Accenture Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error. Find out that particular part and select the appropriate option.

China for its part expressed confidence on (A) / Ms. Lam and her government but said it would (B) / not sit idly by if the unrest threatened (C) / Chinese security and sovereignty (D) / No Error (E)

Q2 Directions(2-4): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

With the successful pre-dawn launch of RISAT-2B satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap. The satellite will enhance India’s capability in crop monitoring during the monsoon season, forestry mapping for forest fires and deforestation, and flood mapping as part of the national disaster management programme. Given that overcast skies are a constant during the monsoon season and during times of flood, the ability to penetrate the cloud cover is essential. While optical remote sensing that relies on visible light for imaging gets obstructed by clouds, RISAT-2B will not. Much like the RISAT-1 satellite that was launched by ISRO in April 2012, RISAT-2B will also use microwave radiation. Unlike visible light, microwaves have longer wavelengths and so will not be susceptible to atmospheric scattering. Microwave radiation can thus easily pass through the cloud cover, haze and dust, and image the ground. Hence, RISAT-2B satellite will be able to image under almost all weather and environmental conditions. Since it does not rely on visible light for imaging, it will be able to image the ground during both day and night. The satellite does not have passive microwave sensors that detect the radiation naturally emitted by the atmosphere or reflected by objects on the ground. Instead, RISAT-2B will be transmitting hundreds of microwave pulses each second towards the ground and receiving the signals reflected by the objects using radar. The moisture and texture of the object will determine the strength of the microwave signal that gets reflected. While the strength of the reflected signal will help determine different targets, the time between the transmitted and reflected signals will help determine the distance to the object.

2.As per the given passage, how RISAT-2B satellite will image in the cloudy weather?

I. With the help of its microwave radiation that can pass through cloud cover and dust easily.

II. With the help of visible light that creates images.

III. With the help of electronic rays that creates image of an object.

Q3 Directions(2-4): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

With the successful pre-dawn launch of RISAT-2B satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap. The satellite will enhance India’s capability in crop monitoring during the monsoon season, forestry mapping for forest fires and deforestation, and flood mapping as part of the national disaster management programme. Given that overcast skies are a constant during the monsoon season and during times of flood, the ability to penetrate the cloud cover is essential. While optical remote sensing that relies on visible light for imaging gets obstructed by clouds, RISAT-2B will not. Much like the RISAT-1 satellite that was launched by ISRO in April 2012, RISAT-2B will also use microwave radiation. Unlike visible light, microwaves have longer wavelengths and so will not be susceptible to atmospheric scattering. Microwave radiation can thus easily pass through the cloud cover, haze and dust, and image the ground. Hence, RISAT-2B satellite will be able to image under almost all weather and environmental conditions. Since it does not rely on visible light for imaging, it will be able to image the ground during both day and night. The satellite does not have passive microwave sensors that detect the radiation naturally emitted by the atmosphere or reflected by objects on the ground. Instead, RISAT-2B will be transmitting hundreds of microwave pulses each second towards the ground and receiving the signals reflected by the objects using radar. The moisture and texture of the object will determine the strength of the microwave signal that gets reflected. While the strength of the reflected signal will help determine different targets, the time between the transmitted and reflected signals will help determine the distance to the object.

What does the writer want to convey with the text given in italic – “the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap.”?

I. ISRO has worked hard on building its rapport among the other space research organisations of the world.

II. ISRO has made an accomplishment that made nation proud on it.

III. ISRO has become the apex space research institute of the world.

Q4 Directions(2-4): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.

