Cognizant Placement Paper - General Awareness Questions And Answers

Cognizant Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers

1. Find out the pair of numbers that does not belong to the group for lack of common property -

   (a) 16-18

   (b) 56-63

   (c) 96-108

   (d) 86-99

   Answer: (d) 86-99

   Explanations: All the rest are in the ratio of 8 : 9.

2. In the following question, number of letters are skipped in between by a particular rule. Which of the following observes the rule?

   (a) ACZXFG

   (b) CFXURI

   (c) CFIURX

   (d) CXFUIR

   Answer: (d) CXFUIR

3. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?

   1. Sentence

   2. Word

   3. Chapter

   4. Phrase

   5. Paragraph

   (a) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5

   (b) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1

   (c) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

   (d) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

   Answer: (c) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

4. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary -

   1. Inhabit

   2. Ingenious

   3. Inherit

   4. Influence

   5. Infatuation

   (a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

   (b) 5, 4, 1, 2, 3

   (c) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3

   (d) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

   Answer: (d) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

5. Which one of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? _ ab _ b _ aba _ _ abab

   (a) a bb aa

   (b) bb aa b

   (c) ab aa b

   (d) a aa ba

   Answer: (d) a aa ba

   Explanations: a ab a b / a aba b / a abab

6. 14, 19, 29, 49, 89, _?_

   (a) 139

   (b) 149

   (c) 159

   (d) 169

   Answer: (d) 169

7. BMRG, DLTF, FKVE, HJXD, ?

   (a) JIZC

   (b) JZIB

   (c) GIFB

   (d) MOLC

   Answer: (a) JIZC

8. 121, 144, 289, 324, 529, 576, ?

   (a) 961

   (b) 841

   (c) 900

   (d) 729

   Answer: (b) 841

9. 5, 21, 69, 213, 645, ?

   (a) 1670

   (b) 1941

   (c) 720

   (d) 1320

   Answer: (b) 1941

10. Find out the questioned number -

    6 : 5 :: 8 : ?

    (a) 2

    (b) 4

    (c) 6

    (d) 10

    Answer: (c) 6

    Explanations: As, 6 = 3 * 2 ⇒ 3 + 2 = 5. Similarly, 8 = 4 * 2 ⇒ 4 + 2 = 6

11. In a row of trees, a tree is 7th from left end and 14th from the right end. How many trees are there in the row?

    (a) 18

    (b) 19

    (c) 20

    (d) 21

    Answer: (c) 20

    Explanations: Total number of trees = 7 + 14 - 1 = 20

12. Shan is 55 years old, Sathian is 5 years junior to Shan and 6 years senior to Balan. The youngest brother of Balan is Devan and he is 7 years junior to him. So what is the age difference between Devan and Shan?

    (a) 18 years

    (b) 15 years

    (c) 13 years

    (d) 7 years

    Answer: (a) 18 years

    Explanations: Age of Sathian = 50 years and age of Balan = 44 years. Age of Devan = 37 years. ∴ Reqd. difference = 55 - 37 = 18 years

13. Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his father's wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal?

    (a) Cousin

    (b) Brother

    (c) Son

    (d) Uncle

    Answer: (a) Cousin