Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1) Two people enter a race in whick you run to a point and back. Person A runs 20 mph to and from the point. Person B runs to the point going 10 mph and 30 mph going back. Who came in first?

Answer
Person A came in first.

2) Mark ate half of a pizza on Monday. He ate half of what was left on Tuesday and so on. He followed this pattern for one week. How much of the pizza would he have eaten during the week?

Answer
Mark would have ate 127/128 (99.22%) of the pizza during the week.

3) In the General meeting of "Friends Club", Sameer said, "The repairs to the Club will come to a total of Rs 3120 and I propose that this amount should be met by the members, each paying an equal amount." The proposal was immediately agreed. However, four members of the Club chose to resign, leaving the remaining members to pay an extra Rs 26 each.How many members did the Club originally have?

Answer
The Club originally had 24 members.

4) If you look at a clock and the time is 3:15.What is the angle between the hour and the minute hands? ( The answer to this is not zero!)

Answer
7.5 degrees

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1) Mrs. Watsherface had a garage sale. A custmer named Gina bought an old lamp and a rug. She  paid a total of $5.25 for everything. The rug cost 25 cents more than the lamp. How much did each cost?

Answer
The lamp cost $ 2.50 and the rug cost $ 2.75

2) SlowRun Express runs between Bangalore and Mumbai, For the up as well as the down journey, the train leaves the starting station at 10:00 PM everyday and reaches the destination at 11:30 PM after three days.Mr. Haani once travelled by SlowRun Express from Mumbai to Bangalore. How many SlowRun Express did he cross during his journey?

Answer
Mr. Haani crossed 7 SlowRun Expresses during his journey.

3) In a certain year, the number of girls who graduated from City High School was twice the number of boys. If 3/4 of the girls and 5/6 of the boys went to college immediately after
graduation, what fraction of the graduates that year went to college immediately after graduation?

Answer
Assume that number of boys graduated from City High School = B
Therefore, number of girls graduated from City High School = 2*B
It is given that 3/4 of the girls and 5/6 of the boys went to college immediately
after graduation.
Hence, total students went to college
= (3/4)(2*B) + (5/6)(B)
= B * (3/2 + 5/6)
= (7/3)B
Fraction of the graduates that year went to college immediately after graduation
= [(7/3)B] / [3*B]
= 7/9
Therefore, the answer is 7/9

4) A mule and a donkey were carrying full sacks on their backs.The mule started complaining that his load was too heavy. The donkey said to him "Why are you complaining? If you gave me one of your sacks I'd have double what you have and if I give you one of my sacks we'd have an even amount."How many sacks were each of them carrying? Give the minimal possible answer.

Answer
The mule was carrying 5 sacks and the donkey was carrying 7 sacks.

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1) There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy.Find the min. no. of times the balls have to be weighed for finding out the haevy ball?

Ans. 8

2) If i walk with 30 miles/hr i reach 1 hour before and if i walk with 20 miles/hr i reach 1 hour late.Find the distance between 2 points and the exact time of reaching destination is 11
am then find the speed with which it walks.

Ans: 120miles and 24 miles/hr

3)  No. of animals is 11 more than the no. of birds. If the no. of birds were the no. of  animals and no. of animals were the no. of birds( ie., interchanging no.s of animals and birds.), the total no. of legs get reduced by one fifth (1/5). How many no. of birds and animals were there?

Ans: birds:11,animals:22

4) Complete the series:5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, ?
               
Ans: 12
(as 5*4=20, 20+4=24, 24/4=6, 6-4=2, 2*4=8, 8+4=12).

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1) Which one of the following conditions must p, q and r satisfy so that the following system of linear simultaneous equations has at least one solution, such that p + q + r not=0?
x+ 2y – 3z = p
2x + 6y – 11z = q
x – 2y + 7z = r

a) 5p –2q – r = 0
b) 5p + 2q + r = 0
c) 5p + 2q – r = 0
d) 5p – 2q + r = 0

Solution:
It is given that , if we consider the first option, and multiply the first equation by 5, second by –2 and third by –1, we see that the coefficients of x, y and z all add up-to zero.
Thus, 5p – 2q – r = 0. No other option satisfies this.

2) In a 4000 meter race around a circular stadium having a circumference of 1000 meters, the fastest runner and the slowest runner reach the same point at the end of the 5th minute, for the first time after the start of the race. All the runners have the same staring point and each runner maintains a uniform speed throughout the race. If the fastest runner runs at twice the speed of the slowest runner, what is the time taken by the fastest runner to finish the race?

a) 20 min
b) 15 min
c) 10 min
d) 5 min

Solution:
The ratio of the speeds of the fastest and the slowest runners is 2 : 1. Hence they should meet at only one point on the circumference i.e. the starting point (As the difference in the
ratio in reduced form is 1). For the two of them to meet for the first time, the faster should have completed one complete round over the slower one. Since the two of them meet for the first time after 5 min, the faster one should have completed 2 rounds (i.e. 2000 m) and the slower one should have completed 1 round. (i.e. 1000 m) in this time. Thus, the faster one would complete the race (i.e. 4000 m) in 10 min.

3) Dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5 %. Had he sold for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 7 %.In order to gain 12 %, he should sell it for:

a) 850
b) 1080
c) 925
d) 1120

Solution:
Let c.p be c
let s.p be s
s = 0.975c
Had he sold for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 7 %
(100+0.975c-c)/c*100=7
(100-0.025c)*100 = 7c
10000-2.5c=7c
c=1000
The answer should be 1120.

4) At the end of the year 1998, shepard bought nine dozen goats.Henceforth, every year he had P% of goat at the beginning of the year and sold q% at the end of the year where p>0 and q>0.If the shepard had nine dozen goat at end of the year 2002, after making the sales for the year, which of the following is true??

a) p=q
b) p>q
c) p<q
d) p=q/2

Solution:
The number of goats remain the same.If the percentage that is added every time is equal to the percentage that is sold, then there should be a net decrease. The same will be the case if the percentage added is less than the percentage sold.The only way, the number of goats will remain the same is if p >q.
 

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1)  Who among the following won the men?s singles title of the French Open 2004 ?
 
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Gaston Gaudio

Ans: Gaston Gaudio

2) The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu

Ans: Bhubaneswar

3) During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English

Ans: Portuguese

4) Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?
     
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq

Ans: Alauddin Khalji
 

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1)  Which of the following cricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?

(a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

Ans:Chris Carins (New Zealand)

2) Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India ?

(a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
(d) None of these

Ans:Justice R. C. Lahoti

3)  Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi recently ?

(a) Anjali Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol

Ans: Anjali Bhagwat

4) Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the National Commission for Farmers ?

(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad Pawar
  
Ans: Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

Here are some solved questions from ICICI Placement Papers

1) 1.A boy walks 40 km north and then walks 50km towards east. Then turns right and walks 30km and then turns right and  walks 50km.Now what is the distance between this point and the starting place?

Answer is 10km

2) A boy walks some distance towards north and then turns right, walks some distance. After walking some time he turns left and walks some distance and then walks some dist and then he walks at an angle of 45degree towards right and then turns to his left and walks. Towards Which direction was he walking finally?      
Answer is North-west

3) A man walks 10km towards west. Then which of the combinations will take him to
 the original starting position?
a) left, left, right
b)left, right, right 
c)right, left, right
d)right, right, right

Answer is right, right, right

4) My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later at a place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane landed?

a)6:00 am
b) 6:40am
c) 7:40
d) 7:00
e) 8:00
Answer is
The destination place is 80 degree west to the starting place. Hence the time difference between these two places is 5 hour 20 min. (=24hr*80/360).
When the flight landed, the time at the starting place is 12 noon (2 AM + 10 hours).
Hence, the time at the destination place is 12 noon - 5:20 hours = 6: 40 AM

Here are some general knowledge questions from ICIC Placement papers

1) Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?

a) Brajesh Mishra
b) J. N. Daxit
c) Soli J. Sorabjee
d) T. K. A. Nair

Answer is J. N. Daxit

2)  Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004 crown ?
 
a) Jennifer Hawkins
b) Shandi Finnessey
c) Alba Reyes
d) None of these

Answer is Jennifer Hawkins

3) A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in

a) Pearl Harbour
b) Normandy
c) New York
d) Lisbon
 
Answer is Normandy

4) Which of the following planets crossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?

a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn

Answer is Venus

Here are some solved questions from  ICICI  Placement Papers

1) A contractor agreeing to finish a work in 150 days, employed 75 men each working 8 hours daily. After 90 days, only 2/7 of the work was completed. Increasing the number of men by

a)150 mens
b)200 mens
c)100 mens

Answer is 150 mens

2) A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg. His gain is?

a)6.2%
b)5.3%
c)3.9%

Answer is 5.3%

3) A student divided a number by 2/3 when he required to multiply by 3/2. Calculate the percentage of error in his result.

a)0%
b)2%
c)1%

Answer is 0%

4) What is the sum of the first 25 natural odd numbers?

a)575   
b)600
c)625   

Answer is 625

Here are some solved questions from ICICI placement papers

1) It was calculated that 75 men could complete a piece of work in 20 days. When work was scheduled to commence, it was found necessary to send 25 men to another project. How much longer will it take to complete the work?

a)27 days
b)30 days
c)25 days

Answer is 30 days

2) Five boys were climbing a hill. J was following H. R was just ahead of G. K was between G & H. They were climbing up in a column. Who was the second?

a)R
b)K
c)G
d)H
e)J

Answer is G

3) Five farmers have 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14 apple trees, respectively in their orchards. Last year, each of them discovered that every tree in their own orchard bore exactly the same number of apples. Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the first, and the fifth gives three to each of the second and the fourth, they would all have exactly the same number of apples. What were the yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth farmers?

a)13 & 9 apples per tree.
b)11 & 10 apples per tree.
c)11 & 9 apples per tree.

Answer is 11 & 9 apples per tree.

4) A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs?

a)Cost price of horse = Rs. 100 & the cost price of cart = 200.
b)Cost price of horse = Rs. 400 & the cost price of cart = 200.
c)Cost price of horse = Rs. 500 & the cost price of cart = 300.

Answer is Cost price of horse = Rs. 400 & the cost price of cart = 200.