With the successful pre-dawn launch of RISAT-2B satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has added another feather to its cap. The satellite will enhance India’s capability in crop monitoring during the monsoon season, forestry mapping for forest fires and deforestation, and flood mapping as part of the national disaster management programme. Given that overcast skies are a constant during the monsoon season and during times of flood, the ability to penetrate the cloud cover is essential. While optical remote sensing that relies on visible light for imaging gets obstructed by clouds, RISAT-2B will not. Much like the RISAT-1 satellite that was launched by ISRO in April 2012, RISAT-2B will also use microwave radiation. Unlike visible light, microwaves have longer wavelengths and so will not be susceptible to atmospheric scattering. Microwave radiation can thus easily pass through the cloud cover, haze and dust, and image the ground. Hence, RISAT-2B satellite will be able to image under almost all weather and environmental conditions. Since it does not rely on visible light for imaging, it will be able to image the ground during both day and night. The satellite does not have passive microwave sensors that detect the radiation naturally emitted by the atmosphere or reflected by objects on the ground. Instead, RISAT-2B will be transmitting hundreds of microwave pulses each second towards the ground and receiving the signals reflected by the objects using radar. The moisture and texture of the object will determine the strength of the microwave signal that gets reflected. While the strength of the reflected signal will help determine different targets, the time between the transmitted and reflected signals will help determine the distance to the object.

Which of the following has a similar meaning to “penetrate” in the context of the passage?

Q5 Mark the option which is closest in meaning to the word given below.

COHERENCE

Q6 Mark the option containing the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word given below.

Roger is a consummate player who earned over nine million dollars in the tournament last year.

Q7 Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.

The match was expected to be won by India as the players were very active on the field.

Q8 You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s contents.

Q9 The sentences given below from a coherent passage when arranged logically. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.

1. The practice is widespread: honey bees are kept in large cities and villages, on farms and rangelands, in forests and deserts, Arctic and Antarctic from the Equator to even the frozen poles of Earth.
   
2. This has helped many people to improve their economic stability by giving them a secondary source of income.
   
3. Bee - keeping is caring for and management of colonies of honeybees.
   
4. They are kept for their honey, wax, and also their services as pollinators of fruit and vegetable blossoms, or even as a hobby.

Q10 Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
Sam and Tim’s wife are coming this afternoon.

Q11 Directions: The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits in the context of the sentence.

The public sector has been called the private sector of politicians, used for creating patronage _____________ and _____________ .

Q12 Directions: The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits in the context of the sentence.

The internal and concurrent audit system of banks is intended to red _____________ risks in real time, but has failed and must be _____________ up.

Q13 In questions given below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

The High Court has sought a response from the state government regarding the dearness allowance dues of the state government employees.

Q14 In questions given below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

A comedian analyzes the mundane from a variety of angles and find the thread among two points.

Q15 Directions: underlined words have been given below along with a statement where they have been used in a certain context. You have to find the word from the options which is the most opposite to the given context and mark that as your answer.

The company argued the breach was inadvertent and it was unaware of the court order when the automatically generated email went out.

Q16 Directions: underlined words have been given below along with a statement where they have been used in a certain context. You have to find the word from the options which is the most opposite to the given context and mark that as your answer.

The minister asked its coalition partner to treat regional parties well before striking an alliance for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Q17 DIRECTIONS:The question consists of five statements labelled A, B, C, D and E which when logically ordered form a coherent passage. Choose the option that represents the most logical order.

A.Despite the strong performance of the economy in 2010-11, the outlook for 2011-12 is clouded by stubborn and persistently high inflation, and rising external risks.

B.The three key macroeconomic concerns before the Union Budget 2011-12 were high inflation, high current account deficit (CAD), and fiscal consolidation.

C.Additionally, there was an expectation that the government would restart the reform process.

D.While the Budget sets a lower nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 14%, we believe that the real GDP growth target of 9% factored in the Budget is on the optimistic side.

E.The Budget has made an attempt to address all these issues, albeit through small steps.

Q18 Statements:

No watch is cycle.

No cycle is Motorbike.

Some auto are motorbike

Conclusion:

I. No Motorbike is watch

II. No motor bike is cycle

III. Some cycles are watches

IV. All Motorbikes are watches

Q19 Directions: Kindly study the paragraph given below and answer the question that follows.

It is perhaps no surprise that political parties are deeply divided over the idea of holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. During consultations initiated by the Law Commission of India, nine parties opposed it, arguing that it went against the constitutional fabric and that it would be impractical. Four parties backed the concept.

Which of the following strengthens the case for simultaneous elections?

