Thursday 18 August 2011

satyam previous placement question papers 2009


Place: PESIT Date: 13 -02 -2009 Batch: I
Instructions: max time 30 minutes , 15 questions for right ans 1 full mark and mark with symbol X
for wrong ans ¼ marks will reduced
1. Replace the letters with numbers and solve the equation 4(ABCDE) = EDCBA. answer is
(A) 87978 (B) 98765 (C) 56789 (D) 87912 (E) None of these
2. A certain number of workmen can do a piece of work in 25 days, in what time will another set of an equal
number of men do a piece of work as great supposing that 2 menof the first set can do as much work in a
hour as 3 men in the second set can do in an hour
(A) 60 days (B)75 days (C) 90 days (D) 105 days (E) None of these
3. You are given two different length strings that have the characteristic that they both take exactly one hour to burn.
However, neither string burns at a constant rate. Some sections of the strings burn very fast, other sections burn
very slow. All you have to work with is a matches to calculate when exactly 45 minutes has elapsed.
A) 1. Light both ends of the first string 2. Light end of the second string at the same time.
3. When the first string is finished burning, 4. Light the unlit end of the second string.
5. When the second string is finished burning exactly 45 minutes will have passed.
B) 1. Light both ends of the second string 2. Light beginning of the first string at the same time.
3. when the first string is finished burning, 4. Light the unlit end of the second string.
5. When second string is finished burning exactly 45 minutes will have passed.
(C) 1. Light end of the first string 2. Light end of the second string at the same time
3. When the first string is finished burning, 4. Light the unlit end of the second string.
5. When the second string is finished burning exactly 45 minutes will have passed.
(D) None of these
4. Dot likes pots and pans but not cooks, She likes straw but not hay; she likes sagas but not poems. Does she like
a star or a planet?
(A) Star (B) planet (C) More date required
5. In a certain code language, ‘851’ means ‘good sweet fruit’. ‘783’ means ‘good red rose’ and ‘341’ means
‘rose and fruit’. Which digit stands for ‘sweet’ in that language ?
(A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) None of these 6. (i) Apron – Cap – Suit (ii) Trot – Step – hop (iii) Early – Late –Ago
(iv) Alone – Apiece – Another (v) Rope – String – Ribbon
For each triplet (group if 3 words) above, have a common bond. Identify the triplets in which the words
are not bonded.
(A) iii (B) ii (C) V (D) iv (E) None of these
7. A man hires a taxi to meet him at the railroad station at 3 p. m. to take him to an appointment. He catches an
earlier train and arrives at 2 p.m. He decides to start walking, and is picked up en route by the taxi. He arrives
twenty minutes early for his appointment. How long did he wald ?
(A) 45 minutes (B) 50 minutes (C) 24 minutes (D) 36 minutes (E) none of these
8.




Z4
X3
V9
A6
C2
?
T5
R4
P15
(A) E10 (B) S10 (C) E12 (D) S12 (E) None of these
9. There are 10 statements written on a piece of paper:
1. At least one of statements 9 and 10 is ture.2. This either is the first true or the first false statement.
3. There are three consecutive statements, which are false.
4. The difference between the numbers of the last true and the first true statement divides the number,
that is to be found.
5. The sum of the numbers of the true statement divides the number, that is to be found.
6. This is not the last true statement.
7. The number of each true statement divides the number, that is to be found.
8. The number that is to be found is the percentage of true statements.
9. The number of divisors of the number, that is to be found,(apart from 1 and itself) is greater than the
sum of the numbers of the true statements.
10. There are no three consecutive true statements.What is the number?
(A) 420 (B) 520 (C) 415 (D) 515
11. “Lets hava some!” The kids around Betty as she checked the candies. “ Okey, but I’ll have a few myself,” she
told them. “It’s by age. A third of them for Bill, a quarter for Eve, a fifth for Linda, and a sixth for Bruce. That
leaves just six for me.” How many were there in all?
(A) 200 (B) 180 (C) 120 (D) 90 (E) None of these
12. The question given below has problem and two statements numbered I and II givingcertain information. You
have to decide if the information given in the statements issufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your
answer as
(A) if the data in statement I alone is sufficient;(B) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient;
(C) If the either in I and II alone is sufficient;
(D) If the data given in I and II are not sufficient;
(E) If the data given in I and II together are needed.
13. “At a party
1) There were 9 men and children (2) There were 2 more women than children
(3) The number of different man-woman couples possible was 24.Of the three groups – men, women, and
children
(4) There were 4 of one group
(5) There were 6 of one group
(6) There were 8 of one group”
Exactly one of the speaker’s statement is false. Which of (1) through (6) is false
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D)2 (E) none of these
14. Your pockets are tearing from the weight of all the coins in them. After you unloadthem onto the kitchen table,
you discover something surprising. You have exactly thesame number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters,
totaling $6.15. How many ofeach coin do you have?
(A) 10 of each (B) 22 of each (C) 15 of each (D) 20 of each (E) None of these
15. I have ten boxes which I want to pack into crates. Each crate is capable of carrying a maximum of 25 kg.
Unfortunately I only have three crates, and the total weight of the boxes is 75 kg:



