Mu Sigma Old Papers

Test-1
1. 1/4th of 1/2 of 3/4th of 52000 = ?

(1) 4875
(2) 4857
(3) 4785
(4) 4877
(5) None of these
Answer: 1
2. void main()
{
int a[5] ={1,2,3,4,5},i,j=2,b;
for (i =0;i<5;i++ )
func(j,a[i]);
for (i =0;i<5;i++ )
printf(?%d?,a[i]);
}
func(int j,int *a)
{
j=j+1;
a=a+j;
b= b+2;
}
Output: 12345
3. A survey of a village showed that 1 / 10 of the total population speak neither Hindi
nor English. 1 / 5 of them cannot speak English and 3 / 7 of them cannot speak
Hindi. What percentages of people know only one language?
A) 42.86 %
B) 40 %
C) 34 %
D) None of these
4. Mr Roy found an old bill which shows that he brought 10 hens for Rs_67.92_ the
first and the last digits were missing. what was the cost of each hen?
5. Four cities are connected by a road network as shown in the figure. In how many
ways can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same
road more than once ?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
Ans. 12.
6. 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
Answer: a
7. The cost of 5 chairs and 3 mugs is Rs 1900, and the cost of 8 chairs and 5 mugs is
Rs 2900, what is the cost of 5 chairs and 8 mugs?
8. 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)
9. void main()
{
int a[5] ={1,2,3,4,5,6,7},i,j=2,b;
for (i =0;i<7;i++ )
func(j,a[i]);
for (i =0;i<7;i++ )
printf(?%d?,a[i]);
}
func(int j,int *a)
{
j=j+1;
a=a+j;
b= b+2;
}
Output: 1234567
10. 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)
11. A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. He scores 15% of
his total marks in English. How much does he score in English?
1) 55
2) 66
3) 77
4) 44
5) None of these
12. 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
13. 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)
14. What will be output of the following program ?

void main()
{
const int i=60;
int *p;
p=&i;
*p=40;
clrscr();
printf("%d",i);
getch();
}
15. 4 9/10 + 3/11 + 7/15 = ?

(1) 1 217/330
(2) 1 221/330
(3) 1 211/330
(4) 1 197/330
(5) None of these
Answer: 3
16. A, B, C and D go for a picnic. When A stands on a weighing machine, B also

climbs on, and the weight shown was 132 kg. When B stands, C also climbs on, and
the machine shows 130 kg. Similarly the weight of C and D is found as 102 kg and
that of B and D is 116 kg. What is D's weight
A. 58kg
B. 78 kg
C. 44 kg
D. None
Answer : C
17. There are 8 people, F, G H J K L M N. 2 groups are to be formed. F will always go

with J. G and M will never go tohether. H will always go with L. N will always go with
G. find out the two groups.
18. If log 0.317=0.3332 and log 0.318=0.3364 then find log 0.319 ?
19. A person travels in a car with uniform speed. He observes the milestone,which
has 2 digits. After one hour he observes another milestone with same digits
reversed. After another hour he observes another milestone with same 2 digits
separated by 0. Find the speed of the car?
Ans: 45
20.
#include main()
{
int i;
for (i=1;i<100; i++)
printf("%d %0x\n",i,i);
}
/* Ans:- i is from 1 to 99 for the first format,
for the second format 1to9, ato f, 10 to 19,1ato1f, 20 to 29, etc */
Test-2
1: The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years .If the age of the teacher be
included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.
A. 25 years
B. 27 years
C. 35 years
D. 28 years
2: Three years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 27 years and that of B and C, 5
years ago was 20 years. A’s present age is?
A. 30 yrs
B. 35 yrs
C. 40 yrs
D. 48 yrs
3: The average of eight numbers is 14. The average of six of these numbers is 16.The
average of the remaining two numbers is?
A.4
B. 8
C.16
D. None
4: In an examination, 35% of the students passed and 455 failed. How many students
appeared for the examination?
A. 490
B. 700
C. 845
D. 1300
5: The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years .If the age of the teacher be
included, then the average increases by 3 months .Find the age of the teacher.
A. 25 years
B. 27 years
C. 35 years
D. 28 years
6: The average of six numbers is 30.If the average of first four is 25 and that of last three is
35, the fourth number is?
A. 25
B. 30
C.35
D.40
7: 2 is what percent of 50?

