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Quantative Questions For SAPIENT
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Q. No. : 1
Question :Walking from home at 3/4th of his usual speed, a man reaches his office 20 minutes late. Had the person walked at 4/3rd of his usual speed, find the time taken by the man to reach his office.
A :
45 minute
B :
90 minute
C :
70 minute
D :
75 minute
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 2
Question :Train A starts at 6 a.m. from city P towards city Q at a speed of 54 kmph. Another train B starts at 9 a.m. from P towards Q at 72 kmph. If the distance between P and Q is 1440 km, find at what distance from Q would the two trains meet each other.
A :
648 km
B :
792 km
C :
486 km
D :
972 km
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 3
Question : Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:
A :
16 hours
B :
18 hours
C :
20 hours
D :
24 hours
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 4
Question : A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
A :
120 m 
B :
240 m
C :
300 m 
D :
None
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 5
Question :Two alloys A and B contain copper and zinc in the ratio 5:11 and 3:5 respectively. If equal weights of the two alloys are melted together to form a third alloy, Find the ratio of the weights of copper and zinc in the third alloy.
A :
11:21
B :
9:19
C :
21:11
D :
19:9
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 6
Question :From a vessel containing only alcohol, six litres are drawn and replaced with water. Six litres of the mixture is now taken out and replaced with water. The ratio of alcohol to water now is 9:16. How many litres of alcohol was there initially?
A :
15
B :
10
C :
18
D :
20
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 7
Question :By selling 40 apples a man gains the selling price of 10 apples. What is the profit percentage?
A :
25%
B :
33.33%
C :
30%
D :
40%
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 8
Question :A sum was invested at simple interest. At the end of four years, the total interest was equal to the sum. At the end of five years the total interest was Rs. 12500. Find the interest on the sum at the end of three years(in Rs.)
A :
6000
B :
7500
C :
9000
D :
4500
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 9
Question : A cylindrical vessel of base radius 4 cm is filled with water to a height of 6 cm. if lead shots each of radius 2mm are dropped into it and the water level rises to 8.50cm. Find the number of lead shots dropped.
A :
500
B :
3750
C :
1000
D :
1500
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 10
Question : The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. Find the ratio of its diameter to its height.
A :
3:7
B :
7:3
C :
6:7
D :
7:6
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 11
Question :Ajay distributed a total of 60 sweets among his sons Ram, Shyam and Tarun. For every five sweets received by Ram, Shyam received four sweets. For every two sweets received by Shyam, Tarun received three sweets. Find the number of sweets received by Tarun.
A :
18
B :
12
C :
24
D :
36
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 12
Question :

If 3(x - y) = 27 and 3(x + y) = 243, then x is equal to:

A :
0
B :
2
C :
4
D :
6
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 13
Question :If a piece of work can be done by 6 men and 8 women in 10 days or by 8 men and 22 women in 5 days, in how many days will 34 women do a piece of work thrice as large?
A :
10
B :
12
C :
14
D :
15
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 14
Question :A man, a woman and a boy can do a piece of work in 2,4 and 8 days respectively. How many boys must work together with 1 man and 1 woman to complete the work in 1 day?
A :
5
B :
4
C :
2
D :
1
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 15
Question :If 4log452=x, find x
A :
25
B :
5
C :
1
D :
16
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 16
Question :Solve for x
if log2(1-1/2x)=x-2.
A :
0
B :
1
C :
2
D :
4
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 17
Question :What is log25125-log12525 ?
A :
1
B :
log25100
C :
3/25
D :
5/6
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 18
Question :A man has 4 children, at least one of whom is a girl. The probability that he has 3 girls and 1 boy is
A :
1/5
B :
1/2
C :
4/15
D :
1/81
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 19
Question :If 4 consecutive letters are selected at random from the English alphabet, then the probability that one of the letters is a vowel is
A :
13/23
B :
17/23
C :
5/12
D :
11/24
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 20
Question :How many words can be formed using all the letters of the word QUESTION without repetition so that vowels occupy even places?
A :
576
B :
720
C :
840
D :
1024
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 21
Question :A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
A :
32
B :
48
C :
64
D :
96
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 22
Question : From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done? 
A :
564
B :
645
C :
735
D :
756
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 23
Question :How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
A :
5
B :
10
C :
15
D :
20
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 24
Question :Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?
A :
Brother
B :
Nephew
C :
Uncle
D :
Son-in-law
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 25
Question :The sum of the ages of Prashant and Dishant is twice the sum of their ages seven years ago. What is the product of their ages, if the sum of the square of their ages is 400?
A :
192
B :
180
C :
200
D :
164
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 26
Question :What is the largest number, which divides 127 and 156 leaving remainder of 7 and 6 respectively?
A :
15
B :
30
C :
45
D :
60
Answer: B
Q. No. : 27
Question :Find the number of ways in which 24700 can be expressed as a product of two coprime factors.
A :
4
B :
16
C :
8
D :
32
Answer: C
Solution

