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimetre

of the water is almost saturated with water vapours and the temperature of the air is

close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these differences might

be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface

mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water

vapour content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind, mixes the air. As

the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and consequently the rate

of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of this

phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water,

which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and complicated phenomenon.

When waves are made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy,

which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence.

11. This passage principally intends to:

A. resolve a controversy

B. attempt a description of a phenomenon

C. sketch a theory

D. reinforce certain research findings

E. tabulate various observations

Ans: (B)

12. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following

according to the given passage?

I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.

II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean

and the air.

III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

E. I, II, and III

Ans: (A)

13. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and

moisture transfer from the ocean to air as

A. revolutionary

B. inconsequential

C. outdated

D. derivative

E. incomplete

Ans: (E)

14. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until

there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur?

A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated

with water vapours.

B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean

surface.

C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air

closest to the ocean surface.

D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture

transfer.

E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air

higher up would be the same.

Ans: (A)

Directions for Questions 15-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many

previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than socio political

criteria to its subject. Rosenblatt points out that criticism of Black writing has very

often served as a pretext for an expounding on Black history. The recent work of

Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clearly political

standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it

propounds.

Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in ideological

ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories primarily as

instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Affinities and

connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenblatt's literary analysis;

these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored by solely political

studies.

The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving

satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a

sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping

together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from other

modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work Rosenblatt

demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an identifiable,

coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and designs, which are

independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past eighty years. These

concerns and designs are thematic, and they come from the central fact of the

predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the novel are situated

irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or they rebel against

it.

Rosenblatt's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis

allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to judge

the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an

attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example, certain novels

have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the authors working

out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart from this, the style

of certain Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on expressionism or

surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that

portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by

more naturalistic modes of expressions?

Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenblatt talks about in his work makes for an

astute and worthwhile study. His book very effectively surveys a variety of novels,

highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson's

Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Black Fiction is tightly constructed, and

Level headed and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its forthright and lucid style.

15. The author of the passage raises an objection to criticism of Black

fiction like that by Addison Gayle as it:

A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works

B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction

C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction

D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction

E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black

identity exhibited in such fiction.

Ans: (D)

16. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is:

A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism

B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject

C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism

D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism

E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of

criticism.

Ans: (A)

17. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have improved had Rosenblatt:

A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and historical aspects of Black Fiction

B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors

C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in

Black fiction throughout its history

D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique literary tradition

E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analysed thematically.

Ans: (E)

18. Rosenblatt's discussion of Black Fiction is:

A. Pedantic and contentious

B. Critical but admiring

C. Ironic and deprecating

D. Argumentative but unfocused

E. Stilted and insincere.

Ans: (B)

19. According to the given passage the author would be least likely to

approve which among the following?

A. Analysing the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black writers

B. Attempting a critical study, which applies socio political criteria to

the autobiographies of Black authors

C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits

of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes

D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the context of Black history

E. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic qualities unique to Black fiction?

Ans: (C)

20. From the following options, which does the author not make use of while discussing Black Fiction?

A. Rhetorical questions

B. Specific examples

C. Comparison and contrast

D. Definition of terms

E. Personal opinion.

Ans: (D)

TCS - Recent Questions - 4

TCS – Recent Questions – 4

1.       In an office, at various times during the day the boss gives the secretary a letter to type, each time putting the letter on top of the pile in the secretary's inbox. Secretary takes the top letter and types it.  Boss delivers in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Which cannot be the order in which the secretary types?
a) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
b) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1
c) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ans: (b)
Assuming the typist types letter No 4, the boss comes and place letter No 5 on top. There are only five letters and so, beneath the letter No 5 should be letter No 3. Hence the sequence under option (b) is not correct.

2.       Sum of two numbers is 50 & sum of their reciprocals 1/12. Find the two numbers.

Ans: The numbers are 20 & 30

X + y = 50 -> x = 50 – y

1/x + 1/y = 1/12.   Substituting the value of ‘x’ in this we have -> 1/50-y + 1/y = 1/12

Solving we get -> y² – 50y + 600 = 0

This can be written as y² – 30y – 20y + 600 = 0. This can further be written as

Y(y-30)  - 20(y-30) = 0 Thus we get two value for ‘y’ as 30 and 20.

Substituting either of the value we get value for ‘x’ as 20 or 30.

Hence, the two numbers are 20 and 30

3.       Two cars start from the same point at the same time towards the same destination which is 420 km away.  The first and second car travel at respective speeds of 60 kmph and 90 kmph.  After travelling for some time the speeds of the two cars get interchanged.  Finally the second car reaches the destination one hour earlier than the first.  Find the time after which the speeds get interchanged?

