Kanbay Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement:
Input: 39 121 48 18 76 112 14 45 63 96
Step I: 14 39 121 48 18 76 112 45 63 96
Step II: 14 39 48 18 76 112 45 63 96 121
Step III: 14 18 39 48 76 112 45 63 96 121
Step IV: 14 18 39 48 76 45 63 96 112 121
Step V: 14 18 39 45 48 76 63 96 112 121
Step VI: 14 18 39 45 48 63 76 96 112 121
This is the final arrangement, and step VI is the last step for this input.
How many steps will be required for getting the final output for the following input?
Input: 101 85 66 49 73 39 142 25 115 74
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Ans: d) 8
Solution:
Step I: The smallest number becomes first, and the remaining numbers shift one position rightward.
Step II: The largest number among the given numbers becomes last, and the remaining numbers shift one position leftward.
The steps are repeated alternately until all the numbers are arranged in ascending order. The process for the input will take 8 steps. -
Statement:
The principal instructed all the teachers to be careful in class because some students may disturb other students.
Assumptions:
I. The teachers may handle the situation properly and they may restrict the naughty students.
II. The students will welcome the decision of the Principal.
a) If only assumption I is implicit
b) If only assumption II is implicit
c) If either I or II is implicit
d) If neither I nor II is implicit
Ans: a) If only assumption I is implicit
Solution:
Assumption I is implicit because the principal's instructions imply that teachers are expected to handle the situation. Assumption II is not implicit, as the mischievous section may not welcome the decision. -
Labourer is related to wages in the same way as an entrepreneur is related to?
a) Loan
b) Interest
c) Taxes
d) Profit
Ans: d) Profit
Solution:
A labourer earns wages, while an entrepreneur earns profit. Both are forms of earnings in their respective contexts. -
Event (A): Company X is opening an office in city Y for marketing the company's products.
Event (B): Company X has chalked out an expansion plan, involving raising production capacity at its existing plants.
a) If 'A' is the effect and 'B' is its immediate and principal cause.
b) If 'B' is the effect and 'A' is its immediate and principal cause.
c) If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
d) If 'B' is the effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.
Ans: c) If 'A' is the effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.
Solution:
Events (A) and (B) are related and chronologically (B) occurs before (A). The expansion plan leads to marketing efforts. However, opening an office requires other actions like market surveys and analysis, making (B) not the immediate cause of (A).