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ICICI Bank previous papers & pattern

ICICI PAPER ON 25th SEPTEMBER 2008
Paper Pattern

1.A 2MB PCM(pulse code modulation) hasa) 32 channels b) 30 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.c) 31 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.d) 32 channels out of which 30 voice channels, 1 signalling channel, & 1 Synchronizatio channel. Ans: : (c)2. Time taken for 1 satellite hop in voice communication isa) 1/2 second b) 1 seconds c) 4 seconds d) 2 seconds Ans: : (a)
3.A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg.His gain is …%.
4.Max number of satellite hops allowed in voice communication is :a) only one b) more than one c) two hops d) four hopsAns: : (c)
5.Conditional results after execution of an instruction in a micro processor is stored ina) register b) accumulator c) flag register d) flag register part of PSW(Program Status Word) Ans: : (d)
6.Frequency at which VOICE is sampled isa) 4 Khz b) 8 Khz c) 16 Khz d) 64 Khz Ans: : (a)
7.Line of Sight isa) Straight Line b) Parabolic c) Tx & Rx should be visible to each other d) none Ans: : (c)
8.Purpose of PC(Program Counter) in a Micro Processor isa) To store address of TOS(Top Of Stack)b) To store address of next instruction to be executed.c) count the number of instructions.d) to store base address of the stack.Ans: : (b)
9.What action is taken when the processor under execution is interrupted by a non-maskable interrupt?a) Processor serves the interrupt request after completing the execution of the current instruction.b) Processor serves the interupt request after completing the current task.c) Processor serves the interupt request immediately.d) Processor serving the interrupt request depends upon the priority of the current task under execution. Ans: : (a)
10.The status of the Kernel isa) task b) process c) not defined. d) none of the above. Ans: : (b)
11.To send a data packet using datagram , connection will be establisheda) before data tr Ans: mission.b) connection is not established before data tr Ans: mission.c) no connection is required.d) none of the above. Ans: : (c)
12.Word allignment isa) alligning the address to the next word boundary of the machine.b) alligning to even boundary.c) alligning to word boundary.d) none of the above. Ans: : (a)
13.When a C function call is made, the order in which parameters passed to the function are pushed into the stack isa) left to right b) right to leftc) bigger variables are moved first than the smaller variales.d) smaller variables are moved first than the bigger ones.e) none of the above.Ans: : (b)
14.What is the type of signalling used between two exchanges?a) inband b) common channel signaling c) any of the aboved) none of the above. Ans: : (a)
15.Buffering isa) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speedsb) a method to reduce cross talksc) storage of data within tr Ans: mitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive.d) a method to reduce routing overhead. Ans: : (a)
16. Memory allocation of variables declared in a program isa) allocated in RAM. b) allocated in ROM.c) allocated on stack. d) assigned to registers. Ans: : (c)
17.A software that allows a personal computer to pretend as a computer terminal isa) terminal adapter b) bulletin board c) modem d) terminal emulationAns: : (d)
18.Find the output of the following programint *p,*q;p=(int *)1000;q=(int *)2000;printf("%d",(q-p)); Ans: : 500
19.Which addressing mode is used in the following statements:(a) MVI B,55 (b) MOV B,A (c) MOV M,AAns: . (a) Immediate addressing mode.(b) Register Addressing Mode(c) Direct addressing mode
20.RS-232C standard is used in _____________. Ans: . Serial I/O
21.Memory. Management in Operating Systems is done bya) Memory Management Unitb) Memory management software of the Operating Systemc) KernelAns: : (b)
22.What is done for a Push opertion? Ans: : SP is decremented and then the value is stored.
23.Binary equivalent of 52 Ans: . 110100
24.Hexadecimal equivalent of 3452 Ans: 72A
25.Explain Just In Time Concept ? Ans: . Elimination of waste by purchasing manufacturing exactly when needed
26.A good way of unit testing s/w program is Ans: . User test
27.OOT uses Ans: . Encapsulated of detect methods
28.EDI useful in Ans: . Electronic Tr Ans: mission
29.MRPII different from MRP Ans: . Modular version of man redundant initials
30.Hard disk time for R/W head to move to correct sector Ans: . Latency Time
31.The percentage of times a page number bound in associate register is calledAns: . Bit ratio
32.Expand MODEM Ans: . Modulator and Demodulator
33.RDBMS file system can be defined as Ans: . Interrelated
34.Super Key isAns: . Primary key and Attribute
35.Windows 95 supports(a) Multiuser (b) n tasks (c) Both (d) None Ans: . (a)
36.In the command scanf, h is used for Ans: . Short int
37.A process is defined asAns: . Program in execution
38.A thread is Ans: . Detachable unit of executable code)
39.A thread isAns: . Detachable unit of executable code)
40..How is memory management done in Win95Ans: . Through paging and segmentation
41.What is meant by polymorphismAns: . Redfinition of a base class method in a derived class
42.What is the essential feature of inheritanceAns: . All properties of existing class are derived
43.What does the protocol FTP do AnsTr Ans: fer a file b/w stations with user authentification
44.In the tr Ansport layer ,TCP is what type of protocol Ans: . Connection oriented
45.Why is a gateway used Ans: . To connect incompatible networks
46.How is linked list implemented Ans: . By referential structures
47.What method is used in Win95 in multitasking Ans: . Non preemptive check
48.What is a semaphore Ans: . A method synchronization of multiple processes
49.What is the precedence order from high to low ,of the symbols ( ) ++ / Ans: .( ) , ++, /
50.Preorder of A*(B+C)/D-G Ans: .*+ABC/-DG
51.What is the efficiency of merge sort Ans: . O(n log n)
52.In which layer are routers usedAns: .In network layer
53.Which of the following sorting algorithem has average sorting behavior --Bubble sort, merge sort, heap sort, exchange sort Ans: . Heap sort
54. In binary search tree which traversal is used for getting ascending order values--Inorder ,post order,preorder Ans: .Inorder
55. What are device drivers used for Ans: .To provide software for enabling the hardware


ICICI PAPER ON 23rd SEPTEMBER 2008
Paper Pattern
1.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls A. y/(x + y) B. x/xy C. x/(x + y) D. y/xy (Ans .C)
2.What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)A..16 B.24 C.30 D.64 (Ans .D)
3.If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3A.0 B.1 C.-1 D.4 (Ans .B)
4.A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.A.Rs.90 B.Rs.1.00 C.Rs.3.00 D.Rs.8.00 (Ans .C)
5.There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problemsA.36 B.72 C.60 D.100 (Ans .B)
6.In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and GreekA.0 B.3 C.4 D.5 (Ans .B)
7.If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =A.1/4 B.1/2 C.1 D.2 (Ans .C)
8.If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then(A) b <> a (C) b = a (D) b >= a (Ans . A)
9.In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30 (Ans . C)
10.M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/A. D/(M-3) B. MD/3 C. M/(D-3) D. 3D/(M2-3M) (Ans . D)
11.. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12 (Ans .C)
12.2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?A. 30 B. 40 C.58 D. 60 (Ans . B)
13.If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?A.-5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8 (Ans . D)
14.There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe (Ans 5c1/ 9c1)
15.What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned (Ans : Rs 66/-)
16.1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen.Ans : Cannot be determined.
17.The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100% (Ans : 42.857%)
18.There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square.(Ans . 11/14 )
19.There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .Ans : 3 hours.
20.If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ?
21.If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ?
22.If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST . (Ans : 1:2 )
23.The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?(Ans : Rs 13.86/- )
24.There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes (Ans : 6c2/10c2)
25.To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol. (Ans : 15% )
26.A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ? (Ans : 57.50 )
27.If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?(a) x (b) x2 (c) –x (d) 1/x (Ans : (d) )
28.If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey? Ans : 48kmph
29.A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay? (Ans : 6%)
30.An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it? (Ans : 9)
31.If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?(Ans : 9B)
32.Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase? (Ans : 300%)
33.Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance? Ans : 315 feet
34.Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take? Ans : 360 times
35.20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution(Ans : 36%)
36.City A s population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population? (Ans : 130 years)
37.Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet? (Ans : 3/2 hours)
38.A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won t able to buy 3 paise stamps. Ans : 9
39.There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls.
40.Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3(a) 22/62 (b) 15/46 (c) 2/3 (d) 1 (Ans : (b))
41.There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle? Ans : 1 : 2
42.Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equala)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 (Ans . (b))
43.in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these. (Ans . (d))
44.If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?(a) 13 km/hr(b) 26 km/hr (c) 34 km/hr (d) none of these (Ans . A)
45.Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)(a) 0.845 (b) 1.908 (c) 2.312 (d) 0.001 (Ans . A)
46.A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?(a) 3 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can t say (Ans . B)
47.A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled(a) 210 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 20 kms (d) none of these (Ans . B)
48.Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?
49.Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?(a) 6 }(b) 8 (c) 7 (d) data insufficient (Ans . C)
50.A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture?
