Accenture Placement Paper | Accenture Interview Questions

Hi all,

     ACCENTURE came to CUSAT campus.

     total :- 450

     written clear :- 80

     HR clear :-  45

     tech (final) clear :- 28

     pattern of written paper and whatever the questions r remember....i m giving to u.

it was a objective paper without negative marking.there was 5 sets common for all and 1 extra(DBMS) set only for M.C.A.'s.

All set conatined 15 question each only and the time given for dbms set (for m.c.a.'s) was 15 minutes and then 75 min common for all.

set were

1-  english

2-  maths

3- reasining

4- C

5- c++

all were bunch together,time management was upto u.

SET DBMS.

1- data model is

a) entity    b) constriants c) entity relationship   d) all the above

ans:- c

2- choise the correct one

         select emp.name ,emp.age from emp1,emp2 where emp.sno = 456;

a) cluster b) non-cluster c) index d) none of these

3- what is index?

a) atrendum selectio of colum

ans) a

4- match the following

 1- one to one           a) manager to employ

 2- one to many        b) employ to employ

 3- many to one        c) unique object

 4- many to many      d) employ to manager

 a) 1-a ,2-b ,3-c,4-d  b) 1-c,2-d,3-a,4-b    c) 1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b   d) 1-d,2-b,3-a,4-c

ans)   c

1          max                 222              allen              333 2   3           rony              444

5-

 

Select first.name from first where first.age = (select first.age from first where first.sno = 3);

a) max   b) allen   c) rony d) noneof these

THERE were 3 question on same type of queries(u should be good in foreign key relationship and relationship with in a single table).

One question was based on INDEX.

Also one more mapping relationship given based upon the figure.

SET ENGLISH

5 question based upon SIMPLE preposition (dam easy)

3 question from article.

5 questions from a single passage.

4-5 questions of synonyms.(from a given line..one word was bold….for that).

SET MATHS

VERY –VERY EASY question from R.S. aggarwal…..(logical based maths).

SET REASONING

3 questions based upon equality of number’s …means

three no’s given ……

a)     if all equal

b)    if 1,2 same

c)     if 2,3 same

d)    none…..

 DAM –easy

3 questions based upon equality of symbols  …means

if + means * and * means / and – means + and + means –

then mean of 28*40/4+2-6

8 question upon set theory means

if 100 r selecting in maths

and 90 in physics

      120 in chemistry

& 22 in phy& maths both ,33 in maths & chemisty both

44 in ches & phy…11 in all

then

1)     how many only in maths…….

2)     Only in physics……

3)     Only in chemistry…….

       4)   how many in atleast 2……

likewise……all were DAM –EASY ,if u r easy with VAN-DIAGRAM…..first make the van-diagram and then use the formula.

SET C

4 QUESTION on pointers…

3 on file handling….

2 on functions….

3 structurs and unions

2 from bitwise

1 from memory & space(how much memory this will take)

dear ,if I will say it was DAM-TUFF…I THINK I WILL BE INSULTING of the level of the questions….the syntax of the questions were ununderstandable…some questions were taking more then 1 page….forget abt the solving..noone could read them in 15 mins….

It was total LUCK…try to solve 4-5 …which u can and then put a intelligent guess( or same opt on all) on other……

U can use test ur C skills and explore in C…but paper level was too much from them also.only application part’s were there.

SET C++ 

Inheritance

Scope of protected

Virtual function

Static member function

File handling

Question) If error is not catch by first catch statement then what will happen….4 scenario were given…choose 1 among them.

Copy constructor

And other’s were ununderstandable that from which topic they were and which concept we have to folloe????????????????

Really I cann’t inselt this part too by saying DAM-TOUGH……….

Ur luck was really very needed……

Hr – interview

1- IF U HAVE ANY QUESTION THEN ASK ME…..( IT WAS ASKED AS A FIRST QUESTION IN INTERVIEW FROM MANY….)

