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HCL Placement Paper | Verbal Reasoning Set – 5

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This is an HCL model paper for Verbal Aptitude. This placement paper will cover aptitude that is asked in HCL placements and also strictly follows the pattern of questions asked in HCL papers. It is recommended to solve each one of the following questions to increase your chances of clearing the HCL placement.

  1. A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________
    1. paraphrase
    2. paradox
    3. paradigm
    4. paraffin

    Answer:

    
    paraphrase
    

    Explanation:

    Paraphrase – To express something in different words so that it becomes easy for the listener to understand.

    Paradox – A statement which sounds logical, but proves to be illogical when investigated.

    Paradigm – A way of looking or thinking (perception) about something.

    Paraffin – A flammable substance used in candles, polishes, etc.

    So, A is the correct choice.

  2. Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world.” The sentence above is an example of a ___________ statement.
    1. figurative
    2. collateral
    3. literal
    4. figurine

    Answer:

    
    figurative
    

    Explanation:

    Here, we are talking about the figure of speech So, figurative is a figure of speech meaning:
    Use of metamorphic meaning of words to explain your thoughts instead of literal use of them.

  3. The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as ______________
    1. the security guard at a university
    2. a security guard at the university
    3. a security guard at university
    4. the security guard at the university

    Answer:

    
    a security guard at the university
    

    Explanation:

    University considered as an organization that’s why article the used before university.
    And Post of security is a general post, so article a has been used for security guard.

    So, option (B) is true.

  4. Find the odd one in the following group of words.
    mock, deride, praise, jeer

    1. mock
    2. deride
    3. praise
    4. jeer

    Answer:

    
    praise
    

    Explanation:

    Meanings
    mock : tease
    deride : poke/laugh at
    praise : gratitude
    jerk : fool

    So except praise, all others are describing negative things.

  5. In the present-day world, no individual or organization even 
    think to plough a lonely furrow.

    The best meaning for the underlined phrase above is:

    1. work secretly
    2. remain aligned
    3. do without the help of others
    4. remain non-aligned

    Answer:

    
    do without the help of others
    

    Explanation:

    Meaning of the phrase-: Follow a course of action in which one is isolated or in which one can act independently.

  6. I haven’t worked as a mechanic before, ________ I’ve been fixing cars since I was a child.
    1. always
    2. yet
    3. no longer
    4. already

    Answer:

    
    yet
    

    Explanation:

    Always is an adverb of frequency, like never, often, frequently, and usually.
    Yet is a conjunction meaning nevertheless or however. Yet usually carries a sense of negation, so and yet means the same thing as but still.
    No longer means not now as formerly; not any more.
    We use already to show that something has happened sooner than it was expected to happen.

    Therefore, “yet” is the most appropriate choice here.
    Option (B) is correct.

  7. ____________ is usually used for something that was done in the past and still applies (multiple events).
    1. Had/has/have been
    2. Was/were
    3. Had/was/were
    4. All of the above

    Answer:

    
    Had/has/have been
    

    Explanation:

    Had/has/have been is usually used for something that was done in the past and still applies (multiple events).

    Was/were usually applies to something done in the past that no longer applies (single event).

    So, option (A) is correct.

  8. Select the correct SYNONYM for:
    Solid

    1. Stable
    2. Weak
    3. Wobbly
    4. Slack

    Answer:

    
    A
    
  9. Select the correct SYNONYM for:
    Thin

    1. Big
    2. Generous
    3. Fragile
    4. Plump

    Answer:

    
    C
    
  10. Select the correct ANTONYM for:
    Efficient

    1. Able
    2. Potent
    3. Capable
    4. Inadequate

    Answer:

    
    D
    
  11. Ram is smarter than Mohan. Rakesh is smarter than Ramu and Mohini is smarter than Rakesh. Which of the following is a set(s) of additional information that can determine the smartest person?
    (I) Mohini is smarter than Ram and Mohan is smarter than Rakesh.
    (II) Mohan is smarter than Mohini.
    (III) Ram is smarter than Mohini.
    

    1. Only (II)
    2. Only (III)
    3. Either (I) or (II)
    4. None of these

    Answer:

    
    Either (I) or (II)
    

    Explanation:

    It is given that : Ram is smarter than Mohan, (i.e., Ram > Mohan). Rakesh is smarter than Ramu and Mohini is smarter than Rakesh (Mohni > Rakesh > Ramu).
    Our purpose is to add more possible set(s) of additional information that can determine the smartest person.

