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Infosys Pattern
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Reasoning Ability:
Q1) Directions: The problem has a question followed by two statements which are
marked I and II. Use the data given in A and B together or separately and mark.
What is the value of p – 2q?
I. p – 3q = 4
II. p> 0 , q > 0

A. Only I alone sufficient

B. Only II alone sufficient
C. Both the statements are sufficient
D. Cannot be determined
Answer : Option D

Q2) If 5 * 4 = 22, 6 * 5 = 36, and 7 * 6 = 54, then what is 8 * 7?

A. 72
B. 60
C. 48
D. 96
Answer: Option A

Q3) What comes next in the series: 3, 5, 9, 15, 23, ?

A. 30
B. 33
C. 35
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D. 37
Answer: Option B

Q4) A man is facing east. He turns 90 degrees to his right and then 180 degrees to
his left. Which direction is he facing now?
A. West
B. North
C. South
D. East
Answer: Option C

Q5) If the day before yesterday was Wednesday, what day will it be 57 days from
today?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
Answer: Option B

Q6) A clock shows the time 5:00. What is the angle between the hour hand and
the minute hand?
A. 0 degrees
B. 90 degrees
C. 150 degrees
D. 180 degrees
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Answer: Option C

Q7) A cube has 12 edges. If each edge is 5 cm, what is the total length of the
edges of the cube?
A. 30 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 100 cm
D. 120 cm
Answer: Option B

Q8) If the word "APPLE" is written as "BQQMF", what is the code for the word
"BANANA"?
A. CBOBOD
B. CBOBOB
C. CBOPAB
D. CBOBQC
Answer: Option B

Q9) Which of the following is the odd one out?

A. 24
B. 36
C. 48
D. 64
Answer: Option D
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Q10) Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?

A. 28
B. 30
C. 36
D. 40
Answer: Option A

Q11) In a family of six members P, Q, R, S, T, and U, there are two married

couples. P is the father of T. Q is the daughter of R. U is the mother of P. How is S
related to Q?
A. Father
B. Mother
C. Brother
D. Sister
Answer: Option D

Q12) If the positions of the letters in the word "EXAMPLE" are rearranged in
reverse order, which letter will be in the middle?
A. E
B. P
C. A
D. M
Answer: Option B

Q13) In a row of children, Rajesh is 7th from the left and 9th from the right. What
is his position from the right end?
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A. 9th
B. 7th
C. 11th
D. 12th
Answer: Option C

Q14) If two pencils cost 12 rupees, how many pencils can you buy with 72 rupees?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
Answer: Option D

Q15) Which of the following numbers is the least?

A. 0.25
B. 0.4
C. 0.05
D. 0.2
Answer: Option C
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Technical Ability:
Q1) In the class interval 13-23, 23 is known as ___.
A. Frequency
B. Class width
C. Upper class limit
D. Lower class limit
Answer: Option C

Q2) A sum of money is invested at 10% simple interest per annum. If the interest
earned in 2 years is ₹500, what is the principal amount? A. ₹2000
B. ₹2500
C. ₹3000
D. ₹4000
Answer: Option B

Q3) The sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic progression is 210. If the first
term is 5, what is the common difference?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: Option A

Q4) A bag contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls, and 6 blue balls. One ball is randomly
selected. What is the probability that the ball selected is green?
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A. 5/15
B. 4/15
C. 1/3
D. 5/14
Answer: Option A

Q5) If the sum of the squares of two consecutive odd integers is 290, what are the
integers?
A. 15 and 17
B. 13 and 15
C. 11 and 13
D. 9 and 11
Answer: Option B

Q6) A train travels at a speed of 60 km/h for 1 hour, and then at a speed of 90
km/h for 2 hours. What is the average speed of the train for the entire journey?
A. 70 km/h
B. 75 km/h
C. 80 km/h
D. 72 km/h
Answer: Option A

Q7) The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can be arranged in a row such
that the boys are together is ___.
A. 40320
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B. 720
C. 5040
D. 1440
Answer: Option C

Q8) In a right-angled triangle, the lengths of the two legs are 3 cm and 4 cm. What
is the length of the hypotenuse? A. 4 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 7 cm
Answer: Option B

Q9) A circle has a radius of 7 cm. What is the area of the circle?
A. 49π cm²
B. 14π cm²
C. 49 cm²
D. 22 cm²
Answer: Option A

Q10) If x² + 5x + 6 = 0, then the roots of the equation are ___.