Ans: 4 hours.

Let the two cars be A and B and the total time taken by them to reach the destination be ‘X’ and ‘Y’.  Let the speeds of the car be interchanged after  ‘t’ hours. Now we have the following:

Car A:  60t + 90(X-t) = 420 -> 90X – 30t = 420. ------------- (I)

Car B:  90t + 60(Y-t) = 420 -> 60Y + 30t = 420. --------------(II)

Adding (I) and (II) we get -> 90X + 60Y = 840. We are informed the second car reaches the destination one hour earlier than the first car. Car B reaches One hour earlier than Car A.

So, we have (X – Y) = 1 or Y = X – 1. Substituting this value of Y we get

90X + 60(X-1) = 840 solving we get the value of ‘X’ as 6. Apply this value in equation (I) and we get the value of ‘t’ as 4 hours.

4.       Kate wanted to buy 2kgs of apples. The vendor kept the 2kg weight on the right side and weighed 4 apples for that.  She doubted on the correctness of the balance and placed 2 kg weight on the left side and she could weight 14 apples for 2 kg. If the balance was correct how many apples she would have got?
Ans: 9 apples

From the information it is apparent the left pan is heavier than the right pan. Let the difference in weight between the two pans be ‘w’

When the vendor weighed -> 2kg = 4 A (apples) But actually 4 A + w. ------- (1)

When Kate weighed ->  2 + w = 14 A -----------------------(2)

Equating the two and solving we get number of Apples as 18 distributed in both the pans. Thus she would have got 9 apples for 2kg.

5.       In a staircase, there are 10 steps. A child is attempting to climb the staircase. Each time she can either make 1 step or 2 steps.  In how many different ways can she climb the staircase?
a) 10
b) 22
c) 36
d) None of these
Ans: (d)
The question is best answered using the Fibonacci series, with the starting terms as 1, 2. The series then will go as 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc.

6.       Letters of alphabets are consecutively assigned with numbers with 1 assigned to A and 26 to Z.  By 27th letter we mean A 28th B. In general 26m+n, m and n negative integers is the same as the letters numbered n. 
A strange country military general sends this secret message keeping p=6 with the following codification scheme. In codifying a sentence, the 1st time a letter occurs it is replaced by the ‘p’ th letter from it. 2nd time if it occurs it is replaced by P^2 letter from it. 3rd time it occurs  it is replaced by p^3 letter from it.   What is the code word for ABBATIAL
a) GHNNZOOR
b) GHKJZOHR
c) GHHGZOGR
d) GHLKZOIR
Ans: (d)
First letter A should be coded as 1 + 6 = 7 -> G   (Occurring for the first time)

            Second letter B to be coded as 2 + 6 = 8 -> H      (Occurring for the first time)

           Third letter B should be coded as 2 + 36 = 38 – 26 = 12 -> L  (Second time occurrence)

           Fourth letter A to be coded as 1 + 36 = 37 – 26 = 11 -> K (Second time occurrence)

           Likewise for the other letters. Answer is  GHLKZOIR            

7.       If f(1)=4 and f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)+7xy+4, then f(2)+f(5)=?

Ans : 125

                Let us keep x = 1 and y = 1

                f(1+1) = f(1) + f(1) + 7 x 1 x 1 + 4 => 4 + 4 + 7 + 4 -> f(2) -> 19.

               

                Let x =2 and y = 2

                F(2+2) = f(2) + f(2) + 7 x 2 x 2 + 4 => f(4) -> 19 +19 + 7 x 2 x 2 + 4 -> 70

                Let x = 1 and y = 4

                f(1 + 4) = f(1) + f(4) + 7 x 1 x 4 +4.  Substituting the value f(1) = 4 and f(4) = 70

We have  ->  4 + 70 + 28 + 4 = 106 ----- f(5)

Hence the value of f(2) + f(5)  = 19 + 106 ->  125.

8.       If f(f(n))+f(n)=2n+3 and f(0)=1, what is the value of f(2012)?
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
d) 4095
Ans: (c)

Let n = 0   then f{f(0)} + f(0) = 2(0) + 3 -> f(1) + 1 = 3 ->  f(1) = 3-1 = 2

Let n = 1   then f{f(1)} + f(1) = 2(1) + 3 -> f(2) + 2 = 2(1) + 3 = 5 -> f(2) 5 – 2 = 3

On the same basis

f(2012) is equal to 2013.

