Prodex 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
- 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
- After a discount of 11.11%, a trader still makes a gain of 14.28%. At how many percent above the cost price does he mark his goods?
(a) 28.56%
(b) 35%
(c) 22.22%
(d) None of these (Ans: A)
- The average marks of a student in ten papers are 80. If the highest and the lowest scores are not considered, the average is 81. If his highest score is 92, find the lowest.
(a) 55
(b) 60
(c) 62
(d) Cannot be determined (Ans: B)
- The sum of the areas of two circles that touch each other externally is 153π. If the sum of their radii is 15, find the ratio of the larger to the smaller radius.
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of these (Ans: A)
- A student gets an aggregate of 60% marks in five subjects in the ratio 10:9:8:7:6. If the passing marks are 50% of the maximum marks and each subject has the same maximum marks, in how many subjects did he pass the exam?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5 (Ans: C)
- If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except x = 2, which of the following has the greatest value?
(A) f(-1)
(B) f(0)
(C) f(1)
(D) f(3)
(E) f(4) (Ans: D)
- A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example, 27, 64, and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?
(A) 8p
(B) pq
(C) pq + 27
(D) -p
(E) (p - q)⁶ (Ans: C)
- A piece of ribbon 4 yards long is used to make bows requiring 15 inches of ribbon for each. What is the maximum number of bows that can be made?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12 (Ans: B)
- If V = 12R / (r + R), then R =
(A) Vr / (12 - V)
(B) Vr + V / 12
(C) Vr - 12
(D) V / r - 12
(E) V (r + 1) / 12 (Ans: A)
- What is analogy for BIRD : NEST
A. Horse : farm
B. Squirrel : tree
C. Beaver : dam
D. Cat : kitchen
Answer: C - What is analogy for DOCTOR : HOSPITAL
A. Spectator : cricket
B. Deer : farm
C. Professor : college
D. Criminal : Jail
Answer: C - The teacher made the seventh class students stand in their desks for the rest of the class when they answered a question_____________________.
A. conventional ... wrong
B. enthusiastic ... truthfully
C. eccentric ... incorrectly
D. avuncular ... fleetingly
Answer: C - Yasmin enjoyed eating both meat and vegetables; she considered herself a(n) ___________________.
A. carnivore
B. vegetarian
C. gluttonous
D. omnivore
Answer: D - Shahid and his subordinates regard ________________as a (n)_______________for the year 2000,
A. millennium...misnomer
B. imprecation...moniker
C. bruit...bellwether
D. euphoria...malaise
Answer: A - After a large Friday dinner, Salma's family was _________________________.
A. Satiated
B. Argumentative
C. Restless
D. Assiduous
Answer: A - The factory's automated equipment obviates some job functions, and so layoffs are now
A. Unlikely
B. Illusory
C. Expected
D. Theoretical
Answer: C - The _____________________soldier______________ at the idea he was to go to battle.
A. luckless — rejoiced
B. youthful — retired
C. unwilling—recoiled
D. frail — relapsed
Answer: C