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TEST DATE : 09 OCT 2005
LOCATION :
Sydneham College, MUMBAI
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Dear friends I
am passing on Infosys paper test held on 9th Oct 2005 at
Sydneham
College,
MUMBAI. And the subsequent interview experience.
FIRST OF ALL
THANKS TO CHETANA MAM FOR THIS WONDERFUL GROUP. It truly helped me for
preparation.
Some tips for
preparation:
I did Shakuntala
Devi Puzzle to Puzzle and More puzzle. In one of the Chetana mails
only I had found explanations for few Shakuntala Devi Puzzles..it
really helps, u get idea how to proceed any problem.
Then previous
Papers are must. Qnes r repeated they save your time and that u can
devote to new puzzles in paper during test. This will boost ur
confidence while solving. My test had nearly 50% puzzles repeated. So
previous papers really helped me a lot. Acc to me PREV PAPERS IS THE
KEY TO CRACK THE TEST.
George Summers
rough overview is good if times there go a bit thoroughly but don’t
spend much time
NOW THE PAPER:
10 Puzzles 1 hr
1.There
are 100 students among them 10 dont study both physics and
chemistry,63 studying physics,85 studying chemistry. How many of them
are studying both chemistry and physics (3 mark)
(similar Qn. Asked prev)
ans; 63+85-90=68
2. sal and saul
are taking part in 100 yards running race in which sal beats saul by
10 yards. If sal starts 10 yards behind the starting line who will win
the race?
Ans: Sal.
When 100mtrs is
covered by Sal ,Saul covers only 90 mtrs…acc 1st race In 2nd
race Sal has to run tot 110 mtrs while Saul 100 mtrs but when Saul
covers 90mtrs Sal has coverd 100mtrs ie now for both 10 mtrs r rem but
Sal is faster than Saul as he won 1st rece so this 10 mtrs
Sal will complete first and will win by 1 mtr.
3. A+B+C+D =
D+E+G+H=G+H+I=17.
If A=4,Find value of D and G. (present in prev paper)
(6 mark)
ans; D=5 G=1
4.In a dice the
nos 1&6, 2&5, 3&4 are to be in opposite face . How many ways u can do
this arrangement. (prv paper)
Ans: I wrote 24
ways.
Suppose 1and 6
we fix in any 2 faces rem nos we can arrange in 4 ways again 4 combi
in same way but 1 and 6 interchanged ie 8 combi for 1 pair so 8x3=24
combi. Chk out tis one …….
5.
Plumber+Paperhanger=1100
Plumber+Painter=1300
Painter+electrision=..... and so on 6 equation.
(8 mark) (repe)
Ans: You can solve
equation or try few values u get the ans.. i didn’t had enough time so I put
values and tried luckily I got correct answer
6.Some milkman
problem. There are two cans A&B can A contains water, can B contains
pure milk . To dilute the milk first he put water frm Can A to Can B
so that he doubles the qty in Can B. then poured some qty frm Can B to
Can A to double qty in Can A and then again frm Can A to Can B to
double qty in Can B. At the end he finds both Qty same but in Can B 1
gallon water is more than Can A (something like this I’m sorry I don’t
remember exactly the last sentence). So what is the initial quantity
of milk and water (6 or 8 mark)
I didn’t solve
only tis qn. If ny1 has d ans plz put it in group mail.
7.Jan robinson,
kate jones, john smith are engineer, pilot & biochemist not in the
order .they have three martian assistants . as they find difficulty
with martian names they gave them nick names as smith, robinson, jones
as their masters name. 1.robinson is an yomi 2. martians speak uti.
3.the martians name is the same as the bio chemist 4.robinson beats
engineer in the chess
(conditions I
don’t remember properly) who is the pilot?
Ans :Jan robinson
U have to work
out the conditions and analyze some 2 conditions r imp u get the idea
so concentrate and do.
8. This was gem problem .7 gems to be arranged on window 3 on left 3
on rt. diamond always on rt, Emrald on lf always sapphire and
something always together ruby wont go with some gems etc etc.4 sub
qns asked very easy u can easily solve this.
(8 mrks)
(repeated)
9.Mr. And Mrs.
XYZ has 15 children who where born in an interval of 1.5 years each .
the first child`s age is 8 times that of last child. what’s the age of
the eldest child?.(4M)
Ans: 24 yrs
youngest is 3
yrs.
X=8Y, X=Y+21 Solving X=24
10.Sita goes to Gita's house during vacation. They play a game of
chess everyday and the loser has to give a chocolate to the winner for
every game . Sita gave 8 chocolates to Gita at the end of the
vacation, although she had won 12 games. how many days she stay there?
5 marks (repe)
Ans : 32 days
Sita 12 games
won ----12 days
Sita
12 days lost-------12
days
Sita 8 games lost----8 days tot: 32 days
English Section
half an hr easy but make sure u attempt full and b quick .hint:1st
will be mostly a passage don’t waste time over here read the qn first
the then passage para wise u get ans simultaneously. rest was one
story fill ups this for checking tenses then correct sent,
prepositions,meanings of general expre. all options present so don’t
have to think much just be quick and understd the meaning.
I think some 500
+ roughly appeared for test and they shortlisted some 60-80
candidates. inter was scheduled next day slots were given. i had my
int at 930 slot at some office at nariman pt.
Interview
experience:
There were 2
ladies 1 a little older around 40s and 1 young. the inter they check
ur confidence how u handle it b positive and don’t drop ur confidence
in any case. Dare to face any question.
They askedd
first to introduce mainly education and family. They were impressed by
my marks appreciated me. then jumped to extra curricular activities I
told abt the robotics compete I partici and won then abt paper
presentat, sports events in college.
Then they asked
in detail each one regarding robotics ..i explained all mechanism
Then paper pres what topics seminars which all…in grp or alone .they
asked in grp how was it working? any probs u faced? how u solved…I
told ya every person has his/her own ideas /views we discussed it out
sometimes fought but overcame it and came out with what is best for as
a team ….they were impressed.
As the robotics
–car topic was going on the senior lady asked me how I will design a
car for 1 legged and 1 hand person. This was a bit tough to impress
her then also I handled it by giving her maximum ideas as I could all
thru she was asking how I will design the steering ,the brakes clutch
etc the gear systems first I felt little tough but then I thought i am
not gonna loose it maintained my confidence.
They asked have
u ever been a leader to any team here I told I shared my sports
activities then asked how I became captain, how I selected team
members inside team conflicts any how I resolved …..quite impressed
coz I showed them I am well as team member and team leader.
Then gave me 1
puzz frm paper that A+B+C…= 17 askd the approach
One situation…I
am going to a meeting for infy and the deal is very imp on highway my
tyre punctures in attempt to fix it loose all the screws wat will u
do?? I told ask for help to any passenger or cell phone…etc……..they
told nothing there…….i told I will fix it using 1 screw for other 3
tyres………askd is it safe?? will wrk??? I told if the deal is that imp I
am ready to take the risk but I’ll b careful………….impressed
And lastly then
what if I am posted to mohali ..r u clear with ur family …I said I
will definitely miss them but infy work will be interesting enough to
handle it.
Askd any Qns I
have……
told I will be
informed in 3 weeks . I am selected ultimately by Gods Grace and join
infy this month end. I was struggling from more than a year for
getting a job and ultimately God gave me a good break….so much waiting
and hard work is worth now. Prepare Well and don’t loose hope God will
definitely ans evey1s prayer, b sincere and keep trying and b
confident and positive.
All the Best
and Thanks for all for the help. …………Smitha.T.
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