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Saturday, November 12, 2011

PLACEMENT PAPER OF SYNTEL 12 NOVEMBER 2011


SYNTEL PAPER ON 12 NOV-

1. In a certain code language if

“METRO” is coded as NGWVT, then

... how will you cod “MANGO”

NCPKT

NCQJT

NCQKT

NBQKT



Q2 . Each question below has a set of

four statements. Each statement has

three segments Choose the alternative

where the third segment in the

statement can be logically deduced

from the preceding two.

A. Tarun is a graduate. A few

graduates are artists. Tarun may be an

artist.

B. Some graduates draw. Some

graduates paint. All graduates are

artists.

C. Arun is a painter. Sam is a writer.

Some men are painters.

D. Authors are critics. Some critics

write. No writer is an author.

None of these

Only B

Only A

Only C



Q3 . Question consists of few

statements followed by options

consisting of three statements put

together in a specific order. Choose the

option which indicates a valid

argument, that is, where the third

statement is a conclusion drawn from

the preceding two.

A. No attendants are qualified.

B. Some nurses are qualified.

C. Some nurses are not qualified.

D. All nurses are attendants.

E. All attendants are qualified.

F. Some attendants are qualified.

BDE

AFB

CDA

BDF




Q4 . Choose the best word/ phrase to

replace the underlined part in

accordance with grammatical usage,

wherever necessary.

We are looking forward to see you

again.

None of these

forward to see

forward to seeing

forward to seen


Q5 . Solve the following question:.

If Tanja is younger than Tarunya,

Tanya is younger than Tobaiah and

Tobaiah is as old as Tarunya then

which of the following statements is

necessarily true ?

Tanja is older than Tanya.

Tanja is as old as Tanya.

Tanya is older than Tanja.

We cannot make any inference on the

ages of Tanja and Tanya.



Q6 . Choose the word or phrase which

best completes the sentence.

...... ...., he would have signed his name

in the corner.

If Hussain would have painted that

If Hussain painted that picture

If Hussain had painted that picture

If Hussain paints that picture



7. What day of the week would be 26th

March, 2023?

Sunday

Frida

Tuesday

Monday



Q8 . There are 4 items presented here.

BGSRUTPEUPTRE; BGSRTUPEUPTRE;

BGSRTUPEUPRTE; BSGRTUEPUPTRE

Mark 4 if all items are the same and no

item is different from the others.

Mark 3, all items are different.

Mark 1, if only 1 item is different from

others.

Mark 2, if 2 items are differerent from

the remaining two.


Q9 . Question contains four scattered

segments of a sentence. Indicate the

sequence which correctly assembles

the segments and completes the

sentence.

a. which naturally lacks in conviction

b. but the theory too is interesting

c. though there is a great deal of

theory without application

d. the successful application of any art

is delightful

b d c a

d b c a

a b c d

c d a b




Q10. The following CAPITALIZED pair of

words is followed by four other pairs.

Choose the pair, which has a

relationship similar to that in the

capitalized pair.

MONEY : EMBEZZLEMENT

Remarks : Insult

Bank : Cashier

Radiation : Bomb

Writing : Plagiarism



Q11. K's father's brother's daughter' s

husband's mother-in-law is related to

K as

Indeterminate

uncle

mother

aunt



Q12. The following are the details of

the score of 5 students in 5 subjects–

Hindi, Math, English, Science and Social

Science. The maximum marks of the

test in each of these subjects is 20.

The highest scorer scored a total of 90

marks in all subjects put together. Mala

got 13 in Math and Miralini 10 in

Science. Malathi’ s total was less than

Mala’s. Malini is one of these 5

students. Madhuri got as many marks

as Miralini. None got 20 marks in any

subject. Who scored the highest total

in all these subjects put together?

Malini

Malathi

Miralini

Madhuri



Q13. Each question consists of 5

statements followed by options

consisting of 3 statement put together

in a specific order. Choose the option

which indicates a valid argument, that

is, where the third statement is a

conclusion drawn from the preceding

two statements.

A. Herbal cosmetics are in great

demand.

B. Revlon and Wella are in great

demand.

C. Revlon is in great demand.

D. Wella is in great demand.

E. Revlon and Wella are herbal

cosmetics.

EAC

BEA

CDA

AEB



Q14. A person starts from his office

and goes towards his house. To reach

his house, he has to follow the

following directions: Travel 5km

towards northeast from the office

followed by 5km towards southeast;

then travel 5km towards southwest

followed 5km towards northwest.

