2011 AON Hewitt Placement Paper:-

1. What number must be subtracted from each of the numbers 17, 20 and 24 so that the results are in continued proportion ?

1] 4

2] 6

3] 38

4] 10

2. A cask is filled with alcohol and water in the ratio 5”3 Sixteen gallons of this are drawn off and the cask is filled with water and then the proportion of alcohol to water becomes 3:5 How many gallons does the cask hold ?

1] 32

2] 36

3] 38

4] 40

3. Three men rent a pasture for Rs. 660. The first used it for 50 sheep for 4 months, the 2nd for 40 sheep for 3 months and the 3rd for 46 sheep for 5 months. How much should the first pay?

1] Rs. 220

2] Rs. 235

3] Rs. 240

4] Rs. 276

4. A merchant has 100 Kg of Sugar, part of which he sells at 7 % profit and the rest at 17 % profit. He gains 10 % in the whole. How much is sold at 17 % profit ?

1] Rs. 70

2]Rs. 36

3] Rs. 27

4] Rs. 67.5

5. Rs. 252 is divided among A, B and C so that for every Rs. 2 A receives, B receives Rs. 5 and for every Rs. 3 B receives C receives Rs. 7. Find A’s share.

1] Rs. 70

2] Rs. 36

3] Rs. 27

4] Rs. 67.5

6. A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 24 days. However, a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. The food will now last for:

1] 18 days

2] 15 days

3] 17 1/2 days

4] 16 days

7. Mohan Kumar is 8Km, a head of Ram Chand. The speeds of Mohan Kumar and Ram Chand are 4 Km/hr. and 6 Km/hr. respectively. Ram Chand will overtake Mohan Kumar in:

1] 2 hours

2] 1 hour 20 min

3] 4 hours

4] 48 minutes.

8. Two trains travel in the same direction at 56 Km/hr. and 29 Km/hr. and the faster train passes a man in the slower train in 16 secs. Find the length of the faster train.

1] 432 m,

2] 80 m,

3] 150 m,

4] 120 m.

9. At what time are the bands of a clock together between 2 and 3?

1] 10 10/11 mins, past 2

2] 10 10/11 mins to 3

3] 9 1/11 mins. Past 2

4] 30 mins, past 2

10. Arun’s average rate for a round trip in 48 Km/hr. One way, he travels at 40 Km/hr. His speed on his return over the same route is :

1) 56 Km/hr,

2) 60 km/hr.

3) 48 Km/hr.

4) 58 Km/hr.

DIRECTIONS for questions 11 and 12 Refer to the information below and answer the questions that follows.

Anil, Milind, Kiran, Shehul and Rajesh are sittings around a circular table. Kiran is immediate left to Rajesh. Anil is between Shehul and Rajesh.

11. Who is immediate left of Kiran?

1) Anil

2) Milind

3) Shehul

4) Rajesh

12. Who are Milind’s immediate neighbours?

1) Rajesh and Kiran

2) Shehul and Kiran

3) Rajesh and Shehul

4) Can’t be determined

DIRECTIONS for questions 13 and 14: Refer to the information below and answer the questions that follow:

There are six friends Sachin: Vinay, Pratik, Ravi, Akshay and Prashant, Sachin is shorter than Vinay but taller than Ravi. Pratik is the tallest. Prashant is taller than Akshay and shorter than Ravi.

13. Who is the shortest?

1] Sachin

2] Ravi

3] Prashant

4] Akshay

14. If the seventh friend Rajan was to stand in the middle in order of their heights, then he will stand between:

1] Sachin and Vinay

2] Ravi and Akshay

3] Sachin and Ravi

4] Data inadequate.

DIRECTIONS for question 15 Refer to the following data and answer the questions that follow.

15. If in a code, ALTERED is written as ZOGVIVW, then in the same code, RELATED would be written as:

1] IVOZGVW

2] IVOZGWZ

3] IVOGZVW

4] VIOZGVW

Direction for Question 16 to 17:

Find the odd one out from the group of words

16. 1) Capsule 2) Cocoon 3) Cavaller 4) Container

17. 1) Bubble 2) Racquet 3) Basket ball 4) Moon

Directions Question 18: Fill in the blanks with the word or phrase that completes the sentence in a logical manner.

18. There was a lot of weaving back and forth, yet ____, non re-writing the sentence in a logical manner.

Directions questions 19 -20: Each pair of capitalized words given is followed by four pair of words. Select the pair that DOES NOT expresses the relationship similar to that expressed by the capitalized pair.

19. READY : WIT

1) upright : Carriage

2) handy : shake

3) heartly : appetite

20. PRODIGAL : EXTRAVAGANT

1) baleful : menacing

2) nubile : marriageable

3) prodigious : talented

4) gauche : awkward