Verifone Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by:
A. 22.75 m
B. 25 m Ans: B
C. 19.5 m
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Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?
A. 2 : 3 : 4 Ans: A
B. 6 : 7 : 8
C. 6 : 8 : 9
D. None of these
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An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
A. 144º
B. 150º
C. 168º
D. 180º Ans: D
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From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30º. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:
A. 149 m
B. 156 m
C. 173 m Ans: C
D. 200 m
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The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%, is:
A. 40%
B. 42%
C. 46%
D. 44% Ans: D
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How many days are there in x weeks x days?
A. 7x2
B. 8x Ans: B
C. 14x
D. 7
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Which of the following is not a leap year?
A. 700 Ans: A
B. 800
C. 1200
D. 2000
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What is the speed of the train?
I. The train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds.
II. The train crosses a platform of equal length in 36 seconds.
III. Length of the train is 330 metres.
A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. III and either I or II only Ans: D
E. Any two of the three
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The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
A. 15
B. 16 Ans: B
C. 18
D. 25
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In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?
A. 810
B. 1440
C. 2880
D. 50400 Ans: D
E. 5760
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In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
A. 159
B. 194
C. 205
D. 209 Ans: D
E. None of these
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'There were 5 questions from data sufficiency. Example:
Statement: A number is divisible by 12.
Data: (1) It is divisible by 3.
(2) It is divisible by 4.
A. Data (1) alone sufficient.
B. Data (2) alone sufficient.
C. Both (1) and (2) are required.'
Ans: C. Both (1) and (2) are required
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If 'A' runs faster than ‘E’ but not as fast as 'D' and 'D' runs faster than 'C' but not as fast as 'B', then the person who runs the fastest is:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
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She is my grandmother's only son's daughter. Who is she to me?
A) Mother
B) Daughter
C) Wife
D) Aunt
E) None of them
Ans: Sister -
If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then what is 6x-2y=?
A) 5
B) 8
C) 11/4
D) -2
E) None
Ans: 8 -
There are 200 questions and time is 3 hours out of which 50 questions are from maths. If time allotted for maths problems is twice that of others, what is the time required for one maths question?
Ans: 1/50 hr -
M persons plan to share the price of a gift. However, when they went to buy, 3 of them did not arrive. How much did each person pay for the gift?
Ans: g/(m-3) -
A 15-liter mixture contains water with 20% alcohol. If 5 more liters of water is added to the mixture, what is the percentage of alcohol?
Ans: 15% -
For every correct answer 4 is awarded, but for a wrong answer 2 is deducted. If there are a total of 150 questions and Sukanya scores 480, how many answers of Sukanya were correct?
Ans: 130 - One set of 5 analytical questions. A, B, C, D, E are five cities. A group visits each of the cities by turn. C will not be visited second. One city will be visited after A but before D. B will be visited either before E or D.
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There are 200 questions on a 3-hour examination. Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems. It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each math problem as for each other question. How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems?
A) 36
B) 72
C) 60
D) 100
Ans: 72