Aptitude Questions with answers

Aptitude Questions1.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?(a)15(b)12(c)18(d)10

Ans. (b)2.If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?

(a)12(b)8(c)16(d)6

Ans. (b)3. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?(a) 99/1020(b) 99/10(c) 0.9(d) none of theseAns. (a)4.Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 minsand Pipe C canempty the same in 40 mins.If all of them worktogether, find the timetaken to fill the tank(a) 17 1/7 mins(b) 20 mins(c) 8 mins(d) none of theseAns. (a)5. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9hours a day.Howmany hour a day should 40 men work to complete thejob?(a) 8 hrs(b) 7 1/2 hrs(c) 7 hrs(d) 9 hrsAns. (b)6. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38and product 1728(a) 12(b) 20(c) 8(d) none of theseAns. (c)7. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kmsdownstream in 4hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and thespeed of thewater current?

(a) 1/2 kmph(b) 7/12 kmph(c) 5 kmph(d) none of theseAns. (b)8. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot ofside 12m by a rope7m long.Find the area it can graze?(a) 38.5 sq.m(b) 155 sq.m(c) 144 sq.m(d) 19.25 sq.mAns. (a)9. Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of atube station. Hefound that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30seconds toreach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairshe would onlyrequire 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the timeis measured fromthe moment the top step begins to descend to thetime he steps offthe last step at the bottom, find out the height ofthe stair way insteps?Ans.46 steps.10. The average age of 10 members of a committee isthe same as it was4 years ago, because an old member has been replacedby a youngmember. Find how much younger is the new member ?Ans.40 years.11. Three containers A, B and C have volumes a, b, andc respectively;and container A is full of water while the other twoare empty. Iffrom container A water is poured into container Bwhich becomes 1/3full, and into container C which becomes 1/2 full, howmuch water isleft in container A?12. ABCE is an isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is arectangle. AB = 10and EC = 20. What is the length of AE?Ans. AE = 10.13. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to thecircle at A andB respectively and the chord BC is parallel totangent PA. If AC = 6cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9 cm, then whatis the length ofthe chord BC?Ans. BC = 4 cm.15 Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary

pack of cards.Find the probability that they will consist of a king,a queen and an ace.Ans. 64/2210.16. A number of cats got together and decided to killbetween them999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number ofmice. Each catkilled more mice than there were cats. How many catsdo you thinkthere were ?Ans. 991.17. If Log2 x - 5 Log x + 6 = 0, then what would thevalue / values ofx be?Ans. x = e2 or e3.18. The square of a two digit number is divided byhalf the number.After 36 is added to the quotient, this sum is thendivided by 2.The digits of the resulting number are the same asthose in theoriginal number, but they are in reverse order. Theten's place ofthe original number is equal to twice the differencebetween itsdigits. What is the number?Ans. 4619.Can you tender a one rupee note in such a mannerthat there shallbe total 50 coins but none of them would be 2 paisecoins.?Ans. 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 tenpaise coins, and 1twenty-five paise coins.20.A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Eachhour, it hops3ft. and slips back 2ft. How much time would it takethe monkey toreach the top?Ans.18 hours.21. What is the missing number in this series? 8 214 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12Ans. 922. A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixingbrand A at Rs.9 akg. with brand B at Rs.4 a kg. If the mixture is worthRs.7 a kg., howmany kgs. of brand A are needed to make 40kgs. ofthe mixture?Ans. Brand A needed is 24kgs.23. A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times myson's age. Myfather is 40 years more than twice my age. Togetherthe three of us

are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo?Ans. 360 years old.24. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs infront of me.The other one also shouts that he too had two behindhim. How many arethey?Ans. Three.25. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each dayeating 6 more thanthe previous day. How many bananas did he eat on thefirst day?Ans. Eight.26. If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how longwill it take toboil four eggs?Ans. Five minutes.27. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour handat intervals of64 minutes of correct time. How much a day does theclock gain or lose?Ans. 32 8/11 minutes.28. Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2= 5/9.Ans. x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or -3/2.29. Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During lastmonth its ratewas Rs. 16 per kg. By how much percent should a familyreduce itsconsumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?Ans. 20 %.30. Find the least value of 3x + 4y if x2y3 = 6.Ans. 10.31. Can you find out what day of the week was January12, 1979?Ans. Friday.32. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days,when given at arate of 850 grams per head. At the end of 7 days areinforcementarrives and it was found that now the provisions willlast 8 daysless, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head.How, many more mencan it feed?Ans. 1700 men.33. From 5 different green balls, four different blueballs and threedifferent red balls, how many combinations of ballscan be chosentaking at least one green and one blue ball?Ans. 3720.34. Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A &B can fill itin 20 & 30 minutes respectively while C can empty it

in 15 minutes.If A, B & C are kept open successively for 1 minuteeach, how soonwill the tank be filled?Ans. 167 minutes.35. A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40minutes late. What ishis usual time? Ans. 3 hours 20 minutes.

