Mahindra Satyam Aptitude Paper Set-1

SATYAM
PAPER 1--GENERAL APTITUDE
Directions:Each question given below consists of a word, followed by four words or
phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to
the word in the question.
ANTONYMS
1. Disregarded
(a) heed
(b) hopeful
(c) evade
(d) dense
Ans. (a)
2. Obviate
(a) becloud
(b) necessitate
(c) rationalize
(d) execute
Ans. (b)
3. Superficial
(a) profound
(b) exaggerated
(c) subjective
(d) spirited
Ans. (a)
4. Abide
(a) retract an offer
(b) refuse to endure
(c) shield from harm
(d) exonerate
Ans. (b)
5. Acerbity
(a) noteworthiness
(b) hypocrisy
(c) mildness of temperament
(d) lack of anxiety
Ans. (c)
Directions: Each question or group of questions is based on a passage or set of
conditions. For each question, select the best answer choice given.
Quesitions 6-9
In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is
permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife's group: women
remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers
and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at
the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden.
6. A Brown female could have had
I. a grandfather born Red
II. a grandmother born Red
III. two grandfathers born Brown
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
(e) I,II and III
Ans. (c)
7. A male born into the Brown group may have
(a) an uncle in either group
(b) a Brown daughter
(c) a Brown son
(d) a son-in-law born into the Red group
(e) a daughter-in-law in the Red group
Ans. (a)
8. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated?
(a) A Brown male marrying his father's sister
(b) A Red female marrying her mother's brother
(c) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his brother's widow
(d) A widower marrying his wife's sister
(e) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
Ans. (b)
9. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which of
the following would have been permissible?(Assume no previous marriages occurred)
(a) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband
(b) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband.
(c) A widower marrying his brother's daughter
(d) A woman marrying her mother's brother, who is a widower
(e) A divorced male marrying his ex-wife's divorced sister
Ans. (d)
Questions 10-13
Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic
Literature 701.
Latin AA meets five days a week, either from 9 to 11 A.M or from 2 to 4 P.M.
Sanskrit A meets either Tuesday and Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday
from 10 A.M to 12 noon.
Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30 to 2
P.M., or Tuesday and Thursday
from 10:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M
Celtic Literature 701 meets by arrangement with the instructor, the only requirement being
that it meet for one four-hour session or two two-hour sessions per week, between 9A.M
and 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on the hour.
10. Which combination is impossible for Tom?
(a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday, and Armenian Literature on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
(b) Latin in the afternoon and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday.
(c) Latin in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,and Armenian
Literature on Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday
(e) Latin in the afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda and Friday, and
Celtic Literature on Tuesday
Ans. (d)
11. Which of the following gives the greatest number of alternatives for scheduling Celtic
Literature, assuming that all other courses
(a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and Friday
(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday
(c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday
(e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and
Thursday
Ans. (a)
12. If the Celtic instructor insists on holding at least one session on Friday, in which of the
following can Tom enroll?
(I) Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) both I and II
(d) I or II but not both
(e) neither I nor II
Ans. (d)
13. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can Tom take?
(a) Maths--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon
(b) French--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M
(c) English--Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M
(d) Japenese--Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 P.M
(e) Old Norse-Icelandic--Monday only from 12 to 3 P.M
Ans. (b)
Questions 14-18
(1) Ashland is north of East Liverpool and west of Coshocton
(2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredericktown
(3) Dover is south and east of Ashland
(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown and east of Dover
(5) Fredricktown is north of Dover and west of Ashland
(6) Coshocton is south of Fredricktown and west of Dover
14. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest to the northwest ?
