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Sample Questions:

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, It is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in writing a postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when goingto the pillar box in the street. The total effort that could occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.

1. What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases?
A) the work is done smoothly. B) the work is done leisurely. C) work consumes all the time. D) The work needs additional time.
Ans: C

2. Explain the sentence: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion’.
A) The more work there is to be done , the more time needed.
B) whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.
C) If you have more time you can do some work.
D) If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time.
Ans: B

3. Who is the person likely to take more time to do work.
A) a busy man. B) a man of leisure. C) an elderly person. D)an exhausted person
Ans: B

4. What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
A) Three minutes. B) four hours and five minutes. C) half day D)the entire day.
Ans

5. What does the expression ‘pillar box’ stand for?
A) a box attached to the pillar. B) a box in the pillar C) box office. D) a pillar type postbox.
Ans: D

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the
information provided in the passage. According to Albert Einstein the non mathematician, is seized by a mysterious shuddering when he hears of 'four-dimensional' things, he is seized by a feeling, which is very similar to the thoughts awakened by the occult. And at the same time the statement that the world in which we live is a four-dimensional space - time continuum is quite a common place statement.

This might lead to an argument regarding the use of the term ''commonplace'' by Einstein. Yet the difficulty lies more in the wording than the ideas. Einstein's concept of the universe as a four-dimensional space-time continuum becomes plain and clear, when what he means by ''continuum'' becomes clear. A continuum is something that is continuous, A ruler, for example, is a one-dimensional space continuum. Most rulers are divided into inches and frwasLions, scaled down to one-sixteenth of an inch.

Will it be possible to conceive a ruler, which is calibrated to a millionth or billionth of an inch. In theory there is no reason why the steps from point to point should not be even smaller. What distinguishes a continuum is the fWASL that the space between any two points can be sub-divided into an infinite number of smaller divisions.

A railroad track is a one-dimensional space continuum and on it the engineer of a train can describe his position at any time by citing a single co-ordinate point - i.e., a station or a milestone. A sea captain, however, has to worry about two dimensions. The surface of the sea is a two-dimensional continuum and the co-ordinate points by which sailor fixes his positions in his two dimensional continuum are latitude and longitude. An airplane pilot guides his plane through a three - dimensional continuum, hence he has to consider not only latitude and longitude, but also his height above the ground. The continuum of an airplane pilot constitutes space as we perceive it. In other words, the space of our world is a three-dimensional continuum.

Just indicating its position in space is not enough while describing any physical event, which involves motion. How position changes in time also needs to be mentioned. Thus to give an accurate picture of the operation of a New York-Chicago express, one must mention not only that it goes from New-York to Albany to Syracuse to Cleveland to Toledo to Chicago, but also the times at which it touches each of those points. This can be done either by means of a timetable or a visual chart. If the miles between New York and Chicago are plotted horizontally on a piece of ruled paper and the hours and minutes are plotted vertically, then a diagonal line properly drawn across the page illustrates the progress of the train in two-dimensional space-time continuum. This type of graphic representation is familiar to most newspaper readers; a stock market chart, for example, pictures financial events in a two-dimensional dollar-time continuum. Similarly for the best picturisation of the flight of an airplane from New York to Los Angeles a four dimensional space time continuum is essential. The latitude, longitude and altitude will only make sense to the traffic manager of the airline if the time co - ordinate is also mentioned. Therefore time is the fourth dimension. If a flight has to be looked at, perceived as a whole, it wouldn't work if it is broken down into a series of disconnected take - offs, climbs, glides, and landing, it needs to be looked at and perceived as a continuous four- dimensional space - time continuum curve.

Following are some sample questions on this passage:

The significant feature of a continuum, according to the passage, revolves around The divisibility of the interval between any two points. An ordinary ruler's caliber for marking Its unending curve Its lucid from providing comprehensibility to the non-scientists as well It's variety of co-ordinates.
Answer: A

The purpose of this passage is to highlight the point that Plots and sea captains have something in common Stock market charts may be helpful to physicists The fourth dimension is time. Non-mathematician's are often afraid of the commonplace There is a marked quality to distance
Answer: C

According to the passage, an airlines traffic manager depends upon all of the following EXCEPT latitude altitude the time co-ordinate longitude the continuous curve in co four
Answer: E

The underlying tone of this selection is persuasive deferential candid instructive gently condescending
Answer: D
According to the author if on wishes portray a physical event in which motion plays a role-one has to Make use of a time-table Indicate how position changes in time Be conversant with the scientist's theories Describe it graphically Be aware of altitude, latitude and longitude
Answer: B

Directions for Questions 11-12: Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer.(Disregard punctuation errors if any)
11. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries /
A B C D
Ans: C
12. The clothes / were neatly / hanged /on the cloth line.
A B C D
Ans:C

Directions for Questions 13-15: One of the four sentences given in each question is grammatically wrong . Find the incorrect sentence.
13. A) Our followers are but a handful. B) Neither he nor I was there. C) Many a glorious deeds were done. D) Everyone of the boys loves to ride.
Ans: C