51.If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?
52.Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?
53.If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.(a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35%(d) 30% (Ans . D)
54.A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?(a) 110 men(b) 130 men (c) 100 men (d) none of these (Ans . A)
55.In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 900 (Ans . C)
56.If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12(Ans A)
57.Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m (Ans B)
58.How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each mesh is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?(a) 2500 (b) 25000 (c) 250 (d) 250000 (Ans B)
59.x% of y is y% of ?(a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can t be determined Ans . C
60.The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?(a) 15% (b) 16.66% (c) 12% (d) 9% (Ans B)
61.A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900 (Ans C)
62.The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?
63.The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?
64.15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 }(d) 29 (Ans . A)
65.A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?(a) 5 cms (b) 2 cms (c) 3 cms (d) 4 cms (Ans C)
66.A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available) What is the area of the plank? ( Ans :7*(2)1/2 )
67.What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ?(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6(Ans . C)
68.A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years what is father s present age ?(a) 40 yrs(b) 30 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) none of these (Ans . A)
69.An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?
70.If an item costs Rs.3 in 99 and Rs.203 in 00.What is the % increase in price?(a) 200/3 % (b) 200/6 % (c) 100% (d) none of these(Ans . A)
71.5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.a) 10 b) 7 c) 6 d) 12 (Ans 7)
72.A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?a) 10% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9% (Ans 8%)
73.In objective test a correct Ans score 4 marks and on a wrong Ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many Ans were correct?a) 120 b) 130 c) 110 d) 150 (Ans 130)
74.An artical sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the artical?a) 500 b) 488 c) 480 d) 510 (Ans 500)
75.A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home.One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually?(Ans . 1hr 20min)
76.A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?Ans . 22½days
77.How many 1 s are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3 Ans . 4
78.In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ?
79.A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.Find the number of ways in which this is possible? (Ans . 16)80.If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors. Find the memory required for this? (Ans . 4MB)
81.. On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He Ans wers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?(a) Truth (b) Lie (c) Truth when A lies (d) Cannot be determinedAns . (b)
82.What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30Ans . 75(approx)
83.A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ?
84.A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right.In which direction did he go ](Ans . North west)
85.A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject.
86.A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother s only son.What is the relation between the twoAns . Daughter
87.How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide(a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 14266
88.If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/(a) 8/27 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 75% (e) 4/3 Ans . (b)
89.2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35%(e) 36 Ans . (b)
90.The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?(a)g-a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g-a)/a (e) (g-a)/g (Ans . (c)
91.If x/y=4 and y is not 0 what % of x is 2x-y(a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250% (Ans . (b)

ICICI PAPER ON 25th NOVEMBER 20078
1. A truck departed from Newton at 11:53a.m. and arrived in Far City , 240 miles away, at 4:41 p.m. on the same day. What was the approximate average speed of the truck on this trip?a. 16/1,200 MPHb. 40/288 MPHc. 1,494/240 MPHd. 50 MPH
2. If m,n,o and p are real numbers, each of the following expressions equals m(nop) EXCEPTa. (op)(mn)b. ponmc. (mn)(mo)(mp)d. (mp)(no)
3. If the ratio of women to men in a meeting is 4 to 1, what percent of the persons in the meeting are men?a. 20%b. 25%c. 33 1/3%d. 80%
4. Tom received 89, 94, 86, and 96 on the first algebra tests. What grade must he receive on his last test to have an average of 92?a. 92b. 94c. 91d. 95
5. If the measures of the three angles of a triangle are (3x + 15), (5x - 15), and (2x + 30), what is the measure of each angle?a. 75b. 60c. 45d. 25
6. Which of the following equations can be used to find a number x, if the difference between the square of this number and 21 is the same as the product of 4 times the number?a. x - 21 = 4xb. x2- 21 = 4xc. x2 = 21-4xd. x + 4x2=21
7. Emile receives a flat weekly salary of Rs.240 plus 12% commission of the total volume of all sales he makes. What must his rupees volume be in a week if he is to make a total weekly of Rs.540?a. Rs.2,880b. Rs.3,600c. Rs.6,480d. Rs.2,500
8. A and B undertake to do a work for Rs.56. A can do it alone in 7 days and B in 8 days. If with the assistance of a boy they finish the work in 3 days then the boy gets Rs.--a. 11b. 45c. 43d. 21
9. A postal truck leaves its station and heads for Chicago , averaging 40mph. An error in the mailing schedule is spotted and 24 minutes after the truck leaves, a car is sent to overtake the truck. If the car averages 50mph, how long will it take to catch the postal truck?a. 1.6 hoursb. 3 hoursc. 2 hoursd. 1.5 hours