(a) Ashland
(b) Bowling Green
(c) Coshocton
(d) East Liverpool
(e) Fredericktown
Ans. (b)
15. Which of the following must be both north and east of Fredricktown?
(I) Ashland
(II) Coshocton
(III) East Liverpool
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and II
(e) I and III
Ans. (e)
16. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of at least one
other town?
(a) Ashland only
(b) Ashland and Fredricktown
(c) Dover and Fredricktown
(d) Dover,Coshocton and Fredricktown
(e) Dover,Coshocton and East Liverpool
Ans. (d)
17. Which of the following statements, if true, would make the information in the numbered
statements more specific?
(a) Coshocton is north of Dover
(b) East Liverpool is north of Dover
(c) Ashland is east of Bowling Green
(d) Coshocton is east of Fredericktown
(e) Bowling Green is north of Fredericktown
Ans. (a)
18. Which of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or
more of the other statement?
(a) (1)
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)
(e) (6)
Ans. (c)
Questions 19-22
Spelunkers International offers exploring tours in eight caves: Abbott, Benny, Caeser,
Dangerfield, Ewell, Fields, Guinness, and Hope
(1) Class 1 spelunkers may not attempt cave Ewell, Fields or Hope
(2) Class 2 spelunkers may not attempt Hope
(3) Class 3 spelunkers may attempt any cave
(4) Cave Caesar may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave
Benny
(5) Cave Fields may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave
Ewell
(6) Only two of caves Benny, Caeser, Ewell, Fields, and Hope may be attempted by any
explorer in a single tour
19. A class 2 spelunker who has previously explored cave Ewell may be restricted in
choosing a tour by which rule(s)?
(I) Rule(4)
(II) Rule(5)
(III) Rule(6)
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
(e) I, II and III
Ans. (c)
20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never explored any of the
eightcaves before set up a tour of three caves, if she wishes to explore caves Abbott and
Caesar?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans. (b)
21. What is the maximum number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has previously
explored only cave Benny may include
in a single tour?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
(e) 8
Ans. (b)
22. If x + y = 3 and y/x= 2 then y = ?
(a) 0
(b) 1/2
(c) 1
(d) 3/2
(e) 2
Ans. (e)
23. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft
long and 6 ft wide
(a) 24
(b) 96
(c) 3456
(d) 13824
(e) 14266
24. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/
(a) 8/27
(b) 4/9
(c) 2/3
(d) 75%
(e) 4/3
Ans. (b)
25. Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of
(a) 30%
(b) 32%
(c) 34%
(d) 35%
(e) 36
Ans. (b)
26. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank
was full, what part of the full tank was removed?
(a)g-a
(b)g/a
(c) a/g
(d) (g-a)/a
(e) (g-a)/g
Ans. (c)
27.If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y
(a)150%
(b)175%
(c)200%
(d)250%
Ans. (b)
28.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?
(a)15
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Ans. (b)
29.Ifx=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?
(a)12
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Ans. (b)
30. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?
(a) 99/1020
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
31. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in
40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
32. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How many hour a day
should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Ans. (b)
33. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
34. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the
speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
35. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long.Find the
area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m
Ans. (a)
SOME QUESTIONS WHEREIN TWO STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN ARE ALSO THERE WHERE
YOU HAVE TO TELL WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT
SOME QUESTIONS ALSO APPEARED FROM THE BARRON'S GMAT GUIDE.
PAGE NO. 439 PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS 1 TO 9
PAGE NO. 440-441
PAGE 442 PASSAGE 2
ALSO REFER TO BARRON'S GRE BOOK FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS.
PAPER 2--GENERAL AWARENESS
1. Who is the father of computers
2. Expand HTML,DMA,FAT,LAN,WAN,FDDetc
3. Which was intel's first microprocessor
4. Convert 1024 (in decimal) to octa and hexadecimal form
5. First microprocessor was
(a) 8085
(b) 8088
(c) 8086
(d) 80487
6. Give the name of a processor produced by mortorola?
7. What is the full form of WindowsNT ?
8. What is the difference between 8087 and 8086
BESIDES THIS QUESTIONS WERE ALSO BASED ON IBM PC CLONES, BASIC QUESTIONS
ON GUI
SIMPLE PROGRAMS LIKE FINDING FACTORIALS, LARGEST OF THREE NUMBERS ETC
HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED IN THE PAST.