36.For a motorist there are three ways going from CityA to City C. Byway of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is$0.75. A tunnelbetween the two cities is a distance of 10 miles andtoll is $1.00 forthe vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each passenger. Atwo-lanehighway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city Band then 20miles in a northwest direction to City C.

1. Which is the shortest route from B to C

(a) Directly on toll free highway to City C(b) The bridge(c) The Tunnel(d) The bridge or the tunnel(e) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the tollfree highway

Ans. (a)

2. The most economical way of going from City A toCity B, in terms oftoll and distance is to use the

(a) tunnel(b) bridge(c) bridge or tunnel(d) toll free highway(e) bridge and highway

Ans. (a)

3. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City Aevery working day.His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay forlateness. Whichfactor would most influence his choice of the bridgeor the tunnel ?

(a) Whether his wife goes with him

(b) scenic beauty on the route(c) Traffic conditions on the road, bridge and tunnel(d) saving $0.25 in tolls(e) price of gasoline consumed in covering additional10 miles on thebridge

Ans. (a)

4. In choosing between the use of the bridge and thetunnel the chieffactor(s) would be:I. Traffic and road conditionsII. Number of passengers in the carIII. Location of one's homes in the center oroutskirts of one of thecitiesIV. Desire to save $0.25

(a) I only(b) II only(c) II and III only(d) III and IV only(e) I and II only

Ans. (a)

37.The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarilyin that order,stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10D is 3 less than AB is the middle termF is as much less than B as C is greater than DG is greater than F

1. The fifth integer is(a) A(b) C(c) D(d) E(e) F

Ans. (a)

2. A is as much greater than F as which integer isless than G(a) A(b) B(c) C(d) D(e) E

Ans. (a)

3. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is(a) 8(b) 10(c) 12(d) 14(e) 16

Ans. (a)

4. A - F = ?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4(e) Cannot be determined

Ans. (a)

5. An integer T is as much greater than C as C isgreater than E. Tcan be written as A + E. What is D?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) Cannot be determined

Ans. (a)

6. The greatest possible value of C is how muchgreater than thesmallest possible value of D?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) 6

Ans. (a)

38.1. All G's are H's2. All G's are J's or K's3. All J's and K's are G's4. All L's are K's5. All N's are M's6. No M's are G's

1. If no P's are K's, which of the following must betrue?

(a) All P's are J's(b) No P is a G(c) No P is an H(d) If any P is an H it is a G(e) If any P is a G it is a J

Ans. (a)

2. Which of the following can be logically deducedfrom the conditionsstated?

(a) No M's are H's(b) No M's that are not N's are H's(c) No H's are M's(d) Some M's are H's(e) All M's are H's

Ans. (a)

3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one ormore of theconditions?

(a) All H's are G's(b) All H's that are not G's are M's(c) Some H's are both M's and G's(d) No M's are H's(e) All M's are H's

Ans. (a)

4. The statement "No L's are J's" isI. Logically deducible from the conditions statedII. Consistent with but not deducible from theconditions statedIII. Deducible from the stated conditions togetherwith the additionalstatement "No J's are K's"

(a) I only(b) II only(c) III only(d) II and III only(e) Neither I, II nor III

Ans. (a)

39.In country X, democratic, conservative and justiceparties havefought three civil wars in twenty years. TO restorestability anagreement is reached to rotate the top officesPresident, PrimeMinister and Army Chief among the parties so that eachparty controlsone and only one office at all times. The three topoffice holdersmust each have two deputies, one from each of theother parties. Eachdeputy must choose a staff composed of equally membersof his or herchiefs party and member of the third party.

1. When Justice party holds one of the top offices,which of thefollowing cannot be true

(a) Some of the staff members within that office arejustice party members(b) Some of the staff members within that office aredemocratic partymembers(c) Two of the deputies within the other offices arejustice party members(d) Two of the deputies within the other offices areconservativeparty members(e) Some of the staff members within the other officesare justiceparty members.

Ans. (a)

2. When the democratic party holds presidency, thestaff of the primeminister's deputies are composedI. One-fourth of democratic party membersII. One-half of justice party members and one-fourthof conservativeparty membersIII. One-half of conservative party members andone-fourth of justiceparty members.

(a) I only(b) I and II only(c) II or III but not both(d) I and II or I and III(e) None of these

Ans. (a)

3. Which of the following is allowable under the rulesas stated:

(a) More than half of the staff within a given officebelonging to asingle party(b) Half of the staff within a given office belongingto a single party(c) Any person having a member of the same party ashis or herimmediate superior(d) Half the total number of staff members in allthree officesbelonging to a single party(e) Half the staff members in a given office belongingto partiesdifferent from the party of the top office holder inthat office.

