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8/20/2019 (Www.entrance-exam.net)-Infosys Collections of 2005 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/wwwentrance-examnet-infosys-collections-of-2005 1/5 INFOSYS COLLECTIONS OF 2005 Priti Saraswat composed on 5 Mar 2005 about INFOSYS TEST & INTERVIEW For INFOSYS TEST, practise puzzles from books by George Summers, Shakuntala e!i "n# $a!i Narula% There r t&o #ifferent books by Shakuntala e!i% ' nee# not sol!e all puzzles (ust some selecti!e ones%%%%% if u r not able to select%% take a look on Infy)s pre!ious papers%%%%% In the beginning, if u r not able to sol!e the puzzles%% look back for ans&ers%%%%%% then, u)ll un#erstan# ho& to approach a puzzle%%%% &hen u #e!elop an approach to sol!e the puzzles%%% mo!e to Infy)s pre!ious papers%%%%%% practice the papers &ith a time limit%%%%% i%e% sol!e each paper &ithin the gi!en time &hich is * hour%%%% time+boun# preparation &ill really help u to manage time #uring the eam%%%%% -ut if u ha!e lesser time to prepare%%%%%%% straighta&ay start off &ith Infy papers%%%%% also #o time+boun# practices%%%% The test also has an English section of half an hour%%%%%% the english section is !ery easy%%%% nee# not prepare if u ha!e a normal stan#ar# of English%%%%% but if u r !ery &eak u nee# to prepare%%%% it mainly chks ur grammatical skills%%%% filling prepositions, correct form of !erb, kno&le#ge of tenses, fin#ing the correct sentence out of t&o similar sentences, fin#ing the correct sentence out of three or four gi!en sentences .&hich may not be similar/,%%%%% etc% The aptitu#e .puzzles/ test has 0uestions !arying from 1 to ** 0uestions in each paper% 'sually, it has *2 0uestions in * hour% The English test has 34 0uestions in *56 hour% INFOSYS INTE$7IE8 -asically &hat they look for in Infosys inter!ie& is ur confi#ence, ur communication skills, ur presentability, ur presence of min#, an# ur approach in sol!ing puzzles%%%% they also look for team management skills%%% i%e% ho& &u# u cope &ith a problem in a team, ho& &u# u react to a particular crisis or unhappy result in the team, ho& &u# u beha!e in a team%%%%% etc%%% For me%%%% first they aske# me to speak abt myself%%%% &hich usually inclu#es%%%%% &here ur parents r &orking%%%% from &here u #i# ur schooling%% college%%% ur strengths, &eaknesses an# hobbies%% etc%%%% Then they aske# me three puzzles%%%%% 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 */ There are three frien#s staying in three rooms in a hotel%% they #on)t &ish to share their ages among themsel!es%%% ho& &u# u calculate the a!erage of their ages::  "ns; They)ll not share among themsel!es%%%% but u can ask their ages n calculate the a!erage << 6/ =o& &u# u plant four trees at e0ui#istance::  "ns; They ne!er aske# u to place all four in one plane <<<< >lant three trees at the !ertices of an e0uilateral triangle%%%% then place the fourth one at a e0ui+#istance from all three abo!e that plane%%%%% i%e% at the top of the pyrami#%%%%% ?/ There is a cubical room%%% a spi#er is sitting at one of the corners of the room%%%%% the spi#er has to mo!e to the corner &hich is #iagonally opposite to this corner:: Fin# out the path he shu# take up so that he has to mo!e the least #istance to reach the #iagonally opposite corner%  "ns; ')ll fin# it in $a!i Narula or Shankuntala e!i)s puzzle book along &ith the figure%%%%% One possible ans&er is; The spi#er &ill mo!e #iagonally across the first &all an# then mo!e along the si#e of the secon# &all or !ice+!ersa% 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

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INFOSYS COLLECTIONS OF 2005

Priti Saraswat composed on 5 Mar 2005 about INFOSYS TEST & INTERVIEW

For INFOSYS TEST, practise puzzles from books by George Summers, Shakuntala e!i "n# $a!i Narula% There r t&o#ifferent books by Shakuntala e!i%

