PlacementPaperforInfosys

VERBALABILITYTEST
Questions: 40 AllQuestionCarryOneMarkEach Time: 35 Minutes

Questions:Identifythecorrectsentence. 1. 1.Therewasabigexplosionthatshookthewindowsandpeopleranintothestreet. 2.Therewasabigexplosionthatmadepeoplerunintothestreetandshakewindows. 3.Therewasabigexplosionthatshookthewindowsandmadepeoplerunintothestreet. 4.Thebigexplosionshookthewindowsandpeopleranintothestreet. 2. 1.Duringthatperiodoftime,manycarbuyerspreferredcarsthatwereredincolourandshinyto look 2.Duringthatperiod,manycarbuyerspreferredcarsthatwereredandshiny. 3.Duringthoseperiodsomanycarbuyerspreferredred,shinycars. 4.Atthattimecarbuyerspreferredonlytobuyshinyredcars. 3. 1.Timwenttothecandystorequiteoften;heevenknewhisname. 2.Timwenttothecandystorequiteoftenthatheevenknewhisname. 3.BecauseTimwenttothecandystorequiteoften,heknewhisname. 4.Timwenttothecandystorequiteoften;theclerkevenknewhisname. 4. 1.Thegirlhasalotofpatiencewhoteachesswimmingattheneighborhoodpool. 2.Thegirlwithlotofpatienceistheonewhoteachesswimmingattheneighborhoodpool. 3.Thegirlwhoteachesswimmingattheneighborhoodpoolhasalotofpatience. 4.Thegirlwhoteachestoswimattheneighborhoodpoolhasalotofpatience.et. 5. 1.TheproblemsinvolvedinthisoperationIthinkarenumerous. 2.Ithinkoftheproblemsasbeingnumerousinthisoperation. 3.Theproblemsinvolvedinthisoperationare,Ithink,numerous. 4.NumerousproblemsareinvolvedinthisoperationIthink. 6. 1.Thescientistshypnotizedbothmenandmadethemliveouttheexperienceagain. 2.Thetwomenwerehypnotizedandthescientistsmadethemtolivethroughtheexperience. 3.Thescientistshypnotizedboththemenandmadethemlivethroughtheexperienceagain. 4.Thescientistshypnotizedboththemenandtheyweremadetolivethroughtheexperience again. 7. 1.ApatienthadaNationalHealthServiceherniaoperationwithoutanaesthetic,relyingon hypnosistowithstandpain. 2.RelyingonhypnosistowithstandpainapatientwasoperatedbyNationalHealthServicehernia operation. 3.ANationalHealthServiceherniaoperationwasdoneonapatientwithoutanaesthetic, relyingonhypnosistowithstandpain. 4.Withoutanaesthetic,relyingonhypnosistorelievepainaNationalHealthServicehernia operationwasdoneonapatient. 8. 1.Whenthehurricanewasfinishedtheyemergedfromtheirsheltertosurveythedamage.

2.Whenthehurricanehaddepartedtheyemergedfromtheirsheltertosurveythedamage. 3.Whenthehurricanewasdonewiththeyemergedfromtheirsheltertosurveythedamage. 4.Whenthehurricanewasovertheyemergedfromtheirsheltertosurveythedamage. Directions:Ineachofthefollowingsentences,somepartofthesentenceortheentiresentenceis underlined.Beneatheachsentenceyouwillfindfourwaysofphrasingtheunderlinedpart.Thisisa testofcorrectnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Inchoosinganswers,followtherequirementsof standardwrittenEnglish,thatis,payattentiontogrammar,choiceofwordsandsentence construction.Choosetheanswerthatexpressesmosteffectivelywhatispresentedintheoriginal sentence;thisanswershouldbeclearandexact,withoutawkwardness,ambiguityorredundancy. 9. Anecklaceofdiamonds,presentedbyfriendsofthebride,wereamongthepresentsonview. 1. Wereamongthepresentsinview 2. Wasamongthepresentsonview 3. iswiththepresentsonview 4. areamongthepresentsonview 10. Thereviewersagreethatthisisoneofthemostinterestingnovelsthathasrecentlybeenissued. 1. interestingnovelsthathaverecentlybeenissued 2. interestingnovelsthathadrecentlybeenissued 3. interestingnovelsthatwasrecentlybeenissued 4. interestingnovelsthatwererecentlybeenissue 11. Heisdoinghisbesttopropitiatehismaster,whomhefearsmaybeseriouslyoffendedbywhat hashappened. 1. whomhefearsmaybeseriouslyoffendedwithwhathashappened. 2. whohefearsmayperhapsbeseriouslyoffendedforwhathadhappened. 3. whohefearsmaybeseriouslyoffendedbywhathashappened. 4. whichhefearsmaybeseriouslyoffendedbywhatwouldhavehappened. 12. Thejourneybycarisasquick,andperhapsquicker,thanbytrain 1. Thejourneybycarisasquickas,andperhapsquickerthanbytrain 2. Thejourneybycarisperhapsquickerthanbytrain 3. perhapsthejourneybycarisquickerthanbytrain 4. carjourneyisquickerperhapsthanbytrain 13. Duetomebeinganewcornertothisplace,Ifounditdifficulttogetanaccommodationthat wouldsuitourfamilybudget 1. Becauseofmebeinganewcorner 2. Owingtomybeinganewcorner 3. AsIamcomingnew 4. Formebeinganewcorner 14. Thenewcommitteearrangedeverythingasitwasbefore,excepttheweeklymeetingswere discontinued 1. excepttheweeklymeetingshaddiscontinued 2. exceptthemeetingswasdiscontinuedweekly 3. excepttheweeklymeetingsthatwerediscontinued 4. exceptthattheweeklymeetingswerediscontinued

