Infoysys Placement Paper

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 find

a) Cause for b) Result of c) Remedy for d) Consequence of e) None of these
Ans: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 these
Ans: D
6. The article is written in a very lucid style.

a) Elaborate b) Clear c) Intricate d) Noble e) None of these
Ans: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, the
8. 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, the
Ans: 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, the
Ans: C
Directions 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' has

a) No interest in teaching science
b) Thwarted attempts to enliven education
c) Aided true learning
d) Supported the humanists
e) Been a pioneer in both science and humanities.
Ans: B
12. The author’s attitude to secondary and public school education in the sciences is
a) Ambivalent
b) Neutra
c) Supportive
d) Satirical
e) Contemptuous
Ans: e
13. The word ‘palpably’ most nearly means

a) Empirically
b) Obviously
c) Tentatively
d) Markedly
e) Ridiculously
Ans: b
14. The author blames all of the following for the failure to impart scientific method
through the education system except
a) Poor teaching
b) Examination methods
c) Lack of direct experience
d) The social and education systems
e) Lack of interest on the part of students
Ans: 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 teachers
Ans: c
16. Astrology (line 31) is mentioned as an example of
a) A science that needs to be better understood

b) A belief which no educated people hold
c) Something unsupportable to those who have absorbed the methods of science
d) The gravest danger to society
e) 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 day
d) 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) Patriotic
b) Superstitious
c) Folk
d) Relating to the Christian Fathers
e) 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 days

b) Presentation of erudite material
c) Use of contemporary materials
d) Return to early innocent reverence at the end of the play
e) 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 Steinbeck

b) Put forth a view point, which would take up the thought of the second paragraph
c) Point out the anachronisms in the play
d) Discuss the works of Chaucer
e) Talk about the lack of realism in the works of the Wakefield Master.
Ans: b
Section 2: Analytical Ability

No. of Questions: 20
Duration in Minutes: 20
21. If f(x) = │(x² – 50)│, what is the value of f(-5)?
a) 75 b) 25 c) 0 d) -25 e) -75
Ans: 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. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 30
Ans: 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)6
Ans: c
25. 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. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12
Ans: b
26. If V = 12R / (r + R) , then R =

A. Vr / (12 - V)
B. Vr + V /12
C. Vr - 12
D. V / r - 12
E. V (r + 1) /12
Ans: 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 is
a) 720 b) 180 c) 75 d) 65 e) 60
Ans: 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 above
Ans: a
30. If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is
a) 10 : 11 b) 11 : 12 c) 12 : 13 d) 13 : 14 e) None of the above
Ans: 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: a
32. Statement: The government has decided to reduce the custom duty
on computer peripherals
Assumptions: I The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up
near future
II The domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision
Ans: d
33. 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 tickets
Ans: d
34. 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: b
35.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 seconds
37. A train runs first half of the distance at 40 km/hr and the remaining half at 60
km/hr. What is the
average 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 above
Ans: 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 is
a) 36 b) 42 c) 45 d) 48 e) None of the above
Ans: c
40. Which of the following is the greatest?

a) 40% of 30
b) 3/5 of 25
c) 6.5% of 200
d) Five more than the square of 3
e) 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, 0427-4567324
a) 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, YXXYXXYXXY

Ans: e
44) 7661637.8787, 7666137.8787, 7666137.8787

a) A b) B c)C d)De)E
Ans:D
45)101100110.0101, 101100110.0101, 101100100.0101

Ans: 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 1332
a) 1112 b) 1082 c) 1134 d) 1092 e) None of these
Ans: e
47. 15625 6250 2500 1000? 160
Ans: b
48. 80 370? 1550 2440 3530
a) 900 b) 840 c) 750 d) 860
a) None of these
Ans: D
49. 15 51 216 1100? 46452
Ans: a
50. 24 28 36 52 84?
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 together
O cannot be placed with N
I cannot go with J
N goes with H
P and Q have to be together
K and R go together
Unless 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 are
a) GMRPQ b) HNOPQ c) KOPQR d) KRMNP
Ans: c
52. If the team has four boys including O and R , the members of the team other
than O and R are
a)HIPQ b)GKPQ c) GJPQ d) GJMP
Ans: b
53. If four members are boys, which of the following cannot constitute the team?
a) GJMOPQ b) HJMNPQ c) JKMNOR d)JKMPQR
Ans: 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 are
a) 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 are
a) GHNR b) MNOGMORG c) NHOR
Ans: c
Test Paper :9
Paper Type : Whole Testpaper
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: 445
Written cleared: 322 (mind it)
Final selection: 314
Test pattern:
Analytical and logical
1) Analytical
2) 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 portion
6-11. 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 easy
26-30. 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 sentence
There are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out
which pair of
words 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 Magellan
led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he
served the king
of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and
lost the
king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered
to serve the
future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W
longitude
to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that
the East
Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from
Spain with
five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography
of South
America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the
remaining four
ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America.
Finally they found the passage