14. A) She had finished her work when I met her. B) Do you believe in God? C) He cut his hand with a knife. D) He challenged me for a duel.
Ans: D

15. A) Sumit is my elder brother. B) He is two years younger to me. C) He is the eldest man of this village. D) Ravi is five years older than me.
Ans: C

Directions for Questions 16-20: In each of the following questions, some sentence are given which are on the same theme. decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.
16. A) From which train did you come?
B) A series of incidents have taken place.
C) It is a five men committee.
D) This pronunciation is peculiar to Bengalis.
Ans: D

17. A) They have placed order for books.
B) He has applied for lectureship.
C) The river has overflown its bank.
D) Give me rupees two and a half.
Ans: D

18. A) The proceeds of the charity show are for riot victims
B) He asked Ajay and I to go.
C) The weather of this place does not suit me.
D) Either Rajesh or his friends has done it.
Ans: A

19. A) It is far too hard an essay for me to attempt.
B) It is too far hard an essay to attempt for me.
C) Too far it is an essay hard for me to attempt.
D) It is too hard an essay for me to far attempt
Ans

20. A) Hoping to be hearing from you, I remain yours sincerely.
B) Hoping to hear from you, I remain yours sincerely.
C) Hoping to have heard from you, I sincerely remain yours.
D) Sincerely I remain yours hoping to be hearing from you.
Ans: B

Directions for Questions 21-25: In each of the following questions, a paragraph or a sentence has been broken up into different parts. The parts have been scrambled and numbered as given below. Choose the correct order of these parts from the given alternatives.

21. 1) I 2)do 3) a 4) of 5) in 6) lot 7) reading 8) my 9) time 10) free
A. 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 7, 5, 10, 8, 9 B. 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8, 10, 9
C. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 4, 5, 8, 10, 9 D. 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 7, 5, 8, 10, 9
Ans: D

22. 1) on to 2) seat 3) evening 4) Edinburgh 5)the 6) booked 7) flight 8) a 9) time 10)to
A. 9, 6, 8, 2, 1, 5, 3, 7, 10, 4 B. 9, 6, 8, 1, 2, 5, 3, 7, 10, 4 C. 9, 3, 8, 2, 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 4 D. 9, 6, 1, 2, 5, 8, 3, 7, 10, 4
Ans: A

23. 1) I 2) my 3) leg 4) to 5)hire 6) gardener 7) when 8) a 9) had 10) I 11) broke
A. 1, 9, 4, 5, 8, 6, 7, 10, 11, 3, 2 B. 1, 9, 4, 5, 11, 6, 8, 10, 7, 2, 3
C. 1, 9, 4, 5, 8, 6, 7, 10, 11, 2, 3 D. 1, 4, 9, 5, 8, 6, 7, 10, 11, 2, 3
Ans: C

24. 1) She 2) trust 3) Don't 4) because 5)is 6) her 7) lying
A. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 B. 3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5, 7
C. 3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5, 7 D. 3, 2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 7
Ans: B

25. 1) rent 2)a 3) has 4) room 5)in 6) house 7) she 8) to 9) rent
A. 7, 3, 2, 4, 1, 8, 5, 9, 6 B. 7, 3, 1, 4, 8, 2, 5, 9, 6
C. 7, 3, 2, 4, 8, 1, 5, 9, 6 D. 7, 3, 2, 4, 8, 1, 5, 6, 9
Ans: C

Aanalytical section (25 Questions - 30 mins)Directions for Questions 1-5: There are five friends Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Anuj and Rohan. Sachin ia shorter than Kunal but taller than Rohan. Mohit is tallest. Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal an little taller than Sachin.
1. Who is the shortest?
(a) Rohan (b) Sachin (c) Anuj (d) Kunal (e) None of these
Ans: A

2. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle?
(a) Kunal (b) Rohan (c) Sachin (d) Anuj (e) None of these
Ans: D

3. If they stand in the order of increasing heights, who will be the second?
(a) Anuj (b) Sachin (c) Rohan (d) Kunal (e) None of these
Ans: B

4. Who is the second tallest?
(a) Sachin (b) Kunal (c) Anuj (d) Rohan (e) None of these
Ans: B

5. Who is taller than Anuj but shorter than Mohit?
(a) Kunal (b) Rohan (c) Sachin (d)Date Inadequate (e) None
Ans: A

Directions for Questions 6-10:
6. A group of friends goes for dinner and gets bill of Rs 2400 . Two of them says that they have forgotten their purse so remaining make an extra contribution of Rs 100 to pay up the bill. Tell the no. of person in that group.
Ans - 8 person

7. Given the following functions (1) f(n a b c ) = ac if n=1 (2) f(n a b c) = f( n-1 a c b) + f( 1 a b c) + f( n-1 b a c ) if n > 1 Then what is the value f( 2 a b c ) = ?
Ans: f( 2 a c b ) = ab + ac + bc.