    With the help of set (I), we can get Mohini as the smartest person.
    With the help of set (II), we can get Ram as the smartest person.
    But we can not conclude the smartest person with the set (III), because we have ambiguity (can be either Ram or Mohni).

    So, only set (I) or (II) can decide the smartest person.
    Option (C) is correct.

  12. The long, anxious, and frustrating wait by people outside banks and ATMs across the country over the last five days is an inevitable consequence of the decision to demonetize notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1, 000. When 86 per cent of the value of notes in circulation turns suddenly invalid, as it did with Prime Minister Modi’s ‘surgical strike’ last week, a certain degree of disruption and pain is unavoidable. But the question is whether this chaos could have been anticipated and managed better than it has been.

    Replacement of the demonetized notes is a time-consuming exercise that requires planning of the highest order. The experience of the last few days shows that preparation was lacking and the transition could have been handled much better.
    Thankfully, the Centre has woken up to ease the pressure on the system by increasing withdrawal limits, allowing for petroleum outlets and hospitals to accept the old series of notes until November 24 and pushing more cash through post offices.

    Why do you think that the replacement of the demonetized notes is a time-consuming exercise?

    1. It takes more than 50 days to replace demonized notes.
    2. Demonetization is a ‘futile exercise’ to target black money and fake currency
    3. The government was lazy enough to issue the decision of demonetization before.
    4. Replacement process requires planning of the highest order and careful implementation.

    Answer:

    
     Replacement process requires planning of the highest order and careful implementation.
    

    Explanation:

    According to the passage, the demonetization process requires careful thought process, well-chalked out implementation strategies and above all planning of the highest order from the policymakers as well as the government.

    So, option (D) is most appropriate choice.

  13. The long, anxious, and frustrating wait by people outside banks and ATMs across the country over the last five days is an inevitable consequence of the decision to demonetize notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1, 000. When 86 per cent of the value of notes in circulation turns suddenly invalid, as it did with Prime Minister Modi’s ‘surgical strike’ last week, a certain degree of disruption and pain is unavoidable. But the question is whether this chaos could have been anticipated and managed better than it has been.

    Replacement of the demonetized notes is a time-consuming exercise that requires planning of the highest order. The experience of the last few days shows that preparation was lacking and the transition could have been handled much better.
    Thankfully, the Centre has woken up to ease the pressure on the system by increasing withdrawal limits, allowing for petroleum outlets and hospitals to accept the old series of notes until November 24 and pushing more cash through post offices.

    Which of the following option is false ?

    1. ‘Unconcerned’ is similar in meaning to the word ‘anxious’ as used in the passage.
    2. ‘Disorder’ is similar in meaning to the word ‘chaos’ as used in the passage.
    3. ‘Hardship’ is opposite in meaning to the word ‘ease’ as used in the passage.
    4. ‘Shift’ is opposite in meaning to the word ‘transition’as used in the passage.

    Answer:

    
    ‘Unconcerned’ is similar in meaning to the word ‘anxious’ as used in the passage.
    

    Explanation:

    (A) ‘Unconcerned’ is opposite in meaning to the word ‘anxious’ as used in the passage.
    (B) ‘Disorder’ word implies that due to the demonetization, citizens all over the country were facing issues with the currency exchange.
    (C) ‘Hardship’ is the right choice.
    (D) ‘shift’ is the right choice.

    Only option (A) is false.

  14. There was a man on the news last night who reckons we ——– visited by beings from other worlds.
    1. were
    2. have been
    3. had been
    4. had

    Answer:

    
    have been
    

    Explanation:

    Reckons is a verb, which means ‘believe’ or ‘think’. The man on the news (last night) believes that we have been visited by beings from other worlds. So, only option (B) is suitable.

  15. Choose the most closely related word for ‘Paradox’
    1. Certitude
    2. Enigma
    3. Explanation
    4. Derivative

    Answer:

    
    Enigma
    

    Explanation:

    ‘Paradox’ is a noun, which can be related as a Puzzle. In given options, Enigma (a puzzle) is the only closely related word to Paradox.
    So, option (B) is correct.



Last Updated : 21 May, 2019
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