9.       The sum of three digits of a number is 17.  The sum of the square of the digits is 109.  If we subtract 495 from the number, the digits of the number are reversed.  Find the number.
Ans: 863

Let the digits of the number be  A, B, and C.   then,

A + B + C = 17 ----------- (1)

A² + B² + C² = 109 -------(2)       since the number is three digits

100A + 10B + C – 495 = 100C + 10B + A -----(3)

From (3) we get (A – C) = 5. Now applying trial and error method we can have the following combinations for the three digits A, B and C namely

(6, 10, 1),  (7, 8, 2), (8, 6, 3), (9, 4, 4)  Of these (8, 6, 3) satisfies the condition.

Hence the answer is 8, 6, 3

10.   5000 voted in an election between two candidates. 14% of the votes were invalid. The winner won by a margin approximately closer to 15%. Find the number of votes secured by the winner.
a)2650                   b)2564                  c)2473                   d)2360

Ans: (c)

Total votes polled 5000. Invalid votes 14% equalling to 700. Hence valid votes -> 4300

The margin of victory approx. 15%  ->  15% of 4300 -> 645.

Excluding the margin the remaining votes were equally shared by the two candidates. Thus the share of each is 4300 – 645 = 3655/2 -> 1828 (approx.)

Hence the votes secured by the winning candidate is his share plus the margin of victory votes ---  1828 + 645 = 2473.

Accenture - Verbal & Reasoning - 3

ACCENTURE – Verbal & Reasoning - 3

Section-A- Verbal Reasoning

Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

1. Instead of putting up a united front against on common enemy, the medieval states frittered away their energy in internecine warfare.

A)        mutually destructive  

B)       baneful

C)        pernicious       

D)        detrimental

Ans: (A)

2. Being a member of this club, he has certain rights.

A)        status  

B)        truth

C)        virtues

D)        privileges

Ans: (D)

Questions (3-7) Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow

What needs to be set right is our approach to work.  It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forgot the ministers because they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The administration set up remains weak mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.

3. According to the writer, the administration in India

A.        is by and large effective                      B.  is very strict and firm

C.        is affected by red tape                         D.  is more or less ineffective

Ans: (D)

4. The leadership in administration

A)        sets a fine example to the employees

B)        is of a reasonably high standard

C)        is composed of idealists

D)        is of a very poor standard

Ans: (D)

5. The central idea of passage could be best expressed by the following

A)        The employee outlook towards work is justified

B)        The employee must change their outlook towards work

C)        The employees would never change their work culture

D)        The employer-employee relationship is far from healthy

Ans: (B) 

6. The word 'assessment' means

A)        enquiry           

B)        report

C)        evaluation       

D)        summary

Ans: (C)

7. The employees in our country

A)        are quite punctual but not duty conscious

B)        are not punctual, but somehow manage to complete their work

C)        are somewhat lazy but good natured

D)        are not very highly qualified

Ans: (A)

8. Introducing a woman, Shashank said, "She is the mother of the only daughter of my son."      How that woman is related to Shashank?

A)        Daughter        

B)        Sister-in-law

C)        Wife   

D)        Daughter-in-law

Ans: (D)

9. Anupam said to a lady sitting in a car, "The only daughter of the brother of my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of your sister." How the husband of the lady is related to Anupam?

A)        Maternal uncle           

B)        Uncle

C)        Father 

D)        Son-in-law

Ans: (D)

10. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting?

A)        Between B and D      

B)        Between B and C

C)        Between E and D      

D)        Between C and E

Ans: (B)

Pick out the best one which can complete the incomplete sentence correctly and meaningfully.

11. With great efforts his son succeeded in convincing him not to donate his entire wealth to an orphanage ......

A)        and lead the life of a wealthy merchant

B)        but to a home for the forsaken children

C)        and make an orphan of himself

D)        as the orphanage needed a lot of donations

E)        as the orphanage had been set up by him

Ans: (C)

12. Select the pair which has the same relationship.

MUNDANE : SPIRITUAL

A)        common : ghostly         

B)        worldly : unworldly

C)        routine : novel  

D)        secular : clerical

Ans: (B)

13. Select the word or pharse which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase.

It was universally characterized as a progressive measure.

A)        regressive       

B)        obstructive

C)        retrograde       

D)        abhorrent

Ans: (A)

14. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements

Question: What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight?

Statements:

   1. One-fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.

   2. The total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight of two poles.

A)        I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient

B)        II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient

C)        Either I or II is sufficient

D)        Neither I nor II is sufficient

E)         Both I and II are sufficient

Ans: (C)

15. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements

A thoroughly blended biscuit mix includes only flour and baking powder. What is the ratio of the number of grams of baking powder to the number of grams of flour in the mix?