A. -2 and -3
B. -1 and -6
C. 1 and -6
D. 2 and 3
Answer: Option A
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Verbal Ability:

Q1) In the sentence, "She decided to go to the store because she needed milk,"
the word "because" is used as a:
A. Conjunction
B. Preposition
C. Adverb
D. Verb
Answer: Option A

Q2) Select the sentence that is grammatically correct:

A. He don't know where his keys are.
B. He doesn't know where his keys are.
C. He don't knows where his keys are.
D. He doesn't knows where his keys are.
Answer: Option B

Q3) Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to "benevolent":

A. Cruel
B. Kind
C. Careless
D. Angry
Answer: Option B
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Q4) Choose the word that is most opposite in meaning to "Abundant":

A. Scant
B. Plenty
C. Ample
D. Full
Answer: Option A

Q5) Which of the following is the correct meaning of the idiom "Break the ice"?
A. To break something into pieces
B. To make people comfortable in a social situation
C. To have a heated argument
D. To melt ice
Answer: Option B

Q6) In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the word "quickly":
"The dog ran quickly to the park."
A. Adjective
B. Noun
C. Verb
D. Adverb
Answer: Option D

Q7) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence:

The children are _____ to the school.
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A. Going
B. Gone
C. Go
D. Went
Answer: Option A

Q8) Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

A. My friend, who lives in Canada is visiting me next week.
B. My friend, who lives in Canada, is visiting me next week.
C. My friend who lives in Canada, is visiting me next week.
D. My friend who lives in Canada is visiting me next week.
Answer: Option B

Q9) What is the meaning of the word "vivid"?

A. Dark and dull
B. Clear and detailed
C. Boring
D. Slow
Answer: Option B

Q10) Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

The artist's work was highly _____.
A. Respected
B. Respectable
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C. Respect
D. Respecting
Answer: Option A

Q11) Identify the error in the following sentence:

"Neither the teacher nor the students were happy about the decision."
A. Neither
B. Teacher
C. Were
D. Students
Answer: Option C

Q12) Choose the most appropriate synonym for "elaborate":

A. Simplify
B. Explain in detail
C. Hide
D. Ignore
Answer: Option B

Q13) Choose the sentence that uses the correct form of "there":
A. Their going to the park after school.
B. They are going their after school.
C. There going to the park after school.
D. They're going to the park after school.
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Answer: Option D

Q14) Choose the correct sentence:

A. She was as good as her brother in singing.
B. She was as good her brother in singing.
C. She was as good as her brother on singing.
D. She was good as her brother in singing.
Answer: Option A

Q15) Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:

The project will be finished _____ the end of this week.
A. By
B. On
C. At
D. For
Answer: Option A

Q16) Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to "optimistic":

A. Hopeful
B. Pessimistic
C. Cheerful
D. Bright
Answer: Option B
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Q17) Choose the correct word for the following sentence:

She is very _____ and always helps others.
A. Friendly
B. Friend
C. Friends
D. Friendliness
Answer: Option A

Q18) Which of the following is the correct meaning of the idiom "Bite the bullet"?
A. To accept a difficult situation
B. To become very angry
C. To avoid a confrontation
D. To escape responsibility
Answer: Option A

Q19) Choose the correct form of the word to complete the sentence:
The meeting was _____, so we had to reschedule.
A. Postponed
B. Postponing
C. Postpone
D. Postpones
Answer: Option A

Q20) Identify the word that is an antonym of "contemporary":

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A. Modern
B. Ancient
C. Timeless
D. Current
Answer: Option B

Pseudocode:
Q1) In the pseudocode below, what does the "REPEAT UNTIL" statement
represent?
REPEAT
X=X+1
UNTIL X >= 10

A. While loop
B. For loop
C. Do-while loop
D. Repeat-until loop
Answer: Option D

Q2) In the following pseudocode, which operation is performed in the statement

"total = total + value"?
total = 0
REPEAT
value = INPUT("Enter a number: ")
total = total + value
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UNTIL value = 0

A. Initialization
B. Accumulation
C. Termination
D. Iteration
Answer: Option B

Q3) What is the output of the following pseudocode if the input is 5?

IF number > 10
PRINT "Greater than 10"
ELSE
PRINT "Less than or equal to 10"

A. Greater than 10
B. Less than or equal to 10
C. Error
D. No output
Answer: Option B

Q4) What is the purpose of the "FOR" loop in the following pseudocode?
FOR i = 1 TO 5
PRINT i
ENDFOR
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A. To repeat a block of code a specified number of times

B. To make a conditional check
C. To exit the loop based on a condition
D. To handle exceptions
Answer: Option A

Q5) Which of the following pseudocode statements is used to check if a number is

even?
IF number MOD 2 = 0
PRINT "Even"
ELSE
PRINT "Odd"

A. MOD operator
B. DIV operator
C. AND operator
D. OR operator
Answer: Option A
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Numerical Puzzle:

Q1) In a group of 100 people, 72 like tea, 58 like coffee, and 40 like both tea and
coffee. How many people like only tea?
A. 14
B. 30
C. 42
D. 58
Answer: Option A

Q2) A person walks 30 meters south, then 40 meters east, and then 30 meters
north. What is the shortest distance from his starting point?
A. 30 meters
B. 40 meters
C. 50 meters
D. 70 meters
Answer: Option C

Q3) If 3 cats can catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, how many cats will be needed to catch
100 mice in 100 minutes?
A. 33
B. 100
C. 3
D. 1
Answer: Option C
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Q4) A man has a basket of apples. He gives half of the apples to a friend, then
gives half of the remaining apples to another friend, and finally gives half of the
remaining apples to a third friend. If he has 12 apples left, how many apples did
he originally have?
A. 48
B. 44
C. 42
D. 36
Answer: Option A

Q5) A clock shows the time as 4:20. What is the angle between the hour and
minute hands?
A. 40 degrees
B. 60 degrees
C. 90 degrees
D. 120 degrees
Answer: Option B

English Grammar:

Q1)
A) Neither Bradley, nor more
B) recent critics who have written
C) on Shakespeare's tragedies, has
D) been able to give a convincing explanation for the timing of events in Othello.
E)No error

A. A
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B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Answer: C

Q2) The bus could not(A) / ascend the steep hill(B) / because it was in the wrong gears(C) / No
error(D)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: C

Q3) No stronger(A) / a figure than his(B) / is prescribed in the history(C) / No error(D)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: C

Q4) Most people would have(A) /attended the union meeting(B) / if they had(C) / longer notice
of it(D) / No error(E)

A. A
B. B
C. C
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D. D
E. E
Answer: D

Q5) And though one did not(A) / quite believe his claim(B) / one saw no harm(C) / in granting
him permission(D) / No error (E)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Answer: E

Coding:
Q1) **Write a program to find the repeating element in the array. A repeating
element is an element that occurs more than once in the array.**
Your program should return any one of the repeating elements present in the
array. If there are multiple repeating elements, you can return any one of
them."<br/>
Sample Testcase 1:
Input:
3
113
Output:
1<br/>
Sample Testcase 2:
input:
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4
1233
Output:
3

Program:
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

public static void findRepeatingElements(int[] arr, int size) {

HashSet<Integer> set = new HashSet<>();

for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
if (set.contains(arr[i])) {
System.out.print(arr[i] + " ");
}
else {
set.add(arr[i]);
}
}

System.out.println();
}
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public static void main(String[] args) {

int[] arr = new int[100];
int size;
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
size = scanner.nextInt();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
arr[i] = scanner.nextInt();
}

findRepeatingElements(arr, size);
}
}

Q2) Write a program to print a right-aligned half pyramid pattern using asterisks
(*).
The number of rows in the pyramid should be taken as input from the user.

In each row, a certain number of spaces should be printed before the asterisks so
that the pattern appears right-aligned.
```
sample Testcase1:
input:
5
output:
*
**
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***
****
*****
sample Testcase2:
input:
4
output:
*
**
***
****
```

Program:
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = sc.nextInt();

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

for (int j = n; j > i; j--) System.out.print(" ");
for (int k = 0; k <= i; k++) System.out.print("* ");
System.out.println(); // newline after every row
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}
sc.close();
}
}