A.2%
B.10%
C.100%
D.4%
8: 5% of (25% of Rs. 1600) is?

A.Rs. 5
B.Rs. 17.50
C. Rs. 20
D.Rs. 25
9: The average age of 30 students is 9 years .If the age of their teacher is included, it
becomes 10 years. The age of the teacher (in years) is?
A. 27
B. 31
C. 35
D. 40
10: At an election a candidate who gets 84% of the votes is elected by a majority of 476
votes. What is the total number of votes polled?
A. 672
B. 700
C. 749
D. 848
11: The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12; then the average
of new set of numbers is?
A7
B. 19
C. 82
D. 84
12: A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average
by 3 . Find his average after 17th inning.
A. 39
B. 38
C. 38.5
D. 39.5
13: Out of four numbers, the average of first three is 16 and that of the last three is 15. If
the last number is 18, the first number is?
A. 20
B. 21
C. 23
D. 25
14: Narasimha, Madhu and Pavan started a business by investing Rs. 1, 20,000, Rs. 1,
35,000 and Rs 1, 50,000 respectively. Find the share of Pavan, out of an annual profit of Rs
56,700.
A. Rs .16, 800
B. Rs.18, 900
C. Rs.21, 000
D. None
15: Anand and Deepak started a business investing Rs. 22,500 and Rs.35, 000 respectively.
Out of a total profit of Rs. 13,800, Deepak’s share is?
A. Rs .5400
B. Rs. 7200
C. Rs. 84,000
D. 94,000
16: A starts business with Rs. 35,000 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner.
After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2:3. What is B’s contribution in the capital?
A. Rs .7500
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 8500
D. Rs. 9000
17: A & B are partners in a business. A contributes 1/4 of the capital for 15 months and B
received 2/3 of the profit .For how long B’s money was used?
A. 6 months
B. 9 months
C. 10 months
D. 1 year
18: X and Y invested in a business. They earned the profit, which they divided in the ratio of
2:3. If X invested Rs. 40,000, the amount invested by Y is?
A. Rs .60, 000
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 50,000
D. Rs. 90,000
19: A, B and C enter into a partnership and their shares are in the ratio 1/2:1/3:1/4.After 2
months, A withdraws half of his capital and after 10 months, a profit of Rs. 378 is divided
among them. What is B’s share?
A. Rs .129
B. Rs. 144
C. Rs. 156
D. Rs. 168
20: A, B, C enters into a partnership investing Rs 35000 Rs 45000 and Rs 55000

respectively. The respective shares of A, B and C in annual profit of Rs 40,500 are
A. Rs.10, 500, Rs.13, 500, Rs.16, 500
B. Rs.11, 500, Rs.13, 000, Rs.16, 000
C. Rs.11, 000, Rs.14, 000, Rs.15, 500
D. Rs.11, 500, Rs.12, 500 Rs16, 500
21: Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n – s)/2 find n?

A. (2 x k + s)/Q
B. (2 x s x k)/Q
C. (2 x k – s)/Q
D. (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
22: What does the hexa-number E78 in radix 7?

A. 12455
B. 14153
C. 14256
D. 13541
23: Printing process in which ink is applied to paper or board from raised portions of
printing plates or type is called-
A. Printing, Letterpress
B. Printing, Flexographic
C. Printing, Silk screen
D. None of the above
24: A Printing Machine that transfers impressions from Flat Plate to Rubber Cylinder, thence
to paper is called-
A. Laser Printer
B. Press, Offset
C. Digital Printer
D. All of the above
25: What is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?

