HCL Placement Paper I


HCL Placement Paper  @ Gurgaon

Aptitude Test:

1.    X = 2, Y = 3, Z = 6  Find the value of Z/(X + Y)-(X + Y)/Z
Answer: 11/30
2.   What does the hexadecimal number F80 in radix 8.
(a) 7600
(b) 6400
(c) 4000
3.   In a murder case there are four suspects A,B,C,D. Each of them makes a statement. They are A:
“I had gone to the thereat with S at the time of the murder”.B: “I was playing cards with A at the time
of the murder”.C: “Q didn’t commit the murder”.D: “C 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) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
4.    Q != 0 and k = (Q X n – s)/2.What is the value of 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
5 Rahim earned twice as much as Deeptha. Yogi earned rs.3/- more than half as much as Deeptha.
If the amounts earned by Raheem,Deeptha,Yogi are R,D,Y respectively, Which of the following is
the correct ordering of these amounts?
a) R< D < Y
b) R< Y < D
c) D< R < Y
d) Cannot be determined
e) D< Y < R
6)Next number in the series 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 ?
a) 1/25
b) 1/16
c) 1/36
Answer is 1/16
7) In 6 seconds a light flashes once. In one hour how many times it will flash?
a) 569 times
b) 601 times
c) 499 times
Answer is 601 times
  A clock is late by 1 minute 27 seconds in a month. Then how much will it be late in 1 day?
a) 3.0 sec
b) 2.9 sec
c) 2.8 sec
Answer is 2.9 sec
9) A ship started from port and moving with ‘I’ miles/hour and other ship started From L and moving with ‘H’ miles/hour . At the place where these two ships will meet?.
a)( L*I*H)/(H+I)
b)(L+I+H)/(H*I)
c)(L/I/H)*(H/I)
Answer is ( L*I*H)/(H+I)
10) A millionaire bought a job lot of hats 1/4 of which were brown. The millionaire sold 2/3 of the hats including 4/5 of the brown hats. What fraction of the unsold hats were brown.
a)1/60
b)1/15
c)3/20
d)3/5
e)3/4
Answer is 3/20
11) 10 in 4 seconds, ? in 6 minutes
a)800
b)900
c)650
Answer is 900
12) 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
Answer is M< D < Y
13) At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets.
If 5 tickets are purchased at the sale, the amount saved will be
What percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?
a)20%
b)33.3%
c)40%
d)60%
e)66.6%
Answer is 40%
14) Find the average height of five students with heights 142,147,153,165,157 in cms?
a) 152
b) 152.2
c) 152.4
d) 152.8
Answer is 152.8
15) The average marks of girls in a class is 62.5. The average marksof 4 girls among them is 60.The average marks of remaining girls is 63,then what is the number of girls in the class?
a) 11
b) 10
c) 9
Answer is 10
16) The average price of 10 books is increased by 17 Rupees when one of them whose value is Rs.400 is replaced by a new book.What is the price of new book?
a) 570
b) 750
c) 600
Answer is 570
17) The average age of Mr and Mrs Sharma 4 years ago is 28 years .If the present average age of Mr and Mrs Sharma and their son is 22 years. What is the age of their son?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
Answer is 2
18) The average weight of a class of 30 students is 40 kgs. If the teacher’s weight is included then average increases by 2 kgs. Find the weight of the teacher?
a) 102
b) 100
c) 98
Answer is 102
19) In a group the average income of 6 men is 500 and that of 5 women is 280, then what isaverage income of the group?
a) 400
b) 100
c) 200
Answer is 400
20) The average marks of a marks of a student in 4 Examination is 40.If he got 80 marks in 5th Exam then what is his new average?
a) 48
b) 84
c) 40
Answer is 48