Placement Series

Aptitude

Puzzle :

There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one
torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge.
Person A can cross the bridge in 1 minute, B in 2 minutes, C in 5 minutes, and D in
8 minutes. What is the least amount of time it takes for all of them to cross the
bridge?
 Pattern of Aptitude Test
❏ No Aptitude or Technical Test
Eg: JPMC
❏ Only Aptitude Test
❏ Only Technical Test
❏ Aptitude and Technical Test Combined
Eg: IVP, Accenture, Capgemini, TCS
❏ Aptitude and Technical Test Separate

Test is taken on platforms like Google Forms, Hackerrank, Mettl

 Topics Under Technical Test
❏ C
❏ C++
❏ Java
❏ Python
❏ DBMS
❏ Computer Networks

Links:
1. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/questions_and_answers.htm
2. https://www.indiabix.com/technical/interview-questions-and-answers/
3. https://cpt.hitbullseye.com/
 Topics Under Aptitude Test

❏ Verbal
❏ Data Interpretation
❏ Logical Reasoning
❏ Quantitative
 Verbal Aptitude
Topics Under Verbal

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Para Summary
3. Para Jumbles
4. Vocabulary
5. Complete the sentences with prepositions/articles/appropriate words

Links:
● https://www.javatpoint.com/verbal-ability
● https://www.indiabix.com/verbal-ability/questions-and-answers/
 Tips and Tricks to solve verbal
❖ For RCs:
➢ Understand the main point/theme of the passage
➢ Do not read the questions first
➢ If you don't understand the passage in the first 30-40 sec leave the
passage and come back in the end if time permits

❖ For Para Jumble questions:

➢ Look for mandatory pairs in the options
➢ The answer formed by you should have a continuous flow of idea
1. Man has used poisons for assassination purposes ever since the dawn of civilization,
against individual enemies but also occasionally against armies.
2. These dangers were soon recognized, and resulted in two international
declarations—in 1874 in Brussels and in 1899 in The Hague—that prohibited the use
of poisoned weapons.
3. The foundation of microbiology by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch offered new
prospects for those interested in biological weapons because it allowed agents to be
chosen and designed on a rational basis.
4. Though treaties were all made in good faith, they contained no means of control, and
so failed to prevent interested parties from developing and using biological weapons.
1. Man has used poisons for assassination purposes ever since the dawn of civilization,
against individual enemies but also occasionally against armies.
2. These dangers were soon recognized, and resulted in two international
declarations—in 1874 in Brussels and in 1899 in The Hague—that prohibited the use
of poisoned weapons.
3. The foundation of microbiology by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch offered new
prospects for those interested in biological weapons because it allowed agents to be
chosen and designed on a rational basis.
4. Though treaties were all made in good faith, they contained no means of control, and
so failed to prevent interested parties from developing and using biological weapons.

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326439/
 Tips and Tricks to solve verbal
❖ For Para Summary questions:
➢ Understand the main point/theme of the passage
➢ Read the passage first else one might fall into the trap of the “fallacy of
option” – the tendency to become fixated with one option - and ignore
every other option on flimsy grounds or the ‘feeling of it being the right
option’
➢ Eliminate options on the basis of: missing main idea, exceeding the scope
or facts of the paragraph, incomplete data, being factually incorrect or
twisted, and mismatching of tone
Some decisions will be fairly obvious - “no-brainers.” Your bank account is low, but
you have a two week vacation coming up and you want to get away to some place
warm to relax with your family. Will you accept your in-laws‟ offer of free use of
their Florida beachfront condo? Sure. You like your employer and feel ready to
move forward in your career. Will you step in for your boss for three weeks while
she attends a professional development course? Of course.

A. Some decisions are obvious under certain circumstances. You may, for example,
readily accept a relative’s offer of free holiday accommodation. Or step in for your
boss when she is away.
B. Some decisions are no-brainers. You need not think when making them. Examples
are condo offers from in-laws and job offers from bosses when your bank account
is low or boss is away.
C. Easy decisions are called “no-brainers” because they do not require any cerebral
activity. Examples such as accepting free holiday accommodation abound in our
lives.
D. Accepting an offer from in-laws when you are short on funds and want a holiday is
a no-brainer. Another no-brainer is taking the boss’s job when she is away.
 Tips and Tricks to solve verbal
❖ For Vocabulary:
➢ Questions include synonyms, antonyms etc
➢ These questions are 0 or 1
➢ Practice these questions indiabix and javatpoint
➢ https://www.vocabulary.com/play/
❖ Complete the sentence questions or spot the error
➢ These questions should be easy to answer if foundation in English is
strong
➢ Try substituting the answers and whichever sounds right should be the
answer
 DILR
Topics Under DILR

1. Graph Based questions(eg: pie chart, bar chart etc)

2. Seating Arrangement questions
3. Number Series
4. Statement & Conclusions

Links:
● https://www.indiabix.com/data-interpretation/questions-and-answers/
● https://www.indiabix.com/logical-reasoning/questions-and-answers/
● https://www.javatpoint.com/reasoning
● https://www.javatpoint.com/data-interpretation-questions
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A floor is divided into a 3 x 3 squared matrix as shown in the table.

11 12 13

21 22 23

31 32 33

The squares are labeled with numbers as AB where A represents the row number and B
represents the column number of that square. Marbles are placed in each of the squares
such that the number of marbles in any two adjacent squares differ by 2.

Question:

If the number of marbles in the square 12 is 50, then what is the least number of marbles
in the square matrix?

1) 474 2) 420 3) 450 4) 459

 N-2 N N+2

N N+2 N

N-2 N N-2

N-4 N-2 N-4

N+2 = 50
Therefore, N = 48
Least Possible sum : 9N - 12 = 9(48) - 12 = 420
A floor is divided into a 3 x 3 squared matrix as shown in the table.

11 12 13

21 22 23

31 32 33

The squares are labeled with numbers as AB where A represents the row number and B
represents the column number of that square. Marbles are placed in each of the squares
such that the number of marbles in any two adjacent squares differ by 2.

Question:

Ramu was given all of 910 marbles to be placed in the matrix. How many did he place in
square 22?
 910 can be represented as 9N + 1 or 9N - 8

N N-2 N

N-2 N N-2

N N-2 N

Since 9N+1 cannot be formed therefore,

9N - 8 = 910
N = 102
 Quants
Topics Under Quants

1. Time and work

2. Speed distance time
3. SI and CI
4. Ratio & Proportion etc

Links:
● https://www.indiabix.com/aptitude/questions-and-answers/
● https://www.javatpoint.com/aptitude/quantitative
 Tips and Tricks to solve quants
❖ Learn all the formulas
❖ Stick to the basics
❖ Questions would be easy-medium but focus on speed and accuracy
❖ Be aware of traps
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