Logical Reasoning Questions For SAPIENT
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The following details regarding the age, weight and height of six different individuals are available. the six person are Bradman, Andrews, Christopher, Dheeraj, Florence and Elantra.
(i). Bradman is the oldest person and taller than Christopher but shorter than Andrews and heavier than Dheeraj.
(ii). Florence is not heavier than Christopher but heavier than Elantra and older than Dheeraj, who is older than Andrews, who is the youngest person.
(iii). Andrews is the heaviest person and shorter than Florence, who is shorter than Dheeraj.
(iv). Christopher is taller and older than Elantra but not heavier than Dheeraj.
Q. No. : 1
Question :Who is the tallest person?
A :
Dheeraj
B :
Florence
C :
Andrews
D :
Christopher
Answer: A
Q. No. : 2
Question :Which of the following cannot be the order of the names of the persons from the oldest to the youngest?
A :
Bradman, Florence, Dheeraj, Christopher, Elantra, Andrews
B :
Bradman, Christopher, Florence, Dheeraj, Elantra, Andrews
C :
Bradman, Florence, Christopher, Andrews, Dheeraj, Elantra
D :
Bradman, Christopher, Florence, Elantra, Dheeraj, Andrews
Answer: C
Q. No. : 3
Question :How many person are taller, heavier as well as older than Florence?
A :
1
B :
0
C :
4
D :
2
Answer: B
Q. No. : 4
Question :If at most two persons are older than Elantra, then how many persons are younger than Dheeraj?
A :
2
B :
1
C :
3
D :
4
Answer: B
Q. No. : 5
Question :How many persons are heavier than Christopher?
A :
1
B :
2
C :
4
D :
3
Answer: D
Five boxes of distinct weights(in kgs) are weighed in sets of three. The following weights were recorded.
34,37,39,40,41,43,44,46,47 and 49 kgs. Each box weighed not more than 30kg.
Q. No. : 6
Question :What is the total weight of all the five boxes?
A :
60kg
B :
70kg
C :
80kg
D :
90kg
Answer: B
Q. No. : 7
Question :What is the weight of the heaviest box?
A :
21 k
B :
19kg
C :
18kg
D :
20kg
Answer: D
Q. No. : 8
Question :How many boxes weigh less than 12 kg?
A :
0
B :
1
C :
2
D :
3
Answer: C
Q. No. : 9
Question :What is the weight of the lightest box?
A :
10kg
B :
9kg
C :
8kg
D :
7kg
Answer: A
Following Five questions are based on following data:

A survey was conducted among 300 Room air conditioner owners. It was found that 125 people had Voltas and 90 people had Fedders Lloyd air conditioner with them. Thirty two of them had exactly two out of the three brands of air conditioner.
Q. No. : 10
Question : How many had all the three brands of air conditioner?
A :
28
B :
14
C :
21
D :
35
Answer: B
Solution
Q. No. : 11
Question :If six owners had only Voltas and Fedders Lloyd air conditioners with them, then how many have only Carrier Aircon with them?
A :
65
B :
45
C :
75
D :
85
Answer: D
Q. No. : 12
Question :If 110 owners had only Voltas air conditioners, then how many have only Carrier Aircon and Fedders Lloyd with them?
A :
11
B :
17
C :
8
D :
23
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 13
Question :How many of the owners have exactly one brand of air conditioners?
A :
300
B :
196
C :
228
D :
254
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 14
Question :If ten of the owners have only Carrier Aircon now buy Voltas also; and 5 of the owners who had only Voltas and fedders Lloyd now buy Carrier Aircon also, then how many have atleast two out of the three brands of air conditioners?
A :
61
B :
68
C :
73
D :
56
Answer: D
Solution
The 5 questions below are based on the following information:
Ten candidate appear for a interview and six of them are selected. There are two M.A.s, two MBAs two MCAs and four Btechs among the candidates. If at least one MBA candidate is selected, then exactly two B.Tech candidates must be selected, and vice versa. Of the six candidates, exactly one must be an MA candidate.
Q. No. : 15
Question :Which of  the following statements is definitely TRUE, if two B.Tech candidates are selected?
A :
Two MCAs and two MAs are selected
B :
Only two MBAs and only one MCA are selected
C :
One MBA and two MAs are selected
D :
Two MBAs are selected
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 16
Question :If two MCA candidates are selected, then which of the following satatements can be TRUE?
A :
One MBA and one B.Tech candidate are selected
B :
Three B.Tech candidates are selected
C :
Only one MBA and two B.Techs are selected
D :
One MA and Three B.Tech candidates are selected
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 17
Question :Which of the following statements is definitely FALSE
A :
If four B.Tech candidates are selected, then two MBA candidates must be selected
B :
One MA candidate, one MBA candidate and two MCA candidates can be selected
C :
One MA, one MBA, two MCAs and two B.Techs is a possible combination of selection
D :
More than one of the above
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 18
Question :Which of  the following statements if TRUE will make the selection of six candidates impossible?
A :
Two MBAs are selected
B :
Two MCAs are selected
C :
Two B.Techs are selected
D :
No MCA is selected
Answer: D
Q. No. : 19
Question :If only one MBA candidate is selected, then which of the following is definitely TRUE?
A :
Only one B.Tech is selected
B :
Two MCAs need to be selected
C :
No B.Tech is selected
D :
Two MCAs must be selected
Answer: D
Below 5 questions are based on following information:
Four boys P,Q,R,S and four girls J,K,L,M give their notes to one another. P gives his notes to K and M and takes notes from L and R, whereas Q gives his notes to M and K but takes notes from L and J. On the other hand, the persons who exchange their notes are M and J, P and L, M and K; S and Q. No boy and no girl can pass his/her notes in any other way.
Q. No. : 20
Question :Who gives notes to every other person directly or through any other person but doesnt take anybody's notes?
A :
S
B :
J
C :
Q
D :
R
Answer: D
Solution
Q. No. : 21
Question :Which of the following boys gives his notes directly to maximum number of girls?
A :
P
B :
Q
C :
R
D :
Cant be determined
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 22
Question :If L wants to give her notes to J, then she has to pass her notes through
A :
M
B :
Q
C :
P
D :
Both (A) and (B)
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 23
Question :Which of  the following two persons cannot exchange their notes at all, either directly or through any other person?
A :
L and Q
B :
K and J
C :
L and S
D :
S and M
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 24
Question :Which of the following girls cannot take notes from any of the four boys?
A :
J
B :
K
C :
L
D :
M
Answer: C
Solution