they 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 to
gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the
meridian we
now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight
days on the
Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of
starvation and
disease.
Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed
in a
tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque
navigator
Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and
for all that
the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
1.The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration.

A. cosmic
B. land
C. mental
D. common man
E. none of the above
2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a
political ___.
A. entanglement
B. discussion
C. negotiation
D. problems
3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their
location on
one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of
Greenwich that
extends in a ___ direction.
A. north and south
B. crosswise
C. easterly
D. south east
E. north and west
4. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across
the continent.
A. coastline
B. mountain range
C. physical features
D. islands
5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.

A. coast
B. inland
C. body of land with water on three sides
D. border
E. answer not available
6. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ___.
A. Greenwich
B. The equator
C. Spain
D. Portugal
E. Madrid
7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date
Line.
A. imaginary circle passing through the poles
B. Imaginary line parallel to the equator
C. area
D. land mass
E. 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 to
newer and newer wor(l)ds with every new grid, the solver essentially is “expanding
the size of
the box”. The beauty of a crossword lies in the quality of its clues. A good crossword
grid
provides 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 as
creativity and innovation.
In fact a good crossword has clues that tax your brain for quite a while and, when
you eventually
crack 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 the
clue “Makeup man” could be LIAR. It is evident smart clues make you think
tangentially or out
of 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 be
different. 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 out
of 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 others
b)When a person makes up something,it means he is trying to utter falsehoods to
save his skin
c)When you cannot be present somewhere you make up for your absence by sending
someone
else.
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 them
c)great knowledge d)A good vocabulary
11. It can be inferred from the passage that
a)The author is passionate about crosswords b)Today’s youth has no patience for
crosswords
c)Crosswords are a waste of time d)Crosswords have lost their orginality
12. The idiom to think out of the box in the passage means
a)to be conventional
b)to be overconfident
c)to be able to decipher different connotations of any stated thing
d)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. friendly
B. competitive
C. courteous
D. industrious
E. chemistry
14. Marie had a bright mind and a __personality.
A. strong
B. lighthearted
C. humorous
D. strange
E. envious
15. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she
felt___.
A. hopeless
B. annoyed
C. depressed
D. worried
16. Marie ___ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
A. challenged authority
B. showed intelligence
C. behaved
D. was distressed
E. answer not available in article
17. _____she remembered their joy together.

A. Dejectedly
B. Worried
C. Tearfully
D. Happily
E. Sorrowfully
18. Her ____ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her
husband.
A. misfortune
B. anger
C. wretchedness
D. disappointment
E. ambition
19. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was
never ____.
A. troubled
B. worried
C. disappointed
D. sorrowful
E. disturbed
Comprehension 4
After adapting Phoenician graphic-alphabet in 900 BC, the greek employed a vowel
system and
added 6 more letters (Ω omega, ψ psi, φ phi, € eta, theta, Z zeta) to make it a 24
letter
alphabet.
Earlier, β was pronounced as ‘b’. Now in Modern Greek it is pronounced as ‘v’.It took
a long
time to develop the letter. There were many greek dialects and there were certain
differences in
their style of writing. Lastly the lonian style of lettering was adopted. In general and
after 400
BC the letters became uniform. The literature and art flourished mainly in the
classical greek
period.
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 to
dialects. The short and long sounds of vowels also varied in different dialects and the
political
situations 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 of
old political barriers, uniformity took place in the spoken language. This form of
language was
called 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 of
Plato and Demosthenes. The spoken language still kept on changing even during the
period of
Byzantine empire(500-1500AD) and the written language kept on improving which
created a big
rift between the local vernacular and the literary greek. This situation gave birth to a
separate
kind of “demotic” language of general everyday use.
All the major phonological and grammatical changes which are seen between koine
and the
modern greek mostly happened within this period. Earlier there were 3 numbers for
pronouns
and verbs, singular, dual and plural. Then “dual” was dropped and only singular and
plural were
left.
From ancient Greek to modern Greek the formation of many words were also
changed. For
example the ancient Greek word pente(5) became pende, hepta and octo (7 and 8)
became efta
and okhto, paidia(boys) became pedhya and so on. There were also semantic
changes in certain
words 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 the
origin of Greeks , there were many Mycenaean words in 2nd millennium BC whose
original form
corresponded 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

prime
words they enriched their vocabulary. Later on they also borrowed a considerable
number of
word 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 letter
c)the pronounciation ans accept different from period to period and from dialect to
dialect
d)There were difference in their style of writing
21.There came uniformity in the language with

a)The breakdown of old political barriers in the 4th century B.C. during the
establishment of
Alexander’s empire
b)the variation in the long and short vowels
c)the changes that had occurred in the grammar
d)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 Demosthenss
b)the adoption of the Phoenician graphic alphabet
c)the differences in the style of writing of Greeek dialects
d)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 words
b)by local collections and borrowings
c)with the use of of many Mycehaean words
d)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 Greek
b)demotic language came into being because of the rift between the vernacular and
the literary
form of Greek
c)In the Modern Greek,there is only one dialect
a)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 and
Herculaneum, 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 had
disturbed the celestial calm during the preceding night. Early the next morning, the
volcano
poured a huge river of molten rock down upon Herculaneum, completely burying the
city and
filling 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 city
were 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
the
atmosphere and therefore sank toward the earth and suffocated people.
Over the years, excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum have revealed a great deal
about the
behavior 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. For
instance, 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 a
huge 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 brittle
bones 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 of
data 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. liquid
B. solid
C. flowing
D. gas
26. The poisonous gases were not ___ in the air.

