Hexaware Sample Verbal Ability Placement Paper

8/22/2019 Hexaware Sample Verbal Ability Placement Paper

1/12

Visit www.latestoffcampus.com for placement papers, interview tips & job updates. Toget

freeupdates tomail http://groups.google.com/group/latestoffcampus/subscribeLive updates on

Facebook @ www.facebook.com/LatestOffCampus




Hexaware Verbal Ability Latest Sample Placement PaperDirections for Questions 1-2 based on the following:In many

corporations, employees are being replaced by automated equipmentin order to save money.

However, many workers who lose their jobs to automation will need

government assistance to survive, and the same corporation that are

laying people off will eventually pay for the assistance through

increased taxes and unemployment insurance payments.

1. The author is arguing that?

A. Higher taxes and unemployment insurance payments will discourage

corporations from automating.

B.Replacing people through automation to reduce production costs will

result in increases of othercosts to corporations.

C. Many workers who lose their jobs to automation will have retrained

for new jobs.

D. Corporations that are laying people off will eventually rehire many of

them.

ANS: B

2.Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the authors

argument?

A. Many workers who have already lost their jobs to automation have

been unable to find new jobs.

B. Many corporations that have failed to automate have seen their

profiles decline.

C. Taxes and unemployment insurance are paid also by corporations

that are not automating.

D. The initial investment machinery for automation is often greater

than the short-term savings in labour cost.

ANS: D


2/12







Directions for Questions 3-4 based on the following:The program to

control the entry of illegal drugs into the country was a failure in 1987.

If the program had been successful, The whole sale price of most illegal

drugs wouldnt have dropped substantially in 1987.

3.Argument in the passage depends on which of the following

assumptions?

A. The supply of illegal drugs drops substantially in 1987.

B. The price paid for most illegal drugs by the average consumer did not

drop substantially in 1987.

C. Domestic production of illegal drugs increased at a higher rate hat

did the entry of such drugs into the country.D. A drop in the demand for most illegal drugs in 1987 was not the sole

cause of the drop in their wholesale price.

ANS: C

4. The argument in the passage would be most seriously weakened if it

were true that

A. In 1987 smugglers of illegal drugs, as a group, had significantly more

funds at their disposal than did the countrys custom agents.

B. Domestic production of illegal drugs increased substantially in 1987.

C. In 1987 illegal drugs entered the country by a different set of routes

than they did in 1986.

D. The countrys citizens spent substantially more money on illegal

drugs in 1987 than they did in 1986.

ANS: D

Directions for Questions 5-9: In each question below are two

statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to

take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at

variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the

given conclusions logically follows from the two statements

disregarding commonly known facts.


3/12







Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follow.

Give answer (2) if only conclusion II follows.

Give answer (3) if either conclusion I or II follows.

Give answer (4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Give answer (5) if both conclusions I or II follow.

5. Statements:

Some pencils are lead. All lead are ink

Conclusions:

I. Some ink are pencils.

II. All ink are lead.

ANS: (1)6. Statements:

Some ovens are refrigerator.

Some refrigerators are ACs.

Conclusions:

I. Some ACs are ovens.

II. No. AC is oven.

ANS: (3)

7.Statements:

All planes are birds.

All birds are clouds.

Conclusions:

I. Some planes are clouds.

II. Some clouds are birds.

ANS: (5)

8.Statements: Some papers are plastics.All papers are clothes.

Conclusions:

I. Some plastics are clothes.

II. Some plastics are papers.


4/12







ANS: (5)

9.Statements:

Some sweets are salt.No salt in spice.

Conclusions:

I. Some sweets are spice.

II. No spice is salt.

ANS: (2)

10. Expand IDEA.

ANS: IDEA stands for International Data Encryption Algorithm.

Directions for Questions 11-15: Each of the following questions below

consist a question and two statements numbered I and II given below

it. You have to decide if the data provided in the statements are

sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and:

Give answer (1) if the data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer

the question while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer

the question.Give answer (2) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer

the question, while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to

answer the question.

Give answer (3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II

alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (4) if the data in both the statements I and II are not

sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (5) if the data in both the statements I and II together arenecessary to answer the question.

11. How is cricket written in a code language? I. Dinesh play cricket is

written as do si ha. II. play cricket now is written as ha si ma.

ANS: (4)


5/12







12. How far does Shruti live from the school?

I. Shruti has to cycle 3 kms. To her friend Minas house which is 4 kms.

From thee school.

II. Gitanjali lives exactly opposite the school and walks 2 kms to reach

Shrutis house.

ANS: (3)

13. When is Rahuls birthday?

I. Rahul and Shivani are twins.

II. Rahul was born on the last day of February in a leap year.

ANS: (2)

14. What is the strength of the class?

I. Shekhar stood 28 ranks below the top ranker and Mahesh who stood

5 ranks below him stood last.

II. Jayesh was 9 ranks below Ramesh who stood 27th from the top.

ANS: (1)

15. Who is the oldest among L, M, N, O and P?

I. P is older than M and N but not O.

II. L is older than O.

ANS: (5)

16.Which of the following options would correctly fill in the blank seen

in the given dialogue?

Teacher: Hello, Smitha! How are You?

Smitha: fine, madam thank you.

Teacher: __________________?

Smitha : I was not well

A. Where were you last week?

B. Where did you last week?

C. Where was you last week?

D. Where do you last week?


6/12







ANS: A

17.No, Murali doesnt want to leave early, is the answer to the

questionA. Did Murali want to leave early

B. Do Murali want to leave early?

C. Does Murali want to leave early?

D. Has Murali wanted to leave early?

ANS: C

18.Which of the following sets of words has more than one category of

words in it?A. walk, swim, jump, moan

B. happy, power, slow, weak

C. determined, tall, strong, clean

D. beauty, sight, honesty, intelligence

ANS: A

19.Salivation of some people while looking at the name of their

favorite sweet on the name board of sweet stall itself is

A. Simultaneous conditioningB. Verbal conditioning

C. Discriminating conditioning

D. Semantic conditioning

ANS: D

20.Characteristic which is not found in creative persons is

A. immediately accept others sayings

B. keenly observe others talkC. often thinking about any one problem

D. to have divergent thinking

ANS: A


7/12







21.People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities. Change the

voice of the given sentences:

A. The suspect is being seen in several cities.

B. The suspect has been seen by the people in several cities.

C. The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

D. The suspect was seen by people in several cities.

ANS: C

22.As a result of his method for early music education, Shinichi Suzuki

has been known as one of the world's great violin teachers.

A. has been known as one

B. had been known as oneC. is seen as one

D. is being seen as one

E. has been one

ANS: C

23.The people had resisted the cruel laws. Change the voice of the

given sentences:

A. The cruel laws had been resisted by the people.B. The cruel laws been resisted by the people.

C. The cruel laws were resisted by the people.

D. The cruel laws resisted by the people.

ANS: B

24.He will have pulled the bucket out of the well. Change the voice of

the given sentences:

A. The bucket will have been pulled out of the well by him

B. The bucket will have pulled out of the well by him.

C. The bucket will have to be pulled out of the well by him.

D. The bucket will have pull out of the well by him.

ANS: A


8/12







25.(A) Most men are fond of the bread.

(B) Most men are fond of bread.

Two sentences are given below. Choose an option that best

characterizes the sentences.

i. (A) Most men are fond of the bread.

ii. only (B) is correct

iii. Both (A) and (B) are correct

iv. Both (A) and (B) are wrong

ANS: ii

26.The government had put a ban on wine. Change the voice of the

given sentences:A. A ban had been put on the wine by the government.

B. A ban has been put on wine by the government.

C. A ban was put on wine by the government.

D. A ban had to be put on wine by the government.

ANS: A

27.The passive form of 'I' sure he would have made a cake'.

A. I'm sure a cake had been made by him.B. I'm sure he would make a cake

C. I'm sure a cake could have been made by him.

D. I'm sure a cake would have been made by him

ANS: D

28.Would you like to go to a movie or a play?" "It to me."

A. makes no difference

B. makes not a difference

C. is indifferent

D. is not a difference

ANS: A


9/12







Directions for Questions 29-31: one of the four sentences given in each

question is grammatically wrong. Find the incorrect sentence.

29.

A) Let me put my sign here.

B) These cattle are mine.

C) He examined the book closely.

D) He has no knowledge of and no interest in music.

ANS: A30.

A) He has no desire for fame.

B) I intend going to Calcutta.

C) He is too miserly to part with his money.

D) He has invited me for dinner.

ANS: C

31.

A) The odds are against him.

B) Let me thread the needle.

C) A nurse is taking care of him.

D) I don't know if snow is falling.

ANS: D


10/12







Directions for Questions 32-36: In each of the following questions,

some sentences are given which are on the same theme. Decide which

sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and

usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.

32. A. The teacher asked the student with a frown on his face, to leave

the room.

B. The teacher asked with a frawn on his face the student to leave the

room.

C. With a frawn on his face, the teacher asked the student to leave the

room.

D. The teacher asked the student to leave the room with a frawn on hisface.

ANS: C

33. A. Since he lacked needed money, he never turned down anyone

who needed help.

B. He wasn't rich by any means, although he never turned down anyone

who needed help.

C. Being not rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who

needed help.

D. He wasn't rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who

needed help.

E. Since he wasn't rich by any means, he never turned away anyone

who needed help.

ANS: D

34. A) I was asked to stop writing.

B) She denied to go with me.C) My hairs stood on end.

D) I am reading this novel for four days.

ANS: D


11/12







35. A. He will not pay unless he is not compelled

B. He will not pay unless he will be compelled.

C. He will not pay unless he is compelled

D. he will not pay till he i s compelled.

ANS: C

36. A. Our school had won the match if only we have concentrated.

B. Our school would have won the match if only we would have

concentrated.

C. Our school would win the match if only we had concentrated.

D. Our school had won the match if only we would have concentrated.

E. Our school would have won the match if only we had concentrated.ANS: E

Directions for Questions 37-40: In each questions below are given two

statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to

take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at

variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then

decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two

given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.Give answer (A) if only conclusion I follows;

(B) if only conclusion II follows;

(C) if either I or II follows;

(D) if neither I nor II follows and

(E) if both I and II follow.

37.Statements:

All plants are trees

No tree is greenConclusions :

I. Some plants green

II. Those plants which are not trees are green

ANS: D


12/12







38.Statements :

All students in my class are intelligent

Rohit is not intelligent

Conclusions:

I. Rohit is not a student of my class

II. Rohit must work hard.

ANS: A

39. Statements:

All lamps are hooks

No hook is coloured

Conclusions:I. Some lamps are coloured

II. No lamp is coloured

ANS: B

40. Statements:

Some men are educated

Educated persons prefer small families

Conclusions :I. All small families are educated

II. Some men prefer small families

ANS: B

Hexaware Sample Verbal Ability Placement Paper

Documents

Transcript of Hexaware Sample Verbal Ability Placement Paper