Verbal Questions For SAPIENT
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Q. No. : 1
Question :Choose antonym for :
AUTONOMY
A :
Slavery
B :
Subordination
C :
Dependence
D :
Submissiveness
Answer: C
Q. No. : 2
Question :Find the antonym of the word given below:-
UNTOWARD :
A :
experienced
B :
inevitable
C :
straight forward
D :
favourable
Answer: D
Find the Antonyms of the following words written in the capital letters
Q. No. : 3
Question :ENSUE
A :
litigate
B :
precede
C :
arbitrate
D :
delay
Answer: B
Q. No. : 4
Question :INCONGRUOUS
A :
external
B :
prudent
C :
legitimate
D :
harmonious
Answer: D
Q. No. : 5
Question :APOSTATE
A :
laggard
B :
martinet
C :
loyalist
D :
skeptic
Answer: C
Q. No. : 6
Question :TOPICAL
A :
general
B :
disinterested
C :
fallacious
D :
imperceptible
Answer: A
Find the Antonyms of the following words written in the capital letters.
Q. No. : 7
Question :ELATED
A :
crestfallen
B :
inebriated
C :
punctual
D :
insulted
Answer: A
Q. No. : 8
Question :RETICENCE
A :
irascibility
B :
loquaciousness
C :
quiescence
D :
patience
Answer: B
Q. No. : 9
Question :REVILE
A :
compose
B :
awake
C :
deaden
D :
praise
Answer: D
Q. No. : 10
Question :PROPITIOUS
A :
adjacent
B :
contentious
C :
unfavorable
D :
coy
Answer: C
Q. No. : 11
Question :Choose antonym for:
FAMOUS
A :
Disgraced
B :
Notorious
C :
Evil
D :
Popular
Answer: B
Q. No. : 12
Question :Choose the synonym:
ADVERSITY
A :
Failure
B :
Helplessness
C :
Misfortune
D :
Crisis
Answer: C
Q. No. : 13
Question :Choose the synonym:
DISTANT
A :
Far
B :
Removed
C :
Reserved
D :
Seperate
Answer: A
Q. No. : 14
Question :Choose the synonym:
ALERT
A :
Energetic
B :
Observant
C :
Intelligent
D :
Watchful
Answer: D
Q. No. : 15
Question :Choose synonym for:
MOVING
A :
Taking
B :
Toying
C :
Shifting
D :
Turning
Answer: C
Q. No. : 16
Question :Choose the synonym:
HESITATED
A :
Stopped
B :
Paused
C :
Slowed
D :
Postponed
Answer: B
In each of the following questions, the sentences of a paragraph are jumbled up and given. Each sentence is labelled as 1,2,3 and 4. Find out the order in which sentences have to be arranged to form a logically coherent paragraph. Mark the choice as your answer.
Q. No. : 17
Question :1). What is called the industrial area is entirely the monopoly of the cities.
2). An important development that has, of late, taken place in the countryside is the phenomenal success of the green revolution.
3). Another aspect of the problem is the confinement of industry to cities and towns.
4). For the expansion of education and literacy in the rural areas it is necessary that industry should be dispersed in villages also.
A :
3241
B :
3421
C :
3142
D :
2413
Answer: C
Q. No. : 18
Question :1) The use as well as the disposal of chemicals has posed a very serious problem to the government.
2). But in order to enforce it legally, it must be given legislative sanction.
3). Despite clear printed instructions, these are likely to be misused owing to the lack of training and proper apparatus.
4). However, a code of conduct regulating the use of chemicals has been evolved and it is pleaded that it should be observed strictly by those who pursue agriculture for profit.
A :
1324
B :
3142
C :
3241
D :
1342
Answer: D
Q. No. : 19
Question :1). They have made progress possible, otherwise there would have been little to distinguish man from ape.
2). That is why men use tools which make one pair of hands do the work of five or ten pairs.
3). In the competition of life he, who can do the largest amount of work in the shortest span of time, wins.
4). The savage who scratches his land with his bare hands has to give way to the man who makes use of various tools like the plough, the loom and the vehicles.
A :
3241
B :
3214
C :
3124
D :
2341
Answer: A
Q. No. : 20
Question :1). Those who are unsuited to any physical effort because of bodily defects should be given more sympathetic consideration.
2). Their chief arguments have been based on the accepted fact that both mentally and physically youngster are widely different.
3). Compulsory sports in schools has often provoked bitter controversy among parents and their children.
4). A child who shows disinclination must be allowed to stay away and pursue his preferred social activities.
A :
3214
B :
3241
C :
2341
D :
2143
Answer: B
In each of the following questions, the sentences of a paragraph are jumbled up and given. Each sentence is labelled as 1,2,3 and 4. Find out the order in which sentences have to be arranged to form a logically coherent paragraph. Mark the choice as your answer.
Q. No. : 21
Question :1). The caribbean crisis which had the potential of starting the 3rd world war was successfully averted.
2). The U.N.O has succeeded in preventing war and maintaining peace in most cases.
3). War was ended between India and Pakistan and peace was finally established in this part of the world.
4). It deployed its forces to maintain peace in Korea and succeeded in its mission.
A :
2134
B :
1432
C :
1423
D :
2413
Answer: D
Q. No. : 22
Question :1). If we want to make our democracy stable there should be some checks upon the people in power.
2). We do not have a healthy opposition and this gap can be covered only by a free and bold press.
3). In India democracy is still passing through its infantile stage suffering from a lot of ups and downs.
4). The leaders generally become very ambitious and so they try to gain power as much as is possible.
A :
3124
B :
3142
C :
4132
D :
4231
Answer: B
Q. No. : 23
Question :1). The girl gets a new home and the boy gets a wife, a human being to keep his home; both get a family without which they cannot have self-fulfilment.
2). The argument of the supporters of dowry - that dowry is the means by which the daughter gets a share of her father's property - is meaning less and hollow.
3). The system of the dowry is definitely an evil.
4). The needs of both are equal and are equally supplied by both.
A :
3421
B :
2143
C :
3214
D :
2134
Answer: C
Q. No. : 24
Question :1). Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that the prosperity of India depends upon the prosperity of villages.
