Cognizant GenC Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q31 The number of people diagnosed with dengue in north India has doubled. Which statement does not contradict the conclusion that mosquito control measures have failed?

Q32 Select a word from the given options that fit the blank most appropriately.

Birds ____ a feather flock together

Q33 Select a word from the given options that fit the blank most appropriately.

Complete the phrase: Don’t bite _____ hand that feeds you

Q34 Select the correct SYNONYM for:

Together

Q35 Select the correct SYNONYM for:

Almost

Q36 The Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon. For the next three centuries, Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th century and the greater part of the 17th century. Spain established a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific.

Spain’s European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the 17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg regime. The decline culminated in the War of the Spanish Succession, where Spain’s decline from the position of a leading Western power to that of a secondary one, was confirmed, although it remained the leading colonial power.

The eighteenth century saw a new dynasty, the Bourbons, which directed considerable effort towards the institutional renewal of the state, with some success, peaking in a successful involvement in the American War of Independence.

The end of the eighteenth and the start of the nineteenth centuries saw turmoil unleashed throughout Europe by the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, which finally led to a French occupation of much of the continent, including Spain. This triggered a successful but devastating war of independence that shattered the country and created an opening for what would ultimately be the successful independence of Spain’s mainland American colonies.

Following a period of growing political instability in the early twentieth century, in 1936 Spain was plunged into a bloody civil war. The war ended in a nationalist dictatorship, led by Francisco Franco which controlled the Spanish government until 1975.


What was the result of Napoleonic wars?

Q37 The Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon. For the next three centuries, Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th century and the greater part of the 17th century. Spain established a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific.

Spain’s European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the 17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg regime. The decline culminated in the War of the Spanish Succession, where Spain’s decline from the position of a leading Western power to that of a secondary one, was confirmed, although it remained the leading colonial power.

The eighteenth century saw a new dynasty, the Bourbons, which directed considerable effort towards the institutional renewal of the state, with some success, peaking in a successful involvement in the American War of Independence.

The end of the eighteenth and the start of the nineteenth centuries saw turmoil unleashed throughout Europe by the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, which finally led to a French occupation of much of the continent, including Spain. This triggered a successful but devastating war of independence that shattered the country and created an opening for what would ultimately be the successful independence of Spain’s mainland American colonies.

Following a period of growing political instability in the early twentieth century, in 1936 Spain was plunged into a bloody civil war. The war ended in a nationalist dictatorship, led by Francisco Franco which controlled the Spanish government until 1975.

What is the meaning of the term ‘culminated’?

Q38 The Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon. For the next three centuries, Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th century and the greater part of the 17th century. Spain established a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific.

Spain’s European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the 17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg regime. The decline culminated in the War of the Spanish Succession, where Spain’s decline from the position of a leading Western power to that of a secondary one, was confirmed, although it remained the leading colonial power.

The eighteenth century saw a new dynasty, the Bourbons, which directed considerable effort towards the institutional renewal of the state, with some success, peaking in a successful involvement in the American War of Independence.

The end of the eighteenth and the start of the nineteenth centuries saw turmoil unleashed throughout Europe by the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, which finally led to a French occupation of much of the continent, including Spain. This triggered a successful but devastating war of independence that shattered the country and created an opening for what would ultimately be the successful independence of Spain’s mainland American colonies.

Following a period of growing political instability in the early twentieth century, in 1936 Spain was plunged into a bloody civil war. The war ended in a nationalist dictatorship, led by Francisco Franco which controlled the Spanish government until 1975.

What is the summary of the passage?

Q39 Select the correct ANTONYM for:

Arise

Q40 Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence:

His casual remarks on politics ___________ his lack of seriousness about the subject.

Q41 Which option is closest in meaning to the word Circuitous?

Q42 Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence:

If we manage to ____________ our natural resources, we would leave a better planet for our children.

Q43 A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________

Q44 Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world.” This statement is an example of a ___________ statement.

Q45 The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as ______________

Q46 What will be the next number in the series:
3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17?

Q47 Find the wrong number in the series:
12, 25, 49, 99, 187, 395, 789

Q48 Directions to solve Question 48 and 49:

Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question.

Read both the statements and Give answer
If x, y are integers, then (x^2 + y^2)^1/2 is an integer?
I) x^2 + y^2 is an integer
II) x^2 – 3y^2 = 0

Q49 Directions to solve Question 48 and 49:

Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question.

Read both the statements and Give answer
Who is the tallest among the brothers A, B, C, D?
I: C is shorter than only B
II: D is taller than only A

Q50 Consider the following statements and conclusions.

Statements:
All bananas are apples.
Some apples are oranges.
All oranges are grapes.

Conclusions:
I. Some oranges are banana.
II. No oranges are bananas.

Q51 In the question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
A line from Ram’s appointment letter is “you are hereby appointed as a systems engineer with a probation period of two years and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation.”

Assumptions:
I. At the time of appointment, the performance of one generally is not well known.
II. In the probation period, one tries to prove his worth generally.

Choose the correct option given below.

Q52 In the question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
In a IPL match. RR made 100 runs in total. Out of these 65 were made by bowlers

Assumptions:
I. 65% of the team consist of bowlers
II. The opening batsman were bowlers

Choose the correct option given below.

Q53 In each question below are given two statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, Il, Ill and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements :
All rats are cows.
No cow is white.

Conclusions :
|. No white is rat.
Il. No rat is white.
Ill. Some whites are rats.
IV. All cows are rats

Q54 Find the wrong number in the series:
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 40, 56

Q55 Find the wrong number in the series:
-2, 4, 6, 8, -10

Q56 Find the wrong number in the series:
34, 7, 37, 14, 36, 28, 43, 56

Q57 Find the wrong number in the series:
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 32, 49, 64

Q58 Directions to solve Question 58 and 59:

Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question.

Read both the statements and Give answer
Is x + y = 0?
Statement I : x.y < 0
Statement II: x^2 = y^2

Q59 Directions to solve Question 58 and 59:

Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question.

Read both the statements and Give answer
What is the value of ‘x’
I: x2 + x – 6 = 0
II: x => 0

Q60 In the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
All books are papers
No book is a chair
Some chairs are tables

Conclusions:
I. At least some papers are books
II. All tables being paper is a possibility

Choose the correct option given below: