Mistral 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.
(Ans: A) - Pick out the most effective word(s) to fill in the blank:
The grapes are now _______ enough to be picked.
(a) ready
(b) mature
(c) ripe (Ans)
(d) advanced
- Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful sentence:
Since the beginning of history:
P: have managed to catch
Q: the Eskimos and Red Indians
R: by a very difficult method
S: a few specimens of this aquatic animal
The proper sequence should be:
(a) QRPS
(b) SQPR
(c) SQRP
(d) QPSR (Ans)
- Jothi's father was 38 years old when she was born, and her mother was 36 years old when her brother, four years younger than her, was born. What is the age difference between her parents?
(A) 2 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 6 years
(D) 8 years
Ans: C
- The sum of two numbers is 184. If one-third of one exceeds one-seventh of the other by 8, find the smaller number.
(A) 72
(B) 74
(C) 76
(D) 78
Ans: A
- Of two numbers, 4 times the smaller one is less than 3 times the larger one by 5. If the sum of the numbers is larger than 6 times their difference by 6, find the numbers.
Ans: 59 & 43
- A number consists of two digits. The sum of the digits is 9. If 63 is subtracted from the number, its digits are interchanged. Find the number.
(A) 72
(B) 84
(C) 76
(D) 81
Ans: D
- The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 9
(D) 6
(E) None of these
Ans: B
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A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
(A) 120 metres
(B) 180 metres
(C) 324 metres
(D) 150 metres
Answer: (A) 120 metres
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If A speaks the truth 80% of the times, and B speaks the truth 60% of the times, what is the probability that they tell the truth at the same time?
(A) 0.8
(B) 0.48
(C) 0.6
(D) 0.14
Ans: (B) -
Susan can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. Mary can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes?
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 65
(E) 75
Ans: (E) -
Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together?
(A) 4
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 16
Ans: (D) -
If the time quantum is too large, Round Robin scheduling degenerates to:
(A) Shortest Job First Scheduling
(B) Multilevel Queue Scheduling
(C) FCFS
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C) -
What is the main function of a data link content monitor?
(A) To detect problems in protocols
(B) To determine the type of transmission used in a data link
(C) To determine the type of switching used in a data link
(D) To determine the flow of data
Ans: (A) -
Which of the following is a broadband communications channel?
(A) Coaxial cable
(B) Fiber optic cable
(C) Microwave circuits
(D) All of the above
Ans: (D) -
Which of the following memories has the shortest access time?
(A) Cache memory
(B) Magnetic bubble memory
(C) Magnetic core memory
(D) RAM
Ans: (A)