HCL Placement Paper | Verbal Reasoning Set - 3

1. He wants all the money
2. He will return the money
3. He will assume final responsibility
4. He will resist all enquiries

He will assume final responsibility

’The buck stops here’ means - Responsibility is not passed on beyond this point.

“Not all that glitters is gold”

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

D

The statement “Not all that glitters is gold” can be expressed as follows :

¬(?x(glitters(x)?gold(x)) ... (1)

Where ?x(glitters(x)?gold(x) refers that all glitters is gold. Now,

?x¬(glitters(x)?gold(x)) ... (2), Since we know ¬?x() = ?x¬()

(Where => refers to -> All and ?x refers to -> There exists some).

As we know, A?B is true only in the case that either A is false or B is true. It can also defined in the other way :

A?B=¬A?B (negationA or B ) ... (3)

From equation (2) and (3), we have ?x(¬(¬glitters(x)?gold(x))

??x(glitters(x)?¬gold(x)) ... (4), Negation cancellation ¬(¬) = () : and ¬(()?()) = (¬()?¬()) .

So Answer is (D) .

1. it was a former British colony
2. Indian Information Technology professionals have colonized the world
3. India does not follow any colonial practices
4. India has helped other countries gain freedom

it was a former British colony

A country is called postcolonial if it came into existence after the colonies of the British and the Europeans were abolished and the countries then under their rule were declared independent. India was under the British colonial rule till 1947, i.e. it was a former British colony and thus is called a postcolonial country. So, A is the correct option.

1. you said
2. did you say
3. did you say that
4. had you

did you say

 Column 1 Column 2
1) eradicate P) misrepresent
2) distort Q) soak completely
3) saturate R) use
4) utilize S) destroy utterly 

1. 1:S, 2:P, 3:Q, 4:R
2. 1:P, 2:Q, 3:R, 4:S
3. 1:Q, 2:R, 3:S, 4:P
4. 1:S, 2:P, 3:R, 4:Q

1:S, 2:P, 3:Q, 4:R

"eradicate" means "destroy utterly" "distort" matches with "misrepresent" "saturate" matches with "soak completely" "utilize" matches with "use"

1. Kaliningrad was historically Russian in its ethnic make up
2. Kaliningrad is a part of Russia despite it not being contiguous with the rest of Russia
3. Koenigsberg was renamed Kaliningrad, as that was its original Russian name
4. Poland and Lithuania are on the route from Kaliningrad to the rest of Russia

Kaliningrad is a part of Russia despite it not being contiguous with the rest of Russia

A is not true in the light of the given facts

• A is incorrect because the First line says that Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg before war) had a majority of the German population before the war. So, it was historically German and not Russian.
• B is correct as although Kaliningrad is not contiguous with the rest of Russia (being surrounded by countries of Poland in the south and west, Lithuania in the east and Baltic sea on the north), it has a predominantly Russian population.
• C cannot be inferred from the passage as it is nowhere in the passage what the original Russian name of Koenigsberg was.
• D is also not true because no data about the route is mentioned in the passage.

So, B is the correct option

1. A high proportion of the affected population has returned from neighbouring countries where dengue is prevalent
2. More cases of dengue are now reported because of an increase in the Municipal Office’s administrative efficiency
3. Many more cases of dengue are being diagnosed this year since the introduction of a new and effective diagnostic test
4. The number of people with malarial fever (also contracted from mosquito bites) has increased this year

The number of people with malarial fever (also contracted from mosquito bites) has increased this year

• A contradicts the conclusion of the municipal authorities. So, A is not the correct choice.
• B is an incorrect choice because there is no data in the passage relating the reporting of cases and the efficiency of the administrative capabilities of the municipal authorities.
• C is also incorrect as it contradicts the conclusion of the municipal authorities.
• D is the correct choice as both malarial fever and dengue fever are caused by mosquito bite. If dengue fever had increased because of some other reason other than that concluded by the municipal authorities, then there would not have been an increase in the people with malarial fever. This statement supports the conclusion of the municipal authorities.

1. to
2. with
3. in
4. of

D

1. a
2. at
3. the
4. within

C

1. Common
2. Obstinate
3. Same
4. Jointly

D

1. Crafty
2. Nearly
3. Relevant
4. Summary

B
B

1. Appear
2. Dive
3. Occur
4. Emerge

B

1. masked
2. belied
3. betrayed
4. suppressed

betrayed

There should be word like showed or revealed or betrayed.

1. cyclic
2. indirect
3. confusing
4. crooked

indirect

1. uphold
2. restrain
3. cherish
4. conserve

conserve