L&T Infotech Placement Paper on 19th March 2010

WRITTEN TEST
Total 90 questions , 90 minutes —SECTIONAL CUTOFF IS THERE
I.Aptitude (30 questions)
II.Reasoning (30 questions)
III. English (30 questions)

I. APTITUDE (30 quest)

1. Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the
total number of bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division.
Find the original number divided.
Ans: 18
2. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of
girls
A.y/(x + y)
B.x/xy
C.x/(x + y)
D.y/xy
Ans: C

3 What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled
with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
A.16
B.24
C.30
D.64
Ans: D
4. If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y, what is the value of
a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3
A.0
B.1
C.-1
D.4
Ans: B

5. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade
to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2
parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.
A.Rs.90
B.Rs.1.00
C.Rs.3.00
D.Rs.8.00
Ans: C

6. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50

mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each
maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on
mathematics problems
A.36
B.72
C.60
D.100
Ans: B

7. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not
studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek
A.0
B.3
C.4
D.5
Ans: B
8. If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =
A.1/4
B.1/2
C.1
D.2
Ans: C
9. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played.
After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many
games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
Ans: C
10. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days
while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes
on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days
will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 11
D. 12
Ans: C

11. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same
station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After
travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed
of the freight train was?A. 30
B. 40
C.58
D. 60
Ans: B
12. x,y and z are odd no. not necessarly in sequence.then y=?
(1)mean of x and z is 114.
(2)mean of y and z is 113.
Ans: 115

13. ram is 27 year old then mohan. after 7 year ram age is thrice as mohan age
.find ram age?
Ans: 67/2
14. if three tapes are filling a tank of capacity of 500lit with speed of
30lit/sec,48lit/sec and 36lit/sec.
Find after how long time tank will fill?
Ans: 500/114
15. suppose in a pot 20 cards are there label 1-20 on that. find the probability of
getting two prime.
Ans: 8/20 = 2 / 5
16. If a person sells a product for rs141/- he suffers a loss of 6%.if he has to have a
profit of 10%,
at what price should he sell it?
(a) rs250
(b) rs.175
(c) rs 195.
(d) rs.165
Ans: rs.165

17. A ball falls from a height of 8ft ,bounces back to half the distance & continues
till it comes to rest.
what is the total distance traveled by the ball?
(a) 24ft
(b)30 ft
(c) infinite
(d) cannot be determined
Ans: (a)

18. If 3 houses are to be painted,mr A can paint a house in 6 days(nos are not
same)…mr B can do the same in 8
days…& mr.C in 12 days.if mr A does the work for 8 days & leaves for vacation, &
mr B continues the work for
the next 6 days, for how many days should mr.C work?
Ans: 11 days(check)
19. one student takes 20 mins to reach school if he goes at a speed of 15kmph .At
what speed should he go to reach in 15 mins ( nos are not same)
Ans: 16kmph
20. How many rational numbers are there between 0 & 5 ?
Ans: infinite
21. A cube of 3 unit has 6 surface is painted. If u cut the cube of 1 unit each how
many cubes remain unpainted
on all sides ?
Ans: 1
22. one questions in profit and loss a person sold an article at Rs.141 at 6% loss, to
gain a profit of 10% at what price the article should be sold.
Ans: 165 Rs
23. 1st day of the year 1999 is sunday and what will be last day of the same year
Ans: sunday

24. 6 squares of equal size are placed side by side to form a rectangle whose
perimeter is 182. find the perimeter of
the single square.
Ans: 52
25 .The average age of students in a class is 16.when a teacher of age 40 is
added , the average becoems 17. what is the total number of students
Ans: 23

26.One persont travlled 4 laps with the speed of 10,20,40 ( or 30) and 60 kmph
and what is the average speed.
Ans: 20
27. If Rs20/- is available to pay for typing a research report & typist A produces 42
pages and typist B produces
28 pages. How much should typist A receive?
Ans: :Rs12/-
28. 4 thieves rob a bakery of the bread one after the other. each thief takes half
of what is present ,& half
a bread…if at the end 3 bread remains, what is the no of bread that was present
initially?
Ans: 63
29. Six squares of same dimension are kept side by side to make a rectangle with a
perimeter of 182cm. what is the perimeter of each square ?
Ans: 52

29. one student takes 20 mins to reach school if he goes at a speed of 15kmph .At
what speed should he go to
reach in 15 mins ( nos are not same)
Ans: 16kmph( check)
30. A clerk multiplied a number by ten when it should have been divided by ten.
The ans he got was 100.what should
the answer have been?
Ans::1

II. Reasoning (30 quest)

Answer Questions 1 to 5 on the basis of the information given below:
There are three on-off switches on a control panel A, B, and C. They have to be
changed from an initial setting to a second setting according to the following
conditions : In case only switch A is the switch on in the initial setting , then turn
on switch B.
In case switches A and B are the only switches on in the initial setting, then turn
on switch C. In case all the three switches are on initially setting, then turn off the
switch C. For any other initial setting, turn on all switches that are off and turn off
all switches, if any, that are on.
1. In case in the initial setting is the switches A and B are on and the switch C is
off, then what could be the second setting?
1. A on, B on, C on.
2. A on, B off, C on.
3. A on, B off, C off.
4. A off, B on, C off.
5. A off, B off, C on.
Ans : A
2. In case switch B is the only switch on in the initial setting, what must be the
second setting?
1. A on, B on, C on.
2. A on, B on, C off.
3. A on, B off, C on.
4. A off, B off, C on.
5. A off, B off, C off.
Ans : C
3. In case all the three switches are on in the second setting, which among the
following could have been the initial setting ?
1. A on, B on, C on.
2. A on, B on, C off.
3. A on, B off, C on.
4. A on, B off, C off.
5. A off, B on, C off
Ans :B
4. In case switch A is off in the second setting, which among the following could
have been the initial setting ?
1. A on, B on, C on.
2. A on, B on, C off.
3. A on, B off, C on.
4. A on, B off, C off.
5. A off, B on, C off.
Ans :C
5. In case only switch B is on in the second setting, which among the following
could have been the initial setting ?
1. A on, B on, C on.
2. A on, B off, C on.
3. A off, B on, C off.
4. A off, B off, C on.
5. A off, B off, C off.
Ans : C

6. It was vacation time, and so I decided to visit my cousin’s home. What a grand
time we had! In the mornings,
we both would go for a jog. The evenings were spent on the tennis court. Tiring as
these activities were, we could
manage only one per day, i.e., either we went for a jog or played tennis each day.
There were days when we felt
lazy and stayed home all day long. Now, there were 15 mornings when we did
nothing, 9 evenings when we stayed
at home, and a total of 12 days when we jogged or played tennis. For how many
days did I stay at my cousin’s
place?
A. 18 B. 14 C. 15 D. 20
Ans :A
7. If you were to construct a 7 × 7 checkered square (i.e., a 7 × 7 chess board),
how many rectangles would there be
in total? You need to include squares too because a square is a special kind of
rectangle.
A. 784 B. 918 C. 842 D. 676
Ans : A
8. A block of wood in the form of a cuboid 4″ × 10″ × 13″ has all its six faces
painted pink. If the wooden block is cut
into 520 cubes of 1″ × 1″ × 1″, how many of these would have pink paint on them?
A. 348 B. 352 C. 344 D. 340
Ans : C

9. A tennis championship is played on a knock-out basis, i.e., a player is out of the
tournament when he loses a match.
How many players participate in the tournament if 127 matches are totally played?
A. 136 B. 144 C. 124 D. 128
Ans : C
10. A large water tank has two inlet pipes (a large one and a small one) and one
outlet pipe. It takes 3 hours to fill the tank with the large inlet pipe. On the other
hand, it takes 4 hours to fill the tank with the small inlet pipe. The outlet
pipe allows the full tank to be emptied in 7 hours. What fraction of the tank
(initially empty) will be filled in 1.70
hours if all three pipes are in operation?
A. 0.75 B. 0.85 C. 0.80 D. 0.70
Ans : A
Answer Questions 11 to 15 on the basis of the information given below:
K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, U and W are the only ten members in a department. There is
a proposal to form a team from within the members of the department, subject to
the following conditions:
A team must include exactly one among P, R, and S.
A team must include either M or Q, but not both.
If a team includes K, then it must also include L, and vice versa.
If a team includes one among S, U, and W, then it must also include the other two.
L and N cannot be members of the same team.
L and U cannot be members of the same team.
The size of a team is defined as the number of members in the team.
11. What could be the size of a team that includes K?
A. Only 2
B. 3 or 4
C. 2 or 3
D. Only 4
E. 2 or 4
Ans :D
12. In how many ways a team can be constituted so that the team includes N?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 4 D. 2 E. 3
Ans : B
13. What would be the size of the largest possible team?
A. cannot be determined B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 E. 5
Ans : E
14. Who can be a member of a team of size 5?
A. R B. L C. P D. M E. K
Ans :D
15. Who cannot be a member of a team of size 3?
A. P B. L C. M D. N E. Q
Ans :B

