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Sunday, 2 October 2011

Mahindra satyam Placement Papers

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Satyam Placement Paper Rajasthan, 2009

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table.


U is sitting between T and W. R, who is not sitting adjacent to X, is sitting third to the right of T. Y is sitting fourth to the left of W. S and V are adjacent to each other. X, who is sitting fifth to the left of S, is not sitting adjacent to W, R or Y. S is not sitting third to the right of R.
1. Who is sitting second to the right of R?

1) P

2) Q

3) X

4) S

5) Either P or Q
2. Who is sitting fourth to the right of W?

1) P


2) Q

3) S

4) V

5) Either S or V
3. In which of the given pairs is the second person sitting third to the left of the first person?

1) UV

2) TR

3) YS


4) WS

5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is certainly correct?

1) Q is sitting on the immediate left of W.

2) T and S are sitting adjacent to each other.

3) P is sitting on the immediate right of Y.

4) T is fourth to the left of X.

5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is definitely false?

1) X is sitting adjacent to P.

2) Q is sitting adjacent to X.

3) Q is sitting between X and W.

4) Y is sitting between P and R.

5) Y is sitting adjacent to V.



6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

1) Anklet

2) Armlet

3) Bangle

4) Earring

5)Necklace



Directions (Q.7-10): In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statements and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

7. Statement: State XYZ has decided to provide subsidy for a battery-powered bike and the subsidy would initially be restricted to 200 units.

Assumptions:


I. The move may allure all citizens to buy battery-powered bike.

II. The move may encourage the people to purchase battery-powered bike.


III. Battery-powered bike may prove friendly for the state as well as the customers.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these
8. Statement: The water of the Ganga is more fit for taking a holy dip than it used to be 20 years ago, despite unrelenting discharge of effluents by some of the rogue cities along its banks; now the biochemical oxygen demand (BoD) has fallen 6.2 milligrams per litre (mgl) to 2.7 mgl in latest count last year.

Assumptions: I. More the BoD, less the chances of survival of the river life.


II. Decrease in BoD spells good for the humans as well as water life.

III. BoD is the only key indicator of river health.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these
9. Statement: Targeting Buddhist tourists from both India and abroad, the Indian Railways will launch a unique express train connecting all important places of Buddhist pilgrimage in India besides one in Nepal.


Assumptions: I. A unique express train connecting all important places of Buddhist pilgrimage may attract a large number of Buddhist tourists.

II. The move may help the Indian Railways to generate more revenue.

III. Buddhist tourists prefer on-board and off-board catering and housekeeping services.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these

10. Statement: For the first time, policemen in the City of Lakes are being watched round- the-clock through the close-circuit television cameras connected to the office of the Superintendent of Police.

Assumptions: I. The move may be helpful in reducing the cases related to custodial deaths.

II. The move may reduce the cases regarding dereliction from duty by the police personnel.

III. The move may improve the police-public interaction.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III


3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these


English
Directions (Q. 11-15): The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.



11. A. In deciding to redouble the war effort, Mr Bush now finds himself almost alone.

B. Instead, he dismissed General Abizaid, and reshuffled key figures in his Iraq team.

C. General John Abizaid, the head of Central Command that overseas American strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, all but rejected the idea of a “surge” of forces two months ago.

D. Mr Bush has always said he would defer to his military commanders, but this time he did not take their advice.

E. He told a Senate hearing that raising troop levels by 20,000 would have only a “temporary effect” on security and would delay the day Iraqi forces could take control.
1) CEDBA

2) DBACE


3) ACEDB

4) CEABD

5) DECBA


12. A. Much has been made of the risk for Western Europe of depending too heavily of Russian exports of gas.

B. Russia under Vladimir Putin is prone to using energy exports as a blunt tool of foreign policy, especially when trying to bully countries in its hinterland.

C. This week it blocked oil exports passing via Belarus to Europe, though that spat was soon resolved.


D. Complicating the matter is an argument over the security of energy supply in Europe.

E. Last year Russia interrupted gas deliveries to Ukraine, affecting supplies in central and Western Europe too.
1) DECBA

2) ECDAB

3) ECABD

4) DABEC

5) ABECD
13. A. The comic act on Gandhi was also brought to the notice of the government by the same set of self-styled tattlers.


B. But for the government to get that is as difficult as it is to explain a dirty joke to a group of nuns.

C. It’s easy and correct to lambast the government for its mai-baap attitude.

D. If Mallika Sherawat dances wearing whatever she wants to at a New year’s Eve show, the televisions channels put it on a constant loop for the next several days almost waiting for some poor ‘offended soul to file a case for obscenity against Sherawat.

E. But a large chunk of the blame for making Himalayas out of road bumps should lie on the media, especially the increasingly self-righteous television media.

