Anna University Madurai Placement Preparation
Questioner Part 1
1. Seven flags of different colours –violet,indigo,blue,green,yellow,orange and red-are placed in a
row from left to right, not necessarily in that order. The indigo flag and the yellow flag have four
flags between them. The orange flag is not between the indigo flag and the yellow flag. The
violet flag and the red flag cannot be next to the blue flag.
Questions:
a. if the violet flag is adjacent to the indigo flag,then which coloured flag is exactly in
the middle of the row?
(1) red (2) green
(3) violet (4) cannot be determined
b. if the black flag and the white flag are also to be placed in the row, such that they are
adjacent to each other but none of them is next to the violet flag or to the red flag, and also
none of them is at any of the extreme ends,then what is the total number of possible
arrangements?
(1) 24 (2) 48
(3) 96 (4) none of these
2. Eight boys A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H sit around a circular table, not necessarily in the same order. B
and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D, and F sits in
between B and H. which of the following is definitely true?
(1) H sits in between C and E.
(2) B sits in between A and G.
(3) C sits opposite to G.
(4) none of these.
3. The purpose of the proposed law requiring a doctor's prescription for obtaining
hypodermic needles is to lower the incidence of drug-related deaths, both accidental
and intentional, involving hypodermic needles. But even knitting needles can be lethal if
they fall into the wrong hands; yet everyone would agree that imposing legal
restrictions on obtaining knitting needles would be preposterous. Hence the proposed
law involving hypodermic makes no sense and should not be enacted.
Which of the following, if true, would provide most support for the argument above?
A. Knitting needles have been known to cause injury and death.
B. The benefits of hypodermic needles outweigh those of knitting needles.
C. The proposed law would not deter the sort of activity known to result in drug-related
deaths.
D. The proposed law could not be effectively enforced.
E. Knitting needles are not readily available to anybody who wants to obtain them.
4. Six weekends each year, Alpha Showgrounds are used exclusively for public horse
shows. During all other weekends, the grounds are used exclusively as a public market.
For its revenues, Alpha depends entirely on admission fees, and revenue from a typical
weekend horse show is far greater than from a typical weekend market. However,
Alpha’s annual revenues from the market far exceed its annual revenues from horse
shows.
Which of the following strategies, if implemented, would likely provide the greatest boost to
Alpha’s revenues?
A. Increase the fee for admission to the public market, but leave the admission fees for
horse shows unchanged.
B. Increase the fees for admission to the horse shows, but leave the admission fee for the
public market unchanged.
C. Discontinue use of the grounds for horse shows, and schedule the public market for
each and every weekend of the year.
D. Schedule some horse shows for weekdays instead of weekends; and during those
weekends, use the grounds as a public market instead.
E. Schedule some weekend markets for weekdays instead of weekends; and during those
weekends, use the grounds for horse shows instead.
5. During the past week, 120 RamTech Corporation employees have reported symptoms of
a strain of food poisoning known as disporella, but only eight of these employees have
tested positive for the strain. A RamTech spokesperson claims that the apparent
outbreak of disporella can be attributed to contaminated food served two weeks ago at
the company's annual employee picnic.
Which of the following, if true, would most support the claim made by the RamTech
spokesperson above?
A. Disporella symptoms generally last only a few days.
B. RamTech's cafeteria facilities provide lunch to Ram-Tech employees during every
workday.
C. People with disporella do not generally test positive for disporella until at least one
week after disporella symptoms begin to occur.
D. People with disporella often do not exhibit disporella symptoms until more than a week
after contracting disporella.
E. A person can test positive for disporella without exhibiting symptoms of disporella.
6. During each of the past five years, the total demand for paper on the part of
manufacturers who produce paper packaging for consumer products has declined.
During the same time period, the cubic volume of freshly cut timber that is used to
produce paper packaging has also declined. However, reliable reports from recycling
facilities across the country indicate that the amount of paper-based packaging material
that they provide to paper-packaging companies for reuse has been increasing steadily.
The information provided best supports which of the following conclusions with respect to the
last five years?
A. The amount of packaging using paper from freshly cut trees has decreased.
B. The amount of paper-based packaging that has been recycled for the same uses has
exceeded the amount that has not.
C. Recycled paper-based packaging has been used only for new packaging.
D. The total amount of packaging material made of non-paper materials has increased.
E. Consumers have increased the portion of paper products that they recycle after using.
7. As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society
than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends
on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three
dollars.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not
surprising?
A. The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all immigrants.
B. Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are more likely to experience health
problems than other pregnant women.
C. State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote undocumented immigration.
D. Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care are just as healthy as other babies.
E. Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant parents are entitled to infant care
benefits from the state.