15kg 13kg 11kg 10kg 9kg
8kg 4kg 2kg 1kg
How can I pack the boxes into crates so that each one has exactly 25 kg?






Crate 1
Crate 2
Crate 3
(A)
15, 10
11,13,1
9,8,4,2,2
(B)
15, 10
11,8,4,2
13,9,2,1
(C)
15,9,1
11,8,4,2
13,10,2
(D) all of these
(E) None of these
16. “What day do you go back to school, Henry?” asked his grandmother one day.
“Well,” Henry replied, “Nine days ago, the day before yesterday was three weeks before the second day
of term.” If Henry had this conversation on a Sunday, what day of the week did he start school?(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday (C) Tuesday (D) Thursday (E) Friday





Satyam Recruitment Exam
Two small paragraphs & statements each one have one question
1 Some five names A,B,C,D,E(Actual names different) were given with relations among them like A is faster than D,
C is faster than A, etc. who was the fastest?It is an easy one to crack.
Ans : Gummo (fastest person)
2 What is the difference between the largest and smallest nine digit perfect square number(formed with 0,1,2,3,..,9
with no two digits repeating)
3 janey ,fbrile ,___________
a)pavilion b)bezor c)maroon d)separate
4 Camel staying across the 1000-mile desert. It grows 3000 bananas. It eats 1 banana each mile. if it has to sale
these bananas. It has to cross the 1000-mile desert . it can carry 1000 bananas each time. Then how many
bananas would it sale.
Ans: none
5 82, 97, 114, 133, ________
a)168 b)123 c)154 d)176 e)NONE
6 7100, 23, 11, 6, 3,_________
a)1 b)6100 c)0 d)4 e)NONE
7 “ We- Aaron, Brian& Clyde –each have some children.
1.Aaron has atleast one girl and twice as many boys as girls.
2.Brian has at least one girl and three times as many boys as girls.
3.Clyde has at least one girl and three more boys than girls.
4.When Itell you the number of children we have altogether- a number less than 25-
you will know how many children I have, but not how many children each of the other has. Altogether we
have…..” WHO IS THE SPEAKER?
Ans. Aaron
8

Mrs. And Mr. Larchmont invited four married couples to a dinner party. For the party, chairs were placed
around an L-shaped table as shown in the figure.Mrs. Larchmont arranged the seating so that:
1. Every woman sat next to her husband.(Chairs at the ends of a two-headed arrow are “next to” each
other)
2. Every woman sat directly across from a man.(Chairs at the ends of a dashed line are ”directly across from”
each other)
3. Mrs. Larchmont sat to the right of Mr. Larchmont.
4. Mrs. Larchmont was the only woman who did not sit next to woman. In which chair-a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j
-did Mrs. Larchmont sit?
Ans. J
9. My house has a number.
1. If my house number is a multiple of 3(0*3,1*3,2*3,etc.), then it is a number from 50 through 59.
2. If my house number is not a multiple of 4, then it is a number from 60 through 69.
3. If my house number is not a multiple of 6, then it is a number from 70 through 79.
What is my house number?
Ans. 76
10 Given set of Statements.
I Some cloudy days are Cool.
II All Rainy days are Cloudy.
III All Cloudy days are Depressing.
IV If we do not go for a walk it is Rainy day.
Today I do not go for a walk. Which statement is not TRUE in the below.
a. 2day is Depressing
b. 2day is Cloudy
c. 2day is Cool
d. 2day is Rainy
e. None of the above .(may or may not)
11. I was started a South Indian restaurant …..(Something unnecessary). One man come to the restaurant and
orders Idlys. He orders another plate when he is eating the last Idly. He finished eating and give a smile to me &
told that “ The last Idly was the 100th Idly from five days”. He orders 6 more Idlys every day. How many
Idlys he ate Yesterday?
12. A Train 108mt. long moving with a speed 50kmph crosses another train 1121mt. long coming from opposite
direction in 6sec. What is the speed of the 2nd Train?
a) 48kmph b)54kmph c)66kmph d)82kmph e)NONE
13 One problem regarding analysis of Graph.
14 .The sum of numbers (axb, exf, gxh) are same


