ANALYTICAL THINKING INFOSYS

 SECTION-B: ANALYTICAL THINKING (15 QUESTIONS-25 MINUTES)

Directions for questions (1 to 5): In each question a set of six statements is given followed by four answer

choices. Each of the answer choices has a combination of three statements from the given set of six

statements. You are required to identify the answer choice in which the statements are logically related. 

1. A: All green is blue B: All green is white c: All green is black

D: All black is white E: All blue is yellow F: All blue is white

a)ABF   b) AEF   c) CDB   d) CBE

2. A: Pomfret is a fish B: Pomfret is not a fish C: Pomfret will not lay eggs

D: Some fish lay eggs E: All fish lay eggs F: Pomfret may lay eggs.

a)DFA   b) ADF   c) BDF   d) EBC

3. A: All copper is metal B: All bronze is non-metal C: Some metal is silver

D: Some metal is not silver E: No copper is bronze F: Some silver is not metal

a)ABF  b) ACB   c) ABE   d) CDA

  

4. A: Actors know English B: He does not know English C: He is an actor

D: He is not an actor E: He knows Hindi F: He should know English

a)ADB   b) AEF   c) DEA   d) ACF

5. A: T may be A B: A is T C: T is G

D: Some G are A E: G may be A F: No A is T

a)CDA   b) BCF   c) DEF   d) ACB

Directions (6-10) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight people S, R, N, L, M, T, O and P are sitting in a circle facing the centre. All eight belong in to different

professions – reporter, doctor, teacher, accountant, shopkeeper, painter and supervisor. They are not

necessarily seated in the mentioned order. M is sitting third to the left of O. The doctor is to the right of M and

M is not a reporter. R is sitting fourth to the right of P. Neither R nor P is an immediate neighbor of M. T is a

teacher and is sitting third to the right of the doctor. The shopkeeper is sitting second to the left of the

teacher. The painter is sitting second to the left of M. S, the cricketer is sitting between M and P. The

accountant is sitting second to the left of the cricketer. N is sitting third to the left of T.

6. Who is the Accountant?

a)R   b) O  c) L   d) P

7. Who is sitting exactly opposite to reporter?

a)S   b) P   c) N   d) L

8. Who is sitting immediate right of doctor?

a)M   b) R   c) O   d) T

9. Which of the following is correct?

a)N-Accountant   b) R- Reporter    c) N-Doctor    d) P-Doctor

10. Who is the fourth right of Doctor?

a)P   b)L    c)Cricketer   d) Painter

Directions ( 11 to 15): Study the following table and answer the questions.

Number of Candidates Appeared and Qualified in a Competitive Examination from Different

States Over the Years.

State

Year

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual.

M 5200 720 8500 980 7400 850 6800 775 9500 1125

N 7500 840 9200 1050 8450 920 9200 980 8800 1020

P 6400 780 8800 1020 7800 890 8750 1010 9750 1250

Q 8100 950 9500 1240 8700 980 9700 1200 8950 995

R 7800 870 7600 940 9800 1350 7600 945 7990 885

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1. Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1997 is approximately

what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all the states together

in 1998?

A. 72%   B. 77%

C. 80%   D. 83%

2. What is the average candidates who appeared from State Q during the given years?

A. 8700   B. 8760

C. 8990   D. 8920

3. In which of the given years the number of candidates appeared from State P has

maximum percentage of qualified candidates?

A.1997   C.1999

B.1998   D.2001

4. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from State N for all the years together,

over the candidates appeared from State N during all the years together?

A. 12.36%   B. 12.16%

C. 11.47%   D. 11.15%

5. The percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of appeared

candidates among all the five states in 1999 is?

A. 11.49%   B. 11.84%

C. 12.21%   D. 12.57%