2). He exhorted the social workers that emancipation of India lay in the emancipation of villages.
3). If we are really interested in national development, villages are to be given the first priority.
4). India is predominantly a rural society with about 70% of the people living in rural areas and if things are determined as per majority, it may well be said that India lives in villages.
A :
4123
B :
3124
C :
4213
D :
4132
Answer: A
Q. No. : 25
Question :Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
Before you will go to see him he will have left the place
B :
Before you could see him he will have left the place
C :
Before you can see him, he will have left the place
D :
Before you will go to see him he will leave the place
Answer: C
Q. No. : 26
Question :Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
My sister likes painting, dancing and cooking
B :
My sister likes painting, dancing and to cook
C :
My sister like painting, dancing and cooking
D :
My sister like to paint, dancing and cooking
Answer: A
Q. No. : 27
Question :Mark the grammatically correct sentence as your answer
A :
Money is important but it is not most important thing in life.
B :
The money is important but it is not the most important thing in life.
C :
The money is important however is not the most important thing in life.
D :
The money is important though is not the most important thing in life.
Answer: B
A sentence is given in four different forms. Only one of them is correct grammatically. Mark the correct one as your answer.
Q. No. : 28
Question :
A :
If you want to play we, you must practise.
B :
If you want to play we, one must practise.
C :
If one want to play we, you must practise.
D :
If one wants to p;ay we, he must practise.
Answer: A
Q. No. : 29
Question :
A :
Einstein was more cleverer  than any other scientist.
B :
Einstein was more cleverer  than any  scientist.
C :
Einstein was  cleverer  than any other scientist.
D :
Einstein was  cleverer than any scientist.
Answer: C
Q. No. : 30
Question :
A :
An argument developed among his sister and him.
B :
An argument developed between his sister and he.
C :
An argument developed between his sister and his
D :
An argument developed between his sister and him.
Answer: D
Q. No. : 31
Question :
A :
The youngster will benefit from the experience.
B :
The youngster will benefit by the experience.
C :
The youngster will benefit of the experience.
D :
The youngster will benefit out of  the experience.
Answer: A
Q. No. : 32
Question :
A :
There were a little children in the class than expected 
B :
There were fewer children in the class than expected 
C :
There were lesser children in the class than expected 
D :
There were a small children in the class than expected 
Answer: B
A sentence is given in four different forms. Only one of them is correct grammatically. Mark the correct one as your answer.
Q. No. : 33
Question :
A :
The child can't hardly wait till its birthday.
B :
The child can wait till it's birthday.
C :
The child can hardly wait till its birthday.
D :
The child can wait hardly till its birthday.
Answer: C
Q. No. : 34
Question :
A :
Each of the students were given a prize.
B :
Each of the students was given a prize.
C :
Each of the students have been given a prize.
D :
Each of the students were being given a prize.
Answer: B
Q. No. : 35
Question :
A :
At end of the day they are always tired
B :
At the end of day they are always tired
C :
At the end of the day they are always tired
D :
At end of the day always they are tired
Answer: C
Q. No. : 36
Question :
A :
These tomatoes does not taste very good.
B :
These tomatoes do not taste very good.
C :
These tomatoes are not tasting a very good.
D :
These are tomatoes which are not tasting very good.
Answer: B
Q. No. : 37
Question :
A :
Is it more expensive to go by car than by train?
B :
Is it the more expensive to go by car  or by train?
C :
Is it more expensive to go by car  or by train?
D :
Is it the much expensive to go by car or by train?
Answer: A
Q. No. : 38
Question :Rearrange the parts and select the correct order:
A: beneath the gondola, but when I looked down,
B: the polystyrene blocks strapped
C: we were already 160 metres off the ground
D: my job was to cut tree
A :
ABCD
B :
DABC
C :
CDBA
D :
DBAC
Answer: D
Q. No. : 39
Question :Select the correct order :
A: for the proper training of people
B: in order to make them technically proficient in the job they take up
C: the government should make arrangements
D: in different jobs
A :
BADC
B :
CADB
C :
ACDB
D :
ACBD
Answer: B
Q. No. : 40
Question :Rearrange the parts and select the correct order:
A: due to which marriages that used to be a sacrament
B: leading to misery and a lot of corruption
C: having now acquired the character of a business transaction
D: dowry system is a great evil present in Indian society
A :
DABC
B :
BDCA
C :
BDAC
D :
DACB
Answer: D
To entertain any theory about revolution," writes John Dunn, "--and it is not even possible to identify just what events do constitute revolutions without assuming some theory about the meaning of revolution--is to assume a political posture.... The value-free study of revolutions is a logical impossibility for those who live in the real world" (Dunn, 1972: 1-2). For the student of revolutions the problem is complicated by the fact that the political postures assumed spontaneously by those who write or speak about them, and, if not careful, by himself or herself, are not necessarily coherent or consistent. We live in an era when rapid and fundamental change has become the norm in everyday life, so that the terms "revolution" and "revolutionary" extend far beyond the field of political science. Moreover, common discourse identifies them, much in the eighteenth-century manner, with progress and the improvement of life, so that, as advertising agencies understand only too well, the word "revolutionary," when attached to a new microwave oven as distinct from a political regime, will sell the product more effectively, even among those most passionately committed to the defense of the status quo against subversion.

Nevertheless, the primary political meaning of "revolution" remains profoundly controversial, as the historiography of the subject demonstrates, and as the debates surrounding the bicentenary of the French Revolution of 1789 demonstrate even more unmistakably. What usually happens to revolutions sufficiently distant from the present--and two centuries are, by the news agency standards that dominate our information, almost beyond the range of the remembered past--is that they are either transformed into nonrevolutions--that is, integrated into historical continuity or excluded from it as insignificant temporary interruptions--or else they are celebrated by public rites of passage suitable to the occasions that mark the birth of nations and/or regimes. They remain controversial only among historians. Thus the English Revolution or revolutions of the seventeenth century has been tacitly eliminated from political discourse: even in the tercentenary year of what used to be called the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 and the constituting event of British parliamentary sovereignty, its presence in public rhetoric has been subdued and marginal. On the other hand, a celebratory consensus has marked the various bicentenaries connected with the American Revolution, and even opponents of those aspects of it which are still--or again--highly controversial, such as its deliberate refusal to give public recognition to religion, would not dream of using this as an argument against it. Its public face, jubilees and centenaries apart, is that of a rite of passage in the life of the nation, independence (celebrated on the Fourth of July) taking its place after first settlement (celebrated on Thanksgiving).

Attempts to apply these two techniques of eliminating the controversial aspects of the French Revolution have been made, by republicans and by the political right respectively, and the contention that it achieved little or nothing other than what would have happened without it, and thus constitutes not a major transforming set of events but only a sort of stumble on the long path of French history, is one of the main weapons in the intellectual war against those who wish to celebrate its bicentenary. Yet these attempts have failed. On the one hand, the revolution never gained the general retrospective consensus without which such events cannot become harmless national birthdays, not even after World War II briefly eliminated from the political scene that French Right that defined itself by its rejection of 1789. On the contrary, since the revolution inspired not only the Left of the relatively remote past but also the contemporary Left, it could not but remain contentious. As is quite evident from the pre-bicentenary debates in France, the traditional opponents of 1789 have been reinforced by the opponents of 1917; by reactionaries who would not disclaim that label, by liberals who certainly would. Yet the antirevolutionary attempt to demote the revolution, or shunt it onto a sidetrack of French historical development, has also failed, since, if it had succeeded, it would no longer need to be seriously argued. Indeed, the mere project of trying to prove that the French Revolution is not an altogether major event in modern history must strike non-Frenchmen as brave and quixotic--that is, as absurd.
Q. No. : 41
Question :The author is likely to agree with all the following statements except:
A :
Historians can no more escape taking a political posture about revolutions than anybody else, but, they can at least avoid seeing and judging them unhistorically.
B :
French Revolution belongs to the class of historical phenomena whose significance is not to be judged by the intentions or expectations of those who make them, or even those which could be imputed to them by subsequent analysis.
C :
In great revolutions, as in the great mass wars of modern times, the unintended consequences are almost certainly more important than the intended ones.
D :
To be able to reflect upon the revolution without being judgemental poses a bit of a struggle but is definitely not unfeasable.
Answer: D
Q. No. : 42
Question :It can be derived from the passage that all the following questions about any revolution can be considered political and not historical except:
A :
Was the revolution therefore avoidable?
B :
Did it produce results that could have been achieved only through revolution and not in other ways?
C :
What gives the revolutions a right to call themselves revolutions?
D :
Did it pursue a logical line of development that then skidded off course?
Answer: C
Q. No. : 43
Question :The primary purpose of the passage is:
A :
To study a making of an emblematic revolution along with an example.
B :
To study the uncontrollability of process and outcome of a revolution.
C :
To study the terms dictating the success or failure of French Revolution getting its deserved position
D :
To study the historical dimentions of a revolution.
Answer: A
Q. No. : 44
Question :The following can be inferred from the passage.

I. The recent and modern practice of giving revolution a mundane reposition has played an active role in repositioning it historically as well.
II. The archaic definition of revolution seems to be becoming ambiguous because of the change in the conception of various important historical events.
III.The historical conception of everyting related to a revolution is to a great extent dependent on the political conception of the revolution.
A :
1
B :
2
C :
1 and 2
D :
2 and 3
Answer: D
Q. No. : 45
Question :Which of the following statements can be most directly extracted from the passage?
A :
The controversy behind the political meaning of revolution provides it with whatever historical relevance it has.
B :
Inspite of all the attempts being made to the contrary, revolution will always remain a separate and important political and historical entity.
C :
When we are dealing with the concept of a revolution, we are basically dealing with a phenomenon to which the criteria of social problem-solving apply more than peripherally.
D :
A revolution depicts a time where human agencies can effectively choose between correct and incorrect solutions, alternative strategies or more or less wasteful or elegant methods of achieving ends specifiable in advance.
Answer: B
There was in increase of about 10 % in the investment in the public sector, like electricity, irrigation quarrying, public services and transport; even though the emphasis leaned towards transport and away from the other sectors mentioned. A 16-17% growth in investment, including a 30% increase in investment in business premises has been recorded in trade and services. Although there continued to be a decline in the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agriculture equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increase demand, as to fears of impending new taxes and limitation of building.

