SAPLAB Placement Paper -: Reasoning Questions With Answers

SAPLAB Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers

1. If * means +, / means -, – means * and + means /, then 8 * 7 – 8 + 40 / 2 = ?
   

   A. 1

   B. 2 7 – 5 Answer: Option B

   C. 3 8 – 5

   D. 44

   E. None of these

2. Solution: Using the correct symbols, we have: Given expression = 8 + 7 * 8 / 40 – 2 = 37 – 5 = 7 – 5.
3. 125 : 216 :: 1331 : ?
   

   A. 144

   B. 729

   C. 1728 Answer: Option C

   D. 2744

   E. 1000

4. Solution: 125 (5³), 216 (6³); similarly, 1331 (11³) corresponds to 1728 (12³).
5. (A) Recently, an Air India Airbus was grounded in Delhi because of a technical snag.
   (B) Air India faces a severe shortage of maintenance engineers.
   

   A. if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.

   B. if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect. Answer: Option B

   C. if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.

   D. if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.

   E. if both statements are effects of some common causes.

6. Solution: As Air India faces a shortage of maintenance engineers, technical snags are a consequence. Hence, (B) is the cause and (A) is the effect.
7. Study the following information carefully: Input: 78 293 585 740 64 132 26
   How many steps are required to get the final output?
   

   A. 4 Answer: Option A

   B. 5

   C. 3

   D. 2

   E. None of these

8. Solution: Numbers are arranged in descending order. Steps: 740 → 585 → 293 → 132 → Final. Four steps are required.
9. Should there be an upper age limit for a person to assume the post of prime minister?
   Arguments:
   I. Yes, a leader must not only be wise and experienced but also be energetic and young.
   II. No, older leaders can lead more effectively due to their experience.
   

   A. if only argument I is strong.

   B. if only argument II is strong.

   C. if either I or II is strong.

   D. if neither I nor II is strong.

   E. if both I and II are strong. Answer: Option E

10. Solution: Both arguments present valid points: youth ensures energy and adaptability, while age provides wisdom and experience.
11. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one in the middle:
    A. Catastrophe
    B. Canvass
    C. Crisp
    D. Charcoal
    E. Character
    

    Answer: Option E

12. Solution: Alphabetical order: Canvass, Catastrophe, Character, Charcoal, Crisp. "Character" is the middle word.
13. The Supreme Court gave women the constitutional right to terminate their pregnancy.
    Which of the following, if true, goes against this judgement?
    

    A. In several countries abortion is illegal.

    B. An unborn child should be treated as a person with the fundamental right to live. Answer: Option B

    C. State representatives rejected a proposal to make abortion illegal.

    D. If a foetus is a person, an embryo should also be treated as one.

    E. None of these.

14. Solution: If an unborn child is treated as a person with rights, the judgement conflicts with this interpretation of fundamental rights.