8. There are 600 tennis players 4% wear wrist band on one wrist Of the remaining, 25% wear wrist bands on both hands How many players don't wear a wrist band?
Ans. 432

9. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively. How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal
70,15,15 50,25,25 60,20,20 40,30,30
Ans. B

10. If all the 6 are replaced by 9, then the algebraic sum of all the numbers from 1 to 100(both inclusive) varies by
Ans: 330

Directions for Questions 11-15: Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered
I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the statements are sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(c) If the data in either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(d) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;
(e) If the data in both the statements together are needed;

11. 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: C

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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'closk there will be a meeting of all the boys who play cricket and football.
Ans: D

15. 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 16-20: Convert the given binary numbers.
16. (11111011)2= ( )8
Ans: (373)8

17. (11011110110010101101)2 = ( )16
Ans: (DECAD)16

18. ( 11010101)2 = ( )10
Ans: (213)10

19. (11100111)2 = ( )8
Ans: (347)8

20. (1100010101010010001)2 = ( )8
Ans: (1425221)8

Questions 21-25: A cube painted red on two adjecent faces and black on the faces opposite to the red faces and green on the remaining faces is cut into sixty-four smaller cubes of equal size.
21. How many cubes are there which have no face painted?
A) 0 B) 4 C) 8 D)6
Ans: C

22. How many cubes have only one face painted?
A) 8 B) 16 C) 24 D)32
Ans: C

23. How many cubes have less than three faces painted?
A) 80 B) 24 C) 28 D)48
Ans: D

24. How many cubes are there with three faces painted?
A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D)24
Ans: B

25. How many cubes have one face green and one of the adjacent faces black o red?
A) 8 B) 16 C) 24 D)28
Ans:C

Reasoning section (20 Questions- 20 mins)
Directions for Questions 1-4: 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.
1. Statements: Most clocks are fans some fans are walls conclusions:
I. Some walls are fans II. Some clocks are walls
Ans: D

2. Statements: All birds are dogs some dogs are cats Conclusions:
I. Some cats are not dogs II. All dogs are not birds
Ans: D

3. Statements: Some fools are intelligent some intelligent are great Conclusions:
I. Some fools are great II. All great are intelligent.
Ans: D

4. 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 5-6: 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.

5. 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
6. 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(7-15): In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest. Find out the word which does not belong to the group

7. A ) Yokel B) Upshot C) Lout D) Bumpkin
Ans: B

8. A) Sofa B) Bed C) Diwan D) Chair E) Table
Ans: B

9. A) Keraunophobia B) Tonitrophobia C) Phonophobia D) Astraphobia
Ans: C

10. A) HB B) ZU C) NI D) TO E) PK
Ans: (A)

11. A) Printer B) Author C) Publisher D) Correspondent E) Reader
Ans: (E)

12. A) EQL B) BHF C) KTI D) SXD E) JWM
Ans: (D)

13. A) Curd B) Butter C) Oil D) cream
Ans: C
14. A) Poland B) Greece C) Spain D) Korea
Ans: D

15. A) Copper B) Tin C) Brass D) ZInc
Ans: C

16. 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 Mr. C hat 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

17. 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 a mathematics and an English book, a Hindi book between an 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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 are there?
Ans: Nine sheep and eighteen chickens.

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
For a period of more than two centuries paleontologists have been intrigued by the fossilized remains of pterosaurs, the first flying vertebrates. The issues, which puzzle them, are how these heavy creatures, having a wingspan of about 8-12 meters managed the various problems associated with powered flight and whether these creatures were reptiles or birds.
Perhaps the least controversial assertion about the pterosaurs is that they were reptiles. Their skulls, pelvises, and hind feet are reptilian. The anatomy of their wings suggests that they did not evolve into the class of birds. In pterosaurs a greatly elongated fourth finger of each forelimb supported a winglike membrane. The other fingers were short and reptilian, with sharp claws. In birds the second finger is the principal strut of the wing, which consists primarily of feathers. If the pterosaurs walked on all fours, the three short fingers may have been employed for grasping. When a pterosaurs walked or remained stationary, the fourth finger, and with it the wing, could only urn upward in an extended inverted V- shape along each side of the animal's body.
In resemblance they were extremely similar to both birds and bats, with regard to their overall body structure and proportion. This is hardly surprising as the design of any flying vertebrate is subject to aerodynamic constraints. Both the pterosaurs and the birds have hollow bones, a feature that represents a savings in weight. There is a difference, which is that the bones of the birds are more massively reinforced by internal struts.
Although scales typically cover reptiles, the pterosaurs probably had hairy coats. T.H. Huxley reasoned that flying vertebrates must have been warm-blooded because flying implies a high rate of metabolism, which in turn implies a high internal temperature. Huxley speculated that a coat of hair would insulate against loss of body heat and might streamline the body to reduce drag in flight. The recent discovery of a pterosaur specimen covered in long, dense, and relatively thick hair like fossil material was the first clear evidence that his reasoning was correct.
Some paleontologists are of the opinion that the pterosaurs jumped from s dropped from trees or perhaps rose into the light winds from the crests of waves in order to become airborne. Each theory has its associated difficulties. The first makes a wrong assumption that the pterosaurs hind feet resembled a bat's and could serve as hooks by which the animal could hang in preparation for flight. The second hypothesis seems unlikely because large pterosaurs could not have landed in trees without damaging their wings. The third calls for high aces to channel updrafts. The pterosaurs would have been unable to control their flight once airborne as the wind from which such waves arose would have been too strong.
As seen in the above passage scientists generally agree that:
the pterosaurs could fly over large distances because of their large wingspan.
a close evolutionary relationship can be seen between the pterosaurs and bats, when the structure of their skeletons is studied.
the study of the fossilized remains of the pterosaurs reveals how they solved the problem associated with powered flight
the pterosaurs were reptiles
Pterosaurs walked on all fours.
Answer : D

