Syntel Placement Paper

                                           Syntel Model Question Paper

Directions : Study the information given below to answer these questions. Mark your answer as:
(i) If both A and R are correct but R does not explain A.
(ii) If both A and R are correct and R explains A.
(iii) If A is correct but R is wrong.
(iv) If A wrong but R is correct.

1) Assertion (A): A saltwater fish drinks sea water where a fresh water fish never drinks water.
Reason (R): A saltwater fish is hyper tonic to its environment while a freshwater fish is hypotonic to its environment.
Answer: iv

2) Assertion (A): The territory of India is larger than the territories of the States taken together. 
Reason (R): India is a Union of States.
Answer: i

3) Assertion (A): Alcohol rather than mercury is used in a thermometer to measure a temperature of 60o C.
Reason (R): Alcohol has a lower freezing point then mercury.
Answer: iii

4) 38% of 4500 - 25% of ? = 1640
(1) 260
(2) 270
(3) 280
(4) 290
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
Explanations : 4500 * 38/100 - x * 25/100 = 1640 ⇒ 1710 - 1640 = x/4 ⇒ x/4 = 70 ⇒ x = 280

5) (?)2 + 152 - 332 = 97
(1) 33
(2) 32
(3) 34
(4) 30
(5) None of these
Answer: 5
Explanations : x2 + 152 - 332 = 97 ⇒ x2 = 97 + 1089 - 725 ⇒ x2 = 1186 - 225 = 961 ⇒ x = 31

6) (7921 + 178) - 5.5 = √?
(1) 1512
(2) 1521 
(3) 1251
(4) 1531
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
Explanations : 7921 / 178 - 5.5 = √x 44.5 - 5.5 = = √x ⇒ 39.0 = √x ⇒ x = 1521

7) 4 9/10 + 3/11 + 7/15 = ?
(1) 1 217/330
(2) 1 221/330
(3) 1 211/330
(4) 1 197/330
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
Explanations : 9 + 3 + 7 = 297 + 90 + 154 = 541 10 11 15 330 330 = 1 211 330

8) 1/4th of 1/2 of 3/4th of 52000 = ?
(1) 4875
(2) 4857
(3) 4785
(4) 4877
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
Explanations : 52000 * 3/4 * 1/2 * 1/4 = 4875

9) 57/67 * 32/171 * 45/128 = ?
(1) 15/262
(2) 15/268
(3) 15/266
(4) 17/268
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
Explanations : 57/67 * 32/171 * 45/128 = 15/268

10) 283 * 56 + 252 = 20 * ?
(1) 805
(2) 803
(3) 807
(4) 809
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
Explanations : 283 * 56 + 252 = 20*x ⇒ 15848 + 252 = 20*x ⇒ x = 16100/20 ⇒ x = 805

11) (5863 - √2704) * 0.5 = ?
(1) 2955.5
(2) 2905.5
(3) 2590.5
(4) 2909.5
(5) None of these
Answer: 2
Explanations : (5863 - √2704) * 0.5 = 2905.5

12) 3√42875 - ? = 21
(1) 18
(2) 13
(3) 15
(4) 11
(5) None of these
Answer: 5
Explanations : √42875 - x = 21 35 - x = 21 x = 14

13) 10 25639 - 5252 - 3232 = ?
(1) 17255
(2) 17551
(3) 17515
(4) 17155 
(5) None of these
Answer: 4

14) Milk : Emulsion : : Butter : ?
(1) Aerosol
(2) Suspension
(3) Sol
(4)Gel
Answer : 4

15) Haemoglobin : Iron : : Chlorophyll : ?
(1) Copper
(2) Magnesium
(3) Cobalt
(4) Calcium
Answer : 2 

16) Forecast : Future : : Regret : ?
(1) Present
(2) Atone
(3) Past
(4) Sins
Answer : 3

17. A person travels 12 km in the southward direction and then travels 5km to the right and then travels 15km toward the right and finally travels 5km towards the east, how far is he from his starting place?
(a) 5.5 kms
(b) 3 km
(c) 13 km
(d) 6.4 km
Ans. (b)

18. X’s father’s wife’s father’s granddaughter uncle will be related to X as
(a) Son
(b) Nephew
(c) Uncle
(d) Grandfather
Ans. (c)

19. Find the next number in the series 1, 3 ,7 ,13 ,21 ,31
(a) 43
(b) 33
(c) 41
(d) 45
Ans. (a)

20. If in a certain code “RANGE” is coded as 12345 and “RANDOM” is coded as 123678. Then the code for the word “MANGO” would be
(a) 82357
(b) 89343
(c) 84629
(d) 82347
Ans. (d)