Find the number
(I didn’t remember the options)
a) a= ,c= ,x= ,b= , d= , e= , f= , g= ,h=
b) x= ,c= ,b= ,x= , d= , h= , f= , g= ,e=
c) a= ,c= ,x= ,b= , d= , e= , f= , g= ,h=
d) a= ,c= ,x= ,b= , d= , e= , f= , g= ,h=
e) None
Ans. C(Sum=40)

with no two digits repeating).
15. In a box there are 10 black and 12 gray socks. What is the minimum number of socks you have to take to get two
socks of gray color.
Ans : 12
16. 9 nuumbers were given in a 3x3 square. one number doesnt fit into the square, find it.
Ans : 17(other nos were even) --check it
17. A kite is flying at an angle of elevation of 54 degrees with respect to ground. the lenght of the string was given(dont
remember the value). find the height(approximate value) at which the kite is flying?
Ans : 121 metres
18.Two persons go to a function in a car. they travel for 2 hrs when the car broke down. they get lift in atruck and return
back to home in 3hrs(not exact). What is the distance they have travelled?
19. A statement was given regarding doctors. What do u infer from the above statement?
And three sentences were given as I,II and III.
Choices :I only, II only,I & III, II & III
20. A question like previous one.
21.Some 5 questions were logical reasoning types.
2. Group Discussion
A group consisted of 8 members. there were two people to evaluate you. Some of the topics i remember were
i) Is educational and age qualification necessary for politicians.
ii) Will congress government complete its five year term
iii) Future of Jayalalitha in politics
iv) India-Pakistan cricket series- did it improve relatios between two countries or not
v) Should internet access be banned in software companies
vi) Will non-it students perform well in Software jobs
vii) Should Rajnikant enter politics
vii) Is songs necessary for indian films
viii) Bollywood movies are affecting youths
3. Interview
There was only one interview both Technical and HR interview was combined. There were two people in the panel, one
tech and another HR. Tech interview was mainly Explain your project and some basics of C & C++. HR was easier.
Just about yourself, something from ur resume, wat was ur GD topic, etc.

