Welcome Guest

Questions for HSBC


English Questions For HSBC
           View All English Questions
Simply choose the correct missing preposition in following sentences.
Q. No. : 1
Question :Did you watch the football ___ TV last night?
A :
to
B :
in
C :
on
D :
by
Answer: C
Q. No. : 2
Question :Do you always come to work ___ bike?
A :
of
B :
in
C :
by
D :
on
Answer: C
Q. No. : 3
Question :I read the news ___ the newspaper.
A :
on
B :
in
C :
to
D :
by
Answer: B
Q. No. : 4
Question :I'll be in the office ___ 5pm.
A :
until
B :
for
C :
since
D :
on
Answer: A
Choose the correct missing preposition in following sentences.
Q. No. : 5
Question :I'll arrive sometime ___ 8 and 9 am.
A :
between
B :
in
C :
next to
D :
on
Answer: A
Q. No. : 6
Question :The shops here are open ___ 9am until 5pm.
A :
for
B :
from
C :
at
D :
on
Answer: B
Q. No. : 7
Question :They should be ready to go ___ 20 minutes.
A :
in
B :
on
C :
by
D :
to
Answer: A
Q. No. : 8
Question :She wants to stay ___ home tonight.
A :
of
B :
to
C :
in
D :
at
Answer: D
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Q. No. : 9
Question :TENUOUS
A :
vital
B :
thin
C :
careful
D :
dangerous
Answer: B
Q. No. : 10
Question :MESMERIZE
A :
remember
B :
hypnotize
C :
delay
D :
bore
Answer: B
Q. No. : 11
Question :INEBRIETY
A :
revelation
B :
drunkenness
C :
felony
D :
starvation
Answer: B
Q. No. : 12
Question :AUXILIARY
A :
righteous
B :
prospective
C :
assistant
D :
archaic
Answer: C
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Q. No. : 13
Question :DILATORY
A :
narrowing
B :
prompt
C :
enlarging
D :
portentous
Answer: B
Q. No. : 14
Question :PULCHRITUDE
A :
ugliness
B :
notoriety
C :
bestiality
D :
masculinity
Answer: A
Q. No. : 15
Question :RUBBLE
A :
artificial facade
B :
unbroken stone
C :
pale complexion
D :
strong defense
Answer: B
Q. No. : 16
Question :PERNICIOUS
A :
practical
B :
comparative
C :
harmless
D :
tangible
Answer: C
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the sentence.
Q. No. : 17
Question :The police received a(n) ..... call giving them valuable information, but the caller would not give his name out of fear of .....
A :
private, impunity
B :
anonymous, reprisal
C :
professional, dissension
D :
enigmatic, refusal
Answer: B
Q. No. : 18
Question :The ..... was a ..... of gastronomic delights.
A :
internist, progeny
B :
gourmet, connoisseur
C :
scientist, facilitator
D :
xenophobe, promoter
Answer: B
Q. No. : 19
Question :The ..... attitudes politicians have today cause them to ..... at the slightest hint of controversy.
A :
dauntless, recoil
B :
craven, cower
C :
pusillanimous, prevail
D :
undaunted, quail
Answer: B
Q. No. : 20
Question :The bully’s menacing, ..... manner was actually just for show, in reality it was entirely .....
A :
imperturbable, rapid
B :
stringent, credulous
C :
truculent, affected
D :
supercilious, blatant
Answer: C
How strange time is and how queer we are! Time has really changed and it has changed us too. It walked one step forward, unveiled its grace, alarmed us and hen elated us.
Yesterday we complained about time and trembled at its terrors. But today we have learned to love it and revere it, for now we understand its intents, its natural disposition, its secrets and its mysteries.
Yesterday we were a toy in the hands of Destiny. But today Destiny has awakened from her intoxication to play and laugh and walk with us. We do not follow her but she follows us.
Q. No. : 21
Question :The author is talking about
A :
Time and how it has changed
B :
Our queerness
C :
Our queerness
D :
None of the above.
