Xerago Fresher Interview Questions – Part 1
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1. The least perfect square , which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is
A. 214434 B. 214344 C 213444 D. 231444 E. 231443
2. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. The height of the building, which casts a Shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be
A. 10m. B. 17.5m C. 12.5m D. 21. 25m E. 17m
3. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, If each of its sides is increased by 20% is
A. 40% B. 42% C. 44% D. 46% E. 43%
4. How many natural numbers are there between 23 and 100 which are exact divisible by 6 ?
A. 8 B. 11 C. 13 D. 12 E. None of these
5. On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?
A. 1th , 8th ,15th, 22th, 29th B. 2th,9 th ,16th, 23th, 30th C. 4th ,11th , 18 th ,25th D. 3th ,10th ,17th , 24th E. None of these
6. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse Is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
A. 173 m B. 200 m C. 273 m D. 300 m E. 170 m
7. A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?
A. 28 4/7 years B. 32 1/7 years C. 31 5/7 years D. 30 1/7 years E. None of these
8. What least number must be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely divisible by 23 ?
A.18 B. 3 C. 2 D. 21 E. None of these
9. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 :4 respectively. Three year’s hence. the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand’s present age in years?
A. 40 B. 27 C. 24 D. Cannot be determined E.. None of these
10. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘LEADING’ be arranged an such a way that the vowels always come together?
A. 360 B. 480 C.720 D. 5040
I Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C ) (D) given below the sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ?If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
1. Since the girl did not want to be disturbed while studying, she left the phone off hooks.
A. of hook B. for the hook C. off hooking D. off the hook E. No correction required
2. In this question , there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P , Q , R and S to produce the correct sentence.
Then (P : it struck me / Q : of course / R : suitable it was / S how eminently)
The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPQR B. QSRP C. PSRQ D. QPSR
3. Directions : Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given ARDUOUS
A.Hazardous B. Pleased C. Different D. Pleasurable E. Pleased
4. In question given below of our four alternatives , choose the one which can be substituted for the-given word/sentence.
A prima facle case is such A. As it seems at first sight B. As it is made to seem at first sight C. As it turns out to be at the end D. As it seems to the court after a number of hearings , In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech.
From the given alternatives , choose which have best explanation in the given sentence in indirect/Direct speech.
1. Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.
2. Dhruv said,” I am sick and tired of Working for this company.
3.Dhruv said, “He was tired of that company.”
4.Dhruv said to me, “I am sick and tired of working for this company”
5.Dhruv said , “ I will be tired of working for that company”
6. Some proverbs and idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the corect meaning of proverb/idiom, If E (i.e.) ‘None of these will be the answer.
To catch a tartar
- To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty B. To catch a dangerous person C. To meet with disaster D. To deal with a person who is more than one’s match E. None of these
- In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the
S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. four sentences.
P : I really gave it up.
Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.
R : When I merged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S: But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
T : Poor girl!.
The Proper sequence should be:
A.PSRQ B. SPQR C. QPRS D. RSPQ
8.Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words Select the pair which has the same relationship. AFTER:BEFORE
A. first :second B. present:past C. contemporary:historic D. successor:predecessor
9.I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me , there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into and out of view, the snow, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before splashing down in 81 degree water in South Pacific were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery down in 810 water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module. The statement that the dazzling sunshine was “for once unfiltered by layers of air” means
- That the sun was very hot B. that there was no strong wind C. that the air was unpolluted D. None of these.
- In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence that which cannot be corrected
- Unintelligible B. Indelible C. Illegible D. Incorrigible
A. 1 B.2 C.3 D. 4
III . REASONING
1.Choose the word which is different from the rest.
A. Hanger B. Platform C. Dock D. Park E. Bus stand
2. Rasik walked 20 in towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m.In which direction and how many meters is he from the starting position
A. 15 m West B. 30 m East C. 30 m West D. 45 m East
3. Pointing to a photograph, Ashok said ‘He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother.’ How Ashok is related to the man in the photograph?