A. 0
B. 12
C. 1
D. 11
26: A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by c and
start a business their total profit is Rs 4800, what is the share of A?
A. 400
B. 800
C. 1200
D. None
27: After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of
five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between
the ages of the replaced and the new member?
A. 8 yrs
B. 15 yrs
C. 4 yrs
D. 2 yrs
28: Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby
having been born, the average age of the family is the same today. The present age of the
baby is?
A. 3 yrs
B. 2.4 yrs
C. 2 yrs
D. 1.5 yrs
29: The average of six numbers is 30.If the average of first four is 25 and that of last three
is 35, the fourth number is?
A. 25
B. 30
C.35
D.40
30: The average weight of 6 men decreases by 3 kg when one of them weighing 80 kg is
replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is?
A. 56kg
B. 58 kg
C. 62 kg
D. 76 kg
Test-3
1. How many mashes are there in 1 square meter of wire gauge if each mesh is 8mm
long and 5mm wide ?
(a) 2500
(b) 25000
(c) 250
(d) 250000
Ans B
2. x% of y is y% of ?
(a) x/y
(b) 2y
(c) x
(d) can't be determined
Ans. C
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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 ?
6. 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.?
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple
interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?
(a) Rs. 15000
(b) Rs. 12000
(c) Rs. 10000
(d) none of these
Ans C
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 02: 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.
15. 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/-
16. 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
17. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage
of the mixture of solution?
Ans: 36%
18. There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be
formed with 2 boys and 3 girls. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3?
a) 22/62
b) 15/46
c) 2/3
d) 1
Ans: b
19. 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
20. 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?
21. 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
22. 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
Test-4
Mu Sigma Model Question Paper
Aptitude Questions
1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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/-
4. 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
5. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the
mixture of solution?
Ans: 36%
6. There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2
boys and 3 girls. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3?
a) 22/62
b) 15/46
c) 2/3
d) 1
Ans: b
7. 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
8. 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?
9. 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
10. 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
11. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?

a) -5
b) 4
c) 2
d) 8
Ans: d
12. The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to
make it 100%?
Ans: 42.857%
13. 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
14. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?

Ans: 9B
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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?
19. 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
20. 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?
Test-5
Mu Sigma Placement paper Questions with answers
1. A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by c, and
Ans: 800
2. what is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?

Ans: 0
3. Mr. loyd wants to fence his Square shaped land of 120 Sqft each side. If apole is laid
every 12ft how many poles do he need?
Ans:
4. if 105 is represented as 253 in base 6,how is 253 represented in base 6?

Ans:
5. the cost of 5 chairs and 3 mugs is Rs 1900, and the cost of 8 chairs and 5 mugs is Rs
2900, what is the cost of 5 chairs and 8 mugs?
6. Mr Roy found an old bill which shows that he brought 10 hens for Rs_67.92_ the first and
the last digits were missing. what was the cost of each hen?
7. In a school football team the captain was the eldest of all with ,the next was the goal
keeper with 26, in a particular match both the players were shown red cards. the average
age of the remaining people raised by? what was the average age of the team.?
8. Which of the following is false

Ans. c
9. A Printing Machine that transfers impressions from Flat Plate to Rubber Cylinder, thence
to paper is called
Ans. maybe Offset
10. Printing process in which ink is applied to paper or board from raised portions of printing
plates or type is called:
(a) Printing, Letterpress
(b) Printing, Flexographic
(c) Printing, Silk screen
(d) None of the above
Ans. maybe letterpress
11. Yellow (lemon), Magenta (cold red), Cyan (blue-green) are the three
(a) Process Colors
(b) Monitor Colors
(c) Special Colors
(d) Spot Colors
12. Leading specifies:

(a) The space between the lines in a paragraph.
(b) The space between the base of a line to the base of the following line in a paragraph.
(c) The space between the top of the X height and the bottom of the X height of the
following line in a paragraph
(d) The space between the beard of the top line and the beard of the bottom-line.
13. Which is a typical page layout program out of the following software products:
(a) Adobe Photoshop
(b) Adobe PageMaker
(c) Macromedia FreeHand
(d) Macromedia Director
14. what does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.

(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Ans: (d)
15. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n - s)/2 find n?