Answer: A
Q. No. : 22
Question :The author tries to say that along with time
A :
We have become more frightened
B :
We have changed too
C :
We also walk with it
D :
None of the above
Answer: B
Q. No. : 23
Question :When the author says that "……. Destiny follows us", he means
A :
Destiny can take walks
B :
Destiny can play like us
C :
Destiny can sleep and awake like us
D :
We have conquered destiny
Answer: D
Q. No. : 24
Question :The author throughout the passage sounds
A :
sad
B :
pessimistic
C :
angry
D :
optimistic
Answer: D

Logical Reasoning Questions For HSBC
           View All Logical Reasoning Questions
Q. No. : 1
Question :Which two are same
12332111 12331211 12332111 12332121
A :
1st and 2nd are same
B :
1st and 3rd are same
C :
2nd and 3rd are same
D :
no two are same
Answer: B
Q. No. : 2
Question :Which two are same
aabbbbdd aaabbbddd aaabbbddd aaabbbdd
A :
1st and 2nd are same
B :
1st and 3rd are same
C :
2nd and 3rd are same
D :
No two are same
Answer: C
Q. No. : 3
Question :Which two are same
2345123 1234321 234123 3213211
A :
1st and 2nd are same
B :
2nd and 3rd are same
C :
3rd and 4th are same
D :
no two are same
Answer: D
Q. No. : 4
Question :Which two are same
rrrrppppttt rrrpppppttt rrrrppppttt rrrrpppptttt
A :
1st and 2nd are same
B :
1st and 3rd are same
C :
1st and 4nd are same
D :
no two are same
Answer: B
Q. No. : 5
Question :Which two are same
t56we12 t56we34 t56ew34 t56we12
A :
1st and 2nd are same
B :
2nd and 3rd are same
C :
1st and 4th are same
D :
no two are same
Answer: C
Q. No. : 6
Question :If "÷" means "x", "+" means "÷", "-" means "+" and "x" means "-", then what will be the value of
13x3÷4+2-7 ?
A :
4
B :
10
C :
14
D :
38
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 7
Question :If "+" means "%", "%" means "÷", "÷" means "x" and "x" means "+", then what will be the value of
26x6+4÷8%2 ?
A :
34
B :
38
C :
2
D :
56
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 8
Question :If "+" means "/", "/" means "-", "-" means "x" and "x" means "+", then what will be the value of
13/3+1-2x4 ?
A :
10
B :
25
C :
20
D :
none
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 9
Question :If "+" means "/", "/" means "-", "-" means "x" and "x" means "+", then what will be the value of 3-28+4x6/16
A :
78
B :
23
C :
18
D :
11
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 10
Question :If "÷" means "+", "-" means "÷", "x" means "-" and "+" means "x", then what will be the value of
20÷10x5-4+2 ?
A :
30
B :
28
C :
27.5
D :
27
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 11
Question :LCM of two numbers A & a B is & is and HCF is 12. What is the number B?
I. A is not a factor B.
II. B is greater than A.
A :
question can be answered by using any of the statements alone but not by using the other statement alone
B :
question can be answered only by using either of the statements alone.
C :
question can be answered only by using both the statements together.
D :
question cannot be answered.
Answer: C
Q. No. : 12
Question :ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Is ABCD a rectangle?
A. AB||CD.
B. ∠ A + ∠ C = 180
A :
question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
B :
question can be answered by using either statement alone.
C :
questions can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
D :
question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Answer: D
Q. No. : 13
Question :What is the value of the two digit positive integer N?
A. Four times N is 48 less than the square of the smallest two digit number.
B. N is a prime number whose square lies between 150 and 250.
A :
question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
B :
question can be answered by using either statement alone.
C :
questions can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
D :
question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Answer: B
Q. No. : 14
Question :What is the area of the triangle?
A. Two sides are 41 cm each
B. The altitude to the third side is 9 cm long.
A :
question can be answered by using statement A alone but not by using B alone.