Ans. (a)

4. The office of the Army Chief passes fromConservative to Justiceparty. Which of the following must be fired.

(a) The democratic deputy and all staff membersbelonging to Justice party(b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staffmembers(c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservativestaff members inthe chief of staff office(d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or herstaff membersbelonging to Conservative party(e) No deputies and all staff members belonging toconservative parties.

Ans. (a)

40.In recommendations to the board of trustees atuition increase of$500 per year, the president of the university said"There were nostudent demonstrations over the previous increases of$300 last yearand $200 the year before". If the president'sstatement is accurate

then which of the following can be validly inferredfrom theinformation given:I. Most students in previous years felt that theincreases werejustified because of increased operating costs.II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure ofstudents toprotest the previous tuition increases.III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over newtuition increases.

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

Ans. (a)

41. The office staff of XYZ corporation presentlyconsists of threebookeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H.The management isplanning to open a new office in another city using 2bookeepers and 3secretaries of the present staff . To do so they planto seperatecertain individuals who don't function well together.The followingguidelines were established to set up the new officeI. Bookeepers A and C are constantly finding faultwith one anotherand should not be sent together to the new office as ateamII. C and E function well alone but not as a team ,they should beseperatedIII. D and G have not been on speaking terms andshouldn't go togetherIV Since D and F have been competing for promotionthey shouldn't be ateam1.If A is to be moved as one of the bookeepers,whichof the followingcannot be a possible working unit.

A.ABDEHB.ABDGHC.ABEFHD.ABEGH

Ans.B

2.If C and F are moved to the new office,how manycombinations arepossible

A.1B.2C.3D.4

Ans.A

3.If C is sent to the new office,which member of thestaff cannot gowith C

A.BB.DC.FD.G

Ans.B

4.Under the guidelines developed,which of thefollowing must go to thenew office

A.BB.DC.ED.G

Ans.A

5.If D goes to the new office,which of the followingis/are true

I.C cannot goII.A cannot goIII.H must also go

A.I onlyB.II onlyC.I and II onlyD.I and III only

Ans.D

42.After months of talent searching for anadministrative assistant tothe president of the college the field of applicantshas been narrowed

down to 5--A, B, C, D, E .It was announced that thefinalist would bechosen after a series of all-day group personalinterviews wereheld.The examining committee agreed upon the followingprocedure

I.The interviews will be held once a weekII.3 candidates will appear at any all-day interviewsessionIII.Each candidate will appear at least onceIV.If it becomes necessary to call applicants foradditonalinterviews, no more 1 such applicant should be askedto appear thenext weekV.Because of a detail in the written applications,itwas agreed thatwhenever candidate B appears, A should also bepresent.VI.Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that Cwill appear foronly 1 interview.1.At the first interview the following candidatesappear A,B,D.Whichof the follwing combinations can be called for theinterview to beheld next week.

A.BCDB.CDEC.ABED.ABC

Ans.B

2.Which of the following is a possible sequence ofcombinations forinterviews in 2 successive weeks

A.ABC;BDEB.ABD;ABEC.ADE;ABCD.BDE;ACD

Ans.C

3.If A ,B and D appear for the interview and D iscalled foradditional interview the following week,which 2candidates may beasked to appear with D?

I. AII BIII.CIV.EA.I and IIB.I and III onlyC.II and III onlyD.III and IV only

Ans.D

4.Which of the following correctly state(s) theprocedure followed bythe search committee

I.After the second interview all applicants haveappeared at least onceII.The committee sees each applicant a second timeIII.If a third session,it is possible for allapplicants to appear atleast twice

A.I onlyB.II onlyC.III onlyD.Both I and II

Ans.A

43. A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and Cand numbers 1 2and 3When it snows , morning service on B is delayedWhen it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 aredelayed both in themorning and afternoonWhen temp. falls below 30 degrees farenheit afternoonservice iscancelled in either the A line or the 3 line,but not both.When the temperature rises over 90 degrees farenheit,the afternoonservice is cancelled in either the line C or the3 line but not both.When the service on the A line is delayed orcancelled, service on theC line which connects the A line, is delayed.When service on the 3 line is cancelled, service onthe B line whichconnects the 3 line is delayed.Q1. On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degreefarenheit, itsnows all day. On how many lines will service be

affected, including both morning and afternoon.(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5Ans. D

Q2. On Aug 15th with the temperature at 97 degreesfarenheit it beginsto rain at 1 PM. What is the minimum numberof lines on which service will be affected?(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5Ans. C

Q3. On which of the following occasions would servicebe on thegreatest number of lines disrupted.(A) A snowy afternoon with the temperature at 45degree farenheit(B) A snowy morning with the temperature at 45 degreefarenheit(C) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 45degree farenheit(D) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 95degree farenheitAns. B