16. On a certain day it took Bill three times as long to drive from home to work as
it took Sue to drive from home to
work. How many kilometers did Bill drive from home to work?
(1) Sue drove 10 kilometers from home to work, and the ratio of distance driven
from home to work time to drive
from home to work was the same for Bill and Sue that day.
(2) The ratio of distance driven from home to work time to drive from home to
work for Sue that day was 64
kilometers per hour.
A. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but
neither statement is sufficient alone.
B. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked
C. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
D. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and
additional data is needed to answer the statements
E. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked
Ans : B
17. If x and y are nonzero integers, is x/y an integer?
(1) x is the product of 2 and some other integer.
(2) There is only one pair of positive integers whose product equals y
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
C. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
D. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but
neither statement is sufficient alone.
E. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and
additional data is needed to answer the statements.
Ans :E
18. If n is an integer between 2 and 100 and if n is also the square of an integer,
what is the value of n?
(1) n is the cube of an integer.
(2) n is even
A. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
C. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
D. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but
neither statement is sufficient alone.
E. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and
additional data is needed to answer
the statements.
Ans : C
19. What is the average distance that automobile D travels on one full tank of
gasoline?
(1) Automobile D averages 8.5 kilometers per liter of gasoline.
(2) The gasoline tank of automobile D holds exactly 40 liters of gasoline.
A. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
B. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
C. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but
neither statement is sufficient alone.
D. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
E. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and
additional data is needed to answer the
statements.
Ans : C
20. What fraction of his salary did Mr.Johnson put into savings last week?
(1) Last week Mr. Johnson put $17 into savings.
(2) Last week Mr. Johnson put 5% of his salary into savings.
Ans :D
Directions21- 25: In each of the questions from 1 to 5 a statement followed by
two arguments is given. You have to decide which of the given statements is a
strong argument and which is weak argument. Give answer (A) if only first
argument is strong, give answer (B) if only second argument is strong, give
answer (C) if either first or second argument is strong, give answer (D) if
neither first nor second argument is strong and given answer (E) if both first
and second arguments are strong.
21. Statement :Should military training be made compulsory in our country like
other countries?
Arguments : I. Yes, every citizen has right to protect his country.
II. No, it is against the policy of non-violence.
Ans : (A)
22. Statement : Should octroi be abolished?
Arguments : I. No, it will adversely affect government revenues.
II. Yes, it will eliminate an important source of corruption.
Ans : (E)
23. Statement : Should competitive examinations for selecting candidates for jobs,
be of objective test only?
Arguments :I. Yes, the assessment of objective test is reliable.
II. No, the number of questions to be answered is always very large.
Ans : (A)

24. Statement : Should those who receive dowry be encouraged ?

Arguments : I. Yes, due to this, the number of those who receive dowry will
decrease.
II. No, due to this the number of those who receive dowry will increase.
Ans : (B)
25. Statement : Should jobs be delinked with academic degrees and diplomas?
Arguments :I. Yes, a very large number of candidates will apply so that the
competition will be tough and the
candidates will prepare more.
II. No, importance of higher education will be diminished.
Ans : (E)
26. If ‘678′ means—’Society Family Husbandry’, ‘574′ means—’Husbandry Health
Control’, ‘342′ means—’Health
Census shop’, then—
(I) Which code has been used for ‘Health’ ?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
27. (II) Which code has been used for ‘Census’ ?
(A) 3 or 2
(B) 3 or 7
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans :(A)
28. (III) For which word code ‘6′ has been used?
(A) Society
(B) Family
(C) Husbandry
(D) Society or Family
(E) None of these’
Ans : (D)
29. If ‘KRN’ means—’Callous collission life’, ‘RTP’ means—’Life very sad’, ‘NPD’
means—’Collission sad future’ then
what is the code used for ‘Callous’ ?
(A) R
(B) N
(C) K
(D) Can not be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
30. If ‘MLT’ means—’Day is clear’, ‘LKS’ means—’Life is sad’, ‘SMMO’ means
—’Clear or sad’, then what is the
code used for ‘Day’ ?
(A) T
(B) K
(C) MO
(D) L
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
III. English (30 quest)
Directions : In each of the following questions, four sentences are given.
Choose the one which is grammatically correct.

1. A) wrote to him yesterday

B) This is the road to go
C) Let us aim to do good
D) Take down his address in your copy
Ans :A
2. The principal and Secretary are leave
B) A number of students has failed in the examination
C) It is I who has committed this crime
D) many a man runs after money

Ans : D

3. A) These three boys hate each other

B) Sanjeev lent Rs.2000 to Vincent
C) I, you and he belong to the same village
D) Anyone of the two students can solve this sum
Ans :B
4. A)He is a man whom I know is trustworthy
B) Until you remain idle you will make no progress
C) We talked about the weather
D) Half dozen books were burnt
Ans :C
5. 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
Directions 6-10: In each of the following questions, there is a certain
relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given
on another side of : :while another word is to be found from the given
alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given
pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.

6. Eye :Myopia : : Teeth : ?

(A) Pyorrhea (B) Cataract (C) Trachoma (D) Eczema
Ans : (A)
7. Scribble : Write : : Stammer : ?
(A) Walk (B) Play (C) Speak (D) Dance
Ans :(C)
8. Errata : Books : : flaws:?
(A) Manuscripts (B) Metals (C) Speech (D) Charter
Ans :(B)
9. Breeze : Cyclone : : Drizzle : ?
(A) earth quake (B) Storm (C) Flood (D) Down pour
Ans : (D)
10. Venerate : Worship : : Extol : ?
(A) Glorify (B) Homage (C) Compliment (D) Recommend
Ans : (A)
Directions for Questions 11 to 15 The passage given below is followed by a set
of five questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

When I was little, children were bought two kinds of ice cream, sold from those
white wagons with the canopies made of silvery metal: either the two-cent cone or
the four-cent ice cream pie. The two-cent cone was very small, in fact it could fit
comfortably into a child’s hand, and it was made by taking the ice cream from its
container with a special scoop and piling it on the cone. Granny always suggested I
eat only a part of the cone, then throw away the pointed end, because it had been
touched by the vendor’s hand (though that was the best part, nice and crunchy,
and it was regularly eaten in secret, after a pretense of discarding it).
The four-cent pie was made by a special little machine, also silvery, which pressed
two disks of sweet biscuit against a cylindrical section of ice cream. First you had
to thrust your tongue into the gap between the biscuits until it touched the central
nucleus of ice cream; then, gradually, you ate the whole thing, the biscuit surfaces
softening as they became soaked in creamy nectar. Granny had no advice to give
here: in theory the pies had been touched only by the machine; in practice, the
vendor had held them against his hand while giving them to us, but it was
impossible to isolate the contaminated area.
I was fascinated, however, by some of my peers, whose parents bought them not a
four-cent pie but two two-cent cones. These privileged children advanced proudly
with one cone in their right hand and one in their left; and expertly moving their
head from side to side, they licked first one, then the other. This liturgy seemed to
me so sumptuously enviable, that many times I asked to be allowed to celebrate it.
In vain. My elders were inflexible: a four-cent ice, yes; but two two-cent ones,
absolutely no.
As anyone can see, neither mathematics nor economy nor dietetics justified this
refusal. Nor did hygiene, assuming that in due course the tips of both cones were
discarded. The pathetic, and obviously mendacious, justification was that a boy
concerned with turning his eyes from one cone to the other was more inclined to
stumble over stones, steps, or cracks in the pavement. I dimly sensed that there
was another secret justification, cruelly pedagogical, but I was unable to grasp it.
Today, citizen and victim of a consumer society, a civilization of excess and waste
(which the society of the thirties was not), I realize that those dear and now
departed elders were right. Two two-cent cones instead of one at four cents did
not signify squandering, economically speaking, but symbolically they surely did. It
was for this precise reason, that I yearned for them: because two ice creams
suggested excess. And this was precisely why they were denied me: because they
looked indecent, an insult to poverty, a display of fictitious privilege, a boast of
wealth. Only spoiled children ate two cones at once, those children who in fairy
tales were rightly punished, as Pinocchio was when he rejected the skin and the
stalk. And parents who encouraged this weakness, appropriate to little parvenus,
were bringing up their children in the foolish theater of “I’d like to but I can’t.”
They were preparing them to turn up at tourist-class cheek-in with a fake Gucci
bag bought from a street peddler on the beach at Rimini.
Nowadays the moralist risks seeming at odds with morality, in a world where the
consumer civilization now wants even adults to be spoiled, and promises them
always something more, from the wristwatch in the box of detergent to the bonus
bangle sheathed, with the magazine it accompanies, in a plastic envelope. Like the
parents of those ambidextrous gluttons I so envied, the consumer civilization
pretends to give more, but actually gives, for four cents, what is worth four cents.
You will throw away the old transistor radio to purchase the new one, that boasts
an alarm clock as well, but some inexplicable defect in the mechanism will
guarantee that the radio lasts only a year. The new cheap car will have leather
seats, double side mirrors adjustable from inside, and a paneled dashboard, but it
will not last nearly so long as the glorious old Fiat 500, which, even when it broke
down, could be started again with a kick.
The morality of the old days made Spartans of us all, while today’s morality wants
all of us to be Sybarites.
11. Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
A. Today’s society is more extravagant than the society of the 1930s.
B. The act of eating two ice cream cones in akin to a ceremonial process.
C. Elders rightly suggested that a boy turning eyes from one cone to the other was
more likely to fall.
D. Despite seeming to promise more, the consumer civilization gives away exactly
what the thing is worth.
E. The consumer civilization attempts to spoil children and adults alike.
Ans :C
12. In the passage, the phrase “little parvenus” refers to
A. naughty midgets
B. old hags
C. arrogant people
D. young upstarts
E. foolish kids
Ans : D
13. The author pined for two-cent cones instead of one four-cent pie because
A. it made dietetic sense
B. it suggested intemperance
C. it was more fun
D. it had a visual appeal
E. he was a glutton
Ans :B
14. What does the author mean by “now a days the moralist risks seeming at odds
with morality”?
A. The moralist of yesterday have become immoral today
B. The concept of morality has changed over the years
D. The risks associated with immorality have gone up
E. The purist’s view of morality is fast becoming popular
Ans :B
15. According to the author, the justification for refusal to let him eat two cones
was plausibly
A. didactic
B. dietetic
C. dialectic
D. diatonic
E. diastolic
Ans : A.
Directions 11-15: In each of the following questions, out of the given
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given
word.
16. Ridicule
(A) recognize (B) continuous (C) gobble (D) ludicrous
Ans: (C)
17. Gargantuan
(A) different (B) removable (C) colossal (D) minuscule
Ans : (C)
18. Savvy
(A) introduced (B) underestimated (C) knowledgeable (D) tremulous

