Verbal Reasoning Section

Verbal Reasoning questions assess your ability to spell words correctly, use accurate grammar, understand analogies, read and comprehend written information etc. You will be presented with short passages of text, which you’ll be required to interpret and then answer questions. Verbal Reasoning questions and answers are typically in the ‘True, False, Cannot Say’ multiple-choice format, although there are a range of alternatives too.

1. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

   Due to these reasons, we are all in favour of universal compulsory education.

1. Out of these reasons

B. For these reasons

C. By these reasons

D. No improvement

     Correct answer is B

2. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

I shall not go until I am invited.

1. till I am invited

B. unless I am invited

C. if not I am invited

D. No improvement

 Correct answer is B

3. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

I have lived in Delhi since I was four.

1. am living

B. lived

C. had lived

D. No improvement

 Correct answer is D

4. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

    We did not see this movie yet.

1. have seen

B. have not seen

C. have seen

D. No improvement

Correct answer is B

5. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

       Not long back, in Japan, a mysterious nerve gas affected a large number of people.

1. effected

B. infected

C. infested

D. No improvement

Correct answer is B

6. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

If he would have tried, he would have succeeded.

1. is tried

B. was tried

C. had tried

D. No improvement

Correct answer is C

7. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

If you had attended the meeting, you would have benefited a great deal.

1. could benefit

B. would benefit

C. benefited

D. No improvement

Correct answer is D

8. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

Most donors would seriously protest any effort to extrapolate from such limited data.

1. protest against

B. protest at

C. protest to

D. No improvement

Correct answer is A

9. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

As he is past his teens now, he can look for himself.

1. after

B. to

C. around

D. No improvement

Correct answer is A

10. In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option ‘D’ as the answer.

Although India is still by far a poor country, it can become rich if its natural and human resources are fully utilised.

1. few and far between

B. by and large

C. by and by

D. No improvement

Correct answer is D

Quantitative Reasoning Section

Quantitative Reasoning is the application of basic mathematics skills to the analysis and interpretation of real-world quantitative information.

1. An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?

A. 2/13

B. 13/40

C. Data inadequate

D. None of these

Correct answer is C

2.The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?

A. 71 years

B. 72 years

C. 74 years

D. 77 years

Correct answer is A

Required sum = (80 – 3 x 3) years = (80 – 9) years = 71 years.

3.Edet’s age was equal to square of some number last year and the following year it would be cube of a number. If again Edet’s age has to be equal to the cube of some number, then for how long will he have to wait?

A. 10 years

B. 38 years

C. 39 years

D. 64 years

Correct answer is B

Clearly, we have to first find two numbers whose difference is 2 and of which the smaller one is a perfect square and the bigger one a perfect cube.

Such numbers are 25 and 27.

Thus, Edet is now 26 years old. Since the next perfect cube after 27 is 64,

so required time period = (64 – 26) years = 38 years.

4.A number consists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the number, then the digits change their places. What is the number ?

A. 47

B. 65

C. 83

D. 92

Correct answer is A

Let the ten’s digit be x. Then, unit’s digit = (11 – x).

So, number = 10x + (11 – x) = 9x + 11.

Therefore (9x + 11) + 27 = 10 (11 – x) + x ⇔ 9x + 38 = 110 – 9x ⇔ 18x = 72 ⇔ x = 4.

Thus, ten’s digit = 4 and unit’s digit = 7.

Hence, required number = 47.

5.In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

A. 5

B. 8

C. 10

D. 15

Correct answer is D

Let number of keepers be x. Then,

Total number of feet = 2 x 50 + 4 x 45 + 4 x 8 + 2x = 2x + 312.

Total number of heads = 50 + 45 + 8 + x= 103 + x.

Therefore (2x + 312) = (103 + x) + 224 or x = 15.

6.At the end of a business conference, the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether ?

A. 20

B. 45

C. 55

D. 90

Correct answer is B

Clearly, total number of handshakes = (9+ 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2+1) = 45.

7.The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge, together with the charge of the distance covered. For a journey of 16 km, the charges paid are $156 and for a journey of 24 km, the charges paid are $204. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?

A. $236

B. $240

C. $248

D. $252

Correct answer is B

Let the fixed charge be $x and variable charge be $y per km. Then,

x + 16y = 156 …(i) and

x + 24y = 204 …(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii), we get: x = 60, y = 6.

Therefore Cost of travelling 30 km = 60 + 30 y = $(60 + 30 x 6) = $240.

8.Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A. 120 grams

B. 140 grams

C. 240 grams

D. 280 grams

E. None of these

Correct answer is C

The seven pieces consist of 6 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.

Weight of each small piece = 20 g.

So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (20 x6)]g= 240 g.

9.Find the number which when added to itself 13 times, gives 112.

A. 7

B. 8

C. 9

D. 11

Correct answer is B

Let the number be x. Then, x + 13x = 112 ⇔ 14x = 112 ⇔ x = 8.

10. In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of that of his mother. The wife is 9 years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother ?