44. In a certain society, there are two marriagegroups, red andbrown. No marriage is permitted within a group. Onmarriage, malesbecome part of their wives groups; women remain intheir own group.Children belong to the same group as their parents.Widowers anddivorced males revert to the group of their birth.Marriage to morethan one person at the same time and marriage to adirect descendantare forbiddenQ1. A brown female could have hadI. A grandfather born RedII. A grandmother born RedIII Two grandfathers born Brown(A) I only(B) III only(C) I, II and III(D) I and II onlyAns. D

Q2. A male born into the brown group may have(A) An uncle in either group

(B) A brown daughter(C) A brown son(D) A son-in-law born into red groupAns. A

Q3. Which of the following is not permitted under therules as stated.(A) A brown male marrying his father's sister(B) A red female marrying her mother's brother(C) A widower marrying his wife's sister(D) A widow marrying her divorced daughter'sex-husbandAns. B

Q4. If widowers and divorced males retained theirgroup they had uponmarrying which of the following would be permissible (Assume that noprevious marriage occurred)(A) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband(B) A woman marrying her divorced daughter'sex-husband(C) A widower marrying his brother's daughter(D) A woman marrying her mother's brother who is awidower.Ans. D

Q5. I. All G's are H'sII. All G's are J's or K'sIII All J's and K's are G'sIV All L's are K'sV All N's are M'sVI No M's are G's45. There are six steps that lead from the first tothe second floor.No two people can be on the same stepMr. A is two steps below Mr. CMr. B is a step next to Mr. DOnly one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step)Denote the first step by step 1 and second step bystep 2 etc.1. If Mr. A is on the first step, Which of thefollowing is true?(a) Mr. B is on the second step(b) Mr. C is on the fourth step.(c) A person Mr. E, could be on the third step(d) Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C.Ans: (d)2. If Mr. E was on the third step & Mr. B was on ahigher step thanMr. E which step must be vacant(a) step 1(b) step 2(c) step 4

(d) step 5(e) step 6Ans: (a)3. If Mr. B was on step 1, which step could A be on?(a) 2&e only(b) 3&5 only(c) 3&4 only(d) 4&5 only(e) 2&4 onlyAns: (c)4. If there were two steps between the step that A wasstanding andthe step that B was standing on, and A was on a higherstep than D , Amust be on step(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) 6Ans: (c)

5. Which of the following is false

i. B&D can be both on odd-numbered steps in oneconfigurationii. In a particular configuration A and C must eitherboth an oddnumbered steps or both an even-numbered stepsiii. A person E can be on a step next to the vacantstep.(a) i only(b) ii only(c) iii only(d) both i and iiiAns: (c)

46. Six swimmers A, B, C, D, E, F compete in a race.The outcome is asfollows.i. B does not win.ii. Only two swimmers separate E & Diii. A is behind D & Eiv. B is ahead of E , with one swimmer interveningv. F is a head of D1. Who stood fifth in the race ?(a) A(b) B(c) C(d) D(e) EAns: (e)2. How many swimmers seperate A and F ?(a) 1(b) 2

(c) 3(d) 4(e) cannot be determinedAns: (d)3. The swimmer between C & E is(a) none(b) F(c) D(d) B(e) AAns: (a)

4. If the end of the race, swimmer D is disqualifiedby the Judgesthen swimmer B finishes in which place(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4(e) 5Ans: (b)47. Five houses lettered A,B,C,D, & E are built in arow next to eachother. The houses are lined up in the order A,B,C,D, &E. Each of thefive houses has a colored chimney. The roof andchimney of eachhousemust be painted as follows.i. The roof must be painted either green,red ,oryellow.ii. The chimney must be painted either white, black,or red.iii. No house may have the same color chimney as thecolor of roof.iv. No house may use any of the same colors that theevery next houseuses.v. House E has a green roof.vi. House B has a red roof and a black chimney1. Which of the following is true ?(a) At least two houses have black chimney.(b) At least two houses have red roofs.(c) At least two houses have white chimneys(d) At least two houses have green roofs(e) At least two houses have yellow roofsAns: (c)2. Which must be false ?(a) House A has a yellow roof(b) House A & C have different color chimney(c) House D has a black chimney(d) House E has a white chimney(e) House B&D have the same color roof.Ans: (b)3. If house C has a yellow roof. Which must be true.

(a) House E has a white chimney(b) House E has a black chimney(c) House E has a red chimney(d) House D has a red chimney(e) House C has a black chimneyAns: (a)4. Which possible combinations of roof & chimney canhouseI. A red roof 7 a black chimneyII. A yellow roof & a red chimneyIII. A yellow roof & a black chimney

(a) I only(b) II only(c) III only(d) I & II only(e) I&II&IIIAns: (e)48. Find x+2y(i). x+y=10(ii). 2x+4y=20Ans: (b)

49. Is angle BAC is a right angle(i) AB=2BC(2) BC=1.5ACAns: (e)50. Is x greater than y(i) x=2k(ii) k=2yAns: (e)

(Paper) INFOSYS Placement   Paper Material + TIPS Hi ,Its Kumar. After a very long struggle, Finally I have made it thro infosys. Thanks to chetana Mam. For a fresher, this site is absolutely useful.

