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SAMPLE TEST (Tech Mahindra)

NOTE: This test consists of 80 questions. The time limit is 60 minutes.

SECTIONI Verbal Ability

Directions for Q1. to Q10.: From the two options given below each sentence select the one to fill the blank appropriately. Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. Q5. Q6. Q7. Q8. Q9. Q10. Please fill up this ___ and give it back to me. a) form a) accept a) inferring a) imminent a) gaudy a) refulgent a) specious a) revenues a) riots, collapsed a) good b) farm b) except b) implying b) eminent b) gaunt b) arrogant b) abstemious b) structures c) flabbergasting d) flamboyant c) hybrid c) euphemistic c) resources d) sycophantic d) persiflagus d) incentives c) fire, razed d) sturdy e) flagrant e) aggressive e) querulous e) controls d) floods, razed He is not one to ___ defeat easily. Are you ___ that he has been lying to me. He is an ___ personality. Modern architecture has discarded the ___ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line. His attitude to his boss was ___ and caused a good deal of repulsion. Discontented wives, dejected lovers, and frustrated politicians, all these tend to be ___. The government should provide attractive tax ___ to create the market of quality goods. During the ___ many buildings were ___ to the ground. b) disturbances, brought b) comfortable c) satisfactory You need ___ shoes for walking in the hills.

Directions for Q11. to Q15.: Choose the word among the four options which is the closest in meaning to the given word. Q11. Q12. Q13. Q14. Q15. Absolute a) Nearly Absurd a) Ridiculous Baneful a) Generous Prowess a) Understanding b) Keenness Vituperate a) Encourage b) Appraise c) Abuse d) Appreciate c) Eagerness d) Bravery b) Kindly c) Ruinous d) Severity b) Abstruse c) Action d) Plenty b) Complete c) Absolution d) Absolutely

Directions for Q16. to Q20.: Choose the correct Antonym out of the four given alternatives against each of the following words: Q16. Q17. Q18. Q19. Zeal a) Disrelish Forgive a) Easy Condemn a) Ignore Escape a) Dislike b) Encounter c) Decry d) Run b) Justify c) Induce d) Ignore b) Deform c) Punish d) Inform b) Coldness c) Distaste d) Disgust

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Q20.

Euphoria a) Strident b) Lethargy c) Literary d) Significant e) Musical

Directions for Q21. to Q24.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. That genetic engineering had the potential to turn evolution upside down and inside out was known to be theoretically possible. No one was prepared for it when it actually happened. When last week a British scientist reproduced a sheep from its mother through genetic cloning, the news was received all around the world with neardisbelief. In India too scientists reacted broadly in the manner of their western counterparts. In the Indian Institute of science at Bangalore where pioneering work on genetic engineering is under way, a senior scientist and chairman of the microbiology department Dr. K. P. Gopinathan described the cloning of Dolly, the British lamb as a fantastic achievement. But he cautioned that ethical questions would have to be convincingly answered before attempts are made to similarly clone human beings. Dr. Gopinathan himself has achieved considerable success in genetic engineering. His team is credited with having cloned the luminescence gene of the firefly onto a silkworm causing it to glow in the dark. His department is also at present working on a method to cultivate in a silkworm the gene that is responsible for the growth of an individual. Q21. Genetic cloning a) Has been accomplished by scientists. b) Is yet to be accomplished. c) Will soon be possible. d) Will always remain an impossible feat. Q22. Q23. The cloning of Dolly, the British lamb, has raised questions that are primarily a) Curious b) Ethical c) Monetary d) None of the above Dr. K. P. Gopinathan, Chairperson of the microbiology department a) Has condemned the cloning of Dolly. b) Remained indifferent of the cloning of Dolly. c) Hailed the cloning of Dolly. d) Was terrified at the feat of cloning Dolly. Q24. Dr. K. P. Gopinathan himself a) Has achieved considerable success in genetic engineering. b) Has failed in his research in genetic engineering. c) Is contemplating research in genetic engineering. d) None of the above. Directions for Q25. to Q28.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. We talk about democracy but when it comes to any particular thing, we prefer a man belonging to our caste or community or religion. So long as we have this kind of temptation it means that our democracy is a phony kind of democracy. We must be in a position to respect a man as a man and to extend opportunities for development to those who deserve them and not to those people who happen to belong to our community or race. This fact of favoritism and nepotism has been responsible for much discontent and ill will in our own country. If anyone asks us why we suffer, we need not point to the stars above or say that God has punished us. We have to put it down to our iniquities, our disloyalties and our deviations from the ideals which we profess. True democrats must not communal prejudices and conflicts. Q25. When do our concepts of democracy become phony? a) It becomes phony when we cease to put our caste or community above the country. b) When people stop supporting the government. c) When we prefer a man belonging to out caste, or religion. d) None of the above.

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Q26.

What should we do to make our democracy a reality? a) We should favor people of our communities. b) We should put the interests of the other communities before ours. c) We should raise ourselves above the narrow considerations of caste and respect a man as a man. d) None of the above.

Q27.

What factor is responsible for creating ill will in our country? a) Favoritism and nepotism is responsible for creating ill will in our country. b) The filling of ill well in our country is created by the insensitive nature of the people. c) The feeling of ill will in our country is the result of evil stars. d) None of the above.

Q28.

True democrats must not tolerate a) Corruption b) Nepotism c) Communal prejudices and conflicts d) All of the above

Directions for Q29. to Q30.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. According to Napoleon, It is a approved maxim in war never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone that he desires it. Nonviolent resistance acts fully in accordance with Napoleons principle. Your violent opponent wants you to fight in the way to which he is accustomed. If you utterly decline, and adopt a method wholly new to him, you have thus gained an immediate tactical advantage. The surprise of nonviolent resistance is effective because the opponent is so bound by his violent habits that he is ill prepared to utilize the new tactics himself. The surprise of nonviolent resistance, unlike that of war, is not due to deceit or stratagem but simply due to its novelty. Q29. The nonviolent resister gains an immediate tactical advantage over his enemy because a) He does not use the conventional method of war. b) He does not fight at all. c) He does not fight in a way his enemy is accustomed to. d) He does not face the enemy directly. Q30. The nonviolent resistance is effective because a) The enemy is not able to use it himself. b) It is deceitful. c) It is a good strategy. d) It hardly encourages the enemy to fight back.

SECTIONII Quantitative Ability

Q1. John works for 60 days. For the day he is present he is paid 7.00 and for the day he is absent he is paid 3.00 per day. If he is paid 392.00, how many days he is present? a) 53 Q2. b) 49 c) 48 d) 57 A square is of side 1 km. A man travels first two sides with the 30 kmph and third side with 60 kmph. What is the speed that man has to travel the fourth side if the average speed needs to be 60 kmph? a) 60 kmph Q3. b) 90 kmph c) 120 kmph d) Not possible How many kg of salt at 42 paise per kg must a man mix with 25 kg of salt at 24 paise per kg so that he may, on selling the mixture at 40 paise per kg gain 25% on the outlay? a) 15 kg Q4. b) 20 kg c) 25 kg d) 28 kg e) None of these If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow? a) Two days ago c) Four days ago Q5. b) Three days ago d) Five days ago e) None of these

A train started from station A and proceeded towards station B at a speed of 48 km/hr. Fortyfive minutes later another train started from station B and proceeded towards station A at 50 km/hr. If the distance between the two stations is 232 km, at what distance from station A will the trains meet? a) 132 km b) 144 km c) 108 km d) 160 km e) None of these

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Q6.

At what time between 4 and 5 oclock the hands are in opposite direction? a) 55 minutes past 4 oclock c) 54 5/11 minutes past 4 oclock b) 54 6/11 minutes past 4 oclock d) 54 10/11 minutes past 4 oclock

Q7.

How many 7s are there in the following series which are not immediately followed by 3 but immediately preceded by 8? 898762263269732872778737794 a) Nil b) One b) 11 c) Two c) 7 d) Three d) 9 e) More than three e) 10

Q8. Q9.

How many members are there from 1 to 100 which are divisible by 9 and the sum of two digits is 9? a) 13 How many 8s are there in the given sequence which are not immediately preceded by 09 and not immediately followed by 90? 90809098908908098909809890890 a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) More than 3 e) None of these

Q10.