B :
question can be answered by using statement B alone but not by using A alone.
C :
question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered using either statement alone.
D :
question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Answer: C
Q. No. : 15
Question :What is the price of mangoes per kg?
I. Ten kg of mangoes and two dozens of oranges cost Rs. 252.
II. Two kg of mangoes could be bought in exchange for one dozen oranges.
A :
Question can be answered by using statement A alone but not by using B alone
B :
Question can be answered by using statement B alone but not by using A alone.
C :
question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered using either statement alone.
D :
Question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Answer: C
Kris, an undercover agent, wanted to create a password for his mail account. The password is to be made from 5 letters – P, Q, R, S and T. The following are the conditions that he considered while making the password:
(a) None of the letters can be repeated, except R.
(b) If Q is used, T is also used.
(c) If R is in a password, it must be repeated.
(d) P cannot be the first or the last letter of the password.
(e) If T is used, then Q is also used.
Q. No. : 16
Question :Which of the following cannot be used on a 2-letter password?
A :
R
B :
T
C :
Q
D :
S
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 17
Question :Which among the following can be a single-letter password?
A :
P
B :
Q
C :
S
D :
T
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 18
Question :If R and S are the first and the last letter respectively of a five letter password, then which of the following cannot be included in the password?
A :
P
B :
Q
C :
T
D :
Cannot be determined
Answer: A
Solution
In a zoo, twelve animals, Elephant. Wolf Deer, Bear. Gorilla, Tiger. Antelope, Giraffe, Lion, Chimpanzee, Horse and Zibra are locked in twelve different cages from 1 through 12 (not necessarily in that order.) These cages are on either side of the path. Cages 1 through 6, in that order, are on the left side of the path and the cages 7 through 12, in that order, are on the right side of the path. Cage 1 is opposite Cage 7, Cage 2 is opposite Cage 8 and so on.
The arrangement of the animals is as follows.
1. The Elephant is in the P1 cage and is diagonally opposite to the Wolf which is opposite to the
Chimpanzee.
2. The Bear is opposite to the Giraffe which is exactly in between the Gorilla and the Antelope.
3. The Deer is opposite to the Lion which is exactly in between the Wolf and the Tiger.
4. The Horse is diagonally opposite to the Chimpanzee.
Q. No. : 19
Question :If the Tiger is not opposite to the Gorilla, then which animal is adjacent to the Elephant?
A :
Antelope
B :
Horse
C :
Gorilla
D :
Cannot be determined
Answer: C
Q. No. : 20
Question :In how many ways can the animals be arranged in the cage?
A :
One
B :
Two
C :
Three
D :
Four
Answer: B
Q. No. : 21
Question :Which animal is exactly in between the Giraffe and the Deer?
A :
Antelope
B :
Giraffe
C :
Gorilla
D :
Cannot be determined
Answer: D
Q. No. : 22
Question :If the Elephant is shifted to 12th cage and the Deer is adjacent to the Gorilla then which animal is
opposite to the Tiger?
A :
Antelope
B :
Lion
C :
Gorilla
D :
Deer
Answer: C
Q. No. : 23
Question :Five items A, B, C, D and E are kept in five different boxes numbered 1 to 5. Exactly one item is kept in each box. C's box number is as much less than E's box number as E's box number is less 1
than A's box number. D is in box number 4 but not next to E. Then B is in box number
A :
3
B :
1
C :
5
D :
4
Answer: C
The letters N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are coded by taking seven consecutive integers between 1 and 10. Also, the following information is known:
(i) Q is three less than N.
(ii) The number whose difference with the first number is same as that with the last number is O.
(iii) S is as much less than O as P is greater than Q.
(iv) T is greater than S.
Q. No. : 24
Question :Which letter is such that the difference of its integer-code with the integer-code of T is the same as that between the integer-codes
of N and S?
