HCL Test Pattern – GET Role – 2025*

Sections Number of Q’s Time (in minutes)

Verbal Reasoning 15 18
Logical Reasoning 15 18
Quantitative Aptitude 15 18
Analytical Reasoning 15 18
Critical Reasoning 15 18
Pseudocodes 20 20
01. If in a certain code language, “ROCKET” is coded as 72, then how would
“COMMON” be coded in the same code language
(a) 80 (b) 84
(c) 73 (d) 75
02. Five people –Jack, Mary, Jill, Bill and Kyle (not necessarily in the same order) are
going up the hill. Each of them has one of five animals Sheep, Yak, Goat, Horse, and
Cow.
The following information is known about them.
1. Jack and Jill don’t own a horse, yak or a goat.
2. Bill owns a goat and Jack doesn’t own a cow
Who owns a cow?
(a) Jack (b) Jill (c) Kyle (d) Mary
03. If Mary owns a horse, then what does Kyle own?
(a) Yak (b) Sheep
(c) Goat (d) Cow
04. Caleb can work 2/5 times as fast as Charles and Cameron work together. Caleb and
Cameron can work together two times as fast as Charles. If Charles takes 15 days to
complete a task, working alone, then how long would Caleb take to complete the
same task, working alone?
(a) (200/7) days (b) (105/6) days
(c) (100/3) days (d) (105/8) days
05. Car sold his watch at 8% loss. If he has sold for $90 more, his profit would be 7%.
Find the price (in $) at which he purchased watch.
(a) 550 (b) 600
(c) 450 (d) 500
06. Pipe M can pump 50% faster than pipe N and pipe N can pump 40% faster than pipe
P. If pipes M and P together can empty a full tank in 20 hours, then how much time
(in hour) does pipe P alone take to empty the tank?
(a) 620/21 (b) 62
(c) 48 (d) 310/7
07. Starting from his home, Mohan moves 40 km in South-East direction and then 40
km in North-East direction. Finally, he turns towards his home. In which direction is
he moving now? (taking left or right means turning 90°)
(a) West (b) North-West
(c) East (d) North
08. The question given below is followed by two statements numbered I and II.
Determine if the statements are, individually or together, sufficient to answer the
question.
Question: In his annual exams, the average of the marks scored by Sam is 86. What
are his marks in the fifth subject?
Statements:
I: The marks scored in first 4 subjects have an average of 85.
II: The marks scored in the fourth subject is 1 less than those of the sixth subject, and
the total subjects are 6.
(a) Only one of the statements along is sufficient to answer the question but the other
statement is not
(b) Neither statement, individually and together, is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both statements are individually sufficient to answer the question
(d) Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question but each
statement alone is not
09. From the Response Figure identify which should complete the sequence given in
Problem Figure.
Problem Figure:

??
T V X Z

Response Figure:
T

B A B B

(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 3
10. The question given below is followed by two statements numbered I and II.
Determine if the statements are, individual together, sufficient to answer the
question.
Question: What is the percentage of students who have failed in a class test?
Statements:
I. The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 5: 6.
II. 40% of the boys and 60% of the girls have passed the test
(a) Both statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question asked but
neither statement alone is sufficient
(b) Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.
(c) Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question asked and
additional data to the problem is need
(d) only one of the statements, alone is sufficient to answer the question but other
statement is not.
11. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
Eight books are kept one over the other counting from the top the second, fifth and
sixth books are on English Literature. Two books on English Literature are between
two books on English Grammar. One book on English Literature is between two
books on English Vocabulary. While the book at the top of the book of English Poetry
is a book of English Grammar.
Which book is fourth from the top?
(a) English Literature
(b) English Poetry
(c) English Vocabulary
(d) English Grammar
12. Which book is last from the top?
(a) English Grammar
(b) English Vocabulary
(c) English Poetry
(d) English Literature

13. Which book is seventh from the top?

(a) English Vocabulary
(b) English Literature
(c) English Poetry
(d) English Grammar
14. From among the Response Figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) identify the one which follows
the sequence given in the Problem. Figure
Problem Figures

2 4
??
6

Response Figures

10 8 8 7
15. The statements given below are followed by some conclusions. Assume the
statements are true, even if they contradict common known facts, and determine the
conclusion/s that follows/s from the statements logically.
Statements:
I. Some pencils are NOT pens.
II. All pens are erasers.
III. No eraser is a sharpener.
Conclusions:
I. No pencil is a sharpener.
II. All pens are NOT sharpener.
Codes:
(a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(b) Only conclusion II follows
 (c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

16. Find the missing term in the series given below.

21, 28, 38, 51, ?, 86
(a) 67 (b) 63
(c) 54 (d) 66
17. Pointing to John, Emilia says, “He is the only son in-law of my father”, How is John
related to Emilia?
(a) Nephew (b) Brother –in-law
(c) Brother (d) Husband

18. In an examination, Mark scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses one 1/4
of Question mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts 80% of 50 questions and
secures 135 marks, the number of questions he attempted correctly is
(a) 35 (b) 38
(c) 40 (d) 32
19. If m: n = 9: 7 and m = p + q and n = p – q, then find (p: q) –3.
(a) 11 (b) 9
(c) 7 (d) 5

20. If in a certain code language, “ALLY” is coded as “CLNY”, then how would
“RAGE” be coded in the same code language?
(a) TAHE (b) TAIE
(c) TBJE (d) TBJF
21. A person buys 4 tables and 6 chairs for $1200, while another person buys 4 chairs
and 6 tables for $1000. Find the price of a chair.
(a) $75 (b) $120
(c) $60 (d) $160

