PSI Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- A sequence of numbers is: 2, 5, 8, 11. Assuming it follows the same pattern, what would be the value of the 20th number?
a) 50
b) 55
c) 59
d) 60
- Tommy's and Sara's current ages are represented by t and s, respectively. If in five years, Tommy will be twice as old as Sara, which of the following represents t in terms of s?
a) t = s + 5
b) t = 2s - 5
c) t = 2s + 5
d) t = s + 10
- 10 gallons of paint will cover 75 square ft. How many gallons of paint will be required to paint the area of a rectangular wall that has a height of 8 ft and a length of 24 ft?
a) 17
b) 25.6
c) 22.8
d) 31.4
- Which of the following two ratios is greater: 17:18 and 10:11?
a) 17/18
b) 10/11
c) Both are the same
d) None of these
- If f(x) = x² - 4, what is the value of the function f(3)?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 12
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(A) 2456415
(B) 2235675
(C) 2980565
(D) 2714985
Answer: (D) 2714985 - If ‘VEHEMENT’ is written as ‘VEHETNEM’ then in that code how will you code ‘MOURNFUL’ ?
(A) MOURLUFN
(B) MOUNULFR
(C) OURMNFUL
(D) URNFULMO
Answer: (A) MOURLUFN - MOLLIFY is to APPEASE as APPURTENANCE is to ?
(A) Gratify
(B) Avarice
(C) Accessory
(D) Amend
Answer: (C) Accessory - Praduman is older than Janaki; Shreshtha is older than Chhama; Ravindra is not as old as Shreshtha but is older than Janaki. Chhama is not as old as Janaki. Who is the youngest?
(A) Praduman
(B) Janaki
(C) Shreshtha
(D) Chhama
Answer: (D) Chhama - The radius of a circular garden is 7 metres more than the length of a rectangle whose perimeter is 364 metres and breadth is 84 metres. What will be the cost of fencing the garden (only at the circumference), if the cost of fencing is Rs.8 per metre?
1) Rs.5456
2) Rs.6144
3) Rs.5296
4) Rs.5280
5) None of these
Answer: 1) Rs.5456 - If 43x + 43y = 4816, what is the average of x and y?
1) 56
2) 112
3) 62
4) 124
5) None of these
Answer: 1) 56 - The average age of a man and his son is 28 years. The ratio of their ages is 3 : 1. What is the man's age?
1) 30 years
2) 38 years
3) 44 years
4) 42 years
5) None of these
Answer: 3) 44 years - A car manufacturing plant manufactures 96 dozen cars in eight days. How many dozen cars will the plant manufacture in 17 days?
1) 210
2) 224
3) 204
4) 209
5) None of these
Answer: 2) 224 - A and B together can complete a piece of work in 16 days. B alone can complete the same work in 24 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same work?
1) 34 days
2) 50 days
3) 48 days
4) 42 days
5) None of these
Answer: 3) 48 days - Find the average of the following set of scores: 142, 93, 102, 206, 115, 98.
1) 122
2) 106
3) 138
4) 117
5) None of these
Answer: 3) 138