Approximately how far is the office

from his house (in km)?

10

20

5



Q15. In a circus there are five

entertainers P, Q, R, S, T. There is a

card player, a fire walker and a joker in

the circus. T is the husband of a

member of the circus and the two are

the only married couple in the circus.

Q is the brother of R. Q is neither a fire

walker nor a joker. None of the women

is either a card player or a joker. P and

S are unmarried and neither of them is

a card player or a fire walker or a joker.

Which of the following entertainers is

T’s wife?

S

P

Q

R



16. Choose the best word/phrase to

replace the underlined part in

accordance with grammatical usage,

wherever necessary.

In spite of all his faults I cannot but like

him.

liking him

but to like him

like him

but like him



Q17. Answer each of these questions

independently

From a bag containing 34 balls, one

ball weighs 4 grams and all the other

weigh 5 grams each. Using a simple

balance where balls can be kept on

either pan, what is the minimum

weighs required to identify the

defective ball?

4

7

3

5



Q18. Identify the pair of words which

has a relationship similar to the pair in

question.

Crime : Accomplice

Repair : Mechanic

Textbook: Co-author

Journey : Train

Legislation : Parliament



Direction for question: Answer the

question based on the following

alphanumeric series:

1 2 W R A 4 F 9 H T Q 7 O 4 U 5 V 8.

If the second half of the above series is

reversed, how many such letters would

you find which are immediately

preceded by a letter and immediately

followed by a number?

Two

One

Three

None


Q20. For each question in this section,

select the best answer.

For over fifty years, the ocean-freight

industry worked to make ocean

freighters faster and to lower their fuel

consumption. Despite considerable

success, the economics of the industry

grew worse, until the industry was

almost dead. What was wrong was an

incongruity between assumptions and

realities. The real costs came not from

time spent at sea, but from time spent

in port during loading and unloading.

Which of the following actions would

be most likely to lead to a solution of

the problem faced by the ocean freight

industry, as it is analysed in the

passage?

Developing a ship with accessible cargo

compartments that can be

mechanically loaded and unloaded

very rapidly.

Developing a ship’s engine that runs

on a cheaper type of fuel than that

traditionally used by ocean freighters.

Developing a ship whose freight

capacity related to the ship’s total

volume is much larger than that of any

existing ship.

Implementing a system to ensure that

ocean freighters are loaded to capacity

whenever they leave a port.




Q21. Direction for question: Answer

the question based on the following

alphanumeric series:

1 2 W R A 3 F 9 H T Q 7 O 4 U 5 V 8.

If the first half of the above series is

reversed, and then all numericals taken

out to form a series, then what would

be 5th number in such a series ?

9

7

8

1




Q22. If * represents addition and $

represents subtraction, what is the

value of the following expression?

5 * 15 $ 15 $ 10 $ 20 * 25 $ 35 * 25 $

20 * 25 $ 10

-15

15

20

-20



Q23. If $ represents addition and *

represents subtraction, what is the

value of the following expression?

15 * 5 $ 15 $ 10 $ 30 * 25 * 35 * 25 $

20 * 25 * 20

30

-45

10

-25




Q24. A sentence is broken up into four

parts sequentially. Choose the part that

has an error.

The farmer

losing all his crop

overnight

felt badly about




Q25. Each question has a set of four

statements. Each statement has three

segments. Choose the alternative

where the third segment in the

statement can be logically deduced

using both the preceding two, but not

just from one of them.

A. No clerks cry; Some who cry are

phoenixes; Some phoenixes are not

clerks.

B. All dreams are colourful; Some

dreams are not scary; Some that are

scary are not colourful.

C. Jesters indulge in lying; Those who

lie are crucified; Some who are

crucified are not jesters.

D. Some modern artists are moody; All

modern artists are gourmands; Some

gourmands are moody.

C only

A and D

D only



Q26. Read the paragraph carefully and

answer the questions below it.

(i) A,B ,C, D,E, F and G are sitting on a

wall and all of them are facing east.

(ii) C is on the immediate right of D.

(iii) B is at an extreme end and has E

as his neighbour.

(iv) G is between E and F.

(v) D is sitting third from the south

end.

Which of the following pairs of people

are sitting at the extreme ends?

FB

CB

AE

AB


Q27. The question consists of five

statements followed by options

consisting of three statements put

together in a specific order. Choose the

option which indicates a valid

argument, that is, where the third

statement is a conclusion drawn from

the preceding two statements.

A. All states vote for JPP Party.

B. Mumbi votes for JPP Party.

C. Mumbai is a state.

D. Some states vote for JPP Party.

E. Mumbai votes only for JPP Party.

ABC

CDB

ACB

ACE



Choose the best word/phrase to

replace the underlined part in

accordance with grammatical usage,

wherever necessary.

Q.28.In his middle age even he preferred

working hard than to amusing himself.

None of these

Even in his middle age

In his middle age even

In his middle age too




Q29. Question below consists of a

sentence, part or whole of which is

underlined. From the choices given

below, choose the option that follows

rules of standard written English.

The Soviet Union has restricted its

economy toward the goal of

diminishing and to possibly replace

United States’ influence.

to replace possibly

possibly to replace

possibly replacing

to possibly replace


Q30. Choose the best word/phrase to

replace the underlined part in

accordance with grammatical usage,

wherever necessary.

Of the three branches of the armed

service, the Air Force has been the

more favoured in recent years.

has been the more

have been the most

have been the more

has been the most




Q31. The most vulnerable section of

the society from the point of view is

the students.

However if these become violent, the

antisocial elements get encouraged

and undisciplined and put all proper

working out of gear.

a. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas

have a great appeal to them.

b. Agitations may be non-violent

methods of protest.

c. They cannot resist the charm of

persuasion.

d. They are to be taught that without

discipline they cannot get proper

education.

bcad

acdb

dcab

acbd




Q32. Sentence has been broken up

into four parts sequentially. Choose

the part which has a mistake or word

(s) not quite appropriate.

Advocates of non-violence

have always adviced

to the most complex problems.

peaceful solutions




Q33. Each question has a main

statement followed by four statements

labeled A, B, C and D. Choose the

ordered pair of statements where the

first statement implies the second and

the two statements are logically

consistent with the main statement.

Whenever Sam walked in the park, he

noticed a rainbow.

A. Sam did not walk in the park.

B. Sam did not notice a rainbow.

C. Sam noticed a rainbow.

D. Sam walked in the park.

C D

D C

A B and C D

A B

34. Choose the word or phrase which

best completes the sentence.

Anil entered college .....

at the age of sixteen

when sixteen years were his age

at sixteen years age

when he had sixteen years




Q35. Select the best answer.

Reading poetry in translation has been

described as an experience akin to

looking at the wrong side of a carpet,

for a translation can seldom match the

colour and the sheen of the original. A

harsh pronouncement no doubt, but

contains an element of truth.

Which of the following can be inferred

from the passage ?

A good translator is one who has

expertise in both languages.

A translated work often doesn’t have

the beauty of the original.

Poetry is similar to a carpet in its colour

and sheen.

Certain literary works cannot be

translated from one language to

another.




Q36. Read the question below to

answer the question.

A mobile is found in the bus. The

driver asks two passangers A and B if

they know the owner. A says “I am the

owner” and B says “I don’t know the

owner. The mobile does not belong to

A". If one of them is lying, which of the

following is true?

B is the owner.

Cannot say

A is the owner.

A is not the owner.




37. If $ represents addition and *

represents subtraction, what is the

value of the following expression?

15 * 5 $ 15 $ 10 $ 30 * 15 $ 35 * 25 $

20 * 25 $ 10

65

55

40

50



Q38. The following CAPITALIZED pair of

words is followed by four other pairs.

Choose the pair, which has a

relationship similar to that in the

capitalized pair.

DISCOVER : SEARCH

Heat : Oven

Fly : Bird

Settle : Negotiation

Scalpel : Operation



Q39. Direction for question: Answer

the question based on the following

alphanumeric series:

1 8 W R A 4 Z 9 H T Q 7 S 4 U 5 V 2.

If the second half of the above series is

reversed, and then all numericals taken

out to form a series, then what would

be 4th number in such a series ?

7

8

1

9



39 There is an alarming growth of

engineering and other professional

colleges in the state. Several families

are put into deep financial crisis

because of the huge capitation fee

demanded by professional institutions.

It is high time we took stock of the

number of students who continue to

be unemployed or poorly employed

after qualifying from these

professional colleges.

Which of the following can be inferred

from the passage above?

There are more number of colleges

than expected, which collect capitation

fee from students.

Educational policy makers and

planners are unaware of the changing

trends in professional education.

Industry is not taken into confidence

while designing course curricula for

professional colleges.

A sound policy of man-power planning

and the corresponding growth of

educational institutions, is lacking.




Q40. Find out the one word among

the options which cannot be formed

by using the letters of the word as

(Not sure abt options)

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