(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
Ans: (a)
Test-6
Mu-Sigma Model Numerical Aptitude Questions With Answers

Answer: a
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 4
Answer: c
3. x% of y is y% of ?
(a) x/y
(b) 2y
(c) x
(d) can't be determined
Answer: c
4. 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
Answer: c
5. A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by c, and
(a) 600
(b) 800
(c) 400
(d) 200
Answer: b
6. 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
Answer: a
7. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a
certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?
(a) Rs. 15000

(b) Rs. 12000
(c) Rs. 10000
(d) none of these
Answer: c
(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Answer: d
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
Answer: a
10. 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
Answer: b
11. 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
Answer: c
12. 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
Answer: C
13. 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%
Answer: b
14. 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
Answer: a

(d) The space between the beard of the top line and the beard of the bottom-line
Answer: b
Test-7
Mu Sigma Placement Paper Mu Sigma previous years aptitude and reasoning questions with
answers,Mu Sigma technical hr interview procedure
Mu Sigma Placement Paper-Questions with answers

1. Sum of A and B is given by
A) *(@(A, B), 2)
B) /(@(A,B),2)
C) @(*(A,B),2)
D) @(/(A,B),2
Ans. A.
2. Let x<0, 0<y<1, Z>1 which of the following is false:

A) (x2-z2)has to be positive.
B) yz can be less than one.
C) xy can never be zero
D) (y2-z2) is always negative
Ans. A.
3. If A’s income is 25% less than B’s ,by what % is B’s income greater than that of A ?
A) 35%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) None of these
Ans. D.
Directions for Questions Nos: 4 to 5
Kya-Kya is an island in the south pacific .The inhabitants of Kya-Kya always Answer any
question with two sentences, one of which is always true and other is always false.
4 You are walking on a road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman,
Lila,”Which road will take me to the village?”
Ram says,”I never speak to strangers. I am new to this place”
Laxman says,”I am married to Lila. Take the left road”.
Lila says,”I am married to ram. He is not new to this place”
Which of the following is true?
A) Left road takes you to the village
B) Right road takes you to the village
C) Lila is married to laxman
D) None of above
Ans. A.
Ram said he never talked to strangers, but he spoke to a stranger, this meAns that this
statement is false, hence his other statement must be true, hence the second statement of
Lila is false, hence her first statement is true that is she is married to ram, hence the first
statement of Laxman is false, hence his second statement is true, that is take the left road.
5. You find that your boat is stolen.You question three inhabitants of the island and they
reply as follows:
John says,”I didn’t do it. Mathew didn’t do it”
Matthew says,”I didn’t do it. Krishna didn’t do it.”
Krishna says,”I didn’t do it .I don’t know who did it.”
Who stole your boat?
A) John
B) Matthew
C) Krishna
D) None of them.
6. Write a query to display the name of the students whose total marks is divisible by 25
(total marks may be 175, 200, 150…)
7. P(S1)
a++;
P(S2)
v++;
V(S2)
V(S1)
P-wait, V-signal, S1 and S2 are semaphores. Consider two threads running. Is there a
deadlock .If yes in which situation does the deadlock occur.
8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?
9. (Date; who)>logfile
Date; who>logfile
What is the difference between the two statements.
10. How do you find the machine MAC address

A) 0
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
Ans. A
11. How many children did not try any of the rides. ?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Ans. 15.
12. kids * 3 rides = Rs. 60

(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70
60 + 70 = Rs. 130
So, Rs. (145 – 130 = ) 15 are left for the other (85 – 55 = ) 30 kids . so only 15 of them
can take a ride and rest 15 will be left out.
145 rides were taken. 20 of them took all three, i.e. Rs. 60 were spent, so 145-60= Rs. 85
are left for the others. Total kids were 85, so rest were 65. out of these 65,
12. How many children took exactly one ride?

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Ans. 15
13. Four cities are connected by a road network as shown in the figure. In how many ways
can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same road more
than once ?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
Ans. 12.
Consider the top city, the following are the 3 routes possible, starting from the leftmost
edge. Since there are 3 edges emanating from each city and the figure is perfectly
symmetrical, these 3 routes are possible from each edge, hence for any given city, the total
number of routes = 4 * 3 = 12.
14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15

A, B, and C are three numbers, Let
@(A, B)= Average of A and B
*(A, B)=Product of A and B
/(A, B)=A divided by B
15 If A=2 and B=4 the value of @( / (*(A,B),B),A) would be