I. A simultaneous poll, particularly in this era where news is easily and widely disseminated, will privilege national issues over regional ones even if, arguably, the reverse may happen too.

II. Assemblies can be bunched into two categories based on whether their terms end close to the 2019 or the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and then elections could be held for one group in 2019, and for another in 2024 so that subsequent elections could be synchronised.

III. Election expenditure will be drastically cut and ruling dispensations will be able to focus on legislation and governance rather than having to be in campaign mode forever.

Q20 Read the following argument and mark which of the following assumptions is made in the argument.

More than one billion years’ worth of rocks have gone missing from the geologic record of Grand Canyon.

Q21 Mark the option containing the sentence that strengthens the argument given below.

Argument: People generally wear light colour clothes in summer.

Q22 What is the marked price of the shirt?

I. A shopkeeper purchases 2 same shirts for 2200 Rs. and earns 55 Rs. per shirt after giving 23% discount.

II. A shopkeeper marks the price 36% more than the cost price and earns 200 Rs. after giving some discount.

Q23 Direction for Q23 to Q26: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

Six friends - Sheldon, Jack, Justin, Bruce, Peter, and Nicholas are sitting around a circular table, not
necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing the center.

I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.

II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.

III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.

Who among the following are not the immediate neighbours?

Q24 Direction for Q23 to Q26: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

Six friends - Sheldon, Jack, Justin, Bruce, Peter, and Nicholas are sitting around a circular table, not
necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing the center.

I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.

II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.

III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.

Who is sitting second to the right of Peter?

Q25 Direction for Q23 to Q26: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

Six friends - Sheldon, Jack, Justin, Bruce, Peter, and Nicholas are sitting around a circular table, not
necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing the center.

I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.

II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.

III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.

Who is sitting to the opposite of Sheldon?

Q26 Direction for Q23 to Q26: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

Six friends - Sheldon, Jack, Justin, Bruce, Peter, and Nicholas are sitting around a circular table, not
necessarily in the same order. All of them are facing the center.

I. Peter is sitting exactly opposite to Jack.

II. Justin is the only person sitting between Bruce and Peter.

III. Sheldon is sitting to the immediate left of Jack.

Which of the following is false regarding the position of Jack?

Q27 Direction for Q27 to Q30: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

There were six participants - M, N, O, P, Q and R in the final of coffee making competitions.

The six participants belong to six different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Tokyo and London. David, the judge of this competition, rated the coffee prepared by the participants on a scale of 1 to 10 giving a unique rating to each participant.

I. R was from London.

II. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O.

III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.

IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.

V. N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number.

VI. O got a higher rating than M.

What was the second highest rating given?

Q28 Direction for Q27 to Q30: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

There were six participants - M, N, O, P, Q and R in the final of coffee making competitions.

The six participants belong to six different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Tokyo and London. David, the judge of this competition, rated the coffee prepared by the participants on a scale of 1 to 10 giving a unique rating to each participant.

I. R was from London.

II. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O.

III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.

IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.

V. N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number.

VI. O got a higher rating than M.

Who belongs to New York?

Q29 Direction for Q27 to Q30: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

There were six participants - M, N, O, P, Q and R in the final of coffee making competitions.

The six participants belong to six different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Tokyo and London. David, the judge of this competition, rated the coffee prepared by the participants on a scale of 1 to 10 giving a unique rating to each participant.

I. R was from London.

II. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O.

III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.

IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.

V. N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number.

VI. O got a higher rating than M.

What was the rating of coffee prepared by Q?

Q30 Direction for Q27 to Q30: Read the following information given below and answer the questions that follow:

There were six participants - M, N, O, P, Q and R in the final of coffee making competitions.

The six participants belong to six different locations - Delhi, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Tokyo and London. David, the judge of this competition, rated the coffee prepared by the participants on a scale of 1 to 10 giving a unique rating to each participant.

I. R was from London.

II. Participants from New York got the highest ranking, but was not O.

III. Only two participants got ratings in even numbers.

IV. The rating of O was double the rating of Q.

V. N got the minimum rating and the rating was an even number.

VI. O got a higher rating than M.

Which of the following statements is definitely true?