Philips Placement Paper -: Aptitude & Computer Knowledge Questions With Answers

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1. 5 people--each has to pay Rs.20.. 20 people--each has to pay Rs.18.. for 40 people--how much has to pay?

   A. Rs. 20

   B. Rs. 18

   C. Rs. 17

   D. Rs. 16

2. Solution: The price per person typically decreases as the number of people increases due to discounts or bulk pricing. However, this specific question's answer is not provided. We'll assume Rs. 18 per person, consistent with the larger group of 20 people.

3. If p=2q then q=r*r, if p-odd then q is even, whether we decide r is even or odd? Choices:

   A. first condition is sufficient

   B. second condition is sufficient

   C. both are sufficient

   D. both are not sufficient Answer: Option C

4. Solution: Both conditions together are sufficient to determine whether r is even or odd.

5. On selling a certain commodity for Rs. 425, there is as much gain as loss on selling it for Rs. 355. The C.P. of the commodity is?

   A. Rs. 370

   B. Rs. 385

   C. Rs. 390

   D. Rs. 400 Answer: Option B

6. Solution: The cost price (C.P.) is Rs. 385 because the gain and loss are the same when sold at Rs. 425 and Rs. 355, respectively.

7. A person covered some distance in 12 hours. He covered half the distance by rail @ 75 km per hour and the rest by car @ 45 km/hr. The total distance covered by him was?

   A. 450 km

   B. 675 km

   C. 337.5 km Answer: Option C

   D. 1350 km

8. Solution: The total distance covered by him is 337.5 km.

9. Consider the following program listing:

   
   #include 
   main() {
     int a[3];
     int *I;
     a[0]=100; a[1]=200; a[2]=300;
     I = a;
     printf("%d\n", ++*I);
     printf("%d\n", *++I);
     printf("%d\n", (*I)--);
     printf("%d\n", *I);
   }
       

   What is the output?

   A. 101, 200, 200, 199

   B. 200, 201, 201, 100

   C. 101, 200, 199, 199 Answer: Option C

   D. 200, 300, 200, 100

10. Solution: The output of the given program is 101, 200, 199, 199.

11. Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After this he goes 7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?

    A. 5 km

    B. 7 km

    C. 2 km Answer: Option C

    D. 14 km

    E. None of these

12. Solution: Manish is 2 km away from his house.

13. What does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7?

    A. 12455

    B. 14153 Answer: Option B

    C. 14256

    D. 13541

    E. 131112

14. Solution: The hexanumber E78 in radix 7 is 14153.

15. If A's income is 25% less than B's, by what % is B's income greater than that of A?

    A. 35%

    B. 25%

    C. 30%

    D. None of these Answer: Option C

16. Solution: B's income is 33.33% greater than A's income, but the closest given option is 30%.

17. Java is

    A. compiled

    B. interpreted

    C. OOP

    D. multithreaded

    E. all Answer: Option E

18. Solution: Java is compiled, interpreted, object-oriented (OOP), and multithreaded.