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 16
Ans. 2
16. What is the output of the following code?

x=0;y=1;
for(j=1;j<4;j++){
x=x+j;
y*=j;
}
17. There is a 200 miles long tunnel. one train enters the tunnel at a speed of 200mph while
the other trains enter the tunnel in the opposite direction at a speed of 1000 mph. A bee
travels at a speed of 1500 mph enters the tunnel goes to and back until it reaches the train.
What is the distance covered by the bee when the two train collides (the bee survives)
18. List the two advantages of views.
19. Which layer is encryption and decryption done
20. What are the various modes used to send data over the network
Test-8
Mu Sigma Puzzle Questions
1. Two passenger trains are traveling in opposite direction. The distance between them is
110 Kms. One of them starts at 4 AM and the other starts at 5 AM on a velocity of 20 and
25 KMPH respectively.What is the time when they both will meet?
2. In a competitive examination, 3 marks are given for every right answer and 2 marks are
deducted for every wrong answer. A student attempts 30 questions and obtains 40
marks.How many questions did he answered correctly?
3. The ratio of teenagers to adults in a town is 30:1. If the teenagers are increased by fifty
and the adults by five, the ratio will change to 25:1.How many adults are present in the
town at present ?
4. The area of a square plot with each side of 6cms is equal to the area of a rectangular plot
having the width of 2.5 cms each.What is the length of the rectangular plot?
5. Can you determine how many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in a
day?
6. A new company has launched a range of juicy candies. There are two flavors of which
these juice candies will be available for retail - Peach and Grape. The toffees are packed in
three different boxes with one containing peach candies, one containing grape candies and
one containing a mixture of both. It is informed that the packaging person has accidentally
mislabeled all the three boxes.If you are asked to label them correctly, how many candies
will you have to pick and from which jar in order to label every box correctly?
7. You are provided by 100 kg of a fresh fruit. You are told that the fruit comprises of 68%
water content and when the fruit dries, the water content decreases to just 20%.How much
dry fruits will you be able to obtain from the quantity of fruits given to you?
8. Anna is two years elder than Bella who is twice as old as Camilla. If the sum of their ages
is 27, Find out the age of Bella.
9. Let Sn represent the sum of first n terms of an AP.If S2n = 3Sn, then what will be the
ratio S3n/Sn be equal to?
10. A room's width is half of its length. If we reduce both length and width by 6, then the
area is differed by 108.What is the length of the room?
11. A train is going at a speed of 60kmph towards Delhi and returned back at a speed of
30kmph. What is its average speed?
12. You have 32 numbers. What is the least number of comparison needed to find the 2nd
smallest out of them?
13. What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,
13112221?
14. There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last
one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may
ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.How can you label the boxes
correctly?
15. A frog is at the bottom of a 30 meter well. Each day he summons enough energy for
one 3 meter leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At
night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 meters backwards. How many days does it take him to
escape from the well?
16. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and
reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost
about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
17. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity
and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
18. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the
hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
19. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and
a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's
age?
20. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the
run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
Test-9
Mu sigma Technical Paper
Mu-sigma Technical and aptitude placement papers:

x=0;y=1;
for(j=1;j<4;j++){
x=x+j;
y*=j;
}
(total marks may be 175, 200, 150...)
7. P(S1)
a++;
P(S2)
v++;
V(S2)
V(S1)

Date; who>logfile
(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70

60 + 70 = Rs. 130
than once ?
Consider the top city, the following are the 3 routes possible, starting from the leftmos
edge. Since there are 3 edges emanating from each city and the figure is erfectly
14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15A, B, and C are three numbers, Let@(A, B)=
Average of A and B*(A, B)=Product of A and B/(A, B)=A divided by B
17. Let x<0, 01 which of the following is false:

18. If A's income is 25% less than B's ,by what % is B's income greater than that of A ?
Kya-Kya is an island in the south pacific .The inhabitants of Kya-Kya always Answerany
19 You are walking on a road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman,

D) None of above
Ram said he never talked to strangers, but he spoke to a stranger, this meAns that this
statement is false, hence his other statement must be true, hence the second statement of
Lila is false, hence her first statement is true that is she is married to ram, hence the first
statement of Laxman is false, hence his second statement is true, that is take the left road.
reply as follows:
John says,”I didn't do it. Mathew didn't do it”
Matthew says,”I didn't do it. Krishna didn't do it.”
Krishna says,”I didn't do it .I don't know who did it.”
Test-10
Mu-Sigma Model Question Paper

A) *(@(A, B), 2)
B) /(@(A,B),2)
C) @(*(A,B),2)
D) @(/(A,B),2
Ans. A.
2. Let x<0, 0<y<1, Z>1 which of the following is false:

Ans. A.
3. If A's income is 25% less than B's ,by what % is B's income greater than that of A ?
A) 35%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) None of these
Ans. D.

Kya-Kya is an island in the south pacific .The inhabitants of Kya-Kya always Answer any
4. You are walking on a road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman,

D) None of above
Ans. A.
reply as follows:
John says,”I didn't do it. Mathew didn't do it”
Matthew says,”I didn't do it. Krishna didn't do it.”
Krishna says,”I didn't do it .I don't know who did it.”
Who stole your boat?

A) John
B) Matthew
C) Krishna
D) None of them.
(total marks may be 175, 200, 150...)
7. P(S1)
a++;
P(S2)
v++;
V(S2)
V(S1)
9. (Date; who)>logfile
Date; who>logfile

A) 0
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
Ans. A
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Ans. 15.
12. kids * 3 rides = Rs. 60

(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70
60 + 70 = Rs. 130

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Ans. 15
than once ?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
Ans. 12.
Consider the top city, the following are the 3 routes possible, starting from the leftmost
edge. Since there are 3 edges emanating from each city and the figure is perfectly
14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15

A, B, and C are three numbers, Let
@(A, B)= Average of A and B
*(A, B)=Product of A and B
/(A, B)=A divided by B

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 16
Ans. 2

x=0;y=1;
for(j=1;j<4;j++){
x=x+j;
y*=j;
}
Test-11
Mu Sigma Placement Paper
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
(a) Process Colors

(b) Monitor Colors
(c) Special Colors
(d) Spot Colors

(a) Adobe Photoshop

(b) Adobe PageMaker
5 what does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.
(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Ans: (d)
6. In a school football team the captain was the eldest of all with ,the next was the goal
keeper with 26, in a particular match both the players were shown red cards. the average
age of the remaining people raised by? what was the average age of the team.?
(a) QA is a process defined to attain Quality Standards

(b) QC is testing of the product during its production workflow
(c) A Test case could contain many Test PlAns.
(d) A Test Plan could contain many Test Script & Test Cases
Ans. c
8. A Printing Machine that trAnsfers impressions from Flat Plate to Rubber Cylinder, thence
to paper is called
(a) Laser Printer

(b) Press, Offset
(c) Digital Printer
(d) All of the above
Ans. maybe Offset

10. A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by c,and
12. Mr. loyd wants to fence his Square shaped land of 120 Sqft each side.If apole is laid
every 12ft how many poles do he need?
14. the cost of 5 chairs and 3 mugs is Rs 1900, and the cost of 8 chairs and 5 mugs is Rs
2900, what is the cost of 5 chairs and 8 mugs?
15. Mr Roy found an old bill which shows that he brought 10 hens for Rs_67.92_ the first
and the last digits were missing. what was the cost of each hen?
Test-12
Mu sigma selection procedure

First round was the online test which contains both general aptitude and technical (basic c
concepts).
Next was Group discussion, Case studies and Technical and Hr Interview
Im sharing you guys some questions based on my memory
Written test:
There were 16 aptitude questions given for 20 minutes.
1. 2 containers labeled A and B are filled with red and blue marbles in given quantities: -
Container RED BLUE

