COGNIZANT Written Test: Aptitude, Reasoning, English; Questions and Answers with Explanations
1. Brian is dividing 50 marbles into 3 groups. How many marbles are in the largest of the three groups? (1) The sum of the two smaller groups of marbles is equal to the largest group of marbles. (2) The smallest group contains 6 marbles A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient. B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient. C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Answer: A
Explanation: The first statement establishes that the larger group constitutes half of the total amount of marbles, which means it must be equal to 25 marbles.
2. Manu and Joby each received a salary increase. Which one received the greater dollar increase? (1) Manu salary increased 8 percent. (2) Joby salary increased 5 percent. A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D.Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Answer: D
Explanation: In (1) there is no information about joby salary and in (2) there is no information about manu salary; thus neither statement alone is sufficient, and the answer must thethird or fifth choice. Since (1) and (2) together give only the percentage increases insalary, it cannot be determined which person received the greater dollar increase.Therefore, (1) and (2) together are not sufficient, and the best answer is the last choice.
3. Is the perimeter of a given rectangle greater than 8 inches?<p> </p> (1) The two shorter sides of the rectangle are 2 inches long.<p> </p> (2) The length of the rectangle is 2 inches greater than the width of the..... A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient. B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient. C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Answer: A
Explanation: Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient.
4. What is the average test score of Angela, Barry, Carl, Dennis, and Edward? (1) The average of the test scores of Barry, Carl, and Edward is 87. (2) The average of the test scores of Angela and Dennis is 84. A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient. B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient. C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Answer: C
Explanation: As long as the sum of all five test scores can be calculated, it will be possible to calculate the average score.
5. The symbol ∇ represents one of the following operations: addition, subtraction,multiplication, or division. What is the value of 3 ∇ 2 ? (1) 0 + 1 = 1<p> </p> (2) 1 - 0 = 1 A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Answer: A
Explanation: Since 0 + 1 = 1, 0 - 1 = -1, 0 × 1 = 0, and 0 ÷ 1 = 0, it follows from (1) that ∇ represents addition, so the value of 3 ∇ 2 can be determined. Hence, (1) alone is sufficient.Since 1 + 0 = 1, 1 - 0 = 1, 1 × 0 = 0, and 1 ÷ 0 is undefined, it follows from (2) that ∇ could represent either addition or subtraction, so that 3 ∇ 2 could equal 5 or 1. Thus, (2) alone is not sufficient. The best answer is the first choice
6. Then which digits will come at the place of (?) 372, 823, 644, 582, 46?, 8?7. A.6,7 B.5,9 C.6,2 D.5,3
Answer: C
7. If 1st & 7th, 2nd & 8th, 3rd & 9th and so on are interchanged in the word ACCUMULATION, which will be the 8th letter from the right ? A.O B.U C.C D.M
Answer: A
8. If SERPENT is coded as TNEPRES, then PLAGUE will be coded as: A.EUAGLP B.EUGLAP C.EUGALP D.EULAGP
Answer: A & C
Explanation: Its coded reversely
9. I am standing in a row 9th from either side. Find that how many persons are in the row ? A.15 B.19 C.17 D.16
Answer: C
Explanation: 8 + 8 + 1 = 17.10. If EASE is coded as HDVH, then SEE will be coded as: A.DHH B.VHV C.VHH D.VVH
Answer: C
11. In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer: <p> </p> (A) If only (1) conclusion follows (B) If only (2) conclusion follows (C) If either (1) or (2) follows (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and (E) If both (1) and (2) follow Statement :All windows are doors.<p> </p> No door is a wall.<p> </p> Conclusion :<p> </p> 1. No window is a wall. 2. No wall is a door. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E
Answer: E
Explanation: Both I and II follow.
12. Statementl:All glasses are liquids .All liquids are fluids
Conclusion:<p> </p> 1. All glasses are fluids <p> </p> 2. All fluids are glasses A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E
Answer: A
13. Statement: Some gold are bright.<p> </p> Some bright are silver.<p> </p><p> </p> Conclusion:<p> </p> 1. Some gold are silver.<p> </p> 2. Some bright are gold.
A.A B.B C.C D.D
Answer: D
14. Statement:All flowers are garden . All gardens are fruits.<p> </p> Conclusion:<p> </p> 1. All fruits are flowers <p> </p> 2. All flowers are fruits. A.A B.B C.C D.D
Answer: B
Explanation: In first conclusion, the term 'fruits' is distributed which is not distributed in premises.
15. Statement: All poets are singers .No singer is composer.
Conclusion:<p> </p> 1. No composer is poet.<p> </p> 2. All singers are poet. A.A B.B C.C D.D
Answer: A
Explanation: In Second conclusion, the term 'singer' is distributed which is not distributed in first premises
16. The high school math department needs to appoint a new chairperson, which will be based on seniority. Ms. West has less seniority than Mr. Temple, but more than Ms. Brody. Mr. Rhodes has more seniority than Ms. West, but less than Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple doesn't want the job. Who will be the new math department chairperson? A.Mr. Rhodes B.Mr. Temple C.Ms.West D.Ms. Brody
Answer: A
Explanation: Mr. Temple has the most seniority, but he does not want the job. Next in line is Mr. Rhodes, who has more seniority than Ms. West or Ms. Brody
17. Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridge-wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Madison lives ten miles away. Frances lives five miles away, Samantha, seven miles. Alexis is farther away than Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately how far away from the airport is Alexis? A.nine miles B.seven miles C.eight miles D.six miles
Answer: D
Explanation: Alexis is farther away than Frances, who is five miles away, and closer than Samantha, who is seven miles away.