If you know the procedure of how to prepare the test and what the material needed to prepare for it, then it will be very easy to clear the infy test. This makes the difference of the people who clear the test and the people who does not.

Material Needed :1. Infosys Previous Papers(Very Very Important) ? Prepare as much as u can2. Shakuntala devi puzzles ? 2 books ( Avoid fig. Problems) ? 4 days3. Puzzles by Ravi narula - 1 day (Avoid lengthy questions)4. George summers ( Just u lookout for the logic of how to solve the problem, don?t mind if u get the wrong answer because infy puzzles would be easier than this. )5. Puzzles from brainteasures.com (prepare as much as u can)6. If possible u can read RS Agarwal Reasoning. ( for 8 marks).7. GRE Old edition book (for 8 marks ) ? logical reasoning8. U can also see the probability and the combinations problems.9. puzzles by Mahesh (Interview puzzles would also comes from this book)

Once if u clear the test, then That?s it. 90% of the work is over. In the interview, they will find ur communication skill & ur leadership qualities. They also will give the puzzles to see how u r

solving it.

For me interview was going good and it took for 30 more minutes. They were very friendly, It was like a chatting between the friends. While u attend the

interview, just u stay cool.

The questions they asked during the interview were1. What u learned from your college life ? I said I learned how to move with the people

effectively & also I came to know abt the cost of friendship.2. They didn?t ask one very imp question ? Tell me abt ur self.

But guys, u prepare for it. U can say some 10 points but not more than that.3. Why do u want to join infosys - I said, infy is one of the best management company in India, etc?, then I also said them the awards received by infosys. Before u go for the interview, u can

see infy website, Infy is getting many awards, If u know that, this will add ur value.4. One more thing is that U should not praise too much abt the company, and at the same time u have to intimate them, that if u would be appointed for this concern, u would stay here for a

long time.5. Maintain eye to eye contact. And speak confidently. This is very important.

All the best guys. Work hard, u will get the job soon. 

TCS: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

1. 232 expressed in base-5 is 1412. (Similar Q in different form & number also appeared.)

2. Pick the odd one out:A) SMTP B) HTTP C) ARP D) SAP E) 

3. Pick the odd one out:A) DB2 B) ORACLE C) WAP D) ARP E) (I might have interchanged some choices for Qs 2 & 3. Please check.)

4. The following is not a triangle:A) (60o, 80o, 20o) B) (90o, 60o, 30o) C) (54o, 66o, 60o) D) (69o, 51o, 60o)Ans: A (since sum of the angles in a triangle = 180o.)

5. The following is a planar cube (E, V, F):A) (12, 8, 6) B) (12, 6, 8) C) (6, 6, 8) D) (6, 8, 6)E - no. of edges V - no. of vertices F - no. of facesAns: A

6. The greatest prime number among the following which can be stored in a 6-bit word computer is:A) 61 B) 63 C) 65 D) 67 E) 69

7. Calc. A-(B C) and represent the resulting 8-bit word in decimal form.A 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1B 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1C 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1A-(B C) (I might have interchanged the values of A, B & C but still try this.)

8. Fit a suitable curve with the given data.x y1000 3… …… …… …A) y = log x B) y = log 10x C) y = -10log x D) y = exAns: A

9. How many B's are followed by G's which are not followed by S's in the following series:B B G M P Q B G S K O B G A S B B G D E F B G S T IAns: 4 (Another Q on the same logic was also asked.)

10. M(373,5) + R(3.4) + T(7.7) - R(5.8) = ___M - Modulo R - Round-off T - TruncateAns: 3 + 3 + 7 - 6 = 7(In the above, first term means the remainder obtained after dividing 373 by 5.)

11. Match the following:A) Female - Girl i) A type ofB) Bug - Reptile ii) A superset ofC) Beagle - Dog iii) A part ofD) Piston - Engine iv) Not a part of(Another set like this was also asked.)

12. There is a matrix X of order 7 9 whose elements will be filled column-wise. The address of the first element X(1,1) is 1258. Each element occupies 4 bytes of memory. Then the address of the element X(5,8) is 1473.

13. 5 7 11 ? 25Ans: 17

14. A, B & C can do a piece of work in 8 days. A alone can do it in 12 days and B alone can do it 16 days. Then C alone can do it in ___.

15. The line equation of the following curve is

A) y = ex B) y = tan x C) y = cos x D) x + y = 0Ans: D (For some others, tan x and cos x curves were asked.)

16. A & B can do a piece of work in 12 days. A is capable of doing twice the work as B. In how many days A alone can complete the work?

17. If the first/second, third/fourth, fifth/sixth etc. letters of the word PSYCHIATRIST are interchanged, then the letter which is 8th from right is I .