A 6 4
B 60 40
Each container is shaken vigorously. After choosing 1 of the container, without looking,
draw out a marble.
From which container you have the max probability of choosing a blue marble?
(a) Container A (6 red, 4 blue)-Ans.
(b) Container B (60 red, 40 blue)
(c) Equal chances from each container.
2. The school committee of a small town wanted to determine the average children per
household of the town.
They divided the total no. of children in the town by total no. of households.
Total no. of households = 50. Which of the following statements must be true if the average
children per household are 2.2?
(a) Half the households in the town have more than 2 children
(b) There are total of 110 children in the town.
(c) More households in the town have 3 children than have 2 children.
(d) The most common no. of children in a household is 2.
3. For 1 month, 500 elementary students kept a daily record of the no. of hours of watching
television.
The average no. of hours per week spent watching television was 28hours. Researchers
conducting the study also obtained report cards for each of the students.
It was found that the students, who did well in school spent less time watching television
and those who spent more time, did poorly. Listed below several possible statements
concerning the research.
Place a check on the statement that is definitely not true.
(a) The students who watch television more performed poorly.
(b) If the students will not watch television their performance will improve.
4. When 2 dice are simultaneously thrown, is it possible that one of the ____ occurs.
Result 1: A 5 and a 6 are obtained.
Result 2: A 5 is obtained twice. Select the response that you agree with the most.
(a) The chances of obtaining each of these results is equal.
(b) There is more chance of obtaining result 1.
(c) There is more chance of obtaining result 2.
(d) It is impossible to give an answer. (Please explain why)
5. When 3 dice are simultaneously thrown, which of the following would be obtained?
(a) Result 1: “A 5, a 3 and a 6”
(b) Result 2:” A 5 three times”
(c) Result 3:”A 5 twice and a 3”
(d) All three results are equally likely.
6. A teacher wants to change the seating arrangement in the class in order to improve the
no. of comments given by the students in the class.
She 1st decides to change the seating arrangement of the students in the class. The no. of
comments made by 8 students during a period are given below:
Serials A.A R.F G.H D.C A.F C.M S.S C.G
No. of comments 0 5 2 22 2 3 4 1
What should be the method adopted by her to get the accurate results.
(a) Throw out the 22, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
(b) Throw out the 0, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
© Add the 8 no.s and divide by 8.
(d) None of these.
7. A new medicine has been developed and its effectiveness has been determined by
carrying out an experimental study. 30 patients were divided into groups of 20 and 10.
The group having 20, were given medicine while the other group dint get any medication.
The results obtained where as follows:-
Medication Non-medication
Improved 8 2
Unimproved 12 8
Based on data, I think medication was:-
(a) somewhat effective as in 8 patients improved while in other only 2 improved.
(b) Basically ineffective because difference between improved and unimproved where 6 and
4 respectively.
(c) Basically ineffective because in the control group, also 2 patients improved without
taking any medicine.
d) Somewhat effective because 40% of the students improved in medication (8/20), and
only 20% improved in case of control (2/10).
Technical and HR Interview Questions:

The next interview was HR..They showed us a few pictures and asked to make a story out of
it.The rest of the stuff was generic...hobbies, personal life etc
They mainly involved puzzles and grilling based on your skills(from resume).
They also test your analysis skills.Among other small puzzles , they gave me this problem
for analysis -
A client tells you that he wants to build a supermarket.Ask him as many questions as you
want and come up with the number of people he wil have to employ.
1) Tell me something about yourself and started to grill on the basis of the resume.
2) Your strength and weakness, any 3?
3) Explain yourself?
4) Tell us about your hobbies?
5) Why Mu Sigma? What you know about Mu Sigma India?
Technical covers C,C++ and a bit of java
Puzzles:
A bacterium doubles in a day. A bacterium is kept in a container. After 10 days the
container is completely filled with bacteria. How much time will take to half fill the
container?
Test-13
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
2. If B occurs which must occur
(a) D
(b) D and G
(c) G and H
(d) F and G
(e) J ans: (a)
3. If J occurs which must have occured

a) E
(b) either B or C
(c) both E & F
(d) B
(e) both B & C
Ans: (b)
4. which may occurs as a result of cause not mentioned
(1) D (2) A (3) F
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 & 2 (d) 2 & 3 (e) 1,2,3
Ans: (c)
5.. E occurs which one cannot occurs
(a) A
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
(e) J
Ans: (b)
(a) Process Colors

(b) Monitor Colors
(c) Special Colors
(d) Spot Colors

(b) The space between the base of a line to the base of the following line in a
paragraph.
(a) Adobe Photoshop