A. able to float
B. visible
C. able to evaporate
D. invisible
E. able to condense
27. Scientists analyzed data about Vesuvius in the same way that a zoologist ___ a
specimen.
A. describes in detail
B. studies by cutting apart
C. photographs
D. chart
28. ____have concluded that the volcanic eruption caused a tidal wave.
A. Scientist who study oceans
B. Scientist who study atmospheric conditions
C. Scientist who study ash
D. Scientist who study animal behavior
E. Answer not available in article
29. Scientist have used ___water to wash away volcanic ash from the skeletons of
victims.
A. bottled
B. volcanic
C. purified
D. sea
E. fountain
Identify the correct sentence
30.
1. Today , as he left for the central office, Manish was feeling the uncontrollable urge
to change
his busy life.
2.Today as he left for the central office, Manish feels the uncontrollable urgency in
changing his
busy life.
3.Today as he ws leaving for the central office, Manish felt the uncontrollable urge to
change his
busy life.
4.Today as he leaves to the central office, Manish was feeling the uncontrollable urge
to change
his 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 female
member as Sherley Chisholm.
2. Elected to the house of representatives in 1958, Sherley Chisholm became the
first black
female member of congress.
3. Elected to the house of representatives in 1958, Sherley Chisholm became the
first and the
black female member in the congress.
4. Elected from the house of representatives in 1958, the congress had the first
black female
member as Sherley Chisholm.
33.
1.Animal experts have noticed that, in carefully controlled studies, cats retain
information for a
shorter 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
retain
information 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 a
shorter 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 the
major 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 major
points, 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 a
shorter 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 very
difficult indeed.
2. Each of the movies was great and the choice for the best one between all three
was very
difficult indeed.
3. Each of the movies is great and the choice for the best one among all three was
very difficult
indeed.
4. Each of the movies had been great and the choice for the better one between all
three was very
difficult 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 :: Obnoxious
a Offensive
b Pleasant
c speedy
d weary
39 :: Obsequy
A wedding
B funeral ceremony
C birthday
D greasy
40:: malignant
A harmful
B beneficial
C superseding
D attractive
41 :: oblivion
A lost in memory
B an island
C greenery
D whitewash
42.Paean
A. Post man
B. A musical instrumrent
C. Vain attempt
D. song of praise or joy
43. “This section deals with the removing the odd man from the following options.
That means
the options are given and we have to pick out the odd one which is not related to the
remaining
options. 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) Cream
B) Rose B) Lotus C) Marigold D) Lily E) Tulip
C) Hostel B) Club C) Inn D) Hotel E) Motel
D) Pound B) Yen C) Ounce D) France E) Dollar
E) Sleet B) Fog C) Hailstone D) Vapour E) Mist
correct 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 disgusted
10.
45 While inspecting the ranks, the officer seen that the new recruit lay his rifle in the
mud and
got 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 its
competition.
1. does for the ratings depends almost entirely on
2. does in the ratings depends almost entirely on
3. does in the ratings, depends almost entirely on
4. does in the ratings depend almost entirely on
47.Having enjoyed the scenery, the steamer next took us to Bird Isle, an island
whose history
was hardly known until 1900.
1. the steamer next took us to Bird Isle,
2. the steamer will next took us to Bird Isle
3. 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 him
2. It has been his last and final wish
3. It is his last wish
4. It is the latest and final wish of his
50 . One well known characteristic of earth houses is their passive solar capacity- its
tendency
for 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
privileges
1. I have my library card from August of last year, hence I have some honorary
privileges
2. I have had my library card since August last year, hence I am honored with some
privileges
3. I bought my library card since August last year nevertheless I was honored some
privileges
4. 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 final
printing.
1. a little errors in them in spite of
2. a few errors in them in spite of
3.a few errors in them despite of
4. little errors in them despite
56. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class
should be for the students to
1. 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 towed
it into the station.
1.who 2.whom 3.the owner of 4. The right owner
23.Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich soil and yield
1. 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 observe
3.than observing 4.than to observe
59. The aim of education should not be solely to prepare students to get jobs, but to
imbibe the
right attitude to live a quality life in society. As children grow up they develop a
worldview of
their surroundings based on their perception as either male or female. The
perspective of
opposite sex is also important to establish a good rapport, and develop a balanced
understanding
and judgment of matters.
Reasonable inference?
1. The main aim of education is to prepare students to get jobs
2In the present context, education does not provide the right attitude to live a
quality life
3. 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 beloved
Tom,Jerry,& Pop-eye.The world of animation is one filled with excitement & harmless
enimity.The antics & activities of these evergreen characters make us break into
peals of
laughter.
1. The cartoon characters have now lost their charm.
2. Animation in movies has made TV cartoons redundant
3. Cartoons have a universal appeal and enthrall audience across all age groups
4. Animated movies & serials perpetuate harmless enimity among the characters.
62 .Maya Academy & Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is the academic & training wing
of Maya
entertainment limited,a leading computer animation & visual effects studio,MAAC
today has
over 45centres in India & abroad MAAC provides courses in areas of 3D
animation,digital film
production,post production & visual effects.
1. MAAC is the pioneer in animation & visual effects corses
2. The Academy offers training on Sophisticated technology in animation
3. It is essentially a joint venture company
4. 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 is
happening in different parts of the world. All progress in any field is conveyed to us
by the press.
It is assumed that
1. 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 sentence
there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out
which pair of
words 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, will
2) appeal, charisma
3) dictum, ground
4) stamina, courage
5) virtue, soul
65. If one gets rid of the government officials and politicians from the _____ of
economic
activities, corruption will be _____.
1) hub, balanced
2) nexus, reprimanded
3) gear, eliminated
4) genre, alleviated
5) sphere, reduced
66. The principal aim of a socialist state is to ____ _______ in income and status
and standards
of life.
1) abolish, poverty
2) curb, menace
3) eliminate, inequality
4) check, gulf
5) minimise, standards
67. To fight natural calamities wisdom requires that we ________ crises and
_______ for them.
1) apprehend, tackle
2) anticipate, prepare
3) hamper, secure
4) address, evolve
5) sense, deviate
68. This collection of essays has _________ beyond the traditional ______ of a
versatile
economist.
1) ventured, domain
2) marked, line
3) performed, performance
4) sold, copyright
5) held, charisma
69. It is quite true that when the whole economy is in ________, raising the rate of
interest has
other ________.
1) seize, burdens
2) shambles, dimensions
3) jeopardy, glimpse
4) distress, implications
5) swing, justification
70. In a democracy, it is essential that ______ voices on one extreme or the other
should exist as
part of the system of checks and _____.
1) concerned, pressure
2) dissenting, balances
3) confronting, pranks
4) opposition, whims
5) eager, fancies
Directions : Study the following table and answer accordingly: The following table
shows the
marks 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 90
Sana 59 118 103 38 72 107
Ramar 54 173 97 26 79 105
Sumantra69 106 100 36 68 118
Joseph 68 109 109 32 75 113
Sharbani 72 143 76 40 64 103
71. Which two students have got equal marks in all subjects together?
1) Ankit-Joseph
2) Joseph- Ramar
3) Sana- Sumantro
4) Sana- Sharbani
5) Ankit-Sharbani
72. What is the approximate ratio between the sum of percentages of marks
obtained by Ramar
in History and Hindi and percentage marks obtained by Sharbani in Maths?
1) 7:4
2) 4:7
3) 7:5
4) 8:5
5) 5:9
73. Percentage of marks obtained by Sumantro in Economics is what percent

more/less as a
percentage 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 is

1) 63.43%
2) 67.46%
3) 70.43
4) 60.59%
5) 73.43%
75. The marks obtained by Sumantro in Hindi is what per cent more than the marks
obtained
Sana 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 - ? = 14
1)4
2)4
3)4
4)5
5) None of these
Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank
to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.
77. These essays are intellectually …………… and represent various levels of
complexity
A) 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
he
heard from his clever father-in-law
A) Inspiring B) witty C) sarcastic D) soothing E) exhortative
79. Integrity of character, honesty, dependability and discipline…………… with a

genuine
interest 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 situation
peacefully.
A) Exercise B) control C) prevent D) enforce E) remain
81. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of the chief…………… of women’s rights
A) 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 ……… dancer

A. 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, 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’
85. He did many mischiefs

A. made many a mischiefs B. made much mischief
C. 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 members
B. All the family members if his
C. All the members of his family
D. No Correction required
88. I often see him dancing the top

A. rotating
B. encircling
C. dodging
D. No Correction required
89. What is the time in your watch?

A. on B. by C. from D. No Correction required
90. Columbus invented America

A. 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 bush

A. 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 them
Raghav & mohit are friends.Raghav has three sons while mohit has 2.Product of the
ages of
Mohit’s sons is equal to the product of ages of Raghav’s sons.The maximum &
minimum age
difference between any two of Raghav’s sons are 2years & 1 year respectively.The
age
difference between the sons of Mohit is 1year.One of Mohit’s sons had fallen sick
when he was 9
yrs old.Mohit had got married on feb29th,19yrs back.Ages of all the sons of Raghav
& Mohit are
integers.
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 answer
1.If the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone,but cannot
be
answered 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 be
answered 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 = 40
II.There is no multiple of 100 falling between the years A & B
101. Average speed of a car for return journey is

I.It travelled equal distance each time
II.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?

105.Which of the following statement is true?

a)The index increased every yr.
b)The index showed many ups&downs
c)The index has made good progress over the yrs
d)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?
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 same
order.There are only 4 female teachers
2>Q teaches History .No female teaches Biology or Math.S, who teaches Sociology,is
the
oldest.P is older than R and teaches Physics.The youngest teaches Biology & U is not
the
youngest.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 of
the 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)None
Direction : Each qn contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of
three.Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.
113. A.Some buildings may have rain

B.Forests have buildings
C.Cities have forests
D.Forests have monkeys
E.Forests have rain
F.Cities have rain
a)CDE b)AFC c)AEB d)EBA
114. A.Some people are corrupt

B.Power corrupts with time
C.He is powerful
D.Corrupt ppl have power
E.He is corrupt
F.Some ppl have power
a)CBE b)CEB c)FAD d)ADF
115. A.Krishnan & Vinod are friends

B.Vinod likes Krishnan & vice versa
C.Krishnan likes vinod
D.Friends are enemies
E.Friends are mutual liking
F.Vinod is Krishnan’s enemy
a)CEA b)FED c)AEC d)EAB
116. A.Competitive examinations are tough to pass
B.There is heavy competiton in any field
C.No student can pass MAT
D.Very few students can pass MAT
E.MAT is a competition examination
F.MAT is tough to pass
a)AEF b)ABC c)DFB d)CDE
117. A.Lakme is a nail polish