There was a rise of close to 11% in the total consumption in real terms during 1964 and per capita personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remains unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again a swift advance in the standard of living was indicated in consumption patterns. Though fruit consumption increased, expenditure on food, especially bread and staple items, declined significantly. There was a continuing increase in the outlay on furniture and household equipment, health, education and recreation. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964. The changing composition if purchased durable goods demonstrated the progressive affluence of large sectors of the public. On the one hand increased purchase of automobiles and television sets were registered, a point of saturation was rapidly being approached for items like the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators.
Q. No. : 46
Question :It is possible to to conclude from this passage, that the people of the country were
A :
spending more money than they earn
B :
investing and consuming at an accelerated pace
C :
saving more money than previously
D :
spending their money wisely
Answer: B
Q. No. : 47
Question :According to the author the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption is "undesirable" as:
A :
there was an increase in the expenditure on frills and luxuries
B :
the people were affluent
C :
people were saving less
D :
there was a rise in the standard of living
Answer: C
Q. No. : 48
Question :It is possible to conclude that the United States is not the discussed country as:
A :
From the statement that the saturation point was rapidly being approached for first household radios
B :
there is no mention of military expenditures
C :
the people were affluent
D :
the people were not saving their money
Answer: A
Q. No. : 49
Question :The area, which saw the greatest expenditure of investment funds was
A :
Business premises
B :
Housing construction
C :
Agricultural equipment
D :
A field which cannot be determined
Answer: D
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
Q. No. : 50
Question :The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies
A :
being totally unconcerned
B :
pretending to be very busy
C :
a very superior attitude
D :
calm, dignified and affectionate disposition
Answer: D
Q. No. : 51
Question :From the passage it appears that the author was
A :
an inexperienced hunter
B :
kind and considerate
C :
possessed with fear
D :
a worried man
Answer: B
Q. No. : 52
Question :The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
A :
was afraid of it
B :
did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm
C :
did not have the experience of shooting big animals
D :
did not find the elephant to be ferocious
Answer: C
Visual recognition involves storing and retrieving memories. Neural activity, triggered by the eye, forms an image in the brains memory system that constitutes an internal representation of the viewed object. When an object is encountered again, it is matched with its internal representation and thereby recognized. Controversy surrounds the question of whether recognition is a parallel, one-step process or a serial, step-by-step one. Psychologists of the Gestalt school maintain that object are recognized as wholes in a parallel procedure : , the internal representation is matched with the retinal image in a single operation. Other psychologists have proposed that internal representation features are matched serially with an object's features. Although some experiments show that, as an object become familiar, its internal representation becomes more familiar, its internal representation becomes more holistic and the recognition process correspondingly more parallel, the weight of evidence seems to support the serial hypothesis, at least for objects that are not notably simple and familiar.
Q. No. : 53
Question :It can be inferred from the passage that the matching process in visual recognition is
A :
Not a natural activity.
B :
Not possible when an object is viewed for the very first time.
C :
Not possible if a feature of a familiar object is changed in same way.
D :
Only possible when a retinal image is received in the brain as a unitary whole.
Answer: A
Q. No. : 54
Question :In terms of its tone and form, the passage can best be characterized as
A :
A biased exposition
B :
A speculative study
C :
A dispassionate presentation
D :
A dogmatic explanation.
Answer: C
Q. No. : 55
Question :The author is primarily concerned with
A :
Explaining how the brain receives images
B :
Synthesizing hypotheses of visual recognition
C :
Examining the evidence supporting the serial recognition hypothesis
D :
Discussing visual recognition and some hypotheses proposed to explain it.
Answer: B
Q. No. : 56
Question :According to the passage, Gestalt psychologists make which of the following suppositions about visual recognition?
I A retinal image is in exactly the same form as its internal representation
II An object is recognized as a whole without any need for analysis into component parts.
 III The matching of an object with its internal representation occurs in only one step
A :
I and III only
B :
III only
C :
I, II and III
D :
II and III only
Answer: D
The establishment of the third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The complete destruction of democracy, the persecution of laws, the war on religion, the cruelty and barrbarism of the Nazis and especially, the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitler's atrocities, the American profile generally favored isolationist policies, and neutrality. The neutrality acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the president was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion

American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt's quarantine the aggvessor speech at Chicago (1937) in which he severely criticized Hitler's policies. Germany's seizure of Austria and Munich pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia (1938) also around the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the third Reich. In August, 1939, came the shock of the Nazi - Soviet pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempt to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arranged against the Third Reich. The Neutrality act of 1939 repeated the arms embargo and permitted 'cash' and 'carry' exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend - Lease Act (1940) authorized the president to sell, exchange or lend materials to any county deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain territory in the western Hemisphere. In August 1941, President Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl harbor, immediately thereafter Germany declared war on the united states.
Q. No. : 57
Question :USA entered the war against
A :
because Pearl Harbor was attacked
B :
after peaceful efforts had failed
C :
because Germany declare war against it
D :
because Japan was an ally of Germany
Answer: C
Q. No. : 58
Question :The Neutrality Act of 1939 favored Great Britain because
A :
the British had command of the sea
B :
the law permitted U.S.A. to trade only with the allies.
C :
it antagonized Japan
D :
it led to the Land - Lease Act
Answer: A
Q. No. : 59
Question :An event that did not occur in 1939 was the
A :
invasion of Poland
B :
invasion of Czechoslovakia
C :
passing of the Neutrality Act
D :
passing of the Land - Lease act
Answer: D
Q. No. : 60
Question :One item occurring 1937 that the author does not mention in the list of actions that alienated the American Public was
A :
The persecution of religious groups
B :
Nazi barbarism
C :
The burning of the Reich tag.
D :
German plans for conquest of the world
Answer: C
Q. No. : 61
Question :During the years 1933-36, American policy may be described as having been
A :
watchful
B :
isolationist
C :
pacific
D :
discretionary
Answer: B

