BFL Placement Paper - Logical Question And Answers

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1. Of the following statements, which is not true of Wakefield Master?
   

   (A) He and Chaucer were contemporaries.

   (B) Wakefield Master is remembered as having written five or six realistic plays.

   (C) His plays realistically portray the plight of the country folk of his day.

   (D) His writing was similar to that of John Steinbeck.

   (E) He was an accomplished artist. (Answer: D)

2. The word 'patristic' in the first paragraph is used to mean:
   

   (A) Patriotic

   (B) Superstitious

   (C) Folk

   (D) Relating to the Christian Fathers

   (E) Realistic (Answer: D)

3. The statement about the ''secularization of the medieval drama'' (opening sentence of the second paragraph) refers to the:
   

   (A) Introduction of religious themes in the early days

   (B) Presentation of erudite material

   (C) Use of contemporary materials

   (D) Return to early innocent reverence at the end of the play

   (E) Introduction of mundane matters in religious plays (Answer: E)

4. From the following, what would the writer be expected to do in the subsequent paragraphs?
   

   (A) Make a justification for his comparison with Steinbeck

   (B) Put forth a viewpoint, which would take up the thought of the second paragraph

   (C) Point out the anachronisms in the play

   (D) Discuss the works of Chaucer

   (E) Talk about the lack of realism in the works of the Wakefield Master (Answer: B)

Section 2 - Analytical Ability

No. of Questions: 20

Duration in Minutes: 20

5. If f(x) = |(x² – 50)|, what is the value of f(-5)?
   

   (A) 75

   (B) 25

   (C) 0

   (D) -25

   (E) -75 (Answer: B)

6. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours, and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?
   

   (A) 10

   (B) 15

   (C) 20

   (D) 25

   (E) 30 (Answer: A)

7. If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except x = 2, which of the following has the greatest value?
   

   (A) f(-1)

   (B) f(0)

   (C) f(1)

   (D) f(3)

   (E) f(4) (Answer: D)

8. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example, 27, 64, and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?
   

   (A) 8p

   (B) pq

   (C) pq + 27

   (D) -p

   (E) (p - q) (Answer: C)