SECTION 1-LOGICAL REASONING
Each of the following series of statements is followed by
four sets. Identify the set that is logically consistent.
EXAMPLE
1.
(a) The gap between the average starting salaries of
teachers and those of other professionals has shrunk in
recent years.
(b) The average age of first year teachers is same as it
was in 1975.
(c) Starting teachers are no longer underpaid.
(d) The extent of a persons formal education is a measure
by which to determine his level of salary.
(e) Over the last few years, the average starting salaries
of other professionals have increased by 20%
(a)ebd (b)bad (c)abc (d)aec
Answer is d; the statement a,e,c are logically sequenced.
Questions :
1.
(a) Japan now produces more semiconductors, than US.
(b) Semiconductors are one of the fastest growing industry
segments.
(c) A decade ago Japan was producing 24% and the US was
producing 22% of the worlds semiconductors, respectively.
(d) 10 years ago Japan ranked third in semiconductor
production.
(e) During the last 10 years Japans production of
semiconductors has increased by 500% while that of the us
has increased by 200%
(a)abd (b)cea (c) edc (d) bcd
2.
(a) Coding program 1 (b) Writing specifications for program
1
(c) Integrating program 1 with other programs (d) Testing
program 1
(e) Collecting cheque from the client of the program
(a)edcba (b)abcde (c)badce (d) abdce
3.
(a) Bob is older than Dinku and Ismer (b) Rahul is oldet
than Dinku
(c) Rahul is younger than Bob (d) Rahul is older than Ismer
(e) Dinku is older than Ismer
(a)edb (b)bcd (c)dab (d)abc
4.
(a) Defining the data type of the variable (b) Using the
variable (c) Declaring the variable
(d) Initializing the variable (e) Remove the variable from
the memory
(a)cadbe (b)abcde (c)cdb (d)acdbe
5.
(a) In the last six months the number of robberies at gun
point in the city has dropped by 18%
(b) Guns are necessary protection against robbers
(c) Strict gun control causes a decrease in violent crime
(d) Most crimes are committed with guns and knives
(e) Six months ago this city's council passed a gun control
law
(a)bda (b) acb (c) ebc (d) eac
6.
(a) All missiles follow a fixed trajectory (b) The
boomerang requires a high degree of skill
(c) A boomerang is a missile (d) The boomerang is used by
Australian aborigines to hunt
(e) A boomerang normally has an elliptical flight path
(a) adc (b)aec (c) cba (d) ebd
7.
(a) Saving the source file (b) Compiler execution (c) Pre-
processor execution
(d) Bug fixing (e) Reading the error file
(a)eabcd (b)acbed (c)abced (d)cbeda
8.
(a) But if powers that be, extended any, how will be the
first one to take might claim
(b) I don't believe in seeking special privileges because
I'm a woman
(c) Let me explain this in context of what happened the
other
(a)bac (b)acb (c) bca (d) abc
9.
(a) A long search produce a comprehensive list of 203
manufacturing firms
(b) The number of workers employed by the firms in the area
ranged from a dozen to approximately 3500
(c) Those concerned with mining and quarrying,
construction ,transport, trade and commerce were excluded
(d) The investigation was confined to manufacturing firms
in the area
(a)bcda (b) bcab (c)abcd (d)dabc
10.
(a) The quickly came back with pots laden with water
(b) The water gurgled out and the dying embers hissed and
send up little curls of vapour
(c) The poured it on the glowing bed of charcoal
(d) The men jumped up and rushed to the river
(a)acdb (b)bacb (c)dabc (d)dcba
SECTION 2-DATA SUFFICIENCY
Each item has a question followed by two statements :
Mark a: If the question can be answered with the help of
statement "1" alone
Mark b: If the question can be answered with the help of
statement "2" alone
Mark c: If the question can be answered with the help of
both the statements but not with the help of either
statement by itself
Mark d: If the question cannot be answered even with the
help of both the given statements
Example:
1. Does winking improve eye sight?
1) During the process of winking the focal power of eyes
improves
2) Experiments have shown that eye exercise lead to an
improvement in eye sight
Answer: d because neither 1 or 2 is adequate.
Questions :
11. Each floor of a 3 storeyed building is occupied and a
total of 15 people live in the building. How many live on
the first floor?
1) The no. of people living in the first floor is an odd
number
2) The no. of people living on the first floor double the
number living on the second floor
12. Program 1 can be implemented
1) Program 1 is tested and error free
2) The implementation site is ready
13. The sum of digits of a 5 digit no. is 10. The digit in
the ten thousandth place is cube of that of units place.
what is the number.
1) The digits in the thousandth, hundredth and tenth place
are equal
2) The digit in the units and tenth place are not equal
14. If I deposit Rs.1000 in the bank now and withdraw the
amount only at the end of the year how much will I get?
1) The rate of compound interest is 12% per year
2) The interest is deposited in the account at the end of
every six months
15. Variable "X" is an address variable.
1) The value of variable "X" is "adbcf"
2) Program has a statement X =&Y
16. Is white color the best reflector of light?
1) The lower a color's reflection index the better its
power of reflection
2) White has a reflection index of 0.28
17. Does Mehta work in an advertising agency?
1) Mehta begins work at 9 am in the morning and works till
9 in the night
2) Mehta is a copywriter
18. Is it true that Maggi Noodles success was largely due
to its ability to satisfy a latent consumer need?
1) Before the entry of Maggi Noodles, Others did not have
access to a food item which was convenient to prepare and
could be consumed between meals.
2) Maggi Noodles was an instant hit with ladies who had
children in the range of 10 to 12 years
19. Sachin wrote Program 1
1) It is found in the directory c:\user\sachin
2) Sachin tested Program 1
20. Are all Argots also Knicks?
1) All Argots are Drones
2) All Drones are Knicks
21. Does classical music aid plant growth?
1) Music aids in the development of sugar in plants.
2) In an experiment conducted, its was observed that plants
exposed to classical music grew by 5cm more than plants not
exposed to classical music in the same period.
22. Are cheques the safest method of making a payment.
1) Cheques are more convenient than cash in making and
resolving payments.
2) Payment by cheques eliminate the risk involved in
handling cash.
23. Networking is working fine.
1) Computer A is able to talk to Computer B
2) Both Computer A & B are Pentium Machines.
24. Is it true that smiling is easier than frowning?
1) Smiling requires the movement of 14 facial muscles while
frowning requires the movement of 24 facial muscles.
2) Moving every facial muscles requires the same amount of
effort.
25. Is it true that the Carpenter lives on the first floor.?
1) the Barber lives two floors above the black smith who in
turn stays one floor above the carpenter.
2) the blacksmith lives two floors above the weaver who
lives one floor below the carpenter in a three storeyed
building.
aditi analytical interview questions
SECTION 3 - ANALYTICAL
Questions 26-29 are based on the following:
At a formal dinner for 8, the host and the hostess are
seated at opposite ends of a rectangular table, with 3
persons along each side. Each man must be seated next to at
least to 1 woman, and vice versa. Alan is opposite to
Diana, who is not the hostess. George has a woman on his
right and is opposite to a woman. Helga is at the hostess's
right, next to Frank. One person is seated between Belinda
and Carol.
26.The 8th person present, Eric must be
(a) the host
(b) seated to Diana's right
(c) seated opposite to Carol
(a)a only (b)c only (c)b and c (d)a, b and c
27. If each person is placed directly opposite to his or
her spouse, which of the following pairs must be married.
a)George and Helga
b)Belinda and Frank
(c)Carol and Frank
(d)George and Belinda
28. Which person is not seated next to a person of the same
sex.?
(a)Alan (b) Belinda (c) Carol (d) Diana
29. George is bothered by the cigarette smoke of his
neighbor and exchanges seats with the person 4 places to
his left. Which of the following must be true following the
exchange?
(a) No one is seated between two persons of the opposite
sex.
(b) one side of the table consists entirely of persons of
the same sex.
(c) Either the host or hostess has changed seats
(a) A only (b)C only (c)A and B (d)B and C
Questions 30 - 33 are based on the following:
The hotel Miramar has two wings, the east wing and the west
wing. Some east wing rooms but not all, have an ocean view.
All west wing rooms have a harbor view. The charge for all
rooms is identical except for the following.
