Sonata Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- If a number 774958A96B is to be divisible by 8 and 9, the values of A and B, respectively, will be:
(a) 7, 8
(b) 8, 0
(c) 5, 8
(d) None of these (Ans: C)
- The price of a Maruti car rises by 30% while the sales of the car came down by 20%. What is the percent change in the total revenue?
(a) 4
(b) -2
(c) +4
(d) 0 (Ans: C)
- Sending an e-mail is similar to:
a) picturing an event
b) narrating a story
c) writing a letter
d) creating a drawing
e) None of these
Answer: c) writing a letter - Promotion in Marketing means:
a) passing an examination
b) elevation from one grade to another
c) selling the products through various means
d) selling the product in specific areas
e) None of these
Answer: c) selling the products through various means - Microsoft Word is an example of:
a) an operating system
b) a processing device
c) application software
d) an input device
e) None of these
Answer: c) application software -
Yesterday Sagher earned Rs. 100 less than Bilal, and today Sagher earned Rs. 75 more than Bilal. Which of the following must be true about Sagher's total earnings for the two days compared to Bilal's?
a) Sagher earned % of what Bilal earned
b) Sagher earned $17.50 more than Bilal
c) Sagher earned $2.50 more than Bilal
d) Sagher earned $25 less than Bilal
Answer: c) Sagher earned $2.50 more than Bilal -
What data structure is used when converting an infix notation to prefix notation?
(a) Stack
(b) Queue
(c) B-Trees
(d) Linked-list
Answer: (a)
Explanation: To convert infix to prefix, reverse the equation and use the infix-to-postfix algorithm. This process utilizes stacks for operator precedence and association. -
Out of the following operators (
|,*,+,&,$), the one having the lowest priority is?
(a) +
(b) $
(c) |
(d) &
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Logical OR (|) has the lowest precedence among the given operators, as defined in the infix-to-prefix algorithm. - The principal evil in today's society is selfishness. Everywhere we see people, who are concerned only with themselves. Personal advancement is the only motivating force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing to help one another; on the contrary, _________. But, these are only short-term occurrences which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal gain. To fill in the blank in the above passage, select one of the options from the below mentioned options:
A. we are always trying to undermine others endeavors
B. my uncle Jeremy used to help me with my homework
C. no one can be trusted, not even close friends
D. there are many occasions when we graciously offer our assistance
Answer: D - Virus M helps in controlling the population of gnats; they manage to do this by killing the moth's larvae. Though the virus is always present in the larvae, it is only every six or seven years that the virus seriously decimates the numbers of larvae, greatly reducing the population of the gnats. Scientists are of the opinion that the gnats, usually latent, are activated only when the larvae experience biological stress. In case the above mentioned scientists are correct, it can be inferred that the decimation of gnat populations by the virus M could be most probably activated by the following conditions?
A. A shift by the gnats from drought areas to a normal area occupied by them
B. The resultant stress from defoliation of trees attacked by the gnats for the second consecutive year.
C. Attacks on the larvae by all kinds by parasitic wasps and flies.
D. Starvation of the gnat larvae due to over population.
Answer: D - A survey recently conducted revealed that marriage is fattening. The survey found that on an average, women gained 23 pounds and men gained 18 pounds during 13 years of marriage. The answer to which among the following questions would be the most appropriate in evaluating the reasoning presented in the survey?
A. Why is the time period of the survey 13 years, rather than 12 or 14 ?
B. Did any of the men surveyed gain less than 18 pounds during the period they were married ?
C. How much weight is gained or lost in 13 years by a single people of comparable age to those studied in the survey ?
D. When the survey was conducted were the women as active as the men?
Answer: C - Experts in the field of forestry are now questioning the policy of attempting to extinguish all forest fires instead of allowing them to run their course and die out on their own. The study of forest fires indicates that in the long run, forest fires may in fact, be beneficial to the ecology as a whole. Among the following, which statement would logically follow from one of the observations referred to in the passage above?
A. Most of the forest fires are causes due to natural reasons like lightning rather than as a result of human carelessness
B. Every year the number of people dying as they attempt to fight forest fires is greater than the number of people who would have died or suffered injury if the fires were allowed to run their own course.
C. Accumulation of highly flammable dead brushwood and timber, which could lead to massive uncontrollable fires is prevented by frequent small forest fires.
D. The animal and plant life destroyed by forest fires seldom represents endangered species
Answer: C - Five educational films A, B, C, D, & E are to be shown to a group of students. The films are to be shown in a particular order, which conforms to the following conditions: A must be shown earlier than C. B must be shown earlier than D. E should be the fifth film shown. Which among the following is an acceptable order for showing the educational films?
A. A, C, B, D, E
B. A, C, D, E, B
C. B, D, C, A, E
D. B, D, E, A, C
Answer: D