18. In a four-day period Monday through Thursday each of the following temporary office workers worked only one day, each a different day. Ms. Johnson was scheduled to work on Monday, but she traded with Mr. Carter, who was originally scheduled to work on Wednesday. Ms. Falk traded with Mr. Kirk, who was originally scheduled to work on Thursday. After all the switching was done, who worked on Tuesday? A.Mr. Carter B.Ms. Falk C.Ms. Johnson D.Mr. Kirk
Answer: D
Explanation: After all the switches were made, Mr. Kirk worked on Tuesday. Mr. Carter worked on Monday,Ms. Johnson on Wednesday, and Ms. Falk on Thursday.
19. Four people witnessed a mugging. Each gave a different description of the mugger. Which description is probably right? A.He was average height, thin, and middle-aged. B.He was tall, thin, and middle-aged. C.He was tall, thin, and young. D.He was tall, of average weight, and middle-aged.
Answer: B
Explanation: Tall, thin, and middle-aged are the elements of the description repeated most often and are therefore the most likely to be accurate.
20. Ms. Forest likes to let her students choose who their partners will be; however, no pair of students may work together more than seven class periods in a row. Adam and Baxter have studied together seven class periods in a row. Carter and Dennis have worked together three class periods in a row. Carter does not want to work with Adam. Who should be assigned to work with Baxter? A.Carter B.Adam C.Dennis D.Forest
Answer: A
Explanation: Baxter should be assigned to study with Carter. Baxter cannot be assigned with Adam, because they have already been together for seven class periods. If Baxter is assigned to work with Dennis, that would leave Adam with Carter, but Carter does not want to work with Adam.
21.Read the following passage and answer the questions: To those who do listen, the desert speaks of things with an emphasis quite different from that of the shore, the mountain, the valley or the plains, whereas these invite action and suggest limitless opportunity and exhaust less resources, the implications and the mood of the desert are something different. For one thing , the desert is conservative not radical. It is more likely to provide awe than to invite conquest. The heroism which it encourages is the heroism of endurance, not that of conquest. It brings man up against this limitation, turns him upon himself and suggests values which more indulgent regions suppress. Sometimes it includes contemplation in men who have never contemplated before : And of all the answers to the question- what is a desert good for - 'contemplation' is perhaps the best. The last half of my life was spent at one of those painful epochs of human history, during which world was getting worse and past victories which had seemed to be definitive have turned out to be only temporary. When I was young , Victorian optimism was taken for granted. It was thought that freedom and prosperity would spread gradually throughout the world through an orderly process, and it was hoped that cruelty ,tyranny and injustice would continually diminish. Hardly anyone thought of the nineteenth century as a brief interlude between past and future barbarism. In order to receive the desert's message ,the beholder needs to be? A.contemplation B.Indolence C.Heroic Endeavor D.Adventurous Spirit
Answer: A
22. If one responds with insight to the mood of the desert,it evokes ? A.An inclination for deep thought B.The possibility of unending resources C.The desire for Heroic conquest D.A sense of intense revulsion
Answer: A
23. The writer calls the desert conservative rather than radical because it provides an environment that A.Inspires man to explore it B.Offers unlimited opportunity to conquer C.Tests ones Endurance D.makes one gloomy
Answer: C
24. What does the phrase ”it brings man up against his limitations” ,mean ? A.It makes man feel hopeless about his limitations B.It makes man aware of his limitations C.It compels man to fight against his limitations D.It persuades man to overcome his limitations
Answer: D
25. Which of the following represents a methodological handicap in the field of astronomy ? A.The difficulty of formulating predictive theories. B.The impossibility of evaluating data collected by early observers. C.The difficulty of correlating observed data with theoretical predictions. D.The difficulty of testing hypotheses through experimentation.
Answer: D
26. Read the following passage and answer the questions: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion .The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase,' It is the busiest man who has time to spare'. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a post card to her niece. An hour will be spent in writing a postcard , another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address ,an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The total effort that could occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt ,anxiety and toil. Accidents on roads can be prevented, provided the quality of roads is improved and the drivers are instructed in safety rules which they must follow for their own protection. It is also necessary that the illumination on the roads is adequate so as to prevent accidents at night. The surprisingly abundant life of the Indian Ocean is confined to the upper layers; the deeper and especially the bottom waters are devoid of oxygen and are often permeated with hydrogen sulphide. It is not luck but labour that makes man. Luck, says an American Writer, is ever waiting for something to turn up; labour with keen eyes and strong will always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of legacy ; labour turns out at six and with busy pen ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence . Luck whines, labour watches. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence; labour strides upwards and aspires to independence. The conviction therefore, is extending that diligence is the mother of good luck. In other words that a man's success in life will be proportionate to his efforts, to his industry, to his attention to small things. What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard? A.Three minutes B.four hours and five minutes. C.half day D.the entire day
Answer: D
27. Which one of the following words in the passage indicate that the writer does not ultimately reject the element of luck ? A.' Luck ......is ever waiting'. B.' Luck whines' C.Diligence is the mother of good luck D.Luck ... wishes the postman would bring him news
Answer: C
28. ...... Labour turns out at six and with busy pen ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence '. what does this statement mean? A.Hard work of all kinds make people efficient. B.Labour lays the foundation of the building. C.The writer and the labourer are the true eyes of the society. D.There is no worker who works so hard as the labourer who begins
Answer: D
29. Which one of the following words in the passage indicate that the writer does not ultimately reject the element of luck ? A.' Luck ......is ever waiting' B.Luck whines' C.Diligence is the mother of good luck D.Luck ... wishes the postman would bring him news Answer: C
30. Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary? A.Despite their B.Despite of the C.Despite for their D.Despite off their
Answer: A
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