A .Nephew B. Brother C. Father D. Maternal Uncle
4. Read the two statements below and answer that follows :
Almost a century ago, country X annexed its neighbour’s western province, clearly an unjust act. It is the obligation of country X to return the province to its former possessors, even if doing so would involve great sacrifice on the part of those citizens of the country X who are currently living within that province
A nation’s paramount responsibility is the well-being of its own citizens. Country X should make the sacrifice of returning the province only if it can be sure that such an act will provide some tangible benefit to the citizens of country X. The issue of whether the original annexation was just is a secondary consideration. Linda’s reply to Bruce most closely conditions to which at the following principles’
A nation is obliged to make sacrifices only in order to fulfil its paramount responsibility. Historical wrongs can properly be redressed only when all interested parties agree that a wrong has been committed. No national sacrifice is too great, provided that it is undertaken in order to insure the future web-being of the nation. The views of the entire nation should be consulted before the nation takes an action that involves considerable lace from any part of the nation. A nation is obligated to redress historical injustices only when such redress would involve minimal sacrifice from nation.
Enrolment in graduate and professional programs tends to be high in a strong economy and much lower during recessive perceived likelihood of future job availability, therefore, affects people’s willingness to pass up immediate earning power to invest in career-related training.
The argument above assumes that:
- be perceived likelihood of job availability has decreased in recent years.
- those who avoid graduate and professional school during an economic slump do so because of the perceived jobs
- perceptions of the likelihood of job availability are related to the state of the economy.
- those who enrol in graduate and professional schools during strong economy help increase the economy’s graduate and professional programs admit fewer students during recessions.
5. Which one will replace the question mark ?
18 24 18 30 16 40 45 2 7 ?
A. 10 B.12 C. 9 D. 6
6. A + B means brother of B, A * B means A is the son of B , and A % B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M the maternal uncle of N
A. M * O + N B. M % O * N + P C. M + O % N D. None of these .
7. In each question below, are given two statements followed by two conclusions I & II . You have to take the given statements to be true if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts .
- Statement : No women teacher can play Some women teachers are athletes
- Conclusion : Male athletes can play. 2. Some athletes can play.
- Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I and II follow Both I and II follows
8. In the below questions find out the alternative which will replace the question
Parts: Strap :: Wolf : ?
A. Fox B. Animal C. Wood D. Flow
9. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the minor image of the given combination, SUPERVISOR
A-1 B.2 C.3 D. 4
10. Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road. 150 km apart First car cons for 25 km and takes right turn and runs at 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road . In the mean time, due to minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point?
A. 65 km B. 75 km C. 80 km D. 85 km
11. Choose the word which is different from the rest
A. Deck B. Quay C. Stern D. Bow E- Mast
12. Advertisement: Quicktrack is gaining more subscribers each year than any other business news service, Quicktrak offers the mast up-to-date international business news, and the most comprehensive company information needed to make wise investments decisions. Quicktrak is the only service devoted exclusively to international business news and the financial analysts of corporations. So, by choosing a financial news service other than Quicktrack, you are doing your company if disservice Which of the following is an assumption of the argument in the advertisement above?
A. Subscription to Quicktrak is not appreciably more expensive than a subscription to standard business magazine or in newspapers.
B. A significant portion of any company’s business involves international trade or investing in other companies.
C. Quicktrak has more subscribers than other business news services.
D. The market share of Quicktrak is increasing.
E. Choosing a financial news service other than Quicktrak is worse than choosing no financial news service at all.
13. Biologists attached a radio transmitter to one of a number of wolves that had been released earlier in the White River Wilderness Area as part of a relocation project. The biologists hoped to use this wolf to track the movements of the whole . Wolves usually range over a wide area in search of prey, and frequently follow the migrations of their prey animals. The biologists were surprised to find that this particular wolf never moved more than five miles away from the location in which it was I tagged, Which one of the following, if true, would by itself most help to explain the behaviour of the wolf tagged by the biologists.
A. The area in which the wolves were released was rocky and mountainous, in contrast to the flat, Heavily wooden room which they were taken.
B. The wolf had been tagged and released by the biologists only three miles away from a sheep ranch that provide, a large, stable population of prey animals.
C. The White River Wilderness Area had supported a population of wolves in past years, but they had been hunted extinction.
D. Although the wolves in the White River Wilderness Area were under government protection, their had been sharply reduced, within a few years of their release, by illegal hunting.
E. The wolf captured and tagged by the biologists had split off from the main pack whose movements the biologists had to study, and its movements did not represent those of the main pack.