15. Thechildrentotheneighborofmine,hadaleveretgiventhemforaplaything,itwasatthattime aboutthreemonthsold. 1. Thechildrenofaneighborofme 2. ThechildrenfromaneighborofI 3. Thechildrenofaneighborofmine 4. Thechildrenoftheneighborsofme 16. Itwillbedifficulttocoordinateamongthemembersaseachpersonwhocomeswillhavetheir ownviewstopresent. 1. willhavetheirownviews 2. willhavehisownviews 3. willhaveviewsoftheirown 4. willhaveownviews Directions:Fillintheblankwiththecorrectoptionthatfitsingrammaticallyandlogically. 17. .........................................................,theflaskcontainingacidburst. 1. Whilemullingovervariousnewmethods 2. Whentheprofessorwasmullingthroughvariousnewmethods 3. Whiletheprofessorwasmullingovervariousnewmethods 4. Whileprofessorswasmullingovervariousnewmethods 18. Themeaningofthewordmellifluousis........................................ 1. pleasingtotheear. 2. assweetashoney. 3. verydelicateandpretty. 4. adelightfortheeye. 19. ScarcelyhadLeelefttheofficebuilding,...................................... 1. buthisbosscalledhimin 2. thanwhenhisbosswascallinghimback 3. whenhisbosscalledhimback 4. thenhisbosscalledhimback 20. Thecompany'sconditionisthattheincumbentCEO......................................... 1. hasbothgoodeducationandgoodworkhabits. 2. havebothagoodeducationandgoodworkhabits. 3. hasbothagoodeducationandhasgoodworkhabits. 4. hasbothagoodeducationandgoodworkinghabits. 21. ..................................................thathereprimandedallofthemthoroughly. 1. Thatseveralworkerscamelatetoofficeannoyedthedirectorsomuch 2. Ifseveralworkerscamelatetoofficeannoyedthedirectorsomuch 3. Whenseveralworkerscamelatetoofficeannoyedthedirectorsomuch 4. Ifseveralworkerscamelatetoofficeannoyedthedirectorverymuch 22. Eachchefhashis/herownrecipeformakinganapplepie;whenaskedtocommentaboutthe necessityofeactonehavingaspecialsecretrecipeChefPierrecommentedthat.................. 1. varietyisthespiceoflifeandcookery 2. eachcookhashisownbroth. 3. toeachtheirownwayofcookery

4. therearemanywaystoskinacat. 23. ProfessorJohnBrownsetsextremelydifficultclassexamquestionpapersforhisstudents,forhe believesthat________________mariner. 1. analbatrosswastheundoingoftheancient 2. asmoothseanevermadeaskilled 3. aseagullhastobesmartenoughforthe 4. aroughrideispartofa 24. Itis_____________thatdrugusehasnotcreptintothisgreatgame. 1. impracticaltobelieve 2. unrealisticinbelief 3. unrealistictobelieve 4. anunrealisedbelief Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestoftheanswerchoicesgiven 25. AfterbeingorderedbythegovernmentofKarnatakatoinstructstudentsinKannada,insteadof workingtheirwayaroundthestatelanguagepolicy,schoolsareincreasinglybeginningtoswitch overtoIndianCertificateforSecondaryEducation(ICSE)andCentralBoardofSecondary Education.Thisideaseemstobeanescaperouteforallschoolsthatareonthevergeofa closedown.Abrilliantideaindeed! Whichofthefollowingstatementsweakenstheargument? 1. ParsidhiSchoolfounditselfinthelistofschoolsthatwouldbeshutdownandimmediately switchedovertotheICSEBoard. 2. ParentsinsistthatEnglishshouldbethemediumofinstruction. 3. TheaimofEnglishistocreatemultilingualsthatcanenrichnativelanguagesandmother tongues. 4. MajorityoftheschoolsinKarnatakacatertochildrenfromfinanciallyweakfamiliesfor whomswitchingovertotheCentralBoardmaynotbeanoption. 26. ResearchersatChittaranjanNationalCancerInstituteclaimthatthesmokeanddustladenairyou breatheonyourwaytoworkoronyourweekendfamilyoutingcouldleaveyouwithlife threateningailments.Thesocalledlifestylediseasesheartattack,lungdisorder,kidneyfailure, impotenceandmemorylossmayalsobetriggeredbyairpollutionItcanbeinferredfromthe passagethat 1. Foulair,asacatalyst,isresponsiblefortheriseinmorbidityandmortality. 2. HighincidenceoflungcancerinKolkatahasrevealedthatthelungstookthefirsthitdueto continuedexposuretoairpollution. 3. Autopsyinunnaturaldeathshasrevealedthatpollutionaffectsthebrainaswell. 4. Ultrafineparticlesslipthroughthewallsofthelungsintothebloodstream,invadingthe heart,kidneyandotherorgans. 27. Astudyhasshownthat19.8millionFrenchoutofthecountry'spopulationof63millionweretoo fat,andthat5.9millionwereobese2.3millionmorethanthefigurenineyearsago.Thestudyhas concludedthatthereasonforthissuddenchangeinimageisentirelyduetosupermarketready dinnersreplacingfamilymeals.Inaddition,FrancehasthemostnumberofMcDonaldsoutside

America. Whichofthefollowingstatementsweakenstheargument? 1. TheimageofthesuperthinFrenchwomenhastakenabattering. 2. ResearchrevealsthatmorethantwothirdsoftheFrenchwomenareatriskdueto excessivesmokinganddrinking. 3. Womenappeartobemoreaffectedthanmen. 4. TheFrenchbelievedthatabitofcommonsensecombinedwithamoderateintakeof caloriesfilleddelicaciescouldensureaperfectfigure. 28. Beingchallengedisnotabadidea.TheUNGeneralAssemblychallengedallthoseinvolvedin conflicttoenterintoaonedaytruce,toputasidetheirweaponsforonedayandtastethefruits ofonedayofpeace.However,notallthoseinthetrenchesoronthefrontlinewilllistentothis plea.Therefore,thechallengecanbedeemedafailure. Whichofthefollowingstatementsweakenstheargument? 1. Itisoftenchallengesthatallowustogrow,bothindividuallyandcollectively. 2. Thoseinvolvedinconflictswilllearnsomethingfromtheexperience,ormaybeallthatwill happenisthatthegunswillfallsilentforoneday. 3. Ifeachlifelostinapreventableconflictisahumantragedy,thenonelifesavedasaresult ofonedayofpeaceissurelyatriumph. 4. Humangreatnessliesnotsomuchinremakingtheworldasitisinremakingourselves. 29. Askingschoolstoshutdownmidyearforsupposed'languagepolicyviolation'demonstratesthe narrowmindednessofthedepartmentinquestion.Thetraumathiswouldcausetothousandsof familiesisunimaginableandavoidable.Evendomesticworkerswanttheirchildrentostudyin suchschoolstheyknowthatEnglishistheonlytickettoabetterfuture. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthormostlikelytoagreewith? 1. Thedecisiontoclosedownschoolswasnotasuddenone;onlyafterrepeatedwarnings wasthisimpositionmade. 2. Englishisanecessityintoday'sworld,butatthesametime,themothertonguecannotbe neglected. 3. TheaimoftheschoolcurriculumisnottobreakthebarriersbetweenEnglishandtheother languagesbuttohelpchildrenbecomeintelligentandaware. 4. IftheChiefMinistertrulywantshisstatetoprogress,heshouldimmediatelyreversethe orderandencouragemoreEnglishmediumschools. 30. AstudystatedthatIndiaisafatcountryandthatIndianwomenareatahighriskofdeveloping hypertension,diabetes,hypercholesterolemia,heartdiseasesandmetabolicsyndrome.As comparedtoIndiandataofaboutfiveyearsago,thepresentdatashowsanincreaseinobesity between10and15%;andallthesedespitealltheattentionandwarningthatobesityhasreceived Itcanbeassumedfromtheargumentthat 1. Increasingaffluence,anincreasedintakeofenergyrichfoodsandsedentarylifestylehas contributedtothisunhealthytrend. 2. Obesityisaprimaryriskfactorformostofthediseases. 3. Theincidenceofobesityismoreinwomenthaninmen. 4. Sedentarylifestyleistheonlyreasonfortheprevailingobesecondition. Directions:Readthefollowingpassagebelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisof

whatisstated/impliedInthatpassage. Cellphoneemissionsexcitethepartofthebraincortexnearesttothephone,butitisnotclearifthese effectsareharmful,ItalianresearchersreportedonMonday. Theirstudy,publishedintheAnnalsofNeurology,addstoagrowingbodyofresearchaboutmobile phones,theirpossibleeffectsonthebrain,andwhetherthereisanylinktocancer. About730millioncellphonesareexpectedtobesoldthisyear,accordingtoindustryestimates,and nearly2billionpeoplearoundtheworldalreadyusethem. Ofthese,morethan500millionuseatypethatemitselectromagneticfieldsknownasGlobalSystem forMobilecommunicationsorGSMradiophones.Theirpossibleeffectsonthebrainarecontroversial andnotwellunderstood. Dr.PaoloRossiniofFatebenefratellihospitalinMilanandcolleaguesusedTranscranialMagnetic StimulationorTMStocheckbrainfunctionwhilepeopleusedthesephones. Theyhad15youngmalevolunteersuseaGSM900cellphonefor45minutes.In12ofthe15,thecells inthemotorcortexadjacenttothecellphoneshowedexcitabilityduringphoneusebutreturnedto normalwithinanhour. Thecortexistheoutsidelayerofthebrainandthemotorcortexisknownasthe"excitablearea" because magneticstimulationhasbeenshowntocauseamuscletwitch. Theresearchersstressedthattheyhadnotshownthatusingacellphoneisbadforthebraininany way,butpeoplewithconditionssuchasepilepsy,linkedwithbraincellexcitability,couldpotentiallybe affected. "ItshouldbearguedthatlonglastingandrepeatedexposuretoEMFs(electromagneticfrequencies) linkedwithintenseuseofcellularphonesindailylifemightbeharmfulorbeneficialinbraindiseased subjects,"theywrote. "Furtherstudiesareneededtobettercircumstantiatetheseconditionsandtoprovidesaferulesfor theuseofthisincreasinglymorewidespreaddevice." Medicalstudiesoncellphoneusehaveprovidedmixedresults.Swedishresearchersfoundlastyear thatusingcellphonesovertimecanraisetheriskofbraintumors.ButastudybyJapan'sfourmobile telephoneoperatorsfoundnoevidencethatradiowavesfromthephonesharmedcellsorDNA. TheDutchHealthCouncilanalyzedseveralstudiesandfoundnoevidencethatradiationfrommobile phoneswasharmful 31. Accordingtothepassage,thetextresearchesconductedonthehazardsofcellphoneuse

1. areconclusive 2. provethatitcouldleadtocancer 3. provethatpeoplewithconditionssuchasepilepsycouldbeaffected 4. areinconclusiveastheresultsaremixed 32. Fromtheabovepassagewegettoknowthatelectromagneticfields A.causeepilepsy B.areemittedbyGSMradiophones C.occuronlywithconcurrentuseofmillionsofphones 1. A,B&C 2. Aonly 3. A&C 4. 4.Bonly 33. WhichofthefollowingdidDr.PaoloRossiniofFatebenefratellihospitalinMilanusetocheckbrain functions? 1. GSM 2. TMS 3. DNA 4. EMF 34. Outofthefourdifferentnationsthathavecarriedoutresearchestheonethatsaysthatcellphone useisriskyis: 1. Italian 2. Japanese 3. Swedish 4. Dutch 35. Theauthorfeelsthatthecontroversyandthemixedresultsofthevariousresearcheswill 1. affectthecellphonebusiness 2. makecellphoneusersskeptical 3. affectpeople'shealth 4. noneoftheabove Directions:Readthefollowingpassagebelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollowonthebasisof whatisstated/impliedinthatpassage. ThisEssayshowshowIthinkpeopleshouldlive,andtheNecessitiestodoso.Thisquoteisfrom Buddha"Donotdwellinthepast;donotdreamofthefuture,concentratethemindonthepresent moment".Ithinkthisagoodquotethatshowshowpeopleshouldlive,becauseifyoudwellinthepast onrelationships,orthingsthatyoudidfortoolongyouwon'tbeabletomoveforwardinlifewhichis needed,ifyouwanttomakenewrelationships,andifyoudreamofwhatthefuturewillbringtoyou, toooftenyou'llforgetwhatisathand,it'sbesttofocusonwhatyouaredoing.IthinkthatPeople needfivethingstoliveahappyandsuccessfullife. Thefirstthingthatpeopleneediscommonsensesothattheycanknowwhat'srightandwrong. Commonsenseisanimportantthingbecauseitiswhatweusetomakegooddecisions.Thesecond thingthatpeopleneedtoliveagoodlifeissupportfromothersbecauseithelpsyougetthroughhard