A :
N
B :
O
C :
P
D :
Q
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 25
Question :If N = 7, then the sum of R and T is
A :
8
B :
10
C :
12
D :
14
Answer: B
Solution
These questions consists of six statements followed by four sets of three statements each. Select
as your answer the set in which the statements are logically related.
Q. No. : 26
Question :(A) Some spades are not clubs. (B) No diamond is a spade.(C) Some diamonds are spades. (D) Some clubs are not diamonds.
(E) All spades are clubs. (F) Some clubs are diamonds.
A :
AFC
B :
DBE
C :
BAF
D :
DEA
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 27
Question :(A) All batsmen are bowlers. (B) No bowler is a keeper.(C) Some bowlers are batsmen. (D)Some keepers are bowlers. (E) All keepers are batsmen. (F) Some batsmen are not keepers.
A :
AEC
B :
BFD
C :
ADF
D :
FCB
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 28
Question :(A) All numerals are numericals. (B) All numerators are numerals.
(C) All numericals are numerators. (D) All numericals are numerals.
(E) All numerators are numericals(F) All numerals are numerators.
A :
BCA
B :
DFA
C :
BEF
D :
BDC
Answer: D
Solution
Six persons Binoy, Charu, Alex, Danny, Elan, and Firoze are sitting in two rows, facing each other, with three in each. Elan is not at the end of any rows. Danny is second to the left of Firoze.
Alex the neighbour of Elan is sitting diagonally opposite to Danny. Charu is the neighbour of Firoze.
Q. No. : 29
Question :Who is facing Firoze?
A :
Elan
B :
Binoy
C :
Danny
D :
Alex
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 30
Question :After exchanging seats with Elan, who will be the neighbours of Danny in the new position?
A :
Alex and Binoy
B :
Firoze and Binoy
C :
Alex and Charu
D :
None of the above
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 31
Question :Which of the following are sitting diagonally opposite to each other?
A :
Binoy and Elan
B :
Firoze and Binoy
C :
Danny and Elan
D :
Elan and Charu
Answer: C
Q. No. : 32
Question :Which of the following are in the same row?
A :
Binoy, Firoze
B :
Danny, Elan
C :
Alex, Charu
D :
Elan, Alex, Binoy
Answer: D

Aptitude Questions For HSBC
           View All Aptitude Questions
Q. No. : 1
Question :In a town 65% people watched the news on television , 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television also. What percent of the people neither watched the news on television nor read a news paper ?
A :
5
B :
10
C :
15
D :
20
Answer: D
Q. No. : 2
Question :Is ab positive?
1. (a+b)2 < (a-b)2
2. a = b
A :
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B :
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C :
BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
D :
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
Answer: A
There are 128 cubes with me which are coloured according to two schemes viz.

1. 64 cubes each having two red adjacent faces and one yellow and other blue on their opposite faces while green on the rest.
2. 64 cubes each having two adjacent blue faces and one red and other green on their opposite faces, while red on the rest. They are then mixed up.
Q. No. : 3
Question :How many cubes have only one red face each?
A :
128
B :
64
C :
16
D :
None
Answer: D
Q. No. : 4
Question :What is the total number of red faces ?
A :
16
B :
64
C :
128
D :
320
Answer: D
Q. No. : 5
Question :Which two colours have the same number of faces ?
A :
Red and Yellow
B :
Blue and Green
C :
Red and Blue
D :
Red and Green
Answer: B
All the faces of a cube are painted with blue colour. Then it is cut into 125 small equal cubes.
Q. No. : 6
Question :How many small cubes will be formed having no face coloured ?
A :
27
B :
8
C :
16
D :
24
Answer: A
Q. No. : 7
Question :How many small cubes will be formed having only one face coloured ?