A and B invested money together in a business and share of capital of A is 1/4th that of B. If they incur a loss of Rs. 500 then loss for B is? a) Rs. 200 b) Rs. 300 c) Rs. 400 d) Rs. 100 How a profit of Rs. 5000 should be divided into two partners, if one of them invested Rs. 6000 for 5 months and other invested Rs. 5000 for 4 months? (in Rs.) a) 1000, 4000 b) 4000, 1000 c) 3000, 2000 d) 2000, 3000 If the compound interest (compounded yearly) on a certain sum for 2 years at 3% is Rs. 101.50 then what will be the corresponding simple interest? a) Rs. 90.00 b) Rs. 95.50 c) Rs. 100.00 d) Rs. 98.25 In what ratio metal A at Rs. 68 per kg should be mixed with another metal at Rs. 96 per kg so that cost of alloy (mixture) is Rs. 78 per kg? a) 5:8 b) 4:7 c) 3:7 d) 9:5 In a race of 4 kms A beats B by 100 m or 25 seconds, then time taken by A is? a) 15 min 8 sec b) 16 min 40 sec c) 16 min 15 sec d) 18 min 17 sec In a game of 100 points there are three participants A, B, and C. A gives to B 10 points and to C 19 points, then how many points can B give to C? a) 11 points b) 8 points c) 9 points d) 10 points In game of 500 points there are three participants A, B, and C. A gives to B 80 points and gives to C 101 points. Then how many points can B give to C? a) 35 b) 50 c) 75 d) 25 The age of Ritus mother is 6 times that of Ritus age. After 6 years it will be 3 times that of Ritus age. What is Ritus present age? a) 4 years b) 6 years b) 20 years c) 8 years c) 30 years d) 10 years d) 35 years Ten years ago A was half of Bs Age. If ratio of their present ages is 3:4 then what is the total of their present ages? a) 08 years If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream? a) 13 km/hr b) 26 km/hr b) 1.908 c) 34 km/hr c) 0.65 d) None of these d) 0.001 Find the value of (0.75*0.75*0.750.001) / (0.75*0.75+0.075+0.01) a) 0.845 A man buys 12 liters of liquid which contain 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 liters of another mixture with 30% of liquid. What is the % of liquid in the new mixture? a) 50% b) 30% c) 24.5% d) 12% A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally? a) 110 men b) 130 men b) Rs. 600 c) 100 men c) Rs. 800 d) None of these d) Rs. 900 In simple interest what sum amounts to Rs. 1120 in 4 years and Rs. 1200 in 5 years at 10% per annum? a) Rs. 500

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Q24. Q25.

x% of y is y% of? a) x/y b) 2y c) x d) cant be determined The population of a city increases at 4% per annum. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers. Find the % increase in population after 2 years? a) 16% b) 64% c) 16.64% d) 32%

SECTIONII Reasoning Ability

Directions for Q1. to Q4.: From the given options select the one which will complete the given series. Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. A, C, E, G, _ a) H a) Y, E 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, _ a) 15 a) 60 b) 9 b) 59 c) 13 c) 43 d) 12 d) 50 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, _ b) I b) B, F c) D c) G, I d) J d) None A, E, I, M, Q, U, _, _

Directions for Q5. to Q6.: In the following questions, two statements are given. You have to take the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at a variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the conclusions given in the answer options is correct. Q5. Q6. All pens are elephants. a) Some pens are cats. Some green are blue. a) No green are white. Q7. Some elephants are cats. b) No pens are cats. No blue are white. b) Some green are white. c) No green are blue. d) None of the above. c) All pens are cats. d) None of the above.

Dolly likes pots and pans but not cooks. She likes straw but not hay; she likes sagas but not poems. Does she like a star or a planet? a) Star b) Planet c) More data required In a certain code language, 851 means good sweet fruit. 783 means good red rose and 341 means rose and fruit. Which digit stands for sweet in that language? a) 8 b) 5 c) 1 d) 3 e) None of these iii) Early : Late : Ago e) None of these Each triplet (group if 3 words) has a common bond. Identify the triplets in which the words are not bonded. i) Apron : Cap : Suit iv) Alone : Apiece : Another a) iii b) ii ii) Trot : Step : Hop v) Rope : String : Ribbon c) v d) iv

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Q10.

A man hires a taxi to meet him at the railroad station at 3 P.M. to take him to an appointment. He catches an earlier train and arrives at 2 P.M. He decides to start walking, and is picked up en route by the taxi. He arrives twenty minutes early for his appointment. How long did he walk? a) 45 min b) 50 min c) 24 min d) 36 min e) None of these

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Q11.

There are 10 statements written on a piece of paper: 1. At least one of statements 9 and 10 is true. 2. This either is the first true or the first false statement. 3. There are three consecutive statements, which are false. 4. The difference between the numbers of the last true and the first true statement divides the number that is to be found. 5. The sum of the numbers of the true statement divides the number that is to be found. 6. This is not the last true statement. 7. The number of each true statement divides the number that is to be found. 8. The number that is to be found is the percentage of true statements. 9. The number of divisors of the number that is to be found, (apart from 1 and itself) is greater than the sum of the numbers of the true statements. 10. There are no three consecutive true statements. What is the numbers least value? a) 42 b) 52 c) 45 d) 51

Q12.

Lets have some candies! The kids around Betty shouted as she checked the candies. Okay, but Ill have a few myself. she told them. Its by age. A third of them for Bill, a quarter for Eve, a fifth for Linda, and a sixth for Bruce. That leaves just six for me. How many candies were there in all? a) 200 b) 180 c) 120 d) 90 e) None of these At a party 1) There were 9 men and children. 2) There were 2 more women than children. 3) The number of different manwoman couples possible was 24. Of the three groupsmen, women and children. 4) There were 4 of one group. 5) There were 6 of one group. 6) There were 8 of one group. Exactly one of the statements is false. Which of 1) through 6) is false? a) 3 b) 5 c) 4 d) 2 e) None of these

Q13.

Q14.

Your pockets are tearing from the weight of all the coins in them. After you unload them onto the kitchen table, you discover something surprising. You have exactly the same number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, totaling $ 6.15. How many of each coin do you have? a) 10 of each b) 22 of each c) 15 of each d) 20 of each e) None of these What day do you go back to school, Henry? asked his grandmother one day. Well, Henry replied, Nine days ago, the day before yesterday was three weeks before the second day of term. If Henry had this conversation on a Sunday, what day of the week did he start school? a) Monday b) Wednesday c) Tuesday d) Thursday e) Friday

Q15.

Directions for Q16. to Q20.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. (i) A, B, C, D and E are five friends. (ii) B is elder to E, but not as tall as C. (iii) C is younger to A, and is taller to D and E. (iv) A is taller to D, but younger to E. (v) D is elder to A but is shortest in the group. Q16. Q17. Q18. If F, another friend is taller than C, how many of them will be between F and E according to their height? a) Four a) A a) C b) One b) E b) B c) Two c) D c) D d) Three d) C d) A e) None of these e) None of these e) None of these If selection is to be made among them who would be relatively older and also taller, who among them should be chosen? Who among the following is the eldest?

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Q19. Q20.

Which of the following pairs of students is elder to D? a) BA b) BC c) EA d) BE e) None of these Which of the following statements is correct about B? (i) B is not the tallest. (ii) B is shorter to E. (iii) When they are asked to stand in ascending order with respect to their heights, B is in the middle. a) Only (i) is correct c) All are incorrect b) All are correct d) Only (i) and (ii) are correct e) None of these

Q21.

P is the father of R, but R is not his son. T is the daughter of R. U is the spouse of P. Q is the brother of R. S is the son of Q. V is the spouse of Q. W is the father of V. Who is the Grandmother of S? a) W b) P c) R d) U e) None of these

Directions for Q22. to Q23.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. A) P+Q means P is the brother of Q. B) P*Q means P is the father of Q. C) P/Q means P is the mother of Q. Q22. Q23. Which of the following would mean R is the son of M? a) M+R*S a) Only A b) M*S/R b) B or C c) M/R*S c) A or B d) M*S*R d) Only B e) None of these e) None To arrive at the answer to the above question, which of the statements can be dispensed with?

Directions for Q24. to Q25.: Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it. A) P+Q means P is the brother of Q. B) P*Q means P is the father of Q. C) PQ means P is the sister of Q. Q24. Q25. Which of the following represents S is the niece of T? a) T*S+MK a) A only b) T+M*SK b) B only c) KS*M+T c) C only d) T*M+SK d) B or C only e) None of these e) All are necessary To find out the answer to the above question which of the statements can be dispensed with?

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