2- UR FAMILY BACKGROUND…

3-  UR EDUCATION  BACKGROUND…

4 – IF I WILL NOT SELECT U THEN WHAT U WILL DO ????

5- TELL ME ABT URSELF..

6 – WHAT U THINK…U SHOULD DEVOLP IN URSELF..

7- WHY U WANT TO JOIN ACCENTURE…

TECHNICAL INTERVIEW

1-     WHAT IS THE NEED OF NORMALISATION IN DATA BASE.

2-     1-5 ALL NORMALISE FORMS( FROM MANY THEY DIRECTLY ASKED 4^TH AND 5^TH NORMANILISE..(MOSTLY FROM M.C.A.’S)

3-     WHAT IS SEMAFORE IN O.S. .

4-     WHAT IS PAGING AND DEMAND PAGING.

5-     HOW MEMEORY WORKS IN a computer system.

6-     How recursion works in C.

7-     WHICH DATASTRUCTURE USED IN RECURSION.

8-     Deference between structure N union.

9-     What is ERP…..(ACCENTURE having work in ERP…as we m.c.a’s having ERP in 3^rd sem so…the person highlighted or wrote sth in resume ,THEY asked abt ERP from them only).

10-   What is reengineering in ERP.

11-  IF U HAVE TOO much cash in ur hand, then what u will do in behalf of the company…..

12-  Why u want to join accenture….

13-  Tell me abt urself.

14-  What abt ur strength & weakness.

15-  Why I should hire u ??????

16-  Why ur area of interest is “OOPS”.....(MOSTLY USED TO ASKED OOPS AND THEY ASK SAME QUESTION FROM MANY).

17-  If u have any question, ask me…..

INTERVIWER SCROLD A LOT TO PEOPLE IN TECH. INTERVIEW…the person who was cool and confident…only they could get in….person who got irrited….they couldn’t select…..infact it was a stress interview and ur temper was check here.

Hope this will help u………..

I m highly thankfull to my friend “ASWINI KUMAR” (GOOTA GOT IN ACCENTURE)…he gave his high efforts in making this paper.

Nitin Garg

Dca,cusat

Kochi.

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Accenture Placement Papers 2011

1st round is the written (aptitude+technical): total 5 sections but only LAST 2 SECTIONS have cutoff's ie C and C++ apti part is very easy... topics covered were time n work..venn diagram questions...simple reasoning mental ability in c and c++ quest on dangling pointer ..functions,arrays structures...to find o/p of pgms..ques were tough....think well before marking..no negative marking.. total 30 ques for C and C++(15 each) try to make atleast 6 correct for both...i'm sure u'll clear it  next was the gd : quiet easy...12 people in 1 grp....in my grp they selected 7 topic was" Future prospects n growth in indian IT companies" time limit : 10 min i think moderator looks for average comm skills,body language and the way u conclude the gd

3rd is the HR round: genreal ques ,family background,hobbies, can ask some tech ques finally technical interview: most crucial and elimination round nothing tech abtit Guys plsss prepare ur project very very well.for electronics ppl no hardcore technical just prokject n few basic ques on c or c++. 

There are three sections.

Section 1-ENGLISH
1a> In this section 2 passages were there on basis of that u have to answer 10 questions (5 question each ) First passage was based on ball tempering by Indian team with mix of lagan story .In this answer of first question was (Ball tempering) the second passage was based on Gadar movie.(same story).



Synonyms:
1)Candid:ans frank

2)Specifaction :ans documentation

3) Extradite =deport

4) Cursory= scold

5) ----------= very high

fill up the blanks with proper word(5 questions)
pick the sentence which has grammatical mistake.(5 questios).
Section 3-Verbal (20 questions)
Here few questions are from logical reasoning (eg.)(6 questions)
Sentences: ( type of question) (logical deductions)
i>some cats are dog
ii> no dog is lion

conclusion :i> some dogs are lion
ii> some dog are cats

options:a> only <i> follows
b> either I or ii follows
c> none follows

2 Questions on + means *, %mean -, etc.. answers of those questions are 4 and -20/3..
Letter series example aabb-abda?bbaa this type one question a question of this type find the next term in AM ,BA ,JM like this

Aptitude questions:

1) it has 20 mixutre conatins mil and water in the ratio 3:5,replace 4 litres of mixture with 4 litres of water what is the final ratio of milk and water.
2) + means * and * means / and / means % what is the value of these question 2+3*5/7 it was two question of these type.

3) The equivalent compound ratio of 5:6::7:10::6:5 ( question of this type this is not exact question).

3) work can be done by 8 men and 10 women in 25 days, the same work can be done by 10 children and 5 women . in how many days 2 children and 3 men (similar to this)

4) one man or two women or three boys can do a work in 44 days then one man, one women and one boy together can fininsh the same work in ---- dyas

5) (998-1)(998-2)(998-3)????..(998-n)=------- when n>1000 ans is zero

6) in how many ways can a lock be opened if that lock has three digit number lock ifi) the last digit is 9
ii) and sum of the first two digits is less than or equal to the last digit. numbers are from 0-9

7)if a man reduces the selling price of a fan from 400 to 380 his loss increases by 20% .cost price of fan is. there are 76 persons. 53 can read hindu,46 can read times,39 can read deccan and 15 can read all.if 22 can read hindu and deccan and 23 can read deccan and times then what is the number of persons who read only times and hindu???ans 18
9) in pure milk if 20% replaced by water and in this again 20% is replaced by water and again 20% is replaced by water then what is the praportion of milk in that mixture

10) after 10 years A will be twice the age of B before 10 years.and now if the difference is 9 years between them then what is the age of B after 10 years ans 49

11)races and games ---- 2 questions from this chapter like (A beats B by 10 meters and B beats C by 15 metres the A beats C by )

12)in the year 1990 there are 5000 men 3000 women 2000 boys .in 1994 men are increased by 20% women are increased by ratio of boys and women (this type of question but some what difficult I mean it takes too much time to solve)

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Accenture Placement Paper

1 APTITUDE TEST:-Very easy test . U just need to brush up ur skills and go through RS Aggrwal (Verbal & Non- Verbal) and U will be through

QUESTIONS WERE THESE TYPES
Q.1 to Q.3 Prepositions

One of the questions was-__ his vacation, Ram went __ the forest and also walked __ the river.
Ans: During, to, along (other options may confuse you, like you would think it can be &apos;across the river&apos;, but choose the one in which all three are fitting)

There was 1 question that had only 1 blank as well.
Q.4 to Q.6- Choose the closest meaning to the words in Italics:
One of the questions was-
Due to his versatile qualities, Mohan was able to do all types of jobs quite easily.Ans: Flexible

(Other options can confuse you like &apos;Multi-talented&apos; was an option, but choose the word that exactly fits in the sentence and carries the correct meaning)

Q.7- Q.10 Articles:
Fill in the articles in the following sentences:
One of the questions was-__ essay, which was later chosen as __ best, was written by __ student who used to be quiet in the class.
Ans: The, the, the

(These type of questions were quite easy and there were 1-2 questions that had only 1 blank as well)

Q.11- Q.15 were based on a passage that was related to operating system (OS 2 and its newer versions. It was compared to other operating systems and its advantages and disadvantages were discussed)
The answers of the 3 questions were within the passage and answers of 2 questions had to be given by interpreting the passage. So I would suggest, since the passage was long and time consuming, better have a glance on the questions before starting the reading.

Q.16- Q.20 were based on another passage on PLM (Process Life cycle Management)This passage was very long so I left it for the end.

Apply the same trick for answering the questions of the very long passage!!!