As inferred from the passage, the skeleton of a pterosaur is distinguishable from that of a bird by the
length of its wingspan
hollow spaces in its bones
anatomic origin of its wing strut
evidence of the hooklike projections on its hind feet
location of the shoulder joint joining the wing to its body.
Answer : C

From the viewpoint of T.H.Huxley, as given in the passage, which of the following statements is he most likely to agree with?
An animal can master complex behaviors irrespective of the size of it's brain.
Environmental capabilities and physical capabilities often influence the appearance of an animal.
Usually animals in a particular family group do not change their appearance dramatically over a period of time
The origin of flight in vertebrates was an accidental development rather than the outcome of specialization or adaption
The pterosaurs should be classified as birds, not reptiles.
Answer : B

The organization of the last paragraph of the passage can best be described as:
New data is introduced in order to support a traditional point of view
Three explanations are put forth and each of them is disputed by means of specific information
An outline of three hypotheses are given and evidence supporting each of them is given
Description of three recent discoveries is presented, and their implications for future study are projected
The material in the earlier paragraphs is summarized and certain conclusions are from it.
Answer : B

According to the passage, some scientists believe that pterosaurs
Lived near large bodies of water
Had sharp teeth for tearing food
Were attacked and eaten by larger reptiles
Had longer tails than many birds
Consumed twice their weight daily to maintain their body temperature.
Answer : A

Directions for Questions 5-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
After his father's death, writer Laurence Yep returned to San Francisco to look for the apartment house where his family had lived, which also housed their grocery store. It had been replaced by a two-story parking garage for a nearby college. There were trees growing where the store door had been. I had to look at the street signs on the corner to make sure I was in the right spot. Behind the trees was a door of solid metal painted a battleship gray Stretching to either side were concrete walls with metal grates bolted over the openings in the sides. The upper story of the garage was open to the air but through the grates I could look into the lower level. The gray, oil-stained concrete spread onward endlessly, having replaced the red cement floor of our store. Lines marked parking places where my parents had laid wooden planks to ease the ache and chill on their feet. Where the old-fashioned glass store counter had been was a row of cars. I looked past the steel I-beams that formed the columns and ceiling of the garage, peering through the dimness in an attempt to locate where my father's garden had been; but there was only an endless stretch of cars within the painted stalls. We called it the garden though that was stretching the definition of the word
because it was only a small, narrow cement courtyard on the north side of our apartment house. There was only a brief time during the day when the sun could reach the tiny courtyard; but fuchsia bushes, which loved the shade, grew as tall as trees from the dirt plot there. Next to it my father had fashioned shelves from old hundred-pound rice cans and planks; and on these makeshift shelves he had his miniature flower patches growing in old soda pop crates from which he had removed the wooden dividers. He would go out periodically to a wholesale nursery by the beach and load the car with boxes full of little flowers and seedlings which he would lovingly transplant in his shadowy garden. If you compared our crude little garden to your own backyards, you would probably laugh; and yet the cats in the neighborhood loved my father's garden almost as much as he did--to his great dismay The cats loved to roll among the flowers, crushing what were just about the only green growing things in the area. Other times, they ate them-perhaps as a source of greens. Whatever the case, my father could have done without their destructive displays of appreciation. I don't know where my father came by his love of growing things. He had come to San Francisco as a boy and, except for a brief time spent picking fruit, had lived most of his life among cement, brick, and asphalt. I hadn't thought of my father's garden in years; and yet it was the surest symbol of my father. Somehow he could persuade flowers to grow within the old, yellow soda pop crates though the sun seldom touched them; and he could coax green shoots out of what seemed like lifeless sticks. His was the gift of renewal. However, though I stared and stared, I could not quite figure out where it had been. Everything looked the same; more concrete and more cars. Store, home and garden had all been torn down and replaced by something as cold, massive and impersonal as a prison. Even if I could have gone through the gate, there was nothing for me inside there. If I wanted to return to that lost garden, I would have to go back into my own memories. Award-winning author Laurence Yep did return to his father's garden in his memories. In 1991 he published The Lost Garden an autobiography in which he tells of growing up in San Francisco and of coming to use his writing to celebrate his family and his ethnic heritage.