Ans: (C)
19. Abandonment
A. Care B. Protection C. Concern D. Desertion
Ans : (D)
20. levied
A. imposed B.believed C. requested D.correlated
Ans :(A)
Directions 21 to 25: Pick out from the words, given below each sentence, the
word which would complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully.

21.The pot officer told me to wait, but I………………a year now and my parcel has
not come yet.
A) waited B) am waiting C) had waited D) have waited.
Ans :: A

22. A blind man is no judge………….colours.

A) of B) for C) in D) of the
Ans : C
23. He is……….. Minister of the Central Government
A) a best and honest B) the best and honest C) best and the most honest D) the
best and most honest
Ans : A

24. Over indulgence………….. character as well as physical stamina.

A) strengthens B) stimulate C) debilitate D) maintains
Ans : B
25. Usually the ascent of a mountain face is much easier than the……………….
A) fall B) decent C) descent D) descend
Ans : D
Directions for Questions 26-30: In each of the following questions there are
sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence’s or part’s of
sentence’s that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including
spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most
appropriate option.
26. A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named Levi Strauss
B. landed in San Francisco, California,
C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law David Stern
D. owner of dry goods business.
E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.
A. B only
B. B and C
C. A and B
D. A only
E. A, B and D
Ans : A
27.
A. In response to the allegations and condemnation pouring in,
B. Nike implemented comprehensive changes in their labour policy.
C. Perhaps sensing the rising tide of global labour concerns,
D. from the public would become a prominent media issue,
E. Nike sought to be a industry leader in employee relations.
A. D and E
B. D only
C. A and E
D. A and D
E. B, C and E
Ans : D
28. A. Charges and counter charges mean nothing
B. to the few million who have lost their home.
C. The nightmare is far from over, for the government
D. is still unable to reach hundreds who are marooned.
E. The death count have just begun.
A. A only
B. C only
C. A and C
D. A, C and D
E. D only
Ans : D
29. A. I did not know what to make of you.
B. Because you’d lived in India, I associate you more with my parents than with
me.
C. And yet you were unlike my cousins in Calcutta, who seem so innocent and
obedient when I visited them
D. You were not curious about me in the least.
E. Although you did make effort to meet me.
A. A only
B. A and B
C. A and E
D. D only
E. A and D
Ans : E
30. 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.
E. He as well as you are guilty.
A. A only
B. A and B
C. A and E
D. D only
E. A and D
Ans : A
Best Of Lucky !!!!

WRITTEN TEST :
Total 90 questions , 90 minutes Offline (paper & pen) test. SECTIONAL CUTOFF IS
THERE

1. Aptitude (30 quest)

2. Reasoning (30 quest)
3. English (30 quest)

1. Aptitude (30 quest)

1. If he sells 40 mangoes, he will get the selling price of 4 mangoes extra, What is
his % increase in profit ?
Ans: 25%
2. Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 and 12 hours respectively while third pipe will
make the tank empty in 20
hours. If all three pipes operate simultaneously, in how many hours the tank will
be filled ?
Ans:7hours 30 minutes.

3. Cost of an item is x. It’s value increases by p% and decreases by p% Now the new
value is 1rupee,
what is the actual value ?
Ans:(1000)/(1000-p*p).

4. 6*12*15 is the volume of some material. How many cubes of edge 3 can be
inserted into it ?
Ans:40
5. 100 glasses are there. A servant has to supply glasses to a person If he supplies
the glasses without any damage he will get 3 paise otherwise he will loose 3 paise.
At the end of supplying 100 glasses if
he gets 270 paise, how many glasses were supplied safely.
Ans: 95
6. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of
girls ?
A. y/(x + y)
B. x/xy
C. x/(x + y)
D. y/xy
Ans: C

7. What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled
with a 4-gallon can
of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
A.16
B.24
C.30
D.64
Ans:D

8. If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y, what is the value of

a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3
A. 0
B. 1
C. -1
D. 4
Ans:B

9. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee, putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade
to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.
If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less
expensive grade, how much
will the shop save in blending 100 gms.
A.Rs.90
B.Rs.1.00
C.Rs.3.00
D.Rs.8.00
Ans:C
10. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination. Among these questions are 50
mathematics problems.
It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for
each other question.
How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems
A. 36
B. 72
C. 60
D. 100
Ans:B

11. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not
studied either. How many of
these studied both Latin and Greek
A.0
B.3
C.4
D.5
Ans:B

12. In June a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played.
After a phenomenal
winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the
team have won in a
row to attain this average?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
Ans:C
13. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much
more will each have to
contribute towards the purchase of the gift ?
A. D/(M-3)
B. MD/3
C. M/(D-3)
D. 3D/(M2-3M)
Ans: D
14. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr. Brown can paint a house in 6 days
while Mr. Black would
take 8 days and Mr. Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr. Brown goes on vacation and Mr.
Black begins to
work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr. Blue to complete the
contract?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 11
D. 12
Ans:C
15. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same
station traveling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After
traveling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes
the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?
A. 30
B. 40
C.58
D. 60
Ans: B

16. A fold density is 19 times greater than the water and for copper it is 9 times.
At what ratio you can mix gold
and copper to get 15 times denser than water. ?
Ans:3 : 2
17. There is a room with 6′ x 8′. A 1′ tile is fixed along the 4 walls in one row. How
many 1″ tiles require to
finish the work. ?
Ans: 24

18. 2 persons can finish a job in 8 days. First person alone can finish the work in 24
days. How many days
does the second person take to finish the job?
Ans: 12 days
19. In a class total 34 students, 16 are have a brother, 15 are have sisters, 9
students don’t have either brothers or sisters. Find the number of students having
both brother and sisters.
Ans: 6
21. In a car wheel, two spokes cover 15 degree. Then for the entire car, how many
spokes are there?
Ans: 24
20. What is the angle of degree suspended when two hands of clock showing the
time 2:30?
Ans: 105 degrees
21. The age difference between two brothers is 3 years. After 6 years the ratio
between the age is 9:8. What are their ages?
Ans: 21 and 18

22. A person’s salary is getting reduced by 20%. What percentage should be added
to get back his original salary?
Ans: 25%

23. Two persons start at the same point, walk in opposite directions with 5 km/hr
and 5.5 km/hr respectively.
What is the distance separated after 2 and half hrs?
Ans: 26.25 (approx)

24. A person starts walking at a speed of 5 km/hr through half the distance, rest of
the distance he covers with
a speed 4km/hr. Total time of travel is 9 hours. What is the maximum distance he
can cover?
Ans: 40km
25. Initially two cups of same volume are present with milk filled upto 3/5th and
4/5th of their volumes.
Water is then filled. Then two mixtures are mixed. Find the ratio of water to milk
in the mixture.

Ans: 3 : 7

26. 16 grams of radioactive material decays into 8 grams in 10 years. How long will
it take to decay to 1 gram?
Ans: 70 yrs
27. In a rectangle the length is increased by of the original length. By what
proportion should the width be reduced
so that the area will be the same?
Ans: 33

28. If a square is formed by the diagonal of the square as an edge, what is the
ratio between the area?

Ans: 2
29. The perimeter of a rhombus is 52 units. One of its diagonal is 24 units. What is
its second diagonals length?
Ans: 10
30. A batsman scored 18 runs in his 18th innings and that makes his average 18.
Find his average up to the 17th
innings?
Ans: 19

2. Reasoning (30 quest)

1. One of the following is my secret word: AIM DUE MOD OAT TIE. With the list in
front of you, if I were
to tell you any one of my secret word, then you would be able to tell me the
number of vowels in my secret word.
Which is my secret word?
Ans:TIE
2. One of Mr. Horton, his wife, their son, and Mr. Horton’s mother is a doctor and
another is a lawyer.
a) If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not
blood relatives.
b) If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
c) If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man. Whose occupation you know?
Ans:Mr. Horton: he is the doctor.

3. Three piles of chips–pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile III
consists of three
chips are to be used in game played by Anita and Brinda. The game requires:
a) That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile.
b) That the player who has to take the last chip loses.
c) That Anita now have her turn. From which pile should Anita draw in order to
win?
Ans: Pile II

4. Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament. Of the
three games played:
a) In only the first game were the two players married to each other.
b) The men won two games and the women won one game.
c) The Ayes won more games than the Bees.
d) Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game. Who did not lose a
game?
Ans: Mrs.Bee
5. If A to Z is written in the reverse order which is the 5th letter to the right of the
11th letter from the left ?
Ans:. K
Directions 6-10 The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three
bookkeepers A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning
to open a new office in another city using 2 bookkeepers and 3 secretaries of the
present staff . To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who don’t
function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the
new office
I. Bookkeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should
not be sent together to the new office as a team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team , they should be separated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn’t go together
IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn’t be a team
6. If A is to be moved as one of the bookkeepers, which of the following cannot be
a possible working unit.
A. ABDEH
B. ABDGH
C. ABEFH
D. ABEGH
Ans:B
7. If C and F are moved to the new office, how many combinations are possible
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Ans:A

8. If C is sent to the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C
A. B
B. D
C. F
D. G
Ans:B
9. Under the guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new
office
A. B
B. D
C. E
D. G
Ans:A

10. If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true
I. C cannot go
II. A cannot go
III. H must also go
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
Ans:D
11. If Leader is coded as Actor, Actor as an Administrator, Administrator as a
Traitor, Traitor as a Social-reformer,
then who takes part in the Parliamentary elections?
(A) Administrator
(B) Leader
(C) Traitor
(D) Social-Reformist
(E) None of these
Ans: (E)
12. If ‘245′ means—’Art and Talent’ in a certain code language, ‘316′ means—
‘Callous to Generous’, ‘147′ means—
‘Callous and Polite’ then what is the code used for ‘to’ ?
(A) Only 3
(B) Only 1
(C) 3 or 6
(D) Only 6
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
13. In a certain code language ‘579′ means—’Kanchan is soft-spoken’, ‘694′ means
—‘Soft-spoken beautiful pure’,
‘473′ means—‘Ganga is pure’, then what is the code used for ‘Kanchan’ ?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) Can not be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

14. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates
to SECTOR?
(A) RWLGPF (B) EOFKUQ (C) EOFMXS
(D) RWLEPD (E) RWLEND
Ans: (E)
15. air is cloud, cloud is rain, rain is water, water is sand so what is cloud?
Ans :sand
Directions ( questions 16 to 20 ): Read the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below :
(1)A, B, C, D and E are five friends.
(2)B is elder to E, but not as tall as C.
(3)C is younger to A, and is taller to D and E.
(4)A is taller to D, But younger to E.
(5)D is elder to A but is shorter in the group.
16. Who among the following is the eldest?
A). A B). B C). C D). D E). None of these
Ans: E
17. Which of the following pairs of students is elder to D?
A) BA B). BC C). BE D) EA E) None of these
Ans: E
18. Which of the following statements is correct about B?
1) B is not the tallest 2) B is shorter to E
(3)When they are asked to stand in ascending order with respect to their heights, B
is in the middle
A) Only (1) is correct B) Only (1) and (3) are correct C) All are correct
D) All are incorrect E) None of these
Ans: A
19. If F, another friend is taller than C, how many of them will be between F and E
according to their height?
A) None B) One C) Two D) Three E) None of these
Ans: E
20. If a selection is to be made among them who would be relatively older and
also taller, who among them
should be chosen?
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Ans: B
Directions (questions 21 to 25): Each of the questions below consists of a
question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer
(A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. (B) If the data
in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (C) If the data either in
statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (D) If
the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer
the question. (E) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to
answer the question.
21. What does ‘Ne’ stands for in the code language?
I. ‘Na Ni Nok Ne’ means ‘I will tell you’ and ‘Ni Nok Ne Nam’ means ‘he will tell
you’ in that code language.
II. ‘Ni Ne Mo Nam’ means ‘will he call you’ and ‘Ne Mok Sac Ni’ means ‘how will
you go’ in that code language.
Ans: (D)
22. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest?
I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S.
II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q
being taller than P but not the
tallest.
Ans: (C)
23. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last?
I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same.
II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it
reached E.
Ans: (D)

24. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?

I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is sister of Kumar,
who is brother Smrithi.
II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is mother of
Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.
Ans: (B)

25. What is Milan’s rank in the class of 44 students?

I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam
being 7 ranks ahead of Milan.
II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind Milan while
Savita stands exactly in the
middle of Shyamala and Suketu in ranks, her rankbeing 17.
Ans: (c)
Directions 26-27: Each question consists of five statements followed by options
consisting of three
statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a
valid argument, i.e. where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the
preceding two statements.
26. A. All software companies employ knowledge workers.
B. Tara Tech employs knowledge workers.
C. Tara Tech is a software company.
D. Some software companies employ knowledge workers.
E. Tara Tech employs only knowledge workers.
A) ABC B) ACB C) CDB D) ACE
Ans: B

27. A. Traffic congestion increases carbon monoxide in the environment.

B. Increase in carbon monoxide is hazardous to health.
C. Traffic congestion is hazardous to health.
D. Some traffic congestion does not cause increased carbon monoxide.
E. Some traffic congestion is not hazardous to health.
A. CBA B. BDE C. CDE D. BAC
Ans: D

28. All scientists are fools. All fools are literates.

A. All literates are scientists
B. All scientists are literates
C. No scientists are literates
D. Both (a) and (b) are correct
Ans: B
29. All shares are debentures. No debentures are deposits.
A. All shares are deposits
B. Some shares are deposits
C. No shares are deposits
D. None of the above
Ans: C
30. Some green are blue. No blue are white.
A. No green are white
B. Some green are white
C. No green are white
D. None of the above
Ans: B
3. English (30 quest)
Directions 1-5
To those who do listen, the desert speaks of things with an emphasis quite
different from that of the shore, the mountain, the valley or the plains, whereas
these invite action and suggest limitless opportunity and exhaust less resources,
the implications and the mood of the desert are something different. For one thing
, the desert is conservative not radical. It is more likely to provide awe than to
invite conquest. The heroism which it encourages is the heroism of endurance, not
that of conquest. It brings man up against this limitation, turns him upon himself
and suggests values which more indulgent regions suppress. Sometimes it includes
contemplation in men who have never contemplated before : And of all the
answers to the question- what is a desert good for – ‘contemplation’ is perhaps the
best.
1. In order to receive the desert’s message, the beholder needs to be
a) courageous in his reaction.
b) conservative in his responses.
c) A good listener.
d) Sensitive to nature.
Ans:D

2. The desert is unique among landscapes in that it encourages only

a) contemplation
b) Indolence
c) Heroic Endeavor
d) Adventurous Spirit
Ans:A

3. If one responds with insight to the mood of the desert, it evokes
a) An inclination for deep thought
b) The possibility of unending resources
c) The desire for Heroic conquest
d) A sense of intense revulsion
Ans: A
4. The writer calls the desert “conservative rather than radical” because it
provides an environment that
a) Inspires man to explore it
b) Offers unlimited opportunity to conquer
c) Tests ones Endurance
d) makes one gloomy
Ans:C

5. What does the phrase ”it brings man up against his limitations”, mean?
a) It makes man feel hopeless about his limitations
b) It makes man aware of his limitations
c) It compels man to fight against his limitations
d) It persuades man to overcome his limitations
Ans:D
Directions 6-10: In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship
between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side
of : :while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the
same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the
correct alternative.

6. Errata : Books : : flaws:?

(A) Manuscripts (B) Metals (C) Speech (D) Charter
Ans: (B)

7. Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : ?

(A) Trajectory (B) Track (C) Milky way (D) Path
Ans: (A)

8. Appraiser : Building : : Critic : ?

(A) Book (B) Masterpiece (C) Judge (D) Gold
Ans: (A)
9. King : Throne : : Rider : ?
(A) Seat (B) Horse (C) Saddle (D) Chair
Ans:(C)

10. Reluctant : Keen : : Remarkable : ?

(A) Usual (B) Restrained (C) Striking (D) Evolution
Ans: (A)

Directions 11-15: In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,
choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
11. BEMOAN
A. Lament B. Soothe C. Denounce D. Loathe
Ans: A
12. ABRADE
A. Scold B. attach C. Wear off D. Twist
Ans:C
13. DISTINGUISH
A. Darken B. Abolish C. Differentiate D. Confuse
Ans: A

14. PORTRAY
A. Communicate B. Paint C. Express D. Draw
Ans: D

15. INFINITE
A. Strange B. Endless C. Indefinite D. Vague
Ans:B
Directions 16-17: 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.
16. I shall / ring him / tomorrow / in the afternoon.
ABCD
Ans: B
17. I enjoyed / during my / stay in / England.
ABCD
Ans: A

18. I believe / that respect / is more preferable than / money.

ABCD
Ans: C

19. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries /

ABCD
Ans: C
20. In this way nuclear fission / or the splitting / of the atom / have been
achieved /
ABCD
Ans: D

Directions 21 to 25: Pick out from the words, given below each sentence, the
word which would complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully.
21. Rajeev failed in the examination because none of her answers were ____ to
the questions asked
a) allusive b) revealing c) pertinent d) referential e) impeccable
Ans: D

22. There are ______ views on the issue of giving bonus to the employees
a) independent b) divergent c) modest d) adverse e) valuable
Ans: B
23. Man who has committed such an ____ crime must get the most severe
punishment.
a) injurious b) uncharitable c) unworthy d) admoniable e) irreproachable
Ans: A
24. He has_____ people visiting him at his house because he fars it will cause
discomfort to neighbors
a) curtailed b) requested c) stopped d) warned e) forbidden
Ans: C
25. Although he never learnt to read, his exceptional memory and enquiring mind
eventually made him a very____ man.
a) dedicated b) erudite c) pragmatic d) benevolent e) charismatic
Ans: A
Directions for Questions 26-30: 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.

26. 1) To get home early 2) I phoned my mother 3) That I wouldn’t able 4) to tell
her
5) as I had promised 6)When I reached my office
A. 6, 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
B. 6, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
C. 5, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6
D. 6, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
Ans:B

27. 1) From the corporate sector 2) The department has initiated steps 3) the
development of wastelands
4) to evolve appropriate schemes 5) and financial institutions for 6) for mobilizing
investments
A. 1, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6,
B. 2, 3, 6, 1, 5,4
C. 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3
D. 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
Ans: C

28. 1) paintings 2) have been 3) totally ruined by rain 4)last night 5) which were
submitted 6) for the exhibition
A. 1, 5, 4, 2, 3,6
B. 1, 4, 6, 2, 3,5
C. 1, 5, 2, 6, 3,4
D. 1, 5, 6, 2, 3,4
Ans: D

29. 1) and also bills 2) to the office superintendent. 3) for the work done by him 4)
the field worker
5) at the end of the assignment 6) submitted his papers
A. 5, 4, 6, 1, 3, 2
B. 5, 4, 6, 1, 2, 3
C. 5, 4, 1, 6, 3, 2
D. 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans: A
30. 1) Those who 2) expect others 3) cannot treat 4) should not 5) others well 6)to
treat them well
A) 1, 3, 5, 6, 2, 4
B) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6
C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6
D) 1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2
Ans: C
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Hi frnds..
I have attended L&T INFOTECH on 9/10/10 at SRM UNIVERSITY. let me discuss
the questions which I could remember. One thing guys they never changed
the question pattern and even questions too for the past 5 years.
There are 3 colours of questionpaper. YELLOW, PINK, WHITE, For me its WHITE.
now going to the question paper.
There are 3 Sections:
1. Apps
2. Logical and Reasoning
3. Verbal Ability
APPS Section 1 :

1. If the num 4573 is sub by the least num, then the remainder will be a perfect
square

Ans : 84

2. ((7-x/2)+(x-5/7))=x-5/5 find X?
friends the data in the above ques is not same as in ques paper. but the

Ans : 11
3. Two problems on A.P

5. Find the sum 72, 70, 68,66,………………….40?

6. There is a problem on shadow and elevation.

Ans : 60 DEG.

7. Matrix 3*3 given. Find the determent.

Ans : 0
8. One more problem on MATRIX.
9. The thief is escaped from the police and starts running by 7pm @ 5kmph. the
police started chasing the thief by 10pm @ 7kmph. at what time the police will
catch the thief.
10. divya walking 10mint late than usual time which is 9/8th of her usual time.
what is the usual time that divya walk to her home which will take 50mint to reach
her home.
11 to 15 : They hav given a pie chart . shanu earning 50000 per month were 20000
went for saving in 2005. his expenditure on ELECTRICITY IS 25%, PETROL 25%, FOOD
& MEDICINE 48%, OTHERS 2% (NOTE : the data given in the question is only
different but the question is same)
i) Whats the ratio against electricity & others
ii) There is increase of 25% in petrol expenses than in 2004. so whats the amount
spent on petrol in 2004?
iii) Remaining based on proportion and ratio.
16. In a ratio of 3:1 sand and cement of one tone is packed. how many kilo of
cement or sand to be added to bring it a proportion of 3:2?
17. Pipe A & B takes 14 and 5 min to fill a tank. if pipe A is opened after 3 mint of
pipe B opend? what time pipe A & B ll take to fill tank? only this ques i remember.
LOGICAL SECTION 2:
1. There are 2 to 3 ques based on fig about how many straight lines in the figure.
guys yu can get the answer if yu look the pix clearly and in relax mood.
4. Blood relation ques ANS : GRAND SON.
5. Statement and conclusion 3 ques.
eg. In a world, all chinese are musicians, all russians were british. all russians love
music.
9. Syllogism 4 ques.
14. They given a three symbols which intersect each other. like
circlerectangle and triangle which denotes artist, doctor, engineer. it very very
easy once we look the diagram carefully we can attend 4 ques in no matter of
time.
Refer R.S. AGARWAL & BETTER LOOK THE QUES DISCUSSED IN FORUM.
VERBAL ABILITY SECTION 3:
1 to 4: Reading passage. guys its really dead easy. juz go through the passage and
yu can answer all the ques of it.
5 to 10 : error correction
11. to 14 : synonyms
in my batch around 4000 only 50 got selected for 2nd round.
Round 2:
G.D / EXTEMPORE
Friends I have cleared in g.d .. where thy looking for leadership skills, giving
chance to others, and making ur points simple and crisp. only 30 got selected in
this round.
Round 3 :
Just simple HR.. Simple ques and normal one. Finally i GOT SELECTED

 
L&T INFOTECH Placement Paper 2010
WRITTEN TEST :
Total 90 questions & 90 minutes —SECTIONAL CUTOFF IS THERE

1. Aptitude (30 quest)

2. Reasoning (30 quest)
3. English (30 quest)

1. APTITUDE (30 quest)

1. The average salary of 3 workers is 95 Rs. per week. If one earns Rs.115 and
second earns Rs.65 how much is the salary of the 3rd worker.
Ans : 105
2. A 16 stored building has 12000 sq.feet on each floor. Company A rents 7 floors
and company B rents 4 floors.
What is the number of sq.feet of unrented floor space.
Ans : 60000
3. During a given week A programmer spends 1/4 of his time preparing flow chart,
3/8 of his time coding and the
rest of the time in debugging the programs. If he works 48 hours during the week ,
how many hours did he spend
debugging the program.
Ans : 18.

4. A company installed 36 machines at the beginning of the year. In March they
installed 9 additional machines and
then disconnected 18 in August. How many were still installed at the end of the
year.
Ans : 27
5. A man owns 2/3 of the market research beauro business and sells 3/4 of his
shares for Rs. 75000. What is the
value of Business ?
Ans : 150000
6. If 12 file cabinets require 18 feet of wall space, how many feet of wall space
will 30 cabinets require?
Ans : 45
7. A computer printer produced 176,400 lines in a given day. If the printer was in
operation for seven hours during the day, how many lines did it print per minute?
Ans : 420
8. From its total income, A sales company spent Rs.20,000 for advertising, half of
the remainder on commissions and had Rs.6000 left. What was its total income?
Ans : 32000
9. On Monday a banker processed a batch of cheques, on Tuesday she processed
three times as many, and on
Wednesday she processed 4000 cheques. In the three days, she processed 16000
cheques. How many did she process on Tuesday?
Ans : 9000
10. The cost of four dozen proof machine ribbons and five dozen accouting
machine ribbons was Rs.160/-. If one
dozen accounting machine ribbons cost Rs.20/-, what is the cost of a dozen proof
machine ribbons?
Ans : Rs.15
11. If a clerk can process 80 cheques in half an hour, how many cheques can she
process in a seven and one half
hour day?
Ans : 1200

12. In a library, there are two racks with 40 books per rack. On a given day, 30
books were issued. What fraction
remained in the racks?
Ans : 5/8
13. The average length of three tapes is 6800 feet. None of the tapes is less than
6400 feet. What is the greatest
possible length of one of the other tapes?
Ans : 7600
14. A company rented a machine for Rs.700/- a month. Five years later the
treasurer calculated that if the company
had purchased the machine and paid Rs.100/- monthly maintenance charge, the
company would have saved
Rs.2000/-. What was the purchase price of the machine?
Ans : Rs.34000
15. Two computers each produced 48000 public utility bills in a day. One computer
printed bills at the rate of 9600 an hour and the other at the rate of 7800 an hour.
When the first computer finished its run, how many bills did the
other computer still have to print?
Ans : 9000
16. If a salesman’s average is a new order every other week, he will break the
office record of the year. However,
after 28 weeks, he is six orders behind schedule. In what proportion of the
remaining weeks does he have to
obtain a new order to break the record?
Ans : 3/4
17. On a given day, a bank had 16000 cheques returned by customers. Inspection
of the first 800 cheques indicated that 100 of those 800 had errors and were
therefore the available immediately for data processing. On this basis,
how many cheques would be available immediately for data processing on that
day?
Ans : 14000
18. A tape manufacturer reduces the price of his heavy duty tape from Rs.30/- to
Rs.28/- a reel and the price of a
regular tape from Rs.24/- to Rs.23/- a reel. A computing centre normally spends
Rs.1440/- a month for tapes
and 3/4 of this is for heavy duty tapes. How much will they save a month under
the new prices?
Ans : Rs.87
19. The dimensions of a certain machine are 48″ X 30″ X 52″. If the size of the
machine is increased proportionately
until the sum of its dimensions equals 156″, what will be the increase in the
shortest side?
Ans : 6″
20. In a certain company, 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended the
annual company picnic. If 35% of all
the employees are man, what percent of all the employees went to the picnic?
Ans : 33%
21. It cost a college Rs.0.70 a copy to produce a Programme for the homecoming
football game. If Rs.15,000/- was
received for advertisements in the programme, how many copies at Rs.0.50 a copy
must be sold to make a profit
of Rs.8000/- ?
Ans : 35000
22. If the digits of my present age are reversed then i get the age of my son. If 1
year ago my age was twice as that of my son. Find my present age.
Ans : father-73, son-37

23. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy. Find the min. no. of times the
balls have to be weighed for finding out
the heavy ball.
Ans : 8

24. If I walk with 30 miles/hr i reach 1 hour before and if i walk with 20 miles/hr i
reach 1 hour late. Find the distance
between 2 points and the exact time of reaching destination is 11 am then find the
speed with which it walks.
Ans. 120miles and 24 miles/hr
25. A thief steals half the total no of loaves of bread plus 1/2 loaf from a bakery. A
second thief steals half the
remaining no of loaves plus 1/2 loaf and so on. After the 5th thief has stolen there
are no more loaves left in the
bakery. What was the total no of loaves did the bakery have at the beginning.
Ans : 31.
26. A person needs 6 steps to cover a distance of one slab. If he increases his foot
length (step length) by 3 inches he needs only 5 steps to cover the slabs length.
What is the length of the each slab.
Ans : 31 inches.
27. There are 19 red balls and one black ball. Ten balls are put in one jar and the
remaining 10 are put in another jar. What is the possibility that the black is in the
right jar.
Ans : 1/2.
28. There is one lily in the pond on 1st june . There are two in the pond on 2nd
june . There are four on 3rd june and so on. The pond is full with lilies by the end
of the june .
(i) On which date the pond is half full?
Ans : 29th.

29. A lorry starts from Banglore to Mysore at 6.00 A.M, 7.00 A.M, 8.00 am…..10
pm. Similarly one another starts
from Mysore to Banglore at 6.00 am,7.00 am, 8.00 am…..10.00pm. A lorry takes 9
hours to travel from
Banglore to Mysore and vice versa.
(i) A lorry which has started at 6.00 am will cross how many lorries.
Ans : 10.

30. A person meets a train at a railway station coming daily at a particular time .
One day he is late by 25 minutes, and
he meets the train 5 k.m. before the station. If his speed is 12 kmph, what is the
speed of the train ?
Ans : : 60 kmph
2. REASONING
Answer Questions 1 to 5 on the basis of the information given below:

The only people to attend a conference were four ship captains and the first mates
of three of those captains. The captains were L, M, N and O; the first mates were
A, D and G Each person in turn delivered a report to the assembly as follows:
Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after his or her captain. The
first captain to speak was M, and captain N spoke after him.
1. Among the following which is not an appropriate order of delivered reports?
1. M, A, N, G, O, L, D
2. M, D, N, G, L, O, A
3. M, N, A, L, D, O, G
4. M, N, A, O, D, L, G
5. M, N, G, D, O, L, A
Ans : E
2. In case L speaks after A, and A is the third of the first mates to speak, then
among the following statements which would be untrue?
1. O spoke immediately after G.
2. The order of the first four speakers was M, G, N, D.
3. O’s first mate was present.
4. A was the fourth speaker after M.
5. The captains spoke in the order M, N, O, L.
Ans : D
3. Among the following statements which statement must be true?
1. In case the second speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.
2. In case the second speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.
3. In case the third speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.
4. In case the third speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.
5. In case the seventh speaker was a first mate, the first and third speakers were
captains.
Ans : A
4. In case A spoke immediately after L and immediately before O, and O was not
the last speaker, L spoke
1. second
2. third
3. fourth
4. fifth
5. sixth
Ans : C
5. In case G is M’s first mate, D could be the person who spoke immediately
1. prior to T
2. prior to L
3. prior to V
4. after T
5. after V
Ans : D
6. At the college entrance exam, a candidate is admitted according to whether he
has passed or failed the test. Of the
candidates who are really capable, 80 % pass the test and of the incapable, 25 %
pass the test. Given that 40 % of
the candidates are really capable, then the proportion of the really capable
students who can pass the test to the
total students who can pass is about:
A. 68% B. 70% C. 75% D. 73%
Ans : B

7. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it

is 45 km/hr. For how many minutes
does the bus stop per hour ?
A. 12 B. 10 C. 9 D. 15
Ans : B
8. A boy goes to see a film and finds a man who is his relative. The man is the
husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?
A. Uncle B. Brother C. Nephew D. None of the above
Ans : A
9. The ratio between the number of passengers travelling by I & II Class between
two railway stations is 1 : 50,
whereas the ratio of the I & II Class fares between the same stations is 3 : 1. If on
a particular day, Rs. 1325 were
collected from the passengers travelling between these stations, what was the
amount collected from the II Class
passengers ?
A. Rs.1250 B. Rs. 1100 C. Rs. 1000 D. Rs.1150
Ans : A
10. When Rajeev was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his
mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rajeev’s brother is 6 years older than
Rajeev and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how
old was Rajeev’s sister when Rajeev was born?
A. 15 Years B. 7 Years C. 17 Years D. 10 Years
Ans : D
11. If STRAY is coded as TUSBZ then how will MOURN be coded?
(A) LPVSO
(B) NPVSO
(C) NVPSO
(D) NPSVO
(E) None of these
Ans : B
12. If MAGIC is coded as PXJFF then how will LEASH be coded?
(A) PBDVD
(B) OBDVL
(C) OHEOK
(D) OBDPK
(E) None of these
Ans : D
13. If DOWN is coded as FQYP then how will WITH be coded?
(A) KYN
(B) JYK
(C) YKVJ
(D) JKVY
(E) None of these
Ans : C
14. If BINARY is coded as DHPZTK then how will KIDNAP be coded?
(A) MKFPCQ
(B) MHFPZQ
(C) IKFMYO
(D) MHFMCO
(E) None of these
Ans : D
15. If RASCAL is coded as QZRBZK then how will SOLDER be coded?
(A) RNMEDQ
(B) RPKEDS
(C) TPMEFS
(D) RNKCDQ
(E) None of these
Ans : D
Directions 16:20 : In each question 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 conclusions 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 or II follows and (E) if both I and II.
16. Statements : All puppets are dolls
All dolls are toys
Conclusions : I. Some toys are puppets
II. All toys are puppets
Ans : A
17. Statements : All apples are oranges
Some oranges are papayas
Conclusions : I. Some apples are papayas
II. Some papayas are apples
Ans : D
18. Statements :Some players are singers
All singers are tall
Conclusions : I. Some players are tall
II. All players are tall
Ans : A
19. Statements : All coins are crows
Some crows are pens
Conclusions : I. No pen is coin
II. Some coins are pens
Ans : D
20. Statements : All men are married
Some men are educated
Conclusions : I. Some married are educated
II. Some educated are married
Ans : E
21. Pointing to a man Snehlata says, “He is the only son of my father’s father.”
How is Snehlata related to the man ?
(A) Mother
(B) Grand daughter
(C) Niece
(D) Sister
(E) None of these
Ans : E
22. Pointing to a lady in photograph, Madhurendra said, “Her mother is the only
daughter of my mother’s mother.”
How is Madhurendra related to the lady?
(A) Nephew
(B) Uncle
(C) Maternal uncle
(D) Brother
(E) None of these
Ans : D
23. If P x Q means— ‘P is the brother of Q’, P ÷ Q means ‘P is the son of Q’ and ‘P –
Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’ ,
then which of the following relations will show that Q is the maternal uncle of P ?
(A) Q x R ÷ P
(B) Q ÷ R – P
(C) P x R – Q
(D) P ÷ R – Q
(E) None of these
Ans : D
24. In the class of 40 students, if Sanju is at 30th place from one end, what is his
position from the other end?
(A) 9th
(B) 12th
(C) 10th
(D) 11th
(E) None of these
Ans : D
25. In a row of girls, Nivedita is 15th from the left and Vimla is 23rd from the
right. If they interchange their positions,
then Nivedita becomes 18 th from the left. Then at what position will Vimla be
from the right?
(A) 25th
(B) 24th
(C) 26th
(D) 20th
(E) None of these
Ans : C
26. As ‘Hindu worshiper’ is related to ‘Temple’ in the same way ‘Maulvi’ is related
to what?
(A) Monastery
(B) Church
(C) Mosque
(D) Sikh temple
(E) None of these
Ans : C
27. As ‘Hungry’ is related to ‘Food’ in the same way ‘Thirsty’ is related to what?
(A) Drink
(B) Tea
(C) Coffee
(D) Juice
(E) Waler
Ans : E
28. As ‘Fly’ is related to ‘Parrot’ in the same way ‘Creep’ is related to what?
(A) Snake
(B) Rabbit
(C) Fish
(D) Crocodile
(E) Sparrow
Ans : A
29. If ‘M’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘K, denotes ‘–’, ‘T’ denotes ‘×’ and ‘R’ denotes ‘+’, then; 20
K 16 T 8 M 4 R 6 = ?
(A) 18
(B) – 6
(C) – 12
(D) – 18
(E) None of these
Ans : B
30. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TERMINATE each of which
has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : B
3. ENGLISH
Directions 1-5: In each of the following questions, there is a certain
relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given
on another side of : :while another word is to be found from the given
alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given
pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Oxygen : Burn : : Carbon dioxide : ?
(A) Isolate (B) Foam (C) Extinguish (D) Explode
Ans : C
2. Grain : Stock : : Stick : ?
(A) Heap (B) Bundle (C) Collection (D) String
Ans : (B)
3. Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : ?
(A) Trajectory (B) Track (C) Milky way (D) Path
Ans : (A)
4. Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ?
(A) Image (B) Transpiration (C) Reflection (D) Illusion
Ans : (D)
5. Illiteracy : Education : : Flood : ?
(A) Rain (B) Bridge (C) Dam (D) River
Ans : (C)
Directions for Questions 6 to10 :Each of the following sentences has been
divided into four parts. There is an error in one of the parts. Point out the part
which has an error .
6.A) I was astonished by the highly exciting tricks /
B) the acrobat displayed on the rope /
C) at great risk of like
D) at such an advanced age.
Ans : A

7. A) We, who are fortunate enough /

B) to have lived in the present century, /
C) hardly realize how our ancestors suffered /
D) from the belief in the existence of evil spirits.
Ans : B
8. A) We were expecting at least twenty delegates /
B) to participate in the seminar, /
C) but when I reached the hall,
D) I found no any delegate present there.
Ans : D
9. A) We bought five dozens pencils from a shop,/
B) but on opening in the packet at home /
C) we found five pencils short, /
D) but the shopkeeper did not accept the responsibility of the shortage.
Ans : A
10. A) I wanted to book a parcel weighting twenty and a half kilos /
B) but the booking -clerk refused to book it /
C) on the ground
D) that it was not properly sealed.
Ans : A
Directions for Questions 11-15: 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

11. A. The potential exchanges between the officials of IBBF and the Maharashtra
Body-Building Association has all the trappings of a drama we are accustomed to.
B. In the case of sportspersons, there is room for some sympathy, but the apathy
of the administrators, which has even led to sanctions from international bodies, is
unpardonable.
C. A case in the point is the hefty penalty of US $10,000 slapped on the Indian
Body-Building Federation for not fulfilling its commitment for holding the Asian
Championships in Mumbai in October.
D. It is a matter of deep regret and concern that the sports administrators often
cause more harm to the image of the country than sportsmen and sportswomen do
through their dismal performances.
1] CABD 2] DBCA 3] DABC 4] CDBA
Ans : 2
12. A. Its cargo consisted of 38 sacks of spices and Magellan himself had been
hacked to pieces on the beach of Mactan in the Phillipines
B. So contrary to popular beliefe it was the crew of the Victoria who were the first
men to have sailed around the globe
C. In spetembre 1522 Victoria , the sole survivor of the Armada, limped into the
spanish port San Lucar , manned by a skeleton crew of 15, so weak they could not
talk
D. In septembre 1519 the Armada de Molucca of five ships and 250 sailors has set
out from San lucar de Barrameda under the command of Fernando de Magellan
E. It was to sail to the spice islands of the Malayan Archipelago where they were to
excahnge an assortemnt of bells , mirrors , and scissors for cinnamon and cloves.
1] DECAB 2] AEDCB 3] CDEAB 4] DEABC
Ans : 1
13. A. What came out was very large garland made out of currency notes.
B. The unsuspecting governor opened the box in full view of the gathering
C. When the RBI governor came to inaugrate the new printing press , the local unit
of the BJP handed him a gift wrapped box
D. There was a twist – the notes were all as tattered as notes could get
1] DACB 2] CABD 3] CBAD 4] DCAB
Ans : 3
14. A. But in the industrial era destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means
bombing the factories which are located in the cities.
B. So in the agrarian era, if you need to destroy the enemy’s productive capacity,
what you want to do is bum his fields, or if you’re really vicious, salt them.
C. Now in the information era, destroying the enemy’s productive capacity means
destroying the information infrastructure.
D. How do you do battle with your enemy?
E. The idea is to destroy the enemy’s productive capacity, and depending upon the
economic foundation, that productive capacity is different in each case.
F. With regard to defence, the purpose of the military is to defend the nation and
be prepared to do battle with its enemy.
1] FDEBAC 2] FCABED 3] DEBACF 4] DFEBAC
Ans : 1
15. A. The situations in which violence occurs and the nature of that violence
tends to be clearly defined at least in theory, as in the proverbial Irishman’s
question: ‘Is this a private fight or can anyone join in?’
B. So the actual risk to outsiders, though no doubt higher than our societies, is
calculable.
C. Probably the only uncontrolled applications of force are those of social superiors
to social inferiors and even here there are probably some rules.
D. However binding the obligation to kill, members of feuding families engaged in
mutual massacre will be genuinely appalled if by some mischance a bystander or
outsider is killed.
1] DABC 2] ACDB 3] CBAD 4] DBAC
Ans : 1
Directions for Questions 16 to 20: The passage given below is followed by a set
of five questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
To summarize the Classic Maya collapse, we can tentatively identify five strands. I
acknowledge, however, that Maya archaeologists still disagree vigorously among
themselves—in part, because the different strands evidently varied in importance
among different parts of the Maya realm; because detailed archaeological studies
are available for only some Maya sites; and because it remains puzzling why most
of the Maya heartland remained nearly empty of population and failed to recover
after the collapse and after re-growth of forests.
With those caveats, it appears to me that one strand consisted of population
growth outstripping available resources: a dilemma similar to the one foreseen by
Thomas Malthus in 1798 and being played out today in Rwanda (Chapter 10), Haiti
(Chapter 11), and elsewhere. As the archaeologist David Webster succinctly puts
it, “Too many farmers grew too many crops on too much of the landscape.”
Compounding that mismatch between population and resources was the second
strand: the effects of deforestation and hillside erosion, which caused a decrease
in the amount of useable farmland at a time when more rather than less farmland
was needed, and possibly exacerbated by an anthropogenic drought resulting from
deforestation, by soil nutrient depletion and other soil problems, and by the
struggle to prevent bracken ferns from overrunning the fields.
The third strand consisted of increased fighting, as more and more people fought
over fewer resources. Maya warfare, already endemic, peaked just before the
collapse. That is not surprising when one reflects that at least 5,000,000 people,
perhaps many more, were crammed into an area smaller than the state of
Colorado (104,000 square miles). That warfare would have decreased further the
amount of land available for agriculture, by creating no-man’s lands between
principalities where it was now unsafe to farm. Bringing matters to a head was the
strand of climate change. The drought at the time of the Classic collapse was not
the first drought that the Maya had lived through, but it was the most severe. At
the time of previous droughts, there were still uninhabited parts of the Maya
landscape, and people at a site affected by drought could save themselves by
moving to another site. However, by the time of the Classic collapse the landscape
was now full, there was no useful unoccupied land in the vicinity on which to begin
anew, and the whole population could not be accommodated in the few areas that
continued to have reliable water supplies.
As our fifth strand, we have to wonder why the kings and nobles failed to
recognize and solve these seemingly obvious problems undermining their society.
Their attention was evidently focused on their short-term concerns of enriching
themselves, waging wars, erecting monuments, competing with each other, and
extracting enough food from the peasants to support all those activities. Like most
leaders throughout human history, the Maya kings and nobles did not heed long-
term problems, insofar as they perceived them. We shall return to this theme in
Chapter 14.
Finally, while we still have some other past societies to consider in this book
before we switch our attention to the modern world, we must already be struck by
some parallels between the Maya and the past societies discussed in Chapters 2-4.
As on Easter Island, Mangareva, and among the Anasazi, Maya environmental and
population problems led to increasing warfare and civil strife. As on Easter Island
and at Chaco Canyon, Maya peak population numbers were followed swiftly by
political and social collapse. Paralleling the eventual extension of agriculture from
Easter Island’s coastal lowlands to its uplands, and from the Mimbres floodplain to
the hills, Copan’s inhabitants also expanded from the floodplain to the more
fragile hill slopes, leaving them with a larger population to feed when the
agricultural boom in the hills went bust. Like Easter Island chiefs erecting ever
larger statues, eventually crowned by pukao, and like Anasazi elite treating
themselves to necklaces of 2,000 turquoise beads, Maya kings sought to outdo each
other with more and more impressive temples, covered with thicker and thicker
plaster— reminiscent in turn of the extravagant conspicuous consumption by
modern American CEOs. The passivity of Easter chiefs and Maya kings in the face of
the real big threats to their societies completes our list of disquieting parallels.
Ans : According to the passage, which of the following best represents the factor
that has been cited by the author in the context of Rwanda and Haiti?
(1) Various ethnic groups competing for land and other resources.
(2) Various ethnic groups competing for limited land resources.
(3) Various ethnic groups fighting wit each other.
(4) Various ethnic groups competing for political power.
(5) Various ethnic groups fighting for their identity.
Ans : 2
17. By an anthropogenic drought, the author means
(1) A drought caused by lack of rains.
(2) A drought caused due to deforestation.
(3) A drought caused by failure to prevent bracken ferns from overrunning the
fields.
(4) A drought caused by actions of human beings.
(5) A drought caused by climate changes.
Ans : 4
18. According to the passage, the drought at the time of Maya collapse had a
different impact compared to the droughts earlier because
(1) The Maya kings continue to be extravagant when common people were
suffering.
(2) It happened at the time of collapse of leadership among Mayas.
(3) It happened when the Maya population had occupied all available land suited
for agriculture.
(4) AIt was followed by internecine warfare among Mayans.
(5) Irreversible environmental degradation led to this drought.
Ans : 3
19. According to the author, why is it difficult to explain the reasons for Maya
collapse?
(1) Copan inhabitants destroyed all records of that period.
(2) The constant deforestation and hillside erosion have wiped out all traces of the
Maya kingdom.
(3) Archaeological sites of Mayas do not provide any consistent evidence.
(4) It has not been possible to ascertain which of the factors best explains as to
why the Maya civilization collapsed.
(5) At least five million people were crammed into a small area.
Ans : 4
20. Which factor has not been cited as one of the factors causing the collapse of
Maya society?
(1) Environmental degradation due to excess population.
(2) Social collapse due to excess population.
(3) Increased warfare among Maya people.
(4) Climate change.
(5) Obsession of Maya population with their own short-term concerns.
Ans : 3
Directions 21-25: Pick out from the words, given below each sentence, the
word which would complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully.
21. Unhygienic circumstances………………health problems.
A) give rise to B) bring in to existence C) call for D) replace
Ans : A
22. If she were chosen for the job, she……….a good secretary.
A) will make B) can make C) would make D) would have made
Ans : C
23. Didn’t you go to the restaurant yesterday………..?
A) No I did’nt B) Yes I didn’t C) No, I did D) will, yes.
Ans : A
24. The Chernobil tragedy had taken place about four years………….
A) past B) ago C) before D) since
Ans : B
25.Every government servant is finding it necessary to supplement his…………… by
doing something extra.
A) earnings B) profits C) remuneration D) income
Ans : D
Directions 11-15: In each of the following questions, out of the given
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given
word.

26. Abolish
1. end
2. minimize
3. prevent
4. denounce
Ans : A
27. make up
1. invent
2. prepare
3. replace
4. complete
Ans : D
28. dispatched
1. taken by force
2. ordered to go
3. expelled
4. sent
Ans : D
29. ARDUOUS
1. Short
2. Difficult
3. Easy
4. Expensive
Ans : B
30. ABODE
1. Family
2. Farm
3. Car
4. Home
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APTITUDE (30 quest)

1. The average salary of 3 workers is 95 Rs. per week. If one earns Rs.115 and second
earns Rs.65 how much is the salary of the 3rd worker.
Ans : 105

2. A 16 stored building has 12000 sq.feet on each floor. Company A rents 7 floors and
company B rents 4 floors. What is the number of sq.feet of unrented floor space.
Ans : 60000

3. During a given week A programmer spends 1/4 of his time preparing flow chart, 3/8
of his time coding and the rest of the time in debugging the programs. If he works 48
hours during the week , how many hours did he spend
debugging the program.
Ans : 18.

4. A company installed 36 machines at the beginning of the year. In March they installed
9 additional machines and then disconnected 18 in August. How many were still installed
at the end of the year.
Ans : 27

5. A man owns 2/3 of the market research beauro business and sells 3/4 of

his shares for Rs. 75000. What is the value of Business ?
Ans : 150000

6. If 12 file cabinets require 18 feet of wall space, how many feet of wall space will 30
cabinets require?
Ans : 45

7. A computer printer produced 176,400 lines in a given day. If the printer was in
operation for seven hours during the day, how many lines did it print per minute?
Ans : 420

8. From its total income, A sales company spent Rs.20,000 for advertising, half of the
remainder on commissions and had Rs.6000 left. What was its total income?
Ans : 32000

9. On Monday a banker processed a batch of cheques, on Tuesday she processed three

times as many, and on
Wednesday she processed 4000 cheques. In the three days, she processed 16000
cheques. How many did she process on Tuesday?
Ans : 9000

10. The cost of four dozen proof machine ribbons and five dozen accouting machine
ribbons was Rs.160/-. If one
dozen accounting machine ribbons cost Rs.20/-, what is the cost of a dozen proof
machine ribbons?
Ans : Rs.15

11. If a clerk can process 80 cheques in half an hour, how many cheques can she
process in a seven and one half
hour day?
Ans : 1200

12. In a library, there are two racks with 40 books per rack. On a given day, 30 books
were issued. What fraction
remained in the racks?
Ans : 5/8

13. The average length of three tapes is 6800 feet. None of the tapes is less than 6400
feet. What is the greatest
possible length of one of the other tapes?
Ans : 7600

14. A company rented a machine for Rs.700/- a month. Five years later the treasurer
calculated that if the company
had purchased the machine and paid Rs.100/- monthly maintenance charge, the
company would have saved
Rs.2000/-. What was the purchase price of the machine?
Ans : Rs.34000

15. Two computers each produced 48000 public utility bills in a day. One computer
printed bills at the rate of 9600 an hour and the other at the rate of 7800 an hour. When
the first computer finished its run, how many bills did the
other computer still have to print?
Ans : 9000

16. If a salesman’s average is a new order every other week, he will break the office
record of the year. However,
after 28 weeks, he is six orders behind schedule. In what proportion of the remaining
weeks does he have to
obtain a new order to break the record?
Ans : 3/4

17. On a given day, a bank had 16000 cheques returned by customers. Inspection of the
first 800 cheques indicated that 100 of those 800 had errors and were therefore the
available immediately for data processing. On this basis,
how many cheques would be available immediately for data processing on that day?
Ans : 14000

18. A tape manufacturer reduces the price of his heavy duty tape from Rs.30/- to
Rs.28/- a reel and the price of a
regular tape from Rs.24/- to Rs.23/- a reel. A computing centre normally spends
Rs.1440/- a month for tapes
and 3/4 of this is for heavy duty tapes. How much will they save a month under the new
prices?
Ans : Rs.87

19. The dimensions of a certain machine are 48″ X 30″ X 52″. If the size of the machine
is increased proportionately
until the sum of its dimensions equals 156″, what will be the increase in the shortest
side?
Ans : 6″

20. In a certain company, 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended the annual
company picnic. If 35% of all
the employees are man, what percent of all the employees went to the picnic?
Ans : 33%

21. It cost a college Rs.0.70 a copy to produce a Programme for the homecoming
football game. If Rs.15,000/- was
received for advertisements in the programme, how many copies at Rs.0.50 a copy must
be sold to make a profit
of Rs.8000/- ?
Ans : 35000

22. If the digits of my present age are reversed then i get the age of my son. If 1 year
ago my age was twice as that of my son. Find my present age.
Ans : father-73, son-37

23. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy. Find the min. no. of times the balls
have to be weighed for finding out
the heavy ball.
Ans : 8

24. If I walk with 30 miles/hr i reach 1 hour before and if i walk with 20 miles/hr i reach
1 hour late. Find the distance
between 2 points and the exact time of reaching destination is 11 am then find the
speed with which it walks.
Ans. 120miles and 24 miles/hr

25. A thief steals half the total no of loaves of bread plus 1/2 loaf from a bakery. A
second thief steals half the
remaining no of loaves plus 1/2 loaf and so on. After the 5th thief has stolen there are
no more loaves left in the
bakery. What was the total no of loaves did the bakery have at the beginning.
Ans : 31.

26. A person needs 6 steps to cover a distance of one slab. If he increases his foot
length (step length) by 3 inches he needs only 5 steps to cover the slabs length. What is
the length of the each slab.
Ans : 31 inches.

27. There are 19 red balls and one black ball. Ten balls are put in one jar and the
remaining 10 are put in another jar. What is the possibility that the black is in the right
jar.
Ans : 1/2.

28. There is one lily in the pond on 1st june . There are two in the pond on 2nd june .
There are four on 3rd june and so on. The pond is full with lilies by the end of the june .
(i) On which date the pond is half full?
Ans : 29th.

29. A lorry starts from Banglore to Mysore at 6.00 A.M, 7.00 A.M, 8.00 am…..10 pm.
Similarly one another starts
from Mysore to Banglore at 6.00 am,7.00 am, 8.00 am…..10.00pm. A lorry takes 9
hours to travel from
Banglore to Mysore and vice versa.

(i) A lorry which has started at 6.00 am will cross how many lorries.
Ans : 10.

30. A person meets a train at a railway station coming daily at a particular time . One
day he is late by 25 minutes, and
he meets the train 5 k.m. before the station. If his speed is 12 kmph, what is the speed
of the train ?
Ans : 60 kmph