SECTION II- Q.21 to Q.40
Q.21- Q.26 These were the questions based on Venn diagram.
Example:If in a class 80 people speak English, 42 speak French, 65 speak Hindi, 12 speak both English and Hindi, 17 speak both French and Hindi, 13 speak both English and French and 6 speak all three languages, how many people are there in all?

Q.27- Q.30 A variety of questions were there:
Example:1 question on Blood relation-

Example:Pointing to a man Carl said, "He is the son of brother of my mother&apos;s husband." How are Carl and the man related?
Ans: Paternal Cousin

1 question on Directions-
A man walked 2 km east, then he turned NE and walked 5 km. Then he walked 2 km west. How much and in which direction should he move to reach the initial point?Ans: 5 km South-West

31-35 were of following type:
Two sentences are given below. Mark the answer according to the following:A- If only FIRST sentence is required to verify the sentence
B- If only SECOND sentence is required to verify the sentence
C- If both FIRST and SECOND sentence are required to verify the sentence
D- Cannot be verified even if both sentences are considered

Example:
Two trains are traveling towards each other. When will the two trains meet? If -1. Train A is coming at a speed of 20km/hr
2. Train B is coming at a speed of 30km/hr
Ans: D

36-40 were based on:If 1 is written as $, and 0 is written as *. Then answer the following:
(e.g. 4 is written as $** and 3 is written as $$)

Example:3*5-12+10-9/3
The solution of the above expression can be represented as?Ans: $*$* (1010 in binary i.e. ten in decimal)

SECTION III- Q.41 to Q.55
Q.41- Q.45 Mark the answers according to the following:A- If all the three options match
B- If FIRST and SECOND options match
C- If FIRST and THIRD options match
D- If none of the three match

Example:KKTUJNGDFTSR KKTUJHGDFTSR KKTUJNGDFTSR
Ans: C

Another example:1896.5738491023 1896.5783491023 1896.5738461023
Ans: D

Q.46-Q.49 were based on the Puzzle-type question. It said:Following was the criteria decided by the selection committee of Indian Cricket Board:
1) Player&apos;s age should be 18-28 years
2) He must be the captain of any cricket team for at least 2 years
3) He must be a Ranji Player for at least 2 years
4) He must have taken at least 20 wickets or made 1000 runs in a calendar year in Ranji

If 1st condition is not fulfilled .. referred to chairman
If 2nd condition is not fulfilled .. he must be an all rounder with at least 500 runs and 15 wickets
If 4th condition is not fulfilled .. referred to VP

Questions were like following example:Rahul was born on Dec.10,1979 and is a captain of Ranji team since Feb 2005. He won man of the tournament last year for taking 24 wickets last year. He is:
a) Selected b) Rejected c) Referred to Chairman d)Data Insufficient
Ans: a
(These questions are also easy if you draw a table with names of the aspirant in rows and criteria in the columns, and then checking whether he/she fulfils it or not)

Q.50- Q.55 were also a bit easy and were of two types:
Example of type 1:If * means +, + means -, - means / and / means *, then what is the value of-
8+4-9*7/12+3

Example of type 2:If * means /, / means -, - means + and + means *, then which of the following is true:
a) 7+43*2/13-7+8 = 22.6 b) 4-9*7/4*2/3-7+2 = 25 .. ..

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ACCENTURE 8TH APRIL

I appeared for ACCENTURE on 8th of April, 06. Paper was easy but lengthy, time management is the main strategy. The paper went something like this:

1) Verbal Section:

A) Passage 1 (5 questions)> theme: Do not believe whatever you read in newspaper. Questions were direct except the last one. the last question was based on the central idea of the passage.(Apprx. passage length : 300 words )

B) Passage 2 (5 questions)> theme:benefits from the merger of IT companies.questions were not very direct.but, obviously managable.( length : 400 words)

C) Synonyms (5 questions)> words were: superfluous,aroma,shied

D) Grammer (5 questions)> selecting the right sentence from 4 options. options were close, need to read between words.based on tense and article.