18. If DCPRY is coded as CBOQX then SPEND can be coded as RODMC.

19. The following is not a triangle:A) (2,3,4) B) (3,4,5) C) (5,5,5) D) (1,3,5)Ans: D (Clue: Sum of any two sides should be greater than the third side.)

20. Temperature in Chennai is measured since 12 noon is given by (t2/9) + 4t + 16. Then the difference in temperatures between 4 pm and 9 pm is ___. (I don't remember the question but can only outline it.)

21. Aeroplane - 12oN 26oE - 20oS 30oW - Longitude - 8 hours to reach destination.(I don't remember the question but can only outline it. Ans: 5 hr. 40 min.)

Quantitative Ability 

1) Bhanu spends 30% of his income on petrol on scooter. ¼ of the remaining on house rent and the balance on food. If he spends Rs.300 on petrol then what is the expenditure on house rent? 

a) Rs.525 b) Rs.1000c) Rs.675 d) Rs.175 

2) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4. What is the original value? 

a) 3/5 b) 4/5 c) 7/8 d) 3/7 

3) The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what % would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?a) 30% b) 60% c) 75% d) 37.5% 

4) The value of ¾ + 5 / 36 + 7 / 144 + …….+17 / 5184 + 19 / 8100 is a) 0.99 b) 0.98 c) 0.95 d) None of these 

5) A sporting goods store ordered an equal number of white and yellow balls. The tennis ball company delivered 45 extra white balls, making the ratio of white balls to

yellow balls 1/5 : 1/6. How many white tennis balls did the store originally order for? a) 450 b) 270 c) 225 d) None of these 

6) A student's grade in a course is determined by 6 quizzes and one examination. If the examination counts thrice as much as each of the quizzes, what fraction of final grade is determined by the examination? 

a) 1/6 b) 1/5 c) 1/3 d) 1/4 

7) A sum of money is divided among A, B and C such that for each rupee A gets, B gets 65paise and C gets 35paise. If C's share is Rs.560, the sum is … 

a) 2400 b) 2800 c) 3200 d) 3800 

8) Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference between his father's and mother's age? 

a) 4 

b) 6 

c) 8 

d) 10 

9) A traveler walks a certain distance. Had he gone half a kilometer an hour faster \, he would have walked it in 4/5 of the time, and had he gone half a Kilometer an hour slower, he would have walked 2 ½ hr longer. What is the distance? 

a) 10 Km 

b) 15 Km 

c) 20 Km 

d) Data Insufficient 

10) Two oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3 oranges, 2 bananas and 1 apple cost Rs.10. I bought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay? 

a) 10 

b) 8 

c) 15 

d) Cannot be determined 

11) A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consists of 65 characters. This report is retyped into sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The % reduction in the number of sheets is closest to 

a) 20 

b) 5 

c) 30 

d) 35 

12) A ship leaves on a long voyage. When it is 18 miles from the shore, a seaplane, whose speed is 10 times that of the ship is sent to deliver mail. How far from the shore does the seaplane catch upo with the ship? 

a) 24 miles 

b) 25 miles 

c) 22miles 

d) 20 miles 

13) Anand finishes a work in 7 days, Bittu finishes the same job in 8 days and Chandu in 6 days. They take turns to finish the work. Anand on the first day, Bittu on the second and Chandu on the third day and then Anand again and so on. On which day will the work get over? 

a) 3rd 

b) 6th 

c) 9th 

d) 7th 

14) 3 men finish painting a wall in 8 days. Four boys do the same job in 7 days. In how many days will 2 men and 2 boys working together paint two such walls of the same size? 

a) 6 6/13 days 

b) 3 3/13 days 

c) 9 2/5 days 

d) 12 12/13 days 

15) There are 5 distinct pairs of white socks and 5 pairs of black socks in a cupboard. In the dark, how many socks do I have to pull out to ensure that I have at least 1 correct pair of white socks? 

a) 3 

b) 11 

c) 12 

d) 16 

16) In a circular race track of length 100 m, three persons A, B and C start together. A and B start in the same direction at speeds of 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. While C runs in the opposite at 15 m/s. When will all the three meet for the first time on the after the start? 

a) After 4 s 

b) After 50 s 

c) After 100 s 

d) After 200 s 

17) If the distance traveled (s) in time (t) by a partile is given by the formula s = 1+ 2t+3t2+4t3 , then what is the distance travelled in the 4th second of its motion? 

a) 141m 

b) 171m 

c) 243m 

d) 313m 

18) There is a circular pizza with negligible thickness that is cut into 'x' pieces by 4 straight line cuts. What is the maximum and minimum value of 'x' respectively? 

a) 12,6 

b) 11,6 

c) 12,5 

d) 11,5 

19) When ¾ of a unit's digit is added to the ten's digit of a two number, the sum of the digits becomes 10. If ¼ of the ten's digit added to the unit's digit, then the sum of the digits is 1 less than the previous. Find the number. 

