Test Paper :3 Paper Type     : Whole Testpaper Test Date        : 11  January  2011  Test Location  : Bangalore Posted By        : Ranga

Aptitude test: Questions = 55; Time limit = 60 minutes along with that an essay to write in the same sheet in another 10 minutes. No sectional cut off, no negative marking. Offline (paper & pen) test  Directions for Questions 1-3: Choose the option which will correctly fill    the blank. 1. This train travels from London ______ Paris.a) at b) to c) over d) below Ans: b 2. We stood at the back ______ the theater.a) of b)on c)in d) for Ans: a 3. I will work _________ five o'clock.a) until b) up c)in d) to Directions for Questions 4-6: Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options. 4. The antidote to these problems is hard to finda) Cause for b) Result of c) Remedy for d) Consequence of e) None of theseAns:C 5. Because of a family feud , he never spoke to his aife's parents.a) Crisis b) Trouble c) Problem d) Quarrel d) None of theseAns: D 6. The article is written in a very lucid style.a) Elaborate b) Clear c) Intricate d) Noble e) None of theseAns:B    Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank.7. _________ man ran into the street. A car hit ____ man.a) A, the b) An, the c) the, the d) A, the8. The interesting thing about _____ Romans is all the roads that they built in Britain.a) A b) An c) none of these d) The 9. Albert Einstein was _____ famous scientist. Einstein won _______ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.Einstein left his country and lived in ___________States until he died in 1955.a) A, the, an b) A, the, the c) A, an, the d) An, an, theAns: B 10. Are you shopping for ________ health club to join so you can get in shape? Shop wisely! You could end up choosing ___________wrong club and losing more money

than pounds.a) the, an b) the, the c) A,  the d) An, theAns: CDirections for Questions 11-16: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its introduction into education    would remove the conventionality, artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed. So, too, in  their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classical authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and superstition of mediaeval scholasticism. The professional schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid. The chief claim for the use of science in education is that it teaches a child something about the actual universe in which he is    living, in making him acquainted with the results of scientific discovery, and at the same time teaches him how to think logically and inductively by studying scientific method. A certain limited success has been reached in the first of these aims, but practically none at all in the second. Those privileged members of the community who have been through a secondary or public school education may be expected to know something about the elementary physics and chemistry of a hundred years ago, but they probably know hardly more than any bright boy can pick up from an interest in wireless or scientific hobbies out of school hours. As to the learning of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably a farce. Actually, for the convenience of teachers and the  requirements of the examination system, it is necessary that the  pupils not only do not learn scientific method but learn precisely  the reverse, that is, to believe exactly what they are told and to reproduce it when asked, whether it seems nonsense to them or not. The way in which educated people respond to such quackeries  as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such as racial theories or currency myths, shows that fifty years of    education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has produced no visible effect whatever. The only way of learning the method of science is the long and bitter way of personal experience, and, until the educational or social systems are altered  to make this possible, the best we can expect is the production of a  minority of people who are able to acquire some of the techniques of science and a still smaller minority who are able to use and  develop them.

11. The author implies that the 'professional schoolmaster' hasa) No interest in teaching scienceb) Thwarted attempts to enliven educationc) Aided true learningd) Supported the humanistse) Been a pioneer in both science and humanities.Ans: B12. The author’s attitude to secondary and public school education in the sciences isa) Ambivalentb) Neutrac) Supportived) Satiricale) ContemptuousAns: e 

13. The word ‘palpably’ most nearly meansa) Empiricallyb) Obviouslyc) Tentativelyd) Markedlye) RidiculouslyAns: b 14. The author blames all of the following for the failure to impart scientific method through the education system excepta) Poor teachingb) Examination methodsc) Lack of direct experienced) The social and education systemse) Lack of interest on the part of studentsAns: e 15. If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since he wrote the piece, he would probably be most interested in the answer to which of the following questions?  a) Do students know more about the world about them?b) Do students spend more time in laboratories?c) Can students apply their knowledge logically?d) Have textbooks improved?e) Do they respect their teachersAns: c 16. Astrology (line 31) is mentioned as an example of  a) A science that needs to be better understoodb) A belief which no educated people holdc) Something unsupportable to those who have absorbed the methods of scienced) The gravest danger to societye) An acknowledged failure of science Ans: c Directions for Questions 17-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.Furthermore, insofar as any conclusion about its author can be drawn from five or six plays attributed to him, the Wakefield Master is without exception considered to be a man of sharp contemporary observation. He was, probably clerically educated, as indicated by his Latin and music, his Biblical and patristic lore. Even today he is remembered for his his quick sympathy for the oppressed and forgotten man, his sharp eye for character, a ready ear for colloquial, vernacular turns of speech and a humor alternately rude and boisterous, coarse and happy. Therefore in spite of his conscious artistry as can be seen in his feeling for intricate metrical and stanza forms, he is regarded as a kind of medieval Steinbeck, indignantly angry at, uncompromisingly and even brutally realistic in presenting the plight of the agricultural poor. It is now fairly accepted to regard the play as a kind of ultimate point in the secularization of the medieval drama. Therefore more stress has been laid on it as depicting realistically humble manners and pastoral life in the bleak of the west riding of Yorkshire on a typically cold night of December  24th. After what are often regarded as almost ''documentaries'' given in the three successive monologues of

the three shepherds, critics go on to affirm that the realism is then intensified into a burlesque mock-treatment of the Nativity. Finally as a sort of epilogue or after-thought in deference to the Biblical origins of the materials, the play slides back into an atavistic mood of early innocent reverence. In actuality, the final scene is the culminating scene and also the raison d’etre of the introductory ''realism.'' Superficially the present play supports the conventional view of its mood of secular realism. At the same time, the ''realism'' of the Wakefield Master is of a paradoxical turn. His wide knowledge of people, as well as books indicates no cloistered contemplative but one in close relation to his times. Still, that life was after all a predominantly religious one, a time which never neglected the belief that man was a rebellious and sinful creature in need of redemption . So deeply (one can hardly say ''naively'' of so sophisticated a writer) and implicitly religious is the Master that he is less able (or less willing) to present actual history realistically than is the author of the Brome Abraham and Isaac. His historical sense is even less realistic than that of Chaucer who just a few years before had done for his own time ''costume romances,'' such as The Knight's Tele, Troilus and Cressida, etc. Furthermore, used highly romantic materials, which could excuse his taking liberties with history.

17. Of the following statements, which is not true of Wakefield Master?

a) He and Chaucer were contemporaries.b) Wakefield Master is remembered as having written five or six realistic plays.c) His plays realistically portray the plight of the country folk of his dayd) His writing was similar to that of John Steinbeck.e) He was an accomplished artist.Ans: d

18. The word 'patristic' in the first paragraph is used to mean.

a) Patrioticb) Superstitiousc) Folkd) Relating to the Christian Fatherse) Realistic Ans: d

19. The statement about the ''secularization of the medieval drama'' (opening sentence of the second paragraph) refers to the

a) Introduction of religious themes in the early daysb) Presentation of erudite materialc) Use of contemporary materialsd) Return to early innocent reverence at the end of the playe) Introduction of mundane matters in religious plays Ans: e

20. From the following what would the writer be expected to do in the subsequent paragraphs.

a) Make a justification for his comparison with Steinbeckb) Put forth a view point, which would take up the thought of the second paragraph

c) Point out the anachronisms in the playd) Discuss the works of Chaucere) Talk about the lack of realism in the works of the Wakefield Master.Ans: b Section 2: Analytical AbilityNo. of Questions: 20Duration in Minutes: 2021. If f(x) = │(x² – 50)│, what is the value of f(-5)?a) 75 b) 25 c) 0 d) -25 e) -75Ans: b 22. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?A. 10B. 15C. 20D. 25E. 30Ans: a 23. If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except x=2, which of the following has the greatest value?a) f(-1) b) f(0) c) f(1) d) f(3) e) f(4)Ans: d 24. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example, 27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?a) 8p b) pq c) pq + 27 d) -p e) (p - q)6Ans: c25. A piece of ribbon 4 yards long is used to make bows requiring 15 inches of ribbon for each. What is the maximum number of bows that can be made?A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 11E. 12Ans: b 26. If V = 12R / (r + R) , then R =A. Vr / (12 - V)B. Vr + V /12C. Vr - 12D. V / r - 12E. V (r + 1) /12Ans: a 27. The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between noon and 2.30 in the afternoon of the same day isa) 720 b) 180 c) 75 d) 65 e) 60Ans: c  28. (3x + 2) (2x - 5) = ax² + kx + n. What is the value of a - n + k?a) 5 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 e) 11

Ans: a 29. If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by:a) 44%  b) 120% c) 144% d) 40% e) None of the aboveAns: a 30. If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii isa) 10 : 11  b) 11 : 12  c) 12 : 13  d) 13 : 14  e) None of the aboveAns: d Directions for Questions 31-34: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II . consider the statement and decide which of the given  assumption is implicit.Give answer (A) if only I is implicit ; (B) if only assumption II is implicit; (C) If either I or II is implicit ; (D) if neither I nor II is implicit (E) if both I and II are implicit.31. Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so. Assumptions: I At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.                  II The schools do not admit children after six years of age.Ans: a32. Statement: The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer    peripheralsAssumptions: I  The domestic    market price of computer peripherals may go up near future                  II The domestic manufacturers may  oppose the decisionAns: d33.  Statement:" AS there is a great demand , every person take tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets".Assumptions: I The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets.                  II No one is interested in getting more than five ticketsAns: d34.  Statement: The railway authorities are decided to increase the freight charges by 10% in view of the possibility of  incurring losses in the current financial year.Assumptions: I The volume of freight during the remaining period may remain same.                  II The amount    so obtained may set off a part or total of the estimated deficit Ans: b35.There are 4 boys and 3 girls. What is the probability the boys and girls sit alternately?Ans:1/35 36. Two trains are 2 kms apart. Speed of one train is 20m/s and the other train is running at 30 m/s. Lengths of the trains are 200 and 300m. In how much time do the trains cross each other?Ans: 50 seconds37. A train runs first half of the distance at 40 km/hr and the remaining half at 60 km/hr. What is theaverage speed for the entire journey?Ans: 48km/hr 38. A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is.a) 10 kg  b) 10.5 kg  c) 11 kg  d) 11.5 kg  e) None of the aboveAns: d 

39.  A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age isa) 36 b) 42 c) 45 d) 48 e) None of the aboveAns: c 40. Which of the following is the greatest?a) 40% of 30b) 3/5 of 25c) 6.5% of 200d) Five more than the square of 3e) 1/2-4 Ans: e Directions for Questions 41-45: Follow the directions given below to answer the questions that follow. Your answer for each question below would be: A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if only the SECOND and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL THREE items are DIFFERENT.41) 0427-4567324, 0427-4567154,  0427-4567324a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E Ans: c 42)HHMKKKJKNOII, HHMKKKJKNOII,  HHMKKKJKNOII         a) A b)B c)C d)D e)E Ans: a 43) YXXYXXYXYY, YXXYYXYXYY, YXXYXXYXXYa) A b) B c) C d) D e) E Ans: e 44) 7661637.8787, 7666137.8787, 7666137.8787a) A b) B c)C d)De)E Ans:D 45)101100110.0101, 101100110.0101, 101100100.0101a) A b) B c) C d) D e) EAns: B Directions for Questions 46-50:  What should come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following number series? 46.  992    1056    ?    1190    1260    1332a) 1112  b) 1082  c) 1134  d) 1092  e) None of these  Ans: e 47. 15625    6250    2500    1000?    160a) 600  b) 400  c) 500  d) 650  e) None of these Ans: b48. 80    370?    1550    2440    3530a) 900  b) 840  c) 750  d) 860a) None of these 

 Ans: D 49. 15    51    216    1100?    46452 a) 6630 b) 6650 c) 6560  d) 6530 e) None of these  Ans: a 50. 24    28    36    52    84? a) 144 b) 135 c) 148 d) 140  e) None of these  Ans: c Directions for Questions 51-55: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the questions given below it:From a group of six boys M,N,O,P,Q,R and five girls G,H,I,J,K a team of six is to be selected .Some of the criteria of selection are as follows:M and J go togetherO cannot be placed with NI cannot go with JN goes with HP and Q have to be togetherK and R go togetherUnless otherwise stated, these criteria are applicable to all the following questions: 51. If the team consists of 2 girls and I is one of them , the other members area) GMRPQ  b) HNOPQ  c) KOPQR  d) KRMNPAns: c 52. If the team has four boys including O and R , the members of the team other than O and R area)HIPQ  b)GKPQ  c) GJPQ  d) GJMPAns: b 53. If four members are boys, which of the following cannot constitute the team?a) GJMOPQ b) HJMNPQ c) JKMNOR d)JKMPQRAns: c 54. If both K and P are members of the team and three boys in all are included in the team, the members of the team other than K and P area) GIRQ b) GJRM c) HIRQ d) IJRQ Ans: a 55. if the team has three girls including J and K , the members of the team other than J and K area) GHNR b) MNOGMORG c) NHOR Ans: c

Test Paper :9 Paper Type     : Whole Testpaper Test Date        : 3  January  2011  Test Location  : Heritage Institute of technology, Kolkata Posted By        : Mihi Ariabhi, Abhisek

Myself Mihi (Ariabhi) appeared in Infosys at Heritage Institute of technology    , Kolkata on dated 3rd Janunary, 2011.

Appeared: 445Written cleared: 322 (mind it)Final selection: 314

Test    pattern:Analytical and logical

1) Analytical2) Reasoning (LOGICAL)

Verbal section 1) English (very very tough)                              How to prepare:

Analytical and logical 30 questions (40 mins)

Questions,

1-5. Question on situations(PUZZLE TYPE-vry easy )do some R.S Aggarwal puzzle portion6-11. Odd figure out(vry easy --no need to practice ,be cool)12-15. Data sufficiency: Don't make any calc, apply your basic instinct-(M K Pandey)16-20. DI-try to skip making big calculations(tables)21-25. Probs on situation-vry easy26-30. Syllogisms (M K Pandey)-very easy

Verbal sections:Questions:1-5: Huge but easy passege:(Read questions first)6-10: Fill in the blanks. (Difficult)11-18: Correct the underlind part.(vry difficult)19-26: Theme detection-2 psg(5q+3q)27-32: Pattern-Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentenceThere are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair ofwords can be filled up in the blanks in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.33-40: Phrase subst^n.

Suggestion ( a test paper)Sample questions:

Picture puzzles (R.S Aggarwal) Syllogism & blood relation Freshers world    .com

Comprehension 1

In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellanled the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he

served the kingof Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost theking's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve thefuture Emperor Charles V of Spain.

A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitudeto Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the EastIndies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain withfive ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of SouthAmerica in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining fourships searched along the southern peninsula of South America.

Finally they found the passagethey sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan.

One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged togaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian wenow call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on thePacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation anddisease.

Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in atribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigatorElcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all thatthe world is round, with no precipice at the edge.

1.The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration.A. cosmicB. landC. mentalD. common manE. none of the above

2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___.A. entanglementB. discussionC. negotiation

D. problemsE. none of the above

3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location onone side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich thatextends in a ___ direction.A. north and southB. crosswiseC. easterlyD. south eastE. north and west

4. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent.A. coastlineB. mountain rangeC. physical featuresD. islandsE. none of the above

5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.A. coastB. inlandC. body of land with water on three sidesD. borderE. answer not available

6. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ___.A. GreenwichB. The equatorC. SpainD. PortugalE. Madrid

7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line.A. imaginary circle passing through the polesB. Imaginary line parallel to the equatorC. areaD. land massE. answer not found in article

Comprehension 2

Thinking out of the box is one skill, among all other skills, that has shot to prominence. How about a novel approach to help think differently, or out of the box? Crossword-solving is one of the lesser-known approaches to thinking differently. A crossword grid usually has white & black squares in the ratio of 70:30 and sufficient no. of across and down clues to help you fill the white ones. Just as in any other game    , one needs a strategy to solve a cross word. A seasoned cross word solver rarely reads the clues in the order presented.

As part of the game plan or strategy to avoid straight jacketed thinking, the solver usually ha s a quick glance at the structure of the grid and at the clues to “get the feel” of the greed and forms a quick strategy to solve the crossword. The best part is that with every new grid, the solver has an opportunity to apply a new strategy and learn from past experiences, thereby refining his thinking process and pattern. It is this self-assessment & self feedback that makes solving crossword so fulfilling and amusing.

The crossword is one of those rare games that test your knowledge and interest in any and every area of life. Conventional education and work pressure leaves us little time to catch up with a lot of things that exists in this world, thereby limiting our arena of thought. Crossword- solvers get a wonderful chance to delve into newer vistas of life, expanding their mental arena each day.

The tidbit of information    one acquires essentially does two things: makes the solver realize how little he knows of the world outside his own and a bit more humble. With the brain introduced tonewer and newer wor(l)ds with every new grid, the solver essentially is “expanding the size ofthe box”. The beauty of a crossword lies in the quality of its clues. A good crossword gridprovides clues that strive to tease and challenge the mind to think at a tangent. It demands of you to appreciate different meanings of the same thing still known in management    jargon ascreativity and innovation.

In fact a good crossword has clues that tax your brain for quite a while and, when you eventuallycrack them, you tell yourself “wasn’t that obvious?”. Let’s take an example. Clue: salty letters(*A*L).Just in case you couldn’t crack that, the answer is NACL. Similarly the answer for theclue “Makeup man” could be LIAR. It is evident smart clues make you think tangentially or outof the box.

Crossword challenge over-confidence. One may solve numerous crosswords and gradually develop preconceived notions about a particular clue, not knowing that this time it may bedifferent. For example, you may know that the answer for the clue “Capital of India(5)” is Delhi.However it is also a possibility that the answer is Rupee. If you think you have learnt the trick,try this one: three-letter word for “Capital of Zimbabwe”.

Well, don’t get annoyed, the answer is “Zee”. So solving crosswords asks us to challenge our own time-tested assumptions. It demand thinking out of a different box. While crosswords can help us think differently, that holds true only for god quality crosswords. Lay off grids that you crack in a jiffy. Even if some clues look Region-specific, the quality of a crossword makes it worth the effort. While a good vocabulary helps solve crosswords, it is a misconception to believe that one can’t do without it.

Solving crosswords is much more about thinking than it is about memorizing words and their meanings. All said and done, you need enormous patience and diligence to really get the best outof solving crosswords. As with life, good things take a long time to happen.

8.With the brain introduced to newer and newer words with every new grid,the solver essentially is “expanding the size of the box”.What do you infer from this statement?a)Crosswords differ in size b)we get to enrich our vocabulary by solving crosswords.c)A regular crossword solver expands his knowledge of the world through words.d)Our conventional education does not help us explore the world.

9. How can can make up man and LIAR be related?a)A make up man can disgusted people and fool othersb)When a person makes up something,it means he is trying to utter falsehoods to save his skinc)When you cannot be present somewhere you make up for your absence by sending someoneelse.d)When you have missed classes you make up by studying harder

10. According to the author you need all the following to solve crosswords EXCEPT?a)A greatdeal of patience b)A passion for solving themc)great knowledge d)A good vocabulary

11. It can be inferred from the passage thata)The author is passionate about crosswords b)Today’s youth has no patience for crosswordsc)Crosswords are a waste of time d)Crosswords have lost their orginality

12. The idiom to think out of the box in the passage meansa)to be conventionalb)to be overconfidentc)to be able to decipher different connotations of any stated thingd)not to look clues

Comprehension 3

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At the early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A

short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium.

Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

13. The Curies' ____ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.A. friendlyB. competitiveC. courteousD. industriousE. chemistry

14. Marie had a bright mind and a __personality.A. strongB. lightheartedC. humorousD. strangeE. envious

15. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt___.A. hopelessB. annoyedC. depressedD. worriedE. none of the above

16. Marie ___ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.A. challenged authorityB. showed intelligenceC. behavedD. was distressedE. answer not available in article

17. _____she remembered their joy together.A. DejectedlyB. WorriedC. TearfullyD. HappilyE. Sorrowfully

18. Her ____ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.A. misfortune

B. angerC. wretchednessD. disappointmentE. ambition

19. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ____.A. troubledB. worriedC. disappointedD. sorrowfulE. disturbed

Comprehension 4

After adapting Phoenician graphic-alphabet in 900 BC, the greek employed a vowel system andadded 6 more letters (Ω omega, ψ psi, φ phi, € eta, theta, Z zeta) to make it a 24 letteralphabet.

Earlier, β was pronounced as ‘b’. Now in Modern Greek it is pronounced as ‘v’.It took a longtime to develop the letter. There were many greek dialects and there were certain differences intheir style of writing. Lastly the lonian style of lettering was adopted. In general and after 400BC the letters became uniform. The literature and art flourished mainly in the classical greekperiod.

Although the dialects of Greek were mutually intelligible within a normal limit of understanding,the pronunciation of words and accents differed from period to period and from dialect todialects. The short and long sounds of vowels also varied in different dialects and the politicalsituations in the country also brought many changes with the inter migration of the dialects. But,during the establishment of Alexander’s empire in the 4th century BC and after the breakdown ofold political barriers, uniformity took place in the spoken language. This form of language wascalled the Koine (means the common language) or Hellenistic Greek (400BC- 600AD).

It replaced the other dialects and the speaking and writing systems were much standardized.Grammar also changed in different periods. A change of language is noticed in the writings ofPlato and Demosthenes. The spoken language still kept on changing even during the period ofByzantine empire(500-1500AD) and the written language kept on improving which created a bigrift between the local vernacular and the literary greek. This situation gave birth to a

separatekind of “demotic” language of general everyday use.

All the major phonological and grammatical changes which are seen between koine and themodern greek mostly happened within this period. Earlier there were 3 numbers for pronounsand verbs, singular, dual and plural. Then “dual” was dropped and only singular and plural wereleft.

From ancient Greek to modern Greek the formation of many words were also changed. Forexample the ancient Greek word pente(5) became pende, hepta and octo (7 and 8) became eftaand okhto, paidia(boys) became pedhya and so on. There were also semantic changes in certainwords just as : the word alogho which was previously meant irrational, later it meant “horse”,“skiazome” which previously meant “I am in shadow”, later it meant “ I fear”.

The vocabulary of greek language consists of local collections and borrowings. Considering theorigin of Greeks , there were many Mycenaean words in 2nd millennium BC whose original formcorresponded to certain greek words like Leon (Lion), onos (Ass), plephas (ivory) etc.

By using pre-verbs, by forming compounds and by adding prefixes or suffixes to this primewords they enriched their vocabulary. Later on they also borrowed a considerable number ofword from other sources, such as, Italian, Turkish, French and also Latin.

20.What is the drawback of the Greek dialects in spite of their being intelligible?a)it employed a vowel system b)it took a long time to develop the letterc)the pronounciation ans accept different from period to period and from dialect to dialectd)There were difference in their style of writing

21.There came uniformity in the language witha)The breakdown of old political barriers in the 4th century B.C. during the establishment ofAlexander’s empireb)the variation in the long and short vowelsc)the changes that had occurred in the grammard)the intermigration of dialeces

22.What was the cause of the rift between the local vernacular and the literary Greek?a)the change in the writing of Plato and Demosthenssb)the adoption of the Phoenician graphic alphabetc)the differences in the style of writing of Greeek dialectsd)the spoken language kept changing while there was improvement with the written language

23.How was the vocabulary of the Greek language enriched?a)by forming compounds,using pre-verbs and adding prefixes and suffixes to the main wordsb)by local collections and borrowingsc)with the use of of many Mycehaean wordsd)with the semantic changes in certain words

24.Which of the following statements is/are true,according to the passage?a)many European language have words borrowed from the Greekb)demotic language came into being because of the rift between the vernacular and the literaryform of Greekc)In the Modern Greek,there is only one dialecta)A only b)B only c)A & C d)C only

Comprehension 5

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located between the ancient Italian cities of Pompeii andHerculaneum, has received much attention because of its frequent and destructive eruptions. The most famous of these eruptions occurred in A. D. 79.

The volcano had been inactive for centuries. There was little warning of the coming eruption,although one account unearthed by archaeologists says that a hard rain and a strong wind haddisturbed the celestial calm during the preceding night. Early the next morning, the volcanopoured a huge river of molten rock down upon Herculaneum, completely burying the city andfilling in the harbor with coagulated lava.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the mountain, cinders, stone and ash rained down on Pompeii.Sparks from the burning ash ignited the combustible rooftops quickly. Large portions of the citywere destroyed in the conflagration. Fire, however, was not the only cause of destruction.Poisonous sulphuric gases saturated the air. These heavy gases were not buoyant in theatmosphere and therefore sank toward the earth and suffocated people.

Over the years, excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum have revealed a great deal about thebehavior of the volcano. By analyzing data, much as a zoologist dissects a specimen animal,scientist have concluded that the eruption changed large portions of the area's geography. Forinstance, it turned the Sarno River from its course and raised the level of the beach along the Bay of Naples. Meteorologists studying these events have also concluded that Vesuvius caused ahuge tidal wave that affected the world's climate.

In addition to making these investigations, archaeologists have been able to study the skeletons

of victims by using distilled water to wash away the volcanic ash. By strengthening the brittlebones with acrylic paint, scientists have been able to examine the skeletons and draw conclusions about the diet and habits of the residents. Finally, the excavations at both Pompeii and Herculaneum have yielded many examples of classical art, such as jewelry made of bronze,which is an alloy of copper and tin.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its tragic consequences have provided us with a wealth ofdata about the effects that volcanoes can have on the surrounding area. Today volcanologists can locate and predict eruptions, saving lives and preventing the destruction of cities and cultures.

25.Herculaneum and its harbor were buried under ___lava.A. liquidB. solidC. flowingD. gasE. answer not available

26. The poisonous gases were not ___ in the air.A. able to floatB. visibleC. able to evaporateD. invisibleE. able to condense

27. Scientists analyzed data about Vesuvius in the same way that a zoologist ___ a specimen.A. describes in detailB. studies by cutting apartC. photographsD. chartE. answer not available

28. ____have concluded that the volcanic eruption caused a tidal wave.A. Scientist who study oceansB. Scientist who study atmospheric conditionsC. Scientist who study ashD. Scientist who study animal behaviorE. Answer not available in article

29. Scientist have used ___water to wash away volcanic ash from the skeletons of victims.A. bottledB. volcanicC. purifiedD. seaE. fountainIdentify the correct sentence

30.1. Today , as he left for the central office, Manish was feeling the uncontrollable urge

to changehis busy life.2.Today as he left for the central office, Manish feels the uncontrollable urgency in changing hisbusy life.3.Today as he ws leaving for the central office, Manish felt the uncontrollable urge to change hisbusy life.4.Today as he leaves to the central office, Manish was feeling the uncontrollable urge to changehis busy life.

31. 1. If the books have been catalogued last week, why haven’t they been placed on the shelf?2. If the books have been catalogued last week, why aren’t they placed on the shelf?3. If the books were being catalogued last week, why haven’t they been placed on the shelf?4. If the books were catalogued last week, why haven’t they been placed on the shelf?

32. 1. Elected to the house of representatives in 1958, the congress had the first black femalemember as Sherley Chisholm.2. Elected to the house of representatives in 1958, Sherley Chisholm became the first blackfemale member of congress.3. Elected to the house of representatives in 1958, Sherley Chisholm became the first and theblack female member in the congress.4. Elected from the house of representatives in 1958, the congress had the first black femalemember as Sherley Chisholm.

33.1.Animal experts have noticed that, in carefully controlled studies, cats retain information for ashorter amount of time then dogs, but that cats have a faster recall time.2. Animal experts have noted that, in carefully controlled studies, cats can be able to retaininformation for a shorter amount of time then dogs, but that cats have a faster recall time.3. Animal experts have noticed that, in a carefully controlled studies, cats retain information for ashorter amount of time than dogs, but that cats have a faster recall time.

34.1. In studying an assignment, it is wise to read it over quickly at first, then see the major points,and finally outline the material.2. In studying an assignment, it is wise to read it over quickly from the first, rather then see themajor points, and finally outline the material.3. While studying an assignment, it is wiser to read them over quickly at first, than see the major

points, and finally outline the material.4. In studying an assignment, it is more wiser to read it over quickly at first, than see the majorpoints, and finally outline the material.

35.1. If he would have revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.2. If he had revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.3. If he would revise his first draft, he would have received a better grade.4. If he had revised his first draft, he would receive a better grade.4. Animal experts have noticed that, in carefully controlled studies, cats retain information for ashorter period of time then dogs, but that cats have a faster recall time.

36.1. Each of the movies were great and the choice for the best one among all three was verydifficult indeed.2. Each of the movies was great and the choice for the best one between all three was verydifficult indeed.3. Each of the movies is great and the choice for the best one among all three was very difficultindeed.4. Each of the movies had been great and the choice for the better one between all three was verydifficult indeed.

37.1.The plan looks good on paper, but you never quite know how things will turn out.2. The plan looks good with paper, but you never know quiet how things will turn out.3. The plan looks well on paper, but you never know quite how things should turn out.4. The plan looks good in paper, but you never know quite how things will turn out.Which of the following words mean same as the words italicized

38 :: Obnoxiousa Offensiveb Pleasantc speedyd weary

39 :: ObsequyA weddingB funeral ceremonyC birthdayD greasy

40:: malignantA harmfulB beneficialC supersedingD attractive

41 :: oblivionA lost in memoryB an islandC greeneryD whitewash

42.PaeanA. Post manB. A musical instrumrentC. Vain attemptD. song of praise or joy

43. “This section deals with the removing the odd man from the following options. That meansthe options are given and we have to pick out the odd one which is not related to the remainingoptions. To do this we must be familiar with the words and their relation with the other words.Here we have given some frequently asked questions and its very simple to do.”A) Curd B) Butter C) Cheese D) Oil E) CreamB) Rose B) Lotus C) Marigold D) Lily E) TulipC) Hostel B) Club C) Inn D) Hotel E) MotelD) Pound B) Yen C) Ounce D) France E) DollarE) Sleet B) Fog C) Hailstone D) Vapour E) Mistcorrect the underlind part.

44 The public is not so angry about corruption in government than it is disgusted with inflation.1. Not so angry about corruption in government that it is disgusted.2. Not so angry about corruption in government as it is disgusted.3. Not so angry about corruption with government as it is disgusted.4. Not so angry with corruption in government as it is disgusted10.

45 While inspecting the ranks, the officer seen that the new recruit lay his rifle in the mud andgot it dirty.1. the officer saw that the new recruit had laid his rifle in the mud and got it dirty.2. the officer had seen that the new recruit lied his rifle in the mud and got it dirty.3. the officer saw that the new recruit had laid his rifle in the mud and got it dirty.4. the officer must have seen that the new recruit lay his rifle in the mud and got it dirty.

46. How well the new comedy series does with the ratings depends almost entirely on itscompetition.1. does for the ratings depends almost entirely on2. does in the ratings depends almost entirely on3. does in the ratings, depends almost entirely on4. does in the ratings depend almost entirely on

47.Having enjoyed the scenery, the steamer next took us to Bird Isle, an island whose historywas hardly known until 1900.

1. the steamer next took us to Bird Isle,2. the steamer will next took us to Bird Isle3. we will next visit the Bird Isle,4. we next voyaged to the Bird Isle,

48.Rajesh and me were left a legacy by an aunt who had always liked us both.1. Rajesh and me were left with a legacy by an aunt who had always liked us both.2. Rajesh and i were left a legacy by an aunt who had always liked us both.3. . Rajesh and i was left a legacy by an aunt who likes us both.4. . Rajesh and i had left a legacy by an aunt who had always liked us both.

49. It is his last and final wish that the money should be given to charity.1. It is a last and final wish of him2. It has been his last and final wish3. It is his last wish4. It is the latest and final wish of his

50 . One well known characteristic of earth houses is their passive solar capacity- its tendencyfor keeping warm in the winter and keep cool in the summer.1. their ability to keep warm in the winter and keep cool in the summer.2. their ability to keep warm in the winter and keep cool in the summer.3. their ability for keeping warm in the winter and to keep cool in the summer.4. their capacity to keep warm in the winter and keep cold in the summer.51 . I have my library card since August last year hence I am honored some privileges1. I have my library card from August of last year, hence I have some honorary privileges2. I have had my library card since August last year, hence I am honored with some privileges3. I bought my library card since August last year nevertheless I was honored some privileges4. I have my library card since August last year but still I am honored some privileges

52. The staff members, but not the chair, -------- not to teach on Valentine’s day.1. has decided 2.have decided 3.is deciding 4.was deciding

53.An organ is a group of tissues capable -------- of some special function, as , for example,the heart, the liver, or the lungs.1.of performing 2. To perform 3.in performing 4.and perform

54 .Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease ------- to develop symptoms of it.1. have chances 2. Has chances 3.is likely 4. Are likely

55. Almost all books have ---------- the care taken to check their proof pages before the finalprinting.1. a little errors in them in spite of2. a few errors in them in spite of3.a few errors in them despite of4. little errors in them despite

56. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be for the students to1. practice speech 2.practice and speak 3. Practice speaking 4.do practice in speaing

57 .After the police had tried unsuccessfully to determine to ------ the car belonged, they towedit into the station.1.who 2.whom 3.the owner of 4. The right owner23.Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich soil and yield1. For increasing 2.increasing 3.to increase 4.increase

58. No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire ------ carefully.1.as to observe 2.but to observe3.than observing 4.than to observe

59. The aim of education should not be solely to prepare students to get jobs, but to imbibe theright attitude to live a quality life in society. As children grow up they develop a worldview oftheir surroundings based on their perception as either male or female. The perspective ofopposite sex is also important to establish a good rapport, and develop a balanced understandingand judgment of matters.Reasonable inference?1. The main aim of education is to prepare students to get jobs2In the present context, education does not provide the right attitude to live a quality life3. Coeducation is very important to obtain right perspective of the world.4. An awareness of gender differences is crucial to an equitable understanding of things.