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Infosys Aptitude Paper Set-10

1. 2 Marks            

When Arthur is as old as his father Hailey is now, he shall be  5 times as old as his son Clarke is now. By then, Clarke will be 8 times older than Arthur is now. The combined ages of Hailey and Arthur are 100  years. How old is Clarke ?

2.  2 Marks

I have one orange glass containing orange juice and another  white glass containing apple juice. I take 50 ml of orange juice and mix it with apple juice in the white glass. Then I take 50 ml of this mixture and transfer it back to the orange glass. If you compare amount of apple juice in the orange glass and

amount of orange juice in the white glass which is more than the other

and by how much ?

3. 3 Marks

The seven digits in this subtraction problem are  0,1,2,3,4,5 and 6.

Each letter represents the same digit whenever it occurs.

D A D C B

E B E G

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B F E G

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What digit is represented by each letter ?

4. 4 Marks

The Jones have named their four boys after favourite  relatives; their friends, the Smiths, have done the same thing with their three boys. One of the families has twin boys. From the following clues, can you determine the families of all seven children and their ages ?

i) Valantine is 4 years older than his twin brothers.

ii) Winston, who is 8, and Benedict are not brothers. They are  each named after a grandfather.

iii) Briscoe is two years younger than his brother Hamilton, But three years older than Dewey.

iv) Decatur is 10 years old.

v) Benedict is 3 years younger than Valentine; they are not related.

vi) The twins are named for uncles.

5. 4 Marks

Motorboat A leaves shore P as B leaves Q; they move  across the lake at a constant speed. They meet first time 600 yards from P. Each returns from the opposite shore without halting, and they meet 200 yards from Q. How long is the lake ?

6. 4 Marks

Fanta, Pepsi and Citra often eat dinner out.

a) Each orders either coffee or tea after dinner.

b) If Fanta orders coffee, then Pepsi orders the drink that Citra orders.

c) If Pepsi orders coffee, then Fanta orders the drink that Citra does not order.

d) If Citra orders tea, then Fanta orders the drink that Pepsi orders.

Which person/persons always orders the same drink after dinner ?

7. 6 Marks

On the Island of imperfection there is a special road, Logic Lane, on which the houses are usually reserved for the more mathematical inhabitants.

Add, Divide and Even live in three different houses on this road (which has houses numbered from 1-50). One of them is a member of the Pukka Tribe,

who always tell the truth; another is a member of the Wotta Tribe, who never

tell the truth; and the third is a member of the Shalla Tribe, who make statements which are alternately true and false, or false and true.

They make statements as follows :

ADD :

1 The number of my house is greater than that of Divide's.

2 My number is divisible by 4.

3 Even's number differs by 13 from that of one of the others.

DIVIDE :

1 Add's number is divisible by 12.

2 My number is 37.

3 Even's number is even.

EVEN :

1 No one's number is divisible by 10.

2 My number is 30.

3 Add's number is divisible by 3.

Find to which tribe each of them belongs, and the number of  each of their  houses.

8. 8 Marks

The names of the inhabitants of Walkie Talkie Land sound  strange to the visitors, and they find it difficult to pronounce them, due to  their length and a few vowel sounds they contain. The Walkie Talkie  guide is discussing the names of four inhabitants - A,B,C and D. Their names each contain upto eight syllables, although none of the four names contain the same number. Two of the names contain no vowel sounds; one contains one vowel sound; and one contains two vowel sounds. From the Guide's statements below, determine the number of

syllables and vowel sounds in each of the four Walkie Talkie names :

i) The one whose name contains two vowel sounds is not A.

ii) C's name does not contain more than one vowel sound or fewer than seven syllables.

iii)The name with seven syllables does not contain exactly one vowel sound.

iv) B and C do not have names with the same number of vowel sounds.

v) Neither the name with five syllables nor the name with seven syllables

contains more than one vowel sound.

vi) Neither the name with six syllables, nor the B's name, contains two vowel sounds.

10. 8 Marks

Two identical twins have a very unusual characteristic. One tells nothing but lies on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and tells nothing but the truth all other days. The other tells nothing but lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and tells nothing but the truth all other days. On Sundays both children speak the truth.

1) Which of the following statements can be deduced from the information presented ?

i) If it is Sunday, the twins will both say so.

ii) If it is not Sunday,one twin will give the correct day  and the other will lie about everything.

iii)On any given day, only one twin will give his correct  name.

a) i only

b) i and ii only

c) i and iii only

d) ii and iii only

e) i,ii and iii

2) According to the information presented, which of the following

conversations will be impossible.

a) Twin A : "Today you are a lier"

    Twin B : "You are telling the truth"

b) Twin A : "Today you are a lier"

    Twin B : "Today I am a truthteller"

c) Twin A : "Tommorow I shall be a lier"

    Twin B : "That's correct"

d) Twin A : "Tommorow you will be a lier"

    Twin B : "Today you are a truthteller"

e) Twin A : "Yesterday we were both truthtellers"

    Twin B : "You are lying"

3) Assume that the twins followed a different set of rules, so that on a given day both told only the truth while next day both only lied, alternating days of truth telling and lying. Under these rules,which

of the following conversations would be possible ?

a) Twin A : "Today you are a lier"

    Twin B : "That is correct"

b) Twin A : "Today you are a lier"

    Twin B : "That is not so"

c) Twin A : "Tommorow we will be liers"

    Twin B : "Yesterday we were truthtellers"

d) Twin A : "Tommorow we will be liers"

    Twin B : "You are 1 year older than I am"

e) Twin A : "We always tell the truth"

    Twin B : "We some times tell the truth"

4) If the twins are heard saying the following on the same day, which choice presents a correct statement ?

Twin A : "It is Sunday Today"

Twin B : "Yesterday was Sunday"

Twin A : "it is summer season now"

a) it is a summer sunday

b) it is a summer monday

c) it is Monday but not summer

d) it is Sunday but not summer

e) it is impossible to determine whether it is Sunday or Monday.

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Infosys Aptitude Paper Set-9

1. int a=2;

f1(a++);

}

f1(int c)

{

printf("%d", c);

}

1)fallacy

f()

{

int a;

void c;f2(&c,&a);

2)a=0;

b=(a=0)?2:3;

a) What will be the value of b? why

b) If in 1st stmt a=0 is replaced by -1, b=?

c) If in second stmt a=0 is replaced by -1, b=?

3)char *a[2]

int const *p;

int *const p;

struct new { int a;int b; *var[5] (struct new)

4)f()

{

int a=2;

f1(a++);

}

f1(int c)

{

printf("%d", c);

}

c=?

5)f1()

{

f(3);}

f(int t)

{

switch(t);

{

case 2: c=3;

case 3: c=4;

case 4: c=5;

case 5: c=6;

default: c=0;}

value of c?

6)Fallacy

int *f1()

{

int a=5;

return &a;

}

f()

int *b=f1()

int c=*b;

}

7)a)Function returning an int pointer

b)Function ptr returning an int ptr

c)Function ptr returning an array of integers

d)array of function ptr returning an array of integers

(See Scham series book)

8)fallacy

int a;

short b;

b=a;

9)Define function ?Explain about arguments?

10)C passes By value or By reference?

11)Post processed code for

abc=1;

b=abc1; (1 or 2 blank lines are given)

strcpy(s,"abc");

z=abc;

12)difference between my-strcpy and strcpy ?check

13)f()

{

int *b;

*b=2;

}

14)Function which gives a pointer to a binary trees const an integer value

at each code, return function of all the nodes in binary tree.(Study)Check

15)Calling refernce draw the diagram of function stack illustrating the

variables in the -----then were pushed on the stack at the point when

function f2 has been introduced

type def struct

{ double x,double y} point;

main( int argc, char *arg[3])

{double a;

int b,c;

f1(a,b);}

f1(double x, int y)

{

point p;

stack int n;

f2(p,x,y)}

f2(point p, double angle)

{ int i,j,k,int max)

}

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