Placement Papers - Infosys

Hi Friends      
My test was in      Chennai on 3rd july 2005.the result was announced the same      day at 4 pm in the evening..with al ur help I got shortlisted after      the test..this group really helped me a lot.i downloaded almost al the      papers from this group an took printouts.it was really helpful 2      me..almost al the questions ver repeated from previous papers.so try      solving al the previous papers.i solved papers from 2003.atleast go      thru al the papers from 2004 onwards..starting from the latest      papers..To be frank I went thru only
      
1)        shakuntaladevi puzzles to puzzle you,and
      
2)        just 4 important questions from shak devi mor puzz to puzz you which      ver mentioned in some mail in this group and
      
3)        R.S agarwal important topics like train,distance an speed,chain      rule,average,numbers,boat an streams,pipes an cisterns atc..and
      
4)        analytic part of GRE Barrons(very important 4 solving 8 mark      problems)and
      
5)        lots of previous question papers..
      
I dint go thru      george summers.its not necessary.
      
I\'am giving u the      questions of ma paper..
      
The scheme is 1 hr      puzzles with no choice and 30 minutes English with choice..for both      parts u don\'t\'ve -ve marks..
      
In the case of      puzzles,even if u know the answers write the steps neately in the      rough sheet and prove that u\'ve done and got the answer..
      
3rd      july 2005 at Meenakshi College,Chennai ::           
      
1. There is a      merry-go-round race going on. One person says,"1/3 of those in      front of me and 3/4 of      those behind me, give the total number of children in the race".      Then the number of children took part in the race? (repeated from      previous papers)
      
Ans : 13           
            
[ Assume there are      x participants in the race.In a round race,no: of participants in      front of a person wil b x-1 an that behind him wil b x-1. i.e,      1/3(x-1) + 3/4(x-1) = x ; solving x = 13 ]           
            
2. In an Island the      natives lie and visitors speak truth. A man wants to know whether a      salesman beside him in a bar is a native or visitor. He asked him to      ask a woman beside him whether she is a native or visitor. He replied      "she says she is a visitor". Then he knew that the salesman      is a native or visitor. salesman is in which category , native or      visitor?           
            
Ans : Native (not      sure)           
            
[ Draw table and      see ]           
            
3.A man fixed an      appointment to meet the manager, Manager asked him to come two days      after the day before the day after tomorrow. Today is Friday. When      will the manager expect him? (repeated from previous papers)           
            
Ans: Monday           
      
[Don\'t confuse it      with Tuesday.the correct answer is Monday]
            
4. A jem merchant      wants to exhibit his 7 precious jewels in an exhibition, Amethist,      Diamond, Ruby, Opel ,G,      Sapphire and Emarald.He      shows either through the left window or through the right window.At a      time he shows only 3 out of his 7 jewels he had. some conditions where      given like           
            
(i)              A should be shown only      through the left window.

(ii)             D should be shown only      through the right window
      
(iii)             E and S ahould be shown together
      
(iv)            R should not be shown      though the same window as      O or G
      
(v)             Some more conditions...I 4got the remaining..
      
4      questions where asked on this and 4 options where given like..
      
[A]      Which among the following sets are possibly shown through the left      window?
      
4      options like {a} A,D,G {b}      D,O,R {c} A,G,R {d} A,S,E           
      
[B]      Which of the following should be shown through the right window if E      is shown through the right window?           
      
4      options..
      
[C]      and [D] questions where also there. 8 marks
      
It      was an easy question. (repeated from previous papers)
            
5.A man said he      spent 1/6 of his as a child, 1/12 as salesman in a liquor shop, 1/7      and 5 years as a politician and a good husband respectively. At that      time Jim was born. Jim was elected as Alderman four years back.when he      was half of his age. What is his age? (repeated from previous papers)           
            
Ans: 84 years

[Assume that he      lived x years.           
      
X/6 + x/12 + x/7 +      5 + 4 + x/2 = x. Solving x= 84, Same as Question in Shakundala Devi      book]
            
6.Jack,Doug and      Ann, 3 children had a running race while returning from school.Mom      asked who won the race.Then Jack replied" I wont tell u.I wil      give u a clue,When Ann takes 28 steps Doug takes 24 steps, meantime I      take 21 steps. Jack explained that his 6 steps equals Droug\'s 7 steps      and Ann\'s 8 steps. Who won the race? (repeated from previous papers)           
            
Ans: Doug           
                            
[ Ann steps =      8,16,24,28 --- finished by 3 & half full steps
       Doug steps=7,14,21,24 ---      finished before 3 & half full steps
       Jack steps= 6,12,18,21 ---      finished by 3 & half      full steps
       So Doug won the race ]
                       
7. Every day a      cyclist meets a car at the station.The road is straight and both are      travelling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of      12 mph.
One day the cyclist comes      late by 20 min. and meets the car 5miles before the Station. What is      the speed of the car?
                       
Ans: 60 mph
[Very similar to      Shakuntala Devi puzzles to puzzle you problem no: 38 ]           
            
8. A problem of      persons and profession. 4 persons were there- Jack, Clove, Smith,      Morgan belongs to 4 professions policeman ,Druggist ,Grocer ,Butcher.Who      all belongs to which profession?Some conditions where given like..           
            
(i)              Clove and Jones drive together to work      

(ii)             Clove earns more income than Morgan...I 4got the conditions..
                            

          Clove :
          Jones      :                                                     8      marks
          Morgan :
          Smith :
                                       
9.A lady goes for      shopping. She bought some shoestrings. 4 times the number of      shoestrings, she bought pins and 8 times, handkerchiefs. She paid each      item with their count as each piece\'s cost. She totally spent Rs.      3.24. How many handkerchiefs did she buy? (repeated from previous      papers)           

10. Complete the      series :


a)        3,6,13,26,33,66,____(repeated from previous papers)
b)        364,361,19,16,4,1,___( "               "             "  )
                 

Ans :      a) 63
           b) 1
      
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      English part is easy but it also has cutoff.so if u r week in tat part      jus go thru RS Agarwal      Verbal and Non verbal book..els any general English book..it wil b      helpful 4 u..           
                                             
You have 4 options      4 al the questions..read al the options b4 choosing the answer.

      1. 1 passage and 4 questions related 2 that..
[4 such type,read      the questions b4 u read the passage.it\'l help u 2 save time]
2. some questions based on tenses.
      3. some questions based on spelling mistakes..very easy part..
4. some questions 2      choose the correct meaning of the phrase..
      5. some fill ups were there with choices
            
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      The very next day I attended the interview..
no technical      questions..only HR questions..           
            
1)        What is ur father?           
      
2)        Say something abt ur college?
      
3)        And abt u?
      
4)        Some differences between Coimbatore and kerala..(I\'am a keralite and      did BE in coimbatore)
      
5)        Do u\'ve any preferable place 2 work?
      
6)        2 puzzles...1) To find the missing no: from a 3/3 matrix?
                 
   2)      3 bulbs in the 3rd floor and switches in the 1st      floor.u r in the 1st floor.u\'ve 2   know which switch belongs 2 which      bulb.its not in order.u can go up once an u can switch on once.how wil      u do it?

7)        The most creative thing u\'ve done?

8)        Any questions..?
Al      the best 4 al the job seekers..Definitely u\'l get placed in ur dream      company..Hardwork along with prayers wil help u to reach the goal..