Philips Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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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) -
What details should never be found in the top level of a top-down design?
(A) Details
(B) Coding
(C) Decisions
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C) -
In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by the assembler?
(A) Reallocation
(B) Allocation
(C) Linking
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: (D) -
Banker’s algorithm for resource allocation deals with:
(A) Deadlock prevention
(B) Deadlock avoidance
(C) Deadlock recovery
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) -
Thrashing can be avoided if:
(A) The pages belonging to the working set of the programs are in main memory
(B) The speed of the CPU is increased
(C) The speed of I/O processors is increased
(D) All of the above
Ans: (A) - On the day the Barton triplets are born, Jenna weighs more than Jason. Jason weighs less than Jasmine. Of the three babies, Jasmine weighs the most. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday. The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday. The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - Spot is bigger than King and smaller than Sugar. Ralph is smaller than Sugar and bigger than Spot. King is bigger than Ralph. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: b. false. - A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons. There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges. The basket contains more apples than oranges. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy. Rebecca’s house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy. Rebecca’s house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: b. false. - Joe is younger than Kathy. Mark was born after Joe. Kathy is older than Mark. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - All spotted Gangles have long tails. Short-haired Gangles always have short tails. Long-tailed Gangles never have short hair. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: a. true. - Battery X lasts longer than Battery Y. Battery Y doesn’t last as long as Battery Z. Battery Z lasts longer than Battery X. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: c. uncertain. - Martina is sitting in the desk behind Jerome. Jerome is sitting in the desk behind Bryant. Bryant is sitting in the desk behind Martina. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true.
b. false.
c. uncertain.
Answer: b. false. - In a certain code ADVENTURES is written as TRDESAUVEN. How is PRODUCED written in that code?
(a) IUIPGSSRNP
(b) IUIPGSRSNR
(c) IUINGSSRRP
(d) IRIPGSSNRR
(Ans: A) - If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can IMPOSING be written?
(a) NQPTJHOJ
(b) NQPTJOHJ
(c) NQTPJOHJ
(d) NQPTJOHI
(Ans: D) - If ROBUST is coded as QNATRS in a certain language, which word would be coded as ZXCMP?
(a) AWDLQ
(b) AYDNQ
(c) BZEOR
(d) YYBNO
(Ans: B)