Infosys Placement Papers

1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as
brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and
sisters are there?
Ans: 4 boys and girls.
!. In a soa" com"any a soa" is manufactured with 11 "arts. #or making one soa" you will
get 1 "art as scra". At the end of the day u have !$1 such scra"s. #rom that how much
soa" can be manufactured?
Ans: !$.
. %here is a $digit no. "airs of sum is eleven each. &ast digit is times the first one.
rd digit is less than the second.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. #ind the digit.
Ans : !$!'(.
4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a "articular crossing. %he road is straight before
the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. %he cyclist travels with a s"eed
of 1) *m"h. +ne day the cyclist comes late by !$ min. and meets the train $km before
the crossing. ,hat is the s"eed of the train?
Ans: () km"h
$. %wo twins have certain "eculiar characteristics. +ne of them always lies on -onday.
,ednesday. and #riday. %he other always lies on %uesdays. %hursdays and /aturdays. +n
the other days they tell the truth.
0ou are given a conversation.
1erson A2 today is /unday my name is Anil
1erson 3 4 today is %uesday. my name is 3ill
,hat day is today?
Ans: %oday is %uesday

5irections (61): Each "roblem consists of a "roblem followed by two statements. 5ecide
whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the 7uestion. /elect your
answer according to whether:
8A9 statement 1 alone is sufficient. but statement ! alone is not sufficient to answer the
7uestion
839 statement ! alone is sufficient. but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the
7uestion
8:9 both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the 7uestion. but neither
statement alone is sufficient
859 each statement alone is sufficient
8E9 statements 1 and ! together are not sufficient. and additional data is needed to answer
the 7uestion
(. If ; and y are both "ositive integers. how much greater is ; than y?
1. ; < y = !)
!. ; = y>
1. A.
!. 3.
. :.
4. 5.
$. E.
Ans: :
?. #ifty "ercent of the articles in a certain maga@ine are written by staff members. /i;ty
"ercent of the articles are on current affairs. If ?$ "ercent of the articles on current affairs
are written by staff members with more than $ years e;"erience of Aournalism. how many
of the articles on current affairs are written by Aournalists with more than $ years
e;"erience?
1. !) articles are written by staff members.
!. +f the articles on to"ics other than current affairs. $) "ercent are by staff members
with less than $ years e;"erience.
1. A.
!. 3.
. :.
4. 5.
$. E.
Ans: A
B. Is ;y C ) ?
1. ;Dy E )
!. ; < y E )
1. A.
!. 3.
. :.
4. 5.
$. E.
Ans: A
'.+ne number. n. is selected at random from a set of 1) integers. ,hat is the "robability
that F n < 1 = ) ?
1. %he largest integer in the set is 1.
!. %he arithmetic mean of the set is @ero.
1. A.
!. 3.
. :.
4. 5.
$. E.
Ans: E
1). Is w a whole number?
1. w is an odd number.
!. !w is an even number.
1. A.
!. 3.
. :.
4. 5.
$. E.
Ans: 3
5irections 8Guestion 11 to 14 9 : Head the following information carefully and answer the
7uestions given below it.
II. i9 %here are si; friends A.3.:.5.E and #
ii9 Each one is "roficient in one of the games. namely 3adminton. Iollyball. :ricket.
Hockey. %ennis and 1olo
iii9 Each owns a different coloured car. namely yellow. green. black. white. blue and red.
iv9 5 "lays 1olo and owns a yellow coloured car
v9 : does not "lay either %ennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured
car
vi9 E owns a white car and "lays 3adminton
vii9 3 does not "lay %ennis. he owns a red coloured car.
viii9 A "lays :ricket and owns a black car
11. ,ho "lays Iolleyball ?
A9 3 39 : :9 # 59 5ata inade7uate E9 Jone of these
Ans: 3
1!. ,hich coloured car # owns ?
A9 Kreen 39 3lue :9 Either Kreen or 3lue 59 5ata inade7uate E9 Jone of these
Ans: 3
1. ,hich of the following combinations of colour of car and game "layed is not correct
A9 0ellow 2 1olo 39 Kreen 2 %ennis :9 3lack 2 :ricket 59 Hed6 Hockey E9 Jone of
these
Ans: 3
14. In a grou" of si; women. there are four dancers. four vocal musicians. one actress and
three violinists. KiriAa and IanaAa are among the violinists while LalaAa and /hailaAa do
not know how to "lay on the violin. /hailaAa and %anuAa are among the dancers. LalaAa.
IanaAa. /hailaAa and %anuAa are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If
1ooAa is an actress. who among the following is both a dancer and violinist ?
A9 LalaAa
39 /hailaAa
:9 %anuAa
59 1ooAa
Ans: :
1$. /alay walked 1) m towards ,est from his house. %hen he walked $ m turning to his
left. After this he walked 1) m turning to his left and in the end he walked 1) m turning
to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting "oint?
8A9 /outh
839 Jorth
8:9 East
859 ,est
8E9 Jone of these
Ans : 839
1(.-anish goes ? km towards /outh6East from his house. then he goes 14 km turning to
,est. After this he goes ? km towards Jorth ,est and in the end he goes ' km towards
East. How far is he from his house?
8A9 $ km 839 ? km 8:9 ! km 859 14 km 8E9 Jone of these
Ans : 8A9
1?. &a;man went 1$ kms from my house. then turned left and walked !) kms. He then
turned east and walked !$ kms and finally turning left covered !)kms. How far was he
from his house.
8A9 $ kms 839 1) kms 8:9 4) kms 859 B) kms 8E9 Jone of these
Ans : 859
1B. %he door of AdityaMs house faces the east. #rom the back side of his house. he walks
straight $) metres. then turns to the right and walks $) metres. then turns towards left and
sto"s after walking !$ metres . Jow Aditya is in which direction from the starting "oint?
8A9 /outh6East 839 Jorth6East 8:9 /outh6 ,est 859 Jorth6,est 8E9 Jone of
these
Ans : 859
1'. 1. G. H and / are "laying a game of carrom. 1. H. and /. G are "artners. / is to the
right of H who is facing west. %hen G is facing ?
8A9 Jorth 839 /outh 8:9 East 859 ,est 8E9 Jone of these
Ans : 8A9
!). A clock is so "laced that at 1! noon its minute hand "oints towards north6east. In
which direction does its hour hand "oint at 1.) ".m?
8A9 Jorth 839 /outh 8:9 East 859 ,est 8E9 Jone of these
Ans: :
!1. A man walks ) metres towards /outh. %hen . turning to his right. he walks )metres.
%hen turning to his left. he walks !) metres. again he turns to his left and walks ) metres
How far is he from his initial "osition?
A.9 !) metres 39. ) metres :9.() metres 5.9 B) metres E9 Jone of these
Ans: E

5irections !16!4 :%he table below shows the number of "eo"le who res"onded to a
survey about their favorite style of music. Nse this information to answer the following
7uestions to the nearest whole "ercentage.
!4A.9 ?.1 39. ?.( :9 B. 59. 14.1 E9. ?.!
Ans: 3
!$. ,hat "ercentage of res"ondents aged !16) indicated that Aa@@ is their favorite style?
A9. (4 O 39. ()O :9. ?$O 59. (O E9. 4(O
Ans: A
!(. ,hat "ercentage of the total sam"le indicated that La@@ is heir favorite style of music?
A9. ( O 39. BO :9. !!O 59. 4O E9. 11O
Ans: E
!?. ,hat "ercentage of the total sam"le were aged!16)?
A9. 1 O 39. !O :9. !$O 59. 14O E9. )O
Ans: :

!.Ierbal Ability %est 84) Guestions in $ minutes9
5irections for Guestions 16$: Head the "assage and answer the 7uestions that follow on
the basis of the information "rovided in the "assage.
-uch of the information we have today about chim"an@ees comes from the
groundbreaking. long6term research of the great conservationist. Lane Koodall.
Lane Koodall was born in &ondon. England. on A"ril . 1'4. +n her second birthday. her
father gave her a toy chim"an@ee named Lubilee. Lubilee was named after a baby chim"
in the &ondon Poo. and seemed to foretell the course LaneMs life would take. %o this day.
