SynLel Model lacemenL aper

Synonyms
1Abrldge
2Abash
3Abase
4AberraLlon
3AbsLracL

Ana|og|es
1lnLlmldness fear
2crusL wave
3asslsL save
4afflrm hlnL

keason|ng
1 Cdd man ouL a)sLem b) frulLs c) flowers d) Lree e) rooL
2 9 __ 13 18 21 24
3 SeaLlng arrangemenL(2 puzzles)
4 8ooks arrangemenL (puzzle)
3 llowcharL
6 lf 3rd day of a monLh ls Monday 1hen whaL ls Lhe 3Lh day afLer 21sL of LhaL monLh?
7 8lood relaLlon quesLlon

Apt|tude uest|ons

1 one plpe fllls ln 4 hrs and anoLher ln 3hrs when Lhey boLh work alLernaLely how much Llme wlll be
Laken Lo flll Lhe Lank

2 LCM of 3 nos ls 120 whlch of Lhe followlng no musL noL be Lhelr PCl
a 8 b24 c12 d24 and 30

3Lwo Lralns from Lhe polnLs A and 8 movlng ln opposlLe dlrecLlon aL Lhe polnL Lhey meeL Lhe second
Lraln Lravels 120 kms more Lhan Lhe flrsL 1he speeds are 30kmph and 60kmph respecLlvely flnd Lhe
dlsLance beLween A and 8?

4 Cne monkey cllmbs a poll aL Lhe raLe of 6mLs/mln and fell down 3mLs ln Lhe alLernaLely LengLh of Lhe
poll ls 60 mLs how much Llme lL wlll Lake Lo reach Lhe Lop?
a 31 b33 c37 d40 (ans 37)

3a number when mulLlplled by 7/18 lnsLead of 7/8 and goL Lhe resulL 770 less Lhan Lhe acLual resulL
flnd Lhe orlglnal number?

6 1he volume and Lhe radlus of boLh cone and sphere are equal Lhen flnd Lhe raLlo of helghL of Lhe
cone Lo Lhe dlameLer of Lhe sphere?

7 A and 8 sLarLed a buslness wlLh 1300 and 2300 and goL a proflL 800 rs Palf of Lhe proflL ls shared
equally Lhe remalnlng ls shared accordlng Lo Lhelr lnvesLmenL llnd Lhelr proflLs

8 1he dlfference beLween Lhe slmple lnLeresL and compound lnLeresL for 2 years?
A8 23 and 8C36 Lhen flnd A8C

9 an amounL of 64 8s has Lo become 123 ln 3 years ln compound lnLeresL flnd Lhe raLe of lnLeresL?

10 a slmllar Lo Lhe above problem flnd Lhe Llme(raLe of lnLeresL ls glven)

11 Lhe prlme no whlch ls greaLer Lhan 6 when dlvlde by 6 wlll always glves Lhe remalnder
ans 1 or 3

12LengLh of a recLangle ls lncreased by 30 and breadLh ls decreased by 23 whaL ls Lhe dlfference ln
Lhe area

13 Mr x poslLlon ln a class ls 13Lh from flrsL and 17Lh from lasL and 8Lh from Lhe flrsL and 13Lh from lasL
ln passed candldaLes llsL Lhen how many candldaLes falled ln Lhe exam

14 1wo successlve dlscounLs of 20 and 13 ls equal Lo a neL dlscounL of

13 A Lwo dlglL number ls 4 Llmes Lo lLs sum of dlglLs when 9 ls added Lo Lhe number Lhe dlglLs wlll geL
reversed 1hen whaL ls LhaL number?
Ans 12

16 1he lengLh of Lhe followlng recLangle ls 4a and lLs breadLh ls 2a 8adlus of Lhe Lwo clrcles ls a
1hen flnd Lhe raLlo of LoLal area of Lhe recLangle Lo Lhe area noL covered by Lhe Lwo clrcles wlLh ln Lhe
recLangle

17 A person sLarLs wlLh Lhe speed of u/1 kmph and reLurns wlLh Lhe speed of u/2 kmph whaL ls hls
average speed

18 A clsLern wlll be fllled ln 9 hrs buL becoz of an ouLleL lL ls fllled ln 10 hrs lf Lhe clsLern ls fllled Lhen
how much Llme Lhe ouLleL Lakes Lo empLy Lhe clsLern

19 ln a rlghL angled Lrlangle A8C angle 8 90 8M ls Lhe medlan Lo AC Lhen A82 + 8C2 (ln Lerms of 8M)

20 1hree clrcles wlLh same radlus r are drawn wlLh cenLres as Lhree verLlces of aLrlangle WhaL ls Lhe
sum of areas of Lhe lnLersecLlons of Lhese clrcles wlLh Lhe Lrlangle

21 x men work for x days Lo produce x producLs Lhen ? men can produce ? producLs ln days

22 1he compound lnLeresL for flrsL and second years ls 200 and 220 on a cerLaln amounL llnd Lhe sum

23 Marked prlce of a commodlLy ls 33 above Lhe cosL prlce lf he glves a dlscounL of 13 how much
he galns on Lhe deal

24 3 mangoes + 4 oranges 7 mangoes + 1 orange llnd Lhe raLlo of mango Lo orange

23 A man sLarLs a work afLer some Llme some one [olns hlmllke Lhls

26 lood ls sufflclenL for 100men for 60days lor how many days Lhe food ls sufflclenL for 300men?

27 lf 8men 8hrs per day works for 8days geL 43/ Lhen how many men requlred lf Lhe work ls 3hrs per
day for10days Lhey geL 60/?

28 A person sold an lLem aL a proflL of 12 lf he sold lL aL a loss of 12 Lhen he would geL 8s6/ less
WhaL ls Lhe cosL prlce?

29 (1 1/2 /((3/42/3 )/(2/3+4/3))) * ((2 3/4 /((4/32/3 )/(3/3+6/3))) (numbers dlfferenL)

30 Avg age of x number of adulLs ln a class ls 30yrs lf 12 new adulLs wlLh avg age of 32 [olned wlLh
Lhem Lhen Lhe avg age lncreases by one llnd x?

31 A sphere of radlus 2cms ls dropped lnLo a cyllnder of radlus 4 cms conLalnlng waLer upLo cerLaln
level 1he ralse ln Lhe waLer level ls (noL sure)

32 flnd Lhe average of reclprocals of x and y

33 ln a school Lhere are 1000 sLudenLs ln Lhe year 1999 1he number of sLudenLslncreased by 20 ln Lhe
year 2000 And lL ls lncreased by 13 ln Lhe year 2001 8uL lL ls decreased by 18 ln 2002 1hen whaL ls
Lhe sLrengLh ln 2002

All Lhe besL guys!

2011 Syntel Placement Papers Questions
1. A person starts with the speed oI u/1 kmph and returns with the speed oI u/2 kmph, what is his
average speed.

2. A cistern will be Iilled in 9 hrs, but becoz oI an outlet it is Iilled in 10 hrs, iI the cistern is
Iilled, then how much time the outlet takes to empty the cistern.

3. In a right angled triangle ABC angle B 90 , BM is the median to AC , then AB2 BC2 (in
terms oI BM)

4. Three circles with same radius r are drawn with centres as three vertices oI a triangle. What is
the sum oI areas oI the intersections oI these circles with the triangle.

5. X men work Ior X days to produce X products, then Y men can produce Y products in ----
days.

6. The compound interest Ior Iirst and second years is 200 and 220 on a certain amount. Find the
sum.

7. Marked price oI a commodity is 35 above the cost price. II he gives a discount oI 15, how
much he gains on the deal.

8. 5 mangoes 4 oranges 7 mangoes 1 orange. Find the ratio oI mango to orange.

9. Food is suIIicient Ior 100men Ior 60days. For how many days the Iood is suIIicient Ior
500men?

10. II 8men 8hrs per day works Ior 8days get 45/- then how many men required iI the work is
5hrs per day Ior10days they get 60/-?

11. A person sold an item at a proIit oI 12 .II he sold it at a loss oI 12 then he would get
Rs.6/- less. What is the cost price?

12. (1 /((3/4-2/5 )/(2/34/5))) * ((2 //((4/3-2/5 )/(5/36/5))) (Numbers diIIerent)

13. Avg age oI X number oI adults in a class is 30yrs. II 12 new adults with avg age oI 32 joined
with them then the avg age increases by one. Find X?

14. A sphere oI radius 2cms is dropped into a cylinder oI radius 4 cms containing water upto
certain level. The raise in the water level is (not sure)

15. Iind the average oI reciprocals oI x and y :

16. In a school there are 1000 students in the year 1999. The number oI students increased by
20 in the year 2000. And it is increased by 15 in the year 2001. But it is decreased by 18 in
2002. Then what is the strength in 2002.(numbers may diII

17. Pipe A can Iill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40
mins.II all oI them work together, Iind the time taken to Iill the tank

(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none oI these

Ans.. (a)

18. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How many hour a day
should 40 men work to complete the job?

(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs

Ans.. (b)


19. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728

(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none oI these

Ans.. (c)

20. A goat is tied to one corner oI a square plot oI side 12m by a rope 7m long.Find the area it
can graze?

(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m

Ans.. (a)


1.) Maximum numbers that can be Iormed using all the 4 digits 6 4 8 1 without repetition and
which is divisible by 9.

2.) Find the number oI sides oI a regular convex polygon whose angle is 40degrees.

3.) abc0, then roots oI ax`2bxc0 is

1.imagenary 2.real 3.coincidental 4.zero

4.) DiIIerence b/w the compound interest and simple interest Ior Rs.2500 Ior 2 years is given.
Iind the rate oI interest.

5.) there was one more question on S.I and C.I

6.) The minimum number by which 60 is to be multiplied to generate a square.

Ans: 15

7.) A monkey climbs 6 mts and Ialls 3mts in alternate minutes. Then time taken to climb a tree
60metres high?

a. 35 b.37 c.32 d.34

(answer is 37)

8.) A bucket contains z drops. and it leaks x drops in t secs.then the time required to empty the
bucket

9.) 6 pipes Iill or empty the cistern. Iind the number oI emptying pipes iI it takes 18hrs to Iill and
18 hrs to empty.

10.) The largest no: which is a Iactor oI 1080 and 729

11.) No: oI spheres oI radius 1 that can be got Irom sphere oI radius.

12.) Travelling at 3/4th the speed a man is 20 minutes later then speed is?

13.) there are 6 keys and 6 locks. then number oI combinations to be tried out to get the actual
solution

14.) choosing 2 people out oI 10 in how many combinations can a particular person (some name)
be always included....

15.) Irom 6 white balls and 7 black balls probability that 2 balls drawn at random are oI the same
color?

16.) iI a sales man gets successive gain oI 15 and 20 then his actual gain?

ans. 38

17.) a string oI pearls such that 1/3 is lost and oI that 1/4th is missing, remaining is 20 then actual
number oI pearls?

ans. 40

18.) a man gets a gain oI x. but iI he had sold at twice the cost price, what will be his gain?

19.) a clock was 7minutes behind the actual time on 3 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 minutes ahead
oI actual time on (not sure) 4 p.m. Friday. when will it show the correct time?

20.) (this was the last question) no idea what it stands Ior........ some kind oI notation like
S(P(M((D(a,b),2))):P(M(S(D(a,b),........

1. ab 2.(a-b)`2 3.(ab)`2 4.none
Synte| |acement aper

1 lf x men worklng x hrs per day can do x unlLs of work ln x days Lhen y men worklng y hrs/day would
be able Lo compleLe how many unlLs of work l y days?

2 Lhere was one more quesLlon on volume and surface area

3 1 8s 30 ps 23 ps colns are ln Lhe raLlo Lhen Lhe number of 30 ps colns lf Lhey sum Lo 8s
(slmllar quesLlon ln 8SAgarwal)

4 Lhere was one more quesLlon on colns le abouL geLLlng a change of 10ps and 23 colns for 8s
(how many posslble comblnaLlons or so posslble)

3 x/y+y/x40/21(donL remember Lhe exacL value belleve Lhls ls Lhe one) flnd x and y Lhere were 2
quesLlons on Lraln and one was llke

6 a goods Lraln sLarLs and afLer 2 hrs a passenger Lraln aL 4km/hr sLarLs and overLakes Lhe goods Lraln
afLer 4 hrs Lhen Lhe speed of goods Lraln?

7 13hrs of boys work6 hrs of womens work 3/3 of Lhe work ls done by boys and women Pow
much Llme would be?

8 one plpe fllls ln 4 hrs and anoLher ln 3hrs when Lhey boLh work alLernaLely how much Llme wlll be
Laken Lo flll Lhe Lank

9 LCM of 3 nos ls 120 whlch of Lhe followlng no musL noL be Lhelr PCl

a 8 b24 c12 d24 e 30

10 1wo Lralns from Lhe polnLs A and 8 movlng ln opposlLe dlrecLlon aL Lhe polnL Lhey meeL Lhe second
Lraln Lravels 120 kms more Lhan Lhe flrsL 1he speeds are 30kmph and 60kmph respecLlvely flnd Lhe
dlsLance beLween A and 8?

11 Cne monkey cllmbs a poll aL Lhe raLe of 6mLs/mln and fell down 3mLs ln Lhe alLernaLely LengLh of
Lhe poll ls 60 mLrs how much Llme lL wlll Lake Lo reach Lhe Lop?

a 31 b33 c37 d40 (ans 37)

12 a number when mulLlplled by 7/18 lnsLead of 7/8 and goL Lhe resulL 770 less Lhan Lhe acLual resulL
flnd Lhe orlglnal number?

13 1he volume and Lhe radlus of boLh cone and sphere are equal Lhen flnd Lhe raLlo of helghL of Lhe
cone Lo Lhe dlameLer of Lhe sphere?

14 A and 8 sLarLed a buslness wlLh 1300 and 2300 and goL a proflL 800 rs Palf of Lhe proflL ls shared
equally Lhe remalnlng ls shared accordlng Lo Lhelr lnvesLmenL llnd Lhelr proflLs

13 1he dlfference beLween Lhe slmple lnLeresL and compound lnLeresL for 2 years?

A8 23 and 8C36 Lhen flnd A8C

16 an amounL of 64 8s has Lo become 123 ln 3 years ln compound lnLeresL flnd Lhe raLe of lnLeresL?

17 Lhe prlme no whlch ls greaLer Lhan 6 when dlvlde by 6 wlll always glves Lhe remalnder

ans 1 or 3

18 1wo successlve dlscounLs of 20 and 13 ls equal Lo a neL dlscounL of

19 A Lwo dlglL number ls 4 Llmes Lo lLs sum of dlglLs when 9 ls added Lo Lhe number Lhe dlglLs wlll geL
reversed 1hen whaL ls LhaL number?

Ans 12

20 1he lengLh of Lhe followlng recLangle ls 4a and lLs breadLh ls 2a 8adlus of Lhe Lwo clrcles ls a
1hen flnd Lhe raLlo of LoLal area of Lhe recLangle Lo Lhe area noL covered by Lhe Lwo clrcles wlLh ln Lhe
recLangle