The author is searching for something as he looks through the window of a parking garage. What is he searching for?< ofbto="0" >A particular carThe red cement floor of an old storeReminders of the pastEvidence of his father's financial successWhat kind of work did the author's father do?< ofbto="0" >He was a professional gardenerHe worked in a parking garage.He owned a restaurant.He owned a store.What idea does the story suggest about the author's parents?They both worked hard to support their familyThey had encouraged their son to become a writerThey had not wanted to see a parking garage replace their home.They had been farmers most of their lives.What do you know about the father's garden?< ofbto="0" >It grew in spite of being neglected.The cats would eat all the plants before they grewIt flourished in an unlikely spot.It didn't grow well because of lack of sun.Why are details about the neighborhood cats included in this story?
To show how much the garden meant to the family.
To show how important this garden was to the author's father.
To show how had the author worked at helping his father.
To show that the author's father loved animals as well as plants.

Directions for Questions 11-12:Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer.( Disregard punctuation errors if any)
11. I shall / ring him / tomorrow / in the afternoon.
A B C D
Ans: B

12. I enjoyed / during my / stay in / England.
A B C D
Ans:A

Directions for Questions 13-15: one of the four sentences given in each question is grammatically wrong . Find the incorrect sentence.
13. A) the odds are against him.
B) Let me thread the needle .
C) A nurse is taking care of him.
D) I don't know if snow is falling.
Ans. D

14. A) Let me put my sign here.
B) These cattle are mine.
c) He examined the book closely.
D) He has no knowledge of and no interest in music.
Ans: A

15. A) He has no desire for fame.
B) I intend going to Calcutta.
C) He is too miserly to part with his money.
D) He has invited me for dinner.
Ans: C

Directions for Questions 16-20: In each of the following questions, some sentence are given which are on the same theme. decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.
16. A. Our school had won the match if only we have concentrated .
B. Our school would have won the match if only we would have concentrated.
C. Our school would win the match if only we had concentrated.
D. Our school had won the match if only we would have concentrated.
E. Our school would have won the match if only we had concentrated.
Ans: E

17. A. He will not pay unless he is not compelled
B. He will not pay unless he will be compelled .
C . He will not pay unless he is compelled
D. he will not pay till he i s compelled.
Ans: C

18. A. Since he lacked needed money , he never turned down anyone who needed help.
B. He wasn't rich by any means, although he never turned down anyone who needed help.
C. Being not rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who needed help.
D. He wasn't rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who needed help.
E. Since he wasn't rich by any means, he never turned away anyone who needed help.
Ans: D
19. A) I was asked to stop writing.
B) She denied to go with me.
C) My hairs stood on end.
D) I am reading this novel for four days.
Ans. D

20. A. The teacher asked the student with a frown on his face, to leave the room.
B. The teacher asked with a frawn on his face the student to leave the room.
C. With a frawn on his face, the teacher asked the student to leave the room.
D. The teacher asked the student to leave the room with a frawn on his face .
Ans: C

Directions for Questions 21-25: In each of the following questions, a paragraph or a sentence has been broken up into different parts. The parts have been scrambled and numbered as given below. Choose the correct order of these parts from the given alternatives.
21. 1) is decidedly harmful
2) disregarding other equally important aspects,
3) to the total neglect of others
4) in the life of a man or a woman
5) is not wisdom but
6) cultivating only one quality
7) giving all attention and energy to one aspect of national life only,
8) folly
9). similarly in the life of a nation.
A) 4,6,2,5,8,9,7,1,3 B) 4,6,3,1,9,7,2,5,8
C) 6,2,4,5,1,9,7,3,8 D) 6,4,2,1,9,7,3,5,8
Ans: B

22 1) Zealand 2) islands 3) Australia 4) of 5) new 6) consist 7) both 8) and 9) two
A) 2,4,3,6,5,7,1,8,9 B) 5,1, 8 3,7,6,9,2,4
C) 5,1,8,3,7,6,4,9,2 D) 5,1,8,2,3,7,6,4,9
Ans: C

23. 1) Pentium 4 2) any 3) conflicts. 4) handle 5) It seems 6)can 7)that 8)without 9) it

A) 5, 7, 1, 4, 6, 9, 8, 3, 2 B) 5, 7, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 1, 3
C) 5, 7, 1, 4, 6, 9, 8, 2, 3 D) 5, 7, 1, 6, 4, 9, 8, 2, 3
Ans: D

24. 1) language 2) of 3) two 4) the 5) official 6)countries 7) is 8) English 9) the
A) 8, 7, 4, 5, 1, 2, 9, 3, 6 B) 8, 7, 1, 5, 4, 2, 9, 3, 6
C) 8, 7, 4, 1, 5, 2 9, 3, 6 D) 8, 7, 4, 5, 1, 9, 2, 3, 6
Ans: A

25. 1) two 2) there 3) some 4) however 5) countries 6) between 7) are 8) differences 9) the
A) 4, 2, 8, 3, 7, 6, 9, 1, 5 B) 4, 2, 5, 3, 8, 6, 9, 1, 7,
C) 4, 2, 7, 3, 8, 6, 9, 1, 5 D) 4, 2, 7, 3, 8, 6, 9, 1, 5,
Ans: C

ANALYTICAL section (25 Q's - 30 mins)

Questions 1-5:
1. Out of forty students, there are 14 who are taking Physics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class?
Ans: 0.6 = 60%.