' nee# not sol!e all puzzles (ust some selecti!e ones%%%%% if u r not able to select%% take a look on Infy)s pre!ious papers%%%%%

In the beginning, if u r not able to sol!e the puzzles%% look back for ans&ers%%%%%% then, u)ll un#erstan# ho& to approach apuzzle%%%% &hen u #e!elop an approach to sol!e the puzzles%%% mo!e to Infy)s pre!ious papers%%%%%% practice the papers &itha time limit%%%%% i%e% sol!e each paper &ithin the gi!en time &hich is * hour%%%% time+boun# preparation &ill really help u tomanage time #uring the eam%%%%%

-ut if u ha!e lesser time to prepare%%%%%%% straighta&ay start off &ith Infy papers%%%%% also #o time+boun# practices%%%%

The test also has an English section of half an hour%%%%%% the english section is !ery easy%%%% nee# not prepare if u ha!e anormal stan#ar# of English%%%%% but if u r !ery &eak u nee# to prepare%%%% it mainly chks ur grammatical skills%%%% fillingprepositions, correct form of !erb, kno&le#ge of tenses, fin#ing the correct sentence out of t&o similar sentences, fin#ingthe correct sentence out of three or four gi!en sentences .&hich may not be similar/,%%%%% etc%

The aptitu#e .puzzles/ test has 0uestions !arying from 1 to ** 0uestions in each paper% 'sually, it has *2 0uestions in *hour% The English test has 34 0uestions in *56 hour%

INFOSYS INTE$7IE8

-asically &hat they look for in Infosys inter!ie& is ur confi#ence, ur communication skills, ur presentability, ur presence ofmin#, an# ur approach in sol!ing puzzles%%%% they also look for team management skills%%% i%e% ho& &u# u cope &ith aproblem in a team, ho& &u# u react to a particular crisis or unhappy result in the team, ho& &u# u beha!e in a team%%%%%etc%%%

For me%%%% first they aske# me to speak abt myself%%%% &hich usually inclu#es%%%%% &here ur parents r &orking%%%% from &here u#i# ur schooling%% college%%% ur strengths, &eaknesses an# hobbies%% etc%%%%

Then they aske# me three puzzles%%%%%

999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999*/ There are three frien#s staying in three rooms in a hotel%% they #on)t &ish to share their ages among themsel!es%%% ho&&u# u calculate the a!erage of their ages::

 "ns; They)ll not share among themsel!es%%%% but u can ask their ages n calculate the a!erage <<

6/ =o& &u# u plant four trees at e0ui#istance::

 "ns; They ne!er aske# u to place all four in one plane <<<<>lant three trees at the !ertices of an e0uilateral triangle%%%% then place the fourth one at a e0ui+#istance from all three

abo!e that plane%%%%% i%e% at the top of the pyrami#%%%%%

?/ There is a cubical room%%% a spi#er is sitting at one of the corners of the room%%%%% the spi#er has to mo!e to the corner&hich is #iagonally opposite to this corner:: Fin# out the path he shu# take up so that he has to mo!e the least #istanceto reach the #iagonally opposite corner%

 "ns; ')ll fin# it in $a!i Narula or Shankuntala e!i)s puzzle book along &ith the figure%%%%%One possible ans&er is;The spi#er &ill mo!e #iagonally across the first &all an# then mo!e along the si#e of the secon# &all or !ice+!ersa%999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

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 "fter this they aske# me abt my final yr pro(ect%%%% they &ere not intereste# in &hat &ork i #i# but in team management%%%%%they aske# me &hether i &orke# in a team:: I ha#%%%% so they aske# me to gi!e instances of flops an# successes in theteam &ork%%%% they aske# to gi!e reasons &hy &e faile# or succee#e#::$E@E@-E$;on)t blame ur team members for ur failures or praise urself for successes%%%% this is not the attitu#e of a goo# teammember%%%%

INFOSYS PAPER OF FEB 06 , 2003 AND INTERVIEW CONVERSATION

INFOSYS

DATE : FEB 06 , 2003

VENUE : BANGALORE

1. 3 marks

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