L & T Campus Placement Questions for the year 2009-2010.

(Maths And logical Reasoning )

Directions (Q.1-10): Study the following series I and II comprising of letters/digits/symbols and answer the questions given below:
Series I: HT@7V?2RaL6A©EW?4ßX+1
Series II: d£5CZ? KS8?GU*3JF?1NB?

  

1. If the letters, the digits and the symbols from each series are counted separately, which of the following is the lowest in count? 1) Symbols in Series I
2) Digits in Series I
3) Symbols in Series II
4) Symbols in Series I and II both
5) None of these


2. Four of the following five are similar in some respects.
Find the odd one.1) C4
2) *V
3) d1
4) ?L
5) K©


3. If a new series is formed with the first half of series I and second half of series II, which element will be fifth
to the right of eighteenth element from the right in the new series?1) d
2) R
3) L
4) N
5) None of these


4. What is the total no. of symbols in Series I each of which is immediately followed by a number and immediately
preceded by a letter together with her number of letters in series II which are immediately preceded by a number
and followed by a symbol?1) Five
2) Two
3) Four
4) Three
5) None of these


5. If all the symbols from series I are taken, followed by all letters from series II, followed by all numbers from series I
and followed by all symbols from series II, then what is the total number of numbers which are preceded by letters and
followed by symbols together with total number of letters followed by numbers and preceded by symbols in the series?1) Nil
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) None of these


6. If K means ×, H means ÷, M means + and N means -, then what is the value of
13 K 7 H 22. 75 M 27 N 13?1) 19
2) 22
3) 18
4) 17
5) None of these


7. How many pairs of letters are there in the word PRIMOGENITURE which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabet?1) More than ten
2) Nine
3) Eight
4) Seven
5) None of these


8. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the 2nd, 7th, 8th, and 10th and letters of the word CONCATENATION, using each letter only once, third letter of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer would be S and if no such word can be formed, answer is M.1) M
2) S
3) N
4) E
5) None of these


9. In the following number series how many 4's are there which are immediately preceded by a pair of numbers whose product is more than the product of the pair of numbers immediately following 4?
5 3 4 6 4 8 9 4 7 6 4 5 7 4 8 44 8 0 2 3 4 3 1 4 7 21) 4
2) 5
3) 6
4) 2
5) None of these


10. In a certain code language the word INTERACT is written as QZXOBQKF. How will the word LONGWAYS be written in that language?1) PWXTDKLI
2) OVXDTKLT
3) PUXTDKLI
4) PVXTDKLI
5) None of these


Directions (Q. 11-14): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e. "No error". (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.) 

11.1) In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court has held
/2) that if a confessional statement made before the police
/3) has no legal validity, the same before a customs official
/4) could be used as evidence against the maker of the statement.
/5) No error


12. 1) Two hundred families ripped apart by
/2) the cold war division of the Korean peninsula were
/3) reunited in unbearably emotional scenes that nudged
/4) North and South Korea further towards reconciliation.
/5) No error


13. 1) Stung by the critics of its UN Force Commander
/2) and pressure from regional players,
/3) India has decided to pull out its contingent
/4) from the UN peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone.
/5) No error


14. 1) It is a matter of great concern that the governments
/2) of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka want
/3) to offer amnestly to Veerappan, a criminal who has killed more then 120 people,
/4) thousands of elephants and smuggled huge qualities of sandalwood.
/5) No error


Directions (Q. 15-24): Which of the following phrases (1), (2). (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. 

15. The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) asked it why should be not deregistered as a political party.1) asking why it should not be
2) to ask it to be
3) and asked it to
4) told it for No correction required


16. Having face with the difficulty of identifying genuinely sick units, the Central Govt is contemplating reviewing of the Sick industrial Companies Act.1) Being face the
2) Faced with
3) Facing of
4) Face to face
5) No correction required


17. Plagued by the popularity of Kaun Banega Crorepati, film exhibitors have decided to approach Amitabh Bachhan to trouble shooter.1) Plague by
2) Plagued off
3) Being plagued of
4) Plague with
5) No correction required


18. After the indications given off, the large number of Information Technology professionals in the country will multiply rapidly in the coming years.1) After the indication showing
2) Unfurling the indications
3) Given the indications
4) Seeing the indications
5) No correction required


19. There is a long feeling of need that the Constitution should be reviewed at least after 50 years of experience.1) a great feeling of need
2) always a long feeling
3) being a long feel of need
4) a long felt need
5) No correction required


20. Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.1) Being that we living
2) Since we were living
3) Since we have been living
4) Being that we have been living
5) No correction required


21. Can you tell me where does your uncle live?1) where your uncle does live
2) where your uncle lives
3) where lives your uncle
4) where lived your uncle
5) No correction required


22. We might not be able to change the situation quickly but we should continue our efforts in that direction.1) had not been 2) would not
3) did not
4) could not be
5) No correction required


23. Contrary to researchers' claim, a renowned French scientist has discovered that HIV can be transmitted through kissing.1) With the contrary of
2) Having contrary with
3) Going through the
4) Being contrast by the
5) No correction required


24. The Sydney Convention Centre sight a history creation for India when Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal.1) seen a creation of history
2) saw history being created
3) has saw history being created
4) views history creation
5) No correction required


What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
25. (31569 + 2488 +47936) - (227 x 96) =?1) 61251
2) 60201
3) 62506
4) 60205
5) None of these

ANSWERS :  1. (5)   2. (4)   3. (2)   4. (3)   5. (1)   6. (3)   7. (1)   8. (2)   9. (2)   10. (4)   11.(2)   12. (5)   13. (1)    14. (4)   15. (1)   16. (2)   17. (5)   18.(3)   19. (4)   20. (3)   21. (2)   22. (5)   23. (5)   24. (2)   25.(2)

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