2. In town of 500 people, 285 read Hindu and 212 read Indian express and 127read Times of India 20 read Hindu and times of India and 29 read hindu and Indian express and 35 read times of India and Indian express.
50 read no news paper. Then how many read only one paper?
Ans: 45

3. In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group , none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group ?
A) 21 B) 23 C) 22 D)24
Ans: B

4. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club , 5% can play all the three instruments- Guitar, violin and Flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30.
The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone ?
A) 30 B) 38 C) 44 D) 45
Ans: C

5. In a town 65% people watched the news on television , 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television also. What percent of the people neither watched the news on television nor read a news paper ?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20
Ans: D

Questions 6-10 :
A secret can be told only 2 persons in 5 minutes .the same person tells to 2 more persons and so on . How long will take to tell it to 768 persons ?
a)47.5 min b)50 min c) 500 min d)49 min
Ans: 47.5 min


7. When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born to me.The average age of my family during my marriage is same as today. What is the age of Father
when he died?
Ans: 70.

8. A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After rowing for 1 mile son notices the hat of his father falling in the river. After 5 min. he tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn round and are able to pick
the hat at the point from where they began boating after 5min. Tell the speed of river?
Ans: 6 miles/hr

9. There are three departments having students 64,58,24 .In an exam they have to be seated in rooms such that each room has equal number of students and each room has students of one type only (No mixing of
departments. Find the minimum number rooms required ?
Ans : 73

10. Argentina had football team of 22 player of which captain is from Brazilian team and goalki from European team. For remaining player they have picked 6 from Argentinean and 14 from European. Now for a team of 11
they must have goalki and captain so out of 9 now they plan to select 3 from Argentinean and 6 from European. Find out number of methods available for it.
Ans : 160600( check out for right no. 6C3 * 14C6)

Directions for Questions 11-15 : Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the statements are sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(c) if the data in either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(d) if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;
(e) if the data in both the statements together are needed;

11. How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday?
I. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him / her.
II. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday.
Ans

12. How much was the total sale of the company?
I. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
II. The company has no other product line
Ans: E

13. In what proportion would Raj, Karan and Altaf distribute profit among them
I. Raj gets two-fifth of the profit.
II. Karan and Althaf have made 75% of the total investment.
Ans: D

14. What time did the train leave today.
I. The train normally leaves on time
II. The scheduled departure is at 14.30.
Ans: D

15. On which day in January, Subhas left for Germany?
I. Subhas has so far spent 10 years in Germany.
II. Subhas' friend Anil left for Germany on 15th February and joined Subhas 20 days after Subhas' arrival.
Ans: D.

Directions for Questions 16-20 :Convert the given binary numbers.
16. (1110 0111)2 = ( )16
Ans: (E7)16
17. (01011010)2=( )8
Ans: (132)8
18. (11110000)2= ( )10
Ans240)10
19. (11000101010000111)2=( )16
Ans: (18A87)16
20. (01001110)2 = ( )8
Ans: (116)8

Directions(21-25): a cube is coloured orange on one face , pink on the opposite face, brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal size. now, answer the following questions based on the above statements:
21. How many cubes have at least one face coloured pink ?
A) 1 B)9 C) 16 D) 25
Ans

22. How many cubes have all the faces uncoloured ?
A) 24 B)36 C) 48 D) 64
Ans:C

23. How many cubes have atleast two faces coloured ?
A) 19 B)20 C) 21 D) 23
Ans:C

24 How many cubes are coloured orange on one face and have the remaining faces incoloured ?
A) 8 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16
Ans

25 How many cubes one coloured silver on one face , orange or pink on another face and have four
uncoloured faces ?
A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16
Ans:A

REASONING section (20 Q's - 20 mins)
Directions for Questions 1-4: 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.
1. Statements : Some shirts are biscuits
No biscuit is book
Conclusions : I Some shirts are books
II. Some books are biscuits
Ans: D.
2. Statements : No women can vote
Some women are politicians
Conclusions : I Male politicians can vote
II. Some politicians can vote
Ans: D
3. Statements : No man is a donkey
Rahul is a man
Conclusions : I Rahul is not a donkey.
II.All men are not Rahul
Ans: A
4. Statements : All poles are guns
Some boats are not ploes
Conclusions : I All guns are boats
II. Some boats are not guns
Ans: D

Directions for Questions 5-6: 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.
5. Statements : All rats are cows
No cow is white.
Conclusions : I No white is rat.
II. No rat is white
III. Some whites are rats
IV All cows are rats

A) None follows B) Only I and IV follow.
C) Only II and IV follow. D) Only IV follow
E) None of these
Ans: E
6. Statements : All apples are brinjals
All brinjals are ladyfingures
All ladyfingures are oranges
Conclusions : I. Some oranges are brinjals
II.All brinjals are apples
III. some apples are oranges
IV All ladyfingures are apples

A) None follows B) All follow
C) Only I and III follow D) Either I or III follows
E) None of these
Ans: A.