10. In a class of 40 students, 30 speak French and 20 speak German. What is the lowest possible number of students who speak both languages?a. 5b. 20c. 15d. 10
11. The value of B in the equation a = (h/2)(B+b) isa. (2a - b)/hb. 2h/a - bc. 2a - bd. 2a/h – b12. The perimeter of a square inscribed in the circumference of radius R isa. 4Rb. 8Rc. 2R(2)1/2d. 4R(2)1/2
13. If R,S, and Q can wallpaper a house in 8 hours and R and S can do it in 12 hours, how long will it take Q alone to wallpaper the house ?a. 12 hoursb. 24 hoursc. 8 hoursd. 20 hours
14. An old picture has dimensions 33 inches by 24 inches. What one length must be cut from each dimension so that the ratio of the shorter side to the longer side is 2:3?a. 2 inchesb. 6 inchesc. 9 inchesd. 10 1/2 inches15. In a group of 30 people the average height is 6 feet and 2 inches. Therefore, we can assume that1. everyone is 6ft and 2 inches2. most of the people are 6ft and 2 inches.3. not all could be taller than 6ft and 2 inches.a. 2 onlyb. 3 onlyc. 1 and 2 onlyd. 1, 2 and 3
16. One wall being made entirely of bricks is 40% built. If we need 1,200 more bricks to complete the wall, how many bricks will the wall have ?a. 1,500b. 1,800c. 2,000d. 2,400
17. In a College Bookstore where all books are the same price, a + b books are selling for Rs.1,000. Myron buys 12 books and for each one has a discount of Rs.1. How much does Myron need to pay ?a. [(a + b) - 1] x 12b. [(a + b)/1000 - 1] x 12c. [(1000/(a + b)) - 1] x 12d. [a + b] x 1
18. A square is inscribed in a circle of area 18p. What is the length of a side of the square ?a. 6b. 3c. 3(2)1/2d. 6(2)1/2
19. A box contains 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. What is the probability that if 2 marbles are simultaneously drawn from the box, both will be red ?a. 2/3b. 1/3c. 1/2d. 1/5
20. If it is 250 kms from Delhi to Chandigarh and 120 kms from Delhi to Jaipur, what percentage of the distance from Delhi to Chandigarh is the distance from Delhi to Jaipur?a. 12b. 24c. 36d. 48
21. A car goes 15 kms on a litre of petrol. When it is driven at 60 kms per hour it only goes 80% as far. How many litres of petrol will it take to travel 120 kms driving at 60 kms per hour?a. 2b. 6.4c. 8d. 9.6
22. The solution of the equation 4 - 5(2y + 4) = 4 isa. 1.-2/5b. 8c. 4d. -2
23. I went to Lucky Duck Casino and in the first game I lost one-third of my money, in the second game I lost half of the rest. If I still have Rs.1,000, how much money did I have when I arrived at the Casino?a. Rs.1,000b. Rs.2,000c. Rs.3,000d. Rs.6,00024. For each Rupee spent by the sales department, the research department spends 20 paise. For every Rs. 4 spent by the research department, the packing department spends Rs.1.50. The triple ratio of the money spent by the sales department to the money spent by the research department to the money spent by the packing department can be expressed asa. 40 : 8 : 3b. 20 : 4 : 1c. 8 : 4 : 1d. 1 : 1 : 5e. 2 : 1 : 5
25. From the beginning to the end of 1996, the price of a rare book rose 20 percent. In 1997, it dropped 25 percent. In 1998, it rose 20 percent. What percent of 1996`s starting price is 1998`s starting price?a. 90b. 95c. 100d. 108

ICICI PAPER ON 9th MARCH 2008
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1.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girlsA.y/(x + y) B.x/xy C.x/(x + y) D.y/xy (Ans.C)2.What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)A.16 B.24 C.30 D.64 (Ans.D)3..If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3A.0 B.1 C.-1 D.4 (Ans.B)4.A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.A.Rs.90 B.Rs.1.00 C.Rs.3.00 D.Rs.8.00 (Ans.C)5.There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problemsA.36 B.72 C.60 D.100 (Ans.B)6.In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and GreekA.0 B.3 C.4 D.5 (Ans.B)7.If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =A.1/4 B.1/2 C.1 D.2 (Ans.C)8.If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then(A) b <> a (C) b = a (D) b >= a (Ans. A)9.In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30 (Ans. C)10.M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/A. D/(M-3) B. MD/3 C. M/(D-3) D. 3D/(M2-3M) (Ans. D)11.. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12 (Ans.C)12.2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?A. 30 B. 40 C.58 D. 60 (Ans. B)13.If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?A.-5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8 (Ans. D)14.There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoeAns: 5c1/ 9c1)15.What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earnedAns: Rs 66/-16.1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen.Ans: Cannot be determined.17.The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100% (Ans: 42.857%)18.There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square. (Ans. 11/14 )19.There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .Ans: 3 hours.20.If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ?21.If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ?22.If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST .(Ans: 1:2 )23.The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?(Ans: Rs 13.86/- )24.There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes(Ans: 6c2/10c2)25. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol.(Ans : 15% )26.A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ?(Ans : 57.50 )27.If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?(a) x b) x2 (c) ?x (d) 1/x (Ans : (d) )28.If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?Ans: 48kmph29.A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?(Ans: 6%)30.An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?(Ans: 9)31.If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?(Ans : 9B)32.Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?(Ans : 300%)33.Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?Ans : 315 feet34.Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?Ans: 360 times35.20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution(Ans: 36%)36.City A s population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population? (Ans: 130 years)37.Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?(Ans: 3/2 hours)38.A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won t able to buy 3 paise stamps. Ans: 939.There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls.40.Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3(a) 22/62 (b) 15/46 (c) 2/3 (d) 1 (Ans: (b))41.There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle? Ans: 1 : 242.Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equala)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 (Ans. (b))43.in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these.(Ans. (d))44.If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?(a) 13 km/hr (b) 26 km/hr (c) 34 km/hr (d) none of these(Ans. A)45.Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)(a) 0.845 (b) 1.908 (c) 2.312 (d) 0.001 (Ans. A)46.A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?(a) 3 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can t say (Ans. B)47.A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distancetravelled(a) 210 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 20 kms (c) none of these(Ans. B)48.Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?49.Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) data insufficient(Ans. C)50.A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid. What is the % of water in the new mixture?
51.If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?52. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?53.If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage. (a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35% (d) 30%(Ans. D)54. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?(a) 110 men (b) 130 men (c) 100 men (d) none of these(Ans. A)55. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 900(Ans. C)56.If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12(Ans A)57.Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m(Ans B)58.How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each mesh is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?(a) 2500 (b) 25000 (c) 250 (d) 250000(Ans B)59.x% of y is y% of ?(a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can t be determinedAns. C60.The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?(a) 15% (b) 16.66% (c) 12% (d) 9%(Ans B)61.A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900(Ans C)62.The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?63.The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?64.15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 29(Ans. A)65.A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?(a) 5 cms (b) 2 cms (c) 3 cms (d) 4 cms(Ans C)66.A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available)What is the area of the plank?( Ans :7*(2)1/2 )67.What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ?(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6(Ans. C)68.A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years what is father s present age ?(a) 40 yrs (b) 30 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) none of these(Ans. A)69.An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?70.If an item costs Rs.3 in 99 and Rs.203 in 00.What is the % increase in price?(a) 200/3 % (b) 200/6 % (c) 100% (d) none of these(Ans. A)71.5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.a) 10 b) 7 c) 6 d) 12(Ans 7)72.A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?a) 10% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9%(Ans 8%)73.In objective test a correct ans score 4 marks and on a wrong ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many ans were correct?a) 120 b) 130 c) 110 d) 150(Ans130)74.An artical sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the artical?a) 500 b) 488 c) 480 d) 510(Ans 500)75.A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home.One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually??(Ans. 1hr 20min)76.A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?Ans. 22?days77.How many 1 s are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3Ans. 478.In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ?79.A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.Find the number of ways in which this is possible?(Ans. 16)80.If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors. Find the memory required for this?(Ans. 4MB)81.. On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?(a) Truth (b) Lie (c) Truth when A lies (d) Cannot be determinedAns. (b)82.What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30Ans. 75(approx)83.A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ?84.A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right.In which direction did he go(Ans. North west)85.A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject.86.A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother s only son.What is the relation between the twoAns. Daughter87.How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide(a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 1426688.If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/(a) 8/27 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 75% (e) 4/3Ans. (b)89.2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36Ans. (b)90.The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?(a)g-a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g-a)/a (e) (g-a)/g(Ans. (c))91.If x/y=4 and y is not 0 what % of x is 2x-y(a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250%(Ans. (b))

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