22. What percentage of numbers from 30 to 54 are prime numbers?

(a) 21% (b) 24%
(c) 28% (d) 26%
23. The sides of a triangle are 6 cm, 8 cm, 12 cm. Find its area
(a) 21.33 cm2 (b) 18.33 cm2
(c) 24.67 cm2 (d) 31.23 cm2
24. Trace Williams sold his watch at a loss of 15%. If he purchased the watch at $500,
then find the price at which he sold the watch
(a) $425 (b) $575
(c) $675 (d) $625

25. A boat travel 40 km upstream in 4 hours and 120 km downstream in 8 hours. Find
the total time taken by boat to travel 70 km upstream and 90 km downstream.
(a) 12 hours (b) 13 hours
(c) 14 hours (d) 11 hours
26. The given pie chart represents the break up Andy’s monthly expenses.

Study the chart carefully and the answer the questions that follow.
Others, 15%

Rent, 30%

Clothes, 10%

Food, 20%
Education, 25%

If Andy spent $550 on food, then find his total monthly expenses.

(a) $3750 (b) $2750 (c) $2250 (d) $ 2000

27. The table gives the number of residents in each locality and the percentage of
residents in the locality who read newspaper of the times of India, The Dawn, and
The Bharat Express.

Study the table carefully and the answer the questions that follow.

Locality Number of The Times of The Dawn The Bharat Express

residents India
A 2000 30% 25% 45%
B 1500 40% 20% 40%
C 3000 25% 25% 50%
D 2400 40% 30% 30%
E 4000 10% 30% 60%
What is the difference between the number of residents who read the times of India in
locality A and The Dawn in locality D?
(a) 240 (b) 600
(c) 120 (d) 720
28. The table represents percentage of students in the classes, who passed in the annual
exams in the year 2019-20.
Study the table carefully and the answer the questions that follow
Class Number of students Percentage of students who passed
7 240 75%
8 180 60%
9 200 70%
10 160 50%
11 225 60%
12 300 80%

[Note: The student either passed or failed in the examination, and each student appeared
for the exam]
 How many students of class 8 failed in the annual exam?
(a) 72 (b) 108
(c) 60 (d) 82

29. A village near Monza, has a population of 24020 in the year 2010. The population
increases by 14% in the year 2011 and 16.6% in the year 2012. It observes a decrease
of 5% in population in the year 2013. Find the final approximate population in 2013.
(a) 30333 (b) 25330
(c) 43999 (d) 20331
30. A man drives a car to cover certain distance at a speed of 48 km/hr and return back
at a speed of 72 km/hr. Find the average speed for his entire journey.
(a) 60 km/hr (b) 54 km/h
(c) 64 km/hr (d) 57.6 km/hr
31. The heights of Building A and Building B are in the ratio 1:1 and the heights of
Building B and Building C are in the ratio of 5:9. What is Building C’s height (in
metres), if the sum of the heights of all three is 950m?
(a) 450 m (b) 720 m
(c) 225 m (d) 180 m

32. In a row, the position of Mathew is 25th from the right end, and the position of John
is 28th from the right end. How many people are there in the row?
(A) 53 (B) 52
(C) 50 (D) Cannot be determined
33. A professor takes 5 students to a lecture and they all sit together in a row. John sits
on one end of the row. Sam sits three places to the right of Max. The professor sits
to Sam’s immediate left. There are the same number of students between the
professor and Kelly, as there are between Maria and John. How many different
seating combinations can there be in the row?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) More than three
34. Consider the following statements and determine which of the given conclusions
follow.
Statements:
A. All bags are made of plastic
B. No book is made of plastic
Conclusions:
I. No bag is a book
II. Some things that are plastic are bags.
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither follow
35. Consider the following statements and determine which of the given conclusions
follow.
Statements
A. All birds are cats
B. Some dogs are birds
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are cats.
II. There is no bird that is not a cat
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither follow
36. Five men are sitting on a bench some of them are facing north and some are
facing south. M1 is sitting at an endpoint. M2 is sitting third to the right of M1. M3 is
sitting second to the left of M2 who is facing north. M4 is the neighbor of M3 and
M2. At which position is M5 sitting?
(A) Second to the right of M4
(B) Second to the left of M4
(C) Second to the right of M3
(D) Either second to the right of M4 or second to the left of M4
37. Five dogs have been made to sit in a row in a dog show. The Labrador is not
beside the spitz. The Doberman is two places on the left side of the Lhasa. If the
Beagle is sitting two places away from the left end of the row. Which dog is sitting
at the right end of the row?
(A) Lhasa (B) Labrador (C) Spitz (D) Beagle

38. Seven students A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting on a bench facing north. A is

second to the left of E who is second to the left of F who is third to the right of C. D
is third to the right of B. Find the position of G.
(A) Immediate right of D (B) Immediate left of D
(C) Fourth to the right of A (D) None of the above
39. 6 footballers Abel, Bob, Chad, Dom, Elle, and Frank are sitting around a circle
for a team meeting. Dom is sitting between Frank and Bob. Abel is fourth to the
right of Dom. If Abel is second to the right of Elle, who is sitting diametrically
opposite to Chad?
(A) Frank (B) Elle
(C) Bob (D) Dom
40. Consider the following statements and determine which of the given
conclusions follow.
Statements:
A. Some good people are bad people
B. No bad people are excellent people
Conclusions:
I. Some excellent people are not good people
II. No good people are excellent people
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither follow