timesinlife.Withoutit,you'llhavehardtimesandnobodytohelpyouthroughthem.Thethirdthing,I think,peopleneedisagoodattitudesothattheycangetalongwithothers.Thiswillhelpyouget somewherebybeingnicetoothers,becauseifyou'realwaysbeingnegative,nobodywillwanttobe aroundyou,whichcancauseahardtimeatgettingajob,whichwillkeepyoufrombeingsuccessful. Thefourththingpeopleneedisabasicknowledgesothatyoucangetadiploma,gotocollegeandget ahighendjobandbecomesuccessfulandwealthyinlife.Withoutabasiceducationthecollegesyou wanttogotowon'twantyoubecauseyoudon'thavetherequirements.Thefifth,andfinallywhat peopleneedislovebecauseitiswhatdrivesustodoeverythingwedo.Peopleneedthismostsothat theyhavesomethingtohelpthemgetthroughlife.Butloveismuchmoreimportantthenjusthaving otherssupportyou.Itshowssomeonepersonallycaresforyou.ThesefivethingsarewhatIthinkare neededthemosttolivealifesuccessfullyandbehappy.Ibelievepeopleshouldlivedoingwhatmakes themandothershappyandallowsyoutoenjoyyourlife. Thereasonwhypeopleshouldlivelikethisisthatifyouhaveajobordosomethingthatyoulike,you won'tendupturningtoalcoholordrugstofeelgoodaboutyourself.Butwhenyouaredoing somethingyoudon'tenjoyandyou'reunhappy,youcouldeventuallyturntousingdrugsandalcohol, whichcanendwithyouinjailorevendead.Ifyoudosomethingthatyouliketodoandaregoodatit youwilleventuallybeabletoenjoyyourlifeandbewealthy.Whenpeopledosomethingforacareer andtheyreallydon'tlikethewaytheyaregoing,theyeventuallyturntodrugsoralcoholsothatthey canforgetaboutit.Whenpeoplewastemoneyondrugsandbecomeaddicted,theywillsooneror laterhavetoincreasehowmuchtheyusetobejustnormal,whichwillcausepsychologicalproblems. Thesearethereasonswhypeopleshouldlivedoingwhatbringsthemandothershappiness,and allowsthemtoenjoylife.WiththesethingsinmindIcanmakesurethatIliveahappyandsuccessful life. 36. Accordingtothepassage,ifyoudreamofthefuture 1. youcanbesuccessful 2. youwillforgetwhatcancometoyourhand 3. youwillforgetwhatisathand 4. youwillnotforgetanything. 37. What,accordingtotheauthor,isrequiredtomakegooddecisions? 1. commonsense 2. Love 3. soundmind 4. happiness 38. Accordingtothepassage 1. Lovemakesyouliveagoodlife. 2. Lovecanpreventpeoplefromgettingaddictedtodrugsoralcohol. 3. Peopleshoulddowhattheyfeelhappyabout. 4. Lovemakesanalcoholicfeelgoodabouthimself. 39. itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat 1. Allthosewhoareingoodjobshavehadapublicschooleducation. 2. Psychologicalproblemsincreasewhenpeopledonotenjoytheworktheydo.

3. Nomatterwhatmandoes,hecannotbehappy. 4. Educationhasensuredthatpeopledonottaketoalcohol. 40. Whichofthefollowingis/aretrue,accordingtothepassage? A.Goodattitudehelpsonegetalongwithothers. B.Evenwithoutbasicknowledgeitispossibletogetahighendjob. C.Supportfromothershelpsonegetthroughdifficulttimesinlife. 1. A&B 2. B&C 3. A&C 4. Alloftheabove