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Mahindra(MBT) Placement Paper 04 Dec 2011 by Tech

Details of Mahindra(MBT) Placement Paper 04 Dec 2011 by Tech conducted by Tech for job interview.
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1. choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone"

A. She told that she knew where was everyone.

B. She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.

C. She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.

D. She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.

Ans-B



2. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power

A. Expert

B. Intellectual

C. Snob

D. Literate

Ans-B



3. Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence so as to for a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

1. John did not have the money to buy the beautiful clip.

2. After a while, Jane explained to John that she had sold her hair to buy a gold chain for his watch.

3. As it was Christmas, john want to give Jane a surprise present.

4. When Jane saw it, she felt like crying.

5. He decided to present her a clip made of ivory for her long flowing hair.

6. He, therefore sold off his watch and brought home the present.



I. Which of the sentences should come first in the paragraph ?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 2

D. 5

E. 4

Ans-A

II. Which of the sentences should come second in the paragraph ?

A. 6

B. 1

C. 5

D. 4

E. 3

Ans-C

III. Which of the sentences should come forth in the paragraph ?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 6

E. 5

Ans-D



4. In question given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative

Will you kindly open the knot?

A. untie

B. break

C. loose

D. No improvement

Ans-A



5. In Question given below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence.

1. was 2. and 3. Suresh 4. kind 5. loving

A. 31425

B. 54213

C. 34251

D. 15243

E. 12345

Ans-A



6. Select the word or pharse which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase.

he members thought that the task was feasible.

A. impractical

B. impossible

C. difficult

D. impracticable

Ans-A



7. Select the word or pharse which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase

It was universally characterized as a progressive measure.

A. regressive

B. obstructive

C. retrograde

D. abhorrent

Ans-A



8. Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase

It is one of pernicious customs prevailing in the society.

A. permanent

B. beneficial

C. parochial

D. dangerous

Ans-B



9. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

The great dancer impressed the appreciative crowd by his nimble movements.

A. Unrhythmic

B. lively

C. quickening

D. clear

Ans-C



10. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence

Some people just cannot compromise where truth is concerned.

A. adjust

B. accommodate

C. yield

D. conciliate

Ans-A



11. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence

A person unrestrained by the rules of morality or tradition is called a licentious person.

A. libertine

B. loafer-type

C. criminal

D. freelance

Ans-A



12. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence

When he could not endure the cruel ragging any longer, the new recruit bravely stood up to all his bullying seniors.

A. challenged

B. fought back

C. resisted

D. defeated

Ans-A



13. Find out that word, the spelling of which is WRONG. The letter of that word is the answer.

A. Righteousness

B. Musician

C. Inflamable

D. Negotiate

E. All correct

Ans-C



14. our words which are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D) have been printed in bold type, one which may be either inappropriate in the context of the sentence or wrongly spelt.The letter of that word is answer.

A. He was invited

B. to attend the

C. inaugural of the all party

D. meat

E. All correct

Ans-D



15. Find the correctly spelt words.

A. Ommineous

B. Omineous

C. Ominous

D. Omenous

Ans-C



16. Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?

The research study is an eye-opener and attempts to acquaint us with the problems of poor nations.

A. attempted to acquaint

B. attempts at acquainting

C. attempt to acquaint

D. attempting to acquaint

E. No correction required

Ans-B



17. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.

P : They also fear that I will flip them all away.

Q : But children wonder why I flap them so.

R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.

S : But I know what I am doing.

S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?

The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRQP

B. QPSR

C. QPRS

D. PSRQ

Ans-B



18. choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Do you imitate others?

A. Are others being imitated by you?

B. Are others imitated by you?

C. Have others being imitated by you?

D. Were others being imitated by you?

Ans-B



19. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.

You need to clean your shoes properly.

A. Your shoes are needed to clean properly.

B. You are needed to clean your shoes properly.

C. Your shoes need to be cleaned properly.

D. Your shoes are needed by you to clean properly.

Ans-C



20. . Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice

He is said to be very rich.

A. He said he is very rich.

B. People say he is very rich.

C. He said it is very rich.

D. People say it is very rich.

Ans-B



21. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence

A. The Indian radio

B. which was previously controlled by the British rulers

C. is free now from the narrow vested interests.

D. No error.

Ans-C



22. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence

A. I have got

B. my M.Sc. degree

C. in 1988.

D. No error.

Ans-A



23. Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

A. group

B. herd

C. swarm

D. flock

Ans-B



24. Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.

A. I

B. mine

C. me

D. myself

Ans-C



25. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

It has been established that

P : Einstein was

Q : although a great scientist

R : weak in arithmetic

S : right from his school days

The Proper sequence should be:

A. SRPQ

B. QPRS

C. QPSR

D. RQPS

Ans-B



26. An incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully.

His appearance is unsmiling but ......

A. his heart is full of compassion for others

B. he looks very serious on most occasions

C. people are afraid of him

D. he is uncompromising on matters of task performance

E. he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues

Ans-A



27. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom,

To drive home

A. To find one,s roots

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

E. None of these

Ans-D



28. Select the pair which has the same relationship.

GRAIN:SALT

A. shard:pottery

B. shred:wood

C. blades:grass

D. chip:glass

Ans-D



29. Select the pair which has the same relationship.

PORK:PIG

A. rooster:chicken

B. mutton:sheep

C. steer:beef

D. lobster:crustacean

ANs-B



30. Select the pair which has the same relationship

DISTANCE:MILE

A. liquid:litre

B. bushel:corn

C. weight:scale

D. fame:television

Ans-A



Questions(31-35) read the paragraph and answer the questions that follows

Organisations are institutions in which members complete for status and power. they compete for resource of the organisation, for example finance to expand their own departments, for career advancement and for power to control the activities of others. In pursuit of these aims, grouped are formed and sectional interests emerge. As a result, policy decisions may serve the ends of political and career systems rather than those of the concern. In this way, the goals of the organisation may be displaced in favour of sectional interests and individual ambition. These preoccupations sometimes prevent the emergence of organic systems. Many of the electronic firms in the study had recently created research and development departments employing highly qualified and well paid scientists and technicians. Their high pay and expert knowledge were sometimes seen as a threat to the established order of rank, power and privilege. Many senior managers had little knowledge of technicality and possibilities of new developments and electronics. Some felt that close cooperation with the experts in an organic system would reveal their ignorance and show their experience was now redundant.

31. "Organic system" as related to the organization implies its

A. growth with the help of expert knowledge

B. growth with input from science and technology

C. steady all around development

D. natural and unimpeded growth

Ans-B



32. Policy decision in organization would involve

A. cooperation at all levels in the organization

B. modernization of the organization

C. attracting highly qualified personnel

D. keeping in view the larger objectives of the organizations

ANs-C



33. The author tends to the senior managers as

A. ignorant and incompetent

B. a little out of step with their work environment

C. jealous of their younger colleagues

D. robbed of their rank, power and privilege

Ans-A



34. The author makes out a case for

A. organic system

B. Research and Development in organisations

C. an understanding between senior and middle level executives

D. a refresher course for senior managers

Ans-A



35. The theme of the passage is

A. groupism in organizations

B. individual ambitions in organizations

C. frustration of senior managers

D. emergence of sectional interests in organizations

Ans-D



Section B:- 20 questions Series (Number and Diagram series) Tough



1. Look at this series: 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17, ... What number should fill in the blank?

A. 8

B. 14

C. 43

D. 44

Ans-B



2. Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, ... What number should fill the blank?