A :
8
B :
54
C :
16
D :
24
Answer: B
Q. No. : 8
Question :EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
A :
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B :
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C :
BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
D :
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
Answer: A

Technical Questions For HSBC
           View All Technical Questions
Q. No. : 1
Question :A pointer variable can not be
A :
passed to a function as arguement
B :
changed within a function
C :
returned by a function
D :
assigned an integer value
Answer: D
Q. No. : 2
Question :
main()
{
int i=5;
i=(++i)/(i++);
printf("%d",i);
}
outputs
A :
2
B :
5
C :
1
D :
6
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 3
Question :
Consider the following code fragment and select the correct option
 main()
{int x,c,a=10,b=20;
c=a * b ++;
x=a*b;
printf("%d%d%d",c,x,10<=11);
}
A :
200, 210, 1
B :
200, 200, 1
C :
210, 210, cannot be compare
D :
Error due to "10<=11"
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 4
Question :
main()
{
inc(); inc(); inc();
}
inc(){
static int x;
printf("%d",++x);
}
A :
prints 012
B :
prints 123
C :
prints 3 consecutive , but unpredictable number
D :
prints 111
Answer: B
Q. No. : 5
Question :
main()
{
int i=2;
{
int i=4,j=5;
printf("%d%d",i,j);
}
printf("%d%d",i,j);
}
A :
will not compile successfully
B :
prints 4525
C :
prints 2525
D :
none of the above
Answer: A
Q. No. : 6
Question :class dog:public x,public y is an example of
A :
multiple inheritance
B :
repeated inheritance
C :
linear inheritance
D :
none of the above
Answer: A
Q. No. : 7
Question :Copy constructor is invoked when
A :
a function returns by value
B :
an argument is passed by value
C :
a function returns for reference
D :
an argument is passed by reference
Answer: A
Q. No. : 8
Question :Overloading is otherwise called as
A :
a virtual polymorphism
B :
transient polymorphism
C :
pseudo polymorphism
D :
ad-hoc polymorphism
Answer: D
Q. No. : 9
Question :
int i=10;
void main()
{
int i=20;
{
int i=30;
cout << i <<::i;
}
}
A :
prints 3010
B :
prints 3020
C :
will result in a run time error
D :
none of the above
Answer: A
Q. No. : 10
Question :
Consider the following program segment
static char x[3]="1234";
cout << x;
A complete c++ program with these two statement
A :
prints 1234
B :
prints 123
C :
prints 1234 followed by some junk
D :
will give a compilation error
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 11
Question :The number of edges in a regular graph of degree d and n vertices is
A :
maximum of n,d
B :
n+d
C :
nd
D :
nd/2
Answer: D
Q. No. : 12
Question :The depth of a complete binary tree with n nodes is
A :
log(n+1)-1
B :
log(n)
C :
log(n-1)+1
D :
log(n)+1
Answer: A
Q. No. : 13
Question :The postfix equivalent of the prefix *+ab-cd is
A :
ab+cd-*
B :
abcd+-*
C :
ab+cd*-
D :
ab+-cd*
Answer: A
Q. No. : 14
Question :A binary tree has n leaf nodes. The number of nodes of degree 2 in this tree is
A :
log2(n)
B :
n-1
C :
n
D :
2 raised to power n
Answer: B
Q. No. : 15
Question :The number of possible ordered trees with 3 nodes A,B,C is
A :
16
B :
12
C :
6
D :
10
Answer: B
Q. No. : 16
Question :Which of the following sorting algorithm has the worst time complexity of nlog(n)
A :
Heap Sort
B :
Quick Sort
C :
Insertion Sort
D :
Selection Sort
Answer: A
Q. No. : 17
Question :The recurrence relation T(1)=2
T(n)=3T(n/4)+n
has solution T(n) equal to
A :
O(n)
B :
O(logn)
C :
O(n raised to power 3/4)
D :
npne of the above
Answer: A
Q. No. : 18
Question :The merging two sorted lists of size m and n into a sorted lists of size m+n , we require comparisions of
A :
O(m)
B :
O(n)
C :
O(m+n)
D :
O(log(m)+log(n))
Answer: C
Q. No. : 19
Question : The worst case successful search time for sequential search on n items is
A :
n
B :
(n-1)/2
C :
(n+1)/2
D :
log(n)+1
Answer: A