Satyam Question Paper
1 A half ticket costs half the full ticket.Also there is a reservation cost for each ticket. A first class ticket from
locaton x to y costs Rs.216.also a full ticket and a half ticket together cost 327 icluding the reservation costs.
what is the cost of the full ticket and also the reservation charge.
Choices
a)210 & 6 b)216 & 12.......
2 If f(2,7)=57 & f(1,6)=37 find f(3,10) choices
a)107 b)127 c)137 d)something e)none of these
3 Two boys went to their grand parents house.they either did yoga in morning or played tennis in evening.in all
they had activities on 22 days.hwever their grand mother sent a report sayingthat they did not do any thing for
26 mornings and no activity for 12 evenings.in all howmany days did they stay at the grand parents house
choices:
a)36 b)29 c)22 d)something e)none of these)&5)&6)
THREE QUESTION WERE BASED ON SOME STATEMENTS GIVEN.FROM THE PARAGRAPH
QUESTION WERE ASKED
SUCH AS : what is passage imply.5 nswers given..
7 A wall is 10 ft high.also each step is 1/2 feet high up and 1 feet forward.how many feet does a ant travel in
order to reach the last step.choices
a)30ft b)32ft c)29ft d)some no e)none of these
8 Consider a square ABCD.AC IS ONE OF THE DIAGONALS.AB is one of the side.The coordinates at A &
B are(-2,0) & (0,-5).Find AC choices:
a)sqrt(29) b)sqrt(58) c(sqrt(some no) .........
9 problem on probability.For evry 2 sucess there is a failure.wat is the probability if a coin is to be tossed 5 times
that the sucess is four out of five-
10 wat is the angle when the time is 3:40choices:
a)130 b)140 c)150 d)160 e)none of these
11 Average of three classes are class X : someclass Y : three class Z : nos(dont remember)average of class x &y
given,average of class y & z given.Find average of three classes.Choices
a)81 b)81.5(correct ans)............
12. Julia's is 5 more than twice the age of mahesh.Sum of their ages is 29.What is the age of mahesh?
Ans:8
13. One has head on both sides.Another coin is an ordinary one having head on one side and tail on another side .
One person is taking a coin and found that the side he has seen is head.What is the probability of getting
other side also head?
14. There are 3 different posts(jobs).An interview is conducted for selecting a person in each post.3 candidates
have been shortlisted for post-1 , 4 candidates for post-2 and 2 candidates for post-3 to attend the
interview.Find the probability for a person in getting atleast one post.
Ans:2/7
15. One person eats 100 chocolates in 30 seconds . Another person eats 50 chocolates in 60 seconds.Find how
much chocolates both will eat in 15 seconds?
16. Find the missing number? 7,26,63,124,_,342 Ans. 215
17. The numbers A,B,C,D,E,F,G if arranged in some order we will get consecutive numbers.Their values lie in the
range 0 to 10.Find the value of each of them based on the following conditions:
1) B is the middle of them
2) The value of A is 7
3) D is 3 less than A
4) C is greater than D
5) F is lesser than G
6) Sum of E and G is 10
Ans: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E F D B C A G
7. A person took 2.5 hour for a trip.He rides a car at a speed of 320 km/hr to reach the place and took 480 km/hr
to come back.What is distance of the place from where he starts?
Ans: 960 Km.
18 There are two clocks.One clock gains 10 minutes in an hour while another clock losses 10 minutes in an
hour.Initially both the clocks set to 12'oclock.After sometime time shown by both the clocks are 6.what is the
correct time now?
Ans: 6' oclock.
19. Consider a paddle of radius r(given) whose revolution is 250 rpm.The paddle is kept touching the water level.
What is the velocity of water due to its revolution?
hint: peripheral velocity is ((22/7) x diameter of paddle x Number of revolutions)/360.
(Convert it to miles as the answer is given in miles:1 mile = 1.8 Km[check]


Satyam Recruitment Test
1 A half ticket costs half the full ticket.Also there is a reservation cost for each ticket.A first class ticket from
locaton x to y costs Rs.216.also a full ticket and a half tickettogether cost 327 icluding the reservation
costs.what is the cost of the full ticket and also the reservation charge.Choices
a)210 & 6 b)216 & 12.......
2. If f(2,7)=57 & f(1,6)=37 find f(3,10) choices a)107 b)127 c)137 d)something e)none of these 3)Two boys went to
their grand parents house.they either did yoga in morning or played tennis in evening.in all they had activities on
22 days.hwever their grand mother sent a report saying that they did not do any thing for 26 mornings and no
activity for 12 evenings.in all how many days did they stay at the grand parents house choices:
a)36 b)29 c)22 d)something e)none of these 4)&5)&6)
Three question were based on some statements given.from the paragraph question were asked such as what is
passage imply.5 nswers given.
7. A wall is 10 ft high.also each step is 1/2 feet high up and 1 feet forward.how many feet does a ant travel in order
to reach the last step.choices
a)30ft b)32ft c)29ft d)some no e)none of these
8. Consider a square ABCD.AC IS ONE OF THE DIAGONALS.AB is one of the side.The coordinates at A &B
are(-2,0) & (0,-5).Find AC
choices:
a)sqrt(29) b)sqrt(58) c(sqrt(some no) .........
9. Problem on probability.For evry 2 sucess there is a failure.wat is the probability if a coin is to be tossed 5 times
that the sucess is four out of five
10 What is the angle when the time is 3:40choices:a)130 b)140 c)150 d)160 e)none of these
11. Average of three classes are class X : someclass Y : three c lass Z : nos(dont remember) average of class x &y
given,average of class y & z given.Find average of three classes.
Choices
a)81 b)81.5(correct ans)............


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