B.Some nail polishes contain oil
C.All nail polishes donot contain oil
D.All nail polishes contain chemicals
E.Lakme has oil
F.Lakme contain chemical
a) BCE b)AEB c)FDA d)AEF
118. A women buys some shoestrips n then 4 times of that she buys
packet pins n then 8 times of shoestrips she buys handkerchiefs..n
she has a bill of Rs3.24..n she pays for each article as many paise
as there r articles(of tht particular item).Now whats the number of
handkerchiefs?
119. Ms.Anitha got her salary n she spent half of it in shopping n gave
1RS to a beggar.After that 1/2 of the remaining money she spends in
a hotel n she gives Rs.2/- as a tip to waiter.n then 1/2 of the
remaining she spends again n she gives 3 RS as charity..n after that
finally she is left with Rs 1/- when she comes out.Whats the actual
money she had?
120. A person is cycling in a circular track.At some point he notices

that 1/5 of people in front of him and 5/6 of people together
condtitute the total no. of cyclists.Find the total no. of cyclists.
121.Trains leave from New York to Washington every hour on the

hour(1:00,2:00....).Trains leave from Washington to New York every
hour on the hour and half hour(1:00,1:30,2:0,2:30....).It takes a train 5
hrs to complete its journey from Washington to New York as well as
from new york to washington.A train leaves from new york to washington. Find
out 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 will
cost?
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.
NOON
SOON
+MOON
----------
JUNE
126. There are 20 poles with a constant distance between each pole
A 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 = x
Hence 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 expenses
equally.
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 was
distributed 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 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 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. Average
2. Percentage
3. Time&distance
4. Pipes and cistern
5. Train5.picture identify
6. Data interpretation
Verbal:
1. Fill in the blanks

2. 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 outside

Me: 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 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

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 Pen

They 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 Minutes
Number of Questions=30
Topics covered:
Questions 1 to 5 = Pictorial Figure Series Questions

We 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 Questions

Book 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 Syllogism
Book 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 Paper
Duration=30 Minutes
Number of Questions=40
Topics covered:
Questions 1 to 10=Choosing the correct sentence

Book 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 Improvement
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 passages

Advice=Refer to the chapters 9 and 10 of this book.
Questions 31-35=Passage(Long)
Advice=Refer to chapter 7 of the book
Questions 36 to 40=Passage(Somewhat Shorter)

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 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 you

me: 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

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 test
2. 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 comprehension
2. Bigger compression
3. Sentence completion
4. Error Detection
5. Sentence improvement
6. 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
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, 2011
REASONING 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 has
twice 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 the
second.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 are
traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the
cyclist comes late by
25 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, and
Friday. 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 Anil

Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill
What 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 = 20
2. 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 are
on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff
members with more than 5
years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by
journalists with more
than 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 < 0
2. 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. Girija
and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on
the violin. Shailaja
and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal
musicians and two of them
are 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 walked
10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what
direction is he now from his
starting point?
(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
21.Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to
West. After this he goes
7 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 these

Ans : (A)
22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then
turned east and walked
25 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 these
Ans : (D)
23. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks
straight 50 metres, then
turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25
metres . Now Aditya
is in which direction from the starting point?
(A) South-East (B) North-East (C) South- West (D) North-West (E) None of these
Ans : (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 facing
west. Then Q is facing ?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
25. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In
which direction does its hour
hand 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. bothered
2. tired
3. disinterested
4. concerned
Ans: C
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
1. to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees

2. to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation
3. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
4. 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 animals
3. a scientist
4. 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
ABCD
Ans : A
28. You can get /all the information you want / in this book / No error
ABCD
Ans : A
29. The bus could not / ascend the steep hill / because it was in the wrong gears / No error
ABCD
Ans : C
30.No stronger / a figure than his / is prescribed in the history / No error
ABCD
Ans : C
31. most people would have /attended the union meeting / if they had / longer notice of
it / No error
ABCDE
Ans : D
32. And though one did not / quite believe his claim / one saw no harm / in granting him
permission / No error
ABCDE
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

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