Sify Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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What is the output of printf("%d", printf("tim"));
A. results in a syntax error
B. outputs tim3 Answer: Option B
C. outputs garbage
D. prints tim and terminates abruptly
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Length of string “correct” is:
A. 7
B. 8 Answer: Option B
C. 6
D. implementation dependent
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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
- Solution: Using the correct symbols, we have: Given expression = 8 + 7 * 8 / 40 – 2 = 37 – 5 = 7 – 5.
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125 : 216 :: 1331 : ?
A. 144
B. 729
C. 1728 Answer: Option C
D. 2744
E. 1000
- Solution: 125 (5³), 216 (6³); similarly, 1331 (11³) corresponds to 1728 (12³).
- Solution: Alphabetical order: Canvass, Catastrophe, Character, Charcoal, Crisp. "Character" is the middle word.
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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.
- Solution: If an unborn child is treated as a person with rights, the judgement conflicts with this interpretation of fundamental rights.
- 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
- 13 13 65 585 7605 129285 …?…
(A) 2456415
(B) 2235675
(C) 2980565
(D) 2714985
Answer: (D) 2714985 - If ‘VEHEMENT’ is written as ‘VEHETNEM’ then in that code how will you code ‘MOURNFUL’ ?
(A) MOURLUFN
(B) MOUNULFR
(C) OURMNFUL
(D) URNFULMO
Answer: (A) MOURLUFN - MOLLIFY is to APPEASE as APPURTENANCE is to ?
(A) Gratify
(B) Avarice
(C) Accessory
(D) Amend
Answer: (C) Accessory - Praduman is older than Janaki; Shreshtha is older than Chhama; Ravindra is not as old as Shreshtha but is older than Janaki. Chhama is not as old as Janaki. Who is the youngest?
(A) Praduman
(B) Janaki
(C) Shreshtha
(D) Chhama
Answer: (D) Chhama - The radius of a circular garden is 7 metres more than the length of a rectangle whose perimeter is 364 metres and breadth is 84 metres. What will be the cost of fencing the garden (only at the circumference), if the cost of fencing is Rs.8 per metre?
1) Rs.5456
2) Rs.6144
3) Rs.5296
4) Rs.5280
5) None of these
Answer: 1) Rs.5456 - If 43x + 43y = 4816, what is the average of x and y?
1) 56
2) 112
3) 62
4) 124
5) None of these
Answer: 1) 56