There is an extra charge for all harbor view rooms on or
above third floor. There is an extra charge for all ocean
view rooms except those without balcony. Some harbor view
rooms on the first two floors and some east wing rooms
without ocean view have kitchen facilities for which there
is an extra charge. Only the ocean view and harbor view
rooms have balconies.
30. A guest may avoid an extra charge by requesting
(a)A west wing room on one of the first two floors.
(b)A west wing room on the fourth floor without balcony.
(c)An East wing room without balcony. (d)Any room without
kitchen.
31. Which of the following must be true if all conditions
are as stated?
(a)All rooms above the third floor involves extra charges.
(b)No room without an ocean or harbor view or kitchen
facilities involves extra charge.
(c)There is no extra charge for an east wing room without
ocean view.
(d)There is no extra charge for any room without Kitchen
facilities.
32. which of the following must be false if all conditions
are as stated?
(a)some ocean viewing rooms do not involve an extra charge
(b)all rooms with kitchen facilities involve an extra charge
(c)some west viewing rooms above the second floor do not
involve an extra charge
(d)some harbor viewing rooms do not involve an extra charge
33. Which of the following can not be determined on the
basis of the information given?
(a)whether there are any rooms without a balcony for which
extra charge is imposed
(b)whether any room without at kitchen or a view involves
an extra charge
(c)whether two extra charges are imposed for any room (d)
none of the above
Questions 34 to 37 are based on the following:
Four cards of different suits are dealt one apiece to A, B,
C and D.
B says: Mine is not a club. A says: Mine is not a spade.
D says: Mine is not a diamond. C says: Mine is not a spade.
A says: Mine is not a heart.
34. A held
(a)heart (b)clubs (c)diamonds (d) spade
35. B held
(a)heart (b)clubs (c)diamonds (d)spade
36. C held
(a)heart (b)clubs (c)diamonds (d)spade
37. D held
(a) heart (b) clubs (c) diamonds (d)spade
Questions 38 to 40 are based on the following:
In a magical temple there are 3 doorways each leading to
the interior of the temple. Every door way has an idol just
inside. The magical powers of the temple doubles the
flowers a devotee carries every time he/she passes under a
doorway. Each devotee has to pass on straight through the
doorway and cannot retrace his steps till he comes to the
innermost idol.
38. Ram carries X flowers at each idol he places an
identical number of flowers Y. He returns from the temple
without a single flower. X was most probably
(a)2 (b)5 (c)6 (d)7
39. In the situation above Y was most probably
(a) 8(b)5(c)6(d)7
40. If Sita took 8 flowers to the temple and offered 4
flowers each to the first two idols then by the time she
faces the third idol she has
(a)40 flowers (b)36 flowers (c)52 flowers (d) 56 flowers
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SECTION 4 - COMPUTATIONAL
41. 2 passengers have together 560 kgs of luggage and are
charged for the excess above the weight allowed at 10$ and
26$. If all the luggage had belonged to one of them he
would have to pay 46$. The amount of luggage each passenger
is allowed without any charge is
(a)100 kg (b)150 kg (c)160 kg (d)Insufficient data
42. 6 pigs cost the same as 9 sheep. 27 sheep cost the same
as 30 goats. 50 goats cost the same as 3 elephants. If two
elephants cost $4800, then the cost of one pig in dollar is
(a)120 (b)240 (c)105 (d)250
43. A wholesaler allows a discount of 20 % on the list
price to the retailer. The retailer sells at 5% below the
list price. If the customer pays Rs.19 for an article what
profit is made by the retailer on it?
(a)Rs.2 (b)Rs.3 (c)Rs.4 (d)Rs.4.5
44. A circular metal plate of even thickness has 12 holes
of radius 1 cm drilled into it. As a result the plate lost
1/6th its original weight. The radius of the circular plate
is
(a)16sqrt2 (b)8sqrt2 (c)32sqrt2 (d)sqrt72
45. 3 machines a,b,c can be used to produce a product.
Machine a will take 60 hours to produce a million units.
Machine b is twice as fast as machine a. Machine c takes
the same amount of time as machine a and b taken together.
How much time will be required to produce a million units
if all the three machines are used simultaneously?
(a)12 hours (b)10 hours (c)8 hours