E) Preposotions (5 questions)>very very easy questions. 1 example: received _____ thank ______ Mr. Murthy a sum ____ Rs. 50000.(Ans:With,from,of)

2) Quantitative Section:
lengthy solutions. suggestion is that approach should be option based.solving traditionally may take a lot of time.

Examples:
1) Three persons A,B,C participates in a race. A completes one lap in 10 mins, B in 12 mins, and C in 16 mins.How many laps has A run when all the three participants meet for the first time.
2) How many multiples of 3 when added together gives 1134?
3) Mr. X reads 1/5th of a book on Monday, on Tuesday he reads 5/8th of the remaining. On Wednesday, he reads 49 pages and thereby completes the book. How many pages the book consists of?

Questions were on Area, Perimeter,Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Work, Sequences, nymber System,Speed Distance & time, Profit and loss,

3) Logical Reasoning:
A)Venn-diagram (3 questions)>. Simple questions-need to know just the basics of Venn-Diagram.
B)Syllogism(5 questions)>
Example: All cats are dogs.
All bats are cats.
4 options after this, you have to select the correct conclusion.
C)Picture based questions ( 5 questions): R.S.Agarwal Non-Verbal Ability book may help. I found these 5 questions confusing.
D) questions on operators (3 questions):
example: If " means - ", " means / ", then whats the value of (96)(84).
E)Questions on Scheduling:
Example: A,B,C,D,e,F are 6 programmes to be organised on Wednesday evening show. If A is scheduled then B is not scheduled.( totally 6 conditions)
Option based approach should be undoubtly adopted or will become unmanagable.

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Accenture Paper : 24 February 2010

Accenture - High Performance, Delivered .
This is completely my experience:
Accenture Selection Procedure:

Round 1. Aptitude Round: As everyone says that aptitude round will be very easy in Accenture, I don't agree completely, i would rather say u have to pay attention .The patter is similar from many years , but the quality of questions is matters that's all.

Pattern : 
Section 1: 
Q1-Q5 = articles ,
Q6-Q10 = nearest meaning like that anything regarding to verbal. 
Q10 -Q20 = two essay will be provided , answer to respective question by looking at the essay.

Section 2: 
Q20-Q40 = simple mathematical questions ( train pro, work, time, date, ranks etc) , 
Q40 - Q50 = alike , like kinds of question, very simple easy to score. 
Q50 -Q55 = inter link questions.


Round 2 : Group Discussion
My topic was "Is IT boon or bane ", this is the first time i participated in GD in entire my career, but i gave a best shot. and i would like to suggest some of my experience.

• try to be first person to start the discussion, with proper and strong points.
• with a minute u should analyze who is strong opponent, and try to engage your discussion with those persons and most important is grab their attention towards you and so u will know when they are going to stop and immediately u can catch the opportunity.
• when some one who is very weak in making a statement and when he is trying to do so, don't interrupt them, listen to them that gets you a + point.
• Finally u should engage a war on who is more stronger than you not who is weaker than you.
• Keep the flow clearly and short.
• High expectation will there and they will select out of 12 around 6 or 7

Round 3: Technical Round
The interviewer asked me " tell me about yourself " then asked in engineering which is your favorite subject,
as i was form ECE so I said Communication Networks, then questions were,

• what do you know about networks.
• If I m sitting and want to send a mail to US , then how will communication networks comes into picture.
• explain each layer of network in more understanding way.
• what is router.
• what is network.
• what is Ethernet.
• how does Ethernet is different from IP.
• what will happen after physical layer.
• how do you choose modulation.
• what are the modulations do we have.
• what is wireless how will msg goes if its wireless.

and so on he started to questions, I took like about 40 min to answer all this, in between I was nervous and he asked me to take 2 min rest if I want and then continue. And at the end he asked about the project which I m currently doing in my final sem.