a) 94 

b) 84 

c) 48 

d) 88 

20) LCM of x and y is 36 and HCF of x and y is 4. If x = 4 then which of the following is definitely not true? 

a) Y is divisible by 3 

b) Y is divisible by 6 

c) Y is divisible by 9 

d) X+Y is divisible by 

21) Amal bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an amount which was half more than what Amal had paid. What % of the total amount paid by Amal was paid for pens? 

a) 37.5% 

b) 62.5% 

c) 50% 

d) None of these 

22) A non stop bus to Amritsar overtakes an auto also moving towards Amritsar at 10 am. The bus reaches Amritsar at 12.30 pm and starts on the return journey after 1 hr. On the way back it meets the auto at 2 pm. At what time the auto will reach Amritsar? 

a) 2.30pm 

b) 3.00pm 

c) 3.15pm 

d) 3.30pm 

23) The total expense of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly variable with the number of boarders. The charge is Rs.70 per head when there are 25 boarders and Rs.60 when there are 50 boarders. Find the charge per head when there are 100 boarders. 

a) 65 

b) 55 

c) 50 

d) 45 

24) How many positive integer solutions does the equation 2x+3y = 100 have? 

a) 50 

b) 33 

c) 16 

d) 35 

25) A person had to multiply two numbers. Instead of multiplying by 35, he multiplied by 53and the product went up by 540. What was the raised product? 

a) 780 

b) 1040 

c) 1590 

d) 1720 

Key to Mock Test 2 

1. d 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. c 11. a 12. d 13. d 14. d 15. c 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c 20. d 21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. c 

Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured fromthe moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?ANS: number of steps = 46

I remember some questions of Infosys Logic paper. 

1. A group of friends went to a hotel for Dinner. After having their dinner the Bill Amount was of Rs 2400. So they decided to distribute it into equal amount for each. In the group two friends forget to bring their purses along with them. So later on it has been decided that Rs 100 has to be paid more by the other friends on calculated amount. So total how many friends were there in the Group? 

2. Ashwani you remember the problem which we had solved in tution, question was Find out who is guilty one? - same problem we had in Infy paper but only the name were changed like Al, Don, ..... 

3. Again same one ... There is in previous question paper ..like..Yesterday my pocket was full of money, so I decided to eat some chocolates. Then I ate 5 chocolates and gave half of remaining to other... Same problem only the name n figures were changed .. 

Eg. )

I ate 5 chocolates and gave half of remaining to others. Then I ate 7 chocolates and gave half of remaining to others.. so on.. 

4. There was problem on Temperature of two System A and System B. I could not solve this because I didn t get the question but my friends were saying me that this problem is there is previous Infy paper just go through it.. and download atleast 10 papers from freshwersworld.com and just go through it don t try to solve them all because all question are incomplete. Just see the pattern of question paper that will help you a lot.. 

5. Find out who s cap, tie, gloves and shirt... There were four names like john.. n all I don t remember now but the same problem is there in previous paper.. 

Eg.)Jayesh will not get Corolla unless Ramesh wont get BMW. Rahul will Maruti unless Akash wont get Ford Icon.. Same problem just names are changed rest all is same.. 

6. One problem on Who is Victim.. very famous one.. it is there in previous paper... question was like find out who is victim, Judge, policeman, murderer n etc..... 

7. There were two series problem like 

2,4,6,8,16,16,18,20,.... 3,6,13,26,33,46,... I don t remember exact one .. 

8. In a cycle competition race there were one third of people behind me n two third of people in front of me ..so find out total how many people are there in race including me.. 

English paper was easy just five words were very tough I think nobody could solve those one..... Rest all is fine... 

Regarding the Interview :- 

Only I suggest be cool in your interview and just think n answer don t be in hurry to reply the question. One more important thing always keep smile on your face while answering the questions asked by the interviewer. 

Just remember be Cool and Confident at the time of your interview. 

My question were like:- 1. Tell me something about yourself. 

2. Who all are there in your family? 

3. What are your Strength s in your life? 

4. Suppose for time being, just imagine I will magic on yourself so that you will go back in your previous time and what thing would you like to change in yourself for

your better prospectus and better opportunity? 

5. Which was your most emotional day or moment in your life? 6. Tell me something that you had done some work for your friends or any other ? --- this question was asked immediately after when I said my strength s are like I am good helper towards who need it. ? 

7. finally they asked me would u like to ask us something?

Infosys Campus Fresher Placement Pattern (Aptitude, Reasoning, Verbal And Interview)

Company Name: InfosysType: Fresher, Job Interview

Hi all, I am Shrey Mehrotra from Anand Engineering College, Agra.

Infosys came at Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura on 17th of feb,2010. Hindustan and Anand College are part of Sharda Group of Institutions. So both of the colleges were appearing for infy. I dont know the exact figures of Hindustan but from my college 232 candidates were short listed out of which 22 were finally selected and i am one of the lucky one.