Direction for Questions :
Each question is followed by two statements ,A and B. Answer each question using following
instructions:
Mark(1) if the question can be answered by using the statement A alone but not using B
alone
Mark (2) if the question can be answered by using B alone but not using A alone.
Mark(3) if the questions can be answered by using either statements alone.
Mark(4) if the questions can be answered by using both the statements but not by either
alone.
Mark(5) if the question cannot be answered using even both the statements.
8. In a particular college 60 students, were athletes .Ten among them were top academic
performers. How many academic performers were there in the college.
A) Sixty percent of top academic performers were not athletes.
B) All academic performers are not necessarily athletes.
9. Five students Atul, Bala Chetan, Dev, Ernesto were the only ones who
Participated in a quiz contest. They were ranked based on their scores. Dev
got a higher rank compared to Ernesto ,while Bala got a higher rank compared to
Chetan. Chetan’s rank was lower than the median. Who got the first rank?
A) Atul was the last rank holder.
B) Bala was not among the first two.
10. Thirty percent of employees of a call centre are males. Ten percent of female
employees were from engineering background. what percentage of male
employees. what is the percentage of male employees with engineering background?
A) Twenty five percent of the employees have engineering background.
B) Number of male employees having engineering background is 20%
more than the number of female employees having engineering
background.
11. I found his defeated [A] / defeatist [B] attitude very exasperating [A]/exaggerating [B].
It was a very interesting case, as the jury was [A] / were [B] unable to reach a verdict. One of
the perquisites [A] / prerequisites *B+ of Anna’s new job was the use of the company
guesthouse in the Bahamas.
The Daily Forum has bimonthly [A] / semi-monthly [B] meetings on the 5th and 20th
.
1) BBBAB 2) AABBA 3) BABAA 4) ABBBA 5) BAAAB
12. The captains alternatively [A]/ alternately [B] took turns to choose players for their
team.
The citizens are against raising monuments to perpetrate [A] / perpetuate [B] the memory of
the freedom fighters.
The suggestion made by Manik is practical [A]/ practicable [B] but I wonder if it will be practical
[A] / practicable [B] in this case.
Senator Rodriques was defeated in the second round because of [A]/ due to [B] the Tax Scandal.
1) AABAB 2) BBBBB 3)ABABA 4) BBABA 5) ABBBB
13. Eager to flout [A] / flaunt [B] his recently purchased music system. Tareeq invited all his
friends for a party.
We put before them various propositions but they seemed disinterested [A] / uninterested [B]
in our offer.
Pointing out that a strike was eminent [A] / imminent [B], the union leader convinced [A]/
persuaded [B] the management to agree to the demands.
The new team is comprised [A] / composed [B] of 5 members taken from the original.
1) BBBBB 2)BBBBA 3)AABAA 4)ABBAB 5)BBABA
Directions for questions: Consist of four phrases each. One of the phrases (A, B, C or D) is
grammatically incorrect. Identify that incorrect phrase.
14. (a) However, the advantages of teamwork can be minimized / (b) and the benefits
increased / (c) if members (particularly those who lead them) / (d) is aware of the
methods for improving performance
and making decisions.
15. (a) When assertion is used with the win-win approach, / (b) and with others who also
uses the winwin approach / (c) each party can consider the needs of the other and / (d)
move towards a solution that satisfies as many needs as possible.
16. (a) It is always / (b) been hard to change / (c) the Indian car buyer’s perception / (d)
when it comes to designs.
17. (a) In a conflict, speak in a pleasant way, / (b) send appropriate non-verbal messages to
the other
person / (c) and match yours non-verbal behavior / (d) to the spoken message.
18. (a) To live, to love / (b) to serve, and / (c) also admiration are what / (d) I aspire for.
Directions: In the following questions choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of
the word given in capitals.
19. PERNICIOUS
(1) Innocuous (2) Healthy (3) Hygienic (4) Fine
20. CAPTIVATED
(1) Repelled (2) Seized (3)Free (4) Enchanted
21. OVERT
(1) Unambiguous (2) Concealed (3) Manifest (4) Inexplicable
22. SUBSTANTIAL
(1) Extensive (2) Independent(3) Manifest (4) Minimal
23. LATENT
(1) Concealed (2) Real (3) Apparent (4) Dubious
24. DAZZLING
(1) Glaring (2) Unscrupulous (3) Unexposable (4) Unnoticeable
25. REPRESS
(1) Inhibit (2) Liberate (3) Curb (4) Quell
26. TANGIBLE
(1) Ethereal (2) Concrete (3) Actual (4) Solid
27. ZENITH
(1) Acme (2) Top (3) Nadir (4) Pinnacle
28. VANITY
(1)Pride (2) Humility (3) Conceit
29. 9 __ 20 31 51 82 133
30. 7 9 14 __ 41
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