(b) Adobe PageMaker
(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Ans: (d)
10. In a school football team the captain was the eldest of all with ,the next was the
goal keeper with 26, in a particular match both the players were shown red cards.
the average age of the remaining people raised by? what was the average age of the
team.?
(a) QA is a process defined to attain Quality Standards

(b) QC is testing of the product during its production workflow
(c) A Test case could contain many Test PlAns.
(d) A Test Plan could contain many Test Script & Test Cases
Ans. c
12. A Printing Machine that trAnsfers impressions from Flat Plate to Rubber Cylinder,
thence to paper is called
(a) Laser Printer

(b) Press, Offset
(c) Digital Printer
(d) All of the above
Ans. maybe Offset
13. Printing process in which ink is applied to paper or board from raised portions of
printing plates or type is called:

14. A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by
c,and start a business their total profit is Rs 4800, what is the share of A?
16. Mr. loyd wants to fence his Square shaped land of 120 Sqft each side.If apole is
laid every 12ft how many poles do he need?
18. the cost of 5 chairs and 3 mugs is Rs 1900, and the cost of 8 chairs and 5 mugs
is Rs 2900, what is the cost of 5 chairs and 8 mugs?
19. Mr Roy found an old bill which shows that he brought 10 hens for Rs_67.92_ the
first and the last digits were missing. what was the cost of each hen?

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Test-1

1. 1/4th of 1/2 of 3/4th of 52000 = ?

14. What will be output of the following program ?

15. 4 9/10 + 3/11 + 7/15 = ?

16. A, B, C and D go for a picnic. When A stands on a weighing machine, B also

17. There are 8 people, F, G H J K L M N. 2 groups are to be formed. F will always go

7: 2 is what percent of 50?

8: 5% of (25% of Rs. 1600) is?

20: A, B, C enters into a partnership investing Rs 35000 Rs 45000 and Rs 55000

21: Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n – s)/2 find n?

22: What does the hexa-number E78 in radix 7?

25: What is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?

5. The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual

Mu Sigma Model Question Paper

11. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?

14. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?

Mu Sigma Placement paper Questions with answers

2. what is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?

4. if 105 is represented as 253 in base 6,how is 253 represented in base 6?

8. Which of the following is false

12. Leading specifies:

14. what does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.

15. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n - s)/2 find n?

Mu-Sigma Model Numerical Aptitude Questions With Answers

(a) Printing, Letterpress

2. what is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?

(a) Rs. 15000

8. what does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.

9. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n - s)/2 find n?

15. Leading specifies:

(a) The space between the lines in a paragraph.

Mu Sigma Placement Paper-Questions with answers

2. Let x<0, 0<y<1, Z>1 which of the following is false:

8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?

10. How do you find the machine MAC address

12. kids * 3 rides = Rs. 60

12. How many children took exactly one ride?

14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15

15 If A=2 and B=4 the value of @( / (*(A,B),B),A) would be

16. What is the output of the following code?

18. List the two advantages of views.

19. Which layer is encryption and decryption done

Mu Sigma Puzzle Questions

Mu sigma Technical Paper

Mu-sigma Technical and aptitude placement papers:

1. What is the output of the following code?

3. List the two advantages of views.

4. Which layer is encryption and decryption done

8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?

10. How do you find the machine MAC address

(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70

15 If A=2 and B=4 the value of @( / (*(A,B),B),A) would be

16. Sum of A and B is given by

17. Let x<0, 01 which of the following is false:

Directions for Questions Nos: 19 to 20

A) Left road takes you to the village

Mu-Sigma Model Question Paper

1. Sum of A and B is given by

2. Let x<0, 0<y<1, Z>1 which of the following is false:

Directions for Questions Nos: 4 to 5

Which of the following is true?

Who stole your boat?

8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?

10. How do you find the machine MAC address

25: What is the remainder of (368236843686) divided by 19?

2. what is the remainder of (368236843686) divided by 19?

2. what is the remainder of (368236843686) divided by 19?

11. what is the remainder of (368236843686) divided by 19?

15. what is the remainder of (368236843686) divided by 19?