Their criteria was 60,60 and 65(in B-Tech). There was no leniency on percentage. Even 64.99 was not allowed. Out of 232 only 23 were able to clear the written examination and 22 were finally selected. So the MAIN part is written....WORK HARD FOR IT....GIVE YOUR BEST!!!!

DETAILS:There were 2 rounds:

Aptitude Test Reasoning Section Verbal Section HR interview

In aptittude test there was sectional cut-off,reasoning paper was easy and the verbal one was average but the main problem was sectional cut-off which i think was high so be accurate and attempt a lot(there was no negative marking). Also just dont go for fluke like marking all b's....If u are going for fluke then also do it  smartly because i think they even check that.

Reasoning Section (30 ques, 40 min)- RS Aggarwal Verbal 5 ques on Data Sufficiency{easy} 5 ques on Series(figure Interpretation){again easy} 5 ques on Data Intrepretation{average} 5 ques on Puzzle{normal} 5 ques on another Puzzle{a bit difficult and time taking} 5 ques on Syllogism{easy if practised}

Verbal Section(40 ques, 35 min)---deciding factor[time management is required]

Two passages and 5 question from each passages{Do it at the last as passages are lengthy and time taking.Also before reading the passage see the question one time.}

Sentence Correction{Be careful about tense mistake, spelling mistake, using of  pronoun. My opinion mark the option which clicks you first and dont waste too much time on this part...Rest is at your wish}

Fill in the Blanks{These were mostly prepositions..Do this part also fast} Theme Detection Identification of some supporting or weakening sentences about a paragraph given.

I am sure if you are well prepared then reasoning part can be done easily(BUT BE ACCURATE & ATTEMPT MAXIMUM) but manage your time well for verbal(as time given is less and questions  are more). Just prepare well for written as interview is an easy part(in case of infy i should say as they select aprrox 90% of students who had cleared the apti)

HR Interview:Now the final section. The best way to face the interview is to stay calm and polite. Amswer confidently and if you dont know any answer then admit it...you can say "Sorry sir I'm unable to recollect it right now" instead of directle saying "sorry". Main thing is to speak confidently....Make yourself presentable.My Experience:HR was cool though there were situations at which he pressurised me but just to divert me from my calm nature(which i told him as my strong point). I was the last one to go for interview so was pretty much relaxed and was not nervous at all (don't know why)...My interview was a funny one instead of being serious.Me: Sir please may i come in.

HR: Yes.Me: Good Evening sir.

HR: Good Evening and have a seat. Fill up this form( he gave me form)Me: While i was filling the form there i had to mention time of interview but i dont had  watch so i asked him for time(a blunder so always take your watch)

HR: Tell me about yourself(A general question just to check your confidence level)Me: I told him all my details and when i was out of matter i said to him "That's it"

HR: That's it(in an unusual way)Me: By his reaction I again continued telling him about my social service events which were the part of my resume...(he was intersted in that) BY THIS TIME I WAS TOO RELAXED

HR: Interuppting me "Boy it doesn't seems to be that you are here for the interview"Me: Why sir.

HR: You are not like your other batchmates who were tensed and nervous and were also serious.You are too calm and relaxed.Me: Sir i cant help it out as i am like that only..may be this is because calmness is my  strong point..

HR: Is this your first interview?Me: Yes sir..

HR: Ok tell me more about yourself?Me: At this point i took a pause as i was completely out of matter at that point, then after thinking i diverted him to my hobbies and explained that.

HR: What was your most embarrasing moment?Me: (This one was unexpected)I answered..

HR: Can you explain it that what exactly happened(related to embarrasing moment)Me: Sorry sir i don't want to discuss it right now..It's personal

HR: He pressurised me..Me: Again i said sorry in a rude way(as i got frustrated)

HR: If you will tell me i'll surely select you..Me: I sticked to my point..

HR: You were saying that you are a calm person and now you are getting frustrated?Me: Sorry sir for being rude but its really personal...bla bla bla

HR: Why should i hire you?Me: I told him my strength and other things...Then said "As you know I'm an electrical engineer and may be one day while working in your company you would call me up and say hey Shrey my table lamp sucks.at that time I will be present there with a screw-driver and will repair it within few minutes. So I'll serve you as a software engineer cum electrician always at you service. (This one was good and he was smiling at the answer)

HR: Ohhhh!!!!Me: Sorry sir for cracking the joke..

HR: No problem...Boy you have a good sense of humour...Me: Thank you sir...

HR: Anything that you want me to ask?Me: I directly said no as i was not at all prepared for the interview and was not knowing how to answer such type of questions.

HR: ok that's it..Me: Nice being here and eagerly waiting to meet you again. I left...{That was all and finally I was selected}

ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE... PREPARE WITH FULL DEDICATION.....  HOPE THIS POST WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU...