Company: HCL Technologies
HCL Test Paper-2
Question paper
Aptitude.
Q1. a=2, b=3, c=6 Find the value of c/(a+b)-(a+b)/c
Ans: 11/30
Q2. What does the hexa number E78 in radix 7.
(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Q3. In a murder case there are four suspects P,Q,R,S. Each of them makes a statement. They are p:
“I had gone to the theatre with S at the time of the murder”.q: “I was playing cards with P at the time
of the murder”.r: “Q didn’t commit the murder”.s: “R is not the murderer”.Assuming the only one of the
above statement is false and that one of them is the murderer, who is the murderer?
a) P
b) Q
c) R
d) Cann’t be concluded
e) S
Q4. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n – s)/2.What is n?
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k – s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q
(e) (k + s)/Q
Q5. Mohan earned twice as much as Deep. Yogesh earned rs.3/- more than half as much as deep.
If the amounts earned by Mohan,Deep,Yogesh are M,D,Y respectively, Which of the following is
the correct ordering of these amounts?
a) M < D < Y
b) M< Y < D
c) D< M < Y
d) It cann't be determined from the information given
e) D< Y < M
Q6 - 10 are to be answered on the following data
A causes B or C, but not both
F occurs only if B occurs
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D occurs if B or C occurs
E occurs only if C occurs
J occurs only if E or F occurs
D causes G,H or both
H occurs if E occurs
G occurs if F occurs
Q6. If A occurs which of the following must occurs
I. F and G
II. E and H
III. D
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I,II, & III
(e) I & II (or) II & III but not both
Q7. If B occurs which must occur
(a) D
(b) D and G
(c) G and H
(d) F and G
(e) J
Q8. If J occurs which must have occurred
(a) E
(b) either B or C
(c) both E & F
(d) B
(e) both B & C
Q9. Which may occurs as a result of cause not mentioned
I. D
II. A
III. F
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I & II
(d) II & III
(e) I,II & III
Q10. E occurs which one cannot occurs
(a) A
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
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(e) J
Q11. Given that A,B,C,D,E each represent one of the digits between 1 and 9 and that the following
multiplication holds:
ABCDE
X4
--------------
EDCBA
-------------- what digit does E represent ?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 7
Q12. HCL prototyping machine can make 10 copies every 4 seconds. At this rate, How many copies
can the machine make in 6 min.?
a) 900
b) 600
c) 360
d) 240
e) 150
Q13. 10^2(10^8+10^ =-------------- 10^4
a) 2(10)^4
b) 2(10)^6
c) 10^8
d) 2(10)^8
e) 10^10
Q14. Worker W produces n units in 5 hours. Workers V and W, workers independently but at the
same time, produce n units in 2 hours.how long would it take V alone to produce n units?
a) 1 hr 26 min
b) 1 hr 53 min
c) 2 hr 30 min
d) 3 hr 30 min
e) 3 hr 20 min
Q15. Six knights - P,Q,R,S,T and U - assemble for a long journey in Two traveling parties. For security,
each traveling party Consists of at least two knights. The two parties travel by separate routes, northern
and southern. After one month, the routes of the northern and southern groups converge for a brief
time and at that point the knights can, if they wish, rearrange their traveling parties before continuing,
again in two parties along separate northern and southern routes. Throughout the entire trip, the
composition of traveling parties must be in accord with the following conditions P and R are deadly
enemies and, although they may meet briefly, can never travel together. p must travel in the same party
with s Q can’t travel by the southern route U can’t change routes
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Q16. If one of the two parties of knights consists of P and U and two other knights and travels by the
southern route,
the other members of this party besides P and U must be
a) Q and S
b) Q and T
c) R and S
d) R and T
e) S and T
Q17. If each of the two parties of knights consists of exactly three members, which of the following is
not a possible travelling party and route?
a) P,S,U by the northern route
b) P,S,T by the northern route
c) P,S,T by the southern route
d) P,S,U by the southern route
e) Q,R,T by the southern route
Q18: If one of the two parties of knights consists of U and two other knights and travels by the northern
route, the other memnbers of this party besides U must be
a) P and S
b) P and T
c) Q and R
d) Q and T
e) R and T
Q19: If each of the two parties of knights consists of exactly three members of different parties, and R
travels by the northern route,then T must travel by the
a) southern route with P and S
b) southern route with Q and R
c) southern route with R and U
d) northern route with Q and R
e) northern route with R and U
Q20: If, when the two parties of knights encounter one another after a month, exactly one knight
changes from
one travelling party to the other travelling party, that knight must be
a) P
b) Q
c) R
d) S
e) T
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