Tata ELXSI placement paper

(45 questions in 45 minutes) Section 1: Quantitative Ability

1.    A can do a work in 10 days and B can do it in 30 days and C in 60 days. If the total wages for the work is Rs. 1800 what is the share of A?

a) Rs.1000                                     b) Rs.1200                   c) Rs.1300                   d) Rs.1400

2.         A pipe A can fill the tank in 10 hrs, B can fill it in 20 hrs and C can empty in 40 hrs. All are opened at the same time. After how many hours shall the pipe B be closed such that the tank can be filled in 10 hrs?

      a) 2                                             b) 3                              c) 4                              d) 5

3.A merchant marks his goods up by 75% above his cost price. What is the maximum %

discount that he can offer so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss?

a) 75%                                              b) 46.67%                    c) 300%                       d) 42.85%

4. Rajiv sold an article for Rs.56 which cost him Rs.x. If he had gained x% on his outlay, what was his cost?

a) Rs.40                                            b) Rs.45                       c) Rs.36                       d) Rs.28

5.The ratio of factorial of a number x to a square of factorial of certain number, which when increased by 50% gives the required number, is 1.25. Find x.

a) 6     b) 3                                       c) 8                               d) None of these

6.If 20 items of “A” are sold at a profit of x% and 30 items of “B” are sold at a profit of 2x%. What is the net profit percentage? Walking at 3/4th of my usual rate I reach my school 10 minutes late. Then at what fraction of my usual rate should I walk to reach my school 5 min early?

a)1.4%          b) 1.6%   c) 1.5%                        d) Data Insufficient

7.Walking at 3/4th of my usual rate I reach my school 10 minutes late. Then at what fraction of my usual rate should I walk to reach my school 5 min early?

a) 2/3                  b) 3/5                    c) 1/3                           d) Can’t be determined

8. Train A travelling at 60 km/hr leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 6 P.M. Train B travelling at 90 km/hr at 90km/hr also leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 9P.M . Train C leaves Delhi for Mumbai at 9 P.M. If all three trains meet at the same time between Mumbai and Delhi, What is the speed of Train C if the distance between Delhi and Mumbai is 1260 kms?

a) 20 km/hr               b) 120 km/hr        c) 80 km/hr             d) 110 km/hr

9. A man goes from city A to city B situated 60kms apart by a boat. His onward journey was with the stream while the return journey was  an upstream journey. It took him four and half hours to complete the round trip. If the speed of the stream is 10 km/hr, how long did it take him to complete the onward journey?

a)   3 hours                    b) 3.5 hours                 c) 2.25 hours               d) 1.5 hours

10. A passenger train covers the distance between stations X and Y, 50 minutes faster than a goods train. Find this distance if the average speeds of the passenger train is 60 kmph and that of goods train is 20 kmph.

a) 20 k                         b) 25 km                      c) 45 km                      d) 40 km

11.A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive  months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

a)Rs. 4991                   b) Rs.5991                   c) Rs.6001                   d) Rs.6991

12.   A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets

Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

Rs.500           b) Rs. 1500      c) Rs.2000       d) None of these

13. The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is

a) 18                           b) 20                            c) 24                              d) 28

14. . A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of  club or a king of heart is:

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a) 1/13                         b) 2/13                         c) 1/26                         d) 1/52

15.  Asha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when

her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?

a)   2 years                    b) 4 years                     c) 6 years                     d) 8 years

Section 2: Logical Reasoning

16.A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting?

a) Between B and D     b)    Between B and C          c) Between E and D       d)Between C and E

Directions for questions 17-20: In a class there are seven students (including boys and girls) A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They sit on three benches I, II and III. Such that at least two students on each bench and at least one girl on each bench. C who is a girl student, does not sit with A, E and D. F the boy student sits with only B. A sits on the bench I with his best friends. G sits on the bench  III. E is the brother of C .

17.How many girls are there out of these 7 students?

