Placement Papers: ITC Infotech Paper on 12th Feb 2008

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Verbal Ability

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Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omittedBeneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of wordsChoose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1While ________ in his own approach of philosophy, the scholar was illogically, ________ his colleagues who averred that a seeker of knowledge must be free to select such doctrines as pleased him in every school.

Aindiscriminate supportive of

Belectic intolerant of

Cspeculative. Cordial to

Dproblematical. Dismissive of

Etheoretic Impatient with

Question 2 We have in America a ________ speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but ________ of all three.

Amotley. An enhancement

Bhybrid. a combination

Cnasal. a blend

Dmangled a medley

Eformal. a patch work

3It is somewhat paradoxical that, nine times out of ten, the coarse word is the word that ________ an evil and the

________ word that excuses it.

Acondemns. Refined

Bexonerates. Vulgar

CContradicts … Crass

Dcondones … Genteel

Eadmits________clever

4An University training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a ________ of though.

Aline Bstrand Cmass Dplethora Eskein

5When those whom he has injured accuse dhim of being a ________, he retorted curtly that he had never been a quack.

Alibertine Bsycophant Ccharlatan Dplagiarist Ereprobate

Choose a word given below that is nearly opposite to the word mentioned in CAPITALS

6LATENT

Aprior Btardy Cdevious Dmanifest Eastronomical

7CHAGRIN

Afrown Bdisguise Cmake indifferent Dmake aware Eplease

8DISINGENIOUS:

Anave Baccurate Chostile DWitty Epolite

9SERVILITY

Aresilience Bwickedness Cindependence Drighteousness Fhumility

10RECTIFY

Aapologise Bsanctify Cmake worse Drule illegal Erebuke

Instructions for Questions 11 − 15: Select the best alternative to the portion in the sentence which is underlinedIf you think the underlined portion is the best option, Select answer ABe attentive to matters of grammar, diction and syntax as well as clarity, precision and fluencyDo not select the answers which alters the meaning of the original sentence.

11Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, efficiency and happiness.

AUsing it wisely

BIf used wisely

CHaving used it wisely

DBecause it is used wisely

EBecause of usefulness

12We want the teacher to be him who has the best rapport with the students.

AWe want the teacher to be him

BWe want the teacher to be he

CWe want him to be the teacher

DWe desire that the teacher be him

EWe anticipate that the teacher will be him.

13She not only was competent but also friendly in nature.

AShe not only was competent but also friendly.

BNot only was she competent but friendly also.

CShe not only was competent but friendly also

DShe was not only competent but also friendly.

EShe was not only competent but friendly also.

14When one eats in this restaurant, you often find that the prices are high and the food id poorly prepared.

AWhen one eats in this restaurant, you often find

BWhen one eats in this restaurant, one often find

CAs you eat in this restaurant, you often find

DIf you eat in this restaurant, you often find

EWhen one ate in this restaurant, he often found

15May I venture to say that I think this performance is the most superior I have ever heard.

AMay I venture to say that I think this performance is the most superior.

BMay I venture to say that this performance is the most superior.

CMay I say that this performance is the most superior.

DI think this performance is superior to any.

EThis performance is the most superior of any.

Analytical Section

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If Dr. Seymore՚s theory is correct, then the events she predicts will happenThen events she predicted did happenTherefore her theory must be correct.

6Which of the following arguments has a logical structure that most nearly resembles that of the argument above?

AIf we win the game, we will be the league champions, we won the game; therefore we are the league champions.

BIf the fan is running, then the electricity must be onThe electricity is on; the fan must be running.

CIf the store is open, I will buy a shirtI think the store is open: Therefore, I should be able to buy a shirt.

DIf Alice answers her phone, then my prediction is correctI predict that she is at home, therefore, she will answer her phone.

EIf Ted՚s flight is delayed, he will miss his appointmentHe kept his appointment: Therefore his flight must have been on time.

7The conclusion drawn in the argument above would be valid if which of the following were true?

AOnly Dr. Seymour՚s theory fully explains the events which happened.

BIf the events Dr. Seymour predicted happen, then her theory is correct.

CIf DrSeymour՚s theory is correct, then the events she predicted may happen.

DOnly Dr. Seymour՚s predicted the events which happened.

EIf the events Dr. Seymour predicted happen, then Dr. Seymour՚s theory may be correct.

Solve These

A, B, C or W may cause D

B, C or W may cause E

W or X may cause F

D or E may cause G or H only if D & E are caused by B or C; D or E may cause 1 only if D and E are caused by C.

