Paper: Infosys Placement Paper Held On 16th Jan 2008 (Pattern & Question)
Infosys conducted there first campus recruitment programme for 2009 batch at our college and i
must say the paper was bit difficult ,when compared to there previous papers. English part was
normal.
The paper was conducted in two phases
1.) Aptitude : 30 Ques. and we had 40 min.
2.) English : 40 Ques and we had 35 min.
APTITUDE :
Q1.) There r 4 players A,B,C & D who play a game 4 times & each time one player looses and as a
punishment he doubles the money of other three players.Each player looses once in alphabetical
order while playing the game 4 times.At the end each player is left with 32 Rs.
Now there were 5 questions based on the above data like who started with the maximum amount
of money,who had the minimum after second round,who had the maximum after third round,who
started with minimum,etc.
Q2.) 5 quest were based on figures in which we have to find the next occuring figure in a given
sequence of figures.
Q3.) 5 ques. were based on data suffiency(easy).
Q4.) 5 ques. were on pie charts,percentages of import & export of india to different countries
were given in angles so they had to be converted in actual percentages,calculations were lengthy
as the options were very close to round of percentages.
Q5.) 5 ques. were based on syllogism.
Q6.) 5 ques. were based on Data Interpretation.
Over all aptitude section was very logical and lengthy.
ENGLISH:
First 2 questions were large passages which were followed by 5 simple questions each.Passages
were quiet big but questions followed were very simple.
Q3.) It consisted of 6 questions.There were 4 sentences given in each question and we had to find
the best gramatically & logically correct sentence out of those 4.
Q4.) There were 6 incomplete sentences & 4 options were given with each.We had to choose the
option which best fits the blank.
Q5.) There were 6 small paragraphs given & each paragraph was followed by a question like what
could be the best conclusion of the above paragraph,or which option contradicts with the
conclusion of the above para. or what could be the logical continuation of the above para.
There were 2 other main questions which had 6 parts each.Questions were based on simple
grammar. Over all English section was easy but lengthy.
TIME was the major factor.Hence ur mind should run fleeter than wind.Joining any kind of
coaching class won't help.If u have it in urself than no one can stop u.Just have confidence & be
optimistic.
There was sectional cut off which as per my belief was 60% in each section.31out of 188 eligible
students were selected in the written test
Second phase consisted of two interviews.It would be ill logical to classify them as technical or H
R as both of them had questions related to logic,puzzle,hobbies,sports,etc.
My first interview lasted for about 40 mins.There were two people sitting very much relaxed
opposite to me.And I ofcourse was very nervous.They asked me to explain about myself apart
from what is mentioned in CV.They asked me about my family.questions were asked regarding my
hobbies,my favourite sport(cricket & table tennis),and the role of media in cricket.
A simple question was asked that what would i do if my views start contradicting with rest of my
team members.I was also asked that why I want to join INFOSYS.At last there were puzzles.
Puzzle : A bulb is hanging with the help of a string and the other end of the string is attached to
the ceiling of a room.Length of the string is such that bulb just touches the top of my head.
I'm not provided with any kind of length measuring device.How can I find the height of the room.
(based on oscillations of a simple pendulum).
How can u get 1000 using eight 8s.My first interview was fine as i was able to solve the
puzzles.Just have great knowledge regarding your hobbies and never try to fool them.speak
effortless & very clear.Have confidence & have faith dear.