60. New Zealand has breath taking natural environment. Its gorgeous beaches, lush rain forests,snow capped mountains and active volcanoes attract students for a refreshing break from studies, providing them god added value to education. The largely temperate climate and pure, natural environment beckon students to outdoors to experience the varied eco systems which are rarely found so close to each other.Which is true?

1. Students of newzealand have too many distractions by the way of beaches and similer spots to concentrate on their studies.2. The country does not experience extremes of climate.3. New Zealand is unique in that it has variety of nature as part of its environment.4. The natural environment has the best educative value.

61. A look at the box office will reveal the huge success of movies like Ice Age, Lion king,Finding Nemo, The incredible, Alladin and the list goes on. This is not to leave out our belovedTom,Jerry,& Pop-eye.The world of animation is one filled with excitement & harmlessenimity.The antics & activities of these evergreen characters make us break into peals oflaughter.

1. The cartoon characters have now lost their charm.2. Animation in movies has made TV cartoons redundant3. Cartoons have a universal appeal and enthrall audience across all age groups4. Animated movies & serials perpetuate harmless enimity among the characters.

62 .Maya Academy & Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is the academic & training wing of Mayaentertainment limited,a leading computer animation & visual effects studio,MAAC today hasover 45centres in India & abroad MAAC provides courses in areas of 3D animation,digital filmproduction,post production & visual effects.1. MAAC is the pioneer in animation & visual effects corses2. The Academy offers training on Sophisticated technology in animation3. It is essentially a joint venture company4. MAAC doesnot commit its post production services to other types of movies

63. Modern age is the age of science. Many things keep changing with the passage of time. There is speedy progress everywhere. Knowledge about things is spreading quickly. It is essential for everybody to have the latest knowledge about things. Now the question arises as to what the source of knowledge is. Power of the press is important here. The press tells us what ishappening in different parts of the world. All progress in any field is conveyed to us by the press.It is assumed that1. In this modern age of sciences, it is difficult to tress the sources of knowledge.2. The press has facilitated access to knowledge and latest developments in science.3.The changes with the passage of time have contributed to the speedy progress in science.4. The role of the media in information dissemination is a recent development.Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentencethere are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair ofwords can be filled up in the blanks in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

64. A nation that loses the _______ of honesty loses its __________.1) power, will2) appeal, charisma3) dictum, ground4) stamina, courage5) virtue, soul

65. If one gets rid of the government officials and politicians from the _____ of economicactivities, corruption will be _____.1) hub, balanced2) nexus, reprimanded3) gear, eliminated4) genre, alleviated5) sphere, reduced

66. The principal aim of a socialist state is to ____ _______ in income and status and standardsof life.1) abolish, poverty2) curb, menace3) eliminate, inequality4) check, gulf5) minimise, standards

67. To fight natural calamities wisdom requires that we ________ crises and _______ for them.1) apprehend, tackle2) anticipate, prepare3) hamper, secure4) address, evolve5) sense, deviate

68. This collection of essays has _________ beyond the traditional ______ of a versatileeconomist.1) ventured, domain2) marked, line3) performed, performance4) sold, copyright5) held, charisma

69. It is quite true that when the whole economy is in ________, raising the rate of interest hasother ________.1) seize, burdens2) shambles, dimensions3) jeopardy, glimpse4) distress, implications5) swing, justification

70. In a democracy, it is essential that ______ voices on one extreme or the other should exist aspart of the system of checks and _____.1) concerned, pressure2) dissenting, balances3) confronting, pranks4) opposition, whims5) eager, fancies

Directions : Study the following table and answer accordingly: The following table shows themarks obtained by six students in six different subjects.Stu./Sub. History(100)Maths(200)English(150)Biology(150)Econo.(100)Hindi(150)Ankit 62 162 113 30 75 90Sana 59 118 103 38 72 107Ramar 54 173 97 26 79 105Sumantra69 106 100 36 68 118Joseph 68 109 109 32 75 113Sharbani 72 143 76 40 64 103

71. Which two students have got equal marks in all subjects together?1) Ankit-Joseph2) Joseph- Ramar3) Sana- Sumantro4) Sana- Sharbani5) Ankit-Sharbani

72. What is the approximate ratio between the sum of percentages of marks obtained by Ramarin History and Hindi and percentage marks obtained by Sharbani in Maths?1) 7:42) 4:73) 7:54) 8:55) 5:9

73. Percentage of marks obtained by Sumantro in Economics is what percent more/less as apercentage of the percentage marks obtained by Ankit in Maths?1) 15%2) 10%3) 13%4) 19%5) 23%

74. Percentage of marks obtained by Joseph in all subjects together is1) 63.43%2) 67.46%3) 70.434) 60.59%5) 73.43%

75. The marks obtained by Sumantro in Hindi is what per cent more than the marks obtainedSana is English?1) 12.34%2) 10.87%3) 14.56%4) 16.43%5) 17.89%

76. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation?13 + 5 - ? = 141)42)43)44)55) None of these

Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make thesentence meaningfully complete.

77. These essays are intellectually …………… and represent various levels of complexityA) Revealing B) Modern C) persistent D) demanding E) persistent

78. It was almost impossible for him to put out of his mind the …………… words which heheard from his clever father-in-lawA) Inspiring B) witty C) sarcastic D) soothing E) exhortative

79. Integrity of character, honesty, dependability and discipline…………… with a genuineinterest in your work will go a long way in the achievement of success in your professional life.A) Coupled B) adjoined C) fixed D) attached E) joined

80. The soldiers were instructed to…………………….restraint and handle the situationpeacefully.A) Exercise B) control C) prevent D) enforce E) remain

81. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of the chief…………… of women’s rightsA) Promoters B) facilitators C) instigators D) organizers E) protagonists

82. Her parents will never give their ………to such an unsuitable match.A. willingness B. agreement C. consent d. acquiescence

83. He is ……… dancerA. a skilled B. an adept C. an adapt d. an adopt

84. The degrees were awarded in the annual…………………….A. conference B. convention C. Convolution D. convocation

Directions: In each question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, somephrases are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the sentence iscorrect as it is, the answer is ‘No correction required’

85. He did many mischiefsA. made many a mischiefs B. made much mischiefC. Committed many mischiefs D. No Correction required

86. Rohit is as fast as or perhaps faster than Manish.A. Equally fast B. almost as fast C. as fast D. No Correction required

87. All his family members are in Kanpur.A. All of his family membersB. All the family members if hisC. All the members of his familyD. No Correction required

88. I often see him dancing the topA. rotatingB. encircling

C. dodgingD. No Correction required

89. What is the time in your watch?A. on B. by C. from D. No Correction required

90. Columbus invented AmericaA. searched B. traced C. discovered D. No Correction required

91. Wise men catch time by the forelock.A. Hold B. seize C. take D. No Correction required

92. A bird in hand is worth two in bushA. two in the bush b. two at a bush c. two on bush D. No Correction required

Direction : Read the following information & answer the questions based on themRaghav & mohit are friends.Raghav has three sons while mohit has 2.Product of the ages ofMohit’s sons is equal to the product of ages of Raghav’s sons.The maximum & minimum agedifference between any two of Raghav’s sons are 2years & 1 year respectively.The agedifference between the sons of Mohit is 1year.One of Mohit’s sons had fallen sick when he was 9yrs old.Mohit had got married on feb29th,19yrs back.Ages of all the sons of Raghav & Mohit areintegers.

93. What is the age of the youngest son of Raghav?a)1yr b)2yr c)3yr d)none of these

94. What is the age of the eldest son of Raghav?a)9yrs b)10yrs c)7yrs d)Data Inadequate

95. What is the sum of ages of Raghav’s sons?a)6yrs b)12yrs c)16yrsd)18yrs

96. What is the age of Mohit’s eldest son?a)13yrsb)14yrs c)Data Inadequate d)None of these

97. What is the product obtained by Mohit’s son’s ages?a)210yrs b)200yrs c)182yrs d)None of these

Direction : Each Question is followed by two statements, I & II . Mark the answer1.If the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone,but cannot beanswered using the other statement alone.2.If the question can be answered by using either statement alone.3.If the question can be answered by using both statements together,but cannot beanswered using either statement alone.4.If the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together.

98. Is x3 y2 > 1 ?I. x2 = 1 II. Y=1

99. How many days does it take to complete a job if A & B work on alternate days?I.A takes 10 days & B takes 15 days to do the job working all alone.II.A works on the first day.

100. How many leap yrs are there from year A to year B?I. B – A = 40II.There is no multiple of 100 falling between the years A & B

101. Average speed of a car for return journey isI.It travelled equal distance each timeII.Time taken for onward & return journey was 51 mins & 47mins,respctvly.

102. How many girls does a class have?I.There are a total of 40 students in the class.II.The product of the no. of boys & the no. of girls is 300.

Direction : Study the following graph carefully&answer the qns given below it.HUMAN RESOURCE INDEX OF AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE GIVEN YRS:

103. What is the percentage increase of human resource index from 1993 to 1999?a)250 b)300 c)275 d)None of these

104.The index in 1998 was what percent of that of 1996?a)100 b)150 c)200 d)None of these

105.Which of the following statement is true?a)The index increased every yr.b)The index showed many ups&downsc)The index has made good progress over the yrsd)Except for some spurts the index in general remained steady

106.What is the approximate avg for the given yrs?a)100 b)150 c)140 d)130

107.In which yr is the percentage increase in the highest from its previous yrs?a)1994 b)1999 c)1996 d)None of these

Direction : Read The following data & answer the qns.1>P,Q,R,S,T & U are six teachers in a school teaching a different subject each-Math,Physics,Sociology,Biology,Geography & History, not necessarily in the sameorder.There are only 4 female teachers2>Q teaches History .No female teaches Biology or Math.S, who teaches Sociology,is theoldest.P is older than R and teaches Physics.The youngest teaches Biology & U is not theyoungest.T teaches Math & is older than P but younger than Q & U.

108.Which of the following is the group of females?a)RPSU b)RSTQ c)PQTU d)PQSU

109. Which subject does U teach?a)Geography b)Sociology c)Geo or Sociology d)None

110.Who teaches Biology?a)P b)S c)R d)None

111.If all the teachers are arranged in descending order of their ages,what will be the position ofthe two male teachers respectively?a)II & VI b)IV & VI c)III & VI d)None

112.Who is the youngest in the group?a)Q b)T c)P d)NoneDirection : Each qn contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations ofthree.Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

113. A.Some buildings may have rainB.Forests have buildingsC.Cities have forestsD.Forests have monkeysE.Forests have rainF.Cities have raina)CDE b)AFC c)AEB d)EBA

114. A.Some people are corruptB.Power corrupts with timeC.He is powerfulD.Corrupt ppl have powerE.He is corruptF.Some ppl have powera)CBE b)CEB c)FAD d)ADF

115. A.Krishnan & Vinod are friendsB.Vinod likes Krishnan & vice versaC.Krishnan likes vinodD.Friends are enemiesE.Friends are mutual likingF.Vinod is Krishnan’s enemya)CEA b)FED c)AEC d)EAB

116. A.Competitive examinations are tough to passB.There is heavy competiton in any fieldC.No student can pass MATD.Very few students can pass MATE.MAT is a competition examinationF.MAT is tough to passa)AEF b)ABC c)DFB d)CDE

117. A.Lakme is a nail polishB.Some nail polishes contain oilC.All nail polishes donot contain oilD.All nail polishes contain chemicalsE.Lakme has oil

F.Lakme contain chemicala) BCE b)AEB c)FDA d)AEF

118. A women buys some shoestrips n then 4 times of that she buyspacket pins n then 8 times of shoestrips she buys handkerchiefs..nshe has a bill of Rs3.24..n she pays for each article as many paiseas there r articles(of tht particular item).Now whats the number ofhandkerchiefs?

119. Ms.Anitha got her salary n she spent half of it in shopping n gave1RS to a beggar.After that 1/2 of the remaining money she spends ina hotel n she gives Rs.2/- as a tip to waiter.n then 1/2 of theremaining she spends again n she gives 3 RS as charity..n after thatfinally she is left with Rs 1/- when she comes out.Whats the actualmoney she had?

120. A person is cycling in a circular track.At some point he noticesthat 1/5 of people in front of him and 5/6 of people togethercondtitute the total no. of cyclists.Find the total no. of cyclists.

121.Trains leave from New York to Washington every hour on thehour(1:00,2:00....).Trains leave from Washington to New York everyhour on the hour and half hour(1:00,1:30,2:0,2:30....).It takes a train 5hrs to complete its journey from Washington to New York as well asfrom new york to washington.A train leaves from new york to washington. Findout how many trains it will meet before it reaches washington.

122. A pen, pencil and eraser together cost $1.00. if 2E2P, and P>4E then what a single pen willcost?123. In a class there are less than 500 students . when it is divided by 3 it gives a whole number.similarly when it is divided by 4,5 or 7 gives a whole number.find the no. of students in the class.

124. After three years, father's age will be ten years more than twice the son's age.What is the father's present age.125. Find the values of each of the alphabets.N O O NS O O N+ M O O N----------J U N E

126. There are 20 poles with a constant distance between each poleA car takes 24 second to reach the 12th pole.How much will it take to reach the last pole.Let the distance between two poles = xHence 11x:24::19x:?

127. A car is travelling at a uniform speed.The driver sees a milestone showing a 2-digit number.After travelling for an hour the driver sees another milestone with the same digits in reverse

order.After another hour the driver sees another milestone containing the same two digits.What is the average speed of the driver.

128. The minute and the hour hand of a watch meet every 65 minutes.How much does the watch lose or gain time and by how much?

129. Ram, Shyam and Gumnaam are friends.Ram is a widower and lives alone and his sister takes care of him.Shyam is a bachelor and his neice cooks his food and looks after his house.Gumnaam is married to Gita and lives in large house in the same town.Gita gives the idea that all of them could stay together in the house and share monthly expensesequally.

During their first month of living together, each person contributed Rs.25.At the end of the month, it was found that Rs 92 was the expense so the remaining amount wasdistributed equally among everyone.

The distribution was such that everyone recieved a whole number of Rupees.How much did each person recieve?

HR round:went at 9 am at 4th Janunary, 2011.

Me: May I come in sir?Sir( An aged person around 50-55 years) yes please be seated

Sir: So you arew from Kolkata?Me: No sir, I'm from Bharasat.

Sir: Barasat? I visited the place for more than once. Me: Nice relieve in my face.

Sir: Do you know some places in Barasat. Blah blah..Me: Told

Sir: Your Schooling from?Me: Told

Sir: So you are from Bengali medium? Do you have ny problem in communication english?Me: No sir, about SPNDN 12 years in ben med school I have got good score consistently in my 3 years of B.Tech. In GD ETC Blah Blah.

Sir: So your overall GD, you need a bit of polish in English this IT.Have a nice day.Me: Thank you sir.

I was sure after giving my interview that I have made it. It was nice. N remember: you don't need any CAT material keep your cool and go for the written test.

See you in Infosys, Mysore.Best of luck, Guys and be confident.

Test Paper :15 Paper Type     : General - Interview Test Date        : 24  March  2011  Test Location  : QIS college of engineering, Ongole Posted By        : Mahesh

I attended infosys recuritment drive (through jkc) on 24th March, 2011. So  the pattern of Infosys  which mentioned in previous paper    s as same. First of all before starting written exam    we have pre-presentation activity that may takes nearly one hour(explained company details by  HR). After that written exam wouid be started.Patteren like   this

1: logicol reasoing(30ques-40min)

2: verbal ability(40ques-35min)

First of all reasoing paper given that consists structure like this

1-5 (three figures given those are some arrangements and fourth given as questoin mark and Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).this type of questions    are in indiabix the exact part is non-verbal reasoing analogy part)

6-10(simple puzzle)

11-15(data interpertation more calculations require)

16-20(data suffiency )

21-25(did not say complex but some wat tough puzzle)

26-30(syllogims) 

so after 5min gap verbal paper was given that consists like this

1-8(spotting errors) 9-16(choosing apprapriate sentence from the given options) 17-23(sentence filler ,sentence completion,synonyms,antonyms e.t.c will be given)

24-30(about theme detection)

31-35(small passage)

35-40(lenghthy and tough so u go  question to answer)

totaly after 75mins answer sheet collected and result announced afetr three hrs sectional cuttoff may be reasoing 60% and verbal 50% based on requirement of those.

one thing would remind that if u need compulsary placement in infosys u can do the written paper espacially verbal its look like simple and also answers are nearly same but picking of best one is main thing so do those with another people or with team.

All the best guys!

 

 Test Paper :16

 Paper Type     : Aptitude - English Test Date        : 14  January  2011  Test Location  : M.M.E.C,Mullana Posted By        : Vipin Kumar

Hello Friends. I am Vipin Kumar from MMEC Mullana. I am sharing my experience with you about the joint campus    placement drive by Infosys. It was  held in Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana. Four college    s were there: MMEC, Rayat, BabaBanda Bahadur and One More. In all about 1500 students appeared and nearly 300 students were selected. and 156 was from Our College. The procedure was simple. Only aptitude    and HR.

Aptitude The aptitude test started at 11:30 am. At first, reasoning question paper    was given. it had 30 questions to be done in 40 minutes. It was all reasoning. Just 1 or 2 questions of quants were there.  First five questions were on Odd Figure Selection. they were very easy(practice them from R.S Aggarwall).

Next it was a Quesion regarding n/w of nodes and there were some question regarding finding of shortest path b/w different nodes

Next there were  5 questions on data sufficiency. they were also easy. Again it was a puzzle.It was very -very easy.  Next again there were six questions of syllogism. four were very easy two are

average bcoz they contain negative statement. 

Reasoning is very -very easy . Just practice from R.S Aggarwal Verbal & Non Verbal reasoning. You need not to practice Quant for Infosys Paper. just Practice From R.S Aggarwal Verbal & Non Verbal reasoning. 

English    After reasoning english paper was given. it had 40 questions to be done in 35 minutes. 

It was little bit tough.It had questions based on

finding errors (very easy Refer Hari Mohan Prashad for 90 rules to find error and its enough)

sentence completion ( very easy Refer Hari Mohan Prashad) .  Two unseen passages (Difficult. My Suggestion to u is to read english

newspaper daily then u will be able to conclude passages) Inference Question(Difficult. Again my suggestion to u is to read english

newspaper daily then u will be able to conclude such questions)

 The english paper was balanced one. Not so tough not even easy. The aptitude test was over at 12:45 pm. Then the results for our college were declared at 5:30 pm. And I was one among those who cleared aptitude test.

HR Interview    The interviews started at 11:30 pm in the Night. I wait for 10 hour nearly and my interview strated at 11 pm. At my turn, I went inside the room. Interviewer was a Old man. he asked me to sit down. I thanked him. Then he asked for resume. I gave him. then looking my percentage he said" How u manage such high percentage"To which I replied.Then he asked about the my schooling, city. He asked how u manage ur time. why inf should select u. Then he said "interview is over. u want to ask any question." interview lasted for only 5-6 minutes. It was 2:00 AM in the night and we all were desperately waiting for the results in seminar hall and Result was announced and i was one of them.156 students were selected from our college. So guys I hope this will help you a lot.

One thing i want to tell u again Prepare only  from R.S Aggarwal Verbal & Non Verbal reasoning and Hari Mohan Prashad.(its enough) CAT material is more than enough.Students having good communication skills have advantage.The criterion was 65% in btech and 60 % in X and XII. Good %age is important for infosys. So Guys going Mysore.See you there. All the best  and believe in God.

Test Paper :17 Paper Type     : Candidate Experiences Test Date        : 25  January  2011  Test Location  : Erode Posted By        : Giri

The Grea test    Infosys company has been visited my college at 25th Jan, 2010. Hello I'm Giri from Tirupur. I was placed in Infosys. I proud of this Pattern: First introduction of a company. Then she (HR) told a eligibility criteria.10th and 12th %  :above 60%and UG % is above 60% (nill arrears must) Process: Aptitude test is first round. Study    R.S.Aggarwal material (Quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning) If you have TIME material also study this. And a must one is Basic Comupter knowledge. Study the important topic:1. Average2. Percentage3. Time&distance4. Pipes and cistern5. Train5.picture identify6. Data interpretation Verbal: 1. Fill in the blanks2. Active voice, passive voice There is no negative mark

Then I was clear a Written test.Next round is HR.HR is female. Me: May i come in mam?HR: Yes come in Hr: please sit.Me: thank u mam. HR: ok giri tell me about ur self.Me: i tell something about me. HR: Why ur choosing infosys?ME: i tell something about infosys. HR: whats ur outside interest?Me: i told my hobbies. HR: tell me something about ur project.ME: told my project details.

 HR: Smile..OK..please wait outsideMe: Thank u mam.

The result    was announced with in 1 hour.I was selected. If you have any questions    regarding it. Please submit below. 

Test Paper :18 Paper Type     : Aptitude - General Test Date        : 18  January  2011  Test Location  : Lingyas University, Faridabad Posted By        : Sandeep Chaudhary

Hello Friends. I am Sandeep Chaudhary from BSAITM, Faridabad. I am sharing my experience with you about the joint campus    placement drive by Infosys. It was  held in Lingyas university, Faridabad. Three colleges were there: Lingyas, BSAITM and Apeejay. In all 661 students appeared and nearly 110 students were selected. The procedure was simple. Only aptitude    and HR.

Aptitude The aptitude test started at 11 am. At first, reasoning    question paper    was given. it had 30 questions    to be done in 40 minutes. It was all reasoning. Just 1 or 2 questions ofquants    were there.  1 question was from geometry based on circles, tangents and quadirilateral. First five questions were on series/pattern. they were very easy.

Next it was a puzzle. A,B,C,D,E,F,G are buses. Monday to Friday , train B leaves at 6 am, next bus leaves after 45 minutes, next all the buses leave after 45 min. On sunday the order of buses is same but time gap is 1 hour. Bus G goes 2nd, E goes after C etc.etc.    It was a simple one.  5 questions were on this puzzle.

next there were  4 questions on data sufficiency. they were also easy. Again it was a puzzle base on 8 people sitting around a round table. A similar

to this is in RS Aggarwal. It was easy. Next again it was a puzzle. its language was little bit tricky. it had 4 questions.

And one more puzzle was there. it was little bit tough. it had five questions. it was like, A,B,C,D,E,F,G are teachers teaches english , geography, maths, sanskrit, physics, plo science and history and were from kolkata, delhi, pune, lucknow, punjab, bihar, MP. a teacher from kolkata does not teach maths. B teaches english but not from delhi. etc etc.  It was simple but lenghty... A similar to this is also in R.S Aggarwal.

It was simple but bcoz of 4 puzzles it became time consuming. Time management and accuracy are important.

 Aptitude is not tough at all. Just practice from R.S Aggarwal. 

English After reasoning english paper was given. it had 40 questions to be done in 35 minutes. It was little bit tough. It had questions based on finding errors which were quite tough.  Questions from Syllogism were very easy. Practice from R.S Aggarwal. Fill in blanks with correct option. And Two unseen passages First passage was difficult and second was very easy. Just check both passages and do the easy one first. Again time management is the key to success. Do passages in the last. Also take a look at active/passive and prepositions. The english paper was balanced one. Not so tough not even easy. The aptitude test was over at 12:15 pm. Then the results were declared at 2:30 pm. And I was one among those who cleared aptitude test.

HR Interview The interviews started at 4 pm in the evening. I wait for 1 hour nearly and my interview strated at 5. At my turn, I went inside the room. Interviewer was a young lady. She asked me to sit down. I thanked her. Then she asked for resume. I gave her. then looking my percentage she said" you got 79.5 %, were u a topper?"To which I said" I missed the chance three times by one, two and six marks. I am still trying to get that position".then she said all the best and i thanked her for wishes.

Then she asked about the projects, problems faced. Some basic questions about the database (MS ACCESS) which I used in one of my projects. At one of her questions about database I said that I dont know the answer. She asked question about the research paper. Then she said "interview is over. u want to ask any question." interview lasted for only 10 minutes. The result were declared separately for each college. It was 7 in the evening and we all were desperately waiting for the results in seminar hall. A lady came in with TPO of our college. She first did a normal chat with us. then she said " do u have any questions?" To which we asked abt training and package. She said that training will of 4-6 months and it would be in mysore. the package they offered is 3.5 lakhs.then she started calling names of those who were selected. She was calling names one by one. For a considerable amount of time i didn't hear my name so i thought perhaps i am am not selected. But suddenly she called my name and i was surprised and so happy to hear my name. 

16 students were selected from our college. So guys I hope this will help you a lot.

Prepare from RS aggarwal. CAT material is more than enough. Students having good communication skills have advantage. The criterion was 65% in btech and 60 % in X and XII. but preference was given to more than 70% marks in btech. Good %age is important for infosys. So Guys going Mysore.See you there. All the best and most impotant be confident and believe in God. 

Test Paper :19 Paper Type     : General - Interview Test Date        : 29  January  2011  Test Location  : Bhagwan Mahavir Institute, Sonepat Posted By        : Anuj Oberoi

Hi Everybody,

I am Anuj Oberoi, a final year Computer Science and Engineering student from Hindu College of Engineering, Sonepat. I recently attended a campus placement drive organised by M/s Infosys, at the Bhagwan Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sonepat, Haryana and luckily got a placement in the said company. 1) Regarding the preparation duration I believe that 2 weeks are more than enough to prepare for the exam, provided you study dedicatedly and strictly in consonance with the pattern. Means of writing=Black or Blue PenThey also provide you with a blank paper for rough work

There are 5 options, out of which you have to encircle the correct option and write the option number in the space provided 2) Regarding the exam    ination pattern The Infosys Placement exam has 2 consecutive papers    namely(a) Quantitative/Verbal Non Verbal Paper

Duration=40 MinutesNumber of Questions=30

Topics covered: Questions 1 to 5 = Pictorial Figure Series QuestionsWe had had four figure questions, in which an intermediate missing figure was to be guessed Books to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Verbal/Non Verbal.Advice=Even a practice of just 50 questions from each exercise of the chapter titled "Series" from the Non Verbal Reasoning part of the book will suffice. Questions 6 to10= A puzzle.Book to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Verbal/Non-Verbal.

Note: This puzzle is relatively easier than another subsequent puzzle in the paper

Advice=Please have a thorough practice of the entire chapter titled "Puzzle Test". You may leave the last 2 exercises if You're running out of time

Questions 11 to 15=Data Sufficiency Questions.Book to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Verbal/Non-Verbal + Some CAT preparation material

Advice=The chapter is "Data Sufficiency" in the "General Mental Ability" Section. Questions 16 to 20=Data Interpretation QuestionsBook to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude.

Advice=Please have an intensive preparation of the chapters 36,37,38, and 39 on Tabulation, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts and Line graphs respectively.

Questions 21 to 25=Another Puzzle, but somewhat tougher than the previous one.Book to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Verbal/Non-Verbal, with Chapter titled "Puzzle"

Advice=Advice for Questions 6 to 10 + Most of the times, this puzzle is straight-away lifted from unsolved questions of exercises 1 to 5

Questions 26 to 30 =Correct Sequencing of 6 statements labelled P,Q,R,..... with implicit SyllogismBook to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Verbal/Non-Verbal, with

Advice=Refer to the chapter titled "Logic" in the "Logical Reasoning" section of the book.

(b)English PaperDuration=30 Minutes

Number of Questions=40

Topics covered: Questions 1 to 10=Choosing the correct sentenceBook to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Objective General English

Advice=Refer to chapter 18 + some CAT preparation material

Questions 11 to 25=Sentence Completion + Choosing the appropriate filter + Sentence ImprovementBook to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Objective General English

Advice=Refer to the chapters 11,14,15 and 16 (emphasis on chapter 14 and 15). Though questions do not come from chapter 14, but practice of this chapter's exercises helps in chapter 16

Questions 26 to 30=Theme Detection + Deriving Conclusion from passagesBook to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Objective General EnglishAdvice=Refer to the chapters 9 and 10 of this book. Questions 31-35=Passage(Long)Book to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Objective General English

Advice=Refer to chapter 7 of the book 

Questions 36 to 40=Passage(Somewhat Shorter)Book to consult=R.S. Aggarwal Objective General English

 Advice=Refer to chapter 8 of the book 

(c) H.R. Interview

The Interviewer was a Female, aged around 45 years from South India. When I was just sitting outside, waiting for my turn for the interview, the lady HR came out; I immediately stood up in her honor. Though this isn't necessary at all, but it casts a positive impression on the interviewer beforehand. Also. sit straight and don't shake your legs or sit cross-legged as this casts a negative impression on the interviewer. 

Me: May I Come in Ma'am?HR: Yes, Come in Anuj. Me: May I have a seat Ma'am?HR: Yes Please.

Me (Sitting): Thank You Ma'am.HR: Please fill up this form. Me:(filled)HR(with my answer sheet in her hand): Anuj, you have scored exceedingly well in the English section, but you seem to have marginally passed in the Quants section. Why so? I mean, going by your Computer Science background and seeing your Resume, I would have expected you to score better in the Quants than in English. Me(Shocked):Ma'am I suppose I may have fared reasonably well in both the sections, and this is the reason, why I have been called for this interview. I stressed more on the English section during preparation and also that some of the questions in the Quants paper were totally new to me. HR: Which books did you study for this exam?Me: Replied.

HR: Did you practice it only in the last week?Me: No. I started preparing for this exam, around 2 and a half months back; its only in the last week that I brushed with all that I had learnt.

HR: Did you practice it in writing or did you just skim through the topic?Me: No Ma'am. i thoroughly practiced all these books in writing. HR: How do you study?Me: Told

HR: Did you give any mock tests for this exam?Me: Yes.

HR: What was your performance in the Englis Section of those mock tests?Me: I had a score of around 80-85% in English section.

HR: And in the Quants section?Me: I had roughly the same score and accuracy, but it took me more time to attempt the Quants section vis-à-vis the english one.

HR: Ok, what project have you made so far in your final year?Me: Told. HR: What has been your role in it?Me: Told.

HR: How far is it complete?Me: Told.

HR: What inspired you to make this project?Me: Told

HR: What was your mentor’s view about this project?Me: Told.

HR: Which co-curricular activities have you participated in?Me: Told

 HR: Ok Anuj, It has been very nice, interviewing you, All the best for your future.Me: Ok, Thank You Ma’am.

(Please pardon any errors, that may have crept in.) 

Wishing you the Best of luck!

 Test Paper :20

 Paper Type     : Aptitude - General Test Date        : 7  January  2011  Test Location  : East point college , Banglore Posted By        : Sourabh

Hello Everyone,

Infosys Paper    (for Freshers) We had pool campus at EAST point college of engg. 3 colleges had participated. (east point,CIT and KIT) Out  of 109 from our coll CIT, 16  cleared written and also got placed. This time once again they had the same selection procedure, with written exam being the main filter. With just over 200 (from all 3 colleges) candidates appearing for the exam only around 40 made through it and then 37 got placed.

Test date: 7th Jan, 2011 Test Venue: east point college of engineer    ing. 

Eligibility    Criteria: 60% in 10th and 12th

65% in Graduation

(Friends be careful about the eligibility criteria, Infosys people are very strict and specific about it (like even 64.999 % is not at all acceptable ))

The placement process started at about 9:00 am. but the schedule was late by 45 mins, so started at 9:45 am. 2 people  from company gave ppt till 10:00am.

First of all they would give a sheet to collect general information    about you. Be sure to have 2 passport size photographs with you. Then after filling of the form the OMR sheet is distributed. You have to encircle the option and write the option in box.

Aptitude paper was distributed. It was an easy paper 30 questions 40 minutes. Be sure to touch the mark of 18 correct. Though 18 questions is the upper limit. Infy people don’t tell the cut offs. But its good to be on the safe side, by getting minimum    18 questions correct.

First five questions on visual reasoning (very easy). Next five questions on Data interpretation.

I don’t remember the exact set and values, but set was as such.

5 questions on Data sufficiency.

Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according to whether: 

(A) Any one statement alone is sufficient to answer(B) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient (c) each statement alone is sufficient (D) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question Another set on Data interpretation ( 5 questions very easy)

5 questions on a puzzle P,Q,R,S,T,U,V six perons in a family, two married coupleas. They are in different profession like Engineer, Doctor    , Teacher etc etc. (Very easy)

Don’t do any puzzles of Shakuntla devi and all, not required. No maths questions. Purely logical reasoning paper.

Collected L R question paper, distributed English paper (40 questions, 35 mins)(Difficult)

10 questions on Identify the errors (Difficult)10 questions on correcting underlind sentences ( Moderte  difficult)5 questions on fill in the blanks (Not like appeared in previous papers) They were actually complete the sentence ( Difficult)

5 questions (moderate difficult)3 questions on read the pagaraph and find inference.

Passage 1 (5 questions) (EASY)Passage 2 (5 questions) (Easy, not very lengthy)

completed written round at 1.30.3:00pm ( announced Candidates shortlisted for interview)

(According to me) Once you are shortlisted, believe me there are very less chances of you being rejected, until and unless you completely ruin your interview yourself)

 6:30 my Interview (before I get into room, volunteers collected my cv and the sheet we filled at the start and gave to interviewer) Me: May I come in, mam.HR: Yes, Please. HR: hi.me: hi , mam. good afternoon(dont loose eye contact ) HR: What is the project you have done ?Me: i didn't do any projects . being an ece student thr was no rules to do projects in our academics.  bla ...bla...3 to 4 persons enters the room to give cashew and sweets to HR. HR: do u like to have it?me: no mam(but dont tell no , atleast have one. dont take whole of ur palm) HR: (Saw my resume) asked questions on extra curricurlar activities.Me: Told.HR: how u study tough sub?ME: told. HR: any questions?me: no mam. HR: k thank youme: thanks for ur questions mam.

Interview ran for about 10 mins. Believe me they are not there to reject you in interview round. They make three lists, fully accepted, fully rejected, and people to be given another chance. People in the third list was again called for an interview. Results r out at 7pm. Infosys head of HR department comes and start making announcements Please for heaven’s sake, for your own sake speak a presentable English, you need not be a super English teacher. From our college all 16 (who cleared written round )got selected. And last but not the least Freshersworld.com was my preparation material. If you go through papers. You are almost there. It held me a lot lot lot. Thanks admins you Rock 

Test Paper :26 Paper Type     : General - Interview Test Date        : 9  January  2011  Test Location  : Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad Posted By        : Abhimanyu Garg

Hi Friends,

I'm Abhimanyu Garg from Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering    College    , Ghaziabad. Infosys came to our college on 9th January, 2011 and out of 360 elligible students    202 were finally selected. The Infosys selection procedure comprises of, 1. Written test2. HR interview    The written test comprises of 2 sections. 1. Logical reasoning    test (30 questions, 40 mins)2. Verbal test (40 questions, 30 mins) Our test started at 7.00 pm in the evening and first the logical test paper    was given and after 40 mins the logical paper was taken and verbal test paper was distributed. Time management is the key thing while attempting the Infosys test. There is sectional cut-off which is not fixd but I guess it might be around 60% for logical test and 50% for verbal, generally the verbal section is considered to b the tougher one.

Logical section consisted of,

1. Odd figure out(5 questions)(straight from R.S Aggarwal)2. 2 Puzzle test(10 questions)(prac from R.S Aggarwal)3. Data sufficiency(5 questions)(not from R.S Aggarwal)4. Data Interpretation(5 questions)(R.S Aggarwal quantitative)5. Logic/Syllogism(5 questions)(R.S Aggarwal)(easy) Prepare for logical test from R.S Aggarwal verbal/non-verbal book. Verbal section consisted of, 1. Small comprehension2. Bigger compression3. Sentence completion4. Error Detection5. Sentence improvement6. Inference/Theme detection Prepare for verbal from R.S Aggarwal objective english book. After that at around 11.30 pm the result for written was declared. The written test is the main elimination round and in our college out of 360, 217 cleared the written. Just what one needs to keep in mind is to remain calm and manage the time as there is no negetive marking so all the questions need to be attempted. The interviews wer conducted on 10th from 10.30 am onwards. It is simply an H.R interview and they just check your communication skills. My interview: My name was called.Me: May i come in sir? HR: Yes please, have a seat.

HR: Can you give me your CV.

Me: Handed over the CV. HR: So Abhimanyu whats your daily routine?Me: Told. HR: If I give you a project how would you start, what would be your approach?Me: Told.

HR: You have written "firm determination" in your stength, can you justify that?Me: I had already prepared for this one, told confidently.

HR: You have mentioned several extracurricular activities in your CV. Can you give an instance of when you have coordinated an event and how u handled it?Me: Told confidently.

HR: Do you have any questions?

Me: Had already thought about it so asked. HR: Ok, you can go now.Me: Thank you sir. And at 6.00 pm in the evening the final results were announced and I was lucky to be one of the 202 selected students. I can proudly say I'm an Infosysian now.

All the very best!

Meet you at Infosys.Test Paper :21

 Paper Type     : General - Interview Test Date        : 19  January  2011  Test Location  : Future Inst. of Engg. & Mgmt. Kolkata Posted By        : Arijit Gupta

Hello Friends, I'm Arijit from Future Institute of Engineering    & Management Kolkata. Infosys came at our college    on 19th Jan '11. Reporting was at 7.45 in the morning, proceedings started at 9 am. Mr. Dinesh presented a ppt explaining company profile and objectives. Please listen carefully(it may be a bit boring). Next we were sent for the aptitude examinations. Before the exam starts, you need to fill up a form with your educational    qualification, personal details like name, address,phone no, email    id etc. It's extremely tricky, so be careful and follow their instructions. Keep 1 copy photo and your mark sheets with you for filling up the marks, percentages etc. don't make any mistakes. Coming to the aptitude exams, Analytical    & Logical 

Analytical and logical reasoning part consisting of 30 qusetions in 40 minutes time. From the very first moment hurry! i) 5 figure puzzles(odd one out, easy)ii) 5 DI questions(a table was given, calaculations are time consming, R S Agarwal is more than enough)iii) 5 Data sufficiency(mathematical conclusions were given 2 statements 1 conclusion )iv) 5 puzzles(A and B plays tennis, cricket    . B and C plays cricket, volley etc. who plays what? Agarwal is more than enough)v) 5 syllogisms(3 premise, Consult R S Agarwal, Draw venn diagram if you can, I couldnt ;-)vi) 5 puzzles again (Agarwal is enough,chapter: puzzle test)

Cut-offs are generally 60%

Verbal reasoning Verbal reasoning consisting of 40 questions 35 minutes

Again time is very important. Solve carefully. Concentrate.

i) Two passages were given. I read the short one. The other passage was very long. I first read the questions  and picked the answers from the passage. Otherwise you will lose time.ii) Questions like deriving conslusions from passsages(4-5 lines) iii) Choosing the correct  sentences.iv) Choosing the incorrect  sentences.v) Replace part of a sentence from 4 given sentences. (bit difficult) See, in Infosys good marks in the english paper makes the difference. Cutoffs are generally 50-60%. I was a bengali medium student. So don't be afraid.

After the examinations were over we were told to wait. Results came out. 450 students appeared in the test. 134 cleared  the written exam.Now the interview experience.

Interview

From our college 134 were interviewed, 125 got selected. So you can see once you are through with the written exams, chances become very high of getting selected.

NO technical questions.

It was evening when I was called for Interview. Its normal for one to get a bit nervous, but don't get too anxious. I got so tensed that I made a mess of my interview in Cognizant the other day. Enter the room with a smile on your face(hope you know it). I was asked to enter the room. She was a lady interviewer. 

Me: May I come in mam?HR: Please come in.

Me: Good evening mam.HR: Good evening. Please take a seat.

Me: Thank you.HR: Just give me a moment.(she was going through my form, my answer sheet and my resume).

HR: Ok, Arijit, what does your father do?Me: Told.

HR: Do you have any siblings? What do they do?Me: Told.

Asked something more about my family, Where do I live, How do I come to college, What do I do apart from studies etc.

HR: What sports do you play? How do you compare the experience with the real life? Which one needs nore effort? Why did you chose studies, and did'nt concentrate on playing?Me: Told. (She liked my answers)

HR: Tell me what are the projects you are doing.Me: Told.(emphasize on a project which you know well, but remember they don't care about your proect, they wants to see whether you can communicate or not)

Asked something more about my project. Absolutely non technical.

HR: Ok Arijit, you can go. Wish you very good luck in future.Me: Thank you mam.

HR: Thank you.

It was only for 10-15 minutes. Freshersworld.com will help you a lot. You need not to be super good in english. Speak in simple basic english. Maintain eye contact all the time. Infosys HR persons are very very very friendly and humble. My interview experience was great!

Finally 125 got selected. I was one of them. Thanks to all my friends, my college, my teachers, and most of all, my family. 

Wish you very good luck!

See you at Infosys.

 Infosys Placement Paper 2011 By raja sekhar on March 10th, 2011REASONING and ANALYTICALQuestions

1) A, B, C, D, E related. 4 of them made these statements each. i) C is my son in law s brother. ii) B is my father s brother. iii) E is my mother in law. iv) A is my

brother s wife. Who made these statements? (Person mentioned is one of A, B, C, D, E)(10 marks).

2) Complete the table. Played won lost draw goals for against A 2 2 1 B 2 1 2 4 C 2 3 7 A, B, C are 3 hockey teams (2 marks).

 

3) A says Party was held on: Thursday, May 8th. B says Party was held on: Tuesday, May 10th. C says party was held on: Friday, June 8th. Given April 1st was Tuesday. One of A, B, C says 1 correct. One says 1 wrong. And one was completely wrong of date, Month and day. Find the Day the party held. (5marks).

4) A ship is away from the shore by 180 miles. A plane is travelling at 10 time’s speed of the ship. How long from the shore will they meet? (2marks)

5) Every station in N railroad issues every other stations ticket. Some stations are added. Now they have to issue 46 more tickets. Say the Number of stations after and before added (5 marks).

6) 3 persons say these statements. A says either Democratic or liberal wins the elections. B says neither democratic nor liberal wins the election. Of these only one is wrong. Who wins the election? (5 marks).

7) A clock showing 6 o clocks takes 30 secs to strike 6 times. How long will it take to strike 12 at midnight? Ans.66 secs. (2marks)

 Only boys aged > 16 wear coats. Boys aged > 15 go to watch football. Some more statements are given. What can be said about those who are watching football? (Age and costume) (5 marks).

9)  There are 3 societies A, B, C having some tractors each. A Gives B and C as many tractors as they already have. After some days B gives A and C as many tractors as they have. After some days C gives A and B as many tractors as they have. Finally each has 24 tractors. What is the original Number of tractors each had in the beginning? Ans. A ?39. B? 21. C? 12.(7 marks).

10. Given a cube, with different colors on its faces, and then is cut into 64 pieces, and the questions relate to the colors of different colored small cubes.

11. Draw a venn diagram for 3 items: white, flowers, cloth

Ans: draw 3 circles each intersecting the other, with white kept in the middle.

APTITUDE AND REASONING QUESTIONS

1. IF rose code as 6786 hot coded as 879 then search will code a sin this q there is one no. is assigned t each letter. So take search and letter by letter see the given condition…

2.600, 180, 54………..complete the series.

3. sedane :pain :: solace:……..

4. Play: director: news….

5. River: dam: traffic…

6. Find the greatest number (a) half 50% of 50 (b) 3 times 40% of 40 see the option & place 3times 40% of 40….

7. Find the compound interest of Rs 1000. At the rate of 5% p.a. for 15 years….

8. Find the greatest of 1000 power of 1000, 1001 power of 999…

9. Product of two numbers is cost. If one number is increased by 50% then other number is decreased how much….

10. l.c.m & h.c.f of two numbers is 84 & 21 respectively and the ratio of these two numbers is 1:4. Find the greatest no…

11. If x is 90% of y then y is how much % of x….

12. The cost of 15 apples & 20 mangoes is much as equal to the 15 mangoes & 20 apples then what is the relation between their costs…

13. There are 20 men and 5 women then how much maximum couple can be made…..

14. A bag contains 8 white and 6 black balls find the problem of drawing a white ball….

15.  If numerator is less than 2 by denominator and then if 1 is subtract from the numerator and

1 is added to the denominator then the ratio becomes half what is the no…..

16. If a certain money becomes twice in 5 years then the Rs300 will become 2400 at the same rate in how many years……..

17. If the average of three numbers is 135 and the difference between others is 25 then find the lowest number…

18. If the thrice of three consecutive odd numbers is equal to the more three of twice the last no. then find the 3rd (largest odd no)….