Technical Questions For SAPIENT
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Q. No. : 1
Question : What will be output of the following program?
  #include<stdio.h>
 int main(){   
 int i=5,j;   
 j=++i+++i+++i;  
  printf("%d %d",i,j);  
  return 0;
}

A :
8 24
B :
8 21
C :
5 24
D :
8 23
Answer: A
Solution
Q. No. : 2
Question :
 
#include <stdio.h>
void func()
{
   int x = 0;
   static int y = 0;
   x++; y++;
   printf( "%d -- %d\n", x, y );
}

int main()
{
   func();
   func();
   return 0;
}
What will the code above print when it is executed?
A :
1 -- 1
2 -- 1
B :
1 -- 1
1 -- 2
C :
1 -- 1
2 -- 2
D :
1 -- 1
1 -- 1
Answer: B
Q. No. : 3
Question : What will be the output
 #include
void main()
{    
 int check=2;     
switch(check)
{        
case 1: printf("D.W.Steyn");        
case 2: printf(" M.G.Johnson");        
case 3: printf(" Mohammad Asif");        
default: printf(" M.Muralidaran");     
}

A :
M.G.Johnson
B :
M.Muralidaran
C :
M.G.Johnson Mohammad Asif M.Muralidaran
D :
Compilation error
Answer: C
Solution
Q. No. : 4
Question :"My salary was increased by 15%!"
Select the statement which will EXACTLY reproduce the line of text above.
A :
printf("My salary was increased by 15%!\n");
B :
printf("My salary was increased by 15'%'!\n");
C :
printf("\"My salary was increased by 15%%!\"\n");
D :
printf("\"My salary was increased by 15'%'!\"\n");
Answer: C
Q. No. : 5
Question : What function should be used to free the memory allocated by calloc() ?
A :
dealloc();
B :
malloc(variable_name, 0)
C :
free();
D :
memalloc(variable_name, 0)
Answer: C
Q. No. : 6
Question :Void pointer is
A :
It is a pointer which cannot be defined
B :
Specific data type and it couldn't hold the access of some other type of variable
C :
A pointer pointing to an array
D :
None
Answer: D
Q. No. : 7
Question :Observe the following block of code and determine what happens when x=2?

switch (x){

case 1:

case 2:

case 3:

                cout<< "x is 3, so jumping to third branch";

                goto thirdBranch;

default:

                cout<<"x is not within the range, so need to say Thank You!";

                }


A :
Program jumps to the end of switch statement since there is nothing to do for x=2
B :
The code inside default will run since there is no task for x=2, so, default task is run
C :
Will display x is 3, so jumping to third branch and jumps to third Branch.
D :
None of above
Answer: C
Q. No. : 8
Question :Which of the following is not a type of inheritance?
A :
Hierarchical
B :
Derived
C :
Multipath
D :
Multilevel
Answer: B
Q. No. : 9
Question :By default C++ classes are
A :
Private
B :
Public
C :
Protected
D :
None
Answer: A
Q. No. : 10
Question :Dynamic binding is
A :
Resolving the function call at compile time
B :
Defining binding statically
C :
Resolving a function call at runtime
D :
None
Answer: C
Q. No. : 11
Question :When converting binary tree into extended binary tree, all the original nodes in binary tree are
A :
internal nodes on extended tree
B :
external nodes on extended tree
C :
vanished on extended tree
D :
None of above
Answer: A
Q. No. : 12
Question :When representing any algebraic expression E which uses only binary operations in a 2-tree
A :
the variable in E will appear as external nodes and operations in internal nodes
B :
the operations in E will appear as external nodes and variables in internal nodes
C :
the variables and operations in E will appear only in internal nodes
D :
the variables and operations in E will appear only in external nodes
Answer: A
Q. No. : 13
Question :The post order traversal of a binary tree is DEBFCA. Find out the pre order traversal
A :
ABFCDE
B :
ADBFEC
C :
ABDECF
D :
ABDCEF
Answer: C
Q. No. : 14
Question :Which of the following statements are true in case of Depth- First-Traversal
i). DFS is used to determine connected components of an undirected graph
ii). DFS is used to determine acyclic nature of a graph.
A :
(i)
B :
(ii)
C :
(i) and (ii)
D :
none
Answer: C
Q. No. : 15
Question :which one of the following is the recursive travel technique.
A :
depth first search 
B :
preorder
C :
breadth first search 
D :
None
Answer: A