Directions(7-15): In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest. Find out the word which does not belong to the group

7. (A) Ginger (B) Tomato (C) Carrot (D) Beet (E) Potato
Ans : B

8. (A) BFD (B) NRP (C) HLG (D) QUS (E) UYW
Ans : (C)

9. (A) ML (B) TS (C) FG (D) PO (E) XW
Ans : (C)

10. (A) Cheese (B) Butter (C) Ghee (D) Milk (E) Curd
Ans : (D)

11. (A) GTSH (B) BYXC (C) ETUF (D) LONM (E) KPIR
Ans : (C)


12. (A) PQ (B) CD (C) MN (D) DF (E) RS
Ans : (D)

13. (A) FLOK (B) CROWD (C) HERD (D) SWARM (E) TEAM
Ans : (E)


14. (A) 64 (B) 54 (C) 42 (D) 31 (E) 20
Ans: D

15. A) mania B) pneumonia C) Influenza D) Cholera
ANS: A

As per your request, here I am sharing the Placement Paper of Cognizant Technology (CTS)

1. Using the digits 1,5,2,8 four digit numbers are formed and the sum of all possible such numbers.
ans:106656

2. Four persons can cross a bridge in 3,7,13,17 minutes. Only two can cross at a time. find the minimum time taken by the four to cross the bridge.
ans:20

3. Find the product of the prime numbers between 1-20
ans.9699690

4. 2,3,6,7--- using these numbers form the possible four digit numbers that are divisible by 4.
ans.8

5. Two trains are traveling at 18kmph and are 60 km apart. There is fly in the train. it flies at 80kmph. It flies and hits the second train and then it starts to oscillate between the two trains. At one instance when the two trains collide it dies. Distance traveled by the fly when both trains collide is
Ans.---12km

6. there are 1000 doors that are of the open-close type. When a person opens the door he closes it and then opens the other. When the first person goes he opens-closes the doors ion the multiples of 1 i.e., he opens and closes all the doors. when the second goes he opens and closes the doors 2, 4 6 8 respectively. Similarly when the third one goes he does this for 3 6 9 1 2 15th doors resly. Find number of doors that are open at last.
Ans: square numbers

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1) How many students speak at least one language? (220)
2) How many people speak only one language? (165)
In a class everyone will play at least one sport viz table tennis, cricket and badminton. 73
students play table tennis, 79 play badminton, 75 play cricket and 25 students play both table
tennis and badminton, 24 play both table tennis and cricket 30 play. Badminton and cricket and
16 students play all the sports.
3) How many students are there in the class (161)
4) How many students play only cricket. (37)
There is another question related to Venn diagram…it is same as first one….sorry I can’t
remember In a certain language * represents 0 and $ represents 1.
Answer the following questions
5) 389+91($$$$*****)
6) Lcm of ($*$*,$*$**,$*$*$) (420)
7) Average of (10, 20, 21) ($***$)
8) 420 ($$*$**$**)
9) 9+7‐3*6+4‐12/6(*)
A is the son of B A+B
A is the father of B A‐B
A is the brother of B A*B
10) P*Q‐R
a) P is the Uncle of R like this 4 options ll b given. U should choose d correct one
11) P*Q+R
12) P+Q‐R
A cube is cut into 216 parts. the 2nd 4th n 6th layers of the front face r removed n den painted
black. Now answer d following questions
13) How many cubes r painted on only one side?
14) How many cubes r painted on only 2 sides?
15) How many cubes r painted on only 3 sides?
16) How many cubes r painted on only 4 sides?
17) How many cubes r painted 0 sides?
Data sufficiency questions
C) Only condition 1 is required to solve
D) Only condition 2 is required to solve
e) Both are required
f) Both are not sufficient
18) Find whether X is odd
1)2*X is even
2x^2 is odd
A) C B) d C) e D) f
19) How many seconds does a minute hand takes to rotate 360 degrees
1) Minute hand revolves round the clock 5 times in a minute
2) Minute hand is 5 times greater that short hand some other questions similar to d above
20) There are 4 cities A,B,C,D. There are 4 Routes 4m A 2 B,3 routes 4m B 2 C, and 2 routes 4m C
2 D. Then in how many different ways can A go 2 D
A) 12 B) 24 C) 32 D) 48
Attention Section
Choose the correct option based on the following statement
1).If Tendulkar plays till end India will win the match
a) Tendulkar plays till end
b) India wins the match
c) Tendulkar falls cheaply
d) India loses d match
A)ab B)ab n cd C)b D)d
2).If X travels without a ticket he will be fined 50 bucks
a) X buys d ticket
b) X w2as not fined
c) X doesn’t buy a ticket
d)x was fined
A)ab B)cd C)ab n cd D)none
Some questions like
1) All A’s r B’s
2) All B’s r C’s
Then choose the correct option based on the above statements
1) All tables are chairs
2) Some tables are desks
1) No mammals are animals
2) Some animal’s are goats
Find the odd figure out
8 people A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H, lives in 4 storied building which contains 2 flats each. Flats number
7 and 8 belongs to 4th floor from left to right. Flats 3 and 4 are the second floor from the
bottom and are numbered right to left. So are 5 and 6 which lies on second floor from top. 1 and
2 are the first floors numbered left to right. A and E stays on the second floor from the bottom. F
lies one floor above B, which is one floor above C.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY PLACEMENT PAPER
CTS or Cognizant Technology Solutions conducts Examination for the recruitment in various
sectors.

