Axes Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- Choose the word that best completes the analogy.
INEPT : SKILL :: FLIMSY :
(a) Power
(b) Weight
(c) Strength (Ans)
(d) Thickness
- Choose the word or set of words that makes the most sense when inserted into the sentence.
Many researchers believe that dreamless sleep is largely a period of physical rest, whereas dreaming sleep is a period of mental ________ during which the mind ________ and stores the information acquired during the day.
(a) relaxation . . . processes
(b) inactivity . . . categorizes
(c) fatigue . . . integrates
(d) restoration . . . sorts (Ans)
- Choose the correct meaning of the proverb/idiom.
To keep one's temper:
(a) To become hungry
(b) To be in a good mood (Ans)
(c) To preserve one's energy
(d) To be aloof from
(e) None of these
- Find the grammatical error in the sentence:
A. I have got
B. my M.Sc. degree
C. in 1988.
D. No error.
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Ten suspects are questioned. One says, "The person to my right is guilty." Who is guilty?
(a) A only
(b) B only
(c) Both
(d) Neither
(e) D (Ans)
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Given 3 lines form a triangle with sides of length 20, 20, and 30, how many points are equidistant from the lines?
(a) 4 (Ans)
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 0
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Planet Nigiet uses base 8. In a street numbered 1-1000 (base 8), how many 3s are used?
(a) 256
(b) 64
(c) 192 (Ans)
(d) 54
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10 people meet and shake hands. What is the maximum number of handshakes with no "cycle"?
(a) 9 (Ans)
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 6
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Paul the octopus predicts match outcomes with success matching probability. If Ghana has a 2/3 chance of winning, what is the probability Paul predicts correctly?
(a) 5/9 (Ans)
(b) 1/9
(c) 2/3
(d) 4/9
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Zorba solar blasts melted equatorial ice. Echina diameter formula: d = 4v(t-8). If radius = 8mm, when was the blast?
(a) 12
(b) 16 (Ans)
(c) 8
(d) 24
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Alok plays Min-Max Game: N = 9 + X + Y - Z. Optimum N?
(a) 27
(b) 0
(c) 20 (Ans)
(d) 18