(1) Exactly 9.9 grams of flour is contained in 10 grams of the mix.

(2) Exactly 0.3 gram of baking powder is contained in 30 grams of the mix.

A) Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement is sufficient alone.

B) Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and additional data is needed to answer the statements.

C) Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked

D) Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.

E) Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.

Ans: (D)

16. A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was

Ans: (8)

Let ‘x’ be the number of persons originally planned. Hence the average for ‘x’ persons -> 96/x

Four persons didn’t turn up. Hence the new average is -> 96/x-4. This has caused an increase in contribution of Rs 4.00

We now have an equation -à   96/x – 96/x-4 = 4  Solving we get an equation x^2 – 4x – 96 = 0

And we get values for x as -8 and 12. As the value cannot be negative the value of x = 12 (The original planned number of persons.) Since 4 persons backed out the answer is 12 – 4 = 8

17. A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?

Ans: (9)

1.       The shooter replies all but six are sparrows.

2.       He also replies all but six are pigeons ( We now know the six are sparrows and ducks)

3.       He further states that all but six are ducks.

These assumptions are possible only when he has 3 numbers each of Sparrow/ Pigeon and Duck.

Hence the answer is 9

18. From his house, Lokesh went 15 km to the North. Then he turned west and covered 10 km. Then he turned south and covered 5 km. Finally turning to the east, he covered 10 km. In which direction is he from his house?

Ans-North

19. The ratio between the number of passengers travelling by I & II Class between two railway stations is 1 : 50, whereas the ratio of the I & II Class fares between the same stations is 3 : 1. If on a particular day, Rs. 1325 were collected from the passengers travelling between these stations, what was the amount collected from the II Class passengers?

Ans: Rs 1250

Let ‘x’ be the number of I class passengers. Then 50x will be the second class passengers.

Let ‘y’ be the amount collected from each II class passenger. Then each I class passenger pay 3y.

We now have an equation  50x*y + x*3y = 1325. ->  53xy = 1325 -> xy = 25.

Total amount collected from II call passengers is ->  50xy -> 50 * 25 = 1250

20. When Raja was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Raja’s brother is 6 years older than Raja and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Raja’s sister when Raja was born?

Ans: 10 years

Let the ages of Rajah’s brother and sister at the time of his birth be ‘x’ and ‘y’.

Then Rajah’s father’s age is (32 + x) and Mother’s age (25 + y). It is said Rajah’s brother was 6 yers old when he was born.

Hence Rajah’s father’s age is 32 + 6 = 38 years. Rajah’s mother is 3 years younger than the father

And so mother’s age is 38 – 3 = 35 years. ie  25 + y = 35. Hence Y = 10 years.     

CTS - Reasoning - 3

CTS – Reasoning - 3

Directions for Questions 1-5:  (Identify the correct sentence in the following)

1.  A) The boy regretted that he had spend a greater part of his vacation in the chair with a plastered leg.

     B) With a plastered leg, the boy regretted that he had spent a greater part of his vacation in the chair

     C) The boy regretted that a plastered leg he had spent a greater part of his vacation in the chair.

     D) The boy with a plastered leg regretted that he had spent a greater part of his vacation in the chair.

     Ans: (D)

2.  A) If You will pay heed to the small details, the general plans will surely succeed.

      B) If you pay heed to the small details, the general plans will surely succeed.

      C) If you would heed the small details, the general plans would have succeed.

      D) If you heeded to the small details, the general plans would surely succeed.

      Ans: (B)

3.   A) It is a pleasure to see an alligator basking in the sunshine on a river bank as long as 90 feet.

      B) It is a pleasure to see an alligator as long as 90 feet basking in the sunshine on a river bank

      C) It is a pleasure to see an alligator basking in the sunshine as long as 90 feet  on a river bank

      D) It is a pleasure to see an alligator basking as long as 90 feet in the sunshine on a river bank.

      Ans: (B)

4.   A) There will be a meeting in the long room at 4 o'clock of all the boys who play cricket and football.

      B) There will be a meeting of all the boys who play cricket and football in the long room at 4 o'clock.

      C) There will be in the long room at 4 o'clock a meeting of all the boys who play cricket and football

      D) In the long room at 4 o'clock there will be a meeting of all the boys who play cricket and football.

      Ans: (D)

5.  A) We had in this village, some twenty years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who from a         child showed strong propensity for bees. 