After all this is looked at his watch and asked me, " you accenture is hiring software engg, so what do you know about language ?? " and i continued to say, c,c++,data structure using c++, and i guess it was already reached an hour and he too wanted to winded up so he asked to to write a pseudo code for finding all the prime no in a group of array and display only those prime nos ?? I explain how i start what flow I choose, etc .. "DON'T SIMPLY WRITE THE PROGRAM , Explain while you are writing why Wat for "


Round 4 : H R
My HR was really difficult and very strict person, i understood that earlier as i asked many of their experience who finished their HR round, i knew it, this HR guy is eliminating many , and i shd give my best of best shot. And i was the last guy to HR round, the question were like this.

• tell me about yourself s.
• what do you do in free time.
• what is your hobbies.
• why you want to be in Accenture.
• what do you know about Accenture.
• name some top IT companies.
• name some top IT persons.
• Who is role model ,why , how.
• if some one in the group doesn't work , then Wat will you do.
• have you represented your self anywhere.
• have you worked with in a group any time apart from your project.
• tell me about your project.
• ok do you want ask me anything and i fired two questions .

Be enthusiastic to answer that will work out everything for you.

After all this round i got placed. Actually it was a pool campus, from our coll around 300 ppl gave the apti test and 48 got selected and later next round GD was in other coll, where from all five colleges 190ppl were their who cleared aptitude test. and in GD they eliminated the most and then in tech round and most in HR and i guess around 52 got selected from all five colleges, and 11 out of them were from our coll and i m one among them.

I wrote this bcoz , some ppl who got selected similar posted their experience which helped me lot in preparation so i thought to explain my exp so that some more will reap the benefits...
Thank you

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Accenture Paper : COIMBATORE - 6 February 2010.

1)APTITUDE TEST:
Questions = 55 ; time limit = 60 minutes...along with that an essay to write in the same sheet in another 10 minutes. No sectional cut off , no negative marking. Offline (paper & pen) test

Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.
1. I will be here __________- Thursday and Friday.
A. During
B. for
C. until
D. after
Ans: A

2. I have been here ______ three years
A. since
B. from
C. for
D. none of the above
Ans: C

3. The sun rose ______the horizon.
A. below
B. over
C. in
D. above
Ans: D

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options.
4. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.
A. Range
B. Acrimony
C. Asperity
D. Passion
Ans: A

5. Malice is a feeling that we should always avoid.
A. Spite
B. Envy
C. Hatred
D. Cruelty
Ans: A

6. He was punished for shirking his official work
A. Delegating
B. Slowing
C. avoiding
D. Postponing
Ans: C

Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank.
7. Seiko is______ practicing Buddhist
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. none of these
Ans:C

8. ___________ awards ceremony at Kremlin would not normally have attracted so much attention .
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. All the above
Ans: B

9.He spilled ___________ milk all over the floor
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. none of these

10. I saw _________ movie last night. _____ movie was entertaining.
A. the,A
B. A,the
C. An,A
D. the,the


Directions for Questions 11-14: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these differences might be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water, which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and complicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence.

11. This passage principally intends to:
A. resolve a controversy
B. attempt a description of a phenomenon
C. sketch a theory
D. reinforce certain research findings
E. tabulate various observations
Answer : B

12. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following according to the given passage?
I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.
II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean and the air.
III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
Answer : A

13. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and moisture transfer from the ocean to air as
A. revolutionary
B. inconsequential
C. outdated
D. derivative
E. incomplete
Answer : E

14. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur?
A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated with water vapor.
B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface.
C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air closest to the ocean surface.
D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture transfer.
E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air higher up would be the same.
Answer : A 


Directions for Questions 15-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
Roger Rosenberg's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject. Rosenberg points out that criticism of Black writing has very often served as a pretext for an expounding on Black history. The recent work of Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clearly political standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it propounds.

Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in ideological ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Affinities and connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenberg's literary analysis; these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored by solely political studies.

The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from other modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work Rosenberg demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an identifiable, coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and designs, which are independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past eighty years. These concerns and designs are thematic, and they come form the central fact of the predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the novel are situated irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or they rebel against it.

Rosenberg's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to judge the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example, certain novels have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the authors working out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart from this, the style of certain Black novels, like Jean Tooter's Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expressions?

Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenberg talks about in his work makes for an astute and worthwhile study. His book very effectively surveys a variety of novels, highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson's Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Black Fiction is tightly constructed, and levelheaded and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its forthright and lucid style.

15. The author of the passage raises and objection to criticism of Black fiction like that by Addison Gayle as it:
A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works
B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction
C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction
D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction
E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black identity exhibited in such fiction.
Answer : D

16. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is:
A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism
B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject
C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism
D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism
E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of criticism.
Answer : A

17. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been improved had Rosenblatt:
A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and historical aspects of Black Fiction
B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors
C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in Black fiction throughout its history
D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique literary tradition
E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed thematically.
Answer : E

18. Rosenberg's discussion of Black Fiction is :
A. Pedantic and contentious
B. Critical but admiring
C. Ironic and deprecating
D. Argumentative but unfocused
E. Stilted and insincere.
Answer : B

19. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to approve of which among the following?
A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black writers
B. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to the autobiographies of Black authors
C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes
D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the context of Black history
E. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic qualities unique to Black fiction.
Answer : C

20. From the following options, which does the author not make use of while discussing Black Fiction?
A. Rhetorical questions
B. Specific examples
C. Comparison and contrast
D. Definition of terms
E. Personal opinion.
Answer : D

Section 2 -Analytical Ability
No. of Questions: 20
Duration in Minutes: 20

21. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. If all 
the 10 men and 15 women work together , in how many days will the work get completed?
A. 6
B. 6 1/3
C. 6 2/3
D. 7 2/3
Ans: C

22. if Kamal says ," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
A. grandfather
B. father
C. brother
D. none of these
Ans: D

23. If Ramola ranks 14^th in a class of 26, what is her rank from the last?
A. 13
B. 14 
C. 15 
D. 12
Ans: A

24. If Kalpana remembers that her mother's birthday is after 11^th August but before 15^th August and her brother Ramesh remembers that the birthday is before 20^th August but after 13^th August. If both of them are correct, when does the birthday of their mother fall?
A. 14^th August 
B. 15^th August
C. 13^th August 
D. 16^th August
Ans: A

25. A fort has enough food for 45 days for 175 soldiers. If after 15 days 100 soldiers leave the fort, for how many more days the food will last?
A. 60
B. 70 
C. 80 
D. 75
Ans: B

26. The price of petrol is increased by 10%. By how much percent the consumption be reduced so that the expenditure remains the same?
A. 8.5 
B. 7
C. 10 
D. 9
Ans:D

27 A train 120 meters long passes an electric pole in 12 seconds and another train of same length traveling in opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train is
A. 60 Km 
B. 66 Km 
C. 72 Km 
D. 80 Km
Ans: C

28.A person travels through 5 cities - A, B, C, D, E. Cities E is 2 km west of D. D is 3 km north-east of A. C is 5 km north of B and 4 km west of A. If this person visits these cities in the sequence B - C - A - E - D, what is the effective distance between cities B and D?

1. 13 km
2. 9 km
3. 10 km
4. 11 km

Ans: A

29. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry in how many minutes will the remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ? 
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 20 minutes
E. None of the above
Ans : C

30. If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of p would r2 = s2? 
A. 1q/5
B. 10 - 3q/2
C. q - 1
D. 3q
E. 9q/2 - 9
Ans : A


Direction(31-34): In each question below are given three statement followed by 4 conclusions-I,II,III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

31. Statements
Some books are pens.
all pens are chairs
some chairs are tables
Conclusions
I. some books are chairs
II. Some chairs are books 
III. all tables are chairs 
IV. Some tables are chairs 
A. All follow
B. Only I,II, and III follow
C. Only I,II, and IV follow
D. Only I,III, and IV follow
Ans: C

32. Statements
All cars are jeeps
All jeeps are buses
All buses are trucks
Conclusions
I. All trucks are buses
II. All buses are jeeps
III. All jeeps are cars
IV. All cars are trucks
A. None follows
B. all follow
C. Only III and IV follow
D. Only IV follow
Ans: D 

33. Statements
Some trees are flowers
Some flowers are pencils
Some pencils are tables
Conclusions
I. Some tables are flowers
II. Some pencils are trees
III. Some tables are trees
IV. Some trees are pencils
A. All follow
B. Only I and III follow
C. Only Ii and IV follow
D. None follows
Ans: D

34. Statement
All towns are villages

No village is forest
Some forests are rivers
Conclusions
I. Some forests are villages
II. Some forests are not villages
III. Some rivers are not towns
IV. All villages are town
A. all follow
B. Only either I or II follow
C. Only either I or II or III follow
D. none of these
Ans: D

35. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be transferred to cube-shaped tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed? 
A. 9
B. 12
C. 16
D. 21
E. 39
Ans : B

36. The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 years. When the weight of the teacher is also included, the average weight increases by 1kg. What is the weight of the teacher? 
A. 60 kgs
B. 61 kgs
C. 37 kgs
D. None of these
Ans : B

37. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3. A mixture comprising of equal quantities of all 3 samples is made. The proportion of milk and water in the mixture is 
A. 2:1
B. 5:1
C. 99:61
D. 227:133
Ans : D

38. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of the mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once more. At the end of the two removal and replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture? 
A. 17 : 3
B. 9 : 1
C. 3 : 17
D. 5 : 3
Ans : B

39. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how many ways can they travel? 
A. 9
B. 26
C. 126
D. 3920
Ans : C

40. One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The servant leaves after 9 months and recieves Rs. 120 and a shirt.Then find the price of the shirt. 
A. Rs. 80
B. Rs. 100
C. Rs. 120
D. Cannot be determined
Ans :C


Directions for Questions 41-45: Follow the directions given below to answer the questions that follow. Your answer for each question below would be: A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if only the SECOND and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL THREE items are DIFFERENT.

41)LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
Ans: A

42) 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
Ans: A

43) NIINIININN, NIININNINN ,NIINIININN
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
Ans:C

44) 4665.8009291, 4665.7999291, 4665.8009291
A) A
B) B
C)C
D)D
E)E
Ans:C

45)808088080.8080, 808008080.8080, 808088080.8080
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
Ans:C

46) If * stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then 9/8*7+5-10=?
A) 13.3
B) 10.8
C) 10.7
D) 11.4

47) If* stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then 9/15*9+2-9=?
A) 14.7
B) 15.3
C) 14.1
D) 16.2

48) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +, then which of the following is TRUE?
A) 36/12*4+50-8 =-106
B) 12*8/4+50-8 =45.5
C) 36*4/12+36-8 = 4.7
D) 8*36/4+50-8 = 300

49. If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z, which of the following must be a positive odd integer?
A. xyz
B. (x - y) (y - z)
C. x - yz
D. x(y + z)
E. x + y + z
Ans : B

50. <![endif]>The average age of a group of 12 students is 20years. If 4 more students join the group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new students is
A. 24
B. 26
C. 23
D. 22
Ans : A

Directions for Questions 51-55: Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.
It is possible that there are no members of committee C.
Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.
Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.
Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.

51. In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of the nine individuals should serve on committee C?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
Ans : B

52. Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on committee C is
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
E. 5
Ans : D

53. In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?
A. W and S
B. V and U
C. V and T
D. U and S
E. T and S
Ans : E

54. In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A?
A. Z
B. Y
C. W
D. T
E. S
Ans : C

55. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:
A. Z and Y
B. Z and W
C. Y and V
D. Y and U
E. X and V
Ans : A

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