F. A joke is a joke is a joke — risque or otherwise.
1) DAFBCE

2) FBCEDA


3) CEDAFB

4) DBFEAC

5) CEFBDA
14. A. Making landowners permanent beneficiaries will nip the incipient unrest in the bud.

B. By far the easiest way to do this is announce the change in land use and leave it to the market to decide its price.

C. However, where titles are customary and therefore clouded, and the ‘owners’ of the land, in the modern sense, are hard to identify, the State may feel it necessary to play an intermediary role.


D. It must then ensure that the owners are compensated in ways that make them partners in, and beneficiaries of, all the development.

E. This has the inestimable advantage of being transparent and even-handed.
1) ABCDE

2) ACEBD

3) ADECB

4) ABECD

5) AECDB
15. A. They are equally at sea regarding rules and procedures of Parliament or legislatures and thus their interest is limited.


B. An alert legislature can always keep the executive on its toes.

C. For instance, there are MPs and MLAs who are unaware of the history and ideology of their respective parties.

D. More and more people are entering public life without being fully armed to handle competitive politics.

E. This lack often allows the executive to have free play since it is the bureaucracy which largely calls the shots while parroting “yes, Minister”
1) BDCAE

2) DCAEB

3) BCADE

4) DECAB

5) BCEAD


16. N is natural number such that when it is successively divided by 8, 6 and 7, leaves remainders 3,1 and 5 respectively. If the natural number is divided by 42 the quotient is 40 more than that when the same natural number is divided by 168. Find the value of N.



1) 2267

2) 1957

3) 4463

4) 5524

5) Can’t say

17. Each of the numbers x1, x2, x3, x4,…. xn, n ? 7 is equal to either 1 or 0. Two numbers x and y are defined as given:

X= x1x2x3 + x2x3x4 + …+ xn-2xn-1xn

Y = x1x2x3x4 + x2x3x4x5 + … + xn-3xn-2xn-1xn

What is the minimum number of xi’s (i = 1, 2, 3, …) that should be equal to 1 in order that X and Y have minimum values of 4 and 3 respectively?

1) 4


2) 5

3) 6

4) 7

5) None of these
18. For which of the following set of values of x is the inequality > 0 satisfied?

1) {-7 < x< 2}


2) {1 < x <5/2}

3) {-6 <x <3/2}

4) {-2 < x < 1}

5) None of these



19. 465 coins consist of one-rupee, 50-paise and 25 paise coins. Their values are in the ratio 5:3:1. Find the number of 50- paise coins.

1) 155

2) 124

3) 186

4) 310

5) None of these

20. Find the number of different ways in which 7^11can be expressed as the product of three factors.

1) 14

2) 16

3) 18

4) 20

5) 22



Direction(Q 21-22): In the following questions two equations are provided. On the basis of these you have to find the relation between p and q.

Give answer (1) if p = q

Give answer (2) if p > q

Give answer (3) if q > p

Give answer (4) if p ? q, and

Give answer (5) if q ? p.

21. I. 5p2 – 8p + 3 = 0

II. 2q2 – 7q + 5 = 0
22. I. 12p2 – p – 1 = 0


II. 18q2 – 9q + 1 = 0


23. Consider a triangle drawn on x-y plane with its three vertices (21, 0), (0, 21) and (0, 0), each vertex being represented by its (x-y) coordinates. The number of points with integral coordinates inside the triangle (excluding all the points on the boundary) is

1) 211

2) 169

3) 191


4) 170

5) 190
24. There are two alloys of zinc and copper. Alloy-I contains zinc and copper in the ratio 5:4 and Alloy-II contains zinc copper in the ratio 27:13. Two alloys are mixed in a certain proportion such that zinc and copper are in the ratio 483:309 in the resulting alloy. 10Gm of the resulting alloy is taken for testing. What is the contribution of the first alloy (in gm)?

1) 5 gm

2) 6 gm

3) 6 gm

4) 5 gm

5) 6 gm

25. There are K number of points on a line ι and 2K number of points outside the line. The points outside the line are non-collinear. The maximum number of straight lines that can be drawn with the help of these 3K points are 190, including ι. Find the value of K.

1) 5

2) 6

3) 7

4) 8

5) 9
ANSWERS: 1. (5) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (5)
6. (5) 7. (5) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (2)

11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (2)
16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (4) 19.(3) 20. (2)
21. (5) 22. (5) 23. (1) 24. (3) 25. (2)

Satyam Placement Paper Bhopal, 2009

1. There were 6 persons a,b,d,e,k,p standing in a row. b is between d and p. e sits between a and k. k does not sit after d and a does not sit after p and d. Who were on the extreme ends of the row.
2. 24, 48, 30, 60, 36, ? , 42, 84.

3. 35, 25, 49, 35, 63, 45, ? , 55
4. A tin contains alcohol and water in the ratio 7:9. first 20% of the alcohol was removed and the tin is filled with water. again another 10% of alcohol was removed and the tin is filled with water. now how much more alcohol must me removed so that the resultant mixture is the ratio of 5:3

5. When n is divided by 2 it gives quotient of u and remainder 1. when the same number n is divided by 5 it gives quotient v and remainder 3. so which of the following is correct:

a) 3n+4=3(equations with u,v and n)

b)


c)

d)

something like this 3 more options are given. we have to find the correct realtion between.
6. If jan 5th 2006 is Wednesday. What day does july 4th 1807.
8. A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 2.5 : 3: 4., amounting to Rs. 210. find the number of coins of one rupee.
9. Multiples of 6 or 8 between 1 to 99. what is the probability that a number selected was a multiple.

11. A goat is tied to a rectagle with 12 * 8 mts long. and a goat is tied with a rope of length 10mts to one corner of the rectange. the goat cannot enter into rectangle. find out the area the goat can graze outside the rectangle
12. The average 10 members is 15665. If 2 members have 20000. then what is the average of remaining?
13. 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



14. 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

15. 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

Satyam Placement Paper Technical Paper Delhi, 2009

1.
1) 1. value of N and! K is100
2.N is divided by K and the integer part of the quotient is stored in I.


3. N is divided by K and the reminder is stored in K

4. I is multiplied by itself to get the new value of I

5. if the value of I and J are equal then N is printed

6. add 1 to N

7. if the value of N exceeds 999 then stop.

8. go to step 2

The result of the above logic is

a) 124, 248, 369 ….

b) 101 , 204, 309, …..
c) 111, 222, 333, …
d) none
ans. (b)


2)

1. Sony =0

2.jimmy =1


3.Add jimmy to sony to get new jimmy

4. add sony to jimmy to get new jimmy.

5. if jimmy is equal to 34 then stop

6. go to step 3

What is the value of Sony when the logic terminates.

a) 15 b) 18 c) 21 d) none
3) get the cost of the iteam (C)


1.get the no of iteams (N)

2.multiply N by C to get total cost (TC)

3.if Tc is above 10000 then discount (d)= 5%

4. if TC is less than 10000 but more then 5000 and C is above 85 then D=4.5 %

5. if Tc is less than 5000 and C>65 and N>50 then D=4%
What will be te discount if 40 iteams were purchased each costing Rs 58′

a)5% b) 4.5% c) 4% d)none


ans:d(check)


4) the average age of a class of 45 is 20 years. the age of the teacher is 30 years. the average age of the 45 peaple together is

1.j=z * l /* here * means multiplication*/

2.m=j+ 30

3.z= 20

4.r=m/(l+1)


5.l=45

the above logic represents the solution of the given problem. the correct sequence is

a)5-3-1-4-2
b)5-3-1-2-4
c)5-3-2-1-4
d)none
5)

1.k=10


2.add 1 to k to get the value of z

3.p= quotient of z divided by 10 and some statements are there.

8. Go to 2
the result of the above steps is

a)11,22,33,…..
b)21,32,33,..
c)12,23,24…
d)none


ans …(b)



6) A long flow chat
FN=10—–> k=10—–> divide FN by K and ……


…..

the number of values that are printed are

a) 9
b) 19
c) 29
d)none

ans (a)

7)

1. cost of iteam C= Rs 50

2. total cost TC= 0

3.number of iteams purchased =1

4.TC= TC+C

5. if the reminder of N divided by 5 is 0 then reduce Rs. 10 from C

6.increase the value of N by 1
using the above rule, how much money should one pay after buying 12 iteams


a)480 b) 510 c)540 d) none
9) flow chart

R=8 and J= 5 ———> print R——L= R+j

……….

the out put of the above logic is

ans …. (d) none

11)

1. let the value of FN be 1

2. let the value of A be 2

3.Let the new value of FN be FN multiplied by A and add 1 to it.

4.Write the value of FN

5.If the value written is more than 777 then stop

6.—————————

7.go to step 3 if the expected out put from the above logic is


3,10,41,206,1237,

then the statement in the line 6 should be

(a)let the value of A be A multiplied by A
(b) add A to A

(c)add 1 to A
(d) none
ans…….(c) add 1 to a
12) the following qualification are necessary for recruitment of a librarian the candidate must


1. have master degree in library science with at least 55% mark.

2.have one year specialization in IT

3.have at least 10 yrs experience in university In case the candidate

4.has 15 yrs experience in college ,the case may be referred to vice chancellor

5.has obtained less than 55% marks but has 13 yrs expr. in university ,the case may be to registrar

6.has PHD in library sc./documentation, the condition 1 may be waived.
Gopal brahma has been deputy librarian of SLC university since 1982 and has a master degree! in library sc. with 53 % . given the above rules and Gopal’s information,Gopal should be

(a)selected

(b) rejected
(C) referred to V-C
(d) none
13)

1.R=2

2.J=R*R-R

3.R=R+1

4.K=R*R-R


5.print K-J

6.let J=K

7.if R.8 then stop

8.go to 3
the result of the above logic is

(a) 4,9,16,25….
(b) 4,6,8,10….

(c) 4,4,4,4….

(d) none
14) flow chart is remainder of

N=66—->D=N/2—>N=D+1——> N/2=0 ——>stop

after how much iteration will the above logic terminate

(a)8 (b)6 (c)7 (d) none
15)

1.T=1

2.T1=T*1000

3.T2=T+1

4.T3=T2*100

5.T4=T2+1


6.T5=T4*10

7.T6=T4+1

8.T7=T1+T3+T6+T5

9.print T7

10.T=T+1

11.if T<8 then 2

12.stop
which of the following value will not printed by above logic


(a)6789 (b)7890 (c)7900 (d) none

ans (b) 7890

Satyam Placement Papers Rohtak, 2009


1. There is a square with each of it’s side is of 2m. An octagonal is cut-of from this square by cutting it’s edge such that the octagonal has all it’s sides equal. Find out the length of each side of the octagonal?

Ans: 2/(1+(2)1/2 )






2. Which one is wrong in the following series? 3 7 4 10 6 8 5

Ans: 8


3. A lorry starts from Banglore to Mysore at 6.00 A.M,7.00am , 8.00am ……. 10 pm. Similarly one another starts from Mysore to Banglore at 6.00 , 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

(ii)A lorry which had started at 6.00pm will cross how many lorries. ans. 14


4. In a school, no of students who passed are three times the number of students who failed. If the no of students would have been decreased by 16 and the no of students who failed would be increased by 6, then the no of students who would have passed are 80. Then find out the no of students in the school?

Ans: 136






5. 1,000,000 seconds are equal to________days?

Ans: 11.57days


6. A Japanese and an American were traveling together in a flight. The American asked to Japanese why Japanese look are inscrutable. Japanese replied that the people of Japan are inscrutable not have the aim of only focusing on money etc. Which of the following term describe their behaviour?


1. Indifferent

2. Compassionate

3. Emotional

4. None of these


7. A man has to drive for 12 miles to reach his office. The office of his wife is 6 miles from his office. After picking his wife in the evening, he went to gym that is 4miles away. If he is x miles away from his home right now, then the range of x is:

a. 4<=x<=22


b. 2<=x<=22

c. 3<=x<=24

d. none


8. From a total of 10 bulbs 6 bulbs are working.One has to choose 3 bulbs out of them. what is the probability that all the 3 bulbs will be glowing.


a) 1/6 b) 1/29 c) 1/29 d) 30/29 e) None of these.
9. A sum at a given rate of intrest becomes 1200 in 4 yrs. 2000 in 5 yrs.what was that sum.

a) 2000 b) 1500 c)2500 d) 1800 e) None of the above.
Ans… e) None of the above. (sum ….800)



10. In a chessboard of 64 squares. Pearls are to be decorated such that each corner has 1 pearl. And each side has three pearls. How many pearls will be required.




11. A number plate has 3 digits. If first digit is always 1. And rest two digits are in ascending order. Total number of different numbers that can be given the number plate.


13. Number generator… If a given sequence was given to the number generator ,it processes the sequence as….

step 1: Multiply each number by 2.

step 2: sort the numbers in ascending order.

step 3: increase 1st, 3rd and 6th number by 6.


step 4: again sort.

step 5: add 1 to 1st, 2 to 2nd , 3 to 3rd , 5 to 4th, 7 to 5th, 11 to 6th . .

( Pattern was not given only output sequence was given, you have to identify this pattern.) If given sequence is input of the number generator. What will be it’s state in step 4.



14. Average of 8 scores is 85. After removing the “maximum” score and next to maximum which is same as maximum. The average comes out to be 83.What is the maximum.
Directions (Q. 15 to 20)—Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :

M 4 E T % J 9 I B @ U 8 © N # W F 1 V 7 ♦ 2 A H 3 Y 5 $ 6 K
15. Which of the following is the ninth to the right of the seventeenth fom the right end of the above arrangement ?
(A) A
(B) %
(C) I
(D) Y
(E) None of these
16. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?
4 T % 9 B @ 8 N # F V 7 ?

(A) 2 H 3
(B) 2 H Y
(C) ♦ A H
(D) ♦ A 3
(E) None of these
17. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) J I T
(B) 3 5 A
(C) $ K Y

(D) A 3 ♦
(E) 8 © @
18. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a consonant ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four


19. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol and immediately preceded by a consonant ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
20. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant but not immediately followed by a consonant ?
(A) None

(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three

Satyam Placement Paper Rajasthan, 2009


Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a round table facing towards the centre of the table.


U is sitting between T and W. R, who is not sitting adjacent to X, is sitting third to the right of T. Y is sitting fourth to the left of W. S and V are adjacent to each other. X, who is sitting fifth to the left of S, is not sitting adjacent to W, R or Y. S is not sitting third to the right of R.
1. Who is sitting second to the right of R?

1) P

2) Q

3) X

4) S

5) Either P or Q
2. Who is sitting fourth to the right of W?

1) P


2) Q

3) S

4) V

5) Either S or V
3. In which of the given pairs is the second person sitting third to the left of the first person?

1) UV

2) TR

3) YS


4) WS

5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is certainly correct?

1) Q is sitting on the immediate left of W.

2) T and S are sitting adjacent to each other.

3) P is sitting on the immediate right of Y.

4) T is fourth to the left of X.

5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is definitely false?

1) X is sitting adjacent to P.

2) Q is sitting adjacent to X.

3) Q is sitting between X and W.

4) Y is sitting between P and R.

5) Y is sitting adjacent to V.



6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

1) Anklet

2) Armlet

3) Bangle

4) Earring

5)Necklace



Directions (Q.7-10): In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statements and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

7. Statement: State XYZ has decided to provide subsidy for a battery-powered bike and the subsidy would initially be restricted to 200 units.

Assumptions:


I. The move may allure all citizens to buy battery-powered bike.

II. The move may encourage the people to purchase battery-powered bike.


III. Battery-powered bike may prove friendly for the state as well as the customers.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these
8. Statement: The water of the Ganga is more fit for taking a holy dip than it used to be 20 years ago, despite unrelenting discharge of effluents by some of the rogue cities along its banks; now the biochemical oxygen demand (BoD) has fallen 6.2 milligrams per litre (mgl) to 2.7 mgl in latest count last year.

Assumptions: I. More the BoD, less the chances of survival of the river life.


II. Decrease in BoD spells good for the humans as well as water life.

III. BoD is the only key indicator of river health.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these
9. Statement: Targeting Buddhist tourists from both India and abroad, the Indian Railways will launch a unique express train connecting all important places of Buddhist pilgrimage in India besides one in Nepal.


Assumptions: I. A unique express train connecting all important places of Buddhist pilgrimage may attract a large number of Buddhist tourists.

II. The move may help the Indian Railways to generate more revenue.

III. Buddhist tourists prefer on-board and off-board catering and housekeeping services.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III

3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these

10. Statement: For the first time, policemen in the City of Lakes are being watched round- the-clock through the close-circuit television cameras connected to the office of the Superintendent of Police.

Assumptions: I. The move may be helpful in reducing the cases related to custodial deaths.

II. The move may reduce the cases regarding dereliction from duty by the police personnel.

III. The move may improve the police-public interaction.
1) Only I and II

2) Only II and III


3) Only I and III

4) All I, II and III

5) None of these


English
Directions (Q. 11-15): The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.



11. A. In deciding to redouble the war effort, Mr Bush now finds himself almost alone.

B. Instead, he dismissed General Abizaid, and reshuffled key figures in his Iraq team.

C. General John Abizaid, the head of Central Command that overseas American strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, all but rejected the idea of a “surge” of forces two months ago.

D. Mr Bush has always said he would defer to his military commanders, but this time he did not take their advice.

E. He told a Senate hearing that raising troop levels by 20,000 would have only a “temporary effect” on security and would delay the day Iraqi forces could take control.
1) CEDBA

2) DBACE


3) ACEDB

4) CEABD

5) DECBA


12. A. Much has been made of the risk for Western Europe of depending too heavily of Russian exports of gas.

B. Russia under Vladimir Putin is prone to using energy exports as a blunt tool of foreign policy, especially when trying to bully countries in its hinterland.

C. This week it blocked oil exports passing via Belarus to Europe, though that spat was soon resolved.


D. Complicating the matter is an argument over the security of energy supply in Europe.

E. Last year Russia interrupted gas deliveries to Ukraine, affecting supplies in central and Western Europe too.
1) DECBA

2) ECDAB

3) ECABD

4) DABEC

5) ABECD
13. A. The comic act on Gandhi was also brought to the notice of the government by the same set of self-styled tattlers.


B. But for the government to get that is as difficult as it is to explain a dirty joke to a group of nuns.

C. It’s easy and correct to lambast the government for its mai-baap attitude.

D. If Mallika Sherawat dances wearing whatever she wants to at a New year’s Eve show, the televisions channels put it on a constant loop for the next several days almost waiting for some poor ‘offended soul to file a case for obscenity against Sherawat.

E. But a large chunk of the blame for making Himalayas out of road bumps should lie on the media, especially the increasingly self-righteous television media.

F. A joke is a joke is a joke — risque or otherwise.
1) DAFBCE

2) FBCEDA


3) CEDAFB

4) DBFEAC

5) CEFBDA
14. A. Making landowners permanent beneficiaries will nip the incipient unrest in the bud.

B. By far the easiest way to do this is announce the change in land use and leave it to the market to decide its price.

C. However, where titles are customary and therefore clouded, and the ‘owners’ of the land, in the modern sense, are hard to identify, the State may feel it necessary to play an intermediary role.


D. It must then ensure that the owners are compensated in ways that make them partners in, and beneficiaries of, all the development.

E. This has the inestimable advantage of being transparent and even-handed.
1) ABCDE

2) ACEBD

3) ADECB

4) ABECD

5) AECDB
15. A. They are equally at sea regarding rules and procedures of Parliament or legislatures and thus their interest is limited.


B. An alert legislature can always keep the executive on its toes.

C. For instance, there are MPs and MLAs who are unaware of the history and ideology of their respective parties.

D. More and more people are entering public life without being fully armed to handle competitive politics.

E. This lack often allows the executive to have free play since it is the bureaucracy which largely calls the shots while parroting “yes, Minister”
1) BDCAE

2) DCAEB

3) BCADE

4) DECAB

5) BCEAD


16. N is natural number such that when it is successively divided by 8, 6 and 7, leaves remainders 3,1 and 5 respectively. If the natural number is divided by 42 the quotient is 40 more than that when the same natural number is divided by 168. Find the value of N.



1) 2267

2) 1957

3) 4463

4) 5524

5) Can’t say

17. Each of the numbers x1, x2, x3, x4,…. xn, n ? 7 is equal to either 1 or 0. Two numbers x and y are defined as given:

X= x1x2x3 + x2x3x4 + …+ xn-2xn-1xn

Y = x1x2x3x4 + x2x3x4x5 + … + xn-3xn-2xn-1xn

What is the minimum number of xi’s (i = 1, 2, 3, …) that should be equal to 1 in order that X and Y have minimum values of 4 and 3 respectively?

1) 4


2) 5

3) 6

4) 7

5) None of these
18. For which of the following set of values of x is the inequality > 0 satisfied?

1) {-7 < x< 2}


2) {1 < x <5/2}

3) {-6 <x <3/2}

4) {-2 < x < 1}

5) None of these



19. 465 coins consist of one-rupee, 50-paise and 25 paise coins. Their values are in the ratio 5:3:1. Find the number of 50- paise coins.

1) 155

2) 124

3) 186

4) 310

5) None of these

20. Find the number of different ways in which 7^11can be expressed as the product of three factors.

1) 14

2) 16

3) 18

4) 20

5) 22



Direction(Q 21-22): In the following questions two equations are provided. On the basis of these you have to find the relation between p and q.

Give answer (1) if p = q

Give answer (2) if p > q

Give answer (3) if q > p

Give answer (4) if p ? q, and

Give answer (5) if q ? p.

21. I. 5p2 – 8p + 3 = 0

II. 2q2 – 7q + 5 = 0
22. I. 12p2 – p – 1 = 0


II. 18q2 – 9q + 1 = 0


23. Consider a triangle drawn on x-y plane with its three vertices (21, 0), (0, 21) and (0, 0), each vertex being represented by its (x-y) coordinates. The number of points with integral coordinates inside the triangle (excluding all the points on the boundary) is

1) 211

2) 169

3) 191


4) 170

5) 190
24. There are two alloys of zinc and copper. Alloy-I contains zinc and copper in the ratio 5:4 and Alloy-II contains zinc copper in the ratio 27:13. Two alloys are mixed in a certain proportion such that zinc and copper are in the ratio 483:309 in the resulting alloy. 10Gm of the resulting alloy is taken for testing. What is the contribution of the first alloy (in gm)?

1) 5 gm

2) 6 gm

3) 6 gm

4) 5 gm

5) 6 gm

25. There are K number of points on a line ι and 2K number of points outside the line. The points outside the line are non-collinear. The maximum number of straight lines that can be drawn with the help of these 3K points are 190, including ι. Find the value of K.