Cognizant paper consists of three sections
They are 1) verbal… 25 questions 20 minutes
2) Analytical… 25 questions 30 minutes
3) Attention… 20 questions 20 minutes

Verbal consists of:
‐ Choose the correct sentences among given sentences.
‐ Choose the incorrect sentences among given sentences.
‐ Jumbled sentences.
‐ Two reading comprehension passages (global warming, whales and hunters)

Analytical section:
In a class there are 150 people who speak English and 125 people who speak Hindi. 55 speak
both languages and at least one student speaks one language.
1) How many students speak at least one language? (220)
2) How many people speak only one language? (165)
In a class everyone will play at least one sport viz table tennis, cricket and badminton. 73
students play table tennis, 79 play badminton, 75 play cricket and 25 students play both table
tennis and badminton, 24 play both table tennis and cricket 30 play. Badminton and cricket and
16 students play all the sports.
3) How many students are there in the class (161)
4) How many students play only cricket. (37)
There is another question related to Venn diagram…it is same as first one….sorry I can’t
remember In a certain language * represents 0 and $ represents 1.
Answer the following questions
5) 389+91($$$$*****)
6) Lcm of ($*$*,$*$**,$*$*$) (420)
7) Average of (10, 20, 21) ($***$)
8) 420 ($$*$**$**)
9) 9+7‐3*6+4‐12/6(*)
A is the son of B A+B
A is the father of B A‐B
A is the brother of B A*B
10) P*Q‐R
a) P is the Uncle of R like this 4 options ll b given. U should choose d correct one
11) P*Q+R
12) P+Q‐R
A cube is cut into 216 parts. the 2nd 4th n 6th layers of the front face r removed n den painted
black. Now answer d following questions
13) How many cubes r painted on only one side?
14) How many cubes r painted on only 2 sides?
15) How many cubes r painted on only 3 sides?
16) How many cubes r painted on only 4 sides?
17) How many cubes r painted 0 sides?

Data sufficiency questions
C) Only condition 1 is required to solve
D) Only condition 2 is required to solve
e) Both are required
f) Both are not sufficient
18) Find whether X is odd
1)2*X is even
2x^2 is odd
A) C B) d C) e D) f

19) How many seconds does a minute hand takes to rotate 360 degrees
1) Minute hand revolves round the clock 5 times in a minute
2) Minute hand is 5 times greater that short hand some other questions similar to d above
20) There are 4 cities A,B,C,D. There are 4 Routes 4m A 2 B,3 routes 4m B 2 C, and 2 routes 4m C
2 D. Then in how many different ways can A go 2 D
A) 12 B) 24 C) 32 D) 48

Attention Section
Choose the correct option based on the following statement
1).If Tendulkar plays till end India will win the match
a) Tendulkar plays till end
b) India wins the match
c) Tendulkar falls cheaply
d) India loses d match
A)ab B)ab n cd C)b D)d

2).If X travels without a ticket he will be fined 50 bucks
a) X buys d ticket
b) X w2as not fined
c) X doesn’t buy a ticket
d)x was fined
A)ab B)cd C)ab n cd D)none
Some questions like
1) All A’s r B’s
2) All B’s r C’s

Then choose the correct option based on the above statements
1) All tables are chairs
2) Some tables are desks
1) No mammals are animals
2) Some animal’s are goats
Find the odd figure out

8 people A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H, lives in 4 storied building which contains 2 flats each. Flats number
7 and 8 belongs to 4th floor from left to right. Flats 3 and 4 are the second floor from the
bottom and are numbered right to left. So are 5 and 6 which lies on second floor from top. 1 and
2 are the first floors numbered left to right. A and E stays on the second floor from the bottom. F
lies one floor above B, which is one floor above C.
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