A. 40 years

B. 45 years

C. 50 years

D. 60 years

Correct answer is D

Let the daughter’s age be x years.

Then, father’s age = (3x) years.

Mother’s age = (3x – 9) years; Son’s age = (x + 7) years.

So, x + 7 = (3x-9)/2 ⇔ 2x + 14 = 3x – 9 ⇔ x = 23.

Therefore Mother’s age = (3X – 9) = (69 – 9) years = 60 years.

SITUATIONAL JUDGEMENT SECTION

Situational Judgement test questions assess how you approach situations encountered in the workplace. This test is built around hypothetical work situations, to which you are expected to react accordingly. Your answers will indicate your judgement and decision-making abilities and your alignment with the values and behaviours of that particular company.

1. In the past month, one of your employees has shown a major decline in sales performance. Although the decline has been ongoing for a couple of months, it has been particularly steep during the past two weeks. In addition, she has started coming in late and seems very frustrated with her work. Her behaviour is influencing the atmosphere in the office as she is a
   popular employee and has been working for the company for the past two years.

What would you do? Choose the BEST option.

1. You meet with the employee and explain that her negative behaviour is affecting not only her performance but that of the entire office. You express a sincere desire to help her during her rough patch on condition that she cooperate with you and improve her attitude.

B. You feel that since she is a very popular employee it is crucial that she be replaced temporarily or else office performance will suffer. You assign her to back office tasks for the time being and promise her that once her performance improves, you will re-instate her in her former position.

C. You call a staff meeting to talk about the negative atmosphere in the office. You single out the problematic employee and discuss her contribution to this atmosphere in the hope that her behaviour will improve.

D. You decide to let it blow over. She has been a consistently good employee until recently and you feel you need to “cut her some slack”. Part of your job is to be sensitive to your employees’ needs when necessary.

Correct answer is A

2. You are a department manager. Two members of your staff are long overdue to participate in a professional training course. The training department manager has informed you that she has chosen employees from a different department instead. Relations with the training department are already problematic.

What would you do? Choose the BEST option.

A.

You do not accept the decision and send the training manager a furious e- mail demanding that she re-open the course for your employees as their performance is hindered by the delay in their training. You make sure to cc the executive director.

B.

Since relations between you and the training manager are already strained, you decide to let the subject go this time and wait a few months until the next course opens.

C.

You contact the manager of the other department, whose workers were selected for training instead of your employees. You try to convince him to let one of your employees take the course instead of one of his.

D.

You talk to the training manager and try to understand the reasons for her decision. You explain the necessity of training for your department’s performance and try to persuade her to let at least one of your employees attend the course.

Correct answer is D

3. A co-worker is undermining you. Currently, he is at a less senior position than you in the company and hasn’t been working there for long. However, he is better educated than you and is also considered a fast learner. You know from a third party that he is interested in taking over some of your responsibilities.

What would you do? Choose the BEST option.

A.

You wait to see how things develop; at the moment this information is merely hearsay.

B.

You call your co-worker in for a talk. You explain that cooperation is an essential feature of any workplace and tell him you believe both of you can learn from one another. If he refuses to understand you take more serious steps.

C.

You do not want to take any chances with such issues. You report the matter to your supervisor and advise him to consider replacing your co-worker.

D.

Since you do not want to make a “big deal” out of the issue, you ask a third party to intimate to your co-worker that his behaviour is unacceptable.

Correct answer is B

4. You’ve been working in the same place for the past three years and have managed to work your way up. Lately, you have been feeling that you have reached your potential in the company so you start pursuing options for advancing your career in other companies. You are now in the midst of negotiations for a new position. Rumours that you are leaving have spread in your current work place.

What would you do? Choose the BEST option.

A. Since the rumour is already out, you update all your acquaintances in the organisation that you are in the midst of negotiations for a new position. This may even encourage your directors to promote you within the company.

B. Since it is only a rumour, you don’t update anyone until you actually hand in your notice. Nothing has been decided yet.

C. Since the rumour is already out and you will probably leave, you invest a little less in your work and a bit more in attaining the new position.

D. Because the rumour is out, you update your manager and only him about your intention of leaving. Since you are still an employee there, you keep working normally.

Correct answer is D

5. At a marketing meeting with your supervisor and the senior marketing manager you find yourself in the midst of a conflict between them. You know that the two do not get along professionally and that they are in constant disagreement.
They are now arguing about strategies for a new campaign, and are asking you to pick a side.

What would you do? Choose the BEST option.

A. You accept the idea of the senior marketing manager. Since she is more senior she has more influence on your status in the company and therefore it is politically wiser to support her.

B. You accept the idea of your supervisor. Since he is directly above you, he has more influence on your daily routine in the company and therefore it is politically wiser to support him.

C. You weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of each side and decide accordingly without getting involved in their personal conflict.

D. You believe that getting involved in this dispute would be detrimental to you as both sides are superior to you. Therefore, you refuse to pick a side saying that both strategies are equally successful.

Correct answer is C

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