HP Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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Cloudy days tend to be more windy than sunny days.
Foggy days tend to be less windy than cloudy days.
Sunny days tend to be less windy than foggy days.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:
a) true.
b) false.
c) uncertain.
Answer: b) false. -
At a parking lot, a sedan is parked to the right of a pickup and to the left of a sport utility vehicle.
A minivan is parked to the left of the pickup.
The minivan is parked between the pickup and the sedan.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is:
a) true.
b) false.
c) uncertain.
Answer: a) true. -
Fact 1: All chickens are birds.
Fact 2: Some chickens are hens.
Fact 3: Female birds lay eggs.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. All birds lay eggs.
II. Hens are birds.
III. Some chickens are not hens.
a) II only
b) II and III only
c) I, II, and III
d) None of the statements is a known fact
Answer: a) II only -
Fact 1: Most stuffed toys are stuffed with beans.
Fact 2: There are stuffed bears and stuffed tigers.
Fact 3: Some chairs are stuffed with beans.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. Only children’s chairs are stuffed with beans.
II. All stuffed tigers are stuffed with beans.
III. Stuffed monkeys are not stuffed with beans.
a) I only
b) II only
c) II and III only
d) None of the statements is a known fact
Answer: d) None of the statements is a known fact -
Fact 1: All hats have brims.
Fact 2: There are black hats and blue hats.
Fact 3: Baseball caps are hats.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. All caps have brims.
II. Some baseball caps are blue.
III. Baseball caps have no brims.
a) I only
b) II only
c) I, II, and III
d) None of the statements is a known fact
Answer: d) None of the statements is a known fact -
Fact 1: Jessica has four children.
Fact 2: Two of the children have blue eyes and two of the children have brown eyes.
Fact 3: Half of the children are girls.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. At least one girl has blue eyes.
II. Two of the children are boys.
III. The boys have brown eyes.
a) II only
b) I and III only
c) II and III only
d) None of the statements is a known fact
Answer: a) II only