A. A16

B. G4

C. E4

D. E3

Ans-C



3. Choose which pair of numbers comes next.

36 31 29 24 22 17 15

A. 13 11

B. 10 5

C. 13 8

D. 12 7

E. 10 8

Ans-E



4. Choose which pair of numbers comes next.

9 11 33 13 15 33 17

A. 19 33

B. 33 35

C. 33 19

D. 15 33

E. 19 21

Ans-A



5. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

A. 20

B. 22

C. 23

D. 26

Ans-B



6. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

A. GRR

B. GSS

C. ISS

D. ITT

Ans-C



7. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____

A. OEP

B. NEO

C. MEN

D. PFQ

Ans-B



8. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series

ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____

A. E7V

B. V2E

C. VE5

D. VE7

Ans-D



9. Select correct pattern.

Ans-2



10. Select correct pattern.

Ans-4



11. Select correct pattern.

Ans-1



12. There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures A, B, C, D, E and the Answer figures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e). You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

Ans-C



13. There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures A, B, C, D, E and the Answer figures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e). You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

Ans-E



14. There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures A, B, C, D, E and the Answer figures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e). You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

Ans-E



15. There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures A, B, C, D, E and the Answer figures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e). You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

Ans-C



16. There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures A, B, C, D, E and the Answer figures (a), (b), (c), (d), (e). You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

Ans-B



17. Select correct pattern.

Ans-4



18. Select correct pattern.

Ans-3



19. Select correct pattern.

Ans-2



20. Select correct pattern.

Ans-1



Section C:- 20 questions Quatitatve Aptitude(All questions from R.S.Aggarwal )



1. Anita had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, she took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product?

Ans-1590



2. If the cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles, What is the percentage of profit or loss that the merchant makes?

Ans-25% profit



3. A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides.If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet?

A. 46

B. 81

C. 126

D. 252 litres

Ans-C



4. The length of a rectangualr hll is 5m more than its breadth. The area of the hall is 750 m. The length of the hall is

Ans-30m



5. Two boys begin together to write out a booklet containing 535 lines. The first boy starts with the first line, writing at the rate of 100 lines an hour; and the second starts with the last line then writes line 534 and so on, backward proceeding at the rate of 50 lines an hour. At what line will they meet?

Ans-357



6. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs.150. What is the share of Kim?

Ans-Rs 60



7. A man bets on number 16 on a roulette wheel 14 times and losses each time. On the 15th span he does a quick calculation and finds out that the number 12 had appeared twice in the 14 spans and is therefore, unable to decide whether to bet on 16 or 12 in the 15th span. Which will give him the best chance and what are the odds of winning on the bet that he takes? (Roulette has numbers 1 to 36)



8. A positive integer, which when added to 1000, gives a sum which is greater than when it is multiplied by 1000. This positive integer is

Ans-1



9. A, B and C play cricket. A,s runs are to B,s runs and B,s runs are to C,s as 3:2. They get altogether 342 runs. How many runs did A make?

Ans-162



10. Find the range of real values of x satisfying the inequalities 3x - 2 > 7 and 4x - 13 > 15.



11. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is

Ans-120 gallons



12. The cost of painting the whole surface area of a cube at the rate of 13 paise per Sq.cm is Rs. 343.98. Then the volume of the cube is

Ans-9261 cm3



13. Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?

Ans-Rs50



14. How often between 11 O,clock and 12 O,clock are the hands of the clock together at an integral number value?

Ans-5



15. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability taht the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

Ans-9/20



16. A clock loses 1% time during the first week and then gains 2% time during the next one week. If the clock was set right at 12 noon on a Sunday, what will be the time that the clock will show exactly 14 days from the time it was set right?

Ans-1:40:48



17. A man sitting in a train which is travelling at 50 kmph observes that a goods train, travelling in opposite direction, takes 9 seconds to pass him. If the goods train is 280 m long, find its speed.

Ans-62km\h



18. Two trains 100 meters and 120 meters long aer running in the same diredtion with speeds of 72 km/hr and 54 km/hr. In how much time will the first train cross the seconds?

Ans-44sec



19. Three math classes: X, Y, and Z, take an algebra test.

The average score in class X is 83.

The average score in class Y is 76.

The average score in class Z is 85.

The average score of all students in classes X and Y together is 79.

The average score of all students in classes Y and Z together is 81.



What is the average for all the three classes?

Ans-81.5



20. A student finds the average of 10 positive integers. Each integer contains two digits. By mistake, the boy interchanges the digits of one number say ba for ab. Due to this, the average becomes 1.8 less than the previous one. What was the difference of the two digits a and b?

Ans-2