A ) 3         b) 3 or 4           c) 4     d) Data Inadequate

16.  Which of the following is the group of  girls?

a. BAC                        b) BFC                         c) BCD                        d) CDF

17.  Who sits with C?

a) B                                  b) D                             c) G                             d) E

20.      On which bench there are three  students?

a)   Bench I                   b) Bench II                  c) Bench III                 d) Bench I or II

21.A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

a)  Daughter                b) Brother in law           c) Husband                  d) Sister-in-law

22.          A party consists of grandmother, father, mother, four sons and their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the sons. How many females are there in all?

a) 14                            b) 16                            c) 18                            d) 24

   23. Rohan walks a distance of 3 Km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 Km. He again turns left and walks for 3 Km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3km. How How many kilometres is he from the starting point?

a)  1 km                       b) 2 km                        c) 3 km                        d) 5 km

  24. Pick the odd man out .

a)Lion : roar   b)  snake : hiss    c) bees : hum  d) frog : bleat

25.  In a code, CORNER is written as GSVRIV. How can CENTRAL be written in that code?

   a)DFOUSBM            b) GNFJKER   c) GIRXVEP    d) None of these

26.  . If the letters in PRABA are coded as 27595, and THILAK are coded as 368451, how can BHARATHI be coded?

a) 37536689                b) 57686535                c) 96575368  d) 96855368

27. b, e, d, f, ?, h, j, ?, t

a)   i m                          b) m i                           c) i n                            d) j m

28.  Find the missing number in the following sequence 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 89,. . 12, 21

a) 10                                b) 11                            c) 12                            d) 13

29    ac        cab        baca         aba . acac

a)   aacb            b) acbc                         c) babb                        d) bcbb

30    m n o n o p q o p q r s                   

a)  mnopq                         b) oqrst                        c) pqrst    d) qrstu

Section 3: Verbal Ability

Directions for questions 1 to 8: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means, such as administering a lethal injection, or by passive means, such as withholding medical care or food and water.

In recent years in the United States, there have been numerous cases of active euthanasia in the news. They usually involve the deliberate killing of ill or incapacitated persons by relatives or friends who plead that they can no longer bear to see their loved ones suffer. Although such killings are a crime, the perpetrators are often dealt with leniently by our legal system, and the media usually portrays them as compassionate heroes who take personal risks to save another from unbearable suffering.

The seeming acceptance of active forms of euthanasia is alarming, but we face a bigger, more insidious threat from passive forms of euthanasia. Every year, in hospitals and nursing homes around the country, there are growing numbers of documented deaths caused by caregivers withholding life-sustaining care, including food and water, from vulnerable patients who cannot speak for themselves.

While it is illegal to kill someone directly, for example with a gun or knife, in many cases the law has put its stamp of approval on causing death by omitting needed care. Further, many states have “living will” laws designed to protect those who withhold treatment, and there have been numerous court rulings which have approved of patients being denied care and even starved and dehydrated to death.

Because such deaths occur quietly within the confines of hospitals and nursing homes, they can be kept hidden from the public. Most euthanasia victims are old or very ill, so their deaths might be attributed to a cause other than the denial of care that really

killed them. Further, it is often relatives of the patient who request that care be withheld. In one court case, the court held that decisions to withhold life-sustaining care may be made not only by close family members but also by a number of third parties, and that such decisions need not be reviewed by the judicial system if there is no disagreement between decision makers and medical staff. The court went so far as to rule that a nursing home may not refuse to participate in the fatal withdrawal of food and water from an incompetent patient!

“Extraordinary” or “heroic” treatment need not be used when the chance for recovery is poor and medical intervention would serve only to prolong the dying process. But to deny customary and reasonable care or to deliberately starve or dehydrate someone because he or she is very old or very ill should not be permitted. Most of the cases coming before the courts do not involve withholding heroic measures from imminently dying people, but rather they seek approval for denying basic care, such as administration of food and water, to people who are not elderly or terminally ill, but who are permanently incapacitated. These people could be expected to live indefinitely, though in an impaired state, if they were given food and water and minimal treatment.

No one has the right to judge that another’s life is not worth living. The basic right to life should not be abridged because someone decides that someone else’s quality of life is too low. If we base the right to life on quality of life standards, there is no logical place to draw the line.

To protect vulnerable patients, we must foster more positive attitudes towards people with serious and incapacitating illnesses and conditions. Despite the ravages of their diseases, they are still our fellow human beings and deserve our care and respect. We must also enact positive legislation that will protect vulnerable people from those who consider their lives meaningless or too costly to maintain and who would cause their deaths by withholding life sustaining care such as food and water.

1)    The tone of the author can best be described as

A.     pleading  B.argumentative  C.compassionat e  D. Emphatic E. empathetic

2) In paragraph 3, the author finds starvation and dehydration induced euthanasia is to be “more insidious" because

A.  euthanasia is legally considered to be a criminal act

B.  the public’s attitude toward euthanasia is becoming more positive

C.    it often involves those who cannot protest

D.    the patient has asked to die with dignity

E.    its perpetrators are viewed as kindly caregivers

3) As used in paragraph 3, what is the best synonym for insidious?

A. mischievous         B. treacherous  C. Seductive   D. apparent E. cumulative

4)      The author maintains that death by withholding care is

A.    largely confined to hospitals         

B.    largely confined to the terminally ill

C.    often requested by family members

D.    approved by living wills     E. difficult to prove if prosecuted

5)   As used in paragraph 7, which is the best definition of abridged?

A.    Trimmed              B. Curtailed         C. Lengthened     D. Protracted    E. compressed

6)   Using the passage as a guide, it can be inferred that the author would find  euthanasia less objectionable in cases in which

I.  the patient’s death is imminent

II.  the patient has left instructions in a living will not to provide care

III.  the patient refuses to accept nourishment

A.    I only               B. II only  C.I and II only   D.II and III only    E.I, II and III

7)   The main idea of paragraph is that

A.    lawyers will be unable to prosecute or defend caregivers

B.    no comprehensive right or wrong definition of euthanasia will exist

C.    using a subjective standard will make the decision to end an individual’s life arbitrary

D.    no boundary will exist between euthanasia and care omission

E.    ‘quality of life’ will no longer be able to be rigidly defined

8)      In the final paragraph the author writes, "Despite the ravages of their diseases, they are still our fellow human beings and deserve our care and respect." The main purpose of this statement is to

A.    prove a previous argument       B. illustrate an example      C. gainsay a later statement

D.     object to a larger idea                    E. justify an earlier statement

Directions for questions 9 to 11: Out of the given options, find out the pair that has the same relationship as the capitalized pair:

9)      Scalpel: Surgeon

a.       Laser: Agronomist

b.      Magnet: Ecologist

c.       Telescope: Astronomer

d.      Syringe: Geologist

e.       Microscope: Geometrician

10)  Endemic: Region

a.       Homogeneous: Population

b.      Inborn: Individual

c.       Hybrid: Species

d.      Sporadic: Time

e.       Aberrant: Norm

11)  Overdose: Prescription

a.       Deprivation: Materialism

b.      Indiscretion: Convention

c.       Affliction: Sympathy

d.      Adventure: Expedition

e.       Drug: Medicine

Directions for questions 12 to 15: Find the Antonym for the word given in Bold:

12)MALIGN

a)    Eulogize

b)    Cheerful

c)    Brittle

d)    False

13)  NUGATORY

a)    Consequential

b)    Invalid

c)    Negate

d)    Void

14)  PRAGMATIC

a)    Practical

b)    Utopian

c)    Hard headed

d)    Aquatic

15)  RENEGADE

a)    Deserter

b)    Loyalist

c)    Recreant

d)    Cavalcade