1) 5

2) 6

3) 7

4) 8

5) 9
ANSWERS: 1. (5) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (5)
6. (5) 7. (5) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (2)

11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (2)
16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (4) 19.(3) 20. (2)
21. (5) 22. (5) 23. (1) 24. (3) 25. (2)

Satyam Placement Paper Bangalore, 2010


Directions: Each question given below consists of a word, followed by four words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the question.
ANTONYMS



1. Disregarded


(a) heed

(b) hopeful

(c) evade

(d) dense

Ans. (a)


2. Obviate


(a) becloud

(b) necessitate

(c) rationalize

(d) execute

Ans. (b)

3. Superficial

(a) profound

(b) exaggerated

(c) subjective

(d) spirited

Ans. (a)



4. Abide

(a) retract an offer

(b) refuse to endure

(c) shield from harm

(d) exonerate

Ans. (b)


5. Acerbity

(a) noteworthiness

(b) hypocrisy

(c) mildness of temperament

(d) lack of anxiety

Ans. (c)

Directions: Each question or group of questions is based on a passage or set of conditions. For each question, select the best answer choice given.
Questions: 6-9



In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife’s group: women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden.
6. A Brown female could have had

I. a grandfather born Red


II. a grandmother born Red

III. two grandfathers born Brown
(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I and II only

(d) II and III only

(e) I,II and III
Ans. (c)
7. A male born into the Brown group may have


(a) an uncle in either group

(b) a Brown daughter

(c) a Brown son

(d) a son-in-law born into the Red group

(e) a daughter-in-law in the Red group
Ans. (a)
8. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated?

(a) A Brown male marrying his father’s sister


(b) A Red female marrying her mother’s brother

(c) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his brother’s widow

(d) A widower marrying his wife’s sister

(e) A widow marrying her divorced daughter’s ex-husband
Ans. (b)



9. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which of the following would have been permissible? (Assume no previous marriages occurred)


(a) A woman marrying her dead sister’s husband

(b) A woman marrying her divorced daughter’s ex-husband.

(c) A widower marrying his brother’s daughter

(d) A woman marrying her mother’s brother, who is a widower

(e) A divorced male marrying his ex-wife’s divorced sister
Ans. (d)

Questions 10-13



Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic Literature 701.

Latin AA meets five days a week, either from 9 to 11 A.M or from 2 to 4 P.M.
Sanskrit A meets either Tuesday and Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 A.M to 12 noon.
Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30 to 2 P.M., or Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M
Celtic Literature 701 meets by arrangement with the instructor, the only requirement being that it meet for one four-hour session or two two-hour sessions per week, between 9A.M and 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on the hour.
10. Which combination is impossible for Tom?

(a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday, and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
(b) Latin in the afternoon and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(c) Latin in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(e) Latin in the afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda and Friday, and Celtic Literature on Tuesday
Ans. (d)



11. Which of the following gives the greatest number of alternatives for scheduling Celtic Literature, assuming that all other courses

(a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and Friday
(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
(c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday
(e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday
Ans. (a)



12. If the Celtic instructor insists on holding at least one session on Friday, in which of the following can Tom enroll?

(I) Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) both I and II
(d) I or II but not both
(e) neither I nor II
Ans. (d)




13. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can Tom take?
(a) Maths–Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon
(b) French–Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M
(c) English–Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M
(d) Japenese–Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 P.M

(e) Old Norse-Icelandic–Monday only from 12 to 3 P.M
Ans. (b)



Questions 14-18



(1) Ashland is north of East Liverpool and west of Coshocton
(2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredericktown
(3) Dover is south and east of Ashland

(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown and east of Dover
(5) Fredricktown is north of Dover and west of Ashland
(6) Coshocton is south of Fredricktown and west of Dover
14. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest to the northwest ?

(a) Ashland

(b) Bowling Green

(c) Coshocton


(d) East Liverpool

(e) Fredericktown

Ans. (b)



15. Which of the following must be both north and east of Fredericktown?

(I) Ashland

(II) Coshocton


(III) East Liverpool

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) III only

(d) I and II

(e) I and III

Ans. (e)




16. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of at least one other town?

(a) Ashland only

(b) Ashland and Fredricktown

(c) Dover and Fredricktown

(d) Dover,Coshocton and Fredricktown

(e) Dover,Coshocton and East Liverpool

Ans. (d)




17. Which of the following statements, if true, would make the information in the numbered statements more specific?

(a) Coshocton is north of Dover

(b) East Liverpool is north of Dover

(c) Ashland is east of Bowling Green

(d) Coshocton is east of Fredericktown

(e) Bowling Green is north of Fredericktown

Ans. (a)




18. Which of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more of the other statement?

(a) (1)

(b) (2)

(c) (3)

(d) (4)

(e) (6)

Ans. (c)




Questions 19-22



Spelunkers International offers exploring tours in eight caves: Abbott, Benny, Caeser, Dangerfield, Ewell, Fields, Guinness, and Hope
(1) Class 1 spelunkers may not attempt cave Ewell, Fields or Hope
(2) Class 2 spelunkers may not attempt Hope
(3) Class 3 spelunkers may attempt any cave
(4) Cave Caesar may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave Benny
(5) Cave Fields may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave Ewell

(6) Only two of caves Benny, Caeser, Ewell, Fields, and Hope may be attempted by any explorer in a single tour
19. A class 2 spelunker who has previously explored cave Ewell may be restricted in choosing a tour by which rule(s)?

