New Test paper Pattern2 for infosys

GENERAL APTITUDEThe previous pattern was puzzles (from

Shakuntala Devi & other sources),however, now CAT pattern has been followed from previous year; about 30 questions is all (time about 40 minutes)-5 questions each from FIVE different categories….

identified as below :-1)Quantitative Ability (Five questions).2)Logic & Reasoning (Five questions).3)Data Sufficiency (Five questions).4)Analytical Ability (Five questions).5)Deducting Logic (Five questions).

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General Aptitude


(1) Quantitative Ability (Five Questions):-Example(1) Maruti Suzuki produces 2 models of cars named MARUTI 800 & ZEN. There is a team 4 mechanics , 5 assemblers and 2 Quality checkers working 8 hrs. a day to assemble the cars. MARUTI 800 requires 20 min. of a mechanics time 30 min. of an assembler time & 1 hrs. of a quality checkers time to assemble. For ZEN model it is 20, 30 & 40 minutes respectively.●What is the maximum no of cars that can be produced in a day.●If one extra assembler is added how many extra cars can be produced per day.●If 6 MARUTI 800 have to be produced everyday as per production schedule how many ZENs can be produced ( without the extra assembler ).

Contd:-


( IV ) If the profit per car is Rs. 18,000 /- per MARUTI 800 and Rs. 15,000 /- per car for ZEN then how many cars of each type should be produced assuming the components for 15 cars of each type per day can only be made available.Example (ii) Ram is 10th from front & Shyam is 10th from back. If both interchange their positions then Ram is 27th from front; then Shyam’s position from back is(a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 28Example (iii) Hari Stands 10th in the class & Mohan stands 17th from back & there are 4 students in between them the total strength of the class is (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 32Example (iv) If , ‘9’men working 7½ Hrs. a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hrs. a day to finish the work; it being given that 2 men of later type work as much as 3 men of the former type.(a) 9 ½ (b) 11 (c) 12 ½ (d) 13

Example v) A man collects cigarette stubs and makes one full cigarette with every 8 stubs. If he has 64 stubs,how many full cigarettes can he smoke?

(a) 8 (b) 9

(c) 7 (d) 6

Ans: (b) 9 (8+1=9)

Example vi) There are two towers A and B. Their heights are 200ft and 150ft respectively and the feet of the towers are 250ft apart. Two birds sitting on top of each tower fly down with the same speed and meet at the same instant on the ground to pick up a grain. What is the distance between the foot of tower A and the grain?

a)90ft b)200ftc)150 ft d)none of these

Ans: a)90ft

Example vii) There is a five digit number. It has two prime digits. Third digit is the highest. Second digit is the lowest. First digit is one less than the third digit. The fifth digit is half of the fourth. The sum of the 4th and 5th is less than the first. Find the number.

a)71824 b)71842c)72184 d)none of theseAns: b)71842

Example viii) Find the digits X,Y,Z

X X X X

+Y Y Y Y

+Z Z Z Z

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Y X X X Z

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(a) 7,1,8 (b) 8,1,9

(c) 9,8,1 (d) 9,1,8

Ans: (d) 9,1,8

Example ix) A person says that his speed while going to a city was 10mph .However, while returning as there was not much traffic he came back with a speed of 15mph. What is his average speed?

a)12mph b)14mphc)16mph d)none of these

Ans: a)12mph

Example x) If a person has Rs. 1000 and he wants to distribute them to his five children in a way that each son gets Rs.20 more than the younger one , what willbe the share of youngest child ?

a)120 b)200c)160 d)none of these

Ans: c)160

Example xi) A man has Rs. 100/- in hand. He has to buy 100 balls. One football costs Rs. 15/, One Cricket ball costs Re. 1/- and one table tennis ball costs Rs. 0.25. He spends the whole Rs. 100/- to buy the balls. How many balls of each type did he buy?

a) F=3,T=56,C=41 b) F=3,T=56,C=21 c) F=13,T=56,C=41 d)none of these

Ans: a) F=3,T=56,C=41

Example xii) A 31" x 31" square metal plate needs to be fixed by a carpenter on to a wooden board. The carpenter uses nails all along the edges of the square such that there are 32 nails on each side of the square including the nails fixed at the corner points. Each nail is at the same distance from the neighboring nails. How many nails does the carpenter use?

a)120 b)123c)124 d)none of these

Ans: C)124

Example xiii) There are 2 persons each having same amount of marbles in the beginning. After that 1 person gains 20 more from second person and he eventually looses two third of it during the play and the second person now has 4 times the marbles of what the 1st person is having now. Find out the number of marbles each person had in the beginning?

a)110 each b) 100 eachc) 140 each d)none of these

Ans: b) 100 each

Example iv) A lady went out for shopping.She spent half of her money in shopping and gave 1 dollar to a begger. Futher she spent half of her remaining money and gave 2 dollar to charity. Further she spent half of remaining money and gave 3 dollars to some children. Now she is left with 1 dollar. How much money did she have in the beginning?

a) $44 b) $40c) $42 d)none of these

Ans: c) $42

( II ) Logic & Reasoning :- Find the odd one out:-

Examples:- (i) ( Picture Type ).Question figure

Answer Figure

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Complete the series:

Ans : D

Example (ii) Find the odd one out

1, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55,

(a)1 (b) 11 (c) 22 (d) 44.

Example :- Find the odd one out

1, 3, 8, 19, 42, 88, 184,

(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 19 (d) 42 (e) 88.


Example (iii)Find the odd man out (Letters) :-

Example:- Which one of the letters does not belong in the following series:

A- D – G – I – J – M – P – S (e) Find the odd man out (Words):-

Example:- Which one of the five is least like the other four ?

POTATO – CORN – APPLE – CARROT – BEAN S

Example2 :-Which one of the five designs is least like the other four ?

A Z F N E

Example; Complete the series:5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, ?(a) 12 (b) 14

(c) 16 (d) 17

Ans: (a) 12 (as 5.4=20, 20+4=24, 24/4=6,

6-4=2, 2.4=8, 8+4=12).

Example: There are 10 Red, 10 Blue, 10 Green, 10 Yellow, 10 White balls in a bag. If you are blindfolded and asked to pick up the balls from the bag, what is the minimum number of balls required to get a pair of atleast one colour? a) at least 5 balls b) at least 6 balls c) at least 11balls d)none of these

Ans: b) at least 6 balls


If ABHIJIT is written as CEJLLLV in a certain code, How is BROTHER written in the code?(a) ETRVKGU (b) DUQWIJI (c) DURWJIT

(d) EUQWKHT. If A stands for +, B stands for -, C stands for x, What is the value of

(10C4) A (4C4) B6?

(a) 46 (b) 50 (c) 56 (d) 60 (e) None of these.

If in a certain code language @ + ? means I met Sudhir , ‘+x-‘ means Sudhir and Harish and ‘ X +A’- means Harish and Deepak Singh’. Which of the following stands for code @?

(a) Deepak (b) and (c) I

(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these.

( III ) Data Sufficiency:-


Example:- ABC is a right angled tri angle if (I)the other two angles are equal.(II)sum of other two angles is equal to angle ABC(III)If AC² = AB² +BC²(a)I,II & III together are sufficient (b) either II or III are sufficient (c) I & II together are sufficient (d) I & III together are sufficient(e) None of the above.Example:- In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD; angle ABC is obtained, if (I) Angle BCD is 70 degrees

(II) Sum of angles of CDA & BCD is 170 degrees

(III) Sum of angles of CDA & DAB is 175 degrees.

(a)I & II are sufficient (b) I & III are sufficient (c) II & III are sufficient (d) All 3 are in sufficient.

Example: Which of the following conditions are sufficient for saying that x is a positive integer:

I X^3+1=0II X^4-1=0

a) only I is sufficient b) only II is sufficient c) Either of the one is enough d) both are required e) Both are not sufficient

Ans: e) Both are not sufficient

Data Interpretation:-


Number of Books under Five titles Published by a Company Over the Years (in thousands)Toys

A B C D E

2002 200 150 78 90 65 2003 150 180 100 105 702004 180 175 92 110 852005 195 160 120 125 752006 220 185 130 135 80●What was the percentage (approximate) increase in production of D books from 2003 to 2005.(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 5 (d) 25 (e) 15●In the case of which type of books was the total production of the given five years the maximum ?(a) C (b) B (c) A (d) D (e) E●What was the percentage drop in production of A books from 2002 to 2004(a) 3- (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 50 (e) None of these●In the case of which type of book was there a continuous increase in production over the years ? (a) B (b) A (c) C (d) D (e) D

& E●The production of E book in 1996 was what percent of production of B books in 2005(a) 80 (b) 20 (c) 100 (d) 200 (e) None of theseSimilarly Pie chart, Graphs of Solubility vs Temp; export import figures etc. may be given &

questions may be asked


Example:- Answer these questions based on the information given below:Each of the four captains—Charan, Chandy, Chander and Charles went to a different group of islands in a different ship and each brought different merchandise. The four ships used by them were Ocean Queen, Casanova, Casablanca and Sea Castle. The four groups of islands visited by them were Chandan Islands, Coral Islands, Coal Islands and Coca Islands. The four varieties of merchandise brought by them were Sandal, Pearls, Diamonds and Gold. The following confirmation is available:

1. Sea Castle brought Gold.2. Sandal was brought by Charan.3. Casanova went to Coral Islands.4. Casablanca’s captain was Charles.5. Chandy went to Coca Islands.6. Chander brought Pearls.7. Casanova did not bring Sandal

ANALYTICAL ABILITY


* Which of the following additional information would enable you to get the complete information about the voyages ?(a) Chandy did not bring Sandal (b) Sea Castle went to Coca Islands(c) Casablanca did not go to Chandan Islands (d) Charles was the captain of Casablanca

* To know the name of the captain who brought Diamonds, which of the following statements are necessary ?(a) Statements 1, 2 and 4 only (b) Statements 1, 2, 4 and 6 only

(c) Statements 1,2,4,5 and 6 only (d) None of the above* Who brought Diamonds ?

(a) Charan (b) Charles(c) Chandy (d) Cannot be determined

* Which of the following did Chandy bring ?(a)Sandal (b) Pearls(c) Diamonds (d) Gold

Example: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

In a family there are five members A,B,C,D,E and their professions are farmer, doctor, lawyer, trader, nurse.

I. B (nurse) is the daughter of A, who is a farmer.

II. C (lawyer) is the brother of E, who is the only married person having a spouse.

III.A has two sons and one daughter.IV. The daughter in law of A is a doctor.

Q Among the options given which one forms the male group:

(a) A,C,D (b) C,B,D

(c) A,C,E (d) C,B,E

Ans : (c) A,C,E

Q Who is the doctor in the family?

(a) A (b) C

(c) E (d) D

Ans : (d) D

Contd:-


Example:- Answer these questions based on the data given below :The following comparisons were made among four friends—Anand, Ajay, Akash and Avinash.The shorter of the two—Ajay and Anand – is the least intelligent in the group. The more intelligent of the two—Akash and Avinash—is the shortest in the group. The less intelligent of the two—Ajay and Akash—is taller than exactly two other friends. The shorter of the two—Ajay and Avinash—is the most intelligent in the group. The less intelligent of the two—Anand and Akash—is the tallest of all. No two persons are equal in either height or intelligence.

* Who is the tallest of all the friends ?(a) Anand (b) Akash (c) Ajay (d) Cannot be determined

* Who is the shortest of all the friends ?(a) Anand (b) Avinash (c) Akash (d) Cannot be determined

* Who among the following is the most intelligent of all the four friends ?(a) Ajay (b) Avinash (c) Akash (d) Cannot be determined

Example:- (Cube & Dice)


i) There is a rectangular wooden block of length 4cm, height 3 cm, and breadth 3 cm.(1) The two opposite surfaces of 4 cm x 3 cm are painted from outside in yellow colour.(2) The other two opposite surfaces of 4 cm x 3 cm are painted from outside by red

colour.(3) The remaining two surfaces of 3 cm x 3 cm are painted from outside by green colour?

If the block is cut in to 36 cubes of 1 cm 3 by sawing off 1 cms apart then. How many cubes will have only one colour?

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 18(e) None of these.

How many cubes will have no colours?(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

(e) None of these. How many cubes will have all the three colours : red, yellow and green?

(a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 12 (e) None of these. How many cubes will have any two colours? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 12 (e) None of these.

( Similarly there can be 3 x 3, 4 x 4, or 5 x 5 cubes)

(VI) Deductive Logic:


Example:- Answer the questions based on the information disclosed as I to VI.I. All G’s are H’s

II. All G’s are J’s or K’sIII. All J’s and K’s are G’sIV All L’s are K’sV. All N’s are M’sVI No M’s are G’s

* If no P’s are K’s which of the following must be true(A) No P is a G (B) No P is an H (C) If any P is an H it is a G(D) If any P is a G it is a J

* Which of the following can be logically deduced from the stated conditions:(A) No M’s are H’s (B) No H’s are M’s (C)Some M’s are H’s(D) No N’s are G’s

* Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more conditions:(A) All H’s are G’s (B)All H’s are M’s (C) Some H’s are both M’s and G’s(D) No M’s are H’s

* The statement “No L’s are J’s” is I. Logically deducible from the conditions statedII. Consistent with but not deducible from the conditions statedIII. Deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional statements “No J’s are K’s”(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III only

Example: A set of six statements is given, followed by four answer choices. Each of these answer choices has a combination of three statements from the given set of six statements. You are required to identify the answer choice in which the statements are logically related.

Example:a) All green is blue b) All green is whitec) All green is black d) All black is whitee) All blue is yellow f) All blue is white

a) ABF b) AEFc) CDB d) CBE

Ans: c) CDB

Example:a) Some pens are pencilsb) Rubbers are stickyc) All pens are rubbersd) Pens must be stickye) No pen is a rubberf) Some pens are rubbersa) ACE b) FCA c) CBD d) ABF

Ans: c) CBD

Example:

a) If you are R, you have to be D

b) All D is R

c) No S is R

d) All S is R

e) If you are D, you are not S

f) R and D are friends

a) BDF b) AEC c) CBD d) ACF

Ans : b) AEC


Example:-Three options are provided (a) True (b) False (c) Neither; study the question & choose the correct option as your answer & mark the same on your objective answer sheet.

* If some ‘smaugs’ are ‘Thors’ and some ‘Thors’ are ‘Thrains’, then some ‘smaugs’ are definitely ‘Thrains”. This statement is :-

(a) True (b) False (c) Neither

* If some ‘Bifurs’ are ‘Bofurs’ and all ‘Gloins’ are ‘Bofurs’; then some ‘Bifurs’ are definitely ‘Gloins’; This statement is :-


* If all ‘Wargs’ are ‘Twerps’ and no ‘Twerps’ are “Gollums”; then no ‘Gollums’ are definitely ‘Wargs’; This statement is


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