19. There are 5 questions in each of the two sections. Three questions must be attempt for passing the exam how many ways a student will choose the questions…

20. If the length of the rectangle is decreased by 4 and breath is increased by 3.then it becomes square whose areas are equal to that of rectangle. What is the perimeter of the original rectangle…

21. There is a hemisphere of radius of 2 cm how much liter will be occupied in the hemisphere… given 1 liter= 1000 cubic cm…

22. There is a water tank which has enough water to be consumed in 60 days. If there is leakage water stays there for 40 days. If there are more similar leakage then how long water will consumed…

23. A man saves money 1000 in each year. And he gives this amount at the end of year for the compound interest at the rate of 5% how much he will save after 25 years…

DATA SUFFICIENCY

In this section a question was given followed by 2 statements…

1) If the first statement alone was enough to answer the question

2) If the second statement alone was enough to answer the question

3) If the both the statements were required to answer the question

4) If the question could not be answered using both the statements

5) If either statement alone was sufficient to answer the question A. little practice (especially in problems related to maths equations, ages, relations, comparison) from RS Aggarwal Verbal and Non Verbal will help you a lot. 5 such questions were given…

6)  Another Puzzle kind of question.. It was damn easy… it was likeMR.natwarlal, a thief, steals only on the first day of every month of first quarter of year (that means on 1st jan, 1st feb, 1st march).. This time he wanted a computer, So he steals different parts from different persons.But he has only 3 tools to use like a screwdriver, wire cutter, knife AND uses them only once. He steals monitor keyboard and printer..In Jan he steals monitor from A, but do not uses the wire cutter.. Next month he uses KNIFE to steal printer..And March was unlucky for C… And questions were like

1. Which tool he uses for stealing monitor.(ans: screwdriver)

2. Which component was stolen from C (ans: key board)

3. Which month was unlucky for B( ans:feb, as A, C were robbed in jan and march) (REST TWO I don’t remember)

 

SYLLOGISM

In this section about 4 statements were given in each questions (like all, some,not)

It was more like…

1.

 

A) ALL BIRDS ARE CATS

B) SOME CATS ARE CRAZY

C)SOME DOGS ARE BIRDS

D) BIRDS ARE CRAZY

2. Which of these FORM pair so that the conclusion can be derived from them?

1)   AB                         2) BC                   3)CD         4)AD

 

HR INTERVIEW

In the HR round you are basically asked about yourself. There are no technical questions asked and even if asked it will be very basic questions. They also ask puzzles..You need not solve them. They only look at your approach.

 

HR questions:

1) Tell me about yourself

2) Being an electronics student why you want job in software   industry ?

3) Why you have not done any project?

4) They asks about hobbies, achievements, extracurricular activities (so mention everything properly in your resume, they will ask questions based on what all you have written in your resume)

In HR round it is enough if you speak confidently, don’t try to bluff. If your good with your Aptitude and have a good command over English it’s enough. All the Best.

1)APTITUDE TEST:

Questions = 70 ; time limit = 75 minutes. Sectional cut-off in each section its around 60% in Logical Reasoning part and 50% in Verbal Ability. no negative marking Offline (paper & pen) test.

Analytical & Logical reasoning:(30 question : 40 minutes)English section: (40 question : 35 minutes)

Analytical reasoning

1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl hastwice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?Ans: 4 boys and 3 girls.

2. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap.At the end of the day u have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?

Ans: 25.

3. There is a 5digit no. 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3 rd digit is 3 less than thesecond.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.Ans : 25296.

4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both aretraveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by25 min. and meets the train 5km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?Ans: 60 kmph

5. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, andFriday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth.You are given a conversation.

Person A-- today is Sunday my name is AnilPerson B -- today is Tuesday, my name is BillWhat day is today?

Ans: Today is Tuesday

Directions 6:10 In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

Answers 6-10

6 E. 7. C 8. B 9.E 10. D

Directions 11-15: Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according to whether:(A) statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question

(B) statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question

(C) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient

(D) each statement alone is sufficient

(E) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question

11. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?

1. x + y = 202. x = y²

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

5. E.

Ans: C

12. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles areon current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with morethan 5 years experience?

1. 20 articles are written by staff members.2. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years experience.

1. A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5. E.

Ans: A

13. Is xy > 0 ?

1. x/y < 02. x + y < 0

1. A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5. E.

Ans: A

14 One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ?

1. The largest integer in the set is 13.2. The arithmetic mean of the set is zero.

1. A.2. B.3. C.

4. D.5. E.

Ans: E

15. Is w a whole number?

1. 3w is an odd number.2. 2w is an even number.

1. A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5. E.

Ans: B

Directions (Question 16 to 19 ) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

IV. i) There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F

ii) Each one is proficient in one of the games, namely Badminton, Vollyball, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and Polo

iii) Each owns a different coloured car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and red.

iv) D plays Polo and owns a yellow coloured car

v) C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured car

vi) E owns a white car and plays Badminton

vii) B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured car.

viii) A plays Cricket and owns a black car

16. Who plays Volleyball ?

A) B B) C C) F D) Data inadequate E) None of these

Ans: B

17. Which coloured car F owns ?

A) Green B) Blue C) Either Green or Blue D) Data inadequate E) None of these

Ans: B

18. Which of the following combinations of colour of car and game played is not correct ?

A) Yellow - Polo B) Green - Tennis C) Black - Cricket D) Red- Hockey E) None of these

Ans: B

19. In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girijaand Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailajaand Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of themare also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and violinist ?

A) Jalaja B) Shailaja C) Tanuja D) Pooja

Ans: C

20. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this he walked10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from hisstarting point?

(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West (E) None of theseAns : (B)

21.Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After this he goes7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?

(A) 5 km (B) 7 km (C) 2 km (D) 14 km (E) None of theseAns : (A)

22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned east and walked25 kms and finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his house.

(A) 5 kms (B) 10 kms (C) 40 kms (D) 80 kms (E) None of theseAns : (D)

23. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, thenturns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres . Now Adityais in which direction from the starting point?

(A) South-East (B) North-East (C) South- West (D) North-West (E) None of theseAns : (D)

24. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R who is facingwest. Then Q is facing ?

(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of theseAns : (A)

25. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hourhand point at 1.30 p.m?

(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these

Ans: C

26. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30 metres . Then turning to his left,he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres . How far is he from his initial position?

A. 20 metres B. 30 metres C.60 metres D. 80 metres E None of these

Ans: E

Directions 27-30 :The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favorite style of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearest whole percentage.

27. What percentage of respondents under 31 , indicated that blues in their favorite style?

A. 7.1 B. 7.6 C. 8.3 D. 14.1 E. 7.2

Ans: B

28. What percentage of respondents aged 21-30 indicated that jazz is their favorite style?

A. 64 % B. 60% C. 75% D. 36% E. 46%

Ans: A

29. What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is heir favorite style of music?

A. 6 % B. 8% C. 22% D. 4% E. 11%

Ans: E

30. What percentage of the total sample were aged21-30?

A. 31 % B. 23% C. 25% D. 14% E. 30%

Ans: C

Verbal Ability Test (40 Questions in 35 minutes)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the groundbreaking, long-term research of the great conservationist, Jane Goodall.

Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.

As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old.

Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and anthropologist. He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through paleontology.

Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother, Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her study

In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able to enter their world.

At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique personality.

One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves.

The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians.

Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of the chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet." She has been married twice: first to a photographer and then to the director of National Parks. She has one son.

Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written two books, and has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment for all living things.

Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.

Read this sentence from the article.

1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal'. What is an antonym for the word focused?

1. bothered2. tired3. disinterested4. concerned

Ans: C

2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?

1. to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees2. to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation3. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa4. to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.Ans: D

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey chose Jane to work with him?

1. She knew a lot about Africa.2. She knew a lot about African wildlife.3. She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.4. She was interested in studying animals in the wild.Ans: C

4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?

1. Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.2. Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.3. Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.4. Different chimpanzees have different personalities.

Ans: A

5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly forty years. What does authority mean?

1. an intelligent person

2. one who studies animals3. a scientist4. an expert

Ans: B

Read this sentence from the article.

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.

6. The passage is about

A) our disagreeable and hostile world

B) a kindly and pleasant world

C) our different and unresponsive world

D) the world and what one makes of it.

Ans: D

7. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men

A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster

B) do not have face any trouble

C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts

D) generally do not fail to come across troubles

Ans: D

8. The author's own view of the world is that it is

A) one of the loveliest and quietest places

B) an unpleasant and turbulent place

C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place

D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life

Ans: C

9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in the passage?

A) Insensitive

B) Intelligent

C) Awkward

D) Obstinate

Ans: A

10. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction to our attitude is

A) Generally indifferent

B) surprisingly responsive

C) often adverse

D) mainly favourable

Ans: B

Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

11.For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car

A) heavily B) largely C) greatly D) powerfully E) totally

Ans: E

12. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very..............

A) strong B) large C) broad D) vast E) deep

Ans: E

13. The police have................a complaint against four persons

A) entered B) lodged C) registered D) noted E) received

Ans: C

14. The improvement made by changes in the system was ....................and did not warrant the large expenses.

A) large B) small C) minute D) marginal E) uncertain

Ans: D

15. The man who is..........................hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.

A) persistently B) constantly C) insistently D) consistently E) perpetually

Ans: A

16. He is too...................to be deceived easily

A) strong B) modern C) kind D) honest E) intelligent

Ans: E

17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint would be investigated

A. assurance B. suggestion C. avowal D. support

Ans: A

18. I am feeling ...... better today.

A. rather B. too C. fairly D. very

Ans: C

Direction Questions19-26: In each question below is given a passage followed by several inference. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

mark your answer as :

A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e. , it directly follows from the facts given in the passage

B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not definitely true in the light of the facts given

C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false

D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in the light of the facts given; and

E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e. , it contradicts the given facts.

Passage I

Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with urban expansion. Low investment allocation have tended top be under spent. Both public( e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-income area housing) infrastructure quality has declined. this impact of the environment in which children live and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear. The decline in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point in the same satisfactory direction

19. There is nothing to boast about urban services

Ans: A

20. The public transport system is in the hands of private sector.

Ans: C

21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural areas.

Ans: C

22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities

Ans: B

23 The environment around plays an important role on the health status.

Ans: A

Passage II

Though the state cultivate only 3.2 lakh tonnes of mangoes, they are of premium quality and with mangoes becoming second most consumed fruit in the world after grapes. the government has been trying exporting it through sea route which is cheaper . An experiment which was done in this regard last year has proved successful.

24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.

Ans: A

25. The state also exports good quality grapes

Ans: C

26. The state also cultivates a large number of medium quality mangoes.

Ans: E

Direction27-32: In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. if there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'

27. I going there / will not solve / this complicated problem / No error

A B C D

Ans : A

28. You can get /all the information you want / in this book / No error

A B C D

Ans : A

29. The bus could not / ascend the steep hill / because it was in the wrong gears / No errorA B C D

Ans : C

30.No stronger / a figure than his / is prescribed in the history / No error

A B C D

Ans : C

31. most people would have /attended the union meeting / if they had / longer notice of it / No error

A B C D E

Ans : D

32. And though one did not / quite believe his claim / one saw no harm / in granting him permission / No error

A B C D E

Ans: E

Directions33 : In each question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No correction required'

33. The problems of translation are still remain.

A. are remain. B. will remained C. will still remain. D. No Correction required

Ans : C

34. It is ten years since I have begun living here

A. begun B. had begun C. began D. No Correction required

Ans : C

35. Education is a strong instrument for moldings the character of the young.

A. striking B. powerful C. potent D. No Correction required

Ans : B

36. He gave the I.A.S. examination in all seriousness.

A. appeared B. took C. undertook D. No Correction required

Ans: B

37. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with his eyes closed.

A. mind blank B. eyes covered C. hands full D. No Correction required

Ans: D

38. The young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the valley.

A. so far that B. too far that C. so far as that D. No Correction required

Ans: A

39. He stopped to work an hour ago

A. to working B. to have worked C. working D. No Correction required

Ans : C

40. The fact finding committee has so far not made any advancement.

A. progress B. improvement C. stride D. No Correction required

Ans: A