(I) Rule(4)

(II) Rule(5)

(III) Rule(6)

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I and III only


(d) II and III only

(e) I, II and III

Ans. (c)



20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never explored any of the eight caves before set up a tour of three caves, if she wishes to explore caves Abbott and Caesar?

(a) 2

(b) 3


(c) 4

(d) 5

(e) 6

Ans. (b)



21. What is the maximum number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has previously explored only cave Benny may include in a single tour?

(a) 4


(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

(e) 8

Ans. (b)


Satyam Placement Paper Kolkata, 2010


1. Fathers age 3years back is twice the son?s age.the sum of father?s and son?s age after 10 years from now is 66.what is father?s age?
2. 1 3 3 6 5 9 7 12__ __ __

3. 3 8 27 112 __ ___
4. There r 6 people named madhavi, pramod, praveen, asha, gopal, nisha . They are seated around the table.
1.madhavi and pramod always are left to a women.

2.asha and gopal are always opposite to a man.

3.something condition didn?t remember.(some reasoning type).
5. If a man had traveled 3km/hr faster he would have reached 40 min earlier, If he would have traveled 2 km/hr slower he would have reached 40 min late. What is distance he had traveled.



6. Jhon works for 60 days. for the day he is present he is paid 7.00/- and for the day he is absent he is paid 3.00/- per day. if he is paid 170/-.how many days he is present.
7. There are 4 gold chain. 1 has 5links, other has 4 links and the other 2 have 3 links. goldsmith takes 50 paise to open the link and 1.00/- to attach the link. what is least cost to bake whole bracelet.
8. A cyclist moves half the speed of tonga driver and tonga driver moves half the speed of man walking .If man walks at 3kms per hour what is the time that cyclist covers 27kms.
9. There are 600 pages. there is 1 error on average per page. what is the probability that there are n errors per page.


10. A square is of side 1 km. A man travels first 2 sides with the 30 mph and third side with 60 kmph. what is the speed that man has to travel the fourth side if the avg speed is 60kmph
11. A Student got 78 marks in avg of 4 subjects. the avg of 5 subjects is 80. what is the marks he got in 5th subject.
12.How many kg of salt at 42 paise per kg must a man mix with 25kg of salt at 24 paise per kg so that he may, on selling the mixture at 40 paise per kg gain 25% on the outlay?
A)15 kg B)20 kg C)25 kg D)28 kg E)none of these
13.Find the least number which when divided by 20,25,30,36 and 48 leaves the remainders 15,20,25,31,43 respectively.
A)3685 B)3585 C)3595 D)3535 E)None of these
14.Study the following table and answer the questions given below it.

Country 1975 2030
United States 141 382
Japan 120 238
France 67 164
China 63 117
Italy 18 61
Germany 21 58
UK 15 47
Canada 5 17
Switzerland 1.5 3
15. For china assuming a linear growth in LMVs population, extrapolate nearly, the year beyond 2030 when the growth in population will be 108%.

A)2044 B)2032 C)2050 D)2038 E)None of these
16. A sheet of metal in the form of a sector of a circle of angle 90 degrees and radius 16cm is folded to form an open conical cup. The capacity of the cup is
A)64 sqrt(15)cm3
B)64 sqrt(5/3)TTcm3
C) 64 sqrt(5)TT
D) 64/3sqrt(15)cm3
E)None of these
17. A man distributes 0.375 of his money to his wife and 0.4 to his son. He has still Rs.3,375 left with him. How much did his wife get?

A)4565 B)5625 C)4265 D)5265 E)None of these
18. Three faces of a fair die are Yellow, two faces red and one blue.The die is tossed three times. The probability that the colours, yellow, red and blue appear in the first, second and third tosses respectively is
A)1/36 B)1/18 C)1/32 D)1/37 E)None of these
19. At the foot of a mountain the elevation of its summit is 45 degrees. After ascending one KM towards the mountain upon an incline of 30 degrees, the elevation changes to 60 degrees. Find the Height of the mountain?
A)1.333Km
B)1.366Km
C)1.233Km

D)1.266Km
E)None of these
20. The average of a couple was 23Yrs when they were married 5Yrs ago.The avg age of the couple and a child, who was born during the interval, is 20Yrs now. How old is the child now ?
A)2 Yrs
B)4 Yrs
C)3 Yrs
D)1 Yrs
E)None of these

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