HSBC Placement Papers and Previous Years Papers 2020 PDF

Q 2- A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is :

A. 10 kg
B. 10.5 kg
C. 11 kg
D. 11.5 kg

Ans- D

Q 3- A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by

A. 4
B. 144
C. 2
D. 12

Ans. A

Q 4- A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:

A. 2.5 kms
B. 3.5 kms
C. 4.5 kms
D. 5.5 kms

Ans.  C

Q 5- A 5 cm cube is cut into as many 1 cm cubes as possible. What is the ratio of the surface area of the larger cube to that of the sum of the surface areas of the smaller cubes?

A. 1 : 6
B. 1 : 5
C. 1 : 25
D. 1 : 125

Ans- B

Q 6- At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available?

A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24

Ans. C

Q 7- A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son’s age at that time. Hence the father’s present age is

A. 36
B. 42
C. 45
D. 48

Ans. C

Q 8- The average of 5 quantities is 6. The average of 3 of them is 8. What is the average of the remaining two numbers?

A. 6.5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 3.5

Ans. C

Q 9- Which of the following is the greatest ?

A. 40% of 30
B. 3/5 of 25
C. 6.5% of 200
D. 1/2^-4

Ans. D

Q 10- An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours, and it can be completely drained by a drain pipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 5.5
D. 6

Ans. D

Q2. Punishment 2. Prison 3. Arrest 4. Crime 5. Judgement

A. 5,1,2,3,4
B. 4,3,5,2,1
C. 4,3,5,1,2
D. 2,3,1,4,5

Answer: Option C

Q3. In a class of 45 Students, a boy is ranked 20th when two boys joined his rank was dropped by one. What is the rank from the end?

A. 25th
B. 26th
C. 27th
D. 28th

Answer: Option C

Q4. Statement:
The State Government has abolished the scheme of providing concessional air ticket to students.
Assumptions:
I. Students will not travel by air in future.
II. The students who resort to travel by air can bear the expense of air ticket.

A. If only assumption I is implicit
B. If only assumption II is implicit
C. If either I or II is implicit
D. If neither I nor II is implicit
E. If both I and II are implicit

Answer: Option B

Solution:
I is not implicit. In reality it contradicts the actual assumption. Again, why has government abolished the scheme? The government must be assuming II.

Q5. There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions. This paragraph best supports the statement that

A. toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.
B. more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas.
C. studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own antipollution laws.
D. DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world.
E. even a worldwide ban on toxic insecticides would not stop the spread of DDT pollution.

Answer: Option A

Solution:
The support for this choice is in the second sentence, which states that in some countries, toxic insecticides are still legal. Choice b is incorrect because even though polar regions are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no support for the idea that warmer regions are not just as affected. There is no support for choice c. Choice d can be ruled out because there is nothing to indicate that DDT and toxaphene are the most toxic. Choice e is illogical.

Q6. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in the arrow. S and Z are in the center and A and P are at the ends R is sitting to the left of A. Then who is sitting on the right of P?

A. A
B. S
C. X
D. Z

Answer: Option C

Solution:
R is on the left of A
i.e,, R.A A and P are
At the center i.e..,P—R.A S and Z are at the center P—S.Z.R.A
Thus the arrangement in the row is P.X.S.Z.R.A
Clearly, X is on the right of P.

Q7. Assertion:
The supreme court “ordered a ban on registration of private non-commercial vehicles without Euro II emission norms in the national capital region (NCR) from April 1, 2000, to control the growing pollution”.
RI. The rate of pollution now has become a threat to human life.
RII. So far, private non-commercial vehicles have been registered without Euro II emission norms in the NCR.

A. Only RI and not RII is the reason for the assertion.
B. only RII and not RI is the reason for the assertion.
C. either RI or RII, but not both, is the reason for the assertion.
D. neither RI nor RII is the reason for the assertion.
E. both RI and RII are the reason for the assertion.

Answer: Option A

Solution:
RII does not explain the reason. The situation given in RII does not necessitate the ban.
RI is a valid reason as it necessitate a ban on such vehicles as they threaten human life.

Q8. The policy of India needs to be revamped to reduce the extent of poverty in the country.

A. If the inference is definitely true
B. If the inference is probably true
C. If the data are inadequate
D. If the inference is probably false
E. If the inference is definitely false

Answer: Option A

Solution:
From the last line it may be inferred.

Q9. A mountain always has

A. Ranger
B. Peak
C. Snow
D. Valley

Answer: Option B

Q10. If the population of state B in the year 1994 was 5 lakh, what was approximately population in the year 1996?

A. 9.50 lakh
B. 8 lakh
C. 10.50 lakh
D. 14.50 lakh
E. 11 lakh

Answer: Option C

Solution:
Population of state B in the year 1996
= 5 * 155/100 * 135/100 ˜ 10.50 lakh

Q2. Entrance Synonym

A. enter
B. entrant
C. entry
D. entertain

Answer: Option A

Q3. Vimal / was / murdered/ by a knife.

A. vimal
B. was
C. murdered
D. by a knife

Answer: Option D

Q4. None of the food was wasted.

A. wasn’t it?
B. isn’t it?
C. was it?
D. is it?

Answer: Option C

Q5. I am just a small fry in the office.

A. humorous
B. person or thing of little importance
C. peon
D. a small creature

Answer: Option B

Q6. The stress, which college students undergo is mainly in 3 spheres – academics. career, peer pressure and the root of them all is competition. —- Such kinds of strain cause stress, which undoubtedly leads to lack of concentration, dropping confidence levels and poor academic results.
(A) Not keeping pace with the peers in academics is such a burden for the students that some of them even take the disastrous step of putting an end to their lives.
(B) Even college students of prestigious institutions find it an arduous task to dodge wayward students in unethical needs.
(C) Stress management is not about meditation or spiritualism.

A. Only A
B. B and C
C. A and C
D. A and B
E. Only B

Answer: Option A

Q7- Vegetarian

A. an
B. un
C. en
D. non

Answer: Option D

Q8- The Indian woman wants
(P) in a male dominated society
(Q) as an equal partner
(R) and it is not too much to demand
(S) her rightful place

A. RSQP
B. QPSR
C. SQPR
D. SRPQ

Answer: Option C

Solution:
SQPR

Q9- Sentries have been posted all round the building

A. SVO
B. SVAA
C. SVA
D. SVC

Answer: Option C

Can you tell me when the next bus is being likely to arrive.

A. is likely to arrive
B. shall be likely to arrive
C. shall be arriving likely
D. will be arriving likely
E. No correction required

Answer: Option A

Solution:
Only choice (A) is grammatically correct, hence it can replace the underlined part.

Q10- Have you seen the recent Hollywood films.

A. past perfect
B. present perfect
C. simple past
D. simple present

Answer: Option B