Lubilee sits in a chair in LaneMs &ondon home. #rom an early age. Lane was fascinated by
animals and animal stories. 3y the age of 1). she was talking about going to Africa to live
among the animals there. At the time. in the early 1'4)s. this was a radical idea because
women did not go to Africa by themselves.
As a young woman. Lane finished school in &ondon. attended secretarial school. and then
worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. ,hen a school friend invited her to
visit *enya. she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat.
/he was ! years old.
+nce in *enya. she met 5r. &ouis &eakey. a famous "aleontologist and anthro"ologist.
He was im"ressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife. and hired her
to assist him and his wife on a fossil6hunting e;"edition to +lduvai Korge. 5r. &eakey
soon reali@ed that Lane was the "erfect "erson to com"lete a study he had been "lanning
for some time. /he e;"ressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the
wild with them. rather than studying dead animals through "aleontology.
5r. &eakey and Lane began "lanning a study of a grou" of chim"an@ees who were living
on the shores of &ake %anganyika in *enya. At first. the 3ritish authorities would not
a""rove their "lan. At the time. they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in
the wilds of Africa alone. 3ut LaneMs mother. Ianne. agreed to Aoin her so that she would
not be alone. #inally. the authorities gave Lane the clearance she needed in order to go to
Africa and begin her study
In Luly of 1'(). Lane and her mother arrived at Kombe Jational 1ark in what was then
called %anganyika and is now called %an@ania. Lane faced many challenges as she began
her work. %he chim"an@ees did not acce"t her right away. and it took months for them to
get used to her "resence in their territory. 3ut she was very "atient and remained focused
on her goal. &ittle by little. she was able to enter their world.
At first. she was able to watch the chim"an@ees only from a great distance. using
binoculars. As time "assed. she was able to move her observation "oint closer to them
while still using camouflage. Eventually. she was able to sit among them. touching.
"atting. and even feeding them. It was an ama@ing accom"lishment for Lane. and a
breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Lane named all of the chim"an@ees that
she studied. stating in her Aournals that she felt they each had a uni7ue "ersonality.
+ne of the first significant observations that Lane made during the study was that
chim"an@ees make and use tools. much like humans do. to hel" them get food. It was
"reviously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to LaneMs research. we now
know that chim"s eat meat as well as "lants and fruits. In many ways. she has hel"ed us
to see how chim"an@ees and humans are similar. In doing so. she has made us more
sym"athetic toward these creatures. while hel"ing us to better understand ourselves.
%he study started by Lane Koodall in 1'() is now the longest field study of any animal
s"ecies in their natural habitat. Hesearch continues to this day in Kombe and is conducted
by a team of trained %an@anians.
LaneMs life has included much more than Aust her study of the chim"s in %an@ania. /he
"ursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study. receiving her 1h.5. from
:ambridge Nniversity in 1'($. In 1'B4. she received the L. 1aul Ketty ,ildlife
:onservation 1ri@e for Qhel"ing millions of "eo"le understand the im"ortance of wildlife
conservation to life on this "lanet.R /he has been married twice: first to a "hotogra"her
and then to the director of Jational 1arks. /he has one son.
5r. Lane Koodall is now the worldMs most renowned authority on chim"an@ees. having
studied their behavior for nearly 4) years. /he has "ublished many scientific articles. has
written two books. and has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. %he Lane
Koodall Institute for ,ildlife Hesearch. Education. and :onservation was founded in
1'?? in :alifornia but moved to the ,ashington. 5.:.. area in 1''B. Its goal is to take the
actions necessary to im"rove the environment for all living things.
5r. Koodall now travels e;tensively. giving lectures. visiting @oos and chim" sanctuaries.
and talking to young "eo"le involved in environmental education. /he is truly a great
conservationist and an ama@ing human being.
1. S3ut she was very "atient and remained focused on her goalM. ,hat is an antonym for
the word focused?
1. bothered
!. tired
. disinterested
4. concerned
Ans: :
!. ,hat is the authorMs "ur"ose in writing this article?
1. to entertain the reader with stories about chim"an@ees
!. to inform the reader of the im"ortance of wildlife conservation
. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
4. to describe the work and life of Lane Koodall.
Ans: 5
. ,hich of the following is J+% one of the reasons 5r. &eakey chose Lane to work with
him?
1. /he knew a lot about Africa.
!. /he knew a lot about African wildlife.
. /he earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.
4. /he was interested in studying animals in the wild.
Ans: :
4. ,hich of the following is J+% true of chim"an@ees?
1. :him"an@ees are often comfortable with strangers right away.
!. :him"an@ees eat meat as well as "lants and fruit.
. :him"an@ees use tools to hel" them get food.
4. 5ifferent chim"an@ees have different "ersonalities.
Ans: A
$. Lane Koodall is now the worldMs most renowned authority on chim"an@ees. having
studied their behavior for nearly forty years. ,hat does authority mean?
1. an intelligent "erson
!. one who studies animals
. a scientist
4. an e;"ert
Ans: 3

5irections for Guestions (61): Head the "assage and answer the 7uestions that follow on
the basis of the information "rovided in the "assage.
%here are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and. to tell the
truth. they are seldom disa""ointed. &istening to such men one would think that this
world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable "laces. 0et. after all it is not such a
bad "lace and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin6 skinned. +n the other
hand. the man who goes out e;"ecting "eo"le to be like himself. kind and brotherly. will
be sur"rised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike 7uarters. A smile is a"t to
be met met with a res"ective smile while the sneer is Aust as a"t to "rovoke a snarl. -en
living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. 3ut it is not the
neighborhood which is 7uarrelsome. but the man within us. And we have it in out "ower
to change our neighborhood into a "leasant one by sim"ly changing our own ways.
(. %he "assage is about
A9 our disagreeable and hostile world
39 a kindly and "leasant world
:9 our different and unres"onsive world
59 the world and what one makes of it.
Ans: 5
?. QTTTT..they are seldom disa""ointedR. %he statement denotes that such men
A9 welcome difficulties as a morale booster
39 do not have face any trouble
:9 manage to kee" unruffled in the face of discomforts
59 generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: 5

B. %he authorMs own view of the world is that it is
A9 one of the loveliest and 7uietest "laces
39 an un"leasant and turbulent "lace
:9 oneMs own e;cessive sensitivity that makes it a bad "lace
59 a sordid "lace for those who suffer in life
Ans: :

'. ,hich of the following is o""osite in meaning to the e;"ression Sthin6skinnedM as sed
in the "assage?
A9 Insensitive
39 Intelligent
:9 Awkward
59 +bstinate
Ans: A
1). Q+n the other handTTTT. unlikely 7uarterR %he statement shows that "eo"leMs
reaction to our attitude is
A9 Kenerally indifferent
39 sur"risingly res"onsive
:9 often adverse
59 mainly favourable
Ans: 3
5irections 1161B: 1ick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the
blank to make the sentence meaningfully com"lete.
11.#or a few seconds. -adan wasTTTT.blinded by the "owerful lights of the
oncoming car
A9 heavily 39 largely :9 greatly 59 "owerfully E9 totally
Ans: E
1!. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed veryTTTT..
A9 strong 39 large :9 broad 59 vast E9 dee"
Ans: E
1. %he "olice haveTTTTT.a com"laint against four "ersons
A9 entered 39 lodged :9 registered 59 noted E9 received
Ans: :
14. %he im"rovement made by changes in the system was TTTTTT..and did not
warrant the large e;"enses.
A9 large 39 small :9 minute 59 marginal E9 uncertain
Ans: 5
1$. %he man who isTTTTTTTT..hesitating which of the two things he will do
first. will do neither
A9 "ersistently 39 constantly :9 insistently 59 consistently E9
"er"etually
Ans: A
1(. He is tooTTTTTT.to be deceived easily
A9 strong 39 modern :9 kind 59 honest E9 intelligent
Ans: E
1?. %he -anager gave her his T.. that the com"laint would be investigated
A. assurance 3. suggestion :. avowal 5. su""ort
Ans: A
1B. I am feeling TT better today.
A. rather 3. too :. fairly 5. very
Ans: :
5irection Guestions1'6!(: In each 7uestion below is given a "assage followed by several
inference. 0ou have to e;amine each inference se"arately in the conte;t of the "assage
and decide u"on its degree of truth or falsity.
mark your answer as :
A. if the inference is S definitely trueM i.e. . it directly follows from the facts given in the
"assage
3. if the inference is S "robably trueM though not definitely true in the light of the facts
given
:. if you think the data are in ade7uate i.e.. from the facts given you cannot say whether
the inference is likely to be true or false
5. if you think the inference is S "robably falseM though not definitely false in the light of
the facts givenU and
E. if you think inference is S definitely falseM i.e. . it contradicts the given facts.
1assage I
Nrban services have not e;"anded fast enough to co"e with urban e;"ansion. &ow
investment allocation have tended to" be under s"ent. 3oth "ublic8 e. g. water and
sewage9 and "rivate 8e.g. low6income area housing9 infrastructure 7uality has declined.
this im"act of the environment in which children live and the su""orting services
available to them when they fall ill. seems clear. %he decline in average food availability
and the rise in absolute "overty "oint in the same satisfactory direction

1'. %here is nothing to boast about urban services
Ans: A
!). %he "ublic trans"ort system is in the hands of "rivate sector.
Ans: :
!1. 3irth rate is higher in Nrban areas com"ared to rural areas.
Ans: :
!!. &ow6cost urban housing is one of the "riorities
Ans: 3
! %he environment around "lays an im"ortant role on the health status.
Ans: A
1assage II
%hough the state cultivate only .! lakh tonnes of mangoes. they are of "remium 7uality
and with mangoes becoming second most consumed fruit in the world after gra"es. the
government has been trying e;"orting it through sea route which is chea"er . An
e;"eriment which was done in this regard last year has "roved successful.
!4. Guality of mangoes is an im"ortant factor in e;"orts.
Ans: A
!$. %he state also e;"orts good 7uality gra"es
Ans: :
!(. %he state also cultivates a large number of medium 7uality mangoes.
Ans: E
5irection!?6!: In each of the following 7uestions. find out which "art of the sentence
has an error. if there is no mistake the answer is Sno errorM
!?. I going there D will not solve D this com"licated "roblem D Jo error
A 3 : 5
Ans : A
!B. 0ou can get Dall the information you want D in this book D Jo error
A 3 : 5
Ans : A
!'. %he bus could not D ascend the stee" hill D because it was in the wrong gears D Jo error
A 3 : 5
Ans : :
).Jo stronger D a figure than his D is "rescribed in the history D Jo error
A 3 : 5
Ans : :
1. most "eo"le would have Dattended the union meeting D if they had D longer notice of
it D Jo error
A 3 : 5 E
Ans : 5
!. And though one did not D 7uite believe his claim D one saw no harm D in granting him
"ermission D Jo error
A 3 : 5 E
Ans: E
5irections : In each 7uestion. a "art of sentence is "rinted in italics. 3elow each
sentence. some "hrases are given which can substitute the italici@ed "art of the sentence.
If the sentence is correct as it is. the answer is SJo correction re7uiredM
. %he "roblems of translation are still remain.
A9. are remain. 39. will remained :9. will still remain. 59. Jo
:orrection re7uired
Ans : :
4. It is ten years since I have begun living here
A9. begun 39. had begun :9. began 59. Jo :orrection re7uired
Ans : :
$. Education is a strong instrument for moldings the character of the young.
A9. striking 39. "owerful :9. "otent 59. Jo :orrection re7uired
Ans : 3
(. He gave the I.A./. e;amination in all seriousness.
A9. a""eared 39. took :9. undertook 59. Jo :orrection re7uired
Ans: 3
?. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with his eyes closed.
A9. mind blank 39. eyes covered :9. hands full 59.
Jo :orrection re7uired
Ans: 5
B. %he young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the valley.
A9. so far that 39. too far that :9. so far as that 59. Jo :orrection
re7uired
Ans: A
'. He sto""ed to work an hour ago
A9. to working 39. to have worked :9. working 59. Jo :orrection
re7uired
Ans : :
4). %he fact finding committee has so far not made any advancement.
A9. "rogress 39. im"rovement :9. stride 59. Jo :orrection re7uired
Ans: A