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.