     B) Some twenty years ago, we had an idiot boy in this village, who from a child showed strong propensity for bees, whom I well remember.

     C) We had an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who from a child showed strong propensity for bees, in this village some twenty years ago.

     D) In this village, we had an idiot boy some twenty years ago, who from a child showed strong propensity for bees, whom I well remember.

     Ans: (A)

Directions for Questions 6-9:

In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer

(A) If only conclusion I follows;

(B) If only conclusion II follows;

(C) If either I or II follows;

(D) If neither I nor II follows and

(E) If both I and II follow.

6.   Statements:  Most clocks are fans.  Some fans are walls.

       Conclusions:

       I. Some walls are fans        II. Some clocks are walls

       Ans: (D)

7.   Statements:  All birds are dogs.  Some dogs are cats.

      Conclusions:

      I. Some cats are not dogs               II. All dogs are not birds

      Ans: (D)

8.   Statements:    Some fools are intelligent.   Some intelligent are great.

      Conclusions:

      I. Some fools are great          II. All great are intelligent.

      Ans: (D)

9.  Statements:    All Men are married.  Some men are educated.

     Conclusions:

     I. Some married are educated       II. Some educated are married.

     Ans: (E)

Directions for Questions 10-11:

In each questions below are given two statements followed by conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

10.  Statements:    All bags are chalks.     All chalks are bottles.

        Conclusions: 

I.                    Some bottles are bags. 

II.                  All bags are bottles  

III.                All bottles are bags 

IV.                Some chalks are not bags

        A) Only I , II and IV follow    

        B) Only I , III and IV follow. 

        C) Only II, III and IV follow.    

        D)   All Follow   

        E)  none of these

        Ans: (A)

11.  Statements:      Some trees are buses.       All buses are hats

        Conclusions:

I.                    Some trees are hats   

II.                  Some hats are trees         

III.                All hats are buses   

IV.                Some buses are hats 

       A)  None follow s                    

       B)  Only I, II and IV follow. 

       C)  Only II , III and IV follow.   

       D)  All Follow       

       E)  None of these

      Ans: (B)

Directions for Questions (12-20):

In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest. Find out the word which does not belong to the group

12.          A ) Yokel             B) Upshot            C) Lout                  D) Bumpkin

Ans: (B)

13.            A) Sofa               B) Bed                   C) Diwan              D) Chair                E) Table

Ans: (B)

14.          A) Keraunophobia          B) Tonitrophobia             C) Phonophobia               D) Astraphobia

Ans: (C)

(A, B and D relate to fear of Thunder and Lightning while C relates to fear of Sound)

15.          A) HB                     B) ZU                     C) NI                      D) TO                    E) PK

Ans: (A)

16.          A) Printer            B) Author            C) Publisher        D) Correspondent           E) Reader

Ans: (E)

17.          A) EQL                   B) BHF                   C) KTI                    D) SXD                  E) JWM

Ans: (D)

(The sum of the position of the first and the last letter in the Alphabet gives the position of the middle letter)

18.          A) Curd                                 B) Butter              C) Oil                     D) cream

Ans: (C)

19.          A) Poland            B) Greece            C) Spain                D) Korea

Ans : (D)

20.          A) Copper           B) Tin                     C) Brass                D) ZInc

Ans: (C)

21. Mr. A,   Miss B,   Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades.

1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook      2. Miss B sits right to the barber.

3. The washer man is on the left of the tailor.  4. Miss D sits opposite to Mr. C.

What are the trades of A and B?
A) Tailor and Barber            B) Tailor and cook     C) Barber  and cook     D)  Washer man and cook

Ans: (B)

22.  In a pile of 10 books, there are 3 of History, 3 of Hindi, 2 of mathematics and 2 of English. Taking from above, there is an English book between a history and mathematics book, a history book between Mathematics and an English book, a Hindi book between English and a Mathematics book, a Mathematics book between two Hindi books and two Hindi books between a Mathematic and a History book. Book of which subject is at the sixth position from top?      

A. English     B. Hindi    B. Mathematics         C. History
Ans: (B)

23.  On a man's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the man live to be?

Ans: 84 years (It’s an old puzzle repeated many times in various placement papers)

24.  What two numbers have a product of 48 and, when the larger number is divided by the smaller, a quotient of 3?

Ans: 4 and 12 (A similar question had appeared in the TCS placement paper also)

25.  A drove of sheep and chickens have a total of 99 heads and feet. There are twice as many chickens as sheep. How many of each is there?

Ans: Nine sheep and eighteen chickens

(Similar question comprising of two wheelers and four wheelers had appeared in TCS placement paper)