Only E & F together may cause M or N

F may cause H only if it is caused by W or X

8Which can result from the largest number of immediately preceding events?

AD BE CF DM EN

9Which can result in the smallest number of subsequent events, counting both those that follow immediately and those that follow after another event?

AA BB CC DW EX

10How many different events or combinations of events may cause H?

A5 B6 C7 D8 E9

11Donors are almost never offended by being asked for too much (in fact, they are usually flattered) . And if you ask for too much, your donor can always suggest a smaller amountOn the other hand, donors are frequently offended by being asked for too littleA common reaction is “so that՚s all they think, I am worth of”

The above statement assumes that:

ADonors are usually never asked for enough.

BA good fund raiser will value the worth of a donor

CIt is worth the gamble to ask for large donations

DFund raisers often think that donors are incapable of giving much

EDonors are seldom offended by fund raisers.

12In 1950, the average child visited the dentist once a year, by 1970, the number of visits had increased to twoToday, the average child visits the dentist three times in a year. Each of the following, if true, could explain this trend, except:

ADentist fees have declined over the period.

BBetter home care of teeth have reduced the number of cavities

CDental care has become less painful.

DParents are more aware of the importance of dental care.

ETax benefits for deducting dental expenses have increased.

13There are many reasons why individuals want to run their own businessesSome foresee more personal satisfaction if they are successful in launching their own business, while others are interested mainly in prospect of larger financial rewardsSince the late 1970՚s and early 1980՚s, tax regulations and other changes have encouraged increasing number of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to start new enterprisesSince 1980, some one-half million new ventures have been startedNot all succeeded, of course.

The above statement makes which of the following assumptions?

ASuccess in starting a new business depends in large pari on sound financial planning

BSocial incentives are associated with new business starts.

CFinancial incentives are associated with new business starts.

DMost new business ventures succeed initially but fail later on

EVenture Capitalists are motivated by non-monetary gains.

14Between 1940 and 1945 gasoline consumption in the US dropped about 35% because of the war time rationingIn the same period, lung cancer in the US white males declined by approximately the same percentageBetween 1914 and 1950 lung cancer mortality increased nineteen fold and the rate of gasoline consumption increased at the same rateWhich of the following facts, if true would weaken the above arguments?

AFor each of the years between 1939 and 1949, lung cancer among urban blacks in the US remained at the same rate.

BThe amount oflead in gasoline increased between 1916 and 1944

CAfter 1950 the gasoline consumption jumped.

DDuring world war II, people suffering from cancer were forbidden to drive.

EWomen frrst began driving in large numbers between 1941 and 1951

Q 15 Building codes required that all public building constructed aiter 1980 to have reinforced-steel bomb shelters installed. From which of the following can the statement above be inferred?

APublic buildings had to be installed reinforced steel bomb shelters after 1980

BNo bomb shelters other than reinforced steel shelters were instttlled in public buildings after 1980 but all public buildings constructed after 1980 were required to hav ~bomb shelters

CSome public buildings constructed before 1980 had installed bomb shelters.

DBomb shelters were not required in pl. Lblic buildings before 19080 but some were installed voluntarily.

EBefore 1980, public buildings had bomb shelters but not necessarily made of reinforced steel.

General Aptitude

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  1. A train covers the distance d between two cities in h hours arriving Jhours lateWhat rate would permit the train to arrive on schedule?
  2. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek and 3 have not studied eitherHow many of these have studied both Latin & Greek?
  3. Colorful Pain Company contracts to paint three houseMrBrown can paint a house in 6 days, while MrPink would take 8 days and MrBlue would take 12 daysAfter 8 days MrBrown goes on vacation and MrPink begins to work for a period of 6 daysHow many days will it take MrBlue to complete the contract?
  4. A box is made in form of a cubeIf a second cubical box has inside dimensions three times those of the first box, how many times as much does the second box contain?
  5. One wheel rotates once every 7 minutes and anothl: r ratales once every 5 minutesHow often will both begin to rotate at the same time?
  6. If the side of a square increases by 40% , then the area of the square increases by:
  7. A fanner wishes to build a fence around a rectangular fieldThe field is 100 feet long and 60 feet wideThe fence will be of stone on one side and of wire on the other three sidesStone cost Rs5 a foot and wire costs Rs2 a foot, How much will the fence cost?
  8. Which one of the following has the greatest value?
  9. If the product of 3 consecutive integers is 210, then the sum of two smaller integer is:
  10. The price of a garment is reduced by 20% During an “early bird” special all garments